Karisalkalampatti

The altitude above mean sea level (MSL) is 121 m. This village is situated on the banks of river Gundar, a distributary of the river Vaigai. This village gets major rainfall during the south west monsoon period. The average annual rainfall received in the village is 40.95 cm. Karisalkalampatti is surrounded by Tirumangalam to the north, T.Kallupattito the west, Kariapattito the East, and Chellampatti to the South.

According to the 2011 census, Karisalkalampatti had a population of 1158 people, of whom 589 were male and 569 female for a sex-ratio of 966 females for every 1,000 males. This is lower than the state average in Tamil Nadu which is 996.^[1] 142 were under the age of six. Schedule Castes numbered about 39 and there were no Scheduled Tribes. The average literacy of the village was 71.06%, compared to national average of 72.99%.^[1] The village had a total of 326 households. There were 683 workers, including 88 cultivators and 379 agricultural laborers. According to the religious census of 2011, Karisalkalampatti had 99% Hindus and 1% Christians.

As per the constitution of India and the Panchyati Raaj Act, Karisalkalampatti village is administrated by a Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is an elected representative of village. Karisalkalampatti village falls under the Tirumangalam assembly constituency and the Virudhunagar (Lok Sabha constituency).

Surrounding cultivated lands are the main places for the agricultural activities. Crops like cotton, rice, cholam, kambu, and green dal are cultivated here.

Regular bus services are operated on a daily basis from Tirumangalam and Madurai. The nearest airport is Madurai International Airport located 15 km from the Village.