# Karaikeni Village, Peraiyur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/peraiyur/karaikeni/ Village · Peraiyur, Madurai # Karaikeni Karaikeni is a village in Peraiyur sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625702**. The 2011 Census counted **1,718 people in 438 households**, the 38th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%. - 1,718people (2011) - 438households - 73.4%literacy - 625702PIN code ## Karaikeni PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karaikeni is 625702.** Karaikeni falls in Peraiyur sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625702 - Gram panchayatKaraikeni - Community development blockT. Kallupatti - Census village code640903 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karaikeni from nearby towns? - Peraiyur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)50 km by road - T.Kallupatti (nearest town)3 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 Karaikeni? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Karaikeni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · T.Kallupatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kavundanpatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · T.Kallupatti - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Karaikeni known for? The main crops are **paddy, corn and cotton**. About 35% of the 1,061 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Karaikeni Of every 100 households in Karaikeni in 2011, 98 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karaikeni · ■ Peraiyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****12%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **84% Tap water ****98%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **78% Use banking services ****31%** **44% Television ****82%** **86% Mobile phone ****42%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****90%** **90% 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 Karaikeni? ■ Karaikeni · ■ Peraiyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **69.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **912 Working population ****51.2%** **58.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 64.4% for women. 60% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 270 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (25%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 263 (30%) · **■** Marginal 123 (14%) 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 Peraiyur - Nallamaran2,040 people - Vairavi Ammapatti1,991 people - Kuppalnatham1,925 people - E. Kottaipatti1,885 people - Vittilpatti1,641 people - Periyakattalai1,609 people - Kadaneri1,447 people - Vaiyur1,402 people [All 70 villages in Peraiyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/peraiyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karaikeni?625702 - How far is Karaikeni from Madurai?50 km by road - What is the population of Karaikeni?1,718 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karaikeni in?Madurai district (Peraiyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karaikeni?73.4% (Census 2011)