# Karukkakottai Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/karukkakottai/ Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur # Karukkakottai Karukkakottai is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614904**. The 2011 Census counted **1,690 people in 407 households**, the 64th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,690people (2011) - 407households - 76.1%literacy - 614904PIN code ## Karukkakottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karukkakottai is 614904.** Karukkakottai falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614904 - Gram panchayatPanjanathikottai - Community development blockOrathanadu - Census village code638863 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karukkakottai from nearby towns? - Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)14 km by road - Orathanadu (nearest town)12 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 Karukkakottai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karukkakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Eachankottai - ○Degree college10+ km · Vallam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thanjavur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)20 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 Karukkakottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sesame seeds**. About 69% of the 419 hectares of village land is sown, and 273 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 Karukkakottai Of every 100 households in Karukkakottai in 2011, 69 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karukkakottai · ■ Orathanadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **88% Toilet within the home ****5%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **79% Tap water ****100%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%** **91% Use banking services ****25%** **41% Television ****96%** **84% Mobile phone ****49%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Karukkakottai? ■ Karukkakottai · ■ Orathanadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012** **954 Working population ****45.7%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 67.7% for women. 63% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 304 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 324 (42%) · **■** Household industry 39 (5%) · **■** Other work 92 (12%) · **■** Marginal 13 (2%) 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 Orathanadu - Vandayarriruppu1,784 people - Ponnappur I1,772 people - Panayakottai1,746 people - Ponnappur1,730 people - Kannathangudi East1,683 people - Palampudur1,675 people - Thondarampet East1,659 people - Thalayamangalam1,654 people [All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karukkakottai?614904 - How far is Karukkakottai from Thanjavur?14 km by road - What is the population of Karukkakottai?1,690 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karukkakottai in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karukkakottai?76.1% (Census 2011)