# Karuvarakundu Village, Nilambur, Malappuram (Kerala)

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Village · Nilambur, Malappuram 

# Karuvarakundu

Karuvarakundu is a village in Nilambur sub-district of Malappuram district, Kerala, PIN code **676523**. The 2011 Census counted **26,712 people in 5,275 households**, the 9th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.1%.

- 26,712people (2011)
- 5,275households
- 92.3%literacy
- 676523PIN code

## Karuvarakundu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karuvarakundu is 676523.** Karuvarakundu falls in Nilambur sub-district, Malappuram district, Kerala.

- PIN code676523
- Gram panchayatKaruvarakundu
- Community development blockWandoor
- Census village code627487

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

## How far is Karuvarakundu from nearby towns?

- Nilambur (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Malappuram (district HQ)64 km by road
- Manjeri (nearest town)28 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 Karuvarakundu?

31 services counted by the Census are inside Karuvarakundu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 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
- ●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

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Perinthalmanna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Karuvarakundu known for?

The main crops are **rubber, coconut and arecanut**. About 63% of the 2,711 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Karuvarakundu

Of every 100 households in Karuvarakundu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Karuvarakundu · ■ Nilambur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**88%

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

**95%

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

**3%

Tap water ****10%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**86%

Use banking services ****75%**

**73%

Television ****58%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Karuvarakundu?

■ Karuvarakundu · ■ Nilambur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%**

**92.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1126**

**1097

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****997**

**973

Working population ****27.3%**

**30.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 89.8% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 243 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 565 (8%) · **■** Household industry 86 (1%) · **■** Other work 5,615 (77%) · **■** Marginal 778 (11%)

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 Nilambur

- Chungathara35,406 people
- Thuvvur29,991 people
- Porur29,561 people
- Thiruvali27,734 people
- Vellayur25,906 people
- Karulai25,758 people
- Mambad25,521 people
- Kalikavu22,018 people

[All 18 villages in Nilambur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/nilambur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karuvarakundu?676523
- How far is Karuvarakundu from Malappuram?64 km by road
- What is the population of Karuvarakundu?26,712 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karuvarakundu in?Malappuram district (Nilambur sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Karuvarakundu?92.3% (Census 2011)
