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DISTRICT STATISTICAL DISTRICT STATISTICAL DISTRICT STATISTICAL DISTRICT STATISTICAL HAND BOOKHAND BOOKHAND BOOKHAND BOOK
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Assistant Director of StatisticsAssistant Director of StatisticsAssistant Director of StatisticsAssistant Director of Statistics Dindigul DistrictDindigul DistrictDindigul DistrictDindigul District
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DISTRICT STATISTICAL HAND BOOK 2011-2012
PREFACE
At the instance of the Government of Tamil Nadu, District
Statistics are collected every year based on the instructions and guidelines given by
the Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai. Dindigul District was curved
out of the Composite Madurai District and became a separate entity since
15.9.1985. This 26th publication is brought out with the hearty co-operation and
earnestness of the Government Departments, Public Sector undertakings Private
institutions and Quasi-Government bodies.
This Hand book for the year 2011-2012 contains key
Statistical data pertaining to various socio-economic conditions prevailing in this
district. This book is designed in such a way to serve as a ready reference for
Planners, Administrators, Research Scholars and other Social organizations with its
wealth of information relating to Demography, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Co-
Operation, Education, and Industries etc. I extend my sincere thanks to all
Officers who had readily responded to my request and furnished the relevant data.
Suggestions for further improvement of this issue are always
welcome.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF STATISTICS,
DINDIGUL DISTRICT
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SALIENT FEATURES OF DINDIGUL DISTRICT
Dindigul district was curved out of the composite Madurai District on
15.9.85 Dindigul, which was under the way of the famous Muslim Monarch, Tippusultan,
has a hoary past. The Historical Rock Fort of this district was constructed by the
famous King Muthukrishnappa Nayakker. It is located between 10005 to 100 09
North latitude and 77030 to 78020 East longitute, and its Mean Sea Level is (+)
280.11M
Dindigul district is bound by Erode, Tirupur, Karur and Trichy districts
on the North, by Sivaganga and Tiruchi District on the East, by Madurai district on the
South and by Theni and Coimbatore Districts and Kerala State on the West. It is spread
over on area of 6266.64 Sq. Km. It comprises 3 Revenue Divisions, 8 Taluks and 14
Panchayat Unions, According to 2011 census, the total population is 21,61,367
Dindigul town has been associated with iron products like Iron Hundial,
Iron safe boxes. Another industry for which Dindigul is noted is Leather Tanning. The
widely known Roja Supari are produced in this town and are being sent to various places
in our State and outside. It is a flourishing industry gives employment to vide section of
people.
This district is having a flourishing handloom industry at Chinnalapatti,
which is located at 11 Kms away from Dindigul on the Madurai-Dindigul road. Art Silk
sarees and sungudiSarees produced in Chinnalapatti are famous through out India. More
than 1000 families are engaged in this Industry.
Dindigul city which is an important wholesale market for Onion and Groundnut.It
has the network of inter-district roads connecting Coimbatore, Tirupur, Trichy, Karur, Madurai and
Sivagangai District. Educationally, Dindigul is a well developed and popular city. It has got many High
and Higher Secondary Schools to its credit. St.Marys Higher Secondary School, a well disciplined
Institution is one of the oldest institutions in this city. This district has the credit of having two
Universities, viz, Mother Theresa University for Women at Kodaikanal and Gandhigram Rural Deemed
University at Gandhigram.
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This district is privileged to have one of the six celebrated hill abodes of
Arulmigu Dhandayathapani Swami at Palani Hills, This holyTemple is situated on the hilly rock at a
height of about 450 mts. Thousands of pilgrims worshiped to this holy temple every day particularly
during festival days, like THAIPOOSAM, ADIKIRUTHIGAI, PANGUNIUTHIRAM, SURASAMHARAM,
VAIKASIVISAGAM and MONTHLY KARTHIGAIS Provision of three Electric Winches, and Rope Car
the first of its kind in India unique features of this temple. It facilities aged Divotees, children and
the disabled to reach the temple. The income of the temple, which is the Largest in the State, is
growing year by year. Besides this famous Temple, there is also another Murugan temple at
THIRUMALAIKENI, 25 Km. away from Dindigul town which is becoming a growing pilgrim centre.
ABIRAMIAMMAN temple in Dindigul town and RAJAKALLIAMMAN Temple at Thethupatti are the
other important Temple worth mentioning and which attracts several thousands of pilgrims.
KODAIKANAL, a popular Summer Resort, located at an altitude of 2133
metres in the western Ghats is the Princess of Hill Stations . A notable feature of this
Hillock is Kurunji flowers blooming once in 12 years. It is also famous for potato
cultivation.
PERANAI and SIRUMALAI are the two fine picnic spots of this
district. There are four dams viz, PALAR PORANDALAR, VARATHAMANATHI,
PARAPPALAR in Palani Taluk and MARUTHANATHI in Dindigul Taluk to augment
irrigation facilities to agricultural fields in this district. Nilakkottai town is famous for
Brass Vessels and Jewellary. Nilakkottai Taluk is famous for the growing and marketing
of flowers and Grapes. Oddanchatram is a noted market centre for vegetables. It is
also famous for the export of Butter, manufactured in the nearby villages using cream
separators. Batlagundu is an important market Centre for Tomato and Banana Leaves
Pattiveeranpatti in Batlagundu block is famous for Cardamom and Coffee Processing
enterprises.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF STATISTICS
DINDIGUL
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DINDIGUL DISTRICT PROFILE - 2012
1. GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION
1 North Latitude between 10 05 and 10 09
2 East Longitude between 77 30 and 78 20
3 Mean Sea Level (+)280.11 M
2.AREA and POPULATION 2011 Census
i. Area in Square km. 6266.64
ii. Population 2161367
a. Male 1081934
b.Female 1079433
c.Rural 1353808
d. Urban 807559
Growth Rate 12.39%
iii. Density / Sq.km. 357
iv. Literates (Literacy rate %)
(Population aged 7 years and above) 1507310 ( 76.85 )
Male 831243 ( 84.91 )
Female 676067 ( 68.82 )
vii. Sex Ratio 998
Total Child Population (0 to 6 Age) 200034
Total Number of Households 447212
Household Size 4.8
Main Workers ( 2001 Census ) 841893
Male Workers 530726
Female Workers 311167
Rural Workers 699276
Urban Workers 142617
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Agriculture Census 2010-11 Holdings. Area.(Hec)
1. Marginal Farmers (Below 1 hec.) 190471 77628
2. Small Farmers (1-4 hec.) 83169 150961
3. Medium Farmers (4-10 hec.) 10301 58330
4. Big Farmers (10 hec. And above) 1233 20438
Total 285174 307357
3.VITAL STATISTICS
(i) Births 33142
(ii) Deaths 15413
(iii) Infant Deaths 102
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Birth Rate (per 1000 population) a.Rural 15.8
b. Urban 12.6
c.Combined 14.2
Death Rate (per 1000 population) a. Rural 5.8
b. Urban 3.6
c.Combined 4.7
Infant Mortality Rate
a. Rural 15.6
b.Urban 9.4
c. Combined 12.5
Expectation of life at birth
a. Male 65.0
b. Female 65.4
No. of Deaths of women due to problems
related to child birth
a. At the time of Delivery 0
b. During Pregnancy 1
c. After child birth ( with in 42 days) 11
4.TEMPERATURE (IN CELCIOUS)
a. Plains
i. Maximum 37.10 c
ii. Minimum 20.00 c
b. Hill Stations (Kodaikanal) -
i. Maximum 22.9 c
ii. Minimum 5.4 c
5. RAINFALL (in mm )
a. Normal
i. South West Monsoon (June-Sep) 295.4
ii. North East Monsoon (Oct-Dec) 436.4
iii. Winter Season (Jan&Feb) 30.9
iv. Hot Season (Mar May) 168.0
Total 930.7
b. Actual
i. South West Monsoon 180.1
ii. North East Monsoon 617.1
iii. Winter Season 3.0
iv. Hot Season 140.4
Total 940.5
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6. AGRICULTURE (In hec)
Forest 138923
Barren And UnCultivable 36210
Land Put to Non Agri Uses 66186
Cultivable Waste 5842
Permenant Pastures 6946
Land Under Misc.Tree.crops 7877
Current Fallows 20444
Other fallows 102489
Net Area Sown 241747
a. Total Cultivated area 247619
b. Area sown more than once 5872
d. Area of Principal crops Area
i. Paddy 19158
ii. Jowar 29155
iii.Bajra 2038
iv. Ragi 8
v.Maize 40643
vi.Red gram 1052
vii.Green gram 2656
viii.Block gram 5236
ix.Horse gram 2447
iv. Sugarcane (in terms of cane) 5815
v. Groundnut 12781
vi. Gingelly 634
vii. Cotton 2801
viii. Potato 2321
ix. Onion 3804
x. Mango 15625
xi. Banana 5307
xii.Coffee 10223
xiii.Orange 1652
e. Agricultural Land Holdings(2010-11)
i. Holdings (Nos) 285174
ii. Area (in Hec) 307357
iii.Average size of holdings (in Hec) 1.07
iv. Important Food crops Paddy, Cholam, Millets,,
v. Important Non Food crops Coconut,Flowers,
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7. IRRIGATION net area irrigated by (in Hec)
i. Government canals 4228
ii. Private canals -
iii. Tanks 9829
iv. Tube Wells 2877
v. Open wells 103240
vi Other sources 721
Total Net area irrigated 120895
Total Gross area irrigated 125438
c. Name of the river Vaigai, Manjalaru, kudganaru
d. Name of the Lake Kodaikanal Lake, Berijam
Lake
8.ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
1. Veterinary Institutions
a. Veterinary Hospitals 5
b. Veterinary Dispensaries 82
c. Clinical Centers 1
d. Sub Centers 79
2. Poultry Development
Government Private
a. No. of Poultry forms 5 387
b. Birds sold for hatcheries - 80.20 Lakhs
c. Birds sold for food 2018 1.46 Lakhs
3. Livestock and Poultry population
a. Cattle 283715
b. Buffalo 88332
c. Sheep 270406
d. Goat 312145
e. Poultry 3869552
9. DAIRY DEVELOPMENT
Dairies
a. Milk Chilling Plants 1
b. No. of Milk co-op., Societies 243
c. Milk Production (Lakhs of Litres) 147.35
Flush season 0.45
Lean season (In Litres per day)
0.36
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10.FISHERIES
1. Length of coastal lines (in km) --- 2. No. of coastal Blocks --- 3. Marine Fish Production (in tones) ---
4. Inland Fish Production (in tones) 108.397 11.FOREST (in hec.)
1. Forest Area a. Reserved Forests 122580
b. Reserve Lands 16343 2. Out turn of forest products -- a. Timber (cu.m) -- b. Fuel wood (M.T.) 322
c. Pulp wood (M.T.) -- d. Sandal wood (Kgs.) e. Rubber -- f. Bamboo --
g. Tea Green leaves --
h. Wattle Bark -- Minor Forest Produces
Tamarind (Value) In Rs. 76150 12.ELECTRICITY (in m.u.)
