# Karasangal Village, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram 

# Karasangal

Karasangal is a village in Sriperumbudur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601301**. The 2011 Census counted **3,858 people in 943 households**, the 17th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 3,858people (2011)
- 943households
- 78.6%literacy
- 601301PIN code

## Karasangal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karasangal is 601301.** Karasangal falls in Sriperumbudur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code601301
- Gram panchayatKarasangal
- Community development blockKunnattur
- Census village code629285

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

## How far is Karasangal from nearby towns?

- Sriperumbudur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)50 km by road
- Tambaram (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 Karasangal?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Karasangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Padappai
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Manimangalam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Venjuvancheri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 Karasangal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 38% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Karasangal

Of every 100 households in Karasangal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karasangal · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**62%

Tap water ****99%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**46%

Use banking services ****54%**

**45%

Television ****97%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****85%**

**87%

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 Karasangal?

■ Karasangal · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**973

Working population ****36.1%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 72.2% for women. 57% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (13%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,014 (73%) · **■** Marginal 66 (5%)

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 Sriperumbudur

- Thirumudivakkam4,083 people
- Thirumangalam4,012 people
- Vadekkal3,939 people
- Irungattukottai3,904 people
- Kollacheri3,793 people
- Poonthandalam3,117 people
- Pichivakkam3,101 people
- Vallam2,837 people

[All 145 villages in Sriperumbudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karasangal?601301
- How far is Karasangal from Kancheepuram?50 km by road
- What is the population of Karasangal?3,858 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karasangal in?Kancheepuram district (Sriperumbudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karasangal?78.6% (Census 2011)