# Karapattu Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/karapattu/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Karapattu Karapattu is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606705**. The 2011 Census counted **6,869 people in 1,569 households**, the 3rd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 6,869people (2011) - 1,569households - 70.9%literacy - 606705PIN code ## Karapattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karapattu is 606705.** Karapattu falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606705 - Gram panchayatKarapattu , Nagapadi - Community development blockPudupalayam - Census village code631872 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karapattu from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)23 km by road - Pudupalayam (nearest town)2 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 Karapattu? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Karapattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pudupalayam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Karapattu known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and tapioca**. Products made here include rice and jaggery. About 55% of the 1,440 hectares of village land is sown, and 748 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 Karapattu Of every 100 households in Karapattu in 2011, 92 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karapattu · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****12%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **90% Tap water ****84%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **85% Use banking services ****35%** **29% Television ****84%** **80% Mobile phone ****70%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **9% Own their home ****97%** **97% 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 Karapattu? ■ Karapattu · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **885 Working population ****49.3%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 61.0% for women. 58% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 926 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,305 (39%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 675 (20%) · **■** Marginal 459 (14%) 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 Chengam - Paramanandal9,920 people - Pakkiripalayam7,035 people - Kariyamangalam6,169 people - Kanji5,873 people - Melpulidiyur5,057 people - Melpallipattu5,016 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karapattu?606705 - How far is Karapattu from Tiruvannamalai?23 km by road - What is the population of Karapattu?6,869 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karapattu in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karapattu?70.9% (Census 2011)