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

Kottur is a village situated in Theni taluka of Theni district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,904 families residing in the village Kottur. The total population of Kottur is 6,735 out of which 3,360 are males and 3,375 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kottur is 1,004.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kottur village is 598 which is 9% of the total population. There are 298 male children and 300 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kottur is 1,007 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,004) of Kottur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kottur is 78.9%. Thus Kottur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 69.8% of Theni district. The male literacy rate is 87.82% and the female literacy rate is 70.02% in Kottur village.

Population
6,735
Families
1,904
Literacy
78.9%
Sex Ratio
1,004

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 598 298 300
Literacy 78.9% 87.82% 70.02%
Scheduled Caste 5,493 2,748 2,745
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 1,893 671 1,222

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 81.6% 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, 3,486 were engaged in work activities. 76.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,486 workers engaged in Main Work, 185 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,848 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,667 1,498 1,169
Cultivators 185 125 60
Agriculture Labourer 1,848 917 931
Household Industries 30 19 11
Other Workers 604 437 167
Marginal Workers 819 389 430
Non Working 3,249 1,473 1,776

Map of Kottur, Theni, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Kottur, Theni

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

Village Population
Upparpatty 3,165
Seelayampatty 7,338
Thappukundu 1,723
Poomalaikundu 8,074
Thadicheri 4,235
Jangalpatty 6,534
Govindanagaram 6,452
Koduvilarpatty 21,119
Unjampatty 9,118

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