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DISTRICT PROFILE 2015-16 THANJAVUR DISTRICT

1 GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION NORTH LATTITUDE Between 90 50' and 110 25'EAST LONGITUDE Between 780 45' and 790 25'

2 AREA AND POPULATION ( 2011 CENSUS ) i. Area ( Sq km. ) 3396.57 ii. POPULATION 2405890 a) Male Population 1182416 b) Female Population 1223474 c) Rural Population 1554531 d) Urban Population 851359

iii. Density / Sqkm. 708 iv. Literates a) Males % 89.04 b) Females % 76.50 v. Main Workers

a) Total Workers 974079 b) Male Workers 680483 c) Female Workers 293596 d) Rural Workers 677119 e) Urban Workers 296960 f) Cultivators 129913 g) Agricultural Labourers 415361 h) Household Industry 31200 i) Other Workers 397605 j) Marginal Workers 139595

vi. Non-Workers 1431811 vii. Language spoken in the District TAMIL

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3 VITAL STATISTICS i. Birth 30387 ii. Death 1264

iii. Infant Death

43 iv. Birth Rate ( Per 1000 Population ) a) Rural - b) Urban - c) Combined 12.3 v. Death Rate ( Per 1000 Population ) a) Rural - b) Urban - c) Combined 5.0 vi. Infant Mortality Rate ( Per 1000 Live Births ) a) Rural - b) Urban - c) Combined 8.8 vii. Expectation of life at Birth a) Male - b) Female - viii. No. of Deaths of Women due to problems related to Child birth a) At the time of Delivery - b) During Pregnancy - c) After Child birth ( within 42 days ) -

4 TEMPERATURE ( In Degree Celcius ) i. Plains a) Maximum 34.6 b) Minimun 28.6 ii. Hill Stations a) Maximum -- b) Minimum --

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5 RAINFALL ( in mm.)

i. Normal South West Monsoon 318.4North East Monsoon 550.6

ii. Actual South West Monsoon 209.6North East Monsoon 693.5

6 AGRICULTURE

A. Total Cultivated Area ( Hect. ) 269668.562B. Net Area Sown ( Hect.) 184815.422C. Area Sown More than once ( Hect. ) 84853.140D. Area and Production of Principal crops Area in Hect Production in Tonnes

for the year 2014-15 i) Rice 177756 696193ii) Millets & Other Cereals 1284 10552iii) Pulses 23576 12135iv) Sugarcane ( In terms of cane ) 9317 1008859v) Groundnut 4069 15336vi) Gingelly 7093 3827vii) Cotton ( Bales 170 Kg. Lint each ) 2092 6267

E. Agricultural Land Holdings ( 2010-2011 ) i. Holdings 292656ii. Area ( Hect.) 209850iii.Average Size of Holdings ( Hect.) 1.4

F. a) Important Food Crops Paddy, Sugarcane, Green gram, Black gram & Banana.

b) Important Non-Food Crops Groundnut, Coconut & Gingelly.

7 IRRIGATION a) Net Area Irrigated by ( In Hect.)

i. Government Canals 136232ii. Private Canals --iii.Tanks 30iv.Tube Wells 38059v. Other Wells 153vi.Other Sources --

b) Total Net Area Irrigated ( In Hect.) 174473c) Gross Area Irrigated ( In Hect.) 239668d) Name of the Rivers Cauvery,Vennar,Vettare) Name of the Lakes --

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8 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY a. Veterinary Institutions

i. Veterinary Hospitals 140ii. Veterinary Dispensaries 100iii. Clinician Centres 8iv. Sub Centres 29

b. Poultry Development i. Chicks produced in hatcheries ( Lakh Nos. ) --ii. Birds sold for Breeding ( Lakh Nos. ) --iii. Birds sold for Food ( Lakh Nos. ) --

c. Livestock and Poultry Population --i. Cattle 380781ii. Buffaloes 11565iii.Sheep 34386iv.Goat 400127v. Poultry 638711

