Karaikal City Population - Karaikal, Puducherry

Karaikal (M) is a City and Municipality located in Karaikal Taluk Taluk of Karaikal district in Puducherry. Karaikal city has 21320 housholds and town is divided into 18 wards. Karaikal city elections are held of every 5 years to elect representative of each ward.

As per the Census India 2011, Karaikal city has population of 86838 of which 42261 are males and 44577 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 9516 which is 10.96% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Karaikal city is around 1055 compared to 1037 which is average of Puducherry state. The literacy rate of Karaikal city is 79.12% out of which 83.02% males are literate and 75.42% females are literate. There are 11.25% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Karaikal city.

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Karaikal Population Facts

Number of Households21320
Population86838
Male Population42261 (48.67%)
Female Population44577 (51.33%)
Children Population9516
Sex-ratio1055
Literacy79.12%
Male Literacy83.02%
Female Literacy75.42%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0
Scheduled Caste (SC) %11.25%

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