Village · Rasipuram, Namakkal
# Karaiampatti

Karaiampatti is a village in Rasipuram sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 636142. The 2011 Census counted 775 people in 216 households, the 67th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.
- 775 people (2011)
- 216 households
- 66.6% literacy
- 636142 PIN code

## Karaiampatti PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Karaiampatti is 636142. Karaiampatti falls in Rasipuram sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 636142
- Gram panchayat Unanthangal
- Community development block Namagiripettai
- Census village code 634522

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Karaiampatti from nearby towns?
- Rasipuram (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Namakkal (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Namagiripettai (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Karaiampatti?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Karaiampatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Mullukurichi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kakkaveri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kakkaveri
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Karaiampatti known for?

The main crops are turmeric, banana and tapioca. About 53% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Karaiampatti

Of every 100 households in Karaiampatti in 2011, 83 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karaiampatti · ■ Rasipuram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 83% 88%
- Toilet within the home 11% 25%
- No toilet (open defecation) 69% 62%
- Tap water 82% 70%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 12% 36%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 59%
- Use banking services 54% 37%
- Television 72% 87%
- Mobile phone 58% 62%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 38% 36%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 12% 6%
- Own their home 92% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Karaiampatti?

■ Karaiampatti · ■ Rasipuram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.6% 68.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 977 929
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 805 887
- Working population 66.2% 56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 58.9% for women. 66% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 269 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 180 (35%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 49 (10%) · ■ Marginal 8 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Rasipuram
- Alathurnadu 828 people
- Anaikattipalayam 814 people
- Malaiyampalayam 805 people
- Ellapalayam 790 people
- Vadugam Muniappampalayam 763 people
- Porasalapattti 716 people
- Ponkurichi 708 people
- Periakurichi 703 people

All 109 villages in Rasipuram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Karaiampatti? 636142
- How far is Karaiampatti from Namakkal? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Karaiampatti? 775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karaiampatti in? Namakkal district (Rasipuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karaiampatti? 66.6% (Census 2011)

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