District of Puducherry

Karaikal: 2 lakh people, one story

People
2,00,222
Area
157 km²
Literacy
87.05%
Sex ratio
1,047
#1 in PuducherryScheduled Castes: 17.7 % of people. Rank 1 of 4 districts.See the numbers →#1 in PuducherryWorkers in farming: 22.6 % of workers. Rank 1 of 4 districts.See the numbers →#1 in PuducherryHousehold industry workers: 1.9 % of workers. Rank 1 of 4 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in PuducherrySex ratio: 1,047 females per 1000 males. Rank 2 of 4 districts.See the numbers →

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KaraikalPuducherry

The history, places and schemes of Karaikal are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Karaikal in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population2 lakh#2/4 in Puducherry
Area157 km²#2/4 in Puducherry
Population density1,275 per km²#4/4 in Puducherry▼ state 2,547
Sex ratio1,047 females per 1000 males#2/4 in Puducherry▲ state 1,037
Child sex ratio (0–6)969 girls per 1000 boys#3/4 in Puducherry▲ state 967
Literacy rate87.05%#2/4 in Puducherry▲ state 85.85
Female literacy82.02%#2/4 in Puducherry▲ state 80.67
Urban population49.0%#4/4 in Puducherry▼ state 68.3

People & society

87.1% can read. 1,047 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
92.491.3
Female literacy
82.080.7
Scheduled Castes
17.715.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
49.068.3

Gender literacy gap: 10.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 76.2%
  • Muslim 14.4%
  • Christian 9.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    23 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    68,301 workers, 34.1% of all people

    This district
    Puducherry
    • Cultivators 3.5%
    • Farm labourers 19.1%
    • Household industry 1.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 75.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 69% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      69.175.9
      Latrine at home
      43.753.2
      Tap water
      65.474.0
      LPG / PNG
      40.954.8
      Phone
      55.662.8
      Television
      56.163.6
      Bicycle
      39.740.1
      Two-wheeler
      28.536.1

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.