# Karrikkanthangal Village, Arcot, Vellore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Arcot, Vellore 

# Karrikkanthangal

Karrikkanthangal is a village in Arcot sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632506**. The 2011 Census counted **723 people in 172 households**, the 68th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 723people (2011)
- 172households
- 71.9%literacy
- 632506PIN code

## Karrikkanthangal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karrikkanthangal is 632506.** Karrikkanthangal falls in Arcot sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code632506
- Gram panchayatKarikkanthangal
- Community development blockArcot
- Census village code630731

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Karrikkanthangal from nearby towns?

- Arcot (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)45 km by road
- Kalavai (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 Karrikkanthangal?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Karrikkanthangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●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 · Velur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mulluvadi
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kalavai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Karrikkanthangal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 53% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Karrikkanthangal

Of every 100 households in Karrikkanthangal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karrikkanthangal · ■ Arcot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**76%

Use banking services ****51%**

**30%

Television ****92%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Karrikkanthangal?

■ Karrikkanthangal · ■ Arcot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**930

Working population ****46.9%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 63.0% for women. 64% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (13%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 108 (32%) · **■** Marginal 25 (7%)

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 Arcot

- Karivedu762 people
- Punnappadi756 people
- Athiyanam742 people
- Kadappanthangal731 people
- Kilanthangal705 people
- Kilambadi702 people
- Pariyamangalam676 people
- Perumanthangal676 people

[All 98 villages in Arcot](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karrikkanthangal?632506
- How far is Karrikkanthangal from Vellore?45 km by road
- What is the population of Karrikkanthangal?723 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karrikkanthangal in?Vellore district (Arcot sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karrikkanthangal?71.9% (Census 2011)