Karaikkudi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Karaikkudi is a Municipality city situated in Karaikkudi taluka of Sivaganga district. The Karaikkudi city is divided into 36 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 27,504 families residing in the Karaikkudi city. The total population of Karaikkudi is 106,714 out of which 53,348 are males and 53,366 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karaikkudi is 1,000.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Karaikkudi city is 10619 which is 10% of the total population. There are 5405 male children and 5214 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karaikkudi is 965 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,000).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karaikkudi is 90.5%. Thus Karaikkudi has a higher literacy rate compared to 79.9% of Sivaganga district. The male literacy rate is 94.71% and the female literacy rate is 86.29% in Karaikkudi.

Population
106,714
Literacy
90.5%
Sex Ratio
1,000

Karaikkudi Municipality has total administration over 27,504 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Karaikkudi Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Karaikkudi Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 10,619 5,405 5,214
Literacy 90.5% 85.1% 77.9%
Scheduled Caste 7,667 3,804 3,863
Scheduled Tribe 94 50 44
Illiterate 19,759 7,942 11,817

Caste-wise Population - Karaikkudi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Karaikkudi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,667 3,804 3,863
Schedule Tribe 94 50 44

Religion-wise Population - Karaikkudi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Karaikkudi is 89,591 which is 83.95% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Karaikkudi is 12,152 which is 11.39% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Karaikkudi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 89,591 (83.95%) 44,749 44,842
Muslim 12,152 (11.39%) 6,117 6,035
Christian 4,611 (4.32%) 2,302 2,309
Sikh 14 (0.01%) 10 4
Buddhist 3 (0%) 2 1
Jain 53 (0.05%) 28 25
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 290 (0.27%) 140 150

Literacy Rate - Karaikkudi

The total literacy rate of Karaikkudi was 90.49% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 86,955 literates, males were 45,406 while females were 41,549. Also the male literacy rate was 94.71% and the female literacy rate was 86.29% in Karaikkudi.

  Karaikkudi Tamil Nadu
Female 86.29% 73.44%
Male 94.71% 86.77%
Total 90.49% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Karaikkudi

The Sex Ratio of Karaikkudi is 1,000. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,000 females in Karaikkudi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 965 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,000 ) of Karaikkudi.


Child Population - Karaikkudi

According to Census 2011, there were 10,619 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Karaikkudi. Out of which 5,405 were male while 5,214 were female.


Working Population - Karaikkudi

In Karaikkudi Municipality out of total population, 40,069 were engaged in work activities. 81.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 40,069 workers engaged in Main Work, 244 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 314 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 32,697 26,640 6,057
Cultivators 244 198 46
Agriculture Labourer 314 244 70
Household Industries 1,303 705 598
Other Workers 30,836 25,493 5,343
Marginal Workers 7,372 4,387 2,985
Non Working 66,645 22,321 44,324

Karaikkudi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Karaikkudi is further divided into 36 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,134 79.2% 962
2 Ward No - 2 2,894 80.3% 1,038
3 Ward No - 3 4,679 78.4% 1,026
4 Ward No - 4 2,917 75.6% 963
5 Ward No - 5 5,672 80.9% 947
6 Ward No - 6 4,527 86.8% 977
7 Ward No - 7 1,506 88% 1,086
8 Ward No - 8 6,345 87.7% 1,010
9 Ward No - 9 3,453 88.6% 1,030
10 Ward No - 10 2,030 84% 994
11 Ward No - 11 1,838 82.4% 1,063
12 Ward No - 12 1,606 73.3% 980
13 Ward No - 13 1,649 85.8% 933
14 Ward No - 14 1,862 87.3% 944
15 Ward No - 15 2,003 84% 971
16 Ward No - 16 2,249 85.1% 1,098
17 Ward No - 17 1,966 89.9% 956
18 Ward No - 18 3,832 85.2% 982
19 Ward No - 19 9,985 82.2% 998
20 Ward No - 20 1,601 88.9% 1,027
21 Ward No - 21 1,553 88.3% 1,046
22 Ward No - 22 1,324 83.2% 919
23 Ward No - 23 2,019 74.8% 1,013
24 Ward No - 24 1,731 82.8% 1,025
25 Ward No - 25 1,974 80.4% 978
26 Ward No - 26 2,284 85% 1,021
27 Ward No - 27 1,823 78.8% 1,037
28 Ward No - 28 2,073 86.4% 1,055
29 Ward No - 29 3,339 76.3% 1,014
30 Ward No - 30 3,841 77.6% 1,007
31 Ward No - 31 2,860 75.9% 1,011
32 Ward No - 32 2,110 81.4% 1,027
33 Ward No - 33 2,818 71.8% 1,022
34 Ward No - 34 4,705 76.4% 995
35 Ward No - 35 2,509 75.3% 990
36 Ward No - 36 2,003 71.5% 1,001

Map of Karaikkudi, Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu


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