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District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 1

“We have the duty of formulating, of summarising and of communicating our conclusions, in intelligence form, in recognition of the right of ‘other’ free minds to utilize them in making ‘their own decisions’.”

-R.A.Fisher

(Father of Statistics)

“It is easy to lie with statistics. It is hard to tell the truth without statistics”.

-Andrejs Dunkels

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PREFACE

The publication of “District Statistical Hand Book 2015-16 -

Salem” presents the latest statistical data on various Socio-Economic

aspects of Salem District. Statistical Tables presented in this book

highlight the trends in the development and progress in various

sectors of Salem District’s economy.

I extend my sincere thanks to Dr. V.Irai Anbu, I.A.S, Principal

Secretary/Commissioner, Department of Economics and Statistics,

Chennai, Thiru. V.Sampath, I.A.S, District Collector, Salem and

Thiru.K.Ravi Kumar, M.A., B.Ed., B.L., M.B.A., Regional Joint

Director of Statistics, Salem for their valuable support and

suggestions offered for enhancing the quality for this publication.

The co-operation extended by various Heads of Departments of

State and Central Governments, Public Sector Undertakings and

Other organizations in bringing out this book is acknowledged with

profound gratitude.It is hoped that this Hand Book will be a useful

reference book to Administrators, Planners, Scholars, Statisticians,

Economists and to all those who are interested in the Socio-

Economic Planning of Salem District.

I express my appreciation to all the Officers and Staff of this

office for compiling the data relating to this Hand Book.

Suggestions for improving future compilations are most welcome.

Place: Salem

Date:

DeputyDirector of Statistics,

Salem

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SALIENT FEATURES OF SALEM DISTRICT

I. PHYSICAL FEATURE

Salem is one of the biggest districts and it is centrally situated in Tamil

Nadu. It is a Geologist‘s paradise, surrounded by hills and the landscape dotted with

hillocks. Salem has vibrant culture dating back to the ancient Kongu Nadu. As a

district, Salem has its singinficance in various aspects such as Mango Cultivation,

Silver Ornaments, Textiles, Sago industries and Steel production. It has thirteen

taluks. During the year 2014-15, Salem West, Salem South and

Pethanaikkanpalayam are newly formed taluks in this district. There are many things

in Salem that are noteworthy by its virtue of its location and social set-up.

II. AREA AND POPULATION

Salem district‘s geographical area is 5245 sq.kms. While Salem district

occupies the 9th

rank among the districts in Tamil Nadu in regard to size, the

population of Salem district occupies 5th

rank among districts in Tamil Nadu. As per

2001 census 53.65% persons are in rural areas and remaining 46.35% persons are in

urban areas. The population of Scheduled castes and Scheduled tribes in the district

are 15.5% and 3.50% respectively. The density of population as per 2001 census

573.

As per the population census 2011, the total population of the district is 34,

82,056 of which 17, 81,571 are males and the remaining 1700485 are females. The

percentage of decadal growth rate of population has declined to 15.37 % during 2001-11

from 17.2& of 1991-2001. The sex ratio has gone up to 954 females per 1000 males as per

census 2011 when compared to 929 females per 1000 males in 2001 census. It is ranked as

31st among all districts of the State in respect of sex ratio. The population density per square

kilometer has increased to 663 in census 2011 from 575 of the pervious census 2001.

Salem District has been ranked at 5th place according to the most populous district

in the State and its share to the State‘s total population is 4.82%.

The overall literacy rate of Salem District as per 2011 census is 73.86% with males‘

literacy rate at 80.24 % and females‘ literacy rate at 65.15%. The corresponding literacy

rates of combined, males and females were 65.09%, 74.4% and 55.2% respectively in 2001

census.

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III. CLIMATE AND RAINFALL

Rainfall is a single most important factor for

success of crops in the farming areas. The district

receives the rain under the influence of both

southwest and northest monsoons. The northeast

monsoon chiefly contributes to the rainfall in the

district.

Rainfall intensity is classified according to

the rate of precipitation: Light rain — when the

precipitation rate is < 2.5 mm (0.098 in) per hour.

Moderate rain — when the precipitation rate is

between 2.5 mm (0.098 in) - 7.6 mm (0.30 in) or 10 mm (0.39 in) per hour.

