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Karaiyur Population - Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu

Karaiyur is a large village located in Ponnamaravathi Taluka of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu with total 1626 families residing. The Karaiyur village has population of 6679 of which 3309 are males while 3370 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Karaiyur village population of children with age 0-6 is 711 which makes up 10.65 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Karaiyur village is 1018 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Karaiyur as per census is 1008, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Karaiyur village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Karaiyur village was 71.41 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Karaiyur Male literacy stands at 82.03 % while female literacy rate was 61.00 %.

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

Karaiyur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,626 - -
Population 6,679 3,309 3,370
Child (0-6) 711 354 357
Schedule Caste 1,752 883 869
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 71.41 % 82.03 % 61.00 %
Total Workers 3,568 2,095 1,473
Main Worker 2,692 - -
Marginal Worker 876 329 547

Caste Factor

Karaiyur village of Pudukkottai has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.23 % of total population in Karaiyur village. The village Karaiyur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Karaiyur village out of total population, 3568 were engaged in work activities. 75.45 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.55 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3568 workers engaged in Main Work, 855 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1255 were Agricultural labourer.