# Karikali Village, Vedasandur, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/karikali/ Village · Vedasandur, Dindigul # Karikali Karikali is a village in Vedasandur sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624703**. The 2011 Census counted **4,691 people in 1,195 households**, the 26th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 4,691people (2011) - 1,195households - 68.7%literacy - 624703PIN code ## Karikali PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karikali is 624703.** Karikali falls in Vedasandur sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624703 - Gram panchayatKarikali - Community development blockGuziliamparai - Census village code635241 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karikali from nearby towns? - Vedasandur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)45 km by road - Kujiliyamparai (nearest town)5 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 Karikali? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Karikali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karur - ○Degree college10+ km · Karur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dindigul - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Karikali known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and bulrush**. Products made here include cement. About 14% of the 2,439 hectares of village land is sown, and 226 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 Karikali Of every 100 households in Karikali in 2011, 92 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Karikali · ■ Vedasandur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **86% Toilet within the home ****17%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **84% Tap water ****68%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **73% Use banking services ****44%** **49% Television ****88%** **77% Mobile phone ****66%** **59% Computer with internet ****6%** **1% Two-wheeler ****43%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **9% Own their home ****86%** **93% 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 Karikali? ■ Karikali · ■ Vedasandur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879** **899 Working population ****56.1%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 55.1% for women. 66% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 478 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 759 (29%) · **■** Household industry 29 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,130 (43%) · **■** Marginal 234 (9%) 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 Vedasandur - Alambadi5,335 people - Pilathu5,054 people - Palapatti4,807 people - Kuddam4,785 people - Chittur4,618 people - Pudukottai4,307 people - Komberipatti4,131 people - Karungal3,966 people [All 67 villages in Vedasandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karikali?624703 - How far is Karikali from Dindigul?45 km by road - What is the population of Karikali?4,691 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karikali in?Dindigul district (Vedasandur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karikali?68.7% (Census 2011)