# Karaikkudi, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu 

# Karaikkudi

Karaikkudi is a sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **300,527 people**, 7 towns and 63 villages (61 inhabited). The largest village is Kallal (7,100 people).

- 300,527people (2011)
- 63villages
- 7towns
- 84.6%literacy

## Population of Karaikkudi compared with Sivaganga

■ Karaikkudi · ■ Sivaganga district

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**79.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**960

Working population ****40.6%**

**46.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Karaikkudi

Of every 100 households in Karaikkudi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Karaikkudi · ■ Sivaganga district

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**56%

Tap water ****69%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**62%

Use banking services ****62%**

**54%

Television ****88%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****69%**

**81%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Karaikkudi

- Karaikkudi106,714 people
- Sankarapuram26,536 people
- Kottaiyur14,766 people
- Puduvayal11,284 people
- Pallathur9,580 people
- Kandanur7,696 people
- Kanadukathan5,275 people

## Largest villages in Karaikkudi

- Kallal · 7,100 people
- Pananvayal Pannampatti · 6,754 people
- Ariyakkudi · 5,538 people
- Illuppaikkudi · 5,327 people
- Kovilur · 4,287 people
- Aranmanaipatti · 4,094 people
- Aranmanaisiruvayal · 3,735 people
- Kothamangalam · 3,551 people
- Managirisuganendal · 3,486 people
- Kurudampattu · 3,034 people
- Periakottai · 2,929 people
- Nerupugapatti · 2,830 people
- Pudur · 2,814 people
- Sannavanam · 2,629 people
- Oyyakondansiruvayal · 2,578 people
- Amaravathi · 2,529 people

[All 63 villages in Karaikkudi →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/karaikkudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Karaikkudi?63 (61 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Karaikkudi in?Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Karaikkudi?300,527 (Census 2011)