# Karai Ellapalayam Village, Erode, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/erode/karai-ellapalayam/ Village · Erode, Erode # Karai Ellapalayam Karai Ellapalayam is a village in Erode sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638316**. The 2011 Census counted **639 people in 183 households**, the 44th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 639people (2011) - 183households - 66.0%literacy - 638316PIN code ## Karai Ellapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karai Ellapalayam is 638316.** Karai Ellapalayam falls in Erode sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638316 - Gram panchayatElavamalai - Community development blockErode - Census village code635022 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karai Ellapalayam from nearby towns? - Erode (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Erode (district HQ)20 km by road - Bhavani (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 Karai Ellapalayam? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Karai Ellapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Elavamalai - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Elavamalai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Suriyampalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Erode - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Karai Ellapalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include door mat. About 80% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Karai Ellapalayam Of every 100 households in Karai Ellapalayam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Karai Ellapalayam · ■ Erode rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****19%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **44% Tap water ****97%** **66% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **58% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **34% Use banking services ****12%** **58% Television ****71%** **86% Mobile phone ****71%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****35%** **53% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****92%** **80% 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 Karai Ellapalayam? ■ Karai Ellapalayam · ■ Erode rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136** **931 Working population ****68.1%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.9% for men and 59.3% for women. 71% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 80 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 322 (74%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (7%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%) 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 Erode - Thottani957 people - Murungiyampalayam826 people - Vadivullamangalam663 people - Kangayampalayam643 people - Rayapalayam638 people - Ellaikadai637 people - Nagamanaickenpalayam509 people - Koorapalayam485 people [All 56 villages in Erode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/erode/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karai Ellapalayam?638316 - How far is Karai Ellapalayam from Erode?20 km by road - What is the population of Karai Ellapalayam?639 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karai Ellapalayam in?Erode district (Erode sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karai Ellapalayam?66.0% (Census 2011)