1. Generation of Electricity a. Hydro 0 b. Wind Mill Generation (in M.W) 341.15 c. Thermal 0
d. Power Purchased 0 e. Gas Turbine 0 2. Consumption of Electricity (in M.U) 0 a. Agriculture 369.05
b. Industry 496.35 c. Commercial 91.010 d. Domestic 303.58 e. Public Lighting 52.71
f. Sales to Licencees 0 g. Sales to other States 0 h. Miscellaneous 12.64
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3. Rural Electrification
a. Number of pump sets Energised
1065
b. No.of Villages Electrified 0 c. No.of huts Electrified 10
13. ENTERPRISES (Economic Census 2005 ) RURAL URBAN
1. No. of Agricultural Enterprises 32834 1473 2. No. of Non Agricultural Enterprises 66024 38363
3. No of Enterprises: i. With Premises 74584 32069 ii. Without Premises 24274 7767
14. INDUSTRIES 1. No of working factories (Reg) 662
2. No of Man-days worked 12369606 3. No of Trade Unions 347
4. No of strikes - 5. No of lockouts -
6. Large scale Industries - 7. Medium scale Industries 63
8. Small scale Industries 7566 9. Cottage Industries 9250 10
Name of the Important Industries TEXTILES, LEATHER
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Name of the Industrial Park SIDCO, SIPCOT
15. KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES
1. Khadi PRODUCTION (Rs. in Lakhs)
SALES (Rs. in
Lakhs) a. Cotton 3.51 27.23
b. Woolen -- 2.05 c. Silk -- 31.63
d. Polyester 2.78 10.89 2. Village Industries
a. Soaps 25.52 7.36 b. Leather Goods 1.82 2.24
c. Others -- 7.36 Total 1 + 2 33.13 88.76
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16. MEDICAL AND HEALTH (Nos)
1. Modern Medicine
a. Hospitals 27
b. Dispensaries --
c. Primary Health Centres 58
d. Health sub Centres 311
e. Other Medical Institutions 1
f. Beds in Hospitals and
Dispensaries
1500
g. Doctors 300
h. Nurses (Staff, VHN, SHN & CHN)
1243
2. Indian Medicine
a. Hospitals 14
b. Dispensaries 0
c. Primary Health Centres 14
d. Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries
25
e. Doctors 28
f. Nurses 3
3. Homoeopathy-
a. Hospitals 1
b. Dispensaries 0
c. PHC 1
d. Doctors 2
e. Nurses 0
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17. EDUCATION
1. Universities 2
2. Arts and Science Colleges 16
3. Medical Colleges (Govt) --
a. Allopathy --
b. Indian Medicine -
c. Homeopathy --
4. Engineering Colleges 9
5. Agriculture Colleges --
6. Veterinary Colleges --
7. Law Colleges --
8. Colleges for Special Education 14
9. Pre Primary Schools 61
10. Primary Schools 1154
11. Middle Schools 262
12. High Schools 117
13. Higher Secondary Schools 123
14. Kendriya Vidyalaya 1
15. Teacher Training Institute 19
No. of Fresh Entries I- V std 24264
No. of Students Passed at X- Std 24848
No. of Students Passed at XII- Std 15938
No. of Children never Enrolled at School Nil
18. TRANSPORT
1. Road Length (in km)
a. National Highways 186.70
b. State Highways 2337.80
c. Municipal Roads 350.57
d. Town Panchayat 668.816
e. Panchyat Unions & Panchayat
Roads
4424.234
f. Others (forest roads) 554.65
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2. Registered Motor Vehicles
a. Commercial 2123
b. Non Commercial 21801
3. Railway Length (in km)
a. Route Length
(i) Broad Gauge 185.8
(ii) Meter Gauge -
b. Track Length : (i) Broad Gauge 206.27
(ii) Meter Gauge 0
c. No of Railway Stations 18
4. No of Air Ports --
5. No. of the Sea ports --
6. Name of the Export Commodity Onion
7. Name of the Import Commodity --
19. COMMUNICATION
1. Post and Telegraph In Nos.
a. Post offices doing postal business
alone
457
b. Post offices doing post and
Telegraph business
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2. Telephones
DOT 38946
Cell 210975
a. No of Telephones in use
Will 6328
b. No of Public Call Offices 2557
c. No of Telephone Exchanges 71
3. No. of Fan, Mixy, Grinder Issued 73825
20. CO-OPERATION
a.Primary Agri & Rural Development
Banks
6
b. Co-operative Apex Banks (TNSC) --
c. District Central Co-operative Banks
(including Branches)
31
d. Urban Banks including Branches 6
e. Primary Agri Co-operative Bank
(PACB)
197
f.. Housing co-operative Societies 28
g. Employees Co-operative Societies 54
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h. Lift Irrigation Societies --
i. Weavers Co-operative Societies -
j. Industrial Co-operative Societies --
k. Khadhi &Village Industries Societies --
l. Co-operative Stores 5
m. Co-operative Marketing Societies 3
n. Other Co-operative Societies 1
21. REGISTRATION
i .No of District Registration Office 2
ii. Aggregated Value of
property transferred (Rs in Crores) 4279.10
iii. Total Receipts (Rs in Crores) 127.30
22.HOUSING
i. No of tenements constructed by TNHB
ii. Dy. Registrar Housing --
iii. No of tenements constructed by TNSCB --
iv. No of tenements constructed by PHB --
v. Deputy Registrar Housing -Rural --
vi. Deputy Registrar Housing -Urban --
vii. Samathuvapuram 8
viii. Total no. of House holds SC -
ST --
Others --
ix. No.of House Holds Below Poverty Line 110914
23. I. SOCIAL WELFARE (in Nos)
i. Old Age Pensioners 33393
a. Old Age Pensioners for Physically Handicapped 3957
b. Old Age Pensioners for Widow 9195
c. Old Age Pensioners for Agri Labour 20323
d. Old Age Pensioners for Deserted Wife 256
ii. Dr Muthulakhsmi Reddy Ammayar Ninaivu
Mahaperu Udhavi Thittam
22793
iii. Marriage Assistance
a. Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammayar Ninaivu
Thirumana Uthavi Thittam
5861
b. EVR Mani Ammaiyar, Widow Daughters
Marriage Assistants scheme
98
c. Dr.Dharmambal Ammayar Widow Remarriage
Thittam.
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d. Annai Therasa Nianaivu Marriage Assistance to
orphan girls
22
e. Tamilaga Arasu Kalapu Thirumana
Nidhi Uthavi Thittam
87
f. Sivagami Ammaiyar Ninaivu girl Child
protection Scheme
2465
g. Annai Sathiya Ammaiyar Govt. Orphanage 280
II. DIFFERENTLY ABLED WELFARE (in Nos)
i. No. of persons Differently Abled Registed and
issued National ID Card
23404
No. of Persons Assisted 4471
ii. Aid for Differently Abled (Rs. in Lakhs) 410.59
iii. Women Welfare Co-operative Societies -
iv. Training Centers -
v. Mahalir Mandram (a) Group (SHG) 16742
(b Member 238774
(c) SC / SHG 4459
(d) Minorities 3431
(e) others 8852
(f) SC / ST Members 46382
vi. Women Development Centre --
vii Benificiaries --
viii. Ulavar Santhai 5
24. NUTRITIOUS NOON-MEAL PROGRAMME
Name of the Programme
Centres Beneficia
ries
i. ICDS 2031 109987
25. REVENUE ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS
I. Revenue Divisions 3
ii. Revenue Taluks 8
iii. Revenue Firkas 40
iv. Revenue Villages 361
26. LOCAL BODIES
I. Corporation --
ii. Municipalities 4
iii. Town Panchayat 23
iv. Village Panchayat 306
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27. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
I. No of Development Divisions 1
ii. No of Blocks Covered 14
iii. Populations Covered (2011 Census) 2161367
iv. Area covered (in Sq km) 6266.64
28. POLICE AND PRISONS
i. Local 1276
a. Armed Reserve 382
b. No of Police Stations 53
c. No of Police Out Posts --
ii. Prisons
a. Central Prisons --
b. Other Prisons 5
29.LEGISLATURE
i. Members of Legislative Assembly
a. Elected 7
b. Nominated --
ii. Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) 2
iii. Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) 1
30.CINEMA THEATRES (in Nos)
1. Permanent
a. Air Conditioned 8
b. Non -Air Conditioned 41
c. Air Cooled 0
2. Open Air Theatre 0
3. Semi Permanent 2
4. Touring Theatre 1
31.BANKING AND INSURANCE
i. Banks 196
ii. Primary Co-op. Banks 197
iii. Life Insurance
a. Offices 4
b. Policies Issued 56934
c. Sum Assured (Rs.in Crores) 13488.14
32.NATURAL RESOURCES
Name of the Minerals found in the District Lime Stone,
Quartz, Graphite
Rough stone,
Feldspar, Granite.
33. GENERAL
1. Name of the important Pilgrim Centres
Palani - Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani swamy Hill Temple
Thirumalaikeni Murugan Temple
Reddiyarchatrtam-Gopinathaswamy Hill Temple
Kottaipatti - Arulmigu Chendraya Perumal Temple
Thadicombu-Soundararaja Perumal Temple
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Thethupatti-RajakaliAmman Temple
Nilakottai-Kulandai Yesu Church
Begampur-Big Mosque
2. Name of the Important Tourist Centres
Kodaikanal
Sirumalai
Assistant Director of Statistics
Dindigul.
