Better than India Average-
- 1.
- Karur is the 32nd highest ranked in Tamil Script out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a high pool of literate tamil population compared to other cities.
- 2.
- The average Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years)(No,AISHE 2020) of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 28. Karur is the 45th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.
- 3.
- Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Karur is the 78th highest ranked in Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011) . This indicates a healthy ratio between men and women.
- 4.
- Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India Karur is the 38th best ranked in Number of Cyber Crimes(NO, IPC 2021) . This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.
- 5.
- Karur is the 30th best ranked in Number of Murders(NO, IPC 2021) out of 768 City/Districts of India. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.
- 6.
- The Average Number of Households with No Lighting(Number , Census 2011) of Indian City(District Capitals)/Districts is 1492 . Karur is the 7th best ranked City out of 768 City/Districts. This implies that the government has placed a greater emphasis on power distribution in this district compared to other districts.
Worse than India Average-
- 1.
- Karur is the 23rd worst ranked in Crime/1000 Pop(Ratio, IPC 2021) out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.
- 2.
- The Average Number of Households that use Kerosene as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Karur is the 73rd worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This indicates a poor distribution of LPG connections in this district compared to other districts.
- 3.
- Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Karur is the 84th worst ranked in Number of IPC Crimes(NO, IPC 2021) .This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.
- 4.
- Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Karur is the 563rd worst ranked in Bank Credits - Bank Debits (Crores, RBI SCB June 2023) .This indicates that credit demand in this district is lower compared to other districts.
- 5.
- Karur is the 427th highest ranked in Number of Uninhabited Villages(Number , Census 2011) out of 768 City/Districts of India.This indicates poor development in this district compared to other districts.
- 6.
- The Average Number of PG Enrolments - Commerce(No,AISHE 2020) of Indian City(District Capitals)/Districts is 344. Karur is the 416th highest ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This indicates that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts
Population:
70,980 | Population Rank:
443rd
Area (KM2)
:
2,901 | Area Rank:
449th
| Sr. | Fields | Category | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Better than India Average- |
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| 1 | Tamil Script | Language | 23886 | 32nd | 4514 |
| 2 | Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years)(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 28 | 45th | 10646 |
| 3 | Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011) | Demography | 949 | 78th | 1401 |
| 4 | No of Sub Divisional Hospital(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 1 | 86th | 3369 |
| 5 | Number of Theatres(No, BOC 2020) | Media | 5 | 102nd | 10628 |
| 6 | Number of towns(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 10 | 104th | 6857 |
| 7 | Number of Households with rented houses(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 36696 | 113th | 2031 |
| 8 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 67856 | 134th | 6837 |
| 9 | City FB Users % of City Literate Population(%, FB Oct 2023) | Internet | 134 | 143rd | 8463 |
| 10 | Number of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 93956 | 147th | 6275 |
| 11 | Urbanization(% , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 24 | 148th | 6736 |
| 12 | Number of Households with Television(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 153607 | 148th | 6134 |
| 13 | Number of Police Stations(NO, IPC 2021) | Government | 22 | 171st | 4696 |
| 14 | % of Household with Mobiles(%, Census 2011) | Wealth | 49 | 186th | 2411 |
| 15 | No of Doctors(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 1634 | 190th | 7484 |
| 16 | No of Nurses(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 2012 | 200th | 7692 |
| 17 | Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 217194 | 217th | 3291 |
| 18 | No of Hospital Beds(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 1121 | 246th | 7983 |
| 19 | Number of Households with Mobile only(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 169864 | 262nd | 6451 |
| 20 | Literacy (%) | Language | 78 | 342nd | 2377 |
| 21 | AEGR (2011) (District) | City (District Capitals)/DHQ | 1 | 518th | 10349 |
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Worse than India Average- |
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| 1 | Urban Population(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 495956 | 25th | 2050 |
| 2 | Number of Households with 1 married couple(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 223006 | 27th | 3788 |
