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Potharai Population - Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu

Potharai is a large village located in Polur Taluka of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu with total 728 families residing. The Potharai village has population of 3116 of which 1584 are males while 1532 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Potharai village population of children with age 0-6 is 354 which makes up 11.36 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Potharai village is 967 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Potharai as per census is 825, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Potharai village has higher literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Potharai village was 81.46 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Potharai Male literacy stands at 89.57 % while female literacy rate was 73.25 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Potharai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Potharai village.

Potharai Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 728 - -
Population 3,116 1,584 1,532
Child (0-6) 354 194 160
Schedule Caste 1,290 655 635
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 81.46 % 89.57 % 73.25 %
Total Workers 1,577 968 609
Main Worker 1,565 - -
Marginal Worker 12 8 4

Caste Factor

In Potharai village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.40 % of total population in Potharai village. The village Potharai currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Potharai village out of total population, 1577 were engaged in work activities. 99.24 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.76 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1577 workers engaged in Main Work, 238 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1119 were Agricultural labourer.