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1. AREA AND POPULATION
1.1 Area, Population, Literate, S Cs and S Ts- Sex wise by Blocks and Municipalities. 01 20
1.2 Population by Broad Industrial categories of Workers. 21
1.3 Population by Religion 21
1.4 Population by Age Groups 22
1.5 Population of the District-Decennial Growth 22
1.6 Salient features of 2001 Census Block and Municipality wise. 23
2. CLIMATE AND RAINFALL
2.1 Temperature at Select Stations. 24
2.2 Monthly Rainfall 24
2.3 Time Series Date of Rainfall by seasons. 25
3. AGRICULTURE
3.1 Soil Classification 26
3.2 Land Utilization 26
3.3 Area and Production of Crops 27
3.4 Agricultural Implements and Machinery 27
3.5 Number and Area of Operational Holdings 28
3.6 Consumption of Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides 28
3.7 Regulated Markets 29
3.8 Crop Insurance Scheme 29
3.9 Sericulture 30
4. IRRIGATION
4.1 Sources of Water Supply with Command Area Blockwise. 30
4.2 Actual Area Irrigated (Net and Gross) by sources. 31
4.3 Area Irrigated by Crops. 32
4.4 Details of Dams, Tanks, Wells and Bore wells. 32
5. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
5.1 Livestock Population 33
5.2 Veterinary Institutions and Animals treated Block wise. 34
5.3 No .of Veterinary Hospitals 35
5.4 Diary Development 35
5.5 Poultry Development 36
5.6 Fisheries Development and Production 37
6. BANKING AND INSURANCE
6.1 No. of Commercial Banks 38
6.2 Insurance Schemes 38
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7. CO-OPERATION
7.1 Co-operative Societies 39
8. CIVIL SUPPLIES
8.1 No. of Fair Price Shops 40
8.2 Quantum of Essential Commodities distributed and their retail price 40
8.3 No. of Ration Cards (Rural and Urban) 40
8.4 Quantity supplied 41
8.5 No .of LPG Connections 41
8.6 No. of Persons waiting for LPG connection. 41
9. COMMUNICATION
9.1 Post-Offices doing postal business only 42
9.2 Post-Offices doing Post and Telegraphic Business 42
9.3 Telegraph Offices 43
9.4 No .of Telephone Exchanges, Capacity and No .in Use 43
9.5 No. of P C Os attached to each exchange 43
9.6 No .of Persons waiting for Phone Connection. 44
10. ELECTRICITY
10.1 No .of Power Stations 44
10.2 Quantum of Power purchased 44
10.3 Power Consumption Sector wise 45
10.4 Peak Demand and Energy Output 45
10.5 Revenue from Electric Schemes and Cost per Unit 45
10.6 Transmission and Distribution of Electricity 45
10.7 Capacity of Transformers 46
10.8 Rural Electrification 47
10.9 Name and Address of fault report offices. 47
11. EDUCATION
11.1 Universities, Students and Teachers and Courses offered 48
11.2 Colleges for General Education 48
11.3 College for Professional Education 48
11.4 Colleges for B.ED., Education 49
11.5 Schools for General Education, Students and Teachers 49
11.6 Schools Teacher Training Institute 50
11.7 Institute for other Professional Education 51
11.8 Computer Training Centers 51
11.9 Hostel and Inmates by Community 51
11.10 Scholarships to Students by Community 52
12. FISHERIES
12.1 Fisheries Development 53
12.2 Estimated M F Production/Inland Fish Production 53
12.3 No. of Families engaged in Fishing 53
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13. HANDLOOM
13.1 No. of Focal Centres with Location details 54
13.2 No. of Societies and Variety wise Production 54
13.3 No. of Power Looms and No. of Employees working 54
13.4 No. of Families engaged 54
14. HANDICRAFTS
14.1 Name and Addresses of Handicrafts 55
14.2 Articles available in the Handicrafts 55
14.3 Value of Articles produced and Value of Articles sold 55
14.4 No of Families engaged in Handicrafts 55
15. HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
15.1 Hospitals, Dispensaries, Bed Strength, Doctors and Nurses 56
15.2 No. of Allied Pathological Units available 56
15.3 Disease wise patients treated 56
15.4 Distribution of Medical Personnel 56
15.5 Progress of Family Welfare Programme 57
16. HOUSING
16.1 Plans sanctioned, Building completed under Private Sector 57
16.2 Plans sanctioned, Building completed under Public Sector 58
16.3 Amount invested in Housing and Building activity under Public Sector 58
16.4 Construction activity of Tamil Nadu Housing Board 58
16.5 Construction activity of Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board 59
16.6 Index No. of Building Construction cost in Urban centres 59
16.7 Labour charges of Construction Workers. 59
17. INDUSTRIES
17.1 Results of ASI 59
17.2 Estimates of Value of Output & Value Added by Manufacture by Industries Based on ASI 60
17.3 Industrial Production 60
17.4 Production of Handloom Cloth 60
17.5 Small Scale Industries 61
17.6 Khadi and Village Industries 62
17.7 No. of Photocopy (Xerox) centres 62
17.8 No. of Printing Press 63
18. FACTORIES
18.1 Registered and Working Factories 63
18.2 Employment in Working Factories 64
18.3 Trade Unions, Industrial Disputes by Strikes Lockout and Gheraos, 64
19. LOCAL BODIES
19.1 Municipal Bodies Area and Population by Grades 65
19.2 Municipal Bodies by Taluks 65
19.3 Panchayat Union, Village/Special Panchayats 66
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19. LOCAL BODIES
19.4 Revenue Divisions, Taluks, Firkas and Revenue Villages 66
19.5 Tax Collected by Corporation/Municipality / Panchayat Union/ Special Panchayat /
Village Panchayat
67
19.6 Rural Development Activities 68
20. LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
20.1 No. of Persons registered during the year and Total No. of Persons waiting up to the
end of the year as per Live Register
69
20.2 No. of Placement during and up to the end of the year. 69
21. LEGAL SERVICE
21.1 Judicial Divisions and Original Jurisdiction 69
21.2 Results of Civil and Criminal cases in the Court of Original Jurisdiction, Civil Suits
Regular.
70
21.3 Nature of free Legal available and no .of beneficiaries No of cases disposed of in
Lok Adalat during the year
71
21.4 No. of Advocates practicing in Courts 71
22. LIBRARIES
22.1 List of Head and Branch Libraries in the district with details of Members, Books
available and Readers
72
22.2 No .of Libraries houses in Government Building / Rental Building 72
22.3 No of Reading Rooms 73 - 76
22.4 List of Libraries 77 - 80
23. MINING AND QUARRYING
23.1 No of Mining and Quarrying units in the district 81
23.2 Classification-wise production during the year 81
24. MANUFACTURING SECTOR
24.1 No .of Food and other allied manufacturing units in the district 82
24.2 No of Non-Food manufacturing units in the district 82
25. MEDICAL SERVICES
25.1 No of Medical Colleges in the district with Students and Teachers 82
25.2 No of College of Pharmacy with Students and Teachers 82
25.3 No of Medical Stores in the district - Category-wise 82
25.4 No. of Veterinary Colleges with Students and Teachers 82
26. MOTOR VEHICLES
26.1 No .of Motor Vehicles (Category-wise) Registered during the year and up to the end
of the year
83
26.2 No. of Motor Vehicles (Category-wise) available for hire purpose during and up to
the end of the year
84
26.3 No .of Persons issued with Driving License 85
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27. NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY GENERATION
27.1 No .of solar energy generating units in the district with production area 85
27.2 No. of Wind Mills Generating units with production data 85
28. POLICE AND PRISONS
28.1 Police Force 86
28.2 Cognizable Offences under Indian Penal Code 87
28.3 Prisons and Convicts 88
28.4 No .of Cases Registered under PCR 88
28.5 No .of Cases Registered against Woman Harassment and Dowry 88
29. PUBLIC HEALTH
29.1 Public Health and Medical Services rendered by Organizations and Individual 89
29.2 No .of Primary Health Centres with Sub-centres 90
30. PRINTING AND PUBLICATION
30.1 No. of News papers, Weekly Magazines, Monthly Magazines etc., published, 91
30.2 No of Publishers in the district other than News papers and 91
30.3 No .of Printing presses in the district 91
31. PRICE INDICES
31.1 Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices 91
31.2 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers 92
31.3 Consumer Price Index Numbers for selected essential items in Rural 92
31.4 Consumer Price Index Numbers for selected essential items in Urban 93
31.5 Whole Sale Price of Tamil Nadu 93
31.6 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers 94
32. QUALITY CONTROL
32.1 List of Industrial / Establishment Units having Quality Control Facilities and the
products subjected to Quality Control
94
33. REGISTRATION
33.1 No .of Registration Offices in the district 95
33.2 Registration and Aggregate Value of properties transferred during the year 95
34. REPAIR AND SERVICES
34.1 Authorized Automobiles Repair and Service Stations 96
34.2 Authorized Electrical and Electronic goods Repair and Service Units 96
35. RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS
35.1 Restaurants, Cafes and Other Eating and Drinking Places 96
35.2 Details of Hotels 96
36. RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES
36.1 List of Cinema Theatres and their capacities 97
36.2 List of Clubs and Associations 97
36.3 List of Motion Picture Distributors and Projection Services 97
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37. SOCIAL WELFARE
37.1 Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Nutritious Meals Programme Centres 98
37.2 No. of Beneficiaries under Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Nutritious Meals Programme 98
37.3 a No of Beneficiaries Disable Abled Welfare Scheme 98
37.3 b No .of Beneficiaries under the free supply of Text Books & Uniforms 99
37.4 No .of Beneficiaries under Old Age Pension Scheme 100
37.5 Free Houses and House sites distributed to community 100
37.6 Implementation of Relief Measures and Pension Schemes 100
38. SANITARY SERVICES
38.1 No. of Sanitary Workers engaged in Sanitation, Garbage and Sewage disposal and
other particulars
101
38.2 No .of Vehicles engaged in the sanitary services 101
39. SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH SERVICES
39.1 Institutions and Laboratories engaged in Research Work 101
40. STORAGE FACILITIES
40.1 List of Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Storage Go downs 102
40.2 List of Cold Storage Go downs 102
41. TEXTILES
41.1 No. of Ginning, Spinning and Weaving Mills in the district 103
41.2 Quantum of Production during the year 103
42. TRADE AND COMMERCE
42.1 No. of Major and Minor Trade and Commercial Estate in the district 103
43. TRANSPORT
43.1 Length of Roads 104
43.2 Road Accidents 104
43.3 Transport Corporation 104
43.4 Select indicators of overall performance of State Transport Corporation 105
43.5 Railway Lines and Stations 105
43.6 Port Development 106
43.7 Airports 106
43.8 Private Transport Operations 106
44. TOURISM
44.1 Places of Tourist Attraction 107
44.2 List of Places of Worship 107
44.3 List of Hotels and Restaurants 107
44.4 List of Travel Agents 108
45. VITAL STATISTICS
45.1 Births and Deaths registered in the district 108
45.2 Birth , Death and Infant Mortality rates in the district 108
45.3 Death by Causes 108
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46. VOLUNTARY SERVICES
46.1 List of Voluntary Services available in the district for the development of Rural and
Urban Population
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47. WATER WORK AND SUPPLY
47.1 No. of Schemes Operated in the district 113
47.2 No .of Workers engaged in the Water Works and Supply 114
47.3 No .of House connections, 115
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1. AREA AND POPULATION
1.1 AREA, POPULATION 2001 Census
SEXWISE AND BLOCKWISE
Population Literates
Sl.
No.
Name of the
Block
Are
a
(sq.km
)
Pers
ons
Male
Female
Pers
ons
Male
Female
1 Dindigul 358.59 348136 175105 173031 248556 135951 112605
2 Athoor 266.39 146139 72916 73223 93710 52804 40906
3 Reddiarchatram 464.06 112910 56612 56298 64605 38175 26430
4 Shanarpatti 293.04 107820 54231 53589 58032 34911 23121
5 Natham 652.71 134208 67422 66786 73563 44258 29305
6 Nilakottai 249.78 146332 74191 72141 88140 50857 37283
7 Batlagundu 190.74 104402 53347 51055 63384 36376 27008
8 Palani 591.56 201556 101432 100124 128907 73101 55806
9 Oddanchatram 508.47 123897 61895 62002 73791 43707 30084
10 Thoppampatti 602.15 108612 54732 53880 61331 37092 24239
11 Vedasandur 333.47 103649 51752 51897 62660 36863 25797
12 Vadamadurai 345.00 98559 49771 48788 52126 31544 20582
13 Guziliamparai 367.85 86149 43393 42756 46148 28044 18104
14 Kodaikanal 1042.83 100645 51338 49307 66793 38015 28778
Total 6266.64 1923014 968137 954877 1181746 681698 500048
TABLE: 1.1 Continued.
Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes
Sl.
