Karur

Karur is a Town and Taluka in Karur District of Tamil Nadu. In India, a taluka is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.

According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Karur Block (CD) is 05769. Total area of karur taluka is 608 km² including 459.91 km² rural area and 148.55 km² urban area. Karur taluka has a population of 4,45,389 peoples, out of which urban population is 3,16,741 while rural population is 1,28,648. Karur has a sex ratio of approximately 1012 females for every 1,000 males. Karur taluka has a population density of 732 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 1,25,412 houses in the sub-district, including 88,048 urban houses and 37,364 rural houses.

When it comes to literacy, 73.87% population of karur taluka is literate, out of which 80.79% males and 67.04% females are literate. There are about 36 villages in karur taluka, which you can browse from karur taluka villages list (along with gram panchayat & nearest town information) below.

List of Villages in Karur Taluka

#Village NameGram PanchayatNearest Town
1Achamapuram Somur Puliyur
2Andankoil Andankoil West Karur
3Andankoil East Andankoil East Karur
4Appipalayam Appipalayam Karur
5Athur Authur Poolampalayam Punjai Thottakurichi
6Emur Emoor Thanthoni
7Jegadabi Jegadabi Uppidamangalam
8K Pichampatti K Pitchampatti Karur
9Kadaparai Kathaparai Karur
10Kakkavadi Kakkavadi Thanthoni
11Karuppampalayam Karuppampalayam Thanthoni
12Kombupalayam Kombupalayam Punjai Pugalur
13Koyamballi Koyampalli Puliyur
14Kuppuchipalayam Vangal Kuppuchipalayam Inam Karur
15Manavadi Manavadi Thanthoni
16Manmangalam Manmangalam Inam Karur
17Melapalayam Melapalayam Puliyur
18Minampalli Pachamadevi Minnampalli Panchamadevi Karur
19Mookanankurichi Mookkanangkurichi Thanthoni
20N Kadambankurichi P Kadambankurichi Punjai Thottakurichi
21Nanjaipugalur N Pugalur Punjai Pugalur
22Nanniyur Nanniyur Inam Karur
23Nerur North Nerur North Mohanur
24Nerur South Nerur South Inam Karur
25P Kadambankurichi P Kadambankurichi Punjai Thottakurichi
26Paganatham Paganatham Thanthoni
27Pallapalayam Pallapalayam Thanthoni
28Puthambur Puthambur Thanthoni
29Senapiratti N/A Karur
30Somur Somur Puliyur
31Thalapatti Thalapatti Thanthoni
32Thirukkattuthurai Thirukkaduthurai Punjai Pugalur
33Thirumanilaiyur Karuppampalayam Thanthoni
34Vangal Vangal Kuppuchipalayam Mohanur
35Vellianai Velliyanai Uppidamangalam
36Vettamangalam Vettamangalam Punjai Pugalur

Population of Karur Taluka

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 1,28,648 3,16,741 4,45,389
Male Population 63,711 1,57,567 2,21,278
Female Population 64,937 1,59,174 2,24,111
Population Density 280 / km² 2,132 / km² 732 / km²

Households in Karur Taluka

Particulars Households
Rural Households 37,364
Urban Households 88,048
Total Households 1,25,412