# Karakurissi Village, Mannarkad, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/mannarkad/karakurissi/ Village · Mannarkad, Palakkad # Karakurissi Karakurissi is a village in Mannarkad sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **678595**. The 2011 Census counted **27,999 people in 5,768 households**, the 1st largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%. - 27,999people (2011) - 5,768households - 90.0%literacy - 678595PIN code ## Karakurissi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karakurissi is 678595.** Karakurissi falls in Mannarkad sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code678595 - Gram panchayatKarakurissi - Community development blockMannarkad - Census village code627622 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karakurissi from nearby towns? - Mannarkad (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)33 km by road - Palakkad (nearest town)33 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 Karakurissi? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Karakurissi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Mannarkkad - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Karakurissi known for? The main crops are **rubber and paddy**. About 69% of the 3,036 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,354 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 Karakurissi Of every 100 households in Karakurissi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Karakurissi · ■ Mannarkad rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **86% Toilet within the home ****96%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **13% Tap water ****4%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **85% Use banking services ****69%** **69% Television ****61%** **59% Mobile phone ****79%** **76% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****17%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****9%** **12% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Karakurissi? ■ Karakurissi · ■ Mannarkad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%** **88.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088** **1060 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **965 Working population ****33.5%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.6% for men and 87.7% for women. 52% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 638 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,352 (14%) · **■** Household industry 146 (2%) · **■** Other work 5,302 (56%) · **■** Marginal 1,947 (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 Mannarkad - Mannarkad-II22,545 people - Agali22,327 people - Alanallur-III21,312 people - Pottassery- I20,873 people [All 24 villages in Mannarkad](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/mannarkad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karakurissi?678595 - How far is Karakurissi from Palakkad?33 km by road - What is the population of Karakurissi?27,999 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karakurissi in?Palakkad district (Mannarkad sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Karakurissi?90.0% (Census 2011)