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.)	2377
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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
Households	275395
Population Growth (1991 - 2001)	5.92%
Male/Female Ratio	1014
Density	538
Languages spoken in the District	Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Urudu, Kannadam, Sowrashtra and Hindi
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VITAL STATISTICS (2010-2011)
Birth	19280
Death	6507
Infant Deaths	217
Birth Rate (per 1000 population)
Rural	14.8
Urban	17.8
Combined	15.1
Death Rate (per 1000 population)
Rural	5.7
Urban	4.5
Combined	5.1
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 population)
Rural	12.8
Urban	9.8
Combined	11.3
Expectation of Life at Birth
Male	62
Female	64
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TEMPERATURE (in Degree Centigrades)
Maximum	35.19
Minimum	26.39
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RAINFALL(in mm)
South West
Normal	301.8
Actual	532.5
North East
Normal	665.4
Actual	1118.8
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AGRICULTURE
Total Cultivated Area (Hec)	265281
Net Area Sown (Hec)	152632
Area Sown more than once	112649
Area and production of principal crops	Area (Hec.) in '000'		Production ( Tonnes) in '000'
Rice	160		483125
Pulses	94		25310
Sugarcane (Gur)	0.94		171958
Groundnut	1.90		6832
Gingelly	0.36		367
Cotton (BL)	0.005		996
Agricultural Land Holdings (2005-2006)
Holdings	158100
Area (Hec)	146028
Average Size of Holdings	0.924
Important Food Crops	Rice, Greengram, Blackgram
Important Non Food Crops	Cotton, Groundnut, Coconut, Gingelly, Palm, Flowers, Palmolin, Oil seeds
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IRRIGATION
Net Area Irrigated by (Hec)	147091
Gross Area Irrigated	178716
Name of the Rivers	Odampokki, Vettar, Vennar, Mudikondan, Nandalar, Nattar Tirumalairayanar, Koraiyar, Valavaikkal, Kaattar, Pandavaiar, Ayyanar, Arichandranathi, Mulliyar, Pamaniyar, Adappar, Vellaiyar, Marakka Koraiyar, Vadavar Extn.
Name of the Lakes	Vaduvur Lake, Thirumeni Lake, Ayyampettai Lake, Uthayamarthandapuram Lake, Moovanallur Lake
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ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
Veterinary Institutions
Veterinary Hospitals	7
Veterinary Dispensaries	31
Disease Diagnostic Centre	1
Sub-Centre ( Breeding Centre)	50
Livestock Census 2004
Cattle	254133
Buffaloes	6439
Sheep	4350
Goat	269984
Poultry	260400
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DAIRY DEVELOPMENT
No. of Milk Co-operative Societies	34
Milk Chilling Plants	4
Milk Production (Lakh Litres)	107.94
Value (in Lakhs)	1727
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FISHERIES
Length of Coastal Line (km)	47.2
No. of Coastal Blocks	1
No. of Coastal Centres	14
Marine fish production (tonne)	12360
Inland fish production (tonne)	9730
No. of fisherman engaged (Marine/In land)	5750 / 7042
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FOREST
Forest Area (Hec.)
Reserved Forest (Hec.)	9476.547
Reserved Lands (Hec.)	11.055
Forest Products
Timber (Cu. m)
Teak Poles (MCu)	1229.916
Pulp wood (MT)	502.241
Mino Forest Products (MT)	1.957
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ELECTRICITY
Generation of electricity
Gas Turbine (MW)	95
Power Purchased (in M.U)	55.9
Consumption (in M.U)
Agriculture	-
Industry	5.1
Commercial	36.88
Domestic	198.88
Public Lighting & Water works	21.5
Miscellaneous	6.07
Rural Electrification
No. of Pumpset Energised	18627
No. of Villages Electrified	573
No. of Hamlets Electrified	1500
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INDUSTRIES
No. of Working Small Scale Factories(Reg)	111
No. of Mandays Worked	535200
No. of Trade Unions	9
Medium Scale Industries	6
Small Scale Industries	30
Cottage Industries	155
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	-		2.10
Woollen	-		0.70
Silk	-		4.60
Polyester	-		2.75
Village Industries
Soaps	-		2.75
Leather Goods	-		NA
Others	-		1.00
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MEDICAL AND HEALTH
Modern Medicine
No. of Government Hospitals	9
Primary Health Centres	42
Health Sub Centres	195
Dispenseries	-
Other Medical Institution	1
Beds in Hospitals & Dispensiaries	1224
Total No. of Doctors	224
Total No. of Nurses	348
Indian Medicine
No. of Government Hospitals	8
Primary Health Centres	50
Total No. of Doctors	16
Homeopathy Medicine
No. of Government Hospitals	1
Total No. of Doctors	1
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EDUCATION
Pre Primary Schools	126
Primary Schools	629
Middle Schools	264
High Schools	81
Higher Secondary Schools	79
Engineering Colleges	3
Arts and Science Colleges	8
Technical/Polytechnic Institutions	5
Music School	1
Teacher Training Colleges	6
Medical Colleges	1
College of Professional Education	2
Universities	1
No. of Students Appeared/Passed at 10th Std	15457 / 12816
No. of Students Appeared/Passed at 12th Std	11643 / 9691
No. of Fresh Entries (I to V)	9403
No. of children never enrolled at School	76
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TRANSPORT
Road Length ( in Km.)
