Karaikal is one of district of Puducherry in India. There are 2 Taluks, 28 villages and 2 towns in Karaikal district.
As per the Census India 2011, Karaikal district has 49,705 households, population of 200,222 of which 97,809 are males and 102,413 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 22,263 which is 11.12% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Karaikal district is around
1047 compared to
1037 which is average of Puducherry state. The literacy rate of Karaikal district is 77.37% out of which 81.69% males are literate and 73.25% females are literate. The total area of Karaikal is 157 sq.km with population density of 1,275 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 51% of population lives in Urban area and 49% lives in Rural area. There are 17.65% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Karaikal district.
Karaikal Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 200,222 | 100% |
| Hindu | 152,638 | 76.23% |
| Muslim | 28,835 | 14.4% |
| Christian | 18,391 | 9.19% |
| Religion not stated | 181 | 0.09% |
| Buddhist | 63 | 0.03% |
| Jain | 54 | 0.03% |
| Sikh | 46 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 14 | 0.01% |
Karaikal Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 38 | 119 |
| Number of households | 24,184 | 25,521 |
| Total Population | 98,102 | 102,120 |
| Population (%) | 48.59% | 50.9% |
| Male Population | 47,671 | 50,138 |
| Female Population | 50,431 | 51,982 |
| Sex Ratio | 1058 | 1037 |
| Literacy (%) | 79.32% | 75.5% |
List of Taluks in Karaikal
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