# Karuvatta Village, Karthikappally, Alappuzha (Kerala)

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Village · Karthikappally, Alappuzha 

# Karuvatta

Karuvatta is a village in Karthikappally sub-district of Alappuzha district, Kerala, PIN code **690554**. The 2011 Census counted **14,755 people in 3,892 households**, the 4th largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.1%.

- 14,755people (2011)
- 3,892households
- 94.8%literacy
- 690554PIN code

## Karuvatta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karuvatta is 690554.** Karuvatta falls in Karthikappally sub-district, Alappuzha district, Kerala.

- PIN code690554
- Gram panchayatKaruvatta
- Community development blockHaripad
- Census village code628250

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

## How far is Karuvatta from nearby towns?

- Haripad (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Alappuzha (district HQ)28 km by road
- Kayamkulam (nearest town)20 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 Karuvatta?

33 services counted by the Census are inside Karuvatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kumarapuram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pallippad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aravukad
- ○ATM5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 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 Karuvatta known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. Products made here include coir. About 59% of the 1,440 hectares of village land is sown, and 813 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 Karuvatta

Of every 100 households in Karuvatta in 2011, 95 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Karuvatta · ■ Karthikappally rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**11%

Tap water ****52%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**57%

Use banking services ****63%**

**63%

Television ****76%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Karuvatta?

■ Karuvatta · ■ Karthikappally rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.8%**

**94.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1176**

**1143

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**984

Working population ****40.8%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.8% for men and 93.2% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 609 (10%) · **■** Household industry 96 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,611 (43%) · **■** Marginal 2,546 (42%)

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 Karthikappally

- Arattupuzha29,264 people
- Thrikkunnapuzha26,679 people
- Pallippad24,648 people
- Cheruthana12,882 people
- Veeyapuram11,392 people

[All 6 villages in Karthikappally](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/karthikappally/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karuvatta?690554
- How far is Karuvatta from Alappuzha?28 km by road
- What is the population of Karuvatta?14,755 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karuvatta in?Alappuzha district (Karthikappally sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Karuvatta?94.8% (Census 2011)