# Karuppur Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram 

# Karuppur

Karuppur is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603312**. The 2011 Census counted **774 people in 184 households**, the 77th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 774people (2011)
- 184households
- 56.4%literacy
- 603312PIN code

## Karuppur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karuppur is 603312.** Karuppur falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603312
- Gram panchayatVadakkuvayaloor
- Community development blockLathur
- Census village code630154

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Karuppur from nearby towns?

- Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)75 km by road
- Maduranthakam (nearest town)20 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 Karuppur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Karuppur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Vadakkuvayaloor
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiruvadur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukalukundram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Karuppur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and mango**. About 45% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Karuppur

Of every 100 households in Karuppur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karuppur · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**74%

Use banking services ****78%**

**37%

Television ****81%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Karuppur?

■ Karuppur · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1485**

**935

Working population ****52.8%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.1% for men and 49.4% for women. 59% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 369 (90%) · **■** Other work 26 (6%) · **■** Marginal 12 (3%)

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 Cheyyur

- Sembur831 people
- Madavilagam828 people
- Periavelikadu802 people
- Ayakunnam794 people
- Vannianallur737 people
- Iranyasidhi712 people
- Puliyani701 people
- Kilarkollai685 people

[All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karuppur?603312
- How far is Karuppur from Kancheepuram?75 km by road
- What is the population of Karuppur?774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karuppur in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karuppur?56.4% (Census 2011)