Ottapparai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Erode, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Ottapparai is a Census Town city situated in Perundurai taluka of Erode district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,942 families residing in the Ottapparai city. The total population of Ottapparai is 9,493 out of which 4,747 are males and 4,746 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ottapparai is 1,000.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ottapparai city is 732 which is 8% of the total population. There are 367 male children and 365 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ottapparai is 995 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,000).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ottapparai is 73.6%. Thus Ottapparai has higher literacy rate compared to 72.6% of Erode district. The male literacy rate is 83.63% and the female literacy rate is 63.55% in Ottapparai.

Ottapparai Census Town has total administration over 2,942 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Ottapparai Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ottapparai Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 732 367 365
Literacy 73.6% 77.2% 58.7%
Scheduled Caste 688 324 364
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,046 1,084 1,962

Caste-wise Population - Ottapparai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ottapparai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 688 324 364
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Ottapparai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ottapparai is 9,396 which is 98.98% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ottapparai is 40 which is 0.42% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ottapparai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,396 (98.98%) 4,694 4,702
Muslim 40 (0.42%) 23 17
Christian 48 (0.51%) 25 23
Sikh 5 (0.05%) 3 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.04%) 2 2

Literacy Rate - Ottapparai

The total literacy rate of Ottapparai was 73.59% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 6,447 literates, males were 3,663 while females were 2,784. Also the male literacy rate was 83.63% and the female literacy rate was 63.55% in Ottapparai.

  Ottapparai Tamil Nadu
Female 63.55% 73.44%
Male 83.63% 86.77%
Total 73.59% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Ottapparai

The Sex Ratio of Ottapparai is 1,000. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,000 females in Ottapparai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 995 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,000 ) of Ottapparai.

Child Population - Ottapparai

According to Census 2011, there were 732 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ottapparai. Out of which 367 were male while 365 were female.

Working Population - Ottapparai

In Ottapparai Census Town out of total population, 5,363 were engaged in work activities. 95.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,363 workers engaged in Main Work, 118 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 109 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,109 3,124 1,985
Cultivators 118 69 49
Agriculture Labourer 109 45 64
Household Industries 440 220 220
Other Workers 4,442 2,790 1,652
Marginal Workers 254 95 159
Non Working 4,130 1,528 2,602

Ottapparai Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ottapparai is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 9,493 67.9% 1,000

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