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	As of the census of India 2001, Karaiyippatti had a population of 33,881 comprising 17,238 males and 16,643 females, making the sex ratio (number of females per thousand males) of the town 965. A total of 3,947 people were under six years of age and the child sex ratio (number of females per thousand males under six years of age) stood at 900. The town had an average literacy of 84.74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. A total of 3,978 comprising 13.29% of the population belonged to [[Scheduled Castes]] (SC) and 148 comprising 0.49% of the population belonged to [[Scheduled tribes]] (ST). There were a total of 7,651 households in the town.		As of the census of India 2001, Karaiyippatti had a population of 33,881 comprising 17,238 males and 16,643 females, making the sex ratio (number of females per thousand males) of the town 965. A total of 3,947 people were under six years of age and the child sex ratio (number of females per thousand males under six years of age) stood at 900. The town had an average literacy of 84.74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. A total of 3,978 comprising 13.29% of the population belonged to [[Scheduled Castes]] (SC) and 148 comprising 0.49% of the population belonged to [[Scheduled tribes]] (ST). There were a total of 7,651 households in the town.
	As of 2001, Karaiyippatti had a total of 10,534 main workers: 699 cultivators, 821 agricultural labourers, 211 in household industries and 8,803 other workers. There was a total of 664 marginal workers: 56 marginal cultivators, 190 marginal agricultural labourers, 31 marginal workers in household industries and 387 other marginal workers.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Primary census abstract 2001 \|url=http://census2001.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx \|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations  – Tamil Nadu \|accessdate=2012-12-29 \|year=2001 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217153857/http://census2001.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx \|archivedate=2011-02-17 }}</ref>		As of 2001, Karaiyippatti had a total of 10,534 main workers: 699 cultivators, 821 agricultural labourers, 211 in household industries and 8,803 other workers. There was a total of 664 marginal workers: 56 marginal cultivators, 190 marginal agricultural labourers, 31 marginal workers in household industries and 387 other marginal workers.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Primary census abstract 2001 \|url=http://census2001.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx \|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations  – Tamil Nadu \|accessdate=2012-12-29 \|year=2001 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217153857/http://census2001.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx \|archivedate=2011-02-17 }}</ref>

	~~==Religion==~~
	The local religion involves the Lord [[Shiva]] temple and the goddess [[Draupati Amman\|Draupathi]], who was wife of the [[Pandava]]s. Two important events are Biman–Keesakan fight and the Pookkuli Festival. In the first event, one person will be acting as Bima and another as Keesakan. Keesakan tries to run away from Bima, and the latter will chase him and kill him. The ''Pookkuli'' (walking on ignited coals) festival is celebrated every year by the Draupathi Amman Temple. On the Pookkuli day, devotees who have offered prayers to the goddess will perform [[fire walking]]. Pathinettankudi manjuu verattu is celebrated on every Mattupongal day.

	The Naagammal Temple Festival is celebrated every year. ''Poochorithal'' is the main event of the festival. Santhana Koodu Festival is celebrated in the mosques every year. The Ealai Katha Amman Temple festival, Kottakudi Eruthu Kattu, and the Ayyanar Temple Puravi Eduppu Festival are also celebrated around Karaiyippatti. The Kathapillai street Kaliamman festival is celebrated every year in June.

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	}}</ref> The major political parties in Karaiyippatti are [[ADMK]], [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]], [[Indian National Congress]], and [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]]. Kakkan (late), state minister during Kamarajar period was born in Karaiyippatti. A statue is laid near Chekkadi.		}}</ref> [[S. Venkatesan]] also known as Su. Venkatesan from [[CPI(M)]] is the [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]], after his election in the [[2019 Indian general election]].<ref name="pd0">{{cite web \|url=https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2019/0602_pd/17th-lok-sabha-elections-victorious-candidates-cpim \|title=17th Lok Sabha Elections: Victorious Candidates of CPI(M) \|author=<!--Not stated--> \|date=2019-06-02 \|website=People's Democracy \|publisher=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] \|access-date=2019-08-31 \|quote="Su Venkatesan who contested from Madurai parliamentary constituency secured 4,47,075 (44 per cent) votes defeating his nearest rival (AIADMK candidate) by a margin of 1,34,119 votes."}}</ref>

			The major political parties in Karaiyippatti are [[ADMK]], [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]], [[Indian National Congress]], and [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]]. Kakkan (late), state minister during Kamarajar period was born in Karaiyippatti. A statue is laid near Chekkadi.

