# Karakottai Village, Mannargudi, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Mannargudi, Thiruvarur 

# Karakottai

Karakottai is a village in Mannargudi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614013**. The 2011 Census counted **2,117 people in 573 households**, the 44th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 2,117people (2011)
- 573households
- 71.7%literacy
- 614013PIN code

## Karakottai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karakottai is 614013.** Karakottai falls in Mannargudi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614013
- Gram panchayatKarakottai
- Community development blockNeedamangalam
- Census village code638224

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

## How far is Karakottai from nearby towns?

- Mannargudi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Thiruvarur (district HQ)37 km by road
- Needamangalam (nearest town)10 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 Karakottai?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Karakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Melaiyur -Ii
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kumarapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mannargudi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Karakottai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and ground nut**. About 73% of the 431 hectares of village land is sown, and 305 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 Karakottai

Of every 100 households in Karakottai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karakottai · ■ Mannargudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**66%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**80%

Use banking services ****37%**

**45%

Television ****93%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Karakottai?

■ Karakottai · ■ Mannargudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**934

Working population ****52.7%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 63.1% for women. 64% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (23%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 151 (14%) · **■** Marginal 569 (51%)

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 Mannargudi

- Mannukkumundan2,208 people
- Sithamalli2,191 people
- Palayakottaiparasapuram2,166 people
- Thirupalakudi I2,155 people
- Paingattur2,095 people
- Nemmeli2,093 people
- Thirumakkottai -I2,075 people
- Sundarakkottai2,070 people

[All 118 villages in Mannargudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/mannargudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karakottai?614013
- How far is Karakottai from Thiruvarur?37 km by road
- What is the population of Karakottai?2,117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karakottai in?Thiruvarur district (Mannargudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karakottai?71.7% (Census 2011)