# Karukkapalayam Village, Perundurai, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/karukkapalayam/ Village · Perundurai, Erode # Karukkapalayam Karukkapalayam is a village in Perundurai sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638055**. The 2011 Census counted **1,634 people in 527 households**, the 32nd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%. - 1,634people (2011) - 527households - 63.6%literacy - 638055PIN code ## Karukkapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karukkapalayam is 638055.** Karukkapalayam falls in Perundurai sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638055 - Gram panchayatKarukkapalayam - Community development blockPerundurai - Census village code634962 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karukkapalayam from nearby towns? - Perundurai (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Erode (district HQ)28 km by road - Nallampatti (nearest town)7 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 Karukkapalayam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Karukkapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thingalur - ○Degree college10+ km · Karumandi Chellipalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Perundurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Karukkapalayam known for? The main crops are **ground nut, turmeric and corn**. Products made here include clay pots. About 89% of the 653 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Karukkapalayam Of every 100 households in Karukkapalayam in 2011, 76 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karukkapalayam · ■ Perundurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **91% Toilet within the home ****12%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **64% Tap water ****63%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **37% Use banking services ****43%** **56% Television ****86%** **88% Mobile phone ****56%** **66% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****47%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **84% 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 Karukkapalayam? ■ Karukkapalayam · ■ Perundurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **953 Working population ****66.1%** **56.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.0% for men and 50.8% for women. 70% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 285 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 505 (47%) · **■** Household industry 30 (3%) · **■** Other work 249 (23%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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 Perundurai - Nimittipalayam2,004 people - Punjai Palatholuvu1,879 people - Mullampatti1,856 people - Voipadi1,791 people - Kullampalayam1,388 people - Kuthampalayam1,364 people - Pappampalayam1,319 people - Karandipalayam1,231 people [All 62 villages in Perundurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karukkapalayam?638055 - How far is Karukkapalayam from Erode?28 km by road - What is the population of Karukkapalayam?1,634 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karukkapalayam in?Erode district (Perundurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karukkapalayam?63.6% (Census 2011)