# Karuppukkal Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/karuppukkal/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Karuppukkal Karuppukkal is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625020**. The 2011 Census counted **439 people in 100 households**, the 96th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 439people (2011) - 100households - 69.2%literacy - 625020PIN code ## Karuppukkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karuppukkal is 625020.** Karuppukkal falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625020 - Gram panchayatVarichiyur - Community development blockMadurai East - Census village code640679 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karuppukkal from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)17 km by road - Melur (nearest town)12 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 Karuppukkal? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Karuppukkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiruvadavur - ○Degree college10+ km · Melur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Rajakur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Karuppukkal known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 44% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Karuppukkal Of every 100 households in Karuppukkal in 2011, 92 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karuppukkal · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****6%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **64% Tap water ****97%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **63% Use banking services ****3%** **46% Television ****81%** **87% Mobile phone ****40%** **68% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****11%** **6% Own their home ****87%** **81% 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 Karuppukkal? ■ Karuppukkal · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893** **936 Working population ****46.2%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 57.7% for women. 56% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (54%) · **■** Other work 86 (42%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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 Madurai North - Pillayarnatham491 people - Chellanagoundanpatti490 people - Parayankulam446 people - Mundamayagam441 people - Keelanedugulam434 people - Sembiyanendal399 people - Kollankulam397 people - Pilluseri387 people [All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karuppukkal?625020 - How far is Karuppukkal from Madurai?17 km by road - What is the population of Karuppukkal?439 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karuppukkal in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karuppukkal?69.2% (Census 2011)