Pottore (CT) is a

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in Thrissur district in the

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. Pottore is located 7–8 km from Thrissur town and is part of

Kolazhy Grama Panchayat Kolazhy Grama Panchayat, also known as Kolazhy GP, is part of Puzhakkal block, in Thrissur taluk, in Thrissur district. It is located north of Thrissur city. The group of villages forming the wards given in the table below are governed by Kola ...

. Its approximate location is 10°34'25"N, 76°12'25"E

Demographics

At the 2001 India

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, Pottore had a population of 8210. Males constituted 49% of the population and females 51%. Pottore had an average literacy rate of 85%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 86% and female literacy was 84%. 10% of the population was under 6 years of age.

References

Cities and towns in Thrissur district {{Thrissur-geo-stub