# Karkalathur Village, Devakottai, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Devakottai, Sivaganga 

# Karkalathur

Karkalathur is a village in Devakottai sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630312**. The 2011 Census counted **1,928 people in 485 households**, the 19th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,928people (2011)
- 485households
- 82.1%literacy
- 630312PIN code

## Karkalathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karkalathur is 630312.** Karkalathur falls in Devakottai sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code630312
- Gram panchayatKiliyoor, Karkalathur
- Community development blockDevakottai
- Census village code640210

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

## How far is Karkalathur from nearby towns?

- Devakottai (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Sivaganga (district HQ)45 km by road
- Devakottai (nearest town)22 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 Karkalathur?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Karkalathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 · Thiruvadari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devakottai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sathikkottai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 Karkalathur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 1,065 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Karkalathur

Of every 100 households in Karkalathur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkalathur · ■ Devakottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**65%

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

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**84%

Use banking services ****88%**

**55%

Television ****88%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**24%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Karkalathur?

■ Karkalathur · ■ Devakottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1181**

**975

Working population ****60.9%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 70.6% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 376 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (4%) · **■** Marginal 737 (63%)

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

- Orumaniyendal2,176 people
- Siruvatti2,040 people
- Kappalur2,033 people
- Kannankottai1,975 people
- Iravinivayal1,834 people
- Perattukkottai1,805 people
- Ponnalikopttai1,682 people
- Sakkanthi1,638 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karkalathur?630312
- How far is Karkalathur from Sivaganga?45 km by road
- What is the population of Karkalathur?1,928 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkalathur in?Sivaganga district (Devakottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karkalathur?82.1% (Census 2011)