# Karapattu Village, Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram 

# Karapattu

Karapattu is a village in Ulundurpettai sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607107**. The 2011 Census counted **1,897 people in 439 households**, the 67th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,897people (2011)
- 439households
- 66.6%literacy
- 607107PIN code

## Karapattu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karapattu is 607107.** Karapattu falls in Ulundurpettai sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code607107
- Gram panchayatKarapattu
- Community development blockThiruvennainallur
- Census village code633597

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

## How far is Karapattu from nearby towns?

- Ulundurpettai (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)15 km by road
- Viluppuram (nearest town)15 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 Karapattu?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Karapattu; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Perangiyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Viluppuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Panruti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Karapattu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, casuarina and sugarcane**. About 38% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Karapattu

Of every 100 households in Karapattu in 2011, 87 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karapattu · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**90%

Tap water ****99%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**82%

Use banking services ****41%**

**40%

Television ****85%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**9%

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 Karapattu?

■ Karapattu · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**934

Working population ****52.1%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 57.0% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 700 (71%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 170 (17%) · **■** Marginal 61 (6%)

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 Ulundurpettai

- Koothanur2,016 people
- Moolasamudram1,916 people
- Sikkadu1,909 people
- Nagar1,908 people
- Deviyanandal1,890 people
- Kunamangalam1,842 people
- Sithanangur1,835 people
- Parikkal1,823 people

[All 182 villages in Ulundurpettai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karapattu?607107
- How far is Karapattu from Viluppuram?15 km by road
- What is the population of Karapattu?1,897 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karapattu in?Viluppuram district (Ulundurpettai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karapattu?66.6% (Census 2011)
