# Karikambattu Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/karikambattu/ Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram # Karikambattu Karikambattu is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604307**. The 2011 Census counted **159 people in 38 households**, the 215th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 159people (2011) - 38households - 84.6%literacy - 604307PIN code ## Karikambattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karikambattu is 604307.** Karikambattu falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604307 - Gram panchayatPadiri - Community development blockOlakkur - Census village code632533 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karikambattu from nearby towns? - Tindivanam (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)40 km by road - Tindivanam (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 Karikambattu? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Karikambattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Olakkur Melpadi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Olakkur Kilpadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Melmaruvathur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Karikambattu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and casuarina**. About 49% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Karikambattu Of every 100 households in Karikambattu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Karikambattu · ■ Tindivanam rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **93% Toilet within the home ****45%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **83% Tap water ****79%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%** **74% Use banking services ****68%** **40% Television ****97%** **88% Mobile phone ****53%** **61% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **2% None of these assets ****0%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **95% 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 Karikambattu? ■ Karikambattu · ■ Tindivanam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****767** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778** **976 Working population ****33.3%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.6% for men and 74.2% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 13 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (19%) · **■** Marginal 8 (15%) 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 Tindivanam - Alagaipakkam225 people - Kulapakkam222 people - Sorapattu216 people - Konalur190 people - Tengapakkam159 people - Madavantangal153 people - Vandarampundi60 people [All 223 villages in Tindivanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karikambattu?604307 - How far is Karikambattu from Viluppuram?40 km by road - What is the population of Karikambattu?159 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karikambattu in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karikambattu?84.6% (Census 2011)