# Karikali Village, Musiri, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/musiri/karikali/ Village · Musiri, Tiruchirappalli # Karikali Karikali is a village in Musiri sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621210**. The 2011 Census counted **3,205 people in 916 households**, the 29th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 3,205people (2011) - 916households - 76.4%literacy - 621210PIN code ## Karikali PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karikali is 621210.** Karikali falls in Musiri sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621210 - Gram panchayatKarikali - Community development blockTattayyangarpettai - Census village code635693 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karikali from nearby towns? - Musiri (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)70 km by road - Mettupalayam (nearest town)1 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 Karikali? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Karikali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 school5–10 km · Eragudi South - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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)20 h summer · 20 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 Karikali known for? The main crops are **paddy, tapioca and corn**. Products made here include wood products. About 20% of the 1,206 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Karikali Of every 100 households in Karikali in 2011, 91 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karikali · ■ Musiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **87% Toilet within the home ****24%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **75% Tap water ****97%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **75% Use banking services ****53%** **57% Television ****80%** **76% Mobile phone ****59%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****91%** **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 Karikali? ■ Karikali · ■ Musiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1104** **922 Working population ****53.0%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 67.1% for women. 62% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 243 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 422 (25%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 573 (34%) · **■** Marginal 448 (26%) 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 - Valasiramani3,248 people - Poolancheri3,227 people - Sukkampatti3,222 people - Vengaimandalam3,208 people - Komangalam3,193 people - Gunaseelam3,084 people - Thinnanur3,016 people - Puthanampatti3,009 people [All 59 villages in Musiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/musiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karikali?621210 - How far is Karikali from Tiruchirappalli?70 km by road - What is the population of Karikali?3,205 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karikali in?Tiruchirappalli district (Musiri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karikali?76.4% (Census 2011)