# Karanai Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/karanai/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Karanai Karanai is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604404**. The 2011 Census counted **715 people in 172 households**, the 168th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 715people (2011) - 172households - 69.6%literacy - 604404PIN code ## Karanai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karanai is 604404.** Karanai falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604404 - Gram panchayatKaranai - Community development blockVandavasi - Census village code631468 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karanai from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)76 km by road - Vandavasi (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 Karanai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karanai; 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 - ●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 · Vandavasi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thennangur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Vandavasi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 12 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 Karanai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 48% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Karanai Of every 100 households in Karanai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karanai · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****28%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **86% Tap water ****99%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **81% Use banking services ****19%** **44% Television ****79%** **88% Mobile phone ****68%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Karanai? ■ Karanai · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1263** **974 Working population ****65.0%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 56.3% for women. 66% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 376 (81%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 67 (14%) · **■** Marginal 15 (3%) 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 Vandavasi - Irumbili743 people - Avnavadi740 people - Sivanam738 people - Jagannathapuram730 people - Soraputhur706 people - Sathanoor687 people - Venmandai681 people - Palaveri661 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karanai?604404 - How far is Karanai from Tiruvannamalai?76 km by road - What is the population of Karanai?715 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karanai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karanai?69.6% (Census 2011)