Uzhavarkarai | |
Native Name Lang: | ta |
Other Name: | Oulgaret |
Settlement Type: | city |
Pushpin Map: | India Puducherry#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Puducherry, India |
Coordinates: | 11.9265°N 79.7789°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Puducherry |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Pondicherry |
Government Type: | Municipality |
Governing Body: | Oulgaret Municipality உழவர்கரை நகராட்சி Municipalité d'Oulgaret |
Leader Title: | Municipal Chairman |
Leader Name: | No elections conducted after 2011 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 36.7 |
Elevation M: | 3 |
Population Total: | 300104 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil, English, French |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Iso Code: | IN-PY |
Postal Code: | 605010 |
Registration Plate: | 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.
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.