Salem district received actual rainfall of 981.68 mm in the year 2015-16, when

compared with the normal rainfall of 997.9 mm. In 2014-15, Salem district has received

1001.5 mm of rainfall. i.e. 2.03% of rainfall decreased when compared with previous year.

IV. THE STANLEY RESERVOIR

Stanley Reservoir is one of

the largest fishing reservoirs in South

India. Its main source of water is the

river Cauvery. Three main tributaries

such as Palar, Chennar and Thoppar

enter into the Cauvery on its course

above Stanley Reservoir. An

architectural marvel and important

land mark in the Mettur Division of

Salem, it is the heart that pumps the

life giving water to the farmers of the Cauvery basin who suffer the vagaries of Indian

monsoons.

The Sixteen Gates is an Engineering master-piece and regulates the flow of water released

from Mettur Dam to the lower reaches covering the paddy fields in the eight districts of

Salem, Erode, Namakkal, Karur, Tiruchirapalli, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur and Nagapattinam.

The total length of the dam is 1700 meters. The Mettur Hydro Electrical Power Project is

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also quite large. Dam, park, major hydroelectric power stations and hills on all sides make

Mettur a good tourist attraction.

V. AGRICULTURE

Agriculture continues to

be the most predominant

sector of the state economy;

nearly 30% of the population

is engaged in agriculture and

allied activities for their

livelihood. TamilNadu is

India‘s second biggest

producer of rice. Most of the

available lands in the district

are utilized for raising Paddy,

Sugarcane and Plantation crops under irrigated condition. Dry crops like Cumbu, Cholam,

Varagu, Maize and Samai are cultivated extensively. Cash crops like Groundnut, Sugarcane,

Gingilly, Castor and Cotton are raised to a considerable extent. 0

REDGRAM HARVEST IN DASASAMUDRAM VILLAGE

BLOCK: KADAYAMPATTY – DISTRICT: SALEM

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This district is notable for its special

varieties of Mangoes such as

―Bangalora, Gundu, Malgova,

Nadusalai and Neelam‖. There are

ninety-seven coffee estates in

Yercaud taluk. The Shevroys is

famous for oranges, pears and other

hill fruits. Pepper is also grown in

small extent in Yercaud while

arecanut is cultivated in Attur taluk.

Tapioca locally known as Maravalli (or) Kuchi

Kilangu (in Tamil) is extensively cultivated by

the farmers of Salem district. The tubers are

used primarily to produce starch. A variety of

food items like chips, fryums, papads, Noodles

and vermicelli are also produced from tapioca.

Tapioca and castor Research centre functioning

in Salem is engaged in Research and

Development activities to produce high yielding

and disease resistant varieties.

“District of Salem is known as the land

of Sago”. The district offers good raw

material, cheap labour, good sun shine

for a longer period of the day throughout

the year. “District of Salem is known as

the land of Sago”.

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Yercuad is very famous for its coffee

and orange plantations and it has preserved

most of the forest‘s original species of flora

and fauna. Coffee is the main crop grown in

Yercuad. Jackfruit, Star apple, fig,

Lacota, Water apple, oranges, guava

and spices such as black pepper and

cardamom are other crops raised

on the coffee estates. Sandalwood, teak and

Silver Oak tree is abundant as well.

VI. INDUSTRY

Salem is a major textile centre in TamilNadu, with more than 125 spinning mills,

weaving mills and garment units.

The handloom industry is one of

the most ancient cottages in

Salem district of TamilNadu.

Saree, Dhoti and Angavasthram

are made out of silk yarn and

Cotton yarn. The weavers

engaged under Handloom are

concentrated mainly in Salem,

Sankagiri, Edapady and Omalur

Taluks. Kondalampatti is a small

census town in the district and it

is famous for its silk handloom products. Kondalampatti handlooms are well known for the

durability of the colours used in the yarn.

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The other thriving Industries are sago manufacturing and power loom cloth production.

Mettur has become a powerful industrial center due to the availability of power and water.

In Salem taluk there are four major mining engaged in mining of Magnetite.

