# Santhapadi Village, Aravakurichi, Karur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/aravakurichi/santhapadi/ Village · Aravakurichi, Karur # Santhapadi Santhapadi is a village in Aravakurichi sub-district of Karur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **639207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,628 people in 586 households**, the 39th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 1,628people (2011) - 586households - 61.3%literacy - 639207PIN code ## Santhapadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Santhapadi is 639207.** Santhapadi falls in Aravakurichi sub-district, Karur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code639207 - Gram panchayatSanthapadi - Community development blockAravakurichi - Census village code635532 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Santhapadi from nearby towns? - Aravakurichi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Karur (district HQ)50 km by road - Kannivadi (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 Santhapadi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Santhapadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kannivadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Chinna Dharapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chinna Dharapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Santhapadi known for? The main crops are **corn, kanthal flower and drum stick**. Products made here include poultry products. About 13% of the 2,481 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Santhapadi Of every 100 households in Santhapadi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Santhapadi · ■ Aravakurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **91% Toilet within the home ****27%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **66% Tap water ****84%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **46% Use banking services ****72%** **45% Television ****88%** **88% Mobile phone ****66%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****54%** **49% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****90%** **88% 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 Santhapadi? ■ Santhapadi · ■ Aravakurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%** **69.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025** **1018 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875** **929 Working population ****68.6%** **59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.9% for men and 49.1% for women. 76% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 403 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 444 (40%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 225 (20%) · **■** Marginal 27 (2%) 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 Aravakurichi - Modakkur1,811 people - Inanganur1,778 people - Thukkachi1,698 people - Thokkupatti1,691 people - Nadanthai1,603 people - Modakkur1,442 people - Ariyur1,378 people - Kalakurichi Nanjai1,348 people [All 56 villages in Aravakurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/aravakurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Santhapadi?639207 - How far is Santhapadi from Karur?50 km by road - What is the population of Santhapadi?1,628 (Census 2011) - Which district is Santhapadi in?Karur district (Aravakurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Santhapadi?61.3% (Census 2011)