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       Geographical Position     

   North Latitude                   Between   10           to    11 - 30'

   East Longitude                   Between   77 - 45'   to    78 - 50'




Area and Population

i.   Area (Sq. Km.)       4,403.83
ii.  Population 2001 Census 24,18,366
  a. Male Population 12,08,534
  b. Female Population 12,09,832
  c. Rural Population 12,79,204
  d. Urban Population   11,39,162
 
iii. Density (Sq. Km.)           549
 
iv.  Literates 16,73,478
 
v.   Main Workers
  a. Total Workers  10,64,521
  b. Male Workers   6,87,814
  c. Female Workers   3,76,707
  d. Rural Workers   6,71,320
  e. Urban Workers   3,93,201
  f. Cultivators   2,03,874
  g. Agricultural Laborers   2,45,875
  h. Household Industry      36,676
  i. Other Workers   4,41,363
  j. Marginal Workers      1,36,733
 
vi. Non-Workers 13,53,845
 

 

  Vital Statistics

Birth 26,787
 
Death 12,387
 
Infant Deaths 755
 
Birth Rate (Per 1000 Population)              16.6
 
Death Rate (Per 1000 Population)              5.8
 
Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1000 Live Births)                28.2
 
Expectation of life at Birth
 
  Male 67
  Female   70

  

     

 Temperature        

a. Plains
 
  i. Maximum 40.2 C
  ii. Minimum 15.0 C
 
b. Hill Stations
  i. Maximum    -
  ii. Minimum        -

 

           

  Rainfall        

                                                                    (in mm)                                        

Normal
a. North East Monsoon 356.1
b. South West Monsoon

270.3

Actual              
a. North East Monsoon 364.9
b. South West Monsoon

357.7

           

  Agriculture

A. Total Cultivated Area (Hec) 1,85,985  
 
B. Net Area Sown (Hec.) 1,71,002  
 
C. Area Sown more than once (Hec.)    14,983  
 
D. Area and Production of Area (Hec.) Production
Principal Crops in ‘000’ ‘000’ (Tonnes)
 
i.  Rice 62.178 200.793
ii. Millets and Other Cereals          48.229 47.264
iii. Pulses 8.884 4.104
iv. Sugarcane (Gur) 4.534 43.073
v. Groundnut 15.456 30.246
vi. Gingili 0.657 0.473
vii. Cotton (BL)   9.808   2.812
           
E. Agricultural Land Holdings      
a.   Holdings 286594  
b.  Area (Hect.) 2318100  
c. Average Size of Holdings in Hect. 0.289  
 

 

           

  Co-operation

i. Primary Land Development Banks    5
ii. Cooperative Apex Banks (TNSC)    -
iii. District Central Cooperative Banks (including Branches)     30
iv. Urban Banks (including Branches)     5
v. Primary Agricultural Credit Societies 141
vi. Housing Cooperative Societies   18
vii. Employees Cooperative Societies   99
viii. Lift Irrigation Societies    1
ix. Weavers Cooperative Societies    30
x. Industrial Cooperative Societies  12
   
xi. Khadi & Village Industries Societies   69
xii. Primary Cooperative Stores   18
xiii. Cooperative Sugar Mills   Nil
xiv. Co-operative Marketing Societies                   5 
xv.  Other Co-operative Societies

135 

 

           

  Registration

i. No. of Registration Offices 12
ii. Aggregate Value of property Transferred (Rs. in Crores) 290.81
iii. Total Receipts (Rs. in Crores) 45.42
 

           

  Housing        

i. No. of tenements constructed by TNHB 3074
ii. Group Houses for Adi. Dravidas -
iii. No. of tenements constructed by TNSCB  194
iii.. No. of Tenements constructed by PHB -
 

           

  Social Welfare        

a. Old Age Pensioners 12931
b. Marriage Assistance for Daughter of poor widows 70000
c. Aid for  Marriage  101
d. Aid for  Handicapped  -
c. Aid for  others (Specify)  -
vi. Women Welfare Co-operative Societies 1600
vii. Training Centers 2
viii. Mahalir Mandram 7029
ix. Women Development Center -
x. Beneficiaries -
 

           

