# Karunguli Village, Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore 

# Karunguli

Karunguli is a village in Kurinjipadi sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607303**. The 2011 Census counted **5,449 people in 1,354 households**, the 7th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 5,449people (2011)
- 1,354households
- 68.7%literacy
- 607303PIN code

## Karunguli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karunguli is 607303.** Karunguli falls in Kurinjipadi sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code607303
- Gram panchayatKarunguli
- Community development blockKurinjipadi
- Census village code636725

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

## How far is Karunguli from nearby towns?

- Kurinjipadi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)41 km by road
- Vadalur (nearest town)6 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 Karunguli?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Karunguli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vadalur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Karunguli known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sesame seeds**. About 62% of the 830 hectares of village land is sown, and 513 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 Karunguli

Of every 100 households in Karunguli in 2011, 92 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karunguli · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**77%

Tap water ****97%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**70%

Use banking services ****36%**

**43%

Television ****90%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Karunguli?

■ Karunguli · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**876

Working population ****42.9%**

**46.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 58.5% for women. 56% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 209 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,120 (48%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 498 (21%) · **■** Marginal 486 (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 Kurinjipadi

- Valudambattu8,900 people
- Kilur6,314 people
- Vadakkumelur6,132 people
- Agaram5,715 people
- Virupakshi5,246 people
- Vengadampettai4,993 people
- Puvanikuppam4,992 people
- Tenkuthu4,472 people

[All 53 villages in Kurinjipadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karunguli?607303
- How far is Karunguli from Cuddalore?41 km by road
- What is the population of Karunguli?5,449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karunguli in?Cuddalore district (Kurinjipadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karunguli?68.7% (Census 2011)
