Karur is a Taluk located in Karur district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of 5 Taluks of Karur district. There are 34 villages and 12 towns in Karur Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Karur Taluk has 125,412 households, population of 445,389 of which 221,278 are males and 224,111 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 40,514 which is 9.1% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Karur Taluk is around
1013 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Karur Taluk is 73.87% out of which 80.79% males are literate and 67.04% females are literate. The total area of Karur is 608 sq.km with population density of 732 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 28.88% of population lives in Urban area and 71.12% lives in Rural area. There are 18.39% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.07% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Karur Taluk.
Karur Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 445,389 | 100% |
| Hindu | 426,333 | 95.72% |
| Muslim | 10,828 | 2.43% |
| Christian | 7,745 | 1.74% |
| Religion not stated | 332 | 0.07% |
| Sikh | 76 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 56 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 15 | 0% |
| Jain | 4 | 0% |
Karur Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 88,048 | 37,364 |
| Total Population | 316,741 | 128,648 |
| Population (%) | 49.75% | 50.48% |
| Male Population | 157,567 | 63,711 |
| Female Population | 159,174 | 64,937 |
| Sex Ratio | 1010 | 1019 |
| Literacy (%) | 77.36% | 65.28% |
List of Cities in Karur
Check out complete list of all town cities of Karur in Karur district, Tamil Nadu
| Town | Population | Literacy | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Karur (M) | 70,980 | 81.71% | 1032 |
| Inam Karur (M) | 67,131 | 78.39% | 1000 |
| Thanthoni (M) | 53,854 | 77.24% | 986 |
| Punjaipugalur (TP) | 23,408 | 76.16% | 1028 |
| Senapiratti (CT) | 22,447 | 80.47% | 1000 |
| Andankoil East (CT) | 19,779 | 77.1% | 999 |
| Puliyur (TP) | 12,720 | 73.82% | 1007 |
| Uppidamangalam (TP) | 11,292 | 66.06% | 1025 |
| Punjai Thottakurichi (TP) | 10,969 | 70.6% | 1022 |
| Kadaparai (CT) | 9,574 | 69.75% | 1002 |
| Minampalli-Pachamadevi (CT) | 9,031 | 66.76% | 1067 |
| TNPL Pugalur (TP) | 5,556 | 78.89% | 986 |
List of Villages in Karur
Check out complete list of all villages of Karur in Karur district, Tamil Nadu
| Village | Population | Literacy | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Kuppuchipalayam | 8,087 | 66.32% | 1023 |
| Mookanankurichi | 7,406 | 60.56% | 1034 |
| Vellianai(north) | 6,982 | 66.61% | 1003 |
| Jegadabi | 6,788 | 52.89% | 1026 |
| Manmangalam | 6,068 | 67.04% | 1022 |
| Andankoil(West) | 6,038 | 72.94% | 1054 |
| Vettamangalam (west) | 5,882 | 67.21% | 1037 |
| Nerur North | 5,705 | 65.92% | 1097 |
| Vellianai(south) | 5,413 | 65.55% | 1040 |
| Athur | 5,186 | 67.26% | 1035 |
| Nerur South | 4,996 | 72.12% | 1035 |
| Thalapatti | 4,903 | 68.28% | 693 |
| Nanniyur | 4,333 | 64.32% | 1082 |
| Manavadi | 4,109 | 65.49% | 1063 |
| Paganatham | 4,074 | 61.29% | 1009 |
| K.Pichampatti | 3,808 | 61.55% | 1016 |
| Somur | 3,500 | 65.34% | 1033 |
| P.Kadambankurichi | 3,201 | 64.73% | 1021 |
| Thirukkattuthurai | 3,011 | 69.45% | 1065 |
| Koyamballi | 2,951 | 67.13% | 1039 |
| Pallapalayam | 2,854 | 61.25% | 1047 |
| Appipalayam | 2,686 | 63.33% | 1046 |
| Vettamangalam (East) | 2,657 | 57.25% | 1028 |
| Melapalayam | 2,462 | 65.76% | 1023 |
| Nanjaipugalur | 2,458 | 70.83% | 1073 |
| Emur | 2,263 | 60.14% | 948 |
| Kombupalayam | 1,932 | 70.96% | 986 |
| Puthambur | 1,930 | 63.06% | 1058 |
| Karuppampalayam | 1,901 | 64.23% | 1020 |
| Achamapuram | 1,653 | 71.63% | 1021 |
| Kakkavadi | 1,614 | 58.05% | 1040 |
| Vangal | 698 | 75.5% | 1000 |
| N.Kadambankurichi | 563 | 72.82% | 1025 |
| Thirumanilaiyur | 536 | 76.31% | 1030 |
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