# Karnatham Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/karnatham/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Karnatham Karnatham is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606104**. The 2011 Census counted **2,343 people in 531 households**, the 43rd largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 2,343people (2011) - 531households - 67.7%literacy - 606104PIN code ## Karnatham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karnatham is 606104.** Karnatham falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606104 - Gram panchayatKarnatham - Community development blockVirudhachalam - Census village code637077 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karnatham from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)70 km by road - Mangalampet (nearest town)2 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 Karnatham? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Karnatham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mangalampet - ○Degree college10+ km · Periyavadavadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rubanarayananallur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Karnatham known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 56% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Karnatham Of every 100 households in Karnatham in 2011, 96 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karnatham · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****20%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **83% Tap water ****48%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **79% Use banking services ****67%** **54% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****74%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****91%** **96% 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 Karnatham? ■ Karnatham · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1170** **852 Working population ****37.3%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.7% for men and 57.1% for women. 59% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 149 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (17%) · **■** Household industry 32 (4%) · **■** Other work 372 (43%) · **■** Marginal 170 (19%) 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 Virudhachalam - Pavalangudi ko2,488 people - Karmangudi2,477 people - Manakkollai2,433 people - Irulakkurichi2,352 people - Puvanur ko2,298 people - Kovilanur2,268 people - Agaram2,244 people - Chittur2,213 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karnatham?606104 - How far is Karnatham from Cuddalore?70 km by road - What is the population of Karnatham?2,343 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karnatham in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karnatham?67.7% (Census 2011)