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Othiyathur Population - Salem, Tamil Nadu

Othiyathur is a large village located in Gangavalli Taluka of Salem district, Tamil Nadu with total 933 families residing. The Othiyathur village has population of 3465 of which 1771 are males while 1694 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Othiyathur village population of children with age 0-6 is 330 which makes up 9.52 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Othiyathur village is 957 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Othiyathur as per census is 897, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Othiyathur village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Othiyathur village was 71.77 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Othiyathur Male literacy stands at 78.90 % while female literacy rate was 64.37 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Othiyathur 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 Othiyathur village.

Othiyathur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 933 - -
Population 3,465 1,771 1,694
Child (0-6) 330 174 156
Schedule Caste 898 466 432
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 71.77 % 78.90 % 64.37 %
Total Workers 2,187 1,141 1,046
Main Worker 2,183 - -
Marginal Worker 4 2 2

Caste Factor

Othiyathur village of Salem has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.92 % of total population in Othiyathur village. The village Othiyathur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Othiyathur village out of total population, 2187 were engaged in work activities. 99.82 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.18 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2187 workers engaged in Main Work, 700 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1296 were Agricultural labourer.