# Karaikulam Village, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kariapatti, Virudhunagar 

# Karaikulam

Karaikulam is a village in Kariapatti sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626129**. The 2011 Census counted **293 people in 74 households**, the 56th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 293people (2011)
- 74households
- 57.8%literacy
- 626129PIN code

## Karaikulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karaikulam is 626129.** Karaikulam falls in Kariapatti sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code626129
- Gram panchayatThulukkangulam
- Community development blockKariapatti
- Census village code641470

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

## How far is Karaikulam from nearby towns?

- Kariapatti (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Virudhunagar (district HQ)47 km by road
- Kariapatti (nearest town)29 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 Karaikulam?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Karaikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Thamaraikulam
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thiruchuli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalkurichi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Karaikulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 30% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Karaikulam

Of every 100 households in Karaikulam in 2011, 75 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karaikulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**20%

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

**77%

Use banking services ****66%**

**33%

Television ****99%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Karaikulam?

■ Karaikulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**970

Working population ****54.9%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 45.2% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 46 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (47%) · **■** Other work 37 (23%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Kariapatti

- Koovarkulam327 people
- Kanakkanendal319 people
- Iluppaikulam312 people
- Thulukkangulam309 people
- Kundukulam293 people
- Vettrilaimuruganpatti277 people
- Chokkanendal276 people
- Sooranoor276 people

[All 101 villages in Kariapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karaikulam?626129
- How far is Karaikulam from Virudhunagar?47 km by road
- What is the population of Karaikulam?293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karaikulam in?Virudhunagar district (Kariapatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Karaikulam?57.8% (Census 2011)