District At A Glance - Thiruvarur District

GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION
Date of District Formation	01.01.1997
Latitude (N-S)	Between 10 20' And 11 07'
Longitude (E-W)	Between 79 15' And 79 45'
Mean Sea Level	10 meters
Area (Sq. Km.)	2097.09
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POPULATION (Census 2001)
Description	Total	Male		Female
Total Population	11,69,474	5,80,784		5,88,690
Rural Population	9,32,231	4,63,502		4,68,729
Urban Population	2,37,243	1,17,282		1,19,961
Population (0-6 Yrs)	1,40,099	71,115		68,984
Rural Population	1,13,326	57,571		55,755
Urban Population	26,773	13,544		13,229
Literacy Rate	7,88,302	4,35,421		3,52,881
Rural Literates	6,08,297	3,40,202		2,68,095
Urban Literates	1,80,005	95,219		84,786
Main workers
Total Workers	3,86,956	2,82,611		1,04,345
Rural Workers	3,20,502	2,26,819		93,683
Urban Workers	66,454	55,792		10,662
Cultivators	61,965	52,224		9,741
Rural Workers	59,154	49,721		9,433
Urban Workers	2,811	2,503		308
Agricultural Labourers	1,99,580	1,22,933		76,647
Rural Workers	1,88,828	1,15,619		73,209
Urban Workers	10,752	7,314		3,438
Household Industries	7,090	4,493		2,597
Rural Workers	5,701	3,656		2,045
Urban Workers	1,389	837		552
Other Workers	1,18,321	1,02,961		15,360
Rural Workers	66,819	57,823		8,996
Urban Workers	51,502	45,138		6,364
Marginal Workers	1,04,047	48,919		55,128
Rural Workers	93,786	42,915		50,871
Urban Workers	10,261	6,004		4,257
Non-Workers	6,78,471	2,49,254		4,29,217
Rural Workers	5,17,943	1,93,768		3,24,175
Urban Workers	1,60,528	55,486		1,05,042
Population Growth (1991 - 2001)	5.92%
Male/Female Ratio	1014
Density	538
Languages spoken in the District	Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Urudu
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VITAL STATISTICS (2002-2003)
Birth	21061
Death	5350
Infant Deaths	396
Birth Rate (per 1000 population)
Rural	17.6
Urban	14.6
Combined	18.6
Death Rate (per 1000 population)
Rural	NA
Urban	NA
Combined	7.7
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 population)
Rural	NA
Urban	NA
Combined	33.7
Expectation of Life at Birth
Male	64.85
Female	65.20
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TEMPERATURE (in Degree Centigrades)
Maximum	39.7
Minimum	22.6
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RAINFALL 2002-03 (in mm)
South West
Normal	303.1
Actual	560.8
North East
Normal	659.2
Actual	118.4
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AGRICULTURE 2002-03
Total Cultivated Area (Hec)	173100
Net Area Sown (Hec)	130224
Area Sown more than once	42876
Area and production of principal crops	Area (Hec.) in '000'		Production ( Tonnes) in '000'
Rice	131		399
Pulses	30		8
Sugarcane (Gur)	2		1
Groundnut	1		1
Gingelly	5		6
Cotton (BL)	2		4
Agricultural Land Holdings (1990-91)
Holdings	167935
Area (Hec)	151720.20
Average Size of Holdings	0.903
Important Food Crops	Rice, Greengram, Blackgram
Important Non Food Crops	Cotton, Groundnut, Coconut, Gingelly, Palm, Flowers, Oil seeds
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IRRIGATION
Net Area Irrigated by (Hec)	124908
Gross Area Irrigated	138483
Name of the rivers	Odampokki, Vettar, Vennar Mudikondan, Nandalar, Nattar Tirumalairayanar, Koraiyar, Valavaikkal, Kaattar, Pandavaiar, Arichandranathi, Mullaiyar, Pamaniyar
Name of the Lakes	Vaduvur Lake, Thirumeni Lake, Ayyampettai Lake, Uthayamarthandapuram Lake, Moovanallur Lake
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ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
Veterinary Institutions
Veterinary Hospitals	7
Veterinary Dispensaries	27
Clinicians Centre	1
Livestock Census 1994
Cattle	288603
Buffaloes	80054
Sheep	16752
Goat	284100
Poultry	593067
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DAIRY DEVELOPMENT 2002-03
No. of Milk Co-operative Societies	23
Milk Production (Lakh Litres)
Flush Swasons	43.183
Leans Season	26.467
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FISHERIES 2002-03
Length of Coastal Line (km)	20
No. of Coastal Blocks	1
No. of Coastal Centres	13
Marine fish production (tonne)	NA
Inland fish production (tonne)	6485
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FOREST
Reserved Forest (Hec.)	2452
Timber Out turn from forest (Cu. m)	456.57
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ELECTRICITY
Consumption (in M.U)
Agriculture	4.92
Industry	1.17
Commercial	3.29
Domestic	10.86
Public Lighting & Water works	2.94
Rural Electrification
No. of Pumpsets Energised	5972
No. of Villages Electrified	573
No. of Hamlets Electrified	1546
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INDUSTRIES
No. of Working Small Scale Factories(Reg)	105
No. of Trade Unions	70
Medium scale Industries	5
Small Scale Industries	623
Cottage Industries	373
Name of the Industries in the District	Pamani Fertilizers, Mannargudi Kunniyur Paper board Mill, Mannargudi Chandramohan Ceramics,Mannargudi Modern Rice Mills, Thiruvarur
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KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES 2002-03
Khadi	Production (Rs. in Lakhs)		Sales (Rs in Lakhs)
Cotton	-		-
Woollen	-		-
Silk	0.16		15.0
Polyester	-		-
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MEDICAL AND HEALTH
Modern Medicine
No. of Government Hospitals	8
Primary Health Centres	39
Health Sub Centres	195
Panchayat Union dispensery	10
Rural dispensery	23
Beds in Hospitals & Dispensiaries	642
Total No. of Doctors	149
Total No. of Nurses	134
Indian Medicine
No. of Government Hospitals	6
Primary Health Centres	7
Total No. of Doctors	13
Homeopathy Medicine
No. of Government Hospitals	1
Total No. of Doctors	1
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EDUCATION
Pre Primary Schools	47
Primary Schools	814
Middle Schools	84
High Schools	66
Higher Secondary Schools	45
Engineering Colleges	2
Arts and Science Colleges	7
Technical Institutions	3
Music School	1
Teacher Training Colleges	2
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TRANSPORT
Road Length ( in Km.)