The Salem Steel Plant is a special steels unit of Steel Authority of India Ltd.,

pioneered the supply of wider width stainless steel sheets / coils in India. The plant can

produce austenitic, ferritic,

martenstic and low-nickel stainless

steel in the form of coils and sheets

with an installed capacity of 70,000

tonnes / year in Cold Rolling Mill

and 1, 86,000 tonnes / year in Hot

Rolling Mill. In addition, the plant

has country's first top-of-the-line

stainless steel blanking facility with

a capacity of 3,600 tonnes of coin

blanks and utility blanks / circles.

India‘s largest producer of special

steel in the long products category,

JSW Steels Salem plant mainly caters

to the automotive sector. It is

environment friendly, zero effluent

plant. The Salem plant manufactures

various grades of special steel in the

long products category, ranging from

5.5 mm to 200 mm. It is the Asian

leader for the manufacture of special

grade steel used in gears, crank shafts

and bearings. It is also manufactures

ultra low-sulphur steel for sourgas

pipelines and alloy steel for boilers.

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The Chemplast Sanmar Ltd

is also a big industry in Mettur

providing lot of employment

opportunities to the people

and plays a vital role to the

economic development of the

district. Chemplast Sanmar

owns five plants in Mettur, a

small town located around the

dam which controls the entry

of the River Cauvery into

Tamil Nadu. Sanmar has set up zero effluents discharge mechanism in its Mettur plant to

curb pollution. For this effort, the company won the CII Water Award for Excellence in

Water management organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Hyderabad.

VII. RURAL AND COTTAGE INDUSTRIES

Concentration of Rural

Industries like coir making,

silver ornaments and pottery

works etc., play a vital role in

earning livelihood to many in

Salem taluk. Handloom

weaving is made in Salem,

Edapady and Tharamangalam.

Sago industries are in Attur and

Salem.

Bee keeping in Yercaud has made a

perceptible dent in industrialization of

the district. Production of unbleached

sugar-vellam or Nattu Sarkarai – is a

major cottage industry among the

sugarcane cultivators of Salem.

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Rope making is another major cottage industry. Ropes are made by people out of the fibers

of coconut, Aloe Vera, Cotton and Jute. Salem has a sizeable weaver population and

weaving is an important

house hold industry here.

Both silk and cotton

fabrics woven in Salem

find popular market

throughout the State. The

Ammapet weaver‘s co-

operative society has a

turnover of 2.40 Crores

and its main products are

cotton sarees, bed sheets,

towels, silk sarees and dhotis. Making of Silver ornaments and artifacts by hand work is an

important cottage industry in Salem. Silver anklets made in Salem are popular throughout

the country.

VIII. MINERAL DEPOSITS

The district is rich with minerals like Magnesite, Bauxite, Granite, Limestone,

quartz and Iron ore. Allied industries like Magnesite mining, Cement Manufacture,

refractory bricks manufacture, Aluminum melting etc., thrive well.

IX. SANDAL WOOD

Santalum album species of Sandal wood grows in the forests of Salem. They

fetch high prices as their heart woods yield high oil content of about 6% (average). The

Mysore Sandal soap company is a noted buyer of Sandal woods from Salem.

X. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

The Sheep Research station located at Mecheri in Mettur, developed and

introduced the popular Mecheri Breed. The breed is popular among the farmers and is

reared mainly for meat purposes.

XI. DAIRY

Salem Dairy has an impressive milk production and the district stands first in milk

production. A variety of milk products have been introduced by the Dairy recently and

are effectively marketed.

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XII. CINEMA THEATRES

Salem was once a popular Tinsel town where the earlier Tamil movies were

created in the Modern Theatres. The people of Salem are great movie viewers and the

popularity of cinema is evident from the fact that there are nearly a hundred and odd

Theatres in the district-perhaps the largest in any district. Nevertheless these industries

are reduced due to developing of modern Technologies nowadays.

XIII. TEMPLES

Many temples with intricate sculptures

and imposing towers are found in the

district of Salem, built by indigenous

rulers‘ centuries before the British era.

Some of the popular temples are the

Taramangalam Shivan Temple in

Omalur and the Sukavaneswarar

temple, Kottai Mariamman temple,

Parsanna Venkatesha Perumal temple

in Salem.

XIV. FORT

Forts had existed in Salem

town and Omalur said to have

been visited by Tipu Sultan.

