# Karappankadu Village, Pattukkottai, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/pattukkottai/karappankadu/ Village · Pattukkottai, Thanjavur # Karappankadu Karappankadu is a village in Pattukkottai sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614903**. The 2011 Census counted **571 people in 164 households**, the 131st largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%. - 571people (2011) - 164households - 72.8%literacy - 614903PIN code ## Karappankadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karappankadu is 614903.** Karappankadu falls in Pattukkottai sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614903 - Gram panchayatKarappankadu - Community development blockMadukkur - Census village code639069 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karappankadu from nearby towns? - Pattukkottai (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)70 km by road - Madukkur (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 Karappankadu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Karappankadu; 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 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madukkur - ○Degree college10+ km · Pattukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattukkottai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Karappankadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. Products made here include rice and gingely oil. About 57% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Karappankadu Of every 100 households in Karappankadu in 2011, 92 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karappankadu · ■ Pattukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **82% Toilet within the home ****13%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **69% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **87% Use banking services ****59%** **42% Television ****88%** **83% Mobile phone ****70%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **86% 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 Karappankadu? ■ Karappankadu · ■ Pattukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **77.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1284** **1083 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045** **964 Working population ****39.2%** **43.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 64.1% for women. 50% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 24 (11%) · **■** Marginal 194 (87%) 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 Pattukkottai - Puliyakudi615 people - Kattayankadu Ukkadai610 people - Vadugankuthagai610 people - PalayeeAgraharam596 people - Edayathi South561 people - Manavayal529 people - Reguramasamudram523 people - Palliodiaivayal513 people [All 166 villages in Pattukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/pattukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karappankadu?614903 - How far is Karappankadu from Thanjavur?70 km by road - What is the population of Karappankadu?571 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karappankadu in?Thanjavur district (Pattukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karappankadu?72.8% (Census 2011)