# Karuvanda Village, Veerakeralamputhur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/veerakeralamputhur/karuvanda/ Village · Veerakeralamputhur, Tirunelveli # Karuvanda Karuvanda is a village in Veerakeralamputhur sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627860**. The 2011 Census counted **6,821 people in 1,818 households**, the 5th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 6,821people (2011) - 1,818households - 76.1%literacy - 627860PIN code ## Karuvanda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karuvanda is 627860.** Karuvanda falls in Veerakeralamputhur sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627860 - Gram panchayatKaruvantha - Community development blockAlangulam - Census village code642736 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karuvanda from nearby towns? - Veerakeralamputhur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)35 km by road - Surandai (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 Karuvanda? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Karuvanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Uthumalai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Surandai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Veerakeralampudur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 Karuvanda known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and corn**. Products made here include beedi. About 21% of the 1,048 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Karuvanda Of every 100 households in Karuvanda in 2011, 97 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karuvanda · ■ Veerakeralamputhur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****33%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **68% Tap water ****98%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%** **66% Use banking services ****51%** **57% Television ****91%** **83% Mobile phone ****55%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****93%** **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 Karuvanda? ■ Karuvanda · ■ Veerakeralamputhur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049** **945 Working population ****55.5%** **57.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 66.9% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 381 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 543 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1,595 (42%) · **■** Other work 1,194 (32%) · **■** Marginal 74 (2%) 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 Veerakeralamputhur - Vellakal8,363 people - Veeranam7,796 people - Uthumalai7,737 people - Veerakeralampudur7,158 people - Kulaiyaneri6,198 people - Vadi4,806 people - Balabadraramapuram4,226 people - Rajagopalaperi4,120 people [All 22 villages in Veerakeralamputhur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/veerakeralamputhur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karuvanda?627860 - How far is Karuvanda from Tirunelveli?35 km by road - What is the population of Karuvanda?6,821 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karuvanda in?Tirunelveli district (Veerakeralamputhur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karuvanda?76.1% (Census 2011)