Karaiyur Population, Caste, Working Data Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Karaiyur is a village situated in Nagapattinam taluka of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 473 families residing in the village Karaiyur. The total population of Karaiyur is 1,775 out of which 878 are males and 897 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karaiyur is 1,022.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Karaiyur village is 184 which is 10% of the total population. There are 93 male children and 91 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karaiyur is 978 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,022) of Karaiyur village.

Population
1,775
Families
473
Literacy
86.42%
Sex Ratio
1,022

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karaiyur is 86.4%. Thus Karaiyur village has higher literacy rate compared to 75% of Nagapattinam district. The male literacy rate is 93.63% and the female literacy rate is 79.4% in Karaiyur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Karaiyur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Karaiyur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Karaiyur village.

Total Male Female
Children 184 93 91
Literacy 86.42% 93.63% 79.4%
Scheduled Caste 434 210 224
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 400 143 257

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Karaiyur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Karaiyur village out of total population, 833 were engaged in work activities. 79.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 833 workers engaged in Main Work, 79 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 448 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 661 461 200
Cultivators 79 74 5
Agriculture Labourer 448 285 163
Household Industries 10 5 5
Other Workers 124 97 27
Marginal Workers 172 57 115
Non Working 942 360 582

Nearby Villages to Karaiyur,

Below are the list of villages near Karaiyur village in Nagapattinam.

Village Population
Tiruppayathangudi 1,455
Vazhkkudi 1,419
Kilathanjavur 764
Kangalancheri 1,994
Kottarakkudi 1,094
Perungandambanur 2,018
Periyakannamangalam 1,389
Vadakudi 1,393
Neykuppai 960
Nagore 1,341

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