No Name of the Block
Pers
ons
Male
Female
Pers
ons
Male
Female
1 Dindigul 50552 25326 25226 399 199 200
2 Athoor 30752 15431 15321 71 32 39
3 Reddiarchatram 19520 9814 9706 131 63 68
4 Shanarpatti 22086 10992 11094 222 111 111
5 Natham 17567 8843 8724 9 3 6
6 Nilakottai 41095 20868 20227 1408 745 663
7 Batlagundu 22975 11882 11093 539 283 256
8 Palani 54178 27209 26969 962 498 464
9 Oddanchatram 25055 12505 12550 166 84 82
10 Thoppampatti 25490 12815 12675 0 0 0
11 Vedasandur 16171 8031 8140 8 5 3
12 Vadamadurai 17078 8451 8627 391 196 195
13 Guziliamparai 17879 9039 8840 164 76 88
14 Kodaikkanal 15772 7860 7912 2014 1025 989
Total 376170 189066 187104 6484 3320 3164
Source: Census of India 2001
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POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (TOTAL)
Population Growth Rate 1991 2001 Name of the
State/District Persons Males Females Persons Males Female
Sex
Ratio
Tamil Nadu 62405679 31400909 31004770 11.72 10.96 12.50 987
Dindigul 1923014 968137 954877 9.22 8.68 9.78 986
POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (RURAL)
Population Growth Rate 1991 2001 Name of the
State/District Persons Males Females Persons Males Female
Sex
Ratio
Tamil Nadu 34921681 17531494 17390187 -5.06 -5.58 -4.52 992
Dindigul 1249762 629073 620689 -9.67 -10.02 -9.32 987
POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (URBAN)
Population Growth Rate 1991 2001 Name of the
State/District Persons Males Females Persons Males Female
Sex
Ratio
Tamil Nadu 27483998 13869415 13614583 44.06 42.52 45.67 982
Dindigul 673252 339064 334188 78.57 76.91 80.29 986
Source: Census of India 2001
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POPULATION 2001 CENSUS - SC & ST - (TOTAL)
Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe
Name of
the
State/
District Pers
ons
Males
Females
% of SC to th
e
tota
l po
pulation
Sex
Ratio
Pers
ons
Males
Female
% of ST to th
e
tota
l po
pulation
Sex
Ratio
Tamil
Nadu 11857504 5932925 5924579 19.00 999 651321 328917 322404 1.04 980
Dindigul 376170 189066 187104 19.56 990 6484 3320 3164 0.34 953
POPULATION 2001 CENSUS - SC & ST - (Rural)
Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe
Name of
the
State/
District Pers
ons
Males
Females
% of SC to th
e
tota
l po
pulation
Sex
Ratio
Pers
ons
Males
Female
% of ST to th
e
tota
l po
pulation
Sex
Ratio
Tamil
Nadu 8308890 4159182 4149708 23.79 998 551143 278746 272397 1.58 977
Dindigul 269809 135694 134115 21.59 988 3512 1773 1739 0.28 981
POPULATION 2001 CENSUS - SC & ST - (URBAN)
Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe
Name of
the
State/
District Pers
ons
Males
Females
% of SC to th
e
tota
l po
pulation
Sex
Ratio
Pers
ons
Males
Female
% of ST to th
e
tota
l po
pulation
Sex
Ratio
Tamil
Nadu 3548614 1773743 1774871 12.91 1001 100178 50171 50007 0.36 997
Dindigul 106361 53372 52989 15.80 993 2972 1547 1425 0.44 921
Source: Census of India 2001
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BLOCKWISE POPULATION- 2001
District : Dindigul Total Population Children SC ST
Name Total
Household
s Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
DINDIGUL BLOCK
A.Vellodu 2502 10479 5197 5282 595 567 428 447 0 0
Adiyanuthu 2876 11887 5974 5913 778 709 719 654 5 6
Alakkuvaroatti 335 1379 671 708 77 80 273 289 0 0
Ammakulathupatti 37 131 65 66 14 4 54 51 0 0
Anaipatti 200 879 462 417 63 56 0 0 0 0
Kovilur 349 1866 1009 857 123 98 237 220 2 0
Kurumbapatti 1037 4416 2193 2223 326 300 1059 1109 0 0
Mullipadi 1535 6315 3131 3184 368 322 727 697 0 0
Periyakottai 1375 6209 3062 3147 345 376 809 869 6 6
Settinaickenpatti 2944 12390 6114 6276 741 733 1752 1799 0 0
Silapadi 4315 17938 9266 8672 1029 923 2328 2270 29 30
Sirumalai 1285 5168 2619 2549 348 331 442 438 16 25
Tamaraipadi 819 3396 1695 1701 209 188 614 624 3 6
Tottanuthu 1971 8461 4231 4230 579 548 1456 1407 2 3
Rural Total 21580 90914 45689 45225 5595 5235 10898 10874 63 76
Dindigul (M) 45286 196955 99124 97831 10670 10034 6461 6408 119 115
Agaram (TP) 3093 12784 6355 6429 718 753 1765 1703 0 0
Thadikombu (TP) 3937 16081 8047 8034 1032 962 2047 2077 0 0
Pallapatti (CT) 2816 11834 5993 5841 769 744 2354 2304 0 0
Balakrishnapuram
(CT) 4703 19568 9897 9671 1081 1049 1801 1860 17 9
Urban Total 59835 257222 129416 127806 14270 13542 14428 14352 136 124
Grand Total 81415 348136 175105 173031 19865 18777 25326 25226 199 200
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BLOCKWISE POPULATION- 2001
District : Dindigul Total Population Children SC ST
Name Total
Households Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
ATHOOR BLOCK
Aiyampalayam 2170 9174 4680 4494 493 486 1687 1627 0 5
Alamarathupatti 667 2541 1273 1268 140 93 279 268 0 0
Ambathurai 2187 9017 4527 4490 546 484 953 936 0 0
Attur 1479 6165 3000 3165 379 327 690 733 3 3
Bodikamanvadi 609 2531 1312 1219 186 132 354 331 0 0
Jivalsaragu 1008 4161 2114 2047 282 202 562 549 0 0
Kalikkampatti 641 2561 1266 1295 133 142 337 360 0 0
Kilakottai 1695 8437 4030 4407 419 385 586 635 2 0
Kummampatti 233 975 496 479 50 41 49 46 0 0
Manalur 938 3267 1717 1550 232 200 358 329 8 9
Munnilakottai 792 3134 1558 1576 181 160 124 137 0 0
Palayamkottai 814 2950 1471 1479 165 143 1414 1431 0 0
Panjanpatti (N) 1554 6530 3027 3503 331 297 263 317 0 0
Paraipatti 1948 7863 3994 3869 451 393 1214 1189 0 0
Pillayarnattam 489 2092 1036 1056 128 125 156 144 0 0
Pithalaipatti 501 2153 1091 1062 144 122 282 272 0 0
Sitharevu 3668 14952 7551 7401 1006 907 1465 1486 15 19
Toppampatti 346 1404 700 704 90 89 244 240 0 0
Vakkampatti 737 2802 1406 1396 145 118 70 64 0 0
Virakkal 1381 5817 2922 2895 390 328 396 392 0 0
Rural Total 23857 98526 49171 49355 5891 5174 11483 11486 28 36
Ayyampalayam (TP) 3056 12163 6079 6084 714 675 1012 1050 0 0
Chinnalapatti (TP) 5793 23351 11678 11673 1224 1098 734 664 0 0
Sithayankottai (TP) 2889 12099 5988 6111 710 693 2202 2121 4 3
Urban Total 11738 47613 23745 23868 2648 2466 3948 3835 4 3
Grand Total 35595 146139 72916 73223 8539 7640 15431 15321 32 39
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BLOCKWISE POPULATION- 2001
District: Dindigul Total Population Children SC ST
Name
Total
Households Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
REDDIARCHATRAM BLOCK
Adalur 448 1745 870 875 91 99 100 87 9 13
Alagupatti 642 2772 1355 1417 146 158 507 534 28 37
Ammapatti 459 1819 934 885 95 87 73 63 0 0
Chattirapatti 1621 6532 3290 3242 356 356 365 368 0 0
Gurunathanaickenur 911 3707 1856 1851 191 160 298 284 0 0
K.Pudukottai 516 2191 1082 1109 121 94 190 166 0 0
Kamachipuram 1180 4684 2328 2356 278 250 241 238 0 0
Kasavanampatti 1897 8004 4024 3980 484 461 561 569 1 0
Kothapulli 1059 4719 2310 2409 267 271 546 595 0 0
Kuthathupatti 1955 8143 4087 4056 486 474 775 827 0 0
Mangarai 716 2867 1396 1471 153 177 381 389 0 0
Nilamalakottai 564 2225 1126 1099 124 93 119 126 0 0
Palakkanuthu 2216 8871 4501 4370 499 393 841 760 0 0
Palayakannivadi 902 3813 1898 1915 220 206 389 407 0 0
Panrimalai 706 2720 1387 1333 178 172 85 76 21 17
Silvarpatti 1580 7419 3830 3589 481 401 1190 1112 1 0
Sindalagundu 2228 8869 4395 4474 561 480 376 398 0 0
Sullerumbu 1111 4417 2206 2211 249 202 351 351 0 0
Tamaraikulam 57 270 144 126 8 10 0 0 0 0
Tettupatti 2038 7773 3981 3792 442 399 781 738 0 0
Rural Total 22806 93560 47000 46560 5430 4943 8169 8088 60 67
Kannivadi (TP) 2576 10417 5181 5236 544 552 565 576 0 0
Sriramapuram (TP) 2223 8933 4431 4502 543 450 1080 1042 3 1
Urban Total 4799 19350 9612 9738 1087 1002 1645 1618 3 1
Grand Total 27605 112910 56612 56298 6517 5945 9814 9706 63 68
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BLOCKWISE POPULATION- 2001 District : Dindigul
Total Population Children SC ST Literates Sl
N
o
Name Total
Households Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
SHANARPATTI BLOCK
01 Anjukulipatti 1655 7201 3695 3506 499 458 574 557 29 22 2164 1402
02 Avilipatti 513 2055 995 1060 123 142 170 188 0 0 642 435
03 Emakkalapuram 784 3341 1669 1672 221 218 315 317 0 0 1096 766
04 Jothampatti 491 2406 1228 1178 189 178 275 272 0 0 731 470
05 Kambiliampatti 1755 7548 3828 3720 514 492 648 672 2 4 2492 1399
06 Kanavaipatti 959 4268 2130 2138 313 300 584 561 0 0 1349 845
07 Kombaipatti 539 2389 1210 1179 183 151 87 82 0 0 699 441
08 Konapatti 151 651 333 318 44 29 74 79 0 0 222 143
09 Koovanuthu 1213 5323 2711 2612 374 334 414 431 0 0 1833 1228
10 Madur 999 4160 2073 2087 286 263 369 362 0 0 1310 904
11 Maranuthu 580 2532 1291 1241 185 183 210 200 0 0 916 559
12 Markkampatti 291 1198 619 579 72 77 91 80 0 0 403 222
13 Panjampatti (T) 1379 5580 2745 2835 335 311 216 196 0 0 1930 1613
