# Karungudi Village, Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram 

# Karungudi

Karungudi is a village in Tiruvadanai sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623538**. The 2011 Census counted **930 people in 249 households**, the 66th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 930people (2011)
- 249households
- 72.0%literacy
- 623538PIN code

## Karungudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karungudi is 623538.** Karungudi falls in Tiruvadanai sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code623538
- Gram panchayatAyangudi
- Community development blockR.S. Mangalam
- Census village code641818

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

## How far is Karungudi from nearby towns?

- Tiruvadanai (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Ramanathapuram (district HQ)42 km by road
- R.S. Mangalam (nearest town)14 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 Karungudi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Karungudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tiruvadanai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devakottai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Devakottai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Karungudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, green chilli and sesame seeds**. About 60% of the 871 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Karungudi

Of every 100 households in Karungudi in 2011, 86 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karungudi · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**51%

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

**2%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**87%

Use banking services ****55%**

**48%

Television ****94%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**19%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Karungudi?

■ Karungudi · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1357**

**964

Working population ****73.3%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 57.3% for women. 74% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (5%) · **■** Marginal 634 (93%)

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 Tiruvadanai

- Arasur1,112 people
- Nilamalagiyamangalam1,107 people
- Uranagudi1,078 people
- Nirkumdram1,064 people
- Sattanur871 people
- Anayarkottai741 people
- Attur734 people
- Valamavur704 people

[All 94 villages in Tiruvadanai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/tiruvadanai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karungudi?623538
- How far is Karungudi from Ramanathapuram?42 km by road
- What is the population of Karungudi?930 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karungudi in?Ramanathapuram district (Tiruvadanai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karungudi?72.0% (Census 2011)
