# Karur Village, Avudayarkoil, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/avudayarkoil/karur/ Village · Avudayarkoil, Pudukkottai # Karur Karur is a village in Avudayarkoil sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622204**. The 2011 Census counted **2,567 people in 645 households**, the 7th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 2,567people (2011) - 645households - 74.4%literacy - 622204PIN code ## Karur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karur is 622204.** Karur falls in Avudayarkoil sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622204 - Gram panchayatKarur - Community development blockAvudayarkoil - Census village code639935 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karur from nearby towns? - Avudayarkoil (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)63 km by road - Aranthangi (nearest town)29 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 Karur? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Karur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajendrapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silattur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Karur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 39% of the 1,314 hectares of village land is sown, and 485 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 Karur Of every 100 households in Karur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karur · ■ Avudayarkoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****8%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **80% Tap water ****100%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%** **83% Use banking services ****62%** **50% Television ****68%** **82% Mobile phone ****66%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****89%** **92% 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 Karur? ■ Karur · ■ Avudayarkoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846** **978 Working population ****56.6%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 65.6% for women. 63% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,160 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (3%) · **■** Household industry 40 (3%) · **■** Other work 93 (6%) · **■** Marginal 114 (8%) 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 Avudayarkoil - Thiruppunavasal3,969 people - Mimisal Chatrapattinam3,212 people - Pirantani2,964 people - Embal2,637 people - Kadavakottai2,149 people - Kidangivayal2,138 people - Puduvakkadu2,130 people - Elunuttimngalam2,046 people [All 96 villages in Avudayarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/avudayarkoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karur?622204 - How far is Karur from Pudukkottai?63 km by road - What is the population of Karur?2,567 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karur in?Pudukkottai district (Avudayarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karur?74.4% (Census 2011)