Uppukottai Population, Caste, Working Data Theni, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Uppukottai is a village situated in Bodinayakanur taluka of Theni district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,883 families residing in the village Uppukottai. The total population of Uppukottai is 10,756 out of which 5,415 are males and 5,341 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Uppukottai is 986.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Uppukottai village is 1159 which is 11% of the total population. There are 608 male children and 551 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Uppukottai is 906 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (986) of Uppukottai village.

Population
10,756
Families
2,883
Literacy
72.74%
Sex Ratio
986

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Uppukottai is 72.7%. Thus Uppukottai village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.8% of Theni district. The male literacy rate is 81.76% and the female literacy rate is 63.7% in Uppukottai village.

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

Uppukottai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,159 608 551
Literacy 72.74% 81.76% 63.7%
Scheduled Caste 4,205 2,116 2,089
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,775 1,485 2,290

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Uppukottai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Uppukottai village out of total population, 5,732 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 5,732 workers engaged in Main Work, 581 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,963 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,970 2,985 1,985
Cultivators 581 414 167
Agriculture Labourer 2,963 1,517 1,446
Household Industries 110 43 67
Other Workers 1,316 1,011 305
Marginal Workers 762 290 472
Non Working 5,024 2,140 2,884

Nearby Villages to Uppukottai,

Below are the list of villages near Uppukottai village in Bodinayakanur.

Village Population
Dombucheri 7,493
Kulaiyanur 1,806
Ammapatti 13,598
Rasingapuram 9,280
Silamalai 8,236
Bodinayackanur 1,983
Meenakshipuram 1,938
Kodangipatti 11,600
Ahamalai 1,468
Bodi Hill North 733

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