Demographics
According to the 2011 census Karur district has a population of 1,076,588, roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus or the US state of Rhode Island. This gives it a ranking of 422nd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 371 inhabitants per square kilometre (960 /sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.06%. Karur has a sex ratio of 1015 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 75.86%.
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