Karaikudi Metropolitant Area

Metropolitan area includes a city and its suburbs. For the city, visit Karaikudi.

Metropolitan area in Tamil Nadu, India

Karaikudi Metropolitan Area

Karaikudi Urban Agglomeration

Metropolitan area

Nickname:

Heritage city of India

Country|  India
State| Tamil Nadu
Planning Authority| Karaikudi Local Planning Authority (LPA)
Seat| Karaikudi
Districts|

* parts of Sivaganga district

Government

• Type| Municipal Corporation
• Body| Karaikudi Municipal Corporation
Area

• Metropolitan area| 111 km2 (43 sq mi)
Population

(2023)

• Urban

| 173,418
• Metro

| 303,291
Demonym| Karaikudiyan
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

630xxx

STD Code| +91-04565
Vehicle registration| TN-63Z
Website| karaikudilpa.com

The Karaikudi Metropolitan Area, or Karaikudi Urban Agglomeration, is the most populous metropolitan area in Sivaganga district in the state of Tamil Nadu. The Karaikudi Metropolitan Area consists of the city of Karaikudi and its suburbs in Sivaganga district.

## Economy

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The economy of the metropolitan area of Karaikudi is heavily influenced by education, information technology and engineering at recent times.

## List

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Below is the list of towns which comprise the Karaikudi Metropolitan Area.

Karaikudi Metropolitan Area (2011 Census)  Sl. No. | Name | Governing Type | Population | Area (km2.) | Wards

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1 | Karaikudi | Corporation | 173,418 | 13.75 | 36
2 | Sankarapuram | Census Town | 26,536 | 22.69 | 15
3 | Kottaiyur | Town Panchayat | 15,686 | 6.75[1] | 15
4 | Kandanur | Town Panchayat | 15,221 | 8.75[2] | 14
5 | Puduvayal | Town Panchayat | 15,221 | 5.00[3] | 14
6 | Koviloor, Karaikudi | Village | 8,232 | 5.06 | 9
7 | Ariyakudi | Village | 8,232 | 8.29 | 9
8 | Ilupakkudi | Village | 9,000 | 12.29 | 9
9 | Managiri | Village | 6,500 | 11.73 | 5

## Composition of Urban Agglomeration for City Developments

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The Karaikudi urban agglomeration is a metropolitan area in Tamil Nadu state, consisting of the city of Karaikudi and its suburbs. It consists of a municipal corporation and suburban areas spread out in parts of Sivaganga district.

## Municipal corporations

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1. Karaikudi City Municipal Corporation

## Town Panchayats

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1. Kottaiyur
2. Kandanur
3. Puduvayal

## Census Towns

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1. Sankarapuram

## Village Panchayats

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1. Koviloor
2. Ariyakudi
3. Ilupakkudi
4. Managiri
5. Amaravathiputhur

## Districts

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1. Sivaganga district

## Taluks

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From Sivaganga district, parts of Karaikudi Taluk

## Transport

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The Regional Transport offices in the Karaikudi metropolitan area are the Unit type of code TN-63Z.

1. ^ "Kottaiyur Town Panchayat".
2. ^ "Kottaiyur Town Panchayat".
3. ^ "Kottaiyur Town Panchayat".