Pothugal Population, Caste, Working Data Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Pothugal is a village situated in Krishnagiri mandal of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 635 families residing in the village Pothugal. The total population of Pothugal is 2,910 out of which 1,445 are males and 1,465 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pothugal is 1,014.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Pothugal village is 490 which is 17% of the total population. There are 252 male children and 238 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pothugal is 944 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,014) of Pothugal village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pothugal is 42%. Thus Pothugal village has a lower literacy rate compared to 52.5% of Kurnool district. The male literacy rate is 52.56% and the female literacy rate is 31.7% in Pothugal village.

Population
2,910
Families
635
Literacy
41.98%
Sex Ratio
1,014

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

Pothugal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 490 252 238
Literacy 41.98% 52.56% 31.7%
Scheduled Caste 362 195 167
Scheduled Tribe 37 15 22
Illiterate 1,894 818 1,076

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Pothugal village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pothugal village out of total population, 1,714 were engaged in work activities. 99.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,714 workers engaged in Main Work, 371 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,250 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,709 854 855
Cultivators 371 279 92
Agriculture Labourer 1,250 519 731
Household Industries 43 24 19
Other Workers 45 32 13
Marginal Workers 5 1 4
Non Working 1,196 590 606

Map of Pothugal, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh


Nearby Villages to Pothugal, Krishnagiri

Below are the list of villages near Pothugal village in Krishnagiri.

Village Population
Agaveli 1,380
Mannegunta 1,290
Shotrium Yerragudi 2,060
Tallagokulapadu 2,468
Thogarchedu 2,285
Krishnagiri 3,231
Yerukalacheruvu 3,117
Chunchu Yerragudi 3,191
Lakkasagaram 3,243
Alamkonda 3,187

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