| 3 | Number of households(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 318214 | 32nd | 7031 |
| 4 | Kannada Script | Language | 23603 | 36th | 3036 |
| 5 | % of Households with Cars(%, Census 2011) | Wealth | 4 | 43rd | 7212 |
| 6 | Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 15292 | 45th | 2376 |
| 7 | Number of Ph.D Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 275 | 52nd | 7538 |
| 8 | Number of households having latrine facility within the premises(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 153026 | 58th | 10344 |
| 9 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 15187 | 64th | 5200 |
| 10 | Number of Households with Owned houses(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 273858 | 65th | 2575 |
| 11 | Number of UG Enrolments - Engg(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 5379 | 68th | 8663 |
| 12 | Number of PG Enrolments - Engg(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 250 | 68th | 4687 |
| 13 | Number of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 150461 | 77th | 3178 |
| 14 | Telugu Script | Language | 39429 | 78th | 7937 |
| 15 | Number of UG Enrolments - Medical(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 358 | 86th | 5445 |
| 16 | No of Total Hospitals(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 57 | 95th | 10791 |
| 17 | Number of Households without Internet(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 20464 | 101st | 10316 |
| 18 | Number of Dailies or Magazines(No, RNI 2021) | Media | 188 | 103rd | 10044 |
| 19 | GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 153 | 105th | 8023 |
| 20 | Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in 2023) | Internet | 80942 | 110th | 5391 |
| 21 | Number of Banks(No, RBI RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 221 | 114th | 3005 |
| 22 | House Ownership % of Households(%, Census 2011) | Wealth | 84 | 115th | 7253 |
| 23 | Bank Credit(Crore, RBI RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 37411 | 116th | 1576 |
| 24 | Number of Households with Internet(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 10371 | 117th | 2767 |
| 25 | No of Primary Health Centers(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 45 | 124th | 10106 |
| 26 | Malayalam Script | Language | 6112 | 129th | 1731 |
| 27 | English Multilingual Population | Language | 50193 | 129th | 9457 |
| 28 | Number of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop(No, UDISE 2021) | Education | 2 | 136th | 7364 |
| 29 | Number of Diploma(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 3877 | 137th | 1728 |
| 30 | District Pop 2011 | City (District Capitals)/DHQ | 1628690 | 138th | 2493 |
| 31 | English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language(No, Census 2011) | Internet | 162759 | 149th | 5168 |
| 32 | No of Community Health Centers(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 8 | 151st | 3874 |
| 33 | Working Population 2023(Number,Census 2011) | Work | 1159881 | 158th | 10623 |
| 34 | Number of Master's Enrolment(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 6137 | 163rd | 3316 |
| 35 | Govt Jobs % of Working Population(%,DPE 2022) | Work | 2 | 173rd | 5832 |
| 36 | District Area (Sq Km) | City (District Capitals)/DHQ | 4275 | 175th | 11214 |
| 37 | Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, FB Oct 2023) | Internet | 395157 | 179th | 6034 |
| 38 | Number of Informal Jobs (Including all Unemployed) (Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022 and Sengupta committee) | Work | 760882 | 179th | 1635 |
| 39 | Number of Total Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 49523 | 185th | 3456 |
| 40 | Number of UG Enrolments - Arts (No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 9152 | 188th | 4345 |
| 41 | Number of PG Enrolments - Arts(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 1087 | 188th | 6736 |
| 42 | Number of Companies | Work | 1876 | 194th | 6466 |
| 43 | Urban Internet Pop/City Pop(%, TRAI Aug 2023) | Internet | 165 | 195th | 1767 |
| 44 | GDP (Crores. RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 38608 | 206th | 4218 |
| 45 | Number of UG Diploma Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 334 | 207th | 10188 |
| 46 | Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs,RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 43 | 207th | 8244 |
| 47 | Number of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 36821 | 209th | 7529 |
| 48 | Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011) | Demography | 19 | 219th | 6329 |
| 49 | Number of State Government Jobs | Work | 25127 | 219th | 10294 |
| 50 | Number of Bachelor's Enrolment(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 42477 | 223rd | 1360 |
| 51 | Number of PG Enrolments - Management(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 591 | 227th | 10556 |
| 52 | Formal Jobs % Working Pop(%,DPE 2022) | Work | 2 | 228th | 6136 |
| 53 | No. of Banks/1000 Household(in "1000", SCB 2023) | Wealth | 1 | 231st | 5147 |
| 54 | Number of Panchayats(Number , Census 2011) | Government | 745 | 235th | 5424 |
| 55 | Number of Inhabited Villages(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 747 | 235th | 10366 |
| 56 | Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu) | Language | 33190 | 237th | 8412 |
