# Karigiri Village, Katpadi, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Katpadi, Vellore 

# Karigiri

Karigiri is a village in Katpadi sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632106**. The 2011 Census counted **5,185 people in 1,221 households**, the 8th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 5,185people (2011)
- 1,221households
- 79.8%literacy
- 632106PIN code

## Karigiri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karigiri is 632106.** Karigiri falls in Katpadi sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code632106
- Gram panchayatKarigiri
- Community development blockKatpadi
- Census village code630408

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

## How far is Karigiri from nearby towns?

- Katpadi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)12 km by road
- Katpadi (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 Karigiri?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Karigiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katpadi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Katpadi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gandhinagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Karigiri known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ragi**. About 42% of the 933 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Karigiri

Of every 100 households in Karigiri in 2011, 91 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karigiri · ■ Katpadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**72%

Tap water ****88%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**61%

Use banking services ****49%**

**38%

Television ****92%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****88%**

**91%

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 Karigiri?

■ Karigiri · ■ Katpadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**967

Working population ****44.2%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 71.7% for women. 58% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 232 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (6%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,053 (46%) · **■** Marginal 843 (37%)

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 Katpadi

- Ammundi8,334 people
- Pasumathur7,149 people
- Vandaranthangal6,946 people
- Melpadi5,767 people
- Kavanur5,091 people
- Palayakrishnapuram4,948 people
- Jaffrapet4,927 people
- Chenji4,726 people

[All 100 villages in Katpadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karigiri?632106
- How far is Karigiri from Vellore?12 km by road
- What is the population of Karigiri?5,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karigiri in?Vellore district (Katpadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karigiri?79.8% (Census 2011)