Karadikal
Tirumangalam block · Madurai
district, Tamil Nadu · PIN 640919
· village code 640919
Population 2011
4,074
Census of India
Population 2020
2,600
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
-36.2%
-1,474 people · -4.9% a year
Households
910
-15.4% vs 1,076 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
4,074
Male / female
2,124 / 1,950
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
918
Children aged 0–6
415
Literacy rate
68.7%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
565 / 0
Working population
2,624
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
75.8%
Households
1,076
Village facilities, 2020
This village spans 3 gram panchayats and was
surveyed once by each. The figures below are from
Karadigal panchayat's return.
Primary school
Yes
Middle school nearest 10 km away
No
High school
Yes
Piped tap water nearest 10 km away
No
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Bus
Electricity
—
Bank nearest 2 km away
No
Primary health centre
CHC
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
Separately located
The village primary school
These figures sit inside a single merged column of the Mission
Antyodaya file and are not published anywhere in readable form.
Students
122
Teachers
6
Students per teacher
20
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
None
Computer lab
No
Playground
Yes
Drinking water
Yes
Mid-day meal
No
Farming
Farm households
410
Non-farm households
500
Share of households farming, 2020
45%
Net sown area
114 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
60 / 114 / 40
Main irrigation source
Surface water
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Karadigal panchayat, Thirumangalam zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹22.68 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹7.74 lakh
Received directly
₹5.18 lakh
Spent
₹25.60 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹10.01 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹5.42 lakh · received ₹3.10 lakh · spent ₹11.14 lakh · left ₹2.56 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹17.27 lakh · received ₹4.65 lakh · spent ₹14.47 lakh · left ₹7.45 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
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