14 Pudupatti 412 1748 857 891 115 108 641 686 0 0 580 361
15 Ragalapuram 878 3509 1725 1784 236 205 371 400 0 0 1063 716
16 Rajakkapatti 1101 4869 2462 2407 306 325 501 490 26 20 1743 1138
17 Sakkiliankodai 391 1695 862 833 154 116 0 0 0 0 471 156
18 Sengurichi 1990 8862 4436 4426 689 629 334 314 0 0 2185 1260
19 Shanarpatti 1296 5289 2634 2655 382 324 520 563 49 58 1800 1340
20 Siluvathur 843 3539 1772 1767 227 212 592 598 0 0 1176 777
21 Tavasimadai 783 3320 1710 1610 232 206 238 223 0 0 977 690
22 Thetthampatti 346 1394 683 711 93 86 199 215 0 0 445 284
23 Timmananallur 1176 4630 2266 2364 263 255 829 865 0 0 1599 1107
24 Vadakattupatti 315 1174 555 619 77 86 197 239 0 0 348 262
25 Vajraservaikarankottai 334 1373 691 682 85 92 328 350 0 0 430 241
26 Vanganmanuthu 539 2346 1184 1162 162 151 247 242 0 0 703 488
27 Vathilathoppampatti 549 2357 1150 1207 144 142 377 376 0 0 790 549
28 Vembarpatti 2489 10477 5326 5151 657 589 1338 1308 0 0 3860 2836
29 Viralipatti 135 747 458 289 40 37 4 0 0 0 379 132
30 Virasinnampatti 454 1839 933 906 108 103 249 228 5 7 575 357
Rural Total 25340 107820 54231 53589 7308 6802 10992 11094 111 111 34911 23121
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BLOCKWISE POPULATION- 2001 NATHAM BLOCK District: Dindigul
Total Population Children SC ST Literates Sl
N
o
Name Total
Households Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
01 Alagar Hills R.F. 39 161 84 77 15 13 0 0 0 0 36 14
02 Avichchippatti 421 1897 965 932 119 117 32 28 0 0 672 398
03 Budagudi 273 1019 508 511 73 63 33 35 0 0 285 206
04 Chellappanaickenpatti 922 4123 2067 2056 298 279 259 259 0 0 1259 754
05 Idayapatti 131 613 306 307 49 52 0 0 0 0 216 132
06 Karanthamalai R.F. 32 165 76 89 7 16 5 5 0 0 38 32
07 Kodangikuttu R.F. 60 317 163 154 29 26 0 0 0 0 84 32
08 Kottaiyur 819 3797 1909 1888 293 307 94 85 0 0 1152 681
09 Kudagipatti 1050 4724 2390 2334 322 292 183 184 0 0 1488 799
10 Lingavadi 1121 5011 2518 2493 370 365 163 168 0 0 1628 1007
11 Methugumalai R.F. 20 85 38 47 5 9 0 0 0 0 21 14
12 Mottamalai R.F. 8 36 16 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 12 6
13 Mulaiyur 788 3416 1715 1701 260 246 44 42 0 0 1092 623
14 Nadumalai R.F. 16 98 49 49 8 4 0 0 0 0 28 22
15 Nadumandalam 1780 8061 4122 3939 587 558 830 810 0 0 2419 1495
16 Palappanayakkanpatti 193 918 462 456 66 57 52 48 0 0 276 200
17 Pannimalai 399 1719 860 859 127 107 147 164 0 0 549 361
18 Pannuvarpatti 212 817 412 405 51 55 293 292 0 0 232 148
19 Pillaiyarnattam 760 3796 1952 1844 274 256 149 150 0 0 1256 606
20 Pudur 1096 5540 2821 2719 347 326 231 214 0 0 1855 1235
21 Punnapatti 1473 6604 3309 3295 430 374 493 452 0 0 2282 1578
22 Reddiapatti 1310 6471 3372 3099 458 398 489 434 0 0 2092 1191
23 Samudrapatti 736 3292 1601 1691 188 185 276 291 0 0 1079 779
24 Sattambadi 1105 5100 2594 2506 326 298 329 291 0 0 1618 911
25 Seithur 1505 6856 3406 3450 521 461 150 147 0 0 2004 1280
26 Sendurai 2439 12673 6483 6190 917 810 967 930 0 0 4081 2511
27 Sirangattupatti 1223 5756 2714 3042 412 466 104 125 0 0 1749 1181
28 Sirugudi 1862 8057 3960 4097 477 443 765 783 0 0 2577 1816
29 Uralipatti 834 3662 1846 1816 236 215 196 179 0 0 1150 721
30 Velanpatti 1605 6879 3435 3444 467 458 338 372 1 4 2573 1848
Rural Total 24232 111663 56153 55510 7733 7258 6622 6488 1 4 35803 22581
01 Natham (TP) 5095 22545 11269 11276 1402 1384 2221 2236 2 2 8455 6724
Grand Total 29327 134208 67422 66786 9135 8642 8843 8724 3 6 44258 29305
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BLOCKWISE POPULATION- 2001 District: Dindigul
Total Population Children SC ST Literates Sl
No Name
Total
Households Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
BATLAGUNDU BLOCK
01 Kanavoipatti 1631 6517 3215 3302 345 326 578 590 0 0 2289 1799
02 Kombaipatti 1753 7552 3842 3710 524 461 763 763 2 2 2419 1749
03 Kunnuvarankottai 933 3978 2111 1867 217 234 717 572 16 19 1299 802
04 Mallanampatti 798 3197 1554 1643 230 208 458 470 0 0 1094 762
05 Nadakottai 558 2267 1208 1059 147 123 288 251 0 0 793 431
06 Pannaipatti 575 2303 1211 1092 128 103 467 428 0 0 474 298
07 Rengappanaickanpatti 839 3360 1744 1616 256 175 106 90 0 0 916 596
08 Sandaiyur 798 3286 1616 1670 219 212 50 58 0 0 991 662
09 Sekkapatti 498 2140 1089 1051 157 133 0 0 0 0 668 463
10 Sengattampatti 721 2842 1440 1402 225 166 696 643 11 13 866 596
11 Vattalagundu 2375 10265 5317 4948 672 611 2558 2348 239 205 3458 2433
12 Viralimayanpatti 550 2199 1128 1071 157 119 359 368 0 0 619 460
13 Viralipatti 2173 9061 4720 4341 592 475 1754 1585 0 0 2524 1497
14 Viruveedu 1391 5750 3002 2748 371 316 384 276 3 0 2051 1328
Rural Total 15593 64717 33197 31520 4240 3662 9178 8442 271 239 20461 13876
01 Batlagundu (TP) 5247 22011 11073 10938 1226 1149 716 803 11 17 8856 7611
02 Pattiveeranpatti (TP) 1876 7772 3966 3806 389 357 821 774 0 0 3354 2917
03 Sevugampatti (TP) 2318 9902 5111 4791 574 522 1167 1074 1 0 3705 2604
Urban Total 9441 39685 20150 19535 2189 2028 2704 2651 12 17 15915 13132
Grand Total 25034 104402 53347 51055 6429 5690 11882 11093 283 256 36376 27008
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BLOCKWISE POPULATION- 2001 District: Dindigul
Total Population Children SC ST Literates Sl
No Name
Total
Households Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
NILAKOTTAI BLOCK
01 Bangalapatti 79 391 191 200 36 29 170 179 0 0 88 71
02 Bodiagoundanpatti 159 594 316 278 41 28 8 12 0 0 229 137
03 Chinnamanaickankottai 134 603 299 304 50 53 121 119 0 0 88 66
04 Ethilodu 2133 9284 4719 4565 607 561 1385 1365 0 0 3016 2153
05 Gullalagundu 1096 4595 2306 2289 331 313 1023 1034 0 0 1658 1233
06 Jambudurai Kottai 2025 8649 4258 4391 535 511 1003 939 0 0 2938 2240
07 Kodanginaickan patti 850 3934 2011 1923 291 264 503 500 0 0 1276 845
08 Kolladipatti 597 2281 1106 1175 139 181 183 212 0 0 832 637
09 Koovanuthu 459 2317 1180 1137 126 112 522 468 0 0 739 490
10 Kottur 1783 8020 4110 3910 538 484 1078 988 3 2 2769 1871
11 Kullichettipatti 320 1228 613 615 80 81 217 196 0 0 438 333
12 Malayagoundanpatti 1187 5088 2594 2494 358 295 909 818 0 0 1731 1229
13 Mattapparai 783 3064 1540 1524 192 208 539 540 0 0 1019 762
14 Musuvanuthu 498 2104 1073 1031 168 118 359 357 0 0 704 495
15 Nakkaluthu 264 1076 578 498 85 70 576 497 0 0 283 194
16 Nariyuthu 926 3732 1925 1807 257 227 566 576 0 0 1238 842
17 Nuthulapuram 848 3659 1874 1785 246 227 912 854 0 0 1143 751
18 Pachamalayankottai 2175 9189 4661 4528 557 515 2088 2023 0 0 3173 2260
19 Pallapatti 1832 7466 3761 3705 461 458 1140 1129 0 0 2580 1752
20 Pillaiyarnatham 1309 5499 2847 2652 376 299 776 731 1 0 1930 1267
21 Ramarajapuram 1108 4552 2363 2189 255 229 440 443 0 0 1720 1128
22 Silukkuvarpatti 2350 10143 5068 5075 585 559 1686 1713 1 1 3528 2626
23 Sithargalnatham 1188 5318 2765 2553 351 284 292 260 0 0 1850 1340
24 Sivagnanapuram 388 1777 922 855 129 101 481 469 0 0 648 425
25 Veelinaickanpatti 693 3239 1665 1574 238 219 105 102 0 0 935 551
26 Vilampatti 579 2311 1187 1124 156 131 224 245 0 0 849 629
Rural Total 25763 110113 55932 54181 7188 6557 17306 16769 5 3 37402 26327
01 Nilakkottai (TP) 4519 19615 9884 9731 1251 1222 2053 2018 740 660 7392 6293
02 Ammayanaickanur T.P 4045 16604 8375 8229 1076 1033 1509 1440 0 0 6063 4663
Urban Total 8564 36219 18259 17960 2327 2255 3562 3458 740 660 13455 10956
Grand Total 34327 146332 74191 72141 9515 8812 20868 20227 745 663 50857 37283
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BLOCKWISE POPULATION- 2001 District: Dindigul
Total Population Children SC ST Literates Sl
No Name
Total
Households Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
ODDANCHATRAM BLOCK
01 Ambilikai 775 2791 1375 1416 139 140 275 292 0 0 910 584
02 Arasappapillaipatti 657 2480 1251 1229 119 127 288 278 0 0 864 586
03 Athicombai 792 3015 1504 1511 195 155 425 427 0 0 996 746
04 Chatrapatti 1597 5851 2882 2969 291 266 412 475 1 1 2179 1625
05 Chinnkampatti 555 2135 1065 1070 88 72 113 127 0 0 734 493
06 D.Pudukottai 448 1563 804 759 65 74 155 145 0 0 581 351
07 Dasaripatti 338 1163 551 612 57 69 63 59 0 0 356 257
08 Ellapatti 483 1673 849 824 65 49 228 229 0 0 590 389
09 I.Vadipatti 479 1620 789 831 48 58 246 270 0 0 552 395
10 Idayakottai 1180 4264 2095 2169 220 201 329 294 2 6 1521 1063
11 Jawadupatti 816 2797 1390 1407 117 76 255 239 0 0 1104 749
12 Jogipatti 650 2282 1120 1162 107 92 184 177 0 0 704 414
13 Kalanjipatti 428 1686 854 832 58 63 0 0 0 0 642 396
14 Kallupatti 156 494 257 237 17 15 79 79 0 0 141 91
15 Kappilliapatti 791 2784 1387 1397 140 123 392 393 0 0 948 571
16 Kaveriyammapatti 611 2070 1035 1035 101 91 212 205 0 0 697 381