| 57 | HQ Mother Tongue Population | Language | 254303 | 240th | 1449 |
| 58 | Number of UG Enrolments - Teaching(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 2447 | 244th | 10222 |
| 59 | Number of UG Enrolments - Management(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 719 | 248th | 8426 |
| 60 | Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline(No, Census 2011) | Wealth | 55686 | 249th | 7337 |
| 61 | Number of Formal Jobs(Sum,DPE 2022) | Work | 62963 | 254th | 10403 |
| 62 | Number of Private Jobs( Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022) | Work | 16177 | 256th | 6433 |
| 63 | Number of UG Enrolments - Science(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 6311 | 264th | 6772 |
| 64 | Number of PG Enrolments - Science(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 1015 | 264th | 2645 |
| 65 | Number of of Schools(No, UDISE 2021) | Education | 1937 | 267th | 6903 |
| 66 | Script Pools Number < 30,000 | Language | 1 | 267th | 6420 |
| 67 | Bank Deposits(Crore, RBI RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 45441 | 268th | 6581 |
| 68 | City (DHQ ) Pop 2011 | City (District Capitals)/DHQ | 271329 | 276th | 10251 |
| 69 | Total Annual Newspaper Circulation(No, RNI 2021) | Media | 510042 | 276th | 8780 |
| 70 | Number of Colleges(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 56 | 277th | 1684 |
| 71 | Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011) | Demography | 1023 | 282nd | 11231 |
| 72 | Population (18-24) (Number, 2023) | Education | 208496 | 282nd | 3833 |
| 73 | Marathi Script | Language | 27903 | 282nd | 7178 |
| 74 | City(DHQ) Pop 2023 | City (District Capitals)/DHQ | 342233 | 295th | 9092 |
| 75 | Gujarati Script | Language | 25953 | 298th | 6524 |
| 76 | Number of Internet Connections(No, TRAI 2023) | Internet | 593683 | 317th | 9329 |
| 77 | Number of ITIS seats(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 4706 | 345th | 2490 |
| 78 | Number of Population (0-18)(No,Census 2011) | Education | 136937 | 349th | 6119 |
| 79 | No of District Hospital(No, MOFHW 2022) | Health | 1 | 375th | 2224 |
| 80 | Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 51 | 377th | 2557 |
| 81 | Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 21 | 383rd | 6359 |
| 82 | Number of Central Government Jobs (Number,DOE Annual Report 2018) | Work | 2531 | 386th | 9288 |
| 83 | Number of PSU Jobs(Number,DPE 2022, ) | Work | 816 | 386th | 7394 |
| 84 | Number of UG Enrolments - Law(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 654 | 397th | 8128 |
| 85 | Latin Script (English) | Language | 2647 | 404th | 6956 |
| 86 | Number of UG Enrolments - Commerce(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 4172 | 413th | 3401 |
| 87 | Number of PG Enrolments - Commerce(No,AISHE 2020) | Education | 344 | 416th | 6320 |
| 88 | Number of Uninhabited Villages(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 54 | 427th | 8115 |
| 89 | Odia Script | Language | 5442 | 465th | 8858 |
| 90 | Bengali Script | Language | 13153 | 493rd | 1191 |
| 91 | Devnagri Script (Hindi) | Language | 137058 | 553rd | 8325 |
| 92 | Bank Credits - Bank Debits (Crores, RBI SCB June 2023) | Wealth | 8029 | 563rd | 2777 |
| 93 | Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi) | Language | 10774 | 599th | 5491 |
Population:
70,980 | Population
Rank:
443rd
Area
(KM2)
:
2,901 | Area Rank:
449th
| Sr. | Fields | Category | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Better than India Average- |
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| 1 | Number of Households with No Lighting(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 1492 | 7th | 1778 |
| 2 | Number of Murders(NO, IPC 2021) | Government | 25 | 30th | 10057 |
| 3 | Number of Cyber Crimes(NO, IPC 2021) | Government | 25 | 38th | 11001 |
| 4 | Number of Households that use firewood as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 152998 | 50th | 6470 |
| 5 | Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as Kerosene(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 96366 | 221st | 1197 |
| 6 | Number of Households with Location of drinking water source away from premises(Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 55109 | 244th | 2614 |
| 7 | Number of Households that use coal/charcoal as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 4517 | 305th | 4824 |
| 8 | Number of Households that use crop residue as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 27640 | 338th | 6067 |
| 9 | Number of Households that use cowdung cake as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 24839 | 362nd | 7513 |
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Worse than India Average- |
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| 1 | Crime/1000 Pop(Ratio, IPC 2021) | Government | 1 | 23rd | 7005 |
| 2 | Number of Households that use Kerosene as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011) | Urbanization | 9542 | 73rd | 5926 |
| 3 | Number of IPC Crimes(NO, IPC 2021) | Government | 2801 | 84th | 8197 |
| 4 | Number of Missing Persons(NO, IPC 2021) | Government | 267 | 215th | 4678 |
| 5 | Murder/Lakh Pop(Ratio, IPC 2021) | Government | 1 | 356th | 9547 |