Pothampatti is a village positioned in Usilampatti Block of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu. Placed in rural area of Madurai district of Tamil Nadu, it is one among the 20 villages of Usilampatti Block of Madurai district. According to the government records, the village number of Pothampatti is 640827. The village has 1861 families.
According to Census 2011, Pothampatti's population is 6929. Out of this, 3460 are males whereas the females count 3469 here. This village has 648 children in the age group of 0-6 years. Among them 336 are boys and 312 are girls.
Literacy rate in Pothampatti village is 65%. 4514 out of total 6929 population is literate here. Among males the literacy rate is 74% as 2572 males out of total 3460 are literate whereas female literacy rate is 55% as 1942 out of total 3469 females are literate in this Village.
The dark part is that illiteracy rate of Pothampatti village is 34%. Here 2415 out of total 6929 persons are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 25% as 888 males out of total 3460 are illiterate. In females the illiteracy rate is 44% and 1527 out of total 3469 females are illiterate in this village.
The number of employed individual of Pothampatti village is 4036 yet 2893 are un-employed. And out of 4036 occupied people 774 persons are fully dependent on cultivation.