# Karungalpatti Village, Vazhapadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/karungalpatti/ Village · Vazhapadi, Salem # Karungalpatti Karungalpatti is a village in Vazhapadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636202**. The 2011 Census counted **419 people in 100 households**, the 51st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 419people (2011) - 100households - 60.4%literacy - 636202PIN code ## Karungalpatti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karungalpatti is 636202.** Karungalpatti falls in Vazhapadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636202 - Gram panchayatTekkalpatti - Community development blockValapady - Census village code634214 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karungalpatti from nearby towns? - Vazhapadi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Salem (district HQ)40 km by road - Vazhapadi (nearest town)20 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 Karungalpatti? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Karungalpatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mangalapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kakkaveri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vazhapadi - ○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 - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 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 Karungalpatti known for? The main crops are **banana, betel nuts and tapioca**. About 73% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Karungalpatti Of every 100 households in Karungalpatti in 2011, 70 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karungalpatti · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **88% Toilet within the home ****16%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **79% Tap water ****53%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **64% Use banking services ****18%** **31% Television ****82%** **79% Mobile phone ****66%** **62% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **10% Own their home ****98%** **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 Karungalpatti? ■ Karungalpatti · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****724** **932 Working population ****61.1%** **53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.1% for men and 54.6% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 42 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (77%) · **■** Other work 15 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Vazhapadi - Kankatti Ala639 people - Malaiyalapatti601 people - Kumarasamiyur525 people - Sirumalai481 people - Periyavelampatti294 people - Chinnakuttimaduvu282 people - Kiraipatti282 people - Chinnavelampatti266 people [All 66 villages in Vazhapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karungalpatti?636202 - How far is Karungalpatti from Salem?40 km by road - What is the population of Karungalpatti?419 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karungalpatti in?Salem district (Vazhapadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karungalpatti?60.4% (Census 2011)