# Karappidagai Village, Kilvelur, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kilvelur/karappidagai-637758/ Village · Kilvelur, Nagapattinam # Karappidagai Karappidagai is a village in Kilvelur sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **611110**. The 2011 Census counted **1,703 people in 483 households**, the 24th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%. - 1,703people (2011) - 483households - 82.0%literacy - 611110PIN code ## Karappidagai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karappidagai is 611110.** Karappidagai falls in Kilvelur sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code611110 - Gram panchayatKarappidakai North - Community development blockKeelaiyur - Census village code637758 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karappidagai from nearby towns? - Kilvelur (sub-district HQ)34 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)24 km by road - Thalainayar (nearest town)8 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 Karappidagai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Karappidagai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thiruppoondi - ○Degree college10+ km · Nagapattinam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Prathabaramapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Karappidagai known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 884 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Karappidagai Of every 100 households in Karappidagai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karappidagai · ■ Kilvelur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **91% Toilet within the home ****10%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **68% Tap water ****97%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **78% Use banking services ****28%** **48% Television ****91%** **91% Mobile phone ****58%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Karappidagai? ■ Karappidagai · ■ Kilvelur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%** **83.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021** **953 Working population ****61.5%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 76.5% for women. 64% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 64 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 418 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (5%) · **■** Marginal 514 (49%) 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 Kilvelur - Sathiyakudi1,945 people - Eravancheri1,884 people - Serunallur1,732 people - Kohur1,727 people - Sigar1,663 people - Kurukkathi1,627 people - Palakurichi1,624 people - Irukkai1,620 people [All 53 villages in Kilvelur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kilvelur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karappidagai?611110 - How far is Karappidagai from Nagapattinam?24 km by road - What is the population of Karappidagai?1,703 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karappidagai in?Nagapattinam district (Kilvelur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karappidagai?82.0% (Census 2011)