Poonthottam Population, Caste, Working Data Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Poonthottam is a village situated in Chidambaram taluka of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 167 families residing in the village Poonthottam. The total population of Poonthottam is 638 out of which 295 are males and 343 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Poonthottam is 1,163.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Poonthottam village is 48 which is 8% of the total population. There are 20 male children and 28 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Poonthottam is 1,400 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,163) of Poonthottam village.

Population
638
Families
167
Literacy
76.78%
Sex Ratio
1,163

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Poonthottam is 76.8%. Thus Poonthottam village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.7% of Cuddalore district. The male literacy rate is 85.09% and the female literacy rate is 69.52% in Poonthottam village.

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

Poonthottam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 48 20 28
Literacy 76.78% 85.09% 69.52%
Scheduled Caste 307 139 168
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 185 61 124

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 48.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Poonthottam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Poonthottam village out of total population, 393 were engaged in work activities. 54.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 393 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 175 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 213 25 188
Cultivators 3 3 0
Agriculture Labourer 175 0 175
Other Workers 35 22 13
Marginal Workers 180 162 18
Non Working 245 108 137

Nearby Villages to Poonthottam,

Below are the list of villages near Poonthottam village in Chidambaram.

Village Population
Mathuranthaganallur 1,679
Vakkur 717
Edayanpalacheri 902
Vadappakkam 694
Kizhnatham 1,075
Veyyalur 2,354
Kannangudi 1,905
Vazhakollai 1,649
Parameswaranallur 3,362
Odakakkanalur 1,092

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