Ozhukarai
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Ozhukarai is a city
, a municipality
and a taluk in Pondicherry district in the India
n state
of Pondicherry. The enclaves of Kalapet
and Alankuppam are parts of Ozhukarai municipality.
, Ozhukarai had a population of 217,623. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ozhukarai 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 Ozhukarai, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
City
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, a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
and a taluk in Pondicherry district in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Pondicherry. The enclaves of Kalapet
Kalapet
Kalapet, or Kalapettai, is a town and enclave in the Union territory of Pondicherry, India. It was annexed by the French in 1703 and has been a part of the Union territory ever since...
and Alankuppam are parts of Ozhukarai municipality.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Ozhukarai had a population of 217,623. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ozhukarai 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 Ozhukarai, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.