17 Kedayurambu 898 3275 1704 1571 157 131 402 359 0 0 1205 720
18 Kollapatti 424 1644 841 803 98 67 172 159 0 0 555 309
19 Kondarangi Keeranur 872 2885 1475 1410 117 124 262 293 0 0 1066 650
20 Kuthiluppai 405 1265 610 655 55 48 193 201 0 0 409 247
21 Lakkayankottai 466 1761 915 846 104 90 108 94 0 0 654 396
22 M.Athappampatti 455 1431 708 723 41 26 140 141 10 6 428 289
23 Mandavadi 708 2369 1220 1149 114 89 226 204 0 0 857 508
24 Markampatti 527 1934 934 1000 136 85 129 160 0 0 660 553
25 Navakani 159 588 298 290 31 23 100 102 0 0 201 137
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BLOCKWISE POPULATION- 2001 District: Dindigul
Total Population Children SC ST Literates Sl
No Name
Total
Households Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
ODDANCHATRAM BLOCK
26 Odaipatty 1199 3830 1827 2003 132 142 324 329 0 0 1243 799
27 Periyakottai 708 2789 1450 1339 132 116 199 178 0 0 1000 523
28 Puliyamarathukottai 1073 3949 1957 1992 184 176 417 450 0 0 1379 888
29 Puliyurnatham 1535 5043 2480 2563 195 176 591 587 0 0 1698 1133
30 Reddiapatti 671 2596 1306 1290 150 121 214 207 0 0 836 498
31 Sindaiapatti 428 1372 690 682 41 41 174 159 0 0 509 297
32 Sindalavadampatti 619 2210 1093 1117 97 116 180 171 0 0 774 477
33 Thangachiammapatti 1515 5537 2763 2774 295 272 758 761 0 0 1804 1129
34 Vadagadu 1315 5206 2676 2530 323 278 591 582 70 69 1738 1204
35 Valayapatti 263 984 485 499 26 49 155 169 0 0 370 206
36 Veeralapatti 454 1668 807 861 61 71 298 321 0 0 587 453
37 Veriyapur 771 2864 1414 1450 112 116 408 408 0 0 942 649
38 Virupakshi 1579 5897 2892 3005 317 301 677 691 0 0 2032 1450
Rural Total 27800 99765 49753 50012 4745 4329 10374 10415 83 82 34466 22606
01. Oddanchatram(TP) 6187 24132 12142 11990 1286 1301 2131 2135 1 0 9241 7478
Grand Total 33987 123897 61895 62002 6031 5630 12505 12550 84 82 43707 30084
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BLOCKWISE POPULATION- 2001 District: Dindigul
Total Population Children SC ST Literates Sl
No Name
Total
Household Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
PALANI BLOCK 01 A-Kalayamputhur 2570 9859 4859 5000 585 592 2335 2507 3 3 3329 2399
02 Amarapoondi 1245 4809 2415 2394 264 260 691 746 0 0 1597 1023
03 Andipatti 911 3407 1698 1709 226 216 526 535 27 23 924 624
04 Ayyampalayam 489 1716 847 869 88 102 189 187 0 0 478 311
05 Chinnakalayamputhur 1529 6768 2828 3940 276 293 324 384 0 0 2338 2957
06 Cinnammapatti 372 1343 679 664 82 80 112 97 0 0 397 268
07 Erramanaickenpatti 494 1770 886 884 87 97 441 438 0 0 567 359
08 Iravimangalam 107 440 235 205 39 32 195 168 0 0 124 59
09 Kalickkanaickenpatti 346 1312 658 654 72 93 324 331 0 0 506 288
10 Kanakkampatti 1132 4148 2140 2008 206 178 469 456 0 0 1537 1003
11 Kavalapatti 750 3208 1650 1558 174 150 399 388 0 0 976 629
12 Kodaimangalam 1630 6481 3260 3221 391 433 1319 1285 0 0 2140 1477
13 Kombaipatti 244 898 470 428 52 43 122 124 0 0 381 235
14 Melakottai 413 1474 741 733 89 79 165 175 0 0 521 355
15 Neikarapatti 250 992 520 472 70 38 166 161 0 0 291 202
16 Pachalanaickenpatti 438 1812 897 915 104 129 418 423 0 0 641 426
17 Palani 834 3605 1909 1696 235 188 363 390 0 0 1303 840
18 Pappampatti 1793 7019 3607 3412 429 418 1422 1310 4 4 2144 1286
19 Periyammapatti 1435 5550 2816 2734 401 351 1333 1267 28 33 1504 934
20 Pethanaickenpatti 452 1645 828 817 103 92 276 271 0 0 559 386
21 R.Vadipatti (North) 155 674 345 329 33 43 66 58 0 0 218 152
22 R.Vadipatti (South) 25 132 64 68 8 12 0 0 0 0 44 31
23 Rettliambadi 13 71 35 36 2 2 13 11 0 0 28 25
24 Sitharevu 176 689 344 345 49 50 190 174 0 0 185 124
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BLOCKWISE POPULATION- 2001 District : Dindigul
Total Population Children SC ST Literates Sl
No Name
Total
Household Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
PALANI BLOCK 25 Sithraikulam 428 1600 782 818 83 103 93 110 0 0 569 367
26 Sivagiripatti 1505 6156 3332 2824 312 289 361 286 3 1 2877 2144
27 Sukkamanaickenpatti 362 1345 663 682 87 81 108 115 27 31 445 356
28 Tamaraikulam 260 1068 519 549 51 65 100 103 0 0 334 261
29 Tattankulam 1017 3996 2039 1957 244 223 246 223 0 0 1621 1290
30 Thathanaickenpatti (S) 102 375 194 181 23 20 0 0 0 0 87 54
31 Thathanaickenpatti(N) 200 731 375 356 34 23 131 115 0 0 272 195
32 Velusamudram 182 714 359 355 50 43 47 49 0 0 254 186
33 Veppanavalasu 216 744 374 370 34 47 180 154 0 0 257 163
Rural Total 22075 86551 43368 43183 4983 4865 13124 13041 92 95 29448 21409
01 Ayakudi (TP) 5740 23370 11791 11579 1319 1192 5256 5298 113 98 8199 5814
02 Balasamudram (TP) 3073 12305 6236 6069 670 672 1998 1954 96 95 3899 2572
03 Neikkarapatti (TP) 2873 12099 6075 6024 679 655 1739 1697 60 55 4439 3220
04 Palani (M) 16181 67231 33962 33269 3708 3560 5092 4979 137 121 27116 22791
Urban Total 27867 115005 58064 56941 6376 6079 14085 13928 406 369 43653 34397
Grand Total 49942 201556 101432 100124 11359 10944 27209 26969 498 464 73101 55806
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BLOCKWISE POPULATION- 2001 District: Dindigul
Total Population Children SC ST Literates Sl
No Name
Total
Household Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
THOPPAMPATTY BLOCK 01 Akkaraipatti 541 1994 988 1006 97 80 173 168 0 0 666 463
02 Appanuthu 300 1105 563 542 42 50 149 146 0 0 413 235
03 Appayampatti 409 1508 756 752 50 68 89 94 0 0 537 291
04 Appipalayam 256 903 453 450 33 32 112 116 0 0 290 173
05 Boduvarpatti 671 2454 1223 1231 156 125 362 354 0 0 776 506
06 Devathur 838 2931 1497 1434 132 113 190 201 0 0 1037 654
07 Kallimandayam 1609 5906 3002 2904 277 204 524 542 0 0 2020 1395
08 Kariyampatti 1071 3712 1880 1832 186 144 346 337 0 0 1258 749
09 Kolumakondan 426 1666 847 819 86 92 153 156 0 0 625 372
10 Koothampoodi 1154 3984 1954 2030 157 172 309 311 0 0 1356 791
11 Korikadavu 606 2499 1279 1220 141 126 847 841 0 0 840 568
12 Kothayam 1047 3728 1912 1816 166 147 458 433 0 0 1338 805
13 Kottathurai 919 3335 1638 1697 183 148 227 245 0 0 1185 849
14 Kovilammapatti 265 1019 502 517 65 65 119 121 0 0 302 205
15 Manjanaickenpatti 1324 4723 2372 2351 235 242 537 548 0 0 1573 1024
16 Manoor 1457 5573 2768 2805 287 253 1247 1277 0 0 1857 1291
17 Marichilambu 889 3282 1653 1629 222 179 436 426 0 0 1112 678
18 Melkaraipatti 959 3445 1737 1708 173 162 420 400 0 0 1280 813
19 Mettupatti 301 1081 544 537 49 49 156 144 0 0 360 231
20 Midapadi 581 2141 1060 1081 107 119 231 217 0 0 768 551
21 Mollampatti 202 775 399 376 37 38 82 78 0 0 278 150
22 Muthunaickenpatti 619 2257 1120 1137 128 125 319 312 0 0 747 489
23 Palappampatti 304 1030 523 507 47 46 127 125 0 0 365 209
24 Paruthiyur 353 1266 624 642 60 72 214 236 0 0 403 244
25 Poosaripatti 570 1963 969 994 88 116 189 187 0 0 681 424
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BLOCKWISE POPULATION- 2001 District: Dindigul
Total Population Children SC ST Literates Sl
No Name
Total
Household Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
THOPPAMPATTY BLOCK 26 Porulur 1126 3931 2039 1892 197 155 457 416 0 0 1425 835
27 Pottikampatti 262 921 469 452 62 26 42 43 0 0 334 191
28 Pudur 354 1270 664 606 58 46 75 84 0 0 524 307
29 Pudur 104 405 208 197 13 23 111 118 0 0 125 82
30 Puliampatti 640 2478 1269 1209 165 146 246 250 0 0 861 667
31 Pungamuthur 304 1038 530 508 43 51 116 113 0 0 394 255
32 Pushpathur 1975 7448 3794 3654 459 424 545 528 0 0 2667 1873
33 Rajampatti 900 3266 1633 1633 189 146 262 258 0 0 900 597
34 Sikkamanaickenpatti 529 1795 912 883 91 67 87 75 0 0 589 376
35 Thalaiyuthu 1432 5450 2766 2684 282 251 352 326 0 0 1810 1225
36 Thoppampatti 873 3156 1616 1540 147 156 286 263 0 0 1112 672
37 Thumbalapatti 544 2064 1064 1000 109 95 226 237 0 0 724 465
38 Vagarai 522 1958 1006 952 93 101 255 228 0 0 666 369
39 Velampatti 384 1402 715 687 79 73 153 144 0 0 442 256
40 Vilvathampatti 378 1451 729 722 70 62 163 181 0 0 431 301
Rural Total 27998 102313 51677 50636 5261 4789 11392 11279 0 0 35071 22631
01 Keeranur (TP) 1546 6299 3055 3244 426 344 1423 1396 0 0 2021 1608
Grand Total 29544 108612 54732 53880 5687 5133 12815 12675 0 0 37092 24239
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BLOCKWISE POPULATION- 2001 District: Dindigul
Total Population Children SC ST Literates Sl
No Name
Total
Household Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
VEDASANDUR BLOCK 01 Ammapatti 497 1998 981 1017 101 87 228 255 0 0 700 446
02 Chittur 1049 4105 2070 2035 232 180 274 290 0 0 1401 902
03 Kaithian Kottai 668 3081 1432 1649 143 113 178 166 0 0 1076 965
04 Kalvarpatti 1870 7061 3450 3611 329 315 1030 1071 0 0 2579 1838
05 Koovakkapatti 908 3384 1698 1686 198 205 236 231 0 0 1106 695
06 Kudappam 136 607 319 288 34 25 83 75 0 0 250 157
