▁town ▁in ▁Th ir uv all ur ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁India ▁census , ▁Pod h atur pet ta i ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 8 , 6 9 8 . ▁M ales ▁const itute ▁ 5 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁and ▁females ▁ 4 9 %. ▁Pod h atur pet ta i ▁has ▁an ▁average ▁liter acy ▁rate ▁of ▁ 5 8 %, ▁lower ▁than ▁the ▁national ▁average ▁of ▁ 5 9 . 5 % : ▁male ▁liter acy ▁is ▁ 7 0 %, ▁and ▁female ▁liter acy ▁is ▁ 4 5 %. ▁In ▁P oth atur pet ta i , ▁ 1 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁is ▁under ▁ 6 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁We aving ▁( Hand lo om ▁and ▁power lo om ) ▁of ▁cot ton ▁lung ies ▁and ▁s aris ▁is ▁the ▁primary ▁occupation . ▁Farm ing ▁( s ug arc ane ▁and ▁rice ( As ▁a ▁c ere al ▁gra in , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁widely ▁consum ed ▁st ap le ▁food ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁human ▁population , ▁especially ▁in ▁Asia .) ▁ ▁Hospital ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁hosts ▁a ▁government ▁hospital ▁and ▁some ▁clin ics . ▁ ▁Geography ▁P oth atur pet ta i ▁is ▁near ▁to ▁the ▁Ch itto or ▁district ▁of ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh . ▁Near by ▁towns ▁include ▁Th ir utt ani ▁ த ி ர ு