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About Karaikulam Village

Karaikulam is a small village in Kariapatti tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 144 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626129, 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 Virudhunagar
Tehsil Kariapatti
Pincode 626129
Area (hectares) 179.77 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 144
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karaikulam compares

By the 2011 count Karaikulam is the 55th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 179.77 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1011.

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 village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karaikulam from other places

Karaikulam lies about 28 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Tiruchchuli, about 5.6 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
Nearest railway station Tiruchchuli 5.6 km
Nearest town Aruppukkottai 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kariapatti 16 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 28 km

Villages closest to Karaikulam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kariapatti 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 293. That makes it the 55th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Karaikulam village has 144 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaikulam has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Karaikulam is 626129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaikulam covers 179.77 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.

Karaikulam falls under Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karaikulam is Tiruchchuli, about 5.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karaikulam.

Karaikulam is about 28 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaikulam is in Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Tiruchchuli is about 5.6 km away. Aruppukkottai is about 15 km away. Kariapatti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thamaraikulam (1.9 km), Thulukkangulam (2.4 km) and Kambali (2.7 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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