# Karikathur Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/karikathur/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Karikathur Karikathur is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606803**. The 2011 Census counted **1,054 people in 285 households**, the 136th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 1,054people (2011) - 285households - 55.5%literacy - 606803PIN code ## Karikathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karikathur is 606803.** Karikathur falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606803 - Gram panchayatKarikathur - Community development blockChetpet - Census village code631717 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karikathur from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)40 km by road - Polur (nearest town)8 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 Karikathur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Karikathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mandakolathur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ettivadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Polur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Karikathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 33% of the 415 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Karikathur Of every 100 households in Karikathur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karikathur · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **90% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **87% Tap water ****98%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%** **76% Use banking services ****74%** **40% Television ****84%** **83% Mobile phone ****66%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **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 Karikathur? ■ Karikathur · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **917 Working population ****54.0%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.1% for men and 48.8% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 128 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (15%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 167 (29%) · **■** Marginal 176 (31%) 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 - Kanamalai1,091 people - Chittathurai1,087 people - Ernamangalam1,079 people - Kothandavady1,070 people - Piryambut1,052 people - Kilpotharai1,028 people - Naranamangalam1,024 people - Munivanthangal992 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karikathur?606803 - How far is Karikathur from Tiruvannamalai?40 km by road - What is the population of Karikathur?1,054 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karikathur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karikathur?55.5% (Census 2011)