# Karuvelampadi Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/karuvelampadi/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Karuvelampadi Karuvelampadi is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,561 people in 380 households**, the 96th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,561people (2011) - 380households - 46.5%literacy - 606207PIN code ## Karuvelampadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karuvelampadi is 606207.** Karuvelampadi falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606207 - Gram panchayatKondiyanatham - Community development blockKalrayan Hills - Census village code633334 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karuvelampadi from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)49 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)109 km by road - Vadakkanandal (nearest town)24 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 Karuvelampadi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Karuvelampadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vadakanandal - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadakanandal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Karuvelampadi known for? The main crops are **tapioca, paddy and corn**. About 15% of the 2,182 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Karuvelampadi Of every 100 households in Karuvelampadi in 2011, 89 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karuvelampadi · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **92% Toilet within the home ****1%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **87% Tap water ****45%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **77% Use banking services ****17%** **49% Television ****88%** **76% Mobile phone ****63%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Karuvelampadi? ■ Karuvelampadi · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.5%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879** **939 Working population ****63.5%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.4% for men and 38.2% for women. 64% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 392 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 546 (55%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 32 (3%) 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 - Kanankadu1,640 people - Arkkavadi1,620 people - Chithal1,599 people - Vengalam1,581 people - Arur1,555 people - Serapattu1,548 people - Periyapagandai1,547 people - Yal1,546 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karuvelampadi?606207 - How far is Karuvelampadi from Viluppuram?109 km by road - What is the population of Karuvelampadi?1,561 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karuvelampadi in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karuvelampadi?46.5% (Census 2011)