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About Karaikulam Village

Karaikulam is a mid sized village in Ilayangudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,476, made up of 731 males and 745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 737.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630709, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Ilayangudi
Pincode 630709
Area (hectares) 737.93 hectares
Population 1,476
Male Population 731
Female Population 745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karaikulam compares

By the 2011 count Karaikulam is the 22nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents. Its 737.93 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Karaikulam

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

How far is Karaikulam from other places

Karaikulam lies about 25 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Paramakkudi, about 18 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 Karaikulam
Tehsil headquarters Ilayangudi 7.7 km
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Paramakkudi 18 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 25 km

Villages closest to Karaikulam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ilayangudi 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 Karaikulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaikulam village had a population of 1,476. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents.

Karaikulam village has 731 males and 745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaikulam has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Karaikulam is 630709. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaikulam covers 737.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karaikulam falls under Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karaikulam is Paramakkudi, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Karaikulam.

Karaikulam is about 25 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaikulam is in Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Ilayangudi is about 7.7 km away. Ilaiyankudi is about 7.7 km away. Paramakkudi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nenjathur (2.0 km), Devathakudi (2.4 km) and Kannamangalam (2.9 km).

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

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