# Karuvazhakarai Village, Tharangambadi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/karuvazhakarai/ Village · Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam # Karuvazhakarai Karuvazhakarai is a village in Tharangambadi sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609304**. The 2011 Census counted **1,655 people in 416 households**, the 47th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 1,655people (2011) - 416households - 79.2%literacy - 609304PIN code ## Karuvazhakarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karuvazhakarai is 609304.** Karuvazhakarai falls in Tharangambadi sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609304 - Gram panchayatKaruvazhakarai - Community development blockSembanarkoil - Census village code637559 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karuvazhakarai from nearby towns? - Tharangambadi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)50 km by road - Mayiladuthurai (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 Karuvazhakarai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Karuvazhakarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Semangalam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sembanarkoil - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Karuvazhakarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and banana**. About 80% of the 294 hectares of village land is sown, and 197 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 Karuvazhakarai Of every 100 households in Karuvazhakarai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karuvazhakarai · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****35%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **63% Tap water ****83%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **66% Use banking services ****52%** **48% Television ****91%** **90% Mobile phone ****57%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **93% 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 Karuvazhakarai? ■ Karuvazhakarai · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816** **963 Working population ****46.4%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 72.5% for women. 62% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 18 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 213 (28%) · **■** Marginal 515 (67%) 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 Tharangambadi - Kadakkam1,785 people - Gudalur1,720 people - Mathur1,691 people - Kildangal1,672 people - Arasur1,638 people - Muthur1,543 people - Visalur1,488 people - Narasinganatham1,471 people [All 67 villages in Tharangambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karuvazhakarai?609304 - How far is Karuvazhakarai from Nagapattinam?50 km by road - What is the population of Karuvazhakarai?1,655 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karuvazhakarai in?Nagapattinam district (Tharangambadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karuvazhakarai?79.2% (Census 2011)