Karikottai, Mannargudi, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Karikottai


The village Karikottai is located in Mannargudi Taluk of Thiruvarur District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Karikottai Gram Panchayat. It comes under Mannargudi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Needamangalam, which is about 5 kilometers away from Karikottai.

Travel and Communication for Karikottai


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

Postal Address:
Karikottai,
Thiruvarur,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 614014

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Karikottai


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

A brief summary of available data for Karikottai 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 Karikottai


As per available data from the year 2009, 1123 persons live in 301 house holds in the village Karikottai. There are 580 female individuals and 543 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.65% and males constitute 48.35% of the total population.

There are 190 scheduled castes persons of which 97 are females and 93 are males. Females constitute 51.05% and males constitute 48.95% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 16.92% of the total population.

Population density of Karikottai is 486.06 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Karikottai


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Total area of Karikottai is 231.04 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 128.3 ha. About 4.4 ha is un-irrigated area. About 123.9 ha is irrigated area. About 123.9 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 71.52 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 2.13 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 22 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 1 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 6.09 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Karikottai


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Karikottai.

There is a government primary school in the village Karikottai.

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

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

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

Colleges in Karikottai


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 Mannargudi, which is 5-10 kms away from Karikottai.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Karikottai


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

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Alankottai, which is less than 5 kms away from Karikottai.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Karikottai


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Karikottai.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Karikottai.

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Karikottai.

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

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

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Karikottai.

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

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

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Karikottai.

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

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