# Valappad Village, Chavakkad, Thrissur (Kerala) – PIN Code

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Village · Chavakkad, Thrissur 

# Valappad

Valappad is a village in Chavakkad sub-district of Thrissur district, Kerala, PIN code **680567**. The 2011 Census counted **35,237 people in 8,852 households**, the 1st largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.5%.

- 35,237people (2011)
- 8,852households
- 96.1%literacy
- 680567PIN code

## Valappad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Valappad is 680567.** Valappad falls in Chavakkad sub-district, Thrissur district, Kerala.

- PIN code680567
- Gram panchayatValappad
- Community development blockTalikkulam
- Census village code627791

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Valappad from nearby towns?

- Chavakkad (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Thrissur (district HQ)29 km by road
- Chavakkad (nearest town)26 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Valappad?

34 services counted by the Census are inside Valappad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt · 5 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Management instituteIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chavakkad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Valappad known for?

The main crops are **coconut**. About 76% of the 1,633 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Valappad

Of every 100 households in Valappad in 2011, 96 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Valappad · ■ Chavakkad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**3%

Tap water ****17%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**54%

Use banking services ****82%**

**74%

Television ****84%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**9%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****93%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Valappad?

■ Valappad · ■ Chavakkad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.1%**

**94.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1174**

**1186

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859**

**911

Working population ****31.0%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 95.0% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 315 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (2%) · **■** Household industry 188 (2%) · **■** Other work 8,269 (76%) · **■** Marginal 1,939 (18%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chavakkad

- Engandiyur23,101 people
- Kadappuram22,938 people
- Nattika19,406 people
- Kundazhiyur10,583 people

[All 7 villages in Chavakkad](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thrissur/chavakkad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Valappad?680567
- How far is Valappad from Thrissur?29 km by road
- What is the population of Valappad?35,237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Valappad in?Thrissur district (Chavakkad sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Valappad?96.1% (Census 2011)
