Pottaneri Population, Caste, Working Data Salem, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Pottaneri is a village situated in Mettur taluka of Salem district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,666 families residing in the village Pottaneri. The total population of Pottaneri is 6,160 out of which 3,266 are males and 2,894 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pottaneri is 886.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Pottaneri village is 570 which is 9% of the total population. There are 288 male children and 282 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pottaneri is 979 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (886) of Pottaneri village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pottaneri is 74.7%. Thus Pottaneri village has a higher literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Salem district. The male literacy rate is 83.92% and the female literacy rate is 64.09% in Pottaneri village.

Population
6,160
Families
1,666
Literacy
74.65%
Sex Ratio
886

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

Pottaneri Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 570 288 282
Literacy 74.65% 83.92% 64.09%
Scheduled Caste 366 196 170
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,987 767 1,220

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pottaneri village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pottaneri village out of total population, 2,507 were engaged in work activities. 94.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,507 workers engaged in Main Work, 725 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 310 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,367 1,802 565
Cultivators 725 511 214
Agriculture Labourer 310 149 161
Household Industries 27 12 15
Other Workers 1,305 1,130 175
Marginal Workers 140 50 90
Non Working 3,653 1,414 2,239

Map of Pottaneri, Salem, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Pottaneri, Mettur

Below are the list of villages near Pottaneri village in Mettur.

Village Population
M.Kalipatti 7,520
Virudasampatti 6,545
Amaram 2,164
Alamarathupatti 9,384
Bukkampatti 4,140
Lakkampatti 6,340
Vellar 9,745
Kannamoochi 5,091
Thethigiripatti 4,991
Moolakkadu 3,716

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