Village · Sulthanbathery, Wayanad # Ambalavayal Ambalavayal is a village in Sulthanbathery sub-district of Wayanad district, Kerala, PIN code 673593. The 2011 Census counted 16,988 people in 4,117 households, the 9th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.4%. - 16,988 people (2011) - 4,117 households - 89.4% literacy - 673593 PIN code ## Ambalavayal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ambalavayal is 673593. Ambalavayal falls in Sulthanbathery sub-district, Wayanad district, Kerala. - PIN code 673593 - Gram panchayat Ambalavayal - Community development block Sulthan Bathery - Census village code 627322 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ambalavayal from nearby towns? - Sulthanbathery (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Kalpetta (district HQ) 25 km by road - Kalpetta (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ambalavayal? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Ambalavayal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 4 private - ● Middle school In village · 3 govt · 2 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 2 · 2 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 3 · 3 doctors - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sulthanbathery - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Chulliyode - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ambalavayal known for? The main crops are coffee, pepper and paddy. About 92% of the 2,823 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ambalavayal Of every 100 households in Ambalavayal in 2011, 80 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Ambalavayal · ■ Sulthanbathery rural average - Electricity for lighting 80% 80% - Toilet within the home 93% 91% - No toilet (open defecation) 6% 7% - Tap water 30% 24% - Drinking water within premises 62% 60% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 13% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 85% - Use banking services 78% 78% - Television 60% 60% - Mobile phone 73% 74% - Computer with internet 3% 3% - Two-wheeler 15% 14% - Car / jeep / van 9% 8% - None of these assets 12% 11% - Own their home 91% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ambalavayal? ■ Ambalavayal · ■ Sulthanbathery rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 89.4% 89.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1049 1029 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1036 972 - Working population 43.4% 44.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.3% for men and 86.7% for women. 57% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 857 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,581 (21%) · ■ Household industry 76 (1%) · ■ Other work 3,595 (49%) · ■ Marginal 1,267 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sulthanbathery - Sulthanbathery 23,333 people - Irulam 21,052 people - Purakkadi 21,022 people - Thomattuchal 17,984 people - Nadavayal 15,795 people - Cheeral 15,725 people - Poothadi 14,578 people - Noolpuzha 14,133 people All 15 villages in Sulthanbathery ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ambalavayal? 673593 - How far is Ambalavayal from Kalpetta? 25 km by road - What is the population of Ambalavayal? 16,988 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ambalavayal in? Wayanad district (Sulthanbathery sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Ambalavayal? 89.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/wayanad/sulthanbathery/ambalavayal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.