9 DAIRY DEVELOPMENT

a. Dairies 1b. Milk Chilling Plants 1c. Number of Milk Co-op. Societies 212d. Milk Production ( Lakh Litres )

Flush Season Lean Season 94.90

40.9010 FISHERIES

a. Length of Coastal Line ( in Km.) 45.1b. No. of Coastal Blocks 2c. No. of Coastal Centres ( Villages ) 27d. Marine Fish Production ( MT ) 17866e. Inland Fish Production ( MT ) 1683

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11 FOREST A. Forest Area ( Hectare )

1. Reserved Forests 959.062. Unclassified Forests --3. Reserved Lands 68.56.5

B. Out turn of Forest Products 1 Timber ( Cu.m.) --2 a. Pulp Wood ( EH ) ( Tonne ) --

b. Lop & Top ends ( Tonne) --3 Ply Wood ( MT ) --4 Sandal Wood --5 Rubber ( MT ) --6 Bamboo (Nos.) --7 Tea Green Leaves (Tonne) --8 Wattle Bark ( MT ) --9

10 Cashew Nuts ( Tonne ) --Others --a. Teak Poles ( Nos.) --b. Sisoo Timber ( Cu.m) --c. Cut ends ( Cu.m) --d. Casuarinas ( Tonne ) --e. Fire Wood ( Green Twigs ) ( Tonne ) --

--12 ELECTRICITY

A. Generation of Electricity ( in MU )1. Hydro --2. Wind Mill Generation --3. Thermal --4. Power Purchased 544795605. Gas Turbine --

B. Consumption of Electricity ( in MU ) kwh ( T.N.E.B.)H.T&L.T 1. Agriculture 523.042. Industry 97.203. Commercial 170.604. Domestic 638.185. Public Lighting & Water works 111.706. Sales to Licensees --

7. Sales to Other States --8. Miscellaneous 19.51

C. Rural Electrification 1. No. of Pump sets energized 645842. No. of Villages electrified 9113. No. of Hamlets electrified 2635

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13 ENTERPRISES ( Sixth Economic Census 2013 )(Provisional) i. No. of Agricultural and Non-Agri Enterprises 159560ii No. of Enterprises

a. With fixed structure 144509b. Without fixed structure 14751

14 INDUSTRIES i. No. of Working Factories ( Registered ) 390ii. No. of Man days worked ( Lakhs) 2077650iii. No. of Trade Unions ( Registered during 2013-14 ) 42iv. No. of Strikes 1v. No. of Lock-outs --vi. Large Scale Industries 31vii. Medium Scale Industries 313viii. Small Scale Industries 568x. Cottage Industries --x. No. of New Factory Set-up 4xi. Name of the Important Industries in the District: --

1. King Chemicals, Vadaseri. 2. Thiru Arooran Sugar Mills, Thirumandangudi. 3. Arignar Anna Sugar Mills, Kurungulam. 4. Modern Rice Mill, Ammanpettai. 5. Modern Rice Mill, Pattukkottai. 6. Modern Rice Mill, Thirunageswaram. 7. The Thanjavur District Co-op. Milk Producers' Society, Thanjavur. 8. Thanjavur Spinning Mill, Thanjavur. 9. Nelson Papers ltd., Cholagampatti.

10. Ambika Sugars, Kottur. 11.Raman & Raman, Kumbakonam.

xii. Name of the Industrial Park --

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KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES I. KHADI Production

( Rs. In Lakhs) Sales

(Rs. In Lakhs) 1.Cotton 30.192.Wollen --3.Silk 20.004.Polyester 140.00

II. VILLAGE INDUSTRIES -- a. Soaps b. Leather Goods --c. Others --d. Others (Specify) i. Acid Slurry Unit Toilet soap unit -- ii. Chalk, Crayons & Candle --iii. Carpentry & Black smithy 6.59 6.59

