Karaikkudi is a Municipality city in district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Karaikkudi city is divided into 36 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Karaikkudi Municipality has population of 106,714 of which 53,348 are males while 53,366 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 10619 which is 9.95 % of total population of Karaikkudi (M). In Karaikkudi Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 1000 against state average of 996. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Karaikkudi is around 965 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943. Literacy rate of Karaikkudi city is 90.49 % higher than state average of 80.09 %. In Karaikkudi, Male literacy is around 94.71 % while female literacy rate is 86.29 %.
Karaikkudi Municipality has total administration over 27,504 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Karaikkudi 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Karaikkudi Municipality in 2024 is approximately
150,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Karaikkudi city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Karaikkudi city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Karaikkudi town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Karaikkudi Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.18 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.09 % of total population in Karaikkudi (M).
Karaikkudi Work Profile
Out of total population, 40,069 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 31,027 were males while 9,042 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 40069 working population, 81.60 % were engaged in Main Work while 18.40 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.