# Karuppathur Village, Krishnarayapuram, Karur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/krishnarayapuram/karuppathur/ Village · Krishnarayapuram, Karur # Karuppathur Karuppathur is a village in Krishnarayapuram sub-district of Karur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **639120**. The 2011 Census counted **5,968 people in 1,558 households**, the 5th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%. - 5,968people (2011) - 1,558households - 67.3%literacy - 639120PIN code ## Karuppathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karuppathur is 639120.** Karuppathur falls in Krishnarayapuram sub-district, Karur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code639120 - Gram panchayatKarupathur - Community development blockKrishnarayapuram - Census village code635597 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karuppathur from nearby towns? - Krishnarayapuram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Karur (district HQ)35 km by road - Kulithalai (nearest town)10 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 Karuppathur? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Karuppathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kulithalai - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sathyamangalam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Karuppathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 42% of the 1,760 hectares of village land is sown, and 288 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 Karuppathur Of every 100 households in Karuppathur in 2011, 82 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karuppathur · ■ Krishnarayapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **89% Toilet within the home ****8%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **75% Tap water ****88%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **66% Use banking services ****40%** **45% Television ****85%** **88% Mobile phone ****44%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **92% 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 Karuppathur? ■ Karuppathur · ■ Krishnarayapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%** **70.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **949 Working population ****57.6%** **53.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.7% for men and 56.4% for women. 62% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 616 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,357 (69%) · **■** Household industry 31 (1%) · **■** Other work 360 (10%) · **■** Marginal 72 (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 Krishnarayapuram - Chinthalavadi10,325 people - Sivayam7,340 people - Thirukkampuliyur6,487 people - Kallapalli6,043 people - Balarajapuram5,720 people - Mahadhanapuram5,396 people - Pappakkapatti5,354 people - Pothuravuthanpatti5,263 people [All 22 villages in Krishnarayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/krishnarayapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karuppathur?639120 - How far is Karuppathur from Karur?35 km by road - What is the population of Karuppathur?5,968 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karuppathur in?Karur district (Krishnarayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karuppathur?67.3% (Census 2011)