TOTAL ( I+II ) 6.59 196.78

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16 MEDICAL AND HEALTH I. Modern Medicine

a. Hospitals 13b. Dispensaries --c. Primary Health Centres 68d. Health Sub-Centres 317e. Other Medical Institutions --f. Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries 582g. Doctors 224h. Nurses 628

II Indian Medicine a. Hospitals 15b. Dispensaries --c. Primary Health Centres 21d. Other Medical Institutions - Rural Dispensaries --e. Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries --f. Doctors --g. Nurses --

III. Homeopathy a. Hospitals 3b. Dispensaries --c. Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries --d. Doctors --e. Nurses --

17 EDUCATION

i. Universities 4ii. Arts and Science Colleges 28iii. Colleges for Professional Education

a. Medicine i. Allopathy 1ii. Indian Medicine --iii. Homeopathy --

b. Engineering Technology 11c. Agriculture --d. Veterinary 1e. Law --

iv. Colleges for Special Education 15v. Nursery & Primary Schools --vi. Primary Schools 1319vii. Middle Schools 295viii. High Schools 206ix. Higher Secondary Schools 205

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x. Teachers' Training Institute 14

xi. No. of Fresh Entries ( I to V ) Male Female

10684xii. No. of Students passed at

a. High School ( X Std.) 16337 17089 33426b. Higher Secondary School ( XII Std.) 10803 15139 25942

xiii. No. of Children never enrolled in School 607 417 1024

18 TRANSPORT i. ROAD LENGTH (K.m.)

1. National Highways 121.5002. State Highways 482.3043. Corporation and Municipal Roads 541.954. Panchayt Union and Panchayat Roads 8146.3165. Township Roads -- 6. Town Panchayat Roads 592.0467. Others -- a. Dist.Major & Other Roads 1636.180 b. Forest Roads --

ii. Registered Motor Vehicles (Upto 31.3.2015) 1. Commercial 11302. Non-Commercial 21188

iii. Railway Length a. Route Length (Km.) 1.Broad Gauge 105.62 2.Metre Gauge -- b. Track Length (Km.) 1.Broad Gauge -- 2.Metre Gauge Nilc. No. of Railway Stations 20

iv. No. of Sea Ports Nilv. No. of Air Ports Nilvi. Name of the Air Port Nilvii. Name of the Sea Port Nilviii. Name of the Export Commodity Nilix. Name of the Import Commodity Nil

19 COMMUNICATION i. Post and Telegraph

1. Post Offices doing Postal business only 3632. Post Offices doing Post and Telegraph business --

ii. Telephones ( Thanjavur Telecom Dist.) 1.No. of Telephones in use 605182.No.of Public Call Offices 54003.No. of Telephone Exchanges 120

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20 CO-OPERATION i. Primary Land Development Banks 8ii. Co-operative Apex Banks (TNSC) --iii. District Central Co-operative Banks 2iv. Urban Banks 6v. Primary Agricultural Credit Societies 242vi. Housing Co-operative Societies --vii. Employees Co-operative Societies 55viii. Lift Irrigation Societies --ix. Weavers Co-operative Societies --x. Industrial Co-operative Societies --xi. Khadi & Village Industries Societies --xii. Primary Co-operative Societies 10xiii. Co-operative Sugar Mills --xiv Co-operative Marketing Societies 5xv. Other Co-operative Marketing Societies --xvi. Wholesale Co-op. Stores 2xvii. Urban Co-operative Society 1

21 REGISTRATIONS i. No. of Registration Offices 27ii. Aggregate value of property transferred (Rs. In Crores) 479.34iii. Total Receipts (Rs. in Crores) -

22 HOUSING i. No.of Tenements constructed by Tamil Nadu Housing Board 47ii. Deputy Registrar Housing --iii. No. of Tenements constructed by Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board --iv. No.of Tenements constructed by Police Housing Board --v. Deputy Registrar Housing - Rural & Urban --

