Literate1,54,916Karaikal
Literate males79,903
Literate females75,013
Illiterate45,306
Literacy %77.4%
Population2,00,222
Literacy
Literate1,54,916
Literate males79,903
Literate females75,013
Literacy %77.4%
Illiterate45,306
Illiterate males17,906
Illiterate females27,400
Population Overview
Total population2,00,222
Males97,809
Females1,02,413
Sex ratio1,047per 1,000 males
Households49,705
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–622,263
Boys 0–611,307
Girls 0–610,956
Child %11.1%
SC / ST
SC population35,348
SC males17,206
SC females18,142
SC %17.7%
Workers — Total
Total workers68,301
Worker males53,139
Worker females15,162
Work participation %34.1%
Non-workers1,31,921
Non-worker males44,670
Non-worker females87,251
Workers — Main
Main workers58,342
Main males46,928
Main females11,414
Cultivators2,052
Cultivator males1,757
Cultivator females295
Agri labourers8,740
Agri labourer males6,485
Agri labourer females2,255
Household industry992
HH industry males450
HH industry females542
Other workers46,558
Other males38,236
Other females8,322
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers9,959
Marginal males6,211
Marginal females3,748
Marg. cultivators320
Marg. agri labourers4,337
Marg. HH industry335
Marg. other4,967
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males227
Marg. cultivator females93
Marg. agri lab. males2,534
Marg. agri lab. females1,803
Marg. HH industry males78
Marg. HH industry females257
Marg. other males3,372
Marg. other females1,595
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers8,070
3–6 mo males5,248
3–6 mo females2,822
3–6 mo cultivators245
3–6 mo cult. males181
3–6 mo cult. females64
3–6 mo agri lab.3,659
3–6 mo agri lab. males2,239
3–6 mo agri lab. females1,420
3–6 mo HH industry235
3–6 mo HH ind. males61
3–6 mo HH ind. females174
3–6 mo other3,931
3–6 mo other males2,767
3–6 mo other females1,164
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers1,889
0–3 mo males963
0–3 mo females926
0–3 mo cultivators75
0–3 mo cult. males46
0–3 mo cult. females29
0–3 mo agri lab.678
0–3 mo agri lab. males295
0–3 mo agri lab. females383
0–3 mo HH industry100
0–3 mo HH ind. males17
0–3 mo HH ind. females83
0–3 mo other1,036
0–3 mo other males605
0–3 mo other females431