# Karakkottai Village, Manamelkudi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/manamelkudi/karakkottai/ Village · Manamelkudi, Pudukkottai # Karakkottai Karakkottai is a village in Manamelkudi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614630**. The 2011 Census counted **2,186 people in 613 households**, the 8th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.9%. - 2,186people (2011) - 613households - 79.2%literacy - 614630PIN code ## Karakkottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karakkottai is 614630.** Karakkottai falls in Manamelkudi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614630 - Gram panchayatKarakkottai - Community development blockManamelkudi - Census village code639811 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karakkottai from nearby towns? - Manamelkudi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)57 km by road - Perumagalur (nearest town)8 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 Karakkottai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Karakkottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kattumavadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajendrapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silattur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Karakkottai known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 733 hectares of village land is sown, and 344 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 Karakkottai Of every 100 households in Karakkottai in 2011, 80 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karakkottai · ■ Manamelkudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **87% Toilet within the home ****8%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **71% Tap water ****0%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **81% Use banking services ****29%** **50% Television ****46%** **80% Mobile phone ****76%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **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 Karakkottai? ■ Karakkottai · ■ Manamelkudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%** **81.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1135** **1028 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089** **1004 Working population ****37.7%** **44.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 71.2% for women. 59% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 353 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (34%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 132 (16%) · **■** Marginal 36 (4%) 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 - Subramanyapuram4,078 people - Vichur3,131 people - Melastanam2,634 people - Ko-Palangulam2,223 people - Periyamadaippaychchal1,991 people - Idaiyattimangalam1,786 people - Karakathikkottai1,695 people - Karamangalam1,661 people [All 70 villages in Manamelkudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/manamelkudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karakkottai?614630 - How far is Karakkottai from Pudukkottai?57 km by road - What is the population of Karakkottai?2,186 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karakkottai in?Pudukkottai district (Manamelkudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karakkottai?79.2% (Census 2011)