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23 SOCIAL WELFARE(in numbers)

i. Old Age Pensioners 1177

ii. Dr.Muthulakshmi Reddy Ammaiyar Ninaivu Intercaste Marriage Assistance Scheme

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iii. a. Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Ninaivu Thirumana Udhavi Thittam 1781b. E.V.R. Mani Ammaiyar Ninaivu Marriage Assistance for Daughters of poor widows 234c. Dr.Dhrmambal Ammaiyar Widow Re-Marriage Thittam 3d. Annai Therasa Marriage Assistance to Orphan Girls 44e. Anjugam Ammaiyar Ninaivu Kalappu Thirumana Nidhi Udhavi Thittam 21

iv. Aid for Handicapped -v. Aid for Others (Specify) - Distress Relief -vi. Women Welfare Co-operative Societies -vii. Training Centres ( Social Welfare Dept.) 3viii. Mahalir Mandram - Groups -

- Members -ix. Women Development Centres -x. Beneficiaries ( Total ) -xi. Women Self-Help Groups -xii. Members -xiii. Uzhavar Santhai -

24 NUTRITIOUS MEALS PROGRAMME Name of the Programme No. of

Centres No. of

Beneficiaries 1 P.T.M.G.R. 1589 159719 2 I.C.D.S. 1749 37422

25 REVENUE ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS i. Revenue Divisions 3 ii. Revenue Taluks 9 iii. Revenue Firkas 50 iv. Revenue Villages 90626 LOCAL BODIES

i. Corporations 1ii. Municipalities 2iii. Panchayat Unions 14iv. Town Panchayats 22v. Village Panchayats 589

27 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT i. No. of Development Divisions 3ii. No. of Blocks covered 14iii. Population covered (Lakhs) 15.54iv. Area covered ( Sq.Km.) 3325.85

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28 POLICE AND PRISONS I. Police

a. Police Force i. Local 1407 ii. Armed Reserve 406b. Police Stations 43c. Police Outposts --

II. Prisons a. Central Prisons --b. Other Prisons 5

29 LEGISLATURE 1 Member of Legislative Assembly

a. Elected 9 b. Nominated --

2 Member of Parliament ( Lok Sabha ) 1

30 CINEMA THEATRES i. Permanent

a. Air Conditioned 16b. Non-Air Conditioned 10c. Air Cooled Nil

ii. Open Air Theatre Niliii. Semi Permanent Niliv. Touring Nil

31 BANKING AND INSURANCE I. a. Bank Offices 36

b. Primary Co-op. Banks 242II. Life Insurance

a. Branch Offices 5b. Policies Issued 40252c. Sum Assured (Rs. In Crores) 834.55

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32 NATURAL RESOURCES a. Name of the Minerals found : Sand & Red Earth

33 GENERAL 1 Name of the Important Pilgrim Centres :

THANJAVUR (Big Temple) Big Temple MARIYAMMANKOIL MariammanKoil THITTAI Guru Temple THIRUVAIYARU Iyarappar Temple THIRUKKANDIYUR Lord Shiva Temple THINGALUR Chandra Temple POONDI (Thirukkattupalli) Shrine Basilica of Mary THIRUKKARUGAVUR Karpakaratchambikai KUMBAKONAM Kumbeswarar Temple SWAMIMALAI Lord Murugan DARASURAM Iravatheeswarar PATTEESWARAM Goddess Durga PAPANASAM 1--8 Shiva Temple THIRUNAGESWARAM Raghu Temple SOORIYANARKOVIL Surya Temple KANCHANUR Sukkiran THIRUPPULLAMANGAI Siva Temple THIRUMANGALAKUDI Navagraha Temple THIRUVIDAIMARUDUR Mahalingasamy Temple

2 Name of the Important Tourist Centres : THANJAVUR THIRUVAIYARU KALLANAI KUMBAKONAM DHARASURAM THIRUBUVANAM MANORA

Deputy Director of Statistics Thanjavur.