# Karukachal Village, Changanassery, Kottayam (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/changanassery/karukachal/ Village · Changanassery, Kottayam # Karukachal Karukachal is a village in Changanassery sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686540**. The 2011 Census counted **22,977 people in 5,891 households**, the 4th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.7%. - 22,977people (2011) - 5,891households - 97.9%literacy - 686540PIN code ## Karukachal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karukachal is 686540.** Karukachal falls in Changanassery sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code686540 - Gram panchayatMadappally, Karukachal - Community development blockMadappally - Census village code628186 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karukachal from nearby towns? - Changanassery (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ)22 km by road - Changanassery (nearest town)16 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 Karukachal? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Karukachal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ●State 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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Changanassery - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Changanassery - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karukachal known for? The main crops are **coconut, pepper and vegetables**. About 91% of the 2,124 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Karukachal Of every 100 households in Karukachal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Karukachal · ■ Changanassery rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****97%** **96% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **3% Tap water ****7%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **64% Use banking services ****77%** **77% Television ****87%** **84% Mobile phone ****74%** **77% Computer with internet ****8%** **6% Two-wheeler ****24%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****15%** **13% None of these assets ****2%** **3% 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 Karukachal? ■ Karukachal · ■ Changanassery rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****97.9%** **97.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075** **1059 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939** **978 Working population ****33.0%** **34.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.4% for men and 97.3% for women. 52% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 496 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 703 (9%) · **■** Household industry 140 (2%) · **■** Other work 4,632 (61%) · **■** Marginal 1,602 (21%) 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 Changanassery - Kurichy35,815 people - Madappally35,176 people - Vazhoor23,909 people - Nedumkunnam22,394 people - Kangazha21,340 people - Vakathanam19,589 people - Vellavoor17,150 people [All 11 villages in Changanassery](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/changanassery/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karukachal?686540 - How far is Karukachal from Kottayam?22 km by road - What is the population of Karukachal?22,977 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karukachal in?Kottayam district (Changanassery sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Karukachal?97.9% (Census 2011)