Potharai Population, Caste, Working Data Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Potharai is a village situated in Polur taluka of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 728 families residing in the village Potharai. The total population of Potharai is 3,116 out of which 1,584 are males and 1,532 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Potharai is 967.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Potharai village is 354 which is 11% of the total population. There are 194 male children and 160 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Potharai is 825 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (967) of Potharai village.

Population
3,116
Families
728
Literacy
81.46%
Sex Ratio
967

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Potharai is 81.5%. Thus Potharai village has higher literacy rate compared to 66% of Tiruvannamalai district. The male literacy rate is 89.57% and the female literacy rate is 73.25% in Potharai village.

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

Potharai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 354 194 160
Literacy 81.46% 89.57% 73.25%
Scheduled Caste 1,290 655 635
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 866 339 527

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Potharai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Potharai village out of total population, 1,577 were engaged in work activities. 99.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,577 workers engaged in Main Work, 238 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,119 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,565 960 605
Cultivators 238 160 78
Agriculture Labourer 1,119 616 503
Household Industries 13 12 1
Other Workers 195 172 23
Marginal Workers 12 8 4
Non Working 1,539 616 923

Nearby Villages to Potharai,

Below are the list of villages near Potharai village in Polur.

Village Population
Sengunam 2,803
Perigaram 5,019
Tirumalai 2,280
Athimoor 2,723
Ariyathur 865
Kaliyam 2,826
Jambukonambut 356
Tindivanam 2,932
Madavilagam 517
Renderipattu 2,913

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