Uzhavarkarai

Uzhavarkarai (Tamil: [uɻɐʋɐɾhɐɾɐi̯]) 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.

Uzhavarkarai Oulgaret
city
Uzhavarkarai Location in Puducherry, India Show map of Puducherry Uzhavarkarai Uzhavarkarai (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 11.9264874°N 79.7789162°E / 11.9264874; 79.7789162
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
• Additional	English, French
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	605010
ISO 3166 code	IN-PY
Vehicle registration	PY-05
Website	http://oulmun.in

Demographics

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.