# Karunilam Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/karunilam/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Karunilam Karunilam is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603204**. The 2011 Census counted **2,530 people in 614 households**, the 29th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 2,530people (2011) - 614households - 76.1%literacy - 603204PIN code ## Karunilam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karunilam is 603204.** Karunilam falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603204 - Gram panchayatKarunilam - Community development blockKattankolattur - Census village code629441 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karunilam from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)48 km by road - Maraimalainagar (nearest town)8 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 Karunilam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Karunilam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singaperumalkoil - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maraimalainagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Karunilam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ragi and brinjal**. Products made here include embroidery sarees. About 42% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Karunilam Of every 100 households in Karunilam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Karunilam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****14%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **60% Tap water ****99%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **48% Use banking services ****87%** **48% Television ****91%** **91% Mobile phone ****71%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****52%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Karunilam? ■ Karunilam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737** **969 Working population ****47.6%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 67.6% for women. 62% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 220 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 302 (25%) · **■** Household industry 52 (4%) · **■** Other work 499 (41%) · **■** Marginal 131 (11%) 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 - Sirudavoor2,975 people - Ponmar2,953 people - Mambakkam2,678 people - Anjur2,579 people - Illalur2,446 people - Nellikuppam2,360 people - Rattinamangalam2,324 people - Perumathunallur2,292 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karunilam?603204 - How far is Karunilam from Kancheepuram?48 km by road - What is the population of Karunilam?2,530 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karunilam in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karunilam?76.1% (Census 2011)