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- LGD code
- 638232
- Pincode
- 614014
- Post office
- Pamani-MNG
- Population
- 1,123
- Households
- 301
- Literacy rate
- 72.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1068 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 493
Census 2011 · in context
How Karikottai compares
By population, Karikottai ranks #72 of 88 villages in Mannargudi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.4%
−0.1% vs mandal average
- Karikottai
- 72.4%
- Mannargudi mandal
- 72.5%
- Thiruvarur district
- 74.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,068
+46 vs mandal average
- Karikottai
- 1,068
- Mannargudi mandal
- 1,022
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Karikottai
- 3.7
- Mannargudi mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karikottai at a glance
Karikottai is a village of 1,123 people in 301 households (Census 2011) in Mannargudi taluk, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, the 72nd-largest of 88 villages in Mannargudi taluk. Literacy is 72%, about the same as the taluk average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,068 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 614014, served by Pamani-MNG post office; the LGD village code is 638232. The village votes in Orathanadu assembly constituency, represented by MLA R. Vaithilingam. The population is estimated at 1,324 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karikottai
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NEEDAMANGALAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 33
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Karikottai
- Total area (ha)
- 231.04
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 123.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karikottai
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Karikottai
- LGD code
- 638232
- Pincode
- 614014
- Post office
- Pamani-MNG
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,123
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,324
- Households
- 301
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1068
- Literacy rate
- 72.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Thanjavur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Orathanadu
- Member of Parliament
- S. Murasoli
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- R. Vaithilingam
- Block / Mandal
- Mannargudi
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 614014
- NeduvakkottaiMannargudi mandal4,181 pop
- PamaniMannargudi mandal2,874 pop
- MelavasalMannargudi mandal1,993 pop
- MoovanallurMannargudi mandal1,967 pop
- Paruthi KottaiMannargudi mandal1,958 pop
- Savala KaranMannargudi mandal1,868 pop
- RamapuramMannargudi mandal1,481 pop
- AravathurMannargudi mandal1,392 pop
- EdayarembethiMannargudi mandal1,048 pop
Other villages in Mannargudi mandal
View all 60+ →- Paravakkottai-Ii
- Asesham
- Ullikottai -I
- Kottur
- Serumangalam -I
- Neduvakkottai
- Painganadu
- Thenparai
- Mahadeva Pattinam I
- Talayamangalam
- Thulasendirapuram
- Mukkulam Sathanaur
- Malavarayanallur
- Thalikottai
- Pamani
- Serankulam
- Puzhuthikudi
- Thirumakkottai - II
- Thenpathi
- Peraiyur IV
- Karuvakuruchi -I
- Panaiyur
- Vallur
- Maravakkadu
- Peraiyur - I
- Adichapuram
- Vikkirapandiyam
- Vattar
- Thirupalakudi II
- Sithamalli
- Palayakottaiparasapuram
- Thirupalakudi I
- Karakottai
- Paingattur
- Nemmeli
- Thirumakkottai -I
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)