07 Kuddam 1064 4349 2148 2201 226 201 33 40 0 0 1589 1012
08 Kulathupatti 240 985 475 510 51 44 61 63 0 0 340 242
09 Malvarpatti 502 1916 941 975 93 97 100 111 0 0 687 514
10 Marambadi 1356 5571 2792 2779 367 280 177 173 0 0 1950 1450
11 Nagayakottai 1533 6210 3135 3075 379 313 356 361 0 0 2057 1315
12 Nallamanarkottai 1183 5299 2628 2671 318 321 580 563 5 3 1809 1194
13 Nallur 345 1369 669 700 61 79 16 15 0 0 481 271
14 Nathapatti 650 2489 1244 1245 136 135 167 166 0 0 760 487
15 Palapatti 1219 4509 2180 2329 193 209 565 589 0 0 1481 971
16 Pudipuram 247 886 433 453 59 60 81 85 0 0 295 156
17 Pudukottai (V) 1024 4120 2073 2047 234 222 408 430 0 0 1479 987
18 Sriramapuram 1307 4910 2417 2493 267 234 402 423 0 0 1814 1318
19 Usilampatti 359 1619 818 801 118 113 172 176 0 0 524 348
20 Vedasandur 2801 10910 5452 5458 715 573 835 848 0 0 3759 2722
21 Vellampatti 417 1628 797 831 100 88 78 85 0 0 470 330
22 Vembur 1895 7955 4056 3899 454 430 500 466 0 0 2770 1794
Rural Total 21270 84961 42208 42753 4808 4324 6560 6682 5 3 29377 20114
01 Vedasandur (TP) 2584 10813 5523 5290 644 596 692 654 0 0 4470 3586
02 Eriodu (TP) 1874 7875 4021 3854 471 443 779 804 0 0 3016 2097
Urban Total 4458 18688 9544 9144 1115 1039 1471 1458 0 0 7486 5683
Grand Total 25728 103649 51752 51897 5923 5363 8031 8140 5 3 36863 25797
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BLOCKWISE POPULATION- 2001 District: Dindigul
Total Population Children SC ST Name
Total
Household Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
VADAMADURAI BLOCK Kanapadi 581 2391 1185 1206 151 142 162 164 0 0
Kollapatti 471 2020 1021 999 115 94 141 154 0 0
Komberipatti 747 3542 1760 1782 253 219 62 90 0 0
Kulathur 1125 5629 3119 2510 314 276 994 985 0 0
Morepatti 627 2648 1341 1307 182 133 560 561 0 0
Padiyur 1849 8135 4102 4033 510 480 610 597 0 0
Paganatham 1595 6666 3354 3312 466 425 270 287 0 0
Perumbulli 371 1691 853 838 97 107 145 140 0 0
Pilathu 980 4599 2335 2264 312 260 482 503 193 192
Puthur 1042 4693 2380 2313 361 339 130 139 0 0
Ramanathapuram 259 1141 557 584 67 73 31 25 0 0
Singarakottai 706 2963 1470 1493 168 167 224 210 0 0
Sithuvarpatti 707 2934 1478 1456 167 168 302 307 0 0
Sukkampatti 1545 6957 3469 3488 490 482 384 397 0 0
Tennampatti 972 4126 2109 2017 256 225 582 554 0 0
Velayudampalayam 418 1785 909 876 105 97 101 96 0 0
Velvankottai 1365 5887 2877 3010 398 350 1097 1137 0 0
Rural Total 15360 67807 34319 33488 4412 4037 6277 6346 193 192
Vadamadurai (TP) 3623 15549 7806 7743 1001 990 1776 1878 3 3
Ayyalur (TP) 3200 15203 7646 7557 997 973 398 403 0 0
Urban Total 6823 30752 15452 15300 1998 1963 2174 2281 3 3
Grand Total 22183 98559 49771 48788 6410 6000 8451 8627 196 195
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BLOCKWISE POPULATION- 2001 District: Dindigul
Total Population Children SC ST Name
Total
Household Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
GUZILIAMPARAI BLOCK Alambadi 1319 5060 2512 2548 259 244 440 401 0 0
Chinnaluppai 298 1420 729 691 69 55 155 142 0 0
Deendakkal 149 619 327 292 28 29 4 3 0 0
Dhalipatti 144 641 326 315 30 40 56 56 0 0
Gudalur 1764 6949 3449 3500 368 379 444 445 0 0
Karikali 911 4140 2308 1832 212 171 461 413 3 0
Karungal 800 3743 1887 1856 239 199 444 473 0 0
Kombai (R) 1898 8016 4062 3954 401 418 479 500 57 70
Koombur 946 3881 1947 1934 174 203 644 636 0 0
Kottanatham 1261 5377 2629 2748 260 218 612 610 0 0
Landakottai 1315 5509 2802 2707 273 250 418 377 0 0
Mallapuram 1505 6234 3074 3160 341 283 777 761 0 0
Pudukottai (R) 1783 6978 3442 3536 348 338 993 972 0 0
Thirukoornam 597 1988 1009 979 81 80 341 314 0 0
Ulliyakottai 720 3217 1631 1586 170 168 341 367 0 0
Vadugambadi 1167 5393 2676 2717 301 269 1234 1239 16 18
karai 268 906 444 462 47 25 184 178 0 0
Vellodu (R) 742 2778 1369 1409 116 120 312 341 0 0
Rural Total 17587 72849 36623 36226 3717 3489 8339 8228 76 88
Palayam (TP) 2978 13300 6770 6530 861 742 700 612 0 0
rand Total 20565 86149 43393 42756 4578 4231 9039 8840 76 88
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BLOCKWISE POPULATION- 2001 District: Dindigul
Total Population Children SC ST Name
Total
Household Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
KODAIKANAL BLOCK Adukkam 762 3165 1609 1556 202 201 223 205 155 165
Kamanur 1117 4094 2116 1978 226 223 279 297 28 31
Kilakkuchettipatti 919 3433 1743 1690 195 203 290 276 88 79
Kodaikanal 521 2407 1340 1067 169 115 492 441 0 0
Kookkal 1315 5335 2746 2589 414 383 758 730 61 50
Mannavanur 1437 5927 2980 2947 401 366 331 329 2 3
Pachalur 531 1843 928 915 94 93 248 248 25 25
Periyur 884 3402 1748 1654 220 202 617 595 1 0
Poolathur 897 3257 1641 1616 212 179 247 274 48 43
Poombarai 1073 4456 2251 2205 257 317 328 324 0 0
Poondi 903 3994 2065 1929 287 275 107 82 29 27
Thandigudi 863 3291 1659 1632 193 187 225 226 31 34
Vadagounchi 973 3838 1958 1880 267 227 195 186 161 154
Vellagavi 234 907 480 427 51 36 0 0 75 69
Vilpatti 2172 8854 4488 4366 485 552 640 670 81 63
Rural Total 14601 58203 29752 28451 3673 3559 4980 4883 785 743
Kodaikanal (M) 7579 32969 16805 16164 1912 1824 2342 2446 85 60
Pannaikadu (TP) 2407 9473 4781 4692 527 518 538 583 155 186
Urban Total 9986 42442 21586 20856 2439 2342 2880 3029 240 246
Grand Total 24587 100645 51338 49307 6112 5901 7860 7912 1025 989
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1.2. POPULATION BY BROAD INDUSTRIAL CATEGORIES OF WORKERS
District
2001 - census
Tamil Nadu
2001- census Sl.
No Industrial Category
Persons
% to
Total
Workers
Persons % to Total
Workers
Cultivators 183218 18.82 5116039 18.4
Agricultural Labours 313195 32.18 8637630 31.0
Household Industries 25180 2.59 1499761 5.4
Other Workers 320300 32.91 12624852 45.3
01.
Tot
al Main
Wor
kers
Total Main Workers 841893 - 23757783 85.22
Cultivators 10132 1.03 - -
Agricultural Labours 91395 9.39 - -
Household Industries 4800 0.49 - -
Other Workers 25112 2.59 - -
02.
Tot
al Mar
gina
l
Wor
kers
Total Main Workers 131439 - 4120499 14.78
Total Workers 973332 - 27878282 -
03 Non Workers 949682 - 34527397 -
Total Population 1923014 - 62405679 -
1.3 POPULATION BY RELIGION
(2001 CENSUS)
Percentage (%) Sl. No. Religion
Persons in
District
Persons in
Tamil Nadu In the District Tamil Nadu
01 Hindu 1684808 54985079 87.61 88.11
02 Muslim 89680 3470647 4.66 5.56
03 Christian 145265 3785060 7.55 6.07
04 Sikh 466 9545 0.02 0.02
05 Buddhist 222 5393 0.01 0.01
06 Jain 126 83359 0.006 0.13
07 Other Religions 76 7252 0.003 0.01
08 Religions not stated 2371 59344 0.12 0.09
Total Population 1923014 62405679 100.00 100.00
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1.4. POPULATION BY AGE GROUPS (2001 Census)
Sl.No Percent to total in
Age Groups
Persons in
Dindigul District District
01. 0-4 154855 8.1
02. 5-9 168862 8.8
03. 10-19 367604 19
04. 20-29 344029 17.9
05. 30-39 301124 15.7
06. 40-49 231589 12.0
07. 50-59 167018 8.7
08. 60
Plus 175032 9.1
09. Age not
specified 12901 0.7
Total 1923014 100
1.5 POPULATION OF THE DISTRICT DECENNIAL GROWTH
Period
(Subject to the
period of
availability)
Region Population Percentage Variation Since
previous Census
Total 1760601 --
Rural 1383580 -- 1991
Urban 377021 --
Total 1923014 +9.22
Rural 1249762 - 9.70 2001
Urban 673252 + 78.60
Total
2161367
Percentage of decadal Growth
(persons)
12.39
Male 1081934 17
Female 1079433 13
Rural 1353808 8.33
2011
Urban 807559 19.95
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1.6 SALIENT FEATURES OF 2001 CENSUS BLOCK AND MUNICIPALITY WISE
Source: Census of India2001
Popu
latio
n In %
Literacy rate
among Sl.
No.
Name of the
Block/
Municipality Dens
ity pe
r
Sq.Km.
Females
per
1000 m
ales
Incr
eas
e in
popu
lation
sinc
e 1991 in %
Rur
al
Urb
an
Male
(%)
Female
(%)
S.C. P
opulat
ion
in %
S.T. Po
pulation
in %
01. Dindigul 970 988 15 26 74 77 65 14.50 0.11
02. Athoor 548 990 7 68 32 72 55 21 1.0
03. Reddiarchatram 404 994 6 83 17 67 46 17 0.12
04. Shanarpatti 330 988 11 100 -- 64 43 20.50 0.20
05. Nilakkottai 487 972 11 89 11 68 51 28 0.96
06. Bathalagundu 486 957 8 62 38 68 52 22 0.50
07. Natham 206 990 12 83 17 65 43 12 0.01
08. Palani 430 987 11 43 57 72 55 26.9 0.48
09. Thoppampatty 188 984 2 94 6 67 44 23.47 --
10. Oddanchatram 247 1002 3 81 19 70 48 20.20 0.13
11. Vedasandur 534 1001 22 82 18 71 49 15.60 0.01
12. Vadamadurai 285 980 12 69 31 63 42 17 0.39
13. Guziliamparai 234 985 12 85 15 64 42 20 0.20
14. Kodaikanal 95 960 2 58 42 74 58 15.67 2
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2.1 TEMPERATURE
Name of the Station : Kamatchipuram Year: 2011-2012
Mean Maximum Mean Minimum Humidity Months
Normal Actual Normal Actual 8.30 hrs. 17.30 hrs.
