(Madras), the capital of Tamil Nadu. The highest temperature is obtained in early May–June is usually about , though it usually exceeds for a few days most years. Average daily temperature in Karur during January is around , though the temperature rarely falls below . The average annual rainfall is about which gets most of its seasonal rainfall from the north-east monsoon winds, during late September to mid November. Demographics According to 2011 census, Karur district has a population of 1,064,493 with a sex-ratio of 1,015 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. 40.82% of the population lived in urban areas. A total of 102,731 were under the age of six, constituting 52,969 males and 49,762 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 20.80% and 0.05% of the population respectively with the average literacy of 68%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The district has a total of 287,095 households with 543,298 workers, comprising 83,800 cultivators, 182,639 main agricultural laborers, 10,162 in house hold industries, 231,906 other workers, 34,791 marginal workers, 2,072 marginal cultivators, 18,198 marginal agricultural laborers, 1,178 marginal workers in household industries and 13,343 other marginal workers. At the time of the 2011 census, 93.15% of the population spoke Tamil and 5.21% Telugu as their first language. Administration and politics Karur district has two Municipalities, 11 Town Panchayats, 158 Village Panchayats and 203 Revenue Villages. It consists of two Lok Sabha constituencies, Karur and Perambalur. The four Tamil Nadu Assembly constituencies in Karur are Aravakkurichi, Karur, Krishnarayapuram, and Kulithalai. The District is divided into two Revenue divisions, Karur and Kulithalai. alai, Krishnarayapuram, and Kadavur, their blocks include K. Paramathy, Aravakurichi, Karur, Thanthoni, Kadavur, Krishnarayapuram, Kulithalai, and Thogaimalai. Town Panchayats in Karur include Aravakurichi, Pallapatti, Punjaipugalur, TNPL Pugalur (Kagithapuram), Puliyur, Uppidamangalam, Palaya Jeyankonda Cholapuram, Krishnarayapuram, Marudur, and Nangavaram. The Major villages are : K.Paramathi, Thennilai, Thogaimalai, Pavithram, Chinnadhrapuram, Punnam chathiram, Mayanur, Lalapet, Vangal, Nerur, Ayyar malai, Velliyanai, Esanatham. Politics |} Economy Agriculture Karur District is a part of cauvery delta region and utilization of land area in the district is up to 44.59%. 4.76% of the land area remains as uncultivated land, and the rest 2.74% is forest area in Karur district. Black soil is the predominant soil type in this district accounting for 35.51% followed by laterite soil for 23.85% of the total soil cover. The remaining 20.31% is sandy, coastal