Karaikal AI Report
Date: October 22, 2025
Karaikal city, located in Puducherry, has 16% of the state's population. It produces 33.3% of State's Potatoes production, 33.3% of State's Banana production, and 33.3% of State's Onion production. The nearest airport is Pondicherry Airport in Pondicherry, located 72 Km away.
Karaikal is the 393rd ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Karaikal District in Puducherry State. Karaikal District is ranked 695th in population and 748th in area across India.
The average Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021) of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 29. Karaikal is the 2nd 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.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Karaikal is the 20th highest ranked in Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011) . This indicates a healthy ratio between men and women.
Karaikal is the 24th 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.
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021)
Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011)
Tamil Script
# of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021)
Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025)
# of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)
The Average # of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021) of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 3322. Karaikal is the 596th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts. This implies that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Karaikal is the 548th worst ranked in Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025) . This implies that standard of living of people in this district is poor compared to other districts.
Karaikal, # of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) में 768 शहरों/जिलों में से 491st सबसे खराब रैंक पर है। This indicates that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts
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Karaikal Nature Highlights
| Nature Metrics | % of India | Rank Out of 768 | City / Districts Data | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes) Banana Production |
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes) Banana Production | 0.02% | 18th | 10140 |
|
Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production |
Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production | 0.05% | 117th | 6043 |
|
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production |
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production | 0.01% | 123rd | 8090 |
|
Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production |
Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production | 0.02% | 176th | 5133 |
|
Number of Camel (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Camel (20th Cattle Census) | 0.00% | 241st | 8219 |
|
Number of Pony (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Pony (20th Cattle Census) | 0.02% | 286th | 3989 |
|
Number of Horse (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Horse (20th Cattle Census) | 0.01% | 451st | 11199 |
|
Number of Goat (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Goat (20th Cattle Census) | 0.04% | 455th | 4492 |
|
Number of Sheep (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Sheep (20th Cattle Census) | 0.00% | 463rd | 8678 |
|
Number of Total Poultry (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Total Poultry (20th Cattle Census) | 0.01% | 478th | 8802 |
|
Number of Pig (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Pig (20th Cattle Census) | 0.00% | 524th | 3063 |
|
Number of Bufflo (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Bufflo (20th Cattle Census) | 0.00% | 547th | 1417 |
|
Number of Cattle (20th Cattle Census) |
Number of Cattle (20th Cattle Census) | 0.01% | 548th | 8220 |
Karaikal Culture message.info.Highlights
| Sr.No | संस्कृति आंकड़े | गिनती (Counts) | नाम |
|---|
Airports
| नाम | City | IATA Code | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Airport Name |
Pondicherry Airport | Pondicherry | PNY | 72 Km |
No Data found.