Irrigation

i.         Net  Area Irrigated by (Hec.) 91549
 
  a. Government Canals 31920
 
  b . Private Canals NIL
 
  c. Tanks 6337
 
  d. Tube Wells 10281
 
  e. Other Wells 43011
 
  f. Other Sources -
 
  Total Net Area Irrigated 91549
 
 
         ii.  Gross Area Irrigated 1,03,792
 

 

           

  Animal Husbandry 

i.Veterinary Institutions
 
  a.  Veterinary Hospitals 8
 
  b.  Veterinary Dispensaries 44
 
  c.   Clinician Centers 1
  d.   Sub Centers 65
ii. Poultry Development as on   
 
  a.       Chicks produced in hatcheries
     (Lakh Nos). NIL
 
  b.       Birds sold for breeding                         
  (Lakh Nos.) NIL
 
  c. Birds sold for table (Lakh Nos.) NIL
 
iii. Livestock and poultry population
 
 
  a. Cattle 3,54,301
 
  b. Buffaloes   4,03,878
 
  c. Sheep 2,57,271
 
  d. Goat 3,66,753
 
  e. Poultry 9,40,619
 

           

  Dairy Development 

a. Dairies 1
b. Milk Chilling Plants 2
C. No. Of Milk Co. op. Society 217
c. Milk Production (Lakh Litres)
Flush Season 2,97,117
  Leans Season   2,47,934
 

           

  Fisheries 

i. Length of Coastal Line (Km.) NIL
ii. No. of Coastal Blocks NIL
iii. No. of  Coastal Centers (landing) NIL
iv. Marine Fish Production (Tonne) NIL
v. Inland Fish Production (Tonne) 5190
 

           

  Forest        

A. Forest Area (Hec.)
 
  a. Reserved Forests 36247
 
  c. Reserved Lands 1034.575
 
  b. Unclasses Forests -
 
B. Out-turn of Forest Produce
 
  1. Timber (Cu. m.) -
 
  2. Fuel wood (MT) -
 
  3. Pulpwood (MT) -
 
  4. Sandalwood (MT) -
 
  5. Rubber (MT) -
 
  6. Bamboo (Tonne) -
 
  7. Tea Green Leaves (Tonne) -
 
  8. Wattle Bark (MT) -
 
  9. Cashew (Tonne)     27.745 MT
 

           

  Electricity 

A. Generation of Electricity
 
  a. Hydro NIL
 
  b. Wind Mill Generation -
 
  c. Thermal -
 
  d. Power Purchased 9.819mu
 
  e. Gas Turbine -
 
B. Consumption of Electricity (in m.u.) Kwh.
 
  a. Agriculture 116.600
 
  b. Industry  276.641
 
  c. Commercial 137.674
 
  d. Domestic & Water works 255.665
 
  e. Public Lighting   99.635
 
  f. Sales to Licensees NIL
 
  g. Sales to Other States NIL
 
  h. Miscellaneous  4.013
 
C. Rural Electrification
 
  1. Number of Pump sets Energized 62665
 
  2. Number of Villages Electrified 507
     
  3. Number of Hamlets Electrified 685
 

           

  Nutritious Meal Programme 

  Name of Programme No. of Centers       No. of Beneficiaries
 
  i.   P. T. M .G. R 1474 197418
 
  ii.  I. C. D. S                               241 14190
 
  iii. T. I. N. P 1120 68186 
 

           

  Revenue Admin. Divisions

a. Revenue Divisions 3
b. Revenue Taluks 8
c. Revenue Firkas 41
d. Revenue Villages 507
 

           

  Local Bodies 

a. Corporations 1
b. Municipalities 3
c. Panchayat Unions 14
d. Town Panchayats 17
e. Village Panchayats 408
 

           

  Community Development 

a. No. of Development Divisions 1
b. No. of Blocks Covered 14
c. Population Covered (Lakhs) 2418366
d. Area Covered (Sq. Km.)   4403.83
 

           

  Industries 

i. No. of Working Factories (Reg.) 

