Geographic Location of Karaikulam

The village Karaikulam is located in Ilayangudi Taluk of Sivaganga District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Karaikulam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Ilayangudi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ilayangudi, which is about 8 kilometers away from Karaikulam.

Travel and Communication for Karaikulam

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

Postal Address:
Karaikulam,
Sivaganga,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 630709

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Karaikulam

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A brief summary of available data for Karaikulam is given below:

Social Structure of Karaikulam

As per available data from the year 2009, 1476 persons live in 408 house holds in the village Karaikulam. There are 745 female individuals and 731 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.47% and males constitute 49.53% of the total population.

There are 828 scheduled castes persons of which 426 are females and 402 are males. Females constitute 51.45% and males constitute 48.55% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 56.1% of the total population.

Population density of Karaikulam is 200.02 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Karaikulam

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Total area of Karaikulam is 737.93 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 317.83 ha. About 10.77 ha is un-irrigated area. About 307.06 ha is irrigated area. About 307.06 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 334.76 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 1.1 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 1.24 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 30.5 ha is culturable waste land. About 52.5 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Karaikulam

There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Karaikulam.

There are 2 government primary schools. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Karaikulam.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Melathuraiyur, which is less than 5 kms away from Karaikulam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Ilayangudi, which is 5-10 kms away from Karaikulam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Ilayangudi, which is 5-10 kms away from Karaikulam.

Colleges in Karaikulam

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Ilayangudi, which is 5-10 kms away from Karaikulam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Paramakudi, which is more than 10 kms away from Karaikulam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Madurai, which is more than 10 kms away from Karaikulam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Sivaganga, which is more than 10 kms away from Karaikulam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Paramakudi, which is more than 10 kms away from Karaikulam.

Other Educational Facilities in Karaikulam

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

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Karaikulam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Sivaganga, which is more than 10 kms away from Karaikulam.

Healthcare Facilities in Karaikulam

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Karaikulam.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Karaikulam.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Karaikulam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Karaikulam.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Karaikulam.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Karaikulam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Karaikulam.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Karaikulam.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Karaikulam.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Karaikulam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Karaikulam.

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