# Karanai Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/karanai-629539/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Karanai Karanai is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603104**. The 2011 Census counted **906 people in 224 households**, the 78th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 906people (2011) - 224households - 77.1%literacy - 603104PIN code ## Karanai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karanai is 603104.** Karanai falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603104 - Gram panchayatKaranai - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629539 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)25 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)60 km by road - Mamallapuram (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 Karanai? 15 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 - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mamallapuram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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? About 60% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 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, 94 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Karanai · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **96% Toilet within the home ****33%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **60% Tap water ****95%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **48% Use banking services ****67%** **48% Television ****87%** **91% Mobile phone ****80%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****48%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****8%** **3% Own their home ****96%** **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+) ****77.1%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804** **969 Working population ****45.3%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 66.9% for women. 61% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 25 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (38%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 191 (47%) · **■** Marginal 37 (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 - Pazhaveli1,037 people - Agaram1,003 people - Poranthavakkam922 people - Kunnappattu908 people - Kunnavakkam881 people - Santhanampattu869 people - Sonallur852 people - Hanumanthai851 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karanai?603104 - How far is Karanai from Kancheepuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Karanai?906 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karanai in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karanai?77.1% (Census 2011)