Karungal is a Town Panchayat city in district of Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The Karungal city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Karungal Town Panchayat has population of 16,691 of which 8,030 are males while 8,661 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1680 which is 10.07 % of total population of Karungal (TP). In Karungal Town Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 1079 against state average of 996. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Karungal is around 1027 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943. Literacy rate of Karungal city is 91.99 % higher than state average of 80.09 %. In Karungal, Male literacy is around 94.35 % while female literacy rate is 89.81 %.
Karungal Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,368 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Karungal 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Karungal Town Panchayat in 2024 is approximately
23,400.
The schedule census of 2021 for Karungal city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Karungal city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Karungal town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Karungal Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.41 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.02 % of total population in Karungal (TP).
Karungal Work Profile
Out of total population, 6,433 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 4,609 were males while 1,824 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 6433 working population, 68.16 % were engaged in Main Work while 31.84 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.