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

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headquarters in Thiruvallur District

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, also one of the border towns of

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, located on the banks of the

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. This town is the central hub for many nearby towns and villages for their needs of education, markets, shops, businesses, banks, travel, transport and entertainment(Movie Theatres, badminton courts, cricket grounds, Gyms). The town features a channel which helps to direct water from the Krishna river for local irrigation. The name Uthukottai is a

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words—Uthu(Oottru), or "water Spring" and Kottai (Fort), which signifies one of the Muslim Zamindars old fort in the town. State Highway 51 crosses Uthukottai, situated between

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and

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Demography

In the 2001 India

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, 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. 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.

Education

Schools in Uthukottai

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

References

{{Reflist Cities and towns in Tiruvallur district