# Karuppur Village, Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/thiruvaiyaru/karuppur/ Village · Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur # Karuppur Karuppur is a village in Thiruvaiyaru sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **613101**. The 2011 Census counted **2,000 people in 529 households**, the 34th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 2,000people (2011) - 529households - 79.7%literacy - 613101PIN code ## Karuppur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karuppur is 613101.** Karuppur falls in Thiruvaiyaru sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code613101 - Gram panchayatKaruppur - Community development blockThiruvaiyaru - Census village code638727 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? - Thiruvaiyaru (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)22 km by road - Thirukkattupalli (nearest town)7 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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Karuppur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thirukkattupalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvaiyaru - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thirukkattupalli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 **paddy, banana and betel nut**. Products made here include clay pots. About 73% of the 297 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 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, 96 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karuppur · ■ Thiruvaiyaru rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****19%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **70% Tap water ****70%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **72% Use banking services ****56%** **40% Television ****91%** **90% Mobile phone ****70%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****92%** **92% 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 · ■ Thiruvaiyaru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982** **939 Working population ****43.5%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 72.2% for women. 61% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 77 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (35%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 148 (17%) · **■** Marginal 322 (37%) 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 Thiruvaiyaru - Maharajapuram2,145 people - Kaduveli2,077 people - Peramur2,065 people - Eswarankoilpathu2,018 people - Punavasal1,962 people - Vellamperambur1,835 people - Deekshasamudram1,819 people - Mannarsamudram1,795 people [All 77 villages in Thiruvaiyaru](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/thiruvaiyaru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karuppur?613101 - How far is Karuppur from Thanjavur?22 km by road - What is the population of Karuppur?2,000 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karuppur in?Thanjavur district (Thiruvaiyaru sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karuppur?79.7% (Census 2011)