Pudukkottai district

Pudukkottai District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Pudukkottai is the district headquarters. It is also known colloquially as Pudhugai.

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Pudukkottai.

Pudukkottai District

Pudhugai Mavattam
District of Tamil Nadu
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10.38°N 78.82°E / 10.38; 78.82
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
DistrictPudukkottai
Pudukkottai14 January 1974
HeadquartersPudukkottai
TalukasPudukkottai, Karambakkudi, Alangudi, Aranthangi, Thirumayam, Ponnamaravathi, Gandarvakottai, Avudaiyarkoil, Manamelkudi, Kulathur, Iluppur, Rayavaram.
Government
 • District Collector & District MagistrateUma Maheswari, IAS
 • Superintendent of PoliceDr. L. Balaji Saravanan
Area
 • Total4,663 km2 (1,800 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,618,345
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil,
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
621xxx, 622xxx, 614xxx, 613xxx
Telephone code04322
ISO 3166 code[[ISO 3166-2:IN|]]
Vehicle registrationTN-55
Coastline42 kilometres (26 mi)
Largest cityPudukkottai
Sex ratioM-50%/F-50% ♂/♀
Literacy80%
Legislature typeelected
Lok Sabha constituency4 (Partly)
Vidhan Sabha constituency6
Precipitation827 millimetres (32.6 in)
Avg. summer temperature40.9 °C (105.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature17.8 °C (64.0 °F)
Websitepudukkottai.nic.in

Pudukkottai district is bounded on the northeast and east by Thanjavur District, on the southeast by the Palk Strait, on the southwest by Ramanathapuram and Sivaganga districts, and on the west and northwest by Tiruchirapalli District. As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,618,345 with a sex-ratio of 1,015 females for every 1,000 males.

The district has an area of 4,663 km² with a coastline of 42 km. The district lies between 78° 25' and 79° 15' east longitude and between 9° 50' and 10° 40' of the north latitude.

Organisation

On 14 January 1975, Pudukkottai was organised as a separate district comprising the former Pudukkottai Division of Tiruchirappalli district with some additions from Thanjavur district. At present, this district is composed of three revenue divisions, namely, Pudukkottai, Aranthangi and Illupur and eleven taluks, namely, Kulathur, Illuppur, Alangudi, Pudukkottai, Gandarvakottai, Thirumayam, Aranthangi, Ponnamaravathi, Karambakudi, Avudaiyarkoil and Manamelkudi. There are 762 revenue villages.

The population of the district is 1,618,725 (as per Census 2011). It is 17.02% urbanised.[1] The district depends a great deal on the monsoon for its water supply. The district population is 77.96% literate.

Demographics

According to 2011 census, Pudukkottai district had a population of 1,618,345 with a sex-ratio of 1,015 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[2] A total of 179,688 were under the age of six, constituting 91,696 males and 87,992 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 17.6% and 0.08% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the district was 68.62%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[2] The district had a total of 387,679 households. There were a total of 761,693 workers, comprising 192,462 cultivators, 234,344 main agricultural labourers, 10,170 in house hold industries, 203,272 other workers, 121,445 marginal workers, 16,808 marginal cultivators, 70,805 marginal agricultural labourers, 3,771 marginal workers in household industries and 30,061 other marginal workers.[3]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901547,620—    
1911583,413+0.64%
1921607,933+0.41%
1931573,642−0.58%
1941622,706+0.82%
1951704,102+1.24%
1961750,461+0.64%
1971947,351+2.36%
19811,156,813+2.02%
19911,327,148+1.38%
20011,459,601+0.96%
20111,618,345+1.04%
source:[4]

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Pudukkottai district". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
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