Othiyathur Population, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Othiyathur is a village situated in Tirukkoyilur taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 955 families residing in the village Othiyathur. The total population of Othiyathur is 4,301 out of which 2,196 are males and 2,105 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Othiyathur is 959.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Othiyathur village is 493 which is 11% of the total population. There are 274 male children and 219 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Othiyathur is 799 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (959) of Othiyathur village.

Population
4,301
Families
955
Literacy
78.39%
Sex Ratio
959

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Othiyathur is 78.4%. Thus Othiyathur village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 86.32% and the female literacy rate is 70.31% in Othiyathur village.

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

Othiyathur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 493 274 219
Literacy 78.39% 86.32% 70.31%
Scheduled Caste 218 110 108
Scheduled Tribe 41 22 19
Illiterate 1,316 537 779

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1% of total population in Othiyathur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Othiyathur village out of total population, 1,958 were engaged in work activities. 74.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,958 workers engaged in Main Work, 37 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 956 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,450 983 467
Cultivators 37 37 0
Agriculture Labourer 956 605 351
Household Industries 44 30 14
Other Workers 413 311 102
Marginal Workers 508 228 280
Non Working 2,343 985 1,358

Nearby Villages to Othiyathur,

Below are the list of villages near Othiyathur village in Tirukkoyilur.

Village Population
Kilvalai 809
Oduvankuppam 2,401
Melvalai 2,165
Sithathur 2,536
Kandachipuram 6,659
Sengamedu 940
Veerangipuram 2,513
Madavilagam 1,303
Adukkam 1,602
Pudupalaiyam 1,834

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