Uzhavarkarai
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Uzhavarkarai
Oulgaret | |
|---|---|
city | |
  Uzhavarkarai Location in Puducherry, India  Uzhavarkarai Uzhavarkarai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°55′35″N 79°46′44″E / 11.9264874°N 79.7789162°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Puducherry |
| District | Pondicherry |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Oulgaret Municipality உழவர்கரை நகராட்சி Municipalité d'Oulgaret |
| • Municipal Chairman | No elections conducted after 2011 |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 300,104 |
| • Density | 8,200/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil, English, French |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 605010 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PY |
| Vehicle registration | PY-05 |
| Website | http://oulmun.in |
Uzhavarkarai is a city, a municipality and a taluk in Puducherry district in the union territory of Puducherry. The enclaves of Kalapet and Alankuppam are parts of Uzhavarkarai municipality. Uzhavarkarai is also the only sub-taluk (firka[1]) in Uzhavarkarai Taluk of Pondicherry district.
Demographics
[edit]As of 2011[update] India census,[2] Uzhavarkarai had a population of 300,104. Males constitute 49.48% of the population and females 50.52%. Uzhavarkarai has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 71%. In Uzhavarkarai, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
