# Karungalakudi Village, Melur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/melur/karungalakudi/ Village · Melur, Madurai # Karungalakudi Karungalakudi is a village in Melur sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625101**. The 2011 Census counted **6,842 people in 1,708 households**, the 8th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 6,842people (2011) - 1,708households - 77.8%literacy - 625101PIN code ## Karungalakudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karungalakudi is 625101.** Karungalakudi falls in Melur sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625101 - Gram panchayatKarungalakudi - Community development blockKottampatti - Census village code640500 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karungalakudi from nearby towns? - Melur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)43 km by road - Melur (nearest town)17 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 Karungalakudi? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Karungalakudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 5 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Melur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Therku Theru - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Karungalakudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and tamarind**. About 22% of the 1,525 hectares of village land is sown, and 267 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 Karungalakudi Of every 100 households in Karungalakudi in 2011, 82 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karungalakudi · ■ Melur rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **85% Toilet within the home ****28%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **80% Tap water ****48%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **79% Use banking services ****43%** **47% Television ****90%** **84% Mobile phone ****66%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **7% Own their home ****88%** **94% 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 Karungalakudi? ■ Karungalakudi · ■ Melur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813** **882 Working population ****43.2%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 70.3% for women. 58% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 332 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,527 (52%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 979 (33%) · **■** Marginal 109 (4%) 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 Melur - Chokkalingapuram7,887 people - Kachirayanpatti7,657 people - Uranganpatti7,589 people - Vellalur7,188 people - Thumbaipatti6,571 people - Saruguvalayapatti6,371 people - Keelavalavu6,015 people - Thiruvadavur5,769 people [All 85 villages in Melur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/melur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karungalakudi?625101 - How far is Karungalakudi from Madurai?43 km by road - What is the population of Karungalakudi?6,842 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karungalakudi in?Madurai district (Melur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karungalakudi?77.8% (Census 2011)