# Karungulam Village, Tirupathur, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tirupathur, Sivaganga 

# Karungulam

Karungulam is a village in Tirupathur sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,006 people in 260 households**, the 76th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,006people (2011)
- 260households
- 74.7%literacy
- 630204PIN code

## Karungulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karungulam is 630204.** Karungulam falls in Tirupathur sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code630204
- Gram panchayatKarungulam , Melapattamangalam
- Community development blockTirupathur, Kallal
- Census village code640053

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

## How far is Karungulam from nearby towns?

- Tirupathur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Sivaganga (district HQ)19 km by road
- Tirupathur (nearest town)9 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 Karungulam?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●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 school5–10 km · Tirupathur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirupathur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madaguppatti
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Karungulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 3% of the 460 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Karungulam

Of every 100 households in Karungulam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karungulam · ■ Tirupathur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**69%

Tap water ****40%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**80%

Use banking services ****67%**

**50%

Television ****97%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 Karungulam?

■ Karungulam · ■ Tirupathur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1157**

**953

Working population ****48.5%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 67.3% for women. 56% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 344 (70%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (11%) · **■** Marginal 60 (12%)

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 Tirupathur

- Vaniyankadu1,172 people
- Aralikottai1,145 people
- Naduvikottai Melaiyur1,093 people
- Sevalpatti1,093 people
- S. Mathur1,001 people
- Sunnambiruppu947 people
- Mampatti Devasthanam905 people
- Naduvikottai Keelaiyur870 people

[All 98 villages in Tirupathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/tirupathur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karungulam?630204
- How far is Karungulam from Sivaganga?19 km by road
- What is the population of Karungulam?1,006 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karungulam in?Sivaganga district (Tirupathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karungulam?74.7% (Census 2011)