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	492
Languages spoken in the District	Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Urudu
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VITAL STATISTICS (2005-2006)
Birth	34089
Death	7336
Infant Deaths	439
Birth Rate (per 1000 population)
Rural	NA
Urban	NA
Combined	17.5
Death Rate (per 1000 population)
Rural	NA
Urban	NA
Combined	6.8
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 population)
Rural	NA
Urban	NA
Combined	26.6
Expectation of Life at Birth
Male	64.85
Female	62.20
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TEMPERATURE (in Degree Centigrades)
Maximum	36.9
Minimum	29.8
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RAINFALL(in mm)
South West
Normal	301.8
Actual	285.3
North East
Normal	665.4
Actual	806.0
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AGRICULTURE
Total Cultivated Area (Hec)	237715
Net Area Sown (Hec)	153227
Area Sown more than once	84488
Area and production of principal crops	Area (Hec.) in '000'		Production ( Tonnes) in '000'
Rice	156		243
Pulses	65		22
Sugarcane (Gur)	4		4
Groundnut	1		7
Gingelly	2		0.7
Cotton (BL)	3		1
Agricultural Land Holdings (1995-96)
Holdings	167878
Area (Hec)	151702
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)	147564
Gross Area Irrigated	165362
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	8
Veterinary Dispensaries	30
Clinicians Centre	1
Sub-centres	62
Livestock Census 2004
Cattle	332022
Buffaloes	56666
Sheep	16050
Goat	375318
Poultry	255845
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DAIRY DEVELOPMENT
No. of Milk Co-operative Societies	20
Milk Production (Lakh Litres)
Flush Seasons	32.822
Leans Season	30.479
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FISHERIES
Length of Coastal Line (km)	47
No. of Coastal Blocks	1
No. of Coastal Centres	14
Marine fish production (tonne)	2500
Inland fish production (tonne)	8700
No. of fisherman engaged (Marine/In land)	3973 / 3802
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FOREST
Reserved Forest (Hec.)	2542
Timber (Cu. m)	1214.314
Fuel wood (MT)	40.890
Pulp wood (MT)	1298.465
Bamboo (T)	5.040
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ELECTRICITY
Generation of electricity (in M.U)
Power Purchased	2.400
Consumption (in M.U)
Agriculture	67.177
Industry	15.758
Commercial	27.534
Domestic	107.998
Public Lighting & Water works	7.535
Miscellaneous	6.578
Rural Electrification
No. of Pumpsets Energised	17315
No. of Villages Electrified	573
No. of Hamlets Electrified	1546
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INDUSTRIES
No. of Working Small Scale Factories(Reg)	107
No. of Workers	1427
No. of Trade Unions	60
Medium scale Industries	6
Small Scale Industries	675
Cottage Industries	807
Name of the Industries in the District	Pamani Fertilizers, Mannargudi Chandramohan Ceramics,Mannargudi Modern Rice Mills, Thiruvarur
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KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES
Khadi	Production (Rs. in Lakhs)		Sales (Rs in Lakhs)
Cotton	-		-
Woollen	-		-
Silk	72.26		NA
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 Dispenseries	10
Rural Dispensery	23
Beds in Hospitals & Dispensiaries	648
Total No. of Doctors	76
Total No. of Nurses	224
Indian Medicine
No. of Government Hospitals	6
Primary Health Centres	7
Total No. of Doctors	15
Homeopathy Medicine
No. of Government Hospitals	1
Total No. of Doctors	1
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EDUCATION
Pre Primary Schools	-
Primary Schools	696
Middle Schools	190
High Schools	70
Higher Secondary Schools	56
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	45.000
State Highways	196.440
Municipality Roads	224.358
Panchayat Union & Panchayat Roads	3984.000
Town Panchayat Roads	229.219
Registered Motor Vehicles
Commercial	4407
Non Commercial	23657
Railway Transport
Route Length (in Km)
Broad Gauge	30.0
Meter Gauge	79.50
Track Length (in Km)
Broad Gauge	40.0
Meter Gauge	74.2
No. of Railway stations	22
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COMMUNICATION
Post and Telegraph
No. of Post Offices	152
No. of Post & Telegraph Offices	48
Telephones
No. of Telephone Exchanges	35
No. of Telephone in use	52486
No. of Public Call Offices	1796
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CO-OPERATION
Primary Land Development Banks	6
District Central Co-operative Banks	2
Urban Banks	4
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies	137
Housing Co-operative Societies	6
Employees Co-operative Societies	27
Weavers Co-operative Societies	3
Primary Co-operative Stores	4
Co-operative Credit Societies	3
Other Co-operative Societies	206
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REGISTRATION
No. of Registration Office	9
Aggregate value of Property Transferred (Rs in Crores)	168.98
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HOUSING
No. of tenements constructed by TNHB	-
No. of tenements constructed by PHB	-
Samathuvapuram	600
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SOCIAL WELFARE (in Nos.)
Old Age Pensioners	7113
Marriage Assistance for daughters of poor widows	60
Dr DAN widow Remarriage Thittam	11
Marriage Assistance to Orphan girls	9
AAN Kalappu Thirumana Uthavi Thittam	34
Aid for Handicapped	280
Aid for Others	525
Women Welfare Co-operative societies	234
Training Centres	9
Mahalir Mandram	57
National Maternity benefit Scheme	5292
Women Development Centres	12
Beneficiaries	1281
Uzhavar Sandhai	3
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NUTRITIOUS MEALS PROGRAMME
Name of the Programme	Centres		Beneficiaries
PTMGR Thittam	961		128706
ICDS	853		17195
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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	705
Armed Reserve	300
Police Stations	30
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)	26
Semi Permanant	1
Touring	6
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BANKS AND INSURANCE
No. of Banks	14
No. of Primary Coop. Banks/Societies	137
No. of Life Insurance Offices	3
No. of Policies Issues	41855
Sum assured in crores	298.83
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NATURAL RESOURCES
Name of the Natural Resources	Crude Oil and Natural 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