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Pothanur | |
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town | |
  Pothanur Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 11°07′00″N 77°59′00″E / 11.1167°N 77.9833°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Namakkal |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 13,967 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Pothanur is a panchayat town in Namakkal district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is almost a twin town of Velur, the biggest town in Paramathi-Velur taluk since too close to it.
As of 2001[update] India census, Pothanur had a population of 13,967. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pothanur has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 62%. In Pothanur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Pothanur having one Government Higher Secondary School, two elementary school, one middle school and one college i.e., Kandaswami kandar'college affiliated to Periyar University.
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