# Karaiyappalaiyur Village, Kodavasal, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/kodavasal/karaiyappalaiyur/ Village · Kodavasal, Thiruvarur # Karaiyappalaiyur Karaiyappalaiyur is a village in Kodavasal sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612603**. The 2011 Census counted **1,170 people in 307 households**, the 72nd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%. - 1,170people (2011) - 307households - 77.5%literacy - 612603PIN code ## Karaiyappalaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karaiyappalaiyur is 612603.** Karaiyappalaiyur falls in Kodavasal sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612603 - Gram panchayatKaraiyappalaiyur - Community development blockKoradacheri - Census village code637976 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karaiyappalaiyur from nearby towns? - Kodavasal (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)20 km by road - Koradacheri (nearest town)6 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 Karaiyappalaiyur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Karaiyappalaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Koradacheri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Manjakkudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Semmangudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 Karaiyappalaiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 71% of the 409 hectares of village land is sown, and 278 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 Karaiyappalaiyur Of every 100 households in Karaiyappalaiyur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karaiyappalaiyur · ■ Kodavasal rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****22%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **60% Tap water ****59%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **69% Use banking services ****27%** **47% Television ****84%** **91% Mobile phone ****42%** **58% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **93% 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 Karaiyappalaiyur? ■ Karaiyappalaiyur · ■ Kodavasal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **82.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1184** **968 Working population ****52.2%** **43.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 72.0% for women. 61% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 52 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 265 (43%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (6%) · **■** Marginal 254 (42%) 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 Kodavasal - 100.Paruthiyur1,228 people - Erukattur1,185 people - Sithadi1,177 people - Neikkuppai1,171 people - Viswanathapuram1,151 people - Adippuliyur1,139 people - Vilagam1,137 people - Prathabaramapuram1,136 people [All 101 villages in Kodavasal](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/kodavasal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karaiyappalaiyur?612603 - How far is Karaiyappalaiyur from Thiruvarur?20 km by road - What is the population of Karaiyappalaiyur?1,170 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karaiyappalaiyur in?Thiruvarur district (Kodavasal sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karaiyappalaiyur?77.5% (Census 2011)