# Karumathur Village, Usilampatti, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/usilampatti/karumathur/ Village · Usilampatti, Madurai # Karumathur Karumathur is a village in Usilampatti sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625514**. The 2011 Census counted **6,737 people in 1,902 households**, the 7th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 6,737people (2011) - 1,902households - 72.2%literacy - 625514PIN code ## Karumathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karumathur is 625514.** Karumathur falls in Usilampatti sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625514 - Gram panchayatKarumathur, Nattarmangalam - Community development blockChellampatti - Census village code640821 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karumathur from nearby towns? - Usilampatti (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)22 km by road - Usilampatti (nearest town)15 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 Karumathur? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Karumathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 9 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kokkulam - ○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 market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 7 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 Karumathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and maize**. About 35% of the 1,630 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Karumathur Of every 100 households in Karumathur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karumathur · ■ Usilampatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **92% Toilet within the home ****16%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **82% Tap water ****98%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **73% Use banking services ****38%** **46% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****58%** **51% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****91%** **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 Karumathur? ■ Karumathur · ■ Usilampatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **951 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778** **880 Working population ****55.1%** **58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 60.4% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 385 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,366 (37%) · **■** Household industry 46 (1%) · **■** Other work 952 (26%) · **■** Marginal 965 (26%) 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 Usilampatti - Kovilankulam7,584 people - Vikkiramangalam7,440 people - Pothampatti6,929 people - Uthappanaickanur6,879 people - Valandur5,142 people - Mudalaikulam5,134 people - Thimmanatham4,893 people - Seemanuthu4,689 people [All 57 villages in Usilampatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/usilampatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karumathur?625514 - How far is Karumathur from Madurai?22 km by road - What is the population of Karumathur?6,737 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karumathur in?Madurai district (Usilampatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karumathur?72.2% (Census 2011)