# Karugudi Village, Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/karugudi/ Village · Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam # Karugudi Karugudi is a village in Thirukkuvalai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610207**. The 2011 Census counted **641 people in 179 households**, the 32nd largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 641people (2011) - 179households - 71.3%literacy - 610207PIN code ## Karugudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karugudi is 610207.** Karugudi falls in Thirukkuvalai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code610207 - Gram panchayatValivalam - Community development blockKilvelur - Census village code637772 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karugudi from nearby towns? - Thirukkuvalai (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)35 km by road - Kilvelur (nearest town)18 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 Karugudi? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Karugudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thirukuvalai - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvarur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ettugudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Karugudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, pulses and black gram**. About 81% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Karugudi Of every 100 households in Karugudi in 2011, 81 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karugudi · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **91% Toilet within the home ****27%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **76% Tap water ****76%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **72% Use banking services ****38%** **38% Television ****90%** **89% Mobile phone ****26%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****90%** **96% 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 Karugudi? ■ Karugudi · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **990 Working population ****53.7%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 62.5% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (9%) · **■** Marginal 164 (48%) 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 Thirukkuvalai - Katchanagaram1,102 people - Esanur925 people - Keeramber796 people - Muthurasapuram708 people - Vadakkupanaiyur613 people - Vallam495 people - Kothangudi387 people [All 35 villages in Thirukkuvalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karugudi?610207 - How far is Karugudi from Nagapattinam?35 km by road - What is the population of Karugudi?641 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karugudi in?Nagapattinam district (Thirukkuvalai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karugudi?71.3% (Census 2011)