# Karumal Village, Mudukulathur, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Mudukulathur, Ramanathapuram 

# Karumal

Karumal is a village in Mudukulathur sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623711**. The 2011 Census counted **1,382 people in 374 households**, the 34th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 1,382people (2011)
- 374households
- 68.7%literacy
- 623711PIN code

## Karumal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karumal is 623711.** Karumal falls in Mudukulathur sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code623711
- Gram panchayatTheriruveli , Karumal , Arapothu
- Community development blockMudukulathur
- Census village code641987

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

## How far is Karumal from nearby towns?

- Mudukulathur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Ramanathapuram (district HQ)32 km by road
- Mudukulathur (nearest town)10 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 Karumal?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Karumal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kakkoor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vilangalathur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mudukulathur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Karumal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and green chilli**. About 51% of the 1,209 hectares of village land is sown, and 167 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 Karumal

Of every 100 households in Karumal in 2011, 83 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karumal · ■ Mudukulathur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**84%

Tap water ****93%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****13%**

**31%

Television ****79%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Karumal?

■ Karumal · ■ Mudukulathur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**980

Working population ****61.6%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 59.5% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 497 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 330 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (2%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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 Mudukulathur

- Melakulam1,778 people
- Kumarakkurichi1,597 people
- Melakodumalur1,503 people
- Keeranur1,413 people
- Puliyangudi1,329 people
- Nallur1,259 people
- Melathooval1,015 people
- Pooseri987 people

[All 45 villages in Mudukulathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/mudukulathur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karumal?623711
- How far is Karumal from Ramanathapuram?32 km by road
- What is the population of Karumal?1,382 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karumal in?Ramanathapuram district (Mudukulathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karumal?68.7% (Census 2011)
