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
புதுக்கோட்டை மாவட்டம்
District
Clockwise from top-left: Pudukkottai District Court, Avudayar Kovil, Thirumayam Fort, Moovar Kovil, Sittanavasal Cave Temple
Location in Tamil Nadu
Location in Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 10.38°N 78.82°E / 10.38; 78.82
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
DistrictPudukkottai
Pudukkottai14 January 1974
HeadquartersPudukkottai
TalukasPudukkottai, Aranthangi, Alangudi, Karambakudi, Thirumayam, Ponnamaravathi, Gandarvakottai, Avudaiyarkoil, Manamelkudi, Kulathur, Iluppur.
Government
 • District Collector & District MagistrateKavitha Ramu, IAS
 • Superintendent of PoliceVanditha Pandey, IPS
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.

Demographics
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%
YearPop.±% p.a.
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:[1]
Religions in Pudukkottai district (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 88.29%
Islam
 
 7.06%
Christianity
 
 4.50%
Other or not stated
 
 0.15%

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. 19.55% of the population lived in urban areas.[3] 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 17.60% and 0.08% of the population, respectively. The average literacy of the district was 68.62%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[3] 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.[4] Tamil is the predominant language, spoken by 99.23% of the population.[5]

Politics
District No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
Pudukkottai 178 Gandharvakottai (SC) M. Chinnadurai Communist Party of India (Marxist) INDIA
179 Viralimalai C. Vijayabaskar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMK
180 Pudukkottai D. Muthuraja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam INDIA
181 Thirumayam S. Ragupathi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam INDIA
182 Alangudi S. V. V. Meyyanaadhan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam INDIA
183 Aranthangi Ramachandran T Indian National Congress INDIA

See also

References
  1. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  2. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Tamil Nadu". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Tamil Nadu". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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