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About Karaikeni Village

Karaikeni is a mid sized village in Peraiyur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,718, made up of 861 males and 857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1061.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaikeni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaikeni village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Peraiyur
Pincode 625702
Area (hectares) 1061.45 hectares
Population 1,718
Male Population 861
Female Population 857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karaikeni compares

By the 2011 count Karaikeni is the 38th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,337 residents. Its 1061.45 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Karaikeni

Karaikeni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karaikeni as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Iswaraberi, Jambalapuram, Jari Usilampatti and Kadaneri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Karaikeni

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaikeni village had a population of 1,718. That makes it the 38th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,337 residents.

Karaikeni village has 861 males and 857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaikeni has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Karaikeni is 625702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaikeni covers 1061.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karaikeni falls under Peraiyur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Karaikeni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karaikeni.

Karaikeni is in Peraiyur tehsil of Madurai district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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