# Karani Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur 

# Karani

Karani is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601101**. The 2011 Census counted **755 people in 212 households**, the 58th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 755people (2011)
- 212households
- 73.2%literacy
- 601101PIN code

## Karani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karani is 601101.** Karani falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code601101
- Gram panchayatKarani
- Community development blockGummidipoondi
- Census village code628617

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

## How far is Karani from nearby towns?

- Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Arani (nearest town)4 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 Karani?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Karani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Arani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kilmudalambedu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gummidipoondi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Karani known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and jasmine**. About 55% of the 319 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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 Karani

Of every 100 households in Karani in 2011, 98 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karani · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**60%

Use banking services ****26%**

**38%

Television ****90%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**25%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**90%

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 Karani?

■ Karani · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**965

Working population ****51.3%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 62.6% for women. 61% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 301 (78%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (9%) · **■** Marginal 19 (5%)

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 Gummidipoondi

- Kuriviagaram818 people
- Palavakkam800 people
- Siruvada795 people
- Verkadu794 people
- Pudupalayam741 people
- Erukkuvoy711 people
- Enadhimelpakkam709 people
- Naidukuppam706 people

[All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karani?601101
- How far is Karani from Thiruvallur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Karani?755 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karani in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karani?73.2% (Census 2011)