Karkathakudi

Karkathakudi
Town
Road near Karkathakudi in 2020
Karkathakudi Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 9°44′30″N78°52′51″E / 9.7417327°N 78.8807416°E / 9.7417327; 78.8807416
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram district
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TN 65

Karkathakudi is a small town and panchayat located in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu state, India. ^[1] The villages under the panchayat of Karkathakudi are Siruvandal, Peruvandal, Melapanaiyur, Keelapanaiyur, Gudalur, and Karungudi. Karkathakudi contains 1000 houses and about 3000 people living here.^{[ citation needed ]} It is the main panchayat under Thiruvadanai taluk.

Languages

The native language of Karkathakudi is Tamil and most of the village people speak Tamil, and the well-educated people can speak in English.

Education

The main school located within the town itself is Primary School Karkathakudi.

1. "Primary Census Abstract Data Tables – India: Final Population Totals". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.