Pottanam Population, Caste, Working Data Namakkal, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011
Pottanam is a village situated in Namakkal taluka of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 970 families residing in the village Pottanam. The total population of Pottanam is 3,369 out of which 1,709 are males and 1,660 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pottanam is 971.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Pottanam village is 253 which is 8% of the total population. There are 135 male children and 118 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pottanam is 874 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (971) of Pottanam village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pottanam is 76.6%. Thus Pottanam village has a higher literacy rate compared to 68.1% of Namakkal district. The male literacy rate is 84.5% and the female literacy rate is 68.48% in Pottanam village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Pottanam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Pottanam Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pottanam village.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children | 253 | 135 | 118 |
Literacy | 76.57% | 84.5% | 68.48% |
Scheduled Caste | 766 | 376 | 390 |
Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Illiterate | 983 | 379 | 604 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pottanam village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Pottanam village out of total population, 1,880 were engaged in work activities. 80.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,880 workers engaged in Main Work, 462 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 591 were Agricultural labourers.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Main Workers | 1,511 | 901 | 610 |
Cultivators | 462 | 262 | 200 |
Agriculture Labourer | 591 | 268 | 323 |
Household Industries | 24 | 15 | 9 |
Other Workers | 434 | 356 | 78 |
Marginal Workers | 369 | 144 | 225 |
Non Working | 1,489 | 664 | 825 |
Map of Pottanam, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
Nearby Villages to Pottanam, Namakkal
Below are the list of villages near Pottanam village in Namakkal.
Village | Population |
---|---|
Pachudayampatti | 4,178 |
Sellappampatti | 5,916 |
Periyakulam | 2,137 |
Thalambadi | 3,230 |
Akkiyampatti | 5,038 |
Sarkar Uduppam | 1,888 |
Pallamparai | 727 |
Illaiyapuram | 671 |
Valavanthinadu | 4,347 |
Aniyar | 2,159 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Pottanam, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia