Geographic Location of Karai (West)

The village Karai (West) is located in Alathur Taluk of Perambalur District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Karai Gram Panchayat. It comes under Alathur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Perambalur, which is about 16 kilometers away from Karai (West).

Travel and Communication for Karai (West)

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Karai (West),
Perambalur,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 621109

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Karai (West)

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A brief summary of available data for Karai (West) is given below:

Social Structure of Karai (West)

As per available data from the year 2009, 2104 persons live in 567 house holds in the village Karai (West). There are 1072 female individuals and 1032 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.95% and males constitute 49.05% of the total population.

There are 540 scheduled castes persons of which 285 are females and 255 are males. Females constitute 52.78% and males constitute 47.22% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 25.67% of the total population.

Population density of Karai (West) is 217.76 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Karai (West)

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Total area of Karai (West) is 966.18 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 412.36 ha. About 330.48 ha is un-irrigated area. About 81.88 ha is irrigated area. About 81.88 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 167.98 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 2.03 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 4.11 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 204.98 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 74.09 ha is culturable waste land. About 63.19 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 37.44 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Karai (West)

There is a government pre-primary school in the village Karai (West).

There is a government primary school in the village Karai (West).

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Karai (east), which is less than 5 kms away from Karai (West).

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Karai (east), which is less than 5 kms away from Karai (West).

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Karai (east), which is less than 5 kms away from Karai (West).

Colleges in Karai (West)

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Perambalur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karai (West).

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Perambalur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karai (West).

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Siruvacher, which is 5-10 kms away from Karai (West).

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Perambalur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karai (West).

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Perambalur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karai (West).

Other Educational Facilities in Karai (West)

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Perambalur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karai (West).

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Karai (West).

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Tiruchirappalli, which is more than 10 kms away from Karai (West).

Healthcare Facilities in Karai (West)

There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Karai (West).

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Karai (West).

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Karai (West).

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Karai (West).

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Karai (West).

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Karai (West).

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Karai (West).

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Karai (West).

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Karai (West).

There is no mobile health centre in the village Karai (West) or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Karai (West).

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