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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Karungal<br/>கருங்கல்
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| settlement_type = city
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| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|8|14|16|N|77|11|13|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kanniyakumari district|Kanniyakumari]]
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| government_type =Democracy
| governing_body =Panchayath
| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 15832
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code =629157
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 04651
| registration_plate = TN 74-TN 75
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'''Karungal''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Kanniyakumari district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dinamani.com/all-editions/edition-thirunelveli/kanyakumari/2020/mar/29/muthathi-suicide-near-karungal-3391013.html|title=Karungal|access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref> Karungal is the localized name of this town from the word "Karingai" which was again derived from "Tharum kai".Tharumkai Bhagavathy Amman temple is a very ancient temple situated in Karungal on the roadside of Karungal-Chellamkonam road. Originally Tharumgai Bhagavathy Amman Temple was situated on the top of Karingai Malai,a hillock situated near Karingai.Still we can see traces of stone slabs and building materials of this old temple on the top of Karingaimalai. Legend has it that in due course of time, due to difficulty for an old aged women to have dharshan of Bhagavathy at top of Karingaimalai, Tharungai Bhagavathy descended and settled in the plain near Karungal town.

== Demographics ==
At the 2001 [[India]] [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Karungal had a population of 15,832.{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}} Males constituted 49% of the population and females 51%. It had an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 76%. 10% of the population were under six years of age.{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}}

Karungal is densely populated compared to other [[panchayats]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}}.

== Geography ==
Karungal is the predominant town in [[Killiyoor]], the 234th constituency of [[Tamil Nadu]]. After [[Marthandam]], it is the next well-known town, and it spans an area of over {{convert|19|km2}}. Keezhkulam is situated in the southwest, [[Paliyadi]] in the northeast, [[Thiruvithamcode]] in the east and [[Thikkanamcode]] in the southeast.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.karungal.com}}

{{Regions of Kanyakumari}}

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

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