# Karkudi Village, Shenkottai, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/shenkottai/karkudi/ Village · Shenkottai, Tirunelveli # Karkudi Karkudi is a village in Shenkottai sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627813**. The 2011 Census counted **4,134 people in 1,173 households**, the 6th largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%. - 4,134people (2011) - 1,173households - 80.5%literacy - 627813PIN code ## Karkudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karkudi is 627813.** Karkudi falls in Shenkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627813 - Gram panchayatKarkudi - Community development blockShenkottai - Census village code642781 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karkudi from nearby towns? - Shenkottai (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)65 km by road - Shenkottai (nearest town)4 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 Karkudi? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Karkudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary 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 - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shenkottai - ○Degree college10+ km · Kodikurichi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shenkottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Karkudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and coconut**. Products made here include clay pots. About 63% of the 623 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 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 Karkudi Of every 100 households in Karkudi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karkudi · ■ Shenkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****40%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **42% Tap water ****97%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **40% Use banking services ****53%** **62% Television ****77%** **84% Mobile phone ****58%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **8% Own their home ****85%** **83% 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 Karkudi? ■ Karkudi · ■ Shenkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%** **79.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **916 Working population ****50.3%** **49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.8% for men and 70.5% for women. 60% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,007 (48%) · **■** Household industry 257 (12%) · **■** Other work 382 (18%) · **■** Marginal 393 (19%) 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 Shenkottai - Elathur8,636 people - Piranoor7,292 people - Periapillaivalasai6,673 people - Tenpottai5,250 people - Vallam3,701 people - Neduvayal3,618 people - Kanakkupillaivalasai3,067 people [All 14 villages in Shenkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/shenkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karkudi?627813 - How far is Karkudi from Tirunelveli?65 km by road - What is the population of Karkudi?4,134 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karkudi in?Tirunelveli district (Shenkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karkudi?80.5% (Census 2011)