| Karungal | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 8.2378°N 77.1869°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kanniyakumari |
| Government Type: | Democracy |
| Governing Body: | Panchayath |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 15832 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 629157 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 04651 |
| Registration Plate: | TN 75 |
Karungal is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1]
At the 2001 India census,[2] Karungal had a population of 15,832. 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.
Karungal is densely populated compared to other panchayats..
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 . Keezhkulam is situated in the southwest, Paliyadi in the northeast, Thiruvithamcode in the east and Thikkanamcode in the southeast.