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.
Uzhavarkarai Oulgaret | |
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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 |
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.