# Karungadal Village, Sathankulam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/sathankulam/karungadal/ Village · Sathankulam, Thoothukkudi # Karungadal Karungadal is a village in Sathankulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628613**. The 2011 Census counted **6,077 people in 1,572 households**, the 3rd largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.9%. - 6,077people (2011) - 1,572households - 87.7%literacy - 628613PIN code ## Karungadal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karungadal is 628613.** Karungadal falls in Sathankulam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628613 - Gram panchayatKarungadal - Community development blockAlwarthirunagari - Census village code642596 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karungadal from nearby towns? - Sathankulam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)95 km by road - Sathankulam (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 Karungadal? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Karungadal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 9 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 · Sri Venkateshwarapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kommadikottai - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Palangulam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Karungadal known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and ground nut**. About 18% of the 2,335 hectares of village land is sown, and 295 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 Karungadal Of every 100 households in Karungadal in 2011, 87 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Karungadal · ■ Sathankulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **92% Toilet within the home ****27%** **45% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **54% Tap water ****98%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **71% Use banking services ****60%** **56% Television ****83%** **86% Mobile phone ****60%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **88% 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 Karungadal? ■ Karungadal · ■ Sathankulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%** **88.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033** **1078 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987** **959 Working population ****51.5%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.6% for men and 83.9% for women. 62% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 174 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,170 (37%) · **■** Household industry 201 (6%) · **■** Other work 1,095 (35%) · **■** Marginal 489 (16%) 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 Sathankulam - Padukkapathu7,425 people - Pudukulam6,674 people - Palangulam5,616 people - Arasoor I5,600 people - Mudalur5,417 people - Naduvakkurichi4,920 people [All 25 villages in Sathankulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/sathankulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karungadal?628613 - How far is Karungadal from Thoothukkudi?95 km by road - What is the population of Karungadal?6,077 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karungadal in?Thoothukkudi district (Sathankulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karungadal?87.7% (Census 2011)