# Karkur Village, Gudiyatham, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/gudiyatham/karkur/ Village · Gudiyatham, Vellore # Karkur Karkur is a village in Gudiyatham sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635805**. The 2011 Census counted **1,427 people in 332 households**, the 67th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,427people (2011) - 332households - 79.7%literacy - 635805PIN code ## Karkur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karkur is 635805.** Karkur falls in Gudiyatham sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635805 - Gram panchayatKarkur - Community development blockPernampattu - Census village code630322 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karkur from nearby towns? - Gudiyatham (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)67 km by road - Gudiyatham (nearest town)18 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 Karkur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Karkur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mailpatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Gudiyatham - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gudiyatham - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Karkur known for? The main crops are **coconut, mango and sugarcane**. About 53% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Karkur Of every 100 households in Karkur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karkur · ■ Gudiyatham rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **91% Toilet within the home ****18%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **76% Tap water ****98%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **75% Use banking services ****29%** **31% Television ****83%** **87% Mobile phone ****59%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****92%** **93% 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 Karkur? ■ Karkur · ■ Gudiyatham rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****723** **944 Working population ****34.4%** **44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 73.4% for women. 48% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 28 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (27%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 283 (58%) · **■** Marginal 45 (9%) 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 Gudiyatham - Chinnalapalli1,486 people - Thattimanapalli1,466 people - Chinna Thottalam1,449 people - Rajakuppam1,447 people - Rangampettai1,357 people - Kempasamudram1,288 people - Karuneekasamudram1,279 people - Pangarishikuppam1,206 people [All 96 villages in Gudiyatham](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/gudiyatham/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karkur?635805 - How far is Karkur from Vellore?67 km by road - What is the population of Karkur?1,427 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karkur in?Vellore district (Gudiyatham sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karkur?79.7% (Census 2011)