# Karai Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/karai/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Karai Karai is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,830 people in 682 households**, the 28th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 2,830people (2011) - 682households - 66.5%literacy - 605201PIN code ## Karai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karai is 605201.** Karai falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605201 - Gram panchayatKarai - Community development blockGingee - Census village code632475 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karai from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)33 km by road - Ananthapuram (nearest town)9 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 Karai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Karai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ananthapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Orathur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salamedu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 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 Karai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 28% of the 617 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Karai Of every 100 households in Karai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Karai · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****42%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **86% Tap water ****82%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **82% Use banking services ****43%** **45% Television ****91%** **85% Mobile phone ****70%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****15%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **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 Karai? ■ Karai · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929** **931 Working population ****52.3%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 56.6% for women. 61% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 116 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 68 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,281 (87%) 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 Gingee - Nallampillaipetral3,123 people - Gangavaram3,122 people - Jayankondan2,939 people - Sorattupperiyankuppam2,930 people - Tenpalai2,814 people - Sirudalaipoondi2,702 people - Melacheri2,681 people - Padippallam2,639 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karai?605201 - How far is Karai from Viluppuram?33 km by road - What is the population of Karai?2,830 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karai in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karai?66.5% (Census 2011)