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Karuppatti is located 7 Kilometers from Sholavandhan in the Indian state of Tamil-Nadu at the Madurai district. It is being one of the best villages to have the sewage system ever since last 100 years or so.
It lies on river bed of Vaigai, Major occupation here is agriculture. Rich in Coconut, Banana, Paddy, Sugarcane and Betal Leaves cultivation... The route to Karuppatti is surrounded with Coconut trees on either side of the road.
The name Karuppatti is from the tamil word "Kari Patti" meaning "Elephant Shelter". History says when king Chola ravaged war against Pandya, he has sheleterd all his elephants at Karuppatti (Kari - Means Yaanai [Elephant], Patti - Means Shelter).
The Village is an Icon of tradition and architecture, though most remains are no more the village still has some of the best drinking water, sewage and waste water collection designed before centuries.
Karuppatti is a Village in Vadipatti Taluk in Madurai District of Tamil Nadu State, India. It is located 29 KM towards west from District head quarters Madurai. 7 KM from Vadipatti. 490 KM from State capital Chennai.
Karuppatti Pin code is 625205 and postal head office is Karupatti.
Mannadimangalam ( 8.6 KM ) , Mullippallam ( 6.5 KM ) , Kadupatti ( 9.7 KM ) , Vadipatti ( 6.8 KM ) , Neerethan ( 9.8 KM ) are the nearby Villages to Karuppatti. Karuppatti is surrounded by Nilakottai Taluk towards North , Alanganallur Taluk towards East , Usilampatti Taluk towards west , Chellampatti Taluk towards South.
Vadipatti , Sholavandan , Usilampatti , Madurai are the nearby Cities to Karuppatti.
This Place is in the border of the Madurai District and Dindigul District. Dindigul District Nilakottai is North towards this place
Tamil is the Local Language here.
The latitude and longitude of Karuppatti is 10.0565595 and 77.9297644. Karuppatti using IST(indian standard time) and it is located in the UTC time zone 5.30 . INR is a currency code for Indian Rupee, Karuppatti people are using its national currency INR.
Karupatti is a large village located in Vadipatti of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu with total 885 families residing. The Karupatti village has population of 3399 of which 1712 are males while 1687 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Karupatti village population of children with age 0-6 is 361 which makes up 10.62 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Karupatti village is 985 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Karupatti as per census is 962, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.
Karupatti village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Karupatti village was 79.62 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Karupatti Male literacy stands at 86.13 % while female literacy rate was 73.05 %.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Karupatti village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.
Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
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Total No. of Houses | 885 | - | - |
Population | 3,399 | 1,712 | 1,687 |
Child (0-6) | 361 | 184 | 177 |
Schedule Caste | 1,893 | 950 | 943 |
Schedule Tribe | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Literacy | 79.62 % | 86.13 % | 73.05 % |
Total Workers | 1,600 | 989 | 611 |
Main Worker | 1,533 | 0 | 0 |
Marginal Worker | 67 | 32 | 35 |
By Rail: Karuppatti Rail Way Station, Vadippatti Rail Way Station are the very nearby railway stations to Karuppatti. However Madurai Jn Rail Way Station is major railway station 27 KM near to Karuppatti.
By Bus: Sholavandhan(7 KM), Vadippatti(7KM), Nilakkottai(16KM), Kodai Road(15KM) are the very nearby Bus stations to Karuppatti, However Anna Bus Stand, Arappalayam Bus Stand & Periyar Bus Stand from MADURAI(28 KM) and DINDUGUL Bus Stand (38 KM)are the very nearby major Bus terminals to Karuppatti.
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Neela Chellammal Punchayat Union Elemantary School, 1st STD - 5th STD
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Government High School, Karuppatti - 6th STD - 10th STD
GOVT.H.S.KARUPPATTI was established in 1965 and it is managed by the Department of Education. The school consists of Grades from 6 to 10. The school is co-educational and it does not have an attached pre-primary section. The school is non-residential in nature and is not using school building as a shift-school. Tamil and English are the medium of instructions in this school.
This school is approachable by all weather road. In this school academic session starts in June.The school is approachable by all weather road.School Management Committee (SMC) has been constituted in this school.The school has implemented continuous & comprehensive evaluation (CCE).The school is maintaining children’s record as per RTE.The school has a boundary wall.
The school has got computer in the school and all are functional.The school has computer aided learning lab.Teachers of school are well qualified as they have graduate & above degrees.The teachers are professionally qualified.The school has a regular Head Master/Teacher.
The school is being inspected during the academic years regularly. There are female teachers in the school.The school has a comfortable Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR). The school is providing Mid-day meal.The school needed ramp for disabled children to access classrooms and it is available.
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Vivekananda College, Address : Thiruvedagam West (8.1 KM)
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Arul Anandar College, Address : Karumathur (20.4 KM)
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Madurai Kamaraj University & College, Address : Palkalai Nagar (21 KM), Madurai
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All other 15+ Colleges, Address : Madurai (28 KM)
Contact phone number / numbers - N PRABHAKARAN - 04543-258218. The IFSC Code is ANDB0000295.
Branch code is the last six characters of the IFSC Code - 000295. Individual bank branch's details are listed below.
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Vadipatti 7 KM near
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Sholavandan 7 KM near
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Usilampatti 20 KM near
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Madurai 29 KM near
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Vadipatti 7 KM near
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Nilakottai 16 KM near
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Alanganallur 19 KM near
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Usilampatti 21 KM near
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Madurai Airport 34 KM near
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Tiruchirapalli International Airport 115.8 KM near
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Sulur Air Force Station 135.6 KM near
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Peelamedu Airport 162 KM near
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Tuticorin Airport 167 KM near
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Madurai 28 KM near
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Dindigul 38 KM near
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Kodaikanal 58 KM near
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Palani Hills 61 KM near
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Sivakasi 77 KM near
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Madurai 28 KM near
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Dindigul 37 KM near
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Theni 55 KM near
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Virudhunagar 60 KM near
Karuppatti railway station is the nearest railway station from Karuppatti. The straight line distance from Karuppatti to Karuppatti railway station is around 2.5 kilometer. The nearest railway station and its distance from Karuppatti are follows.
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Karuppatti Rail Way Station 2 KM near
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Vadippatti Rail Way Station 5 KM near
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Sholavandan Rail Way Station 6 KM near
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Kodaikanal Road Rail Way Station 15 KM near
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Samayanallur railway station 16.3 KM near