# Karai Village, Devakottai, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Devakottai, Sivaganga 

# Karai

Karai is a village in Devakottai sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630302**. The 2011 Census counted **576 people in 164 households**, the 63rd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 576people (2011)
- 164households
- 82.9%literacy
- 630302PIN code

## Karai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karai is 630302.** Karai falls in Devakottai sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code630302
- Gram panchayatKarai
- Community development blockDevakottai
- Census village code640172

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

## How far is Karai from nearby towns?

- Devakottai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sivaganga (district HQ)40 km by road
- Devakottai (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 Karai?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Karai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Devakottai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Devakottai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sathikkottai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Karai known for?

About 29% of the 582 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Karai

Of every 100 households in Karai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Karai · ■ Devakottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**84%

Use banking services ****46%**

**55%

Television ****94%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Karai?

■ Karai · ■ Devakottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**975

Working population ****34.9%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 73.3% for women. 56% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 66 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (47%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 27 (13%)

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 Devakottai

- Pudukkottai685 people
- Orasur664 people
- Thangangudi622 people
- Vettiyalangulam588 people
- Thalakkavayal535 people
- Madakkottai530 people
- Manjani404 people
- Thalaiyur404 people

[All 91 villages in Devakottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/devakottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karai?630302
- How far is Karai from Sivaganga?40 km by road
- What is the population of Karai?576 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karai in?Sivaganga district (Devakottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karai?82.9% (Census 2011)