Kottur Population, Caste, Working Data Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kottur is a village situated in Nagapattinam taluka of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 664 families residing in the village Kottur. The total population of Kottur is 2,827 out of which 1,419 are males and 1,408 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kottur is 992.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kottur village is 301 which is 11% of the total population. There are 148 male children and 153 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kottur is 1,034 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (992) of Kottur village.

Population
2,827
Families
664
Literacy
83.1%
Sex Ratio
992

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kottur is 83.1%. Thus Kottur village has higher literacy rate compared to 75% of Nagapattinam district. The male literacy rate is 88.43% and the female literacy rate is 77.69% in Kottur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kottur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Kottur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kottur village.

Total Male Female
Children 301 148 153
Literacy 83.1% 88.43% 77.69%
Scheduled Caste 1,229 624 605
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 728 295 433

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 43.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kottur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kottur village out of total population, 1,237 were engaged in work activities. 72.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,237 workers engaged in Main Work, 111 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 650 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 895 676 219
Cultivators 111 108 3
Agriculture Labourer 650 455 195
Household Industries 10 8 2
Other Workers 124 105 19
Marginal Workers 342 166 176
Non Working 1,590 577 1,013

Nearby Villages to Kottur,

Below are the list of villages near Kottur village in Nagapattinam.

Village Population
Tirukkannapuram 2,573
Vadagarai 1,864
Tiruchengathangudi 1,342
Rarantimangalam 1,332
Segal 1,436
Tenkarai 888
Iravancheri 1,605
Virukudi 892
Agarakondagai 2,226
Pillali 990

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