619

ii. No. of Man days Worked (Lakhs) 3282133
iii. No. of Enterprises 25
iv. No. of Strikes 5
v. No. of Lockouts -
vi. Large Scale Industries 145
vii. Medium Scale Industries
viii. Small Scale Industries 802
ix. Cottage Industries 1865
 

           

  Khadi and Village Industries 

  Production Sales
  (Rs. in Lakhs)      (Rs. in Lakhs)
   
 i.       KHADI  
   
  1.      Cotton

1.52

 27.40
   
  2.      Woolen - 2.72
   
  3.     Silk - 43.30
   
  4.      Polyester  

19.08

 19.08
           
           
ii.  VILLAGE INDUSTRIES  
  a. Soaps

16.60

 16.60
b. Leather Goods

1.43

 1.43
c. Others (Specify)

-

 16.75
  Total   ( i + ii) 

38.63

                         127.36

   
 

           

  Medical and Health 

i.  Modern Medicine
 
  a. Hospitals

                10

 
  b. Dispensaries 12
 
  c. Primary Health Centres 49
 
  d. Health Sub Centres 307
 
  e. Other Medical Institutions 2
 
  f. Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries 2502
 
  g. Doctors 201
 
  h. Nurses 269
 
ii. Indian Medicine
 
  a. Hospitals 11
 
  b. Dispensaries 2
 
  c. Primary Health Centres 15
 
  d. Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries 16
 
  e. Doctors 28
 
  f. Nurses 1
 
 ii. Homoeopathy
 
  a. No.of Hospitals 1
 
  b. Dispensaries -
 
  c. Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries:                      -
 
  d. Doctors 1
   
  e.  Nurses     -
 

           

  Education 

  i. Universities   1
 
  ii. Arts and Science Colleges 22
 
  iii. Medical Colleges  
 
  a.       Medicine        
 
  1. Allopathy 1
 
  2. Indian Medicine NIL
 
  3. Homoeopathy NIL
 
  b. Engineering Colleges 12
 
   c. Agriculture Colleges   1
 
  d. Veterinary Colleges NIL
 
  e. Law Colleges 1
 
        iv. Colleges for Special Education 1
 
        v.  Pre Primary School -
       vi.  Primary School 1105
      vii.  Middle School 302
      viii. High School 96
      ix.   Higher Sec. School 126
       x.   Teacher Training. Institute 5
    
 

           

  Transport 

A. Road Length (in Km.)
  1. National Highways 202.600
 
  2. State Highways 210.235
 
  3. Corporation and Municipalities Roads                    986.462
   
  4. Panchayat Union and Panchayat Road 2795.32
   
  5. Town Panchayat and Townships Road               884.64
 
  6. Others (Forest Roads)    -
           
           
B. Registered Motor Vehicles      
  Trichy   RTO Srirangam RTO
  1. Commercial 1350 909
 
  2. Non-Commercial 16117 7947
 
C.  Railway Length (in Km.)
 
  a. Route Length (Km.)
 
  1.  Broad Gauge 64.92
 
  2. Meter Gauge 20.79
 
  b. Track Length (Km.)
 
  1. Broad Gauge     115.61
 
  2. Meter Gauge   44.98
 
  c. Number of Railway Stations 14
 
iv. Number of Sea Ports     NIL
  
v. Number of Air Ports     1
 
 

           

  Communication 

a. Post & Telegraph (in Numbers)
 
  1.Post Offices doing posted business alone 358
 
 
  2. Post Offices doing Post  and                  Telegraph Business 152
 
B. Telephones
 
  1. No. of Telephones in use 134,955
 
  2. No. of Public Call Offices    Local 11,301
 
  3. No. of Telephones Exchanges 92
 

           

  Police and Prisons 

i. Police
a.       Police Force
i.  Local 1992
ii. Armed Reserve 885
b. Police Stations 45
c.  Police Outposts 8
ii. Prisons
1. Central Prisons 1
2. Other Prisons 5
 

           

  Legislature 

i. Members of the Legislative  Assembly:
 
  a. Elected 9
 
  b. Nominated NIL
 
ii. Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) 1
    Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) -
 
 

           

  Cinema Theatres

a. Permanent

47

 
  1. Air-conditioned 8
 
  2. Non A/C 39
 
  3. Air Cooled 

               -

 
      b. Open Air Theatres -
 
      c. Semi Permanent 4
 
      d. Touring       4
 

           

  Banks and Insurance 

a. Bank Offices 3
  Primary Co-op. Banks

142

b. Life Insurance  
  1. Offices 7
 
  2. Policies Issued 77,154
 
  3. Sum Assured (Rs. in Crores) 53817