Editing Ooty (section)

==Demographics==
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Udagamandalam had a population of 88,430 with a sex-ratio of 1,053 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.<ref name="census2011">{{cite report|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803564-udagamandalam-tamil-nadu.html|title=Udagamandalam City Population Census 2011 – Tamil Nadu|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner, [[Government of India]]|access-date=14 August 2024|archive-date=14 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814113553/https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803564-udagamandalam-tamil-nadu.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="dashboard">{{cite report|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner, [[Government of India]]|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014|archive-date=13 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113144743/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A total of 7,781 were under the age of six, constituting 3,915 males and 3,866 females.[[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 28.98% and 0.30% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the city in 2011 was 90.2%,<ref>{{cite report|title=Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|access-date=27 February 2016|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner, [[Government of India]]|archive-date=10 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310224309/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The city had a total of 23,235 households. There were a total of 35,981 workers, comprising 636 cultivators, 5,194 agricultural labourers, 292 in household industries, 26,411 other workers, 3,448 marginal workers, 65 marginal cultivators, 828 marginal agricultural labourers, 56 marginal workers in household industries and 2,499 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals – Uthagamandalam|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=688772|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144929/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=688772|url-status=live}}</ref> As per the religious census of 2011, Udagamandalam had 64.36% [[Hindu]]s, 21.25% [[Christians]], 13.37% [[Muslims]], 0.03% [[Sikhs]], 0.3% [[Buddhists]], 0.4% [[Jainism|Jains]], 0.28% following other religions and 0.02% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.<ref name=religion2011>{{cite report|title=Population By Religious Community – Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|format=XLS|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner, [[Government of India]]|access-date=13 September 2015|archive-date=13 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913045700/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Tamil is the [[lingua franca|official language]] of Udagamandalam. Languages native to the Nilgiris including Badaga, [[Paniya language|Paniya]], [[Irula language|Irula]] and [[Kurumba language|Kurumba]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The encyclopaedia of Dravidian tribes|volume=2|year=1996|publisher=International School of Dravidian Linguistics|author=International School of Dravidian Linguistics|page=170}}</ref> Due to its proximity to the neighboring states of [[Kerala]] and Karnataka and being a tourist destination, [[Malayalam]], [[Kannada]] and [[English language|English]] are also spoken and understood to an extent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/ooty/languages.html|title=Languages in Ooty|access-date=16 February 2008|publisher=mapsofindia|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302205044/http://www.mapsofindia.com/ooty/languages.html|archive-date= 2 March 2008}}</ref> According to the 2011 census, the most widely spoken languages in Udagamandalam taluk were Tamil, spoken by 88,896, followed by [[Badaga language|Badaga]] with 41,213 and [[Kannada language|Kannada]] with 27,070 speakers.<ref name="Language">{{cite web|title=Census of India – Language|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner, [[Government of India]]|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-date=1 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101020704/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html|url-status=live}}</ref>