# Kargudi Village, Musiri, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Musiri, Tiruchirappalli 

# Kargudi

Kargudi is a village in Musiri sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621010**. The 2011 Census counted **2,394 people in 668 households**, the 41st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 2,394people (2011)
- 668households
- 79.3%literacy
- 621010PIN code

## Kargudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kargudi is 621010.** Kargudi falls in Musiri sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code621010
- Gram panchayatKarugudi
- Community development blockTattayyangarpettai
- Census village code635695

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

## How far is Kargudi from nearby towns?

- Musiri (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)61 km by road
- Mettupalayam (nearest town)3 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 Kargudi?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kargudi; 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
- ●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 · Mettupalayam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vadakkuveli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadakkuveli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Kargudi known for?

The main crops are **tapioca, sugarcane and paddy**. About 48% of the 947 hectares of village land is sown, and 270 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 Kargudi

Of every 100 households in Kargudi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kargudi · ■ Musiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**87%

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

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**75%

Tap water ****90%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**75%

Use banking services ****76%**

**57%

Television ****82%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**25%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Kargudi?

■ Kargudi · ■ Musiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**922

Working population ****54.7%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 69.0% for women. 62% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 347 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 580 (44%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 305 (23%) · **■** Marginal 73 (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 Musiri

- Paithambarai2,723 people
- Sithambur2,660 people
- Karattampatti2,564 people
- Valavandhi East2,486 people
- Manparai2,392 people
- Savanthilingapuram2,194 people
- Valavandhi2,155 people
- Serugudi2,131 people

[All 59 villages in Musiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/musiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kargudi?621010
- How far is Kargudi from Tiruchirappalli?61 km by road
- What is the population of Kargudi?2,394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kargudi in?Tiruchirappalli district (Musiri sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kargudi?79.3% (Census 2011)
