Karambakkam

Karambakkam
city
Karambakkam

Location in Tamil Nadu, India

Coordinates: 13°02′34″N 80°09′42″E / 13.04278°N 80.16167°E / 13.04278; 80.16167Coordinates: 13°02′34″N 80°09′42″E / 13.04278°N 80.16167°E / 13.04278; 80.16167
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Taluka Ambattur taluk
Government
 • Type Municipal corporation
Population (2011)
 • Total 21,376
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Karambakkam is a census town in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

Karambakkam has a population of 21,376. Males account for 10,759 people while female count is 10,617. Karambakkam has an average literacy rate of 90.47 percent with the sex ratio of 987, higher than the state average of 80.09 percent, male literacy is 94.85 percent, and female literacy is 85.99 percent. 11.33 percent of the population is under 6 years of age. 88.32 percent of the population describe their occupation as the main work along with 1503 female workers.

Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 6.89 percent and 0.14 percent of total population in Karambakkam.[1]

Religions in Karambakkam city, 2011 Census data[1]
Religion Percent
Hindus
  
 88.09%
Muslims
  
 6.55%
Christians
  
 4.71%
Others†
  
 0.65%
Distribution of religions
† Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains.

References

  1. 1 2 "Karambakkam Population Census 2011". 2011 Census of India.
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