# Kariyalur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/kariyalur/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Kariyalur Kariyalur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,642 people in 360 households**, the 91st largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,642people (2011) - 360households - 57.3%literacy - 606207PIN code ## Kariyalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kariyalur is 606207.** Kariyalur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606207 - Gram panchayatKariyalur - Community development blockKalrayan Hills - Census village code633337 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kariyalur from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)43 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)120 km by road - Vadakkanandal (nearest town)30 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 Kariyalur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kariyalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mavadipattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Kariyalur known for? The main crops are **tapioca, paddy and sugarcane**. About 31% of the 970 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Kariyalur Of every 100 households in Kariyalur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kariyalur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **87% Tap water ****40%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **77% Use banking services ****18%** **49% Television ****93%** **76% Mobile phone ****71%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **10% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kariyalur? ■ Kariyalur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **939 Working population ****51.3%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.7% for men and 46.2% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 480 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (9%) · **■** Household industry 34 (4%) · **■** Other work 49 (6%) · **■** Marginal 205 (24%) 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 Sankarapuram - Mundiyur1,692 people - Sembadakurichi1,675 people - Kallippadi1,655 people - Odiyanthal1,650 people - Kanankadu1,640 people - Arkkavadi1,620 people - Chithal1,599 people - Vengalam1,581 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kariyalur?606207 - How far is Kariyalur from Viluppuram?120 km by road - What is the population of Kariyalur?1,642 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kariyalur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kariyalur?57.3% (Census 2011)