2011 June 35.09 34.90 25.21 26.20 90.00 30.00
July 34.63 35.90 25.11 26.60 69.00 35.00
August 33.84 34.70 24.94 25.90 82.00 36.00
September 33.64 35.40 24.39 25.90 82.00 27.00
October 31.66 32.20 23.31 24.20 96.00 34.00
November 29.63 28.80 22.39 22.30 94.00 45.00
December 28.18 29.20 20.85 21.70 93.00 39.00
2012 January 29.69 29.90 20.19 20.00 92.00 33.00
February 32.94 32.90 20.99 21.10 85.00 21.00
March 35.96 36.40 22.68 24.50 82.00 12.00
April 36.45 37.10 25.24 26.50 85.00 22.00
May 36.10 35.90 25.83 26.60 80.00 35.00
Source: A.E.E. Ground Water, Dindigul.
2.2 MONTHLY RAINFALL DATA- PARTICULARS
YEAR: 2011-2012 ( in m.m)
Period Normal Rainfall Actual Rainfall
June-11 41.2 18.9
July 55.9 30.4
August 70.5 108.1
September 127.8 22.6
South West Monsoon Period
Total 295.4 180.0
October 188.1 274.8
November 159 311.3
December 98.3 31.0 North East Monsoon
Total 436.4 617.1
January-12 19.0 2.6
February 11.9 0.4 Winter-Period
Total 30.9 3
March 22.4 3.7
April 62.6 60.3
May 83.0 76.4 Hot-Weather Period
Total 168.0 140.4
Grand Total (June -11 to May -12) 930.7 940.5
Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai.
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2.3 TIME SERIES DATA OF RAINFALL BY SEASONS (LAST 11 YEARS)
Year: 2011-2012
South West
Monsoon
North East
Monsoon
Winter
Season
Hot Weather
Season Total
Sl.
No
Year
Nor
mal
Act
ual
Nor
mal
Act
ual
Nor
mal
Act
ual
Nor
mal
Act
ual
Nor
mal
Act
ual
% D
eviat
ion (+
or or =) fro
m
Nor
mal
01 2001-02 270.8 197.8 432.4 305.7 50.8 52.7 174.2 71.99 928.2 628.1 - 32
02 2002-03 270.8 147.4 432.4 428.4 50.8 6.9 174.2 207.1 928.2 789.8 -15
03 2003-04 251.4 297.3 399.2 396.6 33.0 --- 148.0 238.9 831.6 932.8 12.2
04 2004-05 251.4 373.3 399.2 430.5 33.0 34.3 148.0 286.1 831.6 1124.2 35.2
05 2005-06 251.4 247.5 399.2 741.2 33.0 18.4 148.0 .191.3 831.6 1198.4 44.1
06 2006-07 251.4 225.1 399.2 425.0 33.0 9.5 148.0 91.5 831.6 751.1 -9.7
07 2007-08 251.4 233.4 399.2 590.2 33.0 38.5 148.0 298.5 831.6 1160.6 39.6
08 2008-09 251.4 349.8 399.2 439.7 33.0 6.9 148.0 114.9 831.6 911.3 +9.6
09 2009-10 251.4 209.9 399.2 468.6 33.0 4.2 148.0 137.3 831.6 820.2 -1.4
10 2010-11 251.4 286.0 399.2 768.4 33.0 37.4 148.0 170.7 831.6 1262.5 + 51.8
11 2011-12 295.4 180.0 436.4 617.1 30.9 0.3 168.0 140.4 930.7 940.5 +1.1
Source: Dept. of Economics and Statistics, Chennai.
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3. AGRICULTURE
3.1. SOIL CLASSIFICATION
Year: 2011-2012
Sl. No. Type of Soil Places in District
01. Red Loam Except Kodaikanal
02. Lateritie Soil Oddanchatram,Natham
03. Black Soil Dindigul, Nilakkottai, Oddanchatram, Palani,
Vedasandur
04. Sandy Coastal Alluvium -------
05. Red Sandy Soil Dindigul, Nilakkottai, Oddanchatram,Palani.
Source: Soil Chemist, Dindigul.
3.2. LAND UTILISATION
(Area in Hectares) Year: 2011-
2012
Area (in hec)
Sl No. Classification
Fasli 1420 Fasli 1421
01. Forest 138923 138923
02. Barren and Uncultivable uses 36209 36209
03. Land put to Non-Agricultural uses 66179 66186
04. Cultivable Waste 5842 5842
05. Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Land 6946 6946
06. Land Under Miscellaneous Tree Crops and Groves
not included in Net Area Sown
7765 7877
07. Current Fallows 27433 20443
08. Other Fallows Land 105870 102488
09. Net Area Sown 231494 241747
10. Geographical Area According to Village Papers 626664 626664
11. Total Cropped Area 236683 247619
12. Area sown more than once 5190 5872
Source: G Return 2011-12
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3.3. AREA AND PRODUCTION OF CROPS
Year: 2011-2012
Sl.
No Crops Area (hec.) Production (In tonnes)
01. Paddy (sampa) 14848 79715
(In terms of Rice)
02. Cholam (kharif) 17238 15576
03. Cumbu (kharif) 1320 1643
04. Ragi (kharif) 9 19
05. Maize 15952 69997
06. Redgram (kharif) 1148 676
07. Blackgram (kharif) 1434 1501
08. Greengram (kharif) 811 482
09. Groundnut (kharif) 3895 9109
10. Gingelly (kharif) 394 231
11. Cotton (kharif) 401 1376
(In teerms of bales)
12. Onion (kharif) 1193 12255
13. Sugarcane (Planted) 1897 250404
(In terms of cane)
14. Banana 4897 177555
15. Mango 14992 198419
16. Potato 2596 36136
Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai. Fasli 1420.
3.4. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY Year:2011-2012 (In Numbers)
Sl. No. Item
a) Wooden 26005
b) Iron 12291 01. Ploughs
c) Total 38296
a) Worked by Oil Engine 10272
b) Worked by Electric Power 47499 02. Water Pumps for Irrigation Purpose
c) Total 57771
a) Government ---
b) Private 1419 03. Tractors
c) Total 1419
a) Worked by Power 3
b) Worked by Bullocks - 04. Sugarcane Crushers
c) Total 3
05 Seed cum Fertilizer Drill 1
06 Inner Culture equipment 175
07 Rice Planter 20
08 Tharsher 279
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09 Winnower 188
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3.4. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY (Contd...)
Year:2011-2012 (In
Nos.)
Sl. No. Item
10 Cultivator 931
11 Disc Harrow 128
12 Seed Fertilizer Drill 17
13 Leveler 2150
14 Wetland puddler 366
15 Cart 4748
16 Ghanis 90
Source: Quinquennial 17th Livestock Census
3.5. NUMBER AND AREA OF OPERATIONAL LAND HOLDINGS
Year: 2011-
2012
Number Area
S.
no.
Size Class
of holdings
(Hectares) S.C. S.T OTHERS
INST
ITUT
ION
TOTAL S.C.
S.T.
OTHERS
INSTIT
UTION TOTAL
1 Below 0.5 11636 16 109748 237 121637 2934.28 6.52 26922.43 53.51 29916.74
2 0.5--1.0 5492 9 63200 133 68834 3752.25 7.20 43854.02 97.49 47710.96
3 1.0--2.0 3289 - 52465 160 55914 4416.10 - 72513.66 229.68 77159.45
4 2.0--3.0 687 1 18266 80 19034 1623.04 2.74 43831.37 196.90 45654.06
5 3.0--4.0 178 - 7981 62 8221 610.41 - 27325.94 211.25 28147.61
6 4.0--5.0 84 - 4286 32 4402 381.29 - 18994.46 141.64 19517.39
7 5.07.5 62 - 4201 57 4320 371.11 - 24836.74 370.85 25578.69
8 7.510.0 8 - 1544 27 1579 66.21 - 12932.93 234.75 13233.88
9 10.0 20.0 5 - 958 59 1022 59.37 - 12276.63 821.48 13157.48
10 Above20.0 - - 166 45 211 - - 4388.58 2892.00 7280.58
Total 21441 26 262815 892 285174 14214.07 16.46 287876.75 5249.55 307356.84
Source: 9th Agricultural Census 2010-2011
3.6. CONSUMPTION OF CHEMICAL FERTILISERS AND PESTICIDES
Year: 2011-2012
Fertilizers (in 000 Tonne) Pesticides
Nitrogenous
(N)
Phosphates
(P2 05)
Pottassic
(K2 0)
Total
(NPK)
Dust
(Kgs.)
Liquid
(Lit.)
Urea
(000
Tonne)
23843 19642 13640 57125 45086 2916 20116
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Source: Joint Director of Agriculture Office, Dindigul
3.7. REGULATED MARKETS Year: 2011-
2012
Source: Market Committee, Dindigul
3.8. CROP INSURANCE SCHEME FOR THE FASLI YEAR 1421 YEAR : 2011-12
Location Regulated Market Quantity Arrivals (in M.T.) Receipts (Rs. in Lakhs)
(Product wise)
Dindigul 7195.959 83.916
Oddanchatram 6329.475 14.411
Palani 10657.614 37.1501
Gopalpatti 3451.160 40.145
Natham 2949.3541 4.871
Vathalagundu 1210.545 10.963
Vedasandur 0.000 119.895
Vadamadurai 48.355
Total 31794.107 359.706
Sl.
No Name of the Crop
No. of
Blocks
notified
No. of
Experiments
Premium
Collecte
d
(Rs )
No. of
Beneficiaries
Amount
Sum
insured
(in Lakhs)
NAIS - KHARIF
a. Pottato -- 2138 10 2.19
b. Banana - 230773 157 67.11 01.
c. Paddy -- 101771 135 25.47
(Lonee farmers Kharrif) --
02. a. Maize
b. Paddy-I
c.Paddy-II
--
50970
65 17.25
(Non Lonee farmers ) khariff
a. Sugarcane -- 767867 735 482.73 03.
b. Flowers
Various
Blocks
-- 84960 1137 14.16
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3.9 SERICULTURE Year: 2011-2012
Area under Mulberry
Name of the Block Acres
No.of
farmers
Production of Cocoons
(Tons.)
Value
(Rs. lakhs)
Dindigul 115.50 52 14.36 32.89
Vedasandur 105.00 47 22.43 43.95
Vadamadurai 141.65 69 27.72 58.23
Sanarpatty 256.10 127 65.34 16.99
Natham 61.70 31 17.28 43.22
Reddiarchatram 245.15 131 44.98 112.43
Oddanchatram 419.10 158 121.22 301.15
Palani 785.40 281 288.00 697.68
Thoppampatty 399.00 154 186.26 458.72
Batlagundu 70.50 35 6.91 13.82
Athoor 62.65 36 10.90 26.04
Nilakottai 107.25 52 10.54 21.08
Kodaikkanal 0 0 0 0
Guziliamparai 0 0 0 0
Total 2769.00 1173 815.94 1826.20
Source: Assistant Director of Sericulture, Dindigul.
4. IRRIGATION
4.1 SOURCES OF WATER SUPPLY BLOCKWISE Year: 2011-
2012 Canals
Sl. No Name of the
Block Numbers Length
(Km.)
Wells
used for
irrigation
purpose
only
Tube
Wells,
Bore
Wells
Wells
used