Karukkai Population, Caste, Working Data Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011
Karukkai is a village situated in Panruti taluka of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 460 families residing in the village Karukkai. The total population of Karukkai is 1,896 out of which 965 are males and 931 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karukkai is 965.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Karukkai village is 279 which is 15% of the total population. There are 160 male children and 119 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karukkai is 744 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (965) of Karukkai village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karukkai is 61.8%. Thus Karukkai village has lower literacy rate compared to 69.7% of Cuddalore district. The male literacy rate is 71.18% and the female literacy rate is 52.59% in Karukkai village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Karukkai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Karukkai Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Karukkai village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 279 | 160 | 119 |
| Literacy | 61.84% | 71.18% | 52.59% |
| Scheduled Caste | 356 | 194 | 162 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 896 | 392 | 504 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Karukkai village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Karukkai village out of total population, 1,009 were engaged in work activities. 75.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,009 workers engaged in Main Work, 335 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 358 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 764 | 460 | 304 |
| Cultivators | 335 | 192 | 143 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 358 | 206 | 152 |
| Household Industries | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Other Workers | 65 | 61 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 245 | 50 | 195 |
| Non Working | 887 | 455 | 432 |
Nearby Villages to Karukkai,
Below are the list of villages near Karukkai village in Panruti.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Visur | 4,724 |
| Semmedu | 1,922 |
| Tiruvamur | 3,949 |
| Meliruppu | 3,366 |
| Veerapperumanallur | 7,324 |
| Kiliruppu | 5,118 |
| Kolapakkam | 1,469 |
| Talambattu | 1,693 |
| Semakottai | 3,268 |
| Kadampuliyur | 6,648 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Karukkai, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia