# Karaikkadu Village, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Aranthangi, Pudukkottai 

# Karaikkadu

Karaikkadu is a village in Aranthangi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614616**. The 2011 Census counted **128 people in 35 households**, the 90th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 128people (2011)
- 35households
- 76.4%literacy
- 614616PIN code

## Karaikkadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karaikkadu is 614616.** Karaikkadu falls in Aranthangi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614616
- Gram panchayatEkaperumalur
- Community development blockAranthangi
- Census village code639782

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Karaikkadu from nearby towns?

- Aranthangi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)56 km by road
- Perumagalur (nearest town)7 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 Karaikkadu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Karaikkadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Adalaikalabhairavapuram
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Attani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajendrapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silattur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Karaikkadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Karaikkadu

Of every 100 households in Karaikkadu in 2011, 74 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karaikkadu · ■ Aranthangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****17%**

**40%

Television ****20%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**22%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Karaikkadu?

■ Karaikkadu · ■ Aranthangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**1062

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**948

Working population ****28.9%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 64.4% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (76%) · **■** Other work 4 (11%)

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 Aranthangi

- Dharmarajanvayal220 people
- Pangayattankudi209 people
- Neivelinathapuram191 people
- Rayanvayal177 people
- Sattanendal124 people
- Brahmanavayal118 people
- Omakkavayal99 people
- Keelacheri66 people

[All 101 villages in Aranthangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karaikkadu?614616
- How far is Karaikkadu from Pudukkottai?56 km by road
- What is the population of Karaikkadu?128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karaikkadu in?Pudukkottai district (Aranthangi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karaikkadu?76.4% (Census 2011)