Karaiyur, Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Karaiyur


The village Karaiyur is located in Nagapattinam Taluk of Nagapattinam District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Karaiyur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Thirumarugal Community Development Block. The nearest town is Thiruvarur, which is about 10 kilometers away from Karaiyur.

Travel and Communication for Karaiyur


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Karaiyur,
Nagapattinam,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 610101

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Karaiyur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Karaiyur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

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

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Karaiyur


As per available data from the year 2009, 1775 persons live in 473 house holds in the village Karaiyur. There are 897 female individuals and 878 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.54% and males constitute 49.46% of the total population.

There are 434 scheduled castes persons of which 224 are females and 210 are males. Females constitute 51.61% and males constitute 48.39% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 24.45% of the total population.

Population density of Karaiyur is 518.87 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Karaiyur


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Total area of Karaiyur is 342.09 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 265.21 ha. About 3.11 ha is un-irrigated area. About 262.1 ha is irrigated area. About 262.1 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 67.93 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 8.35 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 0.6 ha is lying as current fallow area.

Schools in Karaiyur


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

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Karaiyur.

There is a government middle school in the village Karaiyur.

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Tirumarugal, which is more than 10 kms away from Karaiyur.

Colleges in Karaiyur


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 Thiruvarur, which is 5-10 kms away from Karaiyur.

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

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Thiruvarur, which is 5-10 kms away from Karaiyur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Thiruvarur, which is 5-10 kms away from Karaiyur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Sorakkudi, which is 5-10 kms away from Karaiyur.

Other Educational Facilities in Karaiyur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Vijayapuram, which is 5-10 kms away from Karaiyur.

There are 2 government non formal training centres in the village Karaiyur.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Karaiyur


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

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

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

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

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

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Karaiyur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Karaiyur.

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

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Karaiyur.

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

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

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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