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'''Karaiyippatti''' is a town and a [[municipality]] in the [[Madurai district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Karaiyippatti is called '''Thaikramam''' ('Mother of Villages'). It is the biggest [[taluk]] within the Madurai District.

Karaiyippatti is a manufacturer and exporter of [[plough]]s. [[Granite]] production is an important industry; granite from Karaiyippatti is exported around the world. Situated within a largely agricultural area, most of the people living around Karaiyippatti are employed in agriculture, chiefly in the cultivation of [[rice]].

==Geography==
Karaiyippatti has an average elevation of {{convert|149|m}}. To get the directions {{URL|www.Karaiyippatti.com/get-direction}}

==Demographics==
As of the census of India 2001, Karaiyippatti had a population of 33,881 comprising 17,238 males and 16,643 females, making the sex ratio (number of females per thousand males) of the town 965. A total of 3,947 people were under six years of age and the child sex ratio (number of females per thousand males under six years of age) stood at 900. The town had an average literacy of 84.74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. A total of 3,978 comprising 13.29% of the population belonged to [[Scheduled Castes]] (SC) and 148 comprising 0.49% of the population belonged to [[Scheduled tribes]] (ST). There were a total of 7,651 households in the town.
As of 2001, Karaiyippatti had a total of 10,534 main workers: 699 cultivators, 821 agricultural labourers, 211 in household industries and 8,803 other workers. There was a total of 664 marginal workers: 56 marginal cultivators, 190 marginal agricultural labourers, 31 marginal workers in household industries and 387 other marginal workers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Primary census abstract 2001 |url=http://census2001.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations  – Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2012-12-29 |year=2001 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217153857/http://census2001.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx |archivedate=2011-02-17 }}</ref>

==Religion==
The local religion involves the Lord [[Shiva]] temple and the goddess [[Draupati Amman|Draupathi]], who was wife of the [[Pandava]]s. Two important events are Biman–Keesakan fight and the Pookkuli Festival. In the first event, one person will be acting as Bima and another as Keesakan. Keesakan tries to run away from Bima, and the latter will chase him and kill him. The ''Pookkuli'' (walking on ignited coals) festival is celebrated every year by the Draupathi Amman Temple. On the Pookkuli day, devotees who have offered prayers to the goddess will perform [[fire walking]]. Pathinettankudi manjuu verattu is celebrated on every Mattupongal day.

The Naagammal Temple Festival is celebrated every year. ''Poochorithal'' is the main event of the festival. Santhana Koodu Festival is celebrated in the mosques every year. The Ealai Katha Amman Temple festival, Kottakudi Eruthu Kattu, and the Ayyanar Temple Puravi Eduppu Festival are also celebrated around Karaiyippatti. The Kathapillai street Kaliamman festival is celebrated every year in June.

==Transport==
[[Madurai Airport]] is the nearest airport for Karaiyippatti, which operates domestic flight services such as Air India, Jet Airways and Spice Jet.

Karaiyippatti has a bus stand, which is used by [[TNSTC]] and private operators. This is situated inside the town on Madurai- [[Trichy]] [[National Highway 45B (India)|NH45B]]. Karaiyippatti has bus transportation to [[Madurai]], Chennai, Trichy, [[Sivaganga]], [[Dindigul]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Karaikudi]], [[Pudukottai]], [[Ramanathapuram]], [[Thirunelveli]], [[Virudhunagar]], [[Tanjore]], [[Rajapalayam]], and all around the neighbouring districts. Madurai Railway Station is the nearest railway station.

==Politics==
Karaiyippatti assembly constituency is part of [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|title=List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
|accessdate=2008-10-11
|work=Tamil Nadu
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031131000/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|archivedate=2008-10-31
}}</ref> The major political parties in Karaiyippatti are [[ADMK]], [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]], [[Indian National Congress]], and [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]]. Kakkan (late), state minister during Kamarajar period was born in Karaiyippatti. A statue is laid near Chekkadi.

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{{Madurai district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Madurai district]]