# Karappidagai Village, Kilvelur, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) (2)

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Village · Kilvelur, Nagapattinam 

# Karappidagai

Karappidagai is a village in Kilvelur sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614712**. The 2011 Census counted **1,615 people in 429 households**, the 29th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%.

- 1,615people (2011)
- 429households
- 78.1%literacy
- 614712PIN code

## Karappidagai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karappidagai is 614712.** Karappidagai falls in Kilvelur sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614712
- Gram panchayatKarappidakai South
- Community development blockKeelaiyur
- Census village code637760

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)28 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)16 km by road
- Thalainayar (nearest town)5 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 · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thalainayar
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 8% of the 1,412 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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, 92 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karappidagai · ■ Kilvelur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**68%

Tap water ****98%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**78%

Use banking services ****21%**

**48%

Television ****91%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****78.1%**

**83.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**953

Working population ****52.7%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 71.3% for women. 59% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 619 (73%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 84 (10%) · **■** Marginal 112 (13%)

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

- Sigar1,663 people
- Kurukkathi1,627 people
- Palakurichi1,624 people
- Irukkai1,620 people
- Pattamangalam1,596 people
- Killukudi1,570 people
- Anaimangalam1,568 people
- Manalur1,529 people

[All 53 villages in Kilvelur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kilvelur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karappidagai?614712
- How far is Karappidagai from Nagapattinam?16 km by road
- What is the population of Karappidagai?1,615 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karappidagai in?Nagapattinam district (Kilvelur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karappidagai?78.1% (Census 2011)