# Karanai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/karanai-629398/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Karanai Karanai is a village in [Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/) sub-district of [Kancheepuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **603103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,677 people in 404 households**, the 51st largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,677people (2011) - 404households - 83.3%literacy - 603103PIN code ## Karanai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karanai is 603103.** Karanai falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603103 - Gram panchayatThazambur - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629398 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karanai from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)53 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)65 km by road - Thiruporur (nearest town)15 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 Karanai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karanai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kelambakkam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Padur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kelambakkam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Karanai known for? The main crops are **mango and coconut**. About 3% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Karanai Of every 100 households in Karanai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Karanai · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****53%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **60% Tap water ****83%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **48% Use banking services ****30%** **48% Television ****86%** **91% Mobile phone ****90%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****54%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****79%** **85% 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 Karanai? ■ Karanai · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048** **969 Working population ****36.1%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 77.5% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 19 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 500 (83%) · **■** Marginal 55 (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 Chengalpattu - Thazhambur1,781 people - Kolathur1,774 people - Perunthandalam1,739 people - Veerapuram1,724 people - Chettipunyam1,543 people - Kannivakkam1,447 people - Madayathur1,442 people - Kachadimangalam1,363 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Other places named Karanai - Karanai · Village, Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur · 1,881 people - Karanai · Village, Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram · 1,177 people - Karanai · Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram · 906 people - Karanai · Village, Gingee, Viluppuram · 725 people - Karanai · Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai · 715 people - Karanai · Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai · 677 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karanai?603103 - How far is Karanai from Kancheepuram?65 km by road - What is the population of Karanai?1,677 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karanai in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karanai?83.3% (Census 2011)