# Karapoondy Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/karapoondy/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Karapoondy Karapoondy is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606803**. The 2011 Census counted **2,438 people in 612 households**, the 58th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 2,438people (2011) - 612households - 77.4%literacy - 606803PIN code ## Karapoondy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karapoondy is 606803.** Karapoondy falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606803 - Gram panchayatKarapoondy - Community development blockChetpet - Census village code631765 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karapoondy from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)41 km by road - Polur (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 Karapoondy? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Karapoondy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Polur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ettivadi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Polur - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Karapoondy known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include jaggery. About 31% of the 635 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 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 Karapoondy Of every 100 households in Karapoondy in 2011, 95 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karapoondy · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **90% Toilet within the home ****22%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **87% Tap water ****89%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **76% Use banking services ****43%** **40% Television ****89%** **83% Mobile phone ****56%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****88%** **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 Karapoondy? ■ Karapoondy · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992** **917 Working population ****45.9%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 69.7% for women. 60% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 120 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (12%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 303 (27%) · **■** Marginal 552 (49%) 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 Polur - Vanniyanur2,622 people - Kangiranandal2,599 people - Kelur2,508 people - Pathiyavady2,445 people - Kalpattu2,428 people - Sedavampattu2,385 people - Vinnuvampattu2,349 people - Saduperi2,337 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karapoondy?606803 - How far is Karapoondy from Tiruvannamalai?41 km by road - What is the population of Karapoondy?2,438 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karapoondy in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karapoondy?77.4% (Census 2011)