Pudukkottai district facts for kids

Pudukkottai district is a region in the southern part of India, located within the state of Tamil Nadu. The main city and headquarters of this district is Pudukkottai. It is known as one of the less developed districts in Tamil Nadu, meaning it has fewer big cities and more rural areas.

People of Pudukkottai

As of 2011, about 1,618,345 people lived in Pudukkottai district. For every 1,000 males, there were about 1,015 females, showing a slightly higher number of women.

There were 179,688 children under the age of six. This group included 91,696 boys and 87,992 girls.

Certain groups, known as Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, make up parts of the population. About 17.6% of the people belonged to Scheduled Castes, and 0.08% were from Scheduled Tribes.

The ability to read and write, called literacy, was 68.62% in the district. This was a bit lower than India's national average of 72.99% at that time.

There were 387,679 homes in the district. Many people worked in different jobs. About 761,693 people were workers.

Many people worked in farming. Around 192,462 people were cultivators, meaning they grew crops. Another 234,344 people worked as farm laborers. About 10,170 people worked in small home-based industries. Other workers made up 203,272 people.

Some people were also marginal workers, meaning they worked for less than six months a year. This group included 16,808 marginal cultivators and 70,805 marginal farm laborers. There were also 3,771 marginal workers in home industries and 30,061 other marginal workers.