# Karanthai Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/karanthai/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Karanthai Karanthai is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604410**. The 2011 Census counted **881 people in 221 households**, the 127th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 881people (2011) - 221households - 89.3%literacy - 604410PIN code ## Karanthai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karanthai is 604410.** Karanthai falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604410 - Gram panchayatKaranthai - Community development blockVembakkam - Census village code631268 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karanthai from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)110 km by road - Tiruvethipuram (nearest town)15 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 Karanthai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Karanthai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vembakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvethipuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Iyengarkulam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Karanthai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and black gram**. About 13% of the 462 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Karanthai Of every 100 households in Karanthai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karanthai · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****100%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **69% Use banking services ****22%** **43% Television ****75%** **88% Mobile phone ****49%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **95% 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 Karanthai? ■ Karanthai · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038** **965 Working population ****65.7%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.5% for men and 81.6% for women. 66% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 63 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 34 (6%) · **■** Marginal 392 (68%) 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 Cheyyar - Kizhathur918 people - Ariyur896 people - Azhinjalpattu892 people - Umaiyalpuram884 people - Seevaram880 people - Pudupalayam853 people - Paiyur847 people - Kodaiyampakkam843 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karanthai?604410 - How far is Karanthai from Tiruvannamalai?110 km by road - What is the population of Karanthai?881 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karanthai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karanthai?89.3% (Census 2011)