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

Karaiyur is a village situated in Ponnamaravathi taluka of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,626 families residing in the village Karaiyur. The total population of Karaiyur is 6,679 out of which 3,309 are males and 3,370 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karaiyur is 1,018.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Karaiyur village is 711 which is 11% of the total population. There are 354 male children and 357 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karaiyur is 1,008 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,018) of Karaiyur village.

Population
6,679
Families
1,626
Literacy
71.41%
Sex Ratio
1,018

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karaiyur is 71.4%. Thus Karaiyur village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.6% of Pudukkottai district. The male literacy rate is 82.03% and the female literacy rate is 61% 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 711 354 357
Literacy 71.41% 82.03% 61%
Scheduled Caste 1,752 883 869
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,417 885 1,532

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.2% 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, 3,568 were engaged in work activities. 75.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,568 workers engaged in Main Work, 855 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,255 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,692 1,766 926
Cultivators 855 571 284
Agriculture Labourer 1,255 690 565
Household Industries 43 29 14
Other Workers 539 476 63
Marginal Workers 876 329 547
Non Working 3,111 1,214 1,897

Nearby Villages to Karaiyur,

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

Village Population
Vellagudi II Bit 443
Mullipatti 1,244
Nerinjikudi 1,137
Avampatti 640
Nallur 2,078
Vellayakavadampatti 251
Seranur 455
Maravamadurai 5,755
Vellagudi 277
Nagarappatti 1,854

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