Pothatturpettai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Pothatturpettai is a Town Panchayat city situated in Pallipattu taluka of Thiruvallur district. The Pothatturpettai city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,711 families residing in the Pothatturpettai city. The total population of Pothatturpettai is 22,040 out of which 11,162 are males and 10,878 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pothatturpettai is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pothatturpettai city is 2682 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1390 male children and 1292 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pothatturpettai is 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (975).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pothatturpettai is 75%. Thus Pothatturpettai has lower literacy rate compared to 84% of Thiruvallur district. The male literacy rate is 86.2% and the female literacy rate is 63.68% in Pothatturpettai.

Pothatturpettai Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,711 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Pothatturpettai Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,682 1,390 1,292
Literacy 75% 75.5% 56.1%
Scheduled Caste 1,383 643 740
Scheduled Tribe 99 47 52
Illiterate 7,513 2,739 4,774

Caste-wise Population - Pothatturpettai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Pothatturpettai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,383 643 740
Schedule Tribe 99 47 52

Religion-wise Population - Pothatturpettai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pothatturpettai is 21,601 which is 98.01% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pothatturpettai is 331 which is 1.5% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Pothatturpettai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 21,601 (98.01%) 10,941 10,660
Muslim 331 (1.5%) 169 162
Christian 39 (0.18%) 20 19
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 66 (0.3%) 30 36

Literacy Rate - Pothatturpettai

The total literacy rate of Pothatturpettai was 75.04% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 14,527 literates, males were 8,423 while females were 6,104. Also the male literacy rate was 86.2% and the female literacy rate was 63.68% in Pothatturpettai.

  Pothatturpettai Tamil Nadu
Female 63.68% 73.44%
Male 86.2% 86.77%
Total 75.04% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Pothatturpettai

The Sex Ratio of Pothatturpettai is 975. Thus per every 1000 men there were 975 females in Pothatturpettai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 975 ) of Pothatturpettai.

Child Population - Pothatturpettai

According to Census 2011, there were 2,682 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pothatturpettai. Out of which 1,390 were male while 1,292 were female.

Working Population - Pothatturpettai

In Pothatturpettai Town Panchayat out of total population, 9,324 were engaged in work activities. 86.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,324 workers engaged in Main Work, 183 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 314 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,080 5,317 2,763
Cultivators 183 153 30
Agriculture Labourer 314 200 114
Household Industries 5,335 3,178 2,157
Other Workers 2,248 1,786 462
Marginal Workers 1,244 427 817
Non Working 12,716 5,418 7,298

Pothatturpettai Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Pothatturpettai is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,650 61.3% 1,010
2 Ward No - 2 1,864 71% 910
3 Ward No - 3 1,773 70.4% 955
4 Ward No - 4 1,211 69.8% 941
5 Ward No - 5 832 69.6% 939
6 Ward No - 6 1,884 72.3% 952
7 Ward No - 7 832 63.2% 935
8 Ward No - 8 1,060 70.7% 981
9 Ward No - 9 826 60.2% 1,060
10 Ward No - 10 1,169 65.5% 913
11 Ward No - 11 2,067 61.4% 932
12 Ward No - 12 1,188 54.3% 1,164
13 Ward No - 13 1,165 71.6% 1,055
14 Ward No - 14 866 59.8% 1,014
15 Ward No - 15 793 66.7% 982
16 Ward No - 16 907 64.8% 955
17 Ward No - 17 853 73.3% 1,021
18 Ward No - 18 1,100 55.5% 961

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