Pothampalayam Population, Caste, Working Data Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Pothampalayam is a village situated in Avanashi taluka of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 565 families residing in the village Pothampalayam. The total population of Pothampalayam is 2,008 out of which 1,005 are males and 1,003 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pothampalayam is 998.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Pothampalayam village is 184 which is 9% of the total population. There are 93 male children and 91 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pothampalayam is 978 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (998) of Pothampalayam village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pothampalayam is 65.1%. Thus Pothampalayam village has a lower literacy rate compared to 71% of Tiruppur district. The male literacy rate is 74.45% and the female literacy rate is 55.81% in Pothampalayam village.

Population
2,008
Families
565
Literacy
65.13%
Sex Ratio
998

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

Pothampalayam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 184 93 91
Literacy 65.13% 74.45% 55.81%
Scheduled Caste 366 186 180
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 820 326 494

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pothampalayam village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pothampalayam village out of total population, 1,261 were engaged in work activities. 93.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,261 workers engaged in Main Work, 427 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 243 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,180 684 496
Cultivators 427 225 202
Agriculture Labourer 243 120 123
Household Industries 25 14 11
Other Workers 485 325 160
Marginal Workers 81 25 56
Non Working 747 296 451

Map of Pothampalayam, Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Pothampalayam, Avanashi

Below are the list of villages near Pothampalayam village in Avanashi.

Village Population
Kuttagam 2,893
Pulipar 2,177
Mangarasavalayapalayam 3,805
Thathanur 5,166
Alathur 4,545
Punjaithamaraikulam 1,439
Pongalur 4,550
Papankulam 3,358
Sircar Kathaganni 1,220
Sevur 7,250

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