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Karungal Population - Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

Karungal is a large village located in Vedasandur Taluka of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu with total 932 families residing. The Karungal village has population of 3966 of which 2014 are males while 1952 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Karungal village population of children with age 0-6 is 437 which makes up 11.02 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Karungal village is 969 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Karungal as per census is 836, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Karungal village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Karungal village was 67.47 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Karungal Male literacy stands at 80.46 % while female literacy rate was 54.31 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Karungal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Karungal village.

Karungal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 932 - -
Population 3,966 2,014 1,952
Child (0-6) 437 238 199
Schedule Caste 1,048 537 511
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 67.47 % 80.46 % 54.31 %
Total Workers 2,266 1,246 1,020
Main Worker 1,993 - -
Marginal Worker 273 119 154

Caste Factor

Karungal village of Dindigul has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.42 % of total population in Karungal village. The village Karungal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Karungal village out of total population, 2266 were engaged in work activities. 87.95 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.05 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2266 workers engaged in Main Work, 299 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1025 were Agricultural labourer.