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Karaikulam Population - Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu

Karaikulam is a medium size village located in Kariapatti Taluka of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu with total 74 families residing. The Karaikulam village has population of 293 of which 144 are males while 149 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Karaikulam village population of children with age 0-6 is 49 which makes up 16.72 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Karaikulam village is 1035 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Karaikulam as per census is 1042, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Karaikulam village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Karaikulam village was 57.79 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Karaikulam Male literacy stands at 70.83 % while female literacy rate was 45.16 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Karaikulam 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 Karaikulam village.

Karaikulam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 74 - -
Population 293 144 149
Child (0-6) 49 24 25
Schedule Caste 187 91 96
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 57.79 % 70.83 % 45.16 %
Total Workers 161 82 79
Main Worker 158 - -
Marginal Worker 3 2 1

Caste Factor

In Karaikulam village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 63.82 % of total population in Karaikulam village. The village Karaikulam currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Karaikulam village out of total population, 161 were engaged in work activities. 98.14 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.86 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 161 workers engaged in Main Work, 46 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 75 were Agricultural labourer.