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About Karaiyavetti Village

Karaiyavetti is a large village in Ariyalur tehsil, in the district of Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,051, made up of 1,517 males and 1,534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 933.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaiyavetti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaiyavetti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ariyalur
Tehsil Ariyalur
Pincode 621715
Area (hectares) 933.91 hectares
Population 3,051
Male Population 1,517
Female Population 1,534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karaiyavetti compares

By the 2011 count Karaiyavetti is the 37th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 933.91 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Karaiyavetti

Karaiyavetti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karaiyavetti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karaiyavetti from other places

Karaiyavetti lies about 20 km from Ariyalur, and the nearest railway station is Kallagam, about 8.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karaiyavetti
Nearest railway station Kallagam 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ariyalur 20 km
Nearest town Ariyalūr 20 km

Villages closest to Karaiyavetti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ariyalur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Karaiyavetti

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaiyavetti village had a population of 3,051. That makes it the 37th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Karaiyavetti village has 1,517 males and 1,534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaiyavetti has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Karaiyavetti is 621715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaiyavetti covers 933.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karaiyavetti falls under Ariyalur tehsil of Ariyalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karaiyavetti is Kallagam, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Karaiyavetti.

Karaiyavetti is about 20 km from Ariyalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaiyavetti is in Ariyalur tehsil of Ariyalur district. Kallagam is about 8.4 km away. Ariyalur is about 20 km away. Ariyalūr is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keezhakavattankurichi (1.7 km), Venganur (2.6 km) and Kovil Esanai (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karaiyavetti today is likely to be higher.

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