Karaikal
Health Metrics
Better than India Average
| Sr.No | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No of District Hospital | 1 | 162nd | 11076 |
Worse than India Average
| Sr.No | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No of Community Health Centers | 9 | 43rd | 8709 |
| 2 | No of Total Hospitals | 61 | 61st | 7223 |
| 3 | No of Primary Health Centers | 48 | 66th | 8503 |
| 4 | No of Hospital Beds | 1470 | 372nd | 5227 |
Karaikal
Wealth Metrics
Better than India Average
| Sr.No | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023) | 118 | 119th | 2495 |
| 2 | % of Households with Cars (%, Census 2011) | 4 | 195th | 7295 |
| 3 | % of Household with Mobiles (%, Census 2011) | 51 | 148th | 6866 |
| 4 | No. of Banks/1000 Household (in 1000, RBI SCB 2025) | 1 | 101st | 1390 |
Worse than India Average
| Sr.No | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House Ownership % of Households (%, Census 2011) | 86 | 61st | 3977 |
| 2 | Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011) | 57099 | 62nd | 5377 |
| 3 | Number of Households with Owned houses (No, Census 2011) | 280805 | 147th | 9151 |
| 4 | Number of Banks (No, RBI SCB Q1 2025) | 190 | 160th | 8318 |
| 5 | Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q1 2025) | 30899 | 193rd | 5605 |
| 6 | Number of Households with Mobile only (No, Census 2011) | 174173 | 204th | 4895 |
| 7 | GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023) | 27789 | 211th | 10834 |
| 8 | Number of Households without Internet (No, Census 2011) | 20983 | 217th | 7597 |
| 9 | Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q1 2025) | 24430 | 246th | 6405 |
| 10 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van (No, Census 2011) | 15572 | 252nd | 3252 |
| 11 | Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2025) | 23 | 262nd | 6642 |
| 12 | Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2025) | 5533 | 272nd | 2724 |
| 13 | Number of Households with Television (No, Census 2011) | 157504 | 287th | 9565 |
| 14 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped (No, Census 2011) | 69577 | 329th | 9235 |
| 15 | Number of Households with Internet (No, Census 2011) | 10634 | 446th | 4107 |
| 16 | Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car (No, Census 2011) | 15680 | 462nd | 5334 |
| 17 | Number of Households with rented houses (No, Census 2011) | 37627 | 466th | 4297 |
| 18 | Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025) | 14 | 508th | 3739 |
| 19 | Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025) | 11 | 548th | 7563 |
Karaikal
Demographics Metrics
Better than India Average
| Sr.No | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011) | 1023 | 68th | 7236 |
| 2 | Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011) | 949 | 20th | 5633 |
Worse than India Average
| Sr.No | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011) | 19 | 391st | 6840 |
Karaikal
Education Metrics
Better than India Average
| Sr.No | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2023) | 2 | 46th | 2002 |
| 2 | Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021) | 29 | 2nd | 8400 |
| 3 | # of Universities (No, AISHE 2021) | 1 | 159th | 6639 |
| 4 | # of UG Enrolments - Medical (No, AISHE 2021) | 416 | 78th | 6651 |
Worse than India Average
| Sr.No | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # of No. of Schools (No, UDISE 2023) | 1915 | 41st | 4449 |
| 2 | # of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 334 | 68th | 9565 |
| 3 | # of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2021) | 4319 | 221st | 9113 |
| 4 | Population (18-24) (Number, 2023) | 208496 | 234th | 3544 |
| 5 | # of Diploma (No, AISHE 2021) | 3658 | 296th | 5530 |
| 6 | # of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2021) | 593 | 310th | 10153 |
| 7 | # of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021) | 11775 | 318th | 5040 |
| 8 | # of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021) | 1484 | 318th | 9071 |
| 9 | # of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011) | 136937 | 336th | 1152 |
| 10 | # of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges (No, AISHE 2021) | 39460 | 344th | 6174 |
| 11 | # of Bachelor's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021) | 44296 | 362nd | 7966 |
| 12 | # of Colleges (No, AISHE 2021) | 57 | 372nd | 2316 |
| 13 | # of Total Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 49523 | 391st | 9040 |
| 14 | # of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 258 | 491st | 9542 |
| 15 | # of Master's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021) | 6788 | 576th | 10308 |
| 16 | # of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021) | 3322 | 596th | 6269 |
