# Karuppur Village, Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi 

# Karuppur

Karuppur is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626205**. The 2011 Census counted **801 people in 256 households**, the 34th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 801people (2011)
- 256households
- 67.4%literacy
- 626205PIN code

## Karuppur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karuppur is 626205.** Karuppur falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code626205
- Gram panchayatKaruppur
- Community development blockPudur
- Census village code642262

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?

- Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)53 km by road
- Ettayapuram (nearest town)13 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 · 1 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Uppathur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kovilpatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kovilpatti
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 21 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 **maize, whole green gram and black gram**. About 13% of the 1,196 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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, 91 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karuppur · ■ Ettayapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**92%

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

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**87%

Tap water ****98%**

**79%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**65%

Use banking services ****24%**

**40%

Television ****77%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**9%

Own their home ****79%**

**86%

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 · ■ Ettayapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1113**

**1061

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188**

**986

Working population ****50.8%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 56.5% for women. 65% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (29%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 219 (54%) · **■** Marginal 24 (6%)

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 Ettayapuram

- Manjanaickenpatti903 people
- Kattaramanpatti888 people
- Veerapatti877 people
- Athikinar839 people
- Rajapatti772 people
- Valampatti758 people
- Masarpatti713 people
- Suraikkaipatti683 people

[All 55 villages in Ettayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karuppur?626205
- How far is Karuppur from Thoothukkudi?53 km by road
- What is the population of Karuppur?801 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karuppur in?Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karuppur?67.4% (Census 2011)