# O.Karisalkulam Village, Kamuthi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/kamuthi/o-karisalkulam/ Village · Kamuthi, Ramanathapuram # O.Karisalkulam O.Karisalkulam is a village in Kamuthi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623603**. The 2011 Census counted **2,470 people in 661 households**, the 16th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 2,470people (2011) - 661households - 70.5%literacy - 623603PIN code ## O.Karisalkulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of O.Karisalkulam is 623603.** O.Karisalkulam falls in Kamuthi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623603 - Gram panchayatO.Karisalkulam - Community development blockKamuthi - Census village code642035 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is O.Karisalkulam from nearby towns? - Kamuthi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)79 km by road - Kamuthi (nearest town)15 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 O.Karisalkulam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside O.Karisalkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Peraiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Kamuthi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mudukulathur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 O.Karisalkulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, green chilli and black gram**. About 76% of the 1,263 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 O.Karisalkulam Of every 100 households in O.Karisalkulam in 2011, 66 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ O.Karisalkulam · ■ Kamuthi rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **84% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **85% Tap water ****100%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **88% Use banking services ****38%** **35% Television ****78%** **88% Mobile phone ****55%** **57% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****3%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **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 O.Karisalkulam? ■ O.Karisalkulam · ■ Kamuthi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **951 Working population ****59.1%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 57.8% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 69 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,135 (78%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 236 (16%) · **■** Marginal 15 (1%) 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 Kamuthi - Thavasikurichi2,988 people - T.Punavasal2,956 people - Maraikkulam2,764 people - N.Karisalkulam2,649 people - Achchangulam2,445 people - Ariamangalam2,353 people - Neeravi2,312 people - Thimmanathapuram2,229 people [All 49 villages in Kamuthi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/kamuthi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of O.Karisalkulam?623603 - How far is O.Karisalkulam from Ramanathapuram?79 km by road - What is the population of O.Karisalkulam?2,470 (Census 2011) - Which district is O.Karisalkulam in?Ramanathapuram district (Kamuthi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of O.Karisalkulam?70.5% (Census 2011)