National Highways	43.00
State Highways	328.04
Municipality Roads	230.35
Panchayat Union & Panchayat Roads	3984.00
Town Panchayat Roads	229.22
Registered Motor Vehicles
Commercial	3624
Non Commercial	156130
Railway Transport
Route Length (in Km)
Broad Gauge	254
Meter Gauge	105
Track Length (in Km)
Broad Gauge	254
Meter Gauge	105
No. of Railway stations	39
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COMMUNICATION
Post and Telegraph
No. of Post Offices	98
No. of Post & Telegraph Offices	3
No. of Letter Boxes	468
Telephones
No. of Telephone Exchanges	20
No. of Telephone in use	16179
No. of Public Call Offices	-
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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	7
Employees Co-operative Societies	27
Weavers Co-operative Societies	3
Primary Co-operative Stores	79
Other Co-operative Societies	11
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REGISTRATION
No. of Registration Office	10
Aggregate value of Property Transferred (in Crores)	76.850
Total Receipts (in Crores)	12.928
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HOUSING
No. of tenements constructed by TNHB	628
No. of tenements constructed by PHB	456
No. of tenements in Samathuvapuram	400
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SOCIAL WELFARE (in Nos.)
Old Age Pensioners	39065
Marriage Assistance for daughters of poor widows	163
Dr DAN widow Remarriage Thittam	6
Marriage Assistance to Orphan girls	27
Kalappu Thirumana Uthavi Thittam	39
Aid for Handicapped	1251
Aid for Others	-
Women Welfare Co-operative societies / Members	13217 / 204884
Training Centres	-
Panchayat Level Federation	430
Women Development Centre Beneficiaries	-
Uzhavar Sandhai	4
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NUTRITIOUS MEALS PROGRAMME
Name of the Programme	Centres		Beneficiaries
PTMGR Thittam	984		119325
ICDS	1260		74068
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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	734
Armed Reserve	354
Police Stations	29
Police Outposts	4
Central Prisons	-
Other Prisons	4
No. of Fire Stations	9
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LEGISLATURE
Members of Legislative Assembly	4
Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha)	1
Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)	-
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CINEMA THEATRES
Permanent (Non Air Conditioned)	18
Semi Permanant	-
Touring	-
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BANKS AND INSURANCE
No. of Banks / Branches	18 / 89
No. of Primary Coop. Banks/Societies	137
No. of Life Insurance Offices	4
No. of Policies Issues	52769
Sum assured in crores	420.13
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NATURAL RESOURCES
Name of the Natural Resources	Crude Oil, Natural Gas and Savudu
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PILGRIM AND TOURIST PLACE
Pilgrim Centres	Sri Thiyagarajar Swamy Temple, Thiruvarur Sri Saraswathi Temple, Koothanur Sri Murugan Temple, Enkan Sri Rajagopalaswamy Temple, Mannargudi Sri Kothandaramar Temple, Thillai Vilagam Sri Sivan Temple (Guru), Alangudi Sri Lalithambigai Temple, Thirumeiychur Sri Saneeshwaran Temple, Thirukollikadu Jambuvanodai Dharga, Muthupettai
Tourist Places	Bird Sanctuary, Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary, Udhayamarthandapuram Lagoon, Muthupettai
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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	Pilgrim & Tourist Places