# Karuppur Village, Pattukkottai, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/pattukkottai/karuppur/ Village · Pattukkottai, Thanjavur # Karuppur Karuppur is a village in Pattukkottai sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614903**. The 2011 Census counted **1,406 people in 395 households**, the 79th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%. - 1,406people (2011) - 395households - 78.5%literacy - 614903PIN code ## Karuppur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karuppur is 614903.** Karuppur falls in Pattukkottai sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614903 - Gram panchayatKaruppur - Community development blockMadukkur - Census village code638978 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karuppur from nearby towns? - Pattukkottai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)50 km by road - Madukkur (nearest town)5 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 Karuppur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karuppur; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madukkur - ○Degree college10+ km · Enathi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattukkottai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Karuppur known for? The main crops are **coconut, paddy and black gram**. About 75% of the 485 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Karuppur Of every 100 households in Karuppur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karuppur · ■ Pattukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **82% Toilet within the home ****48%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **69% Tap water ****94%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **87% Use banking services ****58%** **42% Television ****91%** **83% Mobile phone ****70%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **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 Karuppur? ■ Karuppur · ■ Pattukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **77.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1086** **1083 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667** **964 Working population ****43.3%** **43.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 71.5% for women. 59% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 124 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 402 (66%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (10%) · **■** Marginal 23 (4%) 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 - Olayakunnam1,500 people - Alivalam1,467 people - Veppankulam1,448 people - Vattakudi1,431 people - Karisavayal1,390 people - Soundaranayakipuram1,371 people - Vattakudi Ukkadai1,353 people - Poovalur1,331 people [All 166 villages in Pattukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/pattukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karuppur?614903 - How far is Karuppur from Thanjavur?50 km by road - What is the population of Karuppur?1,406 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karuppur in?Thanjavur district (Pattukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karuppur?78.5% (Census 2011)