# Karavaram Village, Chirayinkeezhu, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/chirayinkeezhu/karavaram/ Village · Chirayinkeezhu, Thiruvananthapuram # Karavaram Karavaram is a village in Chirayinkeezhu sub-district of Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, PIN code **695605**. The 2011 Census counted **15,898 people in 4,052 households**, the 16th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.7%. - 15,898people (2011) - 4,052households - 94.4%literacy - 695605PIN code ## Karavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karavaram is 695605.** Karavaram falls in Chirayinkeezhu sub-district, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. - PIN code695605 - Gram panchayatKaravaram - Community development blockKilimanoor - Census village code628465 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karavaram from nearby towns? - Attingal (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thiruvananthapuram (district HQ)42 km by road - Attingal (nearest town)15 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 Karavaram? 34 services counted by the Census are inside Karavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 2 · 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 - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagaroor - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ 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)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 Karavaram known for? The main crops are **paddy, tapioca and coconut**. Products made here include furniture. About 97% of the 1,333 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 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 Karavaram Of every 100 households in Karavaram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Karavaram · ■ Chirayinkeezhu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****94%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **6% Tap water ****16%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **34% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **65% Use banking services ****65%** **66% Television ****74%** **76% Mobile phone ****70%** **71% Computer with internet ****5%** **4% Two-wheeler ****11%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **7% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **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 Karavaram? ■ Karavaram · ■ Chirayinkeezhu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.4%** **92.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1185** **1188 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912** **969 Working population ****34.0%** **36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.6% for men and 92.5% for women. 50% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 247 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 290 (5%) · **■** Household industry 49 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,111 (58%) · **■** Marginal 1,703 (32%) 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 Chirayinkeezhu - Kilimanoor20,515 people - Elamba-Mudakkal20,314 people - Pallickal16,873 people - Ottoor16,085 people - Nagaroor15,072 people - Kudavoor14,151 people - Vellalloor11,440 people - Koduvazhannoor10,248 people [All 21 villages in Chirayinkeezhu](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/chirayinkeezhu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karavaram?695605 - How far is Karavaram from Thiruvananthapuram?42 km by road - What is the population of Karavaram?15,898 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karavaram in?Thiruvananthapuram district (Chirayinkeezhu sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Karavaram?94.4% (Census 2011)