| 17 | # of PG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021) | 193 | 596th | 3321 |
Karaikal
Governance Metrics
Worse than India Average
| Sr.No | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011) | 745 | 85th | 6237 |
| 2 | Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020) | 22 | 134th | 1663 |
| 3 | Sanctioned Police Force Number (NO, IPC 2020) | 1416 | 420th | 4162 |
Karaikal
Internet Metrics
Worse than India Average
| Sr.No | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urban Internet Pop/City Pop (%, TRAI June 2025) | 146 | 62nd | 4670 |
| 2 | City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2025) | 176 | 183rd | 1518 |
| 3 | Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, September 2025) | 149241 | 256th | 11109 |
| 4 | Number of Internet Connections (No, TRAI June 2025) | 423076 | 276th | 5526 |
| 5 | English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011) | 162759 | 419th | 4425 |
| 6 | Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in September, 2025) | 147241 | 454th | 5206 |
Karaikal
Languages Metrics
Better than India Average
| Sr.No | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Script Pools # < 30, 000 | 1 | 115th | 8661 |
| 2 | Tamil Script | 23886 | 24th | 8687 |
| 3 | Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd | 78 | 61st | 1899 |
Worse than India Average
| Sr.No | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devnagri Script (Hindi) | 137058 | 88th | 9122 |
| 2 | Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi) | 10774 | 178th | 10048 |
| 3 | Latin Script (English) | 2647 | 241st | 4613 |
| 4 | Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu) | 33190 | 242nd | 10751 |
| 5 | Bengali Script | 13153 | 255th | 10121 |
| 6 | Gujarati Script | 25953 | 377th | 2154 |
| 7 | Marathi Script | 27903 | 415th | 7950 |
| 8 | Odia Script | 5442 | 423rd | 7130 |
| 9 | DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011) | 254303 | 442nd | 9982 |
| 10 | Assamese Script | 3229 | 549th | 8827 |
| 11 | Telugu Script | 39429 | 568th | 2077 |
| 12 | English Multilingual Population | 50193 | 595th | 7277 |
| 13 | Malayalam Script | 6112 | 633rd | 5223 |
| 14 | Kannada Script | 23603 | 641st | 6766 |
Karaikal
Media Metrics
Worse than India Average
| Sr.No | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2022) | 656764 | 152nd | 8175 |
| 2 | Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2022) | 240 | 174th | 8500 |
| 3 | Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020) | 22 | 435th | 5022 |
Karaikal
Urbanization Metrics
Better than India Average
| Sr.No | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urbanization (% , Census 2011) | 26 | 102nd | 8669 |
Worse than India Average
| Sr.No | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # of Inhabited Villages | 777 | 85th | 4903 |
| 2 | Number of towns (Number , Census 2011) | 10 | 160th | 6626 |
| 3 | Number of households (Number , Census 2011) | 326286 | 175th | 6052 |
| 4 | # of Households with 1 married couple | 228663 | 185th | 7425 |
| 5 | # of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity | 222703 | 241st | 3935 |
| 6 | Number of households having latrine facility within the premises | 156908 | 254th | 2744 |
| 7 | Urban Population (Number , Census 2011) | 531234 | 277th | 3412 |
| 8 | # of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises | 154278 | 289th | 2646 |
| 9 | # of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking | 96340 | 394th | 3866 |
| 10 | # of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking | 566 | 460th | 7275 |
Karaikal
Work Metrics
Worse than India Average
| Sr.No | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023 | 23664 | 20th | 7293 |
| 2 | Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023 | 25014 | 30th | 4311 |
| 3 | Informal Jobs(Dist.),2023 | 626770 | 76th | 10429 |
| 4 | State Govt Jobs(Formal) DHQ,2023 | 14249 | 83rd | 4470 |
| 5 | Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023 | 37084 | 93rd | 1157 |
| 6 | # of Companies,2023 | 1876 | 340th | 4507 |
| 7 | Informal Jobs(DHQ),2023 | 56813 | 456th | 8542 |
LANGUAGES
City (District Capitals)/DHQ
- 1. Tamil : 84,616
- 2. English Multilingual Population : 36,551
- 3. Telugu : 840
Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 1
BASIC DETAILS
| City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population : |
: | 86,838 |
|---|---|---|
| City (District Capitals)/DHQ Population (Rank) |
: | 393rd |
| District Area (km2) |
: | 157 |
| District Area (Rank) |
: | 748th |
| No.of Towns
in District |
: | 2 |
| No. of Villages
in District |
: | 28 |
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respective
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