# Karisattan Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/karisattan/ Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # Karisattan Karisattan is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627753**. The 2011 Census counted **5,032 people in 1,409 households**, the 20th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 5,032people (2011) - 1,409households - 76.0%literacy - 627753PIN code ## Karisattan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karisattan is 627753.** Karisattan falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627753 - Gram panchayatKarisathan - Community development blockKuruvikulam - Census village code642653 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karisattan from nearby towns? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)75 km by road - Sankarankoil (nearest town)18 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 Karisattan? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Karisattan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●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 · Kalingappatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pandappuli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankarankoil - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Karisattan known for? The main crops are **corn, cotton and black gram**. About 47% of the 1,538 hectares of village land is sown, and 396 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 Karisattan Of every 100 households in Karisattan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karisattan · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****7%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **80% Tap water ****82%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **73% Use banking services ****39%** **46% Television ****89%** **84% Mobile phone ****46%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****92%** **91% 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 Karisattan? ■ Karisattan · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **968 Working population ****56.3%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 66.7% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 146 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,098 (39%) · **■** Household industry 325 (11%) · **■** Other work 1,172 (41%) · **■** Marginal 92 (3%) 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 Sankarankoil - Achchampatti5,474 people - Keelaneelidanallur5,325 people - Perumalpatti5,175 people - Panaiyur5,050 people - Devarkulam A.4,940 people - Perumpathur4,810 people - Vayali4,754 people - Kurukkalpatti4,560 people [All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karisattan?627753 - How far is Karisattan from Tirunelveli?75 km by road - What is the population of Karisattan?5,032 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karisattan in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karisattan?76.0% (Census 2011)