# Karthikayapuram Village, Tiruttani, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/tiruttani/karthikayapuram/

Village · Tiruttani, Thiruvallur 

# Karthikayapuram

Karthikayapuram is a village in Tiruttani sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631211**. The 2011 Census counted **3,434 people in 832 households**, the 16th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 3,434people (2011)
- 832households
- 70.6%literacy
- 631211PIN code

## Karthikayapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karthikayapuram is 631211.** Karthikayapuram falls in Tiruttani sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code631211
- Gram panchayatKarthikayapuram , Kannikapura
- Community development blockTiruttani
- Census village code628915

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

## How far is Karthikayapuram from nearby towns?

- Tiruttani (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Tiruttani (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 Karthikayapuram?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Karthikayapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tiruttani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tiruttani
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tiruttani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Karthikayapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. Products made here include blue metal. About 24% of the 975 hectares of village land is sown, and 221 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 Karthikayapuram

Of every 100 households in Karthikayapuram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karthikayapuram · ■ Tiruttani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**83%

Tap water ****74%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**64%

Use banking services ****30%**

**37%

Television ****92%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**21%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****84%**

**94%

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 Karthikayapuram?

■ Karthikayapuram · ■ Tiruttani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**923

Working population ****37.7%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 61.1% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (15%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 516 (40%) · **■** Marginal 410 (32%)

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 Tiruttani

- Pattabiramapuram3,874 people
- Poonimangadu3,803 people
- Chivvada3,699 people
- Cherukkanur3,658 people
- Veeraraghavapuram3,167 people
- Sathuranjaypuram3,061 people
- S.Agraharam3,056 people
- Nallattur2,986 people

[All 65 villages in Tiruttani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/tiruttani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karthikayapuram?631211
- How far is Karthikayapuram from Thiruvallur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Karthikayapuram?3,434 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karthikayapuram in?Thiruvallur district (Tiruttani sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karthikayapuram?70.6% (Census 2011)