National Highways	28.56
State Highways	43.50
Municipality Roads	165.45
Panchayat Union & Panchayat Roads	1431.60
Town Panchayat Roads	82.56
Registered Motor Vehicles
Commercial	642
Non Commercial	4607
Railway Transport
Route Length (in Km)
Broad Gauge	-
Meter Gauge	109.50
Track Length (in Km)
Broad Gauge	-
Meter Gauge	114.2
No. of Railway stations	22
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COMMUNICATION
Post and Telegraph
No. of Post Offices	154
No. of Post & Telegraph Offices	51
Telephones
No. of Telephone Exchanges	28
No. of Telephone in use	25846
No. of Public Call Offices	810
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CO-OPERATION
Primary Land Development Banks	5
District Central Co-operative Banks	2
Urban Banks	4
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies	132
Housing Co-operative Societies	6
Employees Co-operative Societies	28
Weavers Co-operative Societies	3
Primary Co-operative Stores	6
Co-operative Marketting Societies	3
Other Co-operative Societies	206
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REGISTRATION (2002-03)
No. of Registration Office	11
Aggregate value of Property Transferred (Rs in Crores)	45.48
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HOUSING (2002-03)
No. of tenements constructed by TNHB	-
No. of tenements constructed by PHB	-
Samathuvapuram	-
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SOCIAL WELFARE 2002-03 (in Nos.)
Old Age Pensioners	9812
Marriage Assistance for daughters of poor widows	10
Dr DAN widow Remarriage Thittam	6
Marriage Assistance to Orphan girls	58
AAN Kalappu Thirumana Uthavi Thittam	25
Aid for Handicapped	32
Aid for Others	175
Women Welfare Co-operative societies	234
Training Centres	7
Mahalir Mandram	56
Women Development Centres	12
Beneficiaries	1265
Uzhavar Sandhai	3
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NUTRITIOUS MEALS PROGRAMME 2002-03
Name of the Programme	Centres		Beneficiaries
PTMGR Thittam	1101		103126
ICDS	154		8754
TINP	459		4975
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REVENUE ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS
No. of Divisions	2
No. of Taluks	7
No. of Firkas	27
No. of Villages	573
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & LOCAL BODIES
No. of Community Development Blocks	10
No. of Municipalities	4
No. of Town Panchahyats	7
No. of Village Panchayats	430
No. of District Panchayat Wards	18
No. of Panchayat Union Wards	176
No. of Village Panchayat wards	3108
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POLICE, PRISONS & FIRE
Police
Local Force	795
Armed Reserve	308
Police Stations	28
Police Outposts	4
Central Prisons	-
Other Prisons	5
No. of Fire Stations	9
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LEGISLATURE
Members of Legislative Assembly	5
Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha)	1
Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)	1
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CINEMA THEATRES
Permanent (Non Air Conditioned)	25
Touring	17
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BANKS AND INSURANCE
No. of Banks	15
No. of Primary Coop. Banks/Societies	137
No. of Life Insurance Offices	3
No. of Policies Issues	395845
Sum assured in crores	1084
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NATURAL RESOURCES
Name of the Natural Resources	OIL and GAS
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Geographical Position	Population
Vital Statistics	Temperature
Rainfall	Agriculture
Irrigation	Animal Husbandry
Dairy Development	Fisheries
Forest	Electricity
Industries	Khadi & Village Industries
Medical & Health	Education
Transport	Communication
Cooperation	Registration
Housing	Social Welfare
Nutritious Meal Programme	Revenue Administrative Divisions
Local Bodies	Community Development
Police, Prisons & Fire Services	Legislatures
Cinema Theaters	Banks & Insurance
Natural Resources