District of Tamil Nadu

Pudukkottai: 16.2 lakh people, one story

People
16,18,345
Area
4,644 km²
Literacy
77.19%
Sex ratio
1,015
Big number16.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 348 to every km².See the numbers →

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PudukkottaiTamil Nadu

The history, places and schemes of Pudukkottai are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Pudukkottai in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population16.2 lakh#22/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area4,644 km²#12/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density348 per km²#27/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 555
Sex ratio1,015 females per 1000 males#9/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)960 girls per 1000 boys#7/32 in Tamil Nadu▲ state 943
Literacy rate77.19%#21/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 80.09
Female literacy69.00%#21/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 73.44
Urban population19.5%#28/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 48.4

People & society

77.2% can read. 1,015 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
85.686.8
Female literacy
69.073.4
Scheduled Castes
17.620.0
Scheduled Tribes
0.11.1
Living in towns
19.548.4

Gender literacy gap: 16.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 88.3%
  • Muslim 7.1%
  • Christian 4.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    68 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.6 lakh workers, 47.1% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 27.5%
    • Farm labourers 40.1%
    • Household industry 1.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 30.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 70% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      70.374.5
      Latrine at home
      21.738.5
      Tap water
      59.863.7
      LPG / PNG
      16.538.3
      Phone
      56.859.8
      Television
      64.469.4
      Bicycle
      41.536.1
      Two-wheeler
      21.925.8

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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