# Karikkili Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/karikkili/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Karikkili Karikkili is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603107**. The 2011 Census counted **620 people in 150 households**, the 134th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 620people (2011) - 150households - 68.4%literacy - 603107PIN code ## Karikkili PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karikkili is 603107.** Karikkili falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603107 - Gram panchayatKarikkili - Community development blockAcharapakkam - Census village code629981 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karikkili from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)35 km by road - Uthiramerur (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 Karikkili? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Karikkili; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rettamangalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Uthiramerur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 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 Karikkili known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 33% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Karikkili Of every 100 households in Karikkili in 2011, 98 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Karikkili · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****10%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **82% Tap water ****88%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **77% Use banking services ****28%** **39% Television ****99%** **89% Mobile phone ****72%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Karikkili? ■ Karikkili · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400** **959 Working population ****54.8%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 60.1% for women. 63% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 61 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 97 (29%) · **■** Marginal 142 (42%) 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 Maduranthakam - Gunankaranai636 people - Minnalkilminnal635 people - Nallur625 people - Thottanaval622 people - Baburayanpettai613 people - Kadambur600 people - Vilangadu593 people - Veppankaranai590 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karikkili?603107 - How far is Karikkili from Kancheepuram?35 km by road - What is the population of Karikkili?620 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karikkili in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karikkili?68.4% (Census 2011)