# Karakathikkottai Village, Manamelkudi – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Manamelkudi, Pudukkottai 

# Karakathikkottai

Karakathikkottai is a village in Manamelkudi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614619**. The 2011 Census counted **1,695 people in 394 households**, the 11th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.9%.

- 1,695people (2011)
- 394households
- 80.9%literacy
- 614619PIN code

## Karakathikkottai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karakathikkottai is 614619.** Karakathikkottai falls in Manamelkudi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614619
- Gram panchayatKarakathikottai
- Community development blockManamelkudi
- Census village code639852

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

## How far is Karakathikkottai from nearby towns?

- Manamelkudi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)70 km by road
- Aranthangi (nearest town)38 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 Karakathikkottai?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Karakathikkottai; 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kottaipattinam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajendrapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silattur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Karakathikkottai known for?

About 50% of the 883 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Karakathikkottai

Of every 100 households in Karakathikkottai in 2011, 91 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karakathikkottai · ■ Manamelkudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**71%

Tap water ****41%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**81%

Use banking services ****59%**

**50%

Television ****97%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 Karakathikkottai?

■ Karakathikkottai · ■ Manamelkudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**81.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**1004

Working population ****46.0%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 71.5% for women. 63% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 218 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (6%) · **■** Marginal 411 (53%)

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 Manamelkudi

- Ko-Palangulam2,223 people
- Karakkottai2,186 people
- Periyamadaippaychchal1,991 people
- Idaiyattimangalam1,786 people
- Karamangalam1,661 people
- Seyyanam1,479 people
- Perumarudur1,258 people
- Tandalai1,224 people

[All 70 villages in Manamelkudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/manamelkudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karakathikkottai?614619
- How far is Karakathikkottai from Pudukkottai?70 km by road
- What is the population of Karakathikkottai?1,695 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karakathikkottai in?Pudukkottai district (Manamelkudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karakathikkottai?80.9% (Census 2011)
