Uthukottai

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Uthukottai is a town in Suburbs of Chennai, one of the

The name Uthukottai is a

State Highway 51 crosses Uthukottai, situated between Chennai and Tirupati.

Demography

In the 2001 India census, Uthukkottai had a population of 10,639. Males constituted 50% of the population and females 50%. Uthukkottai had an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 76%, and female literacy was 59%. In 2001 in Uthukkottai, 12% of the population was under 6 years of age.^[1]

In the 2011 census, Uthukkottai recorded 12,623 inhabitants(bilingual Tamil-Telugu). Uthukottai is again a hub for educational institutions for the nearby towns & villages, has several schools. Of them, three are matriculation schools and rest are government and government aided school, a teacher training college, and an Arts & Science college for women at Katchur. Uthukottai is easily connected by Chennai City MTC bus. In fact, it is the shortest route to reach Tirupati.^[2]

Education

Schools in Uthukottai

• Visweshwara Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Vivekanada Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Chennai Vidyalaya Matric School
• Vivekananda Vision School (CBSE)
• Government Boys higher secondary school
• Government Girls higher Secondary School
• Kothandaraman Govt. aided School

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