# Karapadi Village, Sathyamangalam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/sathyamangalam/karapadi/ Village · Sathyamangalam, Erode # Karapadi Karapadi is a village in Sathyamangalam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638459**. The 2011 Census counted **3,352 people in 1,019 households**, the 29th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%. - 3,352people (2011) - 1,019households - 62.7%literacy - 638459PIN code ## Karapadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karapadi is 638459.** Karapadi falls in Sathyamangalam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638459 - Gram panchayatKarapadi - Community development blockBhavanisagar - Census village code634830 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karapadi from nearby towns? - Sathyamangalam (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Erode (district HQ)76 km by road - Punjaipuliampatti (nearest town)3 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 Karapadi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Karapadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Punjaipuliampatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Alathur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Punjaipuliampatti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 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 Karapadi known for? The main crops are **ground nut, tobacco and corn**. Products made here include clay pots. About 76% of the 1,051 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Karapadi Of every 100 households in Karapadi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karapadi · ■ Sathyamangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **81% Toilet within the home ****24%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **70% Tap water ****72%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%** **58% Use banking services ****50%** **46% Television ****91%** **84% Mobile phone ****68%** **54% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****43%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****90%** **88% 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 Karapadi? ■ Karapadi · ■ Sathyamangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%** **61.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **987 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **966 Working population ****54.7%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.9% for men and 53.3% for women. 65% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 415 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 504 (27%) · **■** Household industry 55 (3%) · **■** Other work 642 (35%) · **■** Marginal 218 (12%) 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 Sathyamangalam - Thiginarai3,861 people - Gundri3,852 people - Boosaripalayam3,810 people - Vinnappalli3,550 people - Varapalayam2,962 people - Erahanahalli2,921 people - Pungar2,912 people - Arulavadi2,891 people [All 75 villages in Sathyamangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/sathyamangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karapadi?638459 - How far is Karapadi from Erode?76 km by road - What is the population of Karapadi?3,352 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karapadi in?Erode district (Sathyamangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karapadi?62.7% (Census 2011)