Karungalakudi

Madurai, 625101
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Karungalakudi is a village in Madurai District, Melur Taluk in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is administrated by the Kottampatti block.EtymologyKarungalakudi . "Karu" means black. "kala" means time or morning. "Kudi" means settling. People of this village made an entry and settled before dawn .DemographyThe Karungalakudi village has population of 6842 of which 3475 are males while 3367 are females as per Population Census 2011. The population is evenly divided between people of Hindu and Muslim religions. It is a secular village that exhibits social and spiritual harmony. The Hindus of this village respect the Muslims as their elder brothers.In Karungalakudi village the population of children aged between 0-6 is 738 which makes up 10.79% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Karungalakudi village is 969 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Karungalakudi as per census is 813, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.Karungalakudi village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Karungalakudi village was 77.79% compared to 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. In Karungalakudi Male literacy stands at 85.20% while female literacy rate was 70.29%.As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Karungalakudi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.ReligionKarungalakudi Village examplifies religious harmony. Villagers partner in festivals. A common temple for the Hindu's near the village at Mandhai.There is a shrine for the deity Aranmanai Karuppa Sami. Pandarams are entitled to facilitate worship at the shrine. Every visitor brings fruits, flowers and shares to others... after prayer. Every small shrine is maintained by the members of individual groups.The small temple houses of these deities have no statues other than long pieces of iron sickles (weigh 10–20 kg).

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