Geographic Location of Karikathur

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

Travel and Communication for Karikathur

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village.

Postal Address:
Karikathur,
Tiruvannamalai,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 606803

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Karikathur

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

Social Structure of Karikathur

As per available data from the year 2009, 1054 persons live in 285 house holds in the village Karikathur. There are 524 female individuals and 530 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.72% and males constitute 50.28% of the total population.

There are 8 scheduled castes persons of which 5 are females and 3 are males. Females constitute 62.5% and males constitute 37.5% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.76% of the total population.

Population density of Karikathur is 253.72 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Karikathur

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Total area of Karikathur is 415.42 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 138.13 ha. About 8.25 ha is un-irrigated area. About 129.88 ha is irrigated area. About 98.28 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 31.6 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 100.36 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 14.57 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 0.26 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 151.81 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 1.12 ha is culturable waste land. About 9.17 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Karikathur

There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Karikathur.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Karikathur.

There are no middle schools in the village Karikathur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no secondary schools in the village Karikathur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no senior secondary schools in the village Karikathur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Colleges in Karikathur

There are no arts and science degree colleges in the village Karikathur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Karikathur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no medical colleges in the village Karikathur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no management institutes in the village Karikathur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Karikathur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Karikathur

There are no vocational training school / ITIs in the village Karikathur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There are no differently abled schools in the village Karikathur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Karikathur

There is a community health centre away from Karikathur.

There is a primary health centre away from Karikathur.

There is a primary health sub-centre away from Karikathur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre away from Karikathur.

There is a TB clinic away from Karikathur.

There is a allopathic hospital away from Karikathur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital away from Karikathur.

There is a dispensary away from Karikathur.

There is a veterinary hospital away from Karikathur.

There is a mobile health centre away from Karikathur.

There is a family welfare centre away from Karikathur.

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