# Karavayal Village, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/karavayal/ Village · Aranthangi, Pudukkottai # Karavayal Karavayal is a village in Aranthangi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614616**. The 2011 Census counted **709 people in 174 households**, the 55th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 709people (2011) - 174households - 73.8%literacy - 614616PIN code ## Karavayal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karavayal is 614616.** Karavayal falls in Aranthangi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614616 - Gram panchayatKeelakudiammanjakki - Community development blockAranthangi - Census village code639774 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karavayal from nearby towns? - Aranthangi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)49 km by road - Perumagalur (nearest town)13 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 Karavayal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karavayal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nakkudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajendrapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silattur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ 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 and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Karavayal known for? The main crops are **paddy, sesame seeds and ground nut**. About 57% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Karavayal Of every 100 households in Karavayal in 2011, 91 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karavayal · ■ Aranthangi rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **89% Toilet within the home ****61%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **76% Tap water ****96%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **88% Use banking services ****35%** **40% Television ****87%** **80% Mobile phone ****51%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****93%** **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 Karavayal? ■ Karavayal · ■ Aranthangi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1129** **1062 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158** **948 Working population ****51.8%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 65.4% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 58 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (71%) · **■** Other work 49 (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 Aranthangi - Manavanallur877 people - Ekapperumalur793 people - Sinamangalam774 people - Arunachalapuram772 people - Marudangudi652 people - Balakrishrnapuram603 people - Urvani603 people - Idaiyar572 people [All 101 villages in Aranthangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karavayal?614616 - How far is Karavayal from Pudukkottai?49 km by road - What is the population of Karavayal?709 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karavayal in?Pudukkottai district (Aranthangi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karavayal?73.8% (Census 2011)