Uncared for not even the ruins

of these monuments remain to

be seen today. However at

Sankagiri an impressive fort is

seen on a hillock, with its

elaborate and massive

ramparts running all the way

up the hill. This fort is said to

have been the holding of ―Theeran Chinnamalai‖ – an indigenous warrior who fought

against British oppression.

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XV. TOURISM

Yercuad is a hill station and popular

summer resort in Salem. It is located

in the Shevaroys range of hills in the

Eastern Ghats, the yercuad hill area

is called the “Shevoray Hills” and it

is also called as “Jewel of the

South”. The Shervarayan temple

deep inside a narrow cavern with a

rivulet rippling behind the idols is

one of the main spots of tourist

attraction.

‗Kurunji‘ once in twelve years also attracts tourists. Coffee, spices like

cardomom, pepper, fruits like "Kamala" Orange, butter fruit, Jack fruit are grown in

Yercaud and find good market. Yercaud houses many colonial buildings and churches.

The prestigious residential school “The Montfort School” is at Yercaud. Yercaud is

populary known as poorer Ooty.

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SALEM DISTRICT -SOCIO ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2015-16

DISTRICT PROFILE – 2015-16

1 Density of population per sq.km (as per census 2011) 665

2 % of Urban Population to total population (census 2011) 50 .95

3 Sex Ratio (Number of females per 1000 of males)- 9census 2011) 954

4 % of Scheduled castes to total population (census 2001) 16 .7

5 % of Scheduled tribes to total population(census 2001) 3 .4

6 % of Literates among male population (census 2011) 80

.24

7 % of Literates among female population (census 2011) 65 .15

8 % of workers to total population (census 2011) 48 .65

9 % of female workers to total population (census 2011) 15 .46

10 % of Agriculture workers to total population (census 2011) 18 .47

11 % of Net Area sown to Total Geographical Area 42 .29

12 % of Area sown more than once to Net Area Sown 38 .43

13 % of Net Area Irrigated to Net Area sown 43 .74

14 % of Gross Area Irrigated to Gross Area sown 41 .92

15 Per Capita Net Area sown (Hectare) 0 .063

16 Bovine Population per square km 328

17 Workers in registered factories per lakh of population 439

18 Percentage of villages electrified 99 .39

19 Per Capita annual consumption of E.B for domestic

purpose(units)

261 .13

20 Percentage of consumption of electricity by purpose

a. Domestic 28 .41 b. Commercial 10 .29 c. Industries 18 .63

d. Public lighting & Public works 4 .75 e. Agriculture

18 .88 f. Others 19 .04

21 Length of Railway line per 1000 sq.km of area 39

22 Length of Surfaced roads per 1000 sq.km of area 2189

23 Number of Post Offices per lakh of population 10

24 Number of Public Call Offices per lakh of population 273

25 Number of Primary schools per lakh of population 41

26 Number of Middle schools per lakh of Population 13

27 Number of High schools per lakh of population 7

28 Number of Higher Sec. Schools per lakh of population 9

29 Number of Hospital beds per lakh of population 64

30 Number of Libraries per lakh of population

5

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SALEM DISTRICT

1. GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION

North Latitude: Between 11 14` and 12 53`

East Longitude : Between 77 44` and 78 50`

2. AREA AND POPULATION

1. Area (Sq.km) 5245

2 Population

Census

2001

Census

2011

a. Male Population 1563633 1781571

b. Female Population 1452713 1700485

c. Rural Population 1626162 1707934

d. Urban Population 1390184 1774122

Total 3016346 3482056

3. Density (per. Sq. Km.) 575 665

4. Literates 1734442 2285562

5. Main Workers As per Census 2011

a. Total Workers 1561030

b. Male Workers 1022417

c. Female Workers 538613

d. Rural Workers 849111

e. Urban workers 711919

f. Cultivators 247011

g. Agricultural Labourers 396158

h. Household Industries 132700

i. Other workers 785161

j. Marginal Workers 133130

6. Non – Workers 1787896

7. Language Spoken in the

District

Tamil, Telugu, Kannada,

and Malayalam

Source: Statistical Handbook 2015-Tamilnadu

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Fig .1.Forecasting Population for 2021-2041

3. VITAL STATISTICS 2015-16

S.No. Details Nos.

1. Birth 51217

2. Death 17729

3. Infant Details(Death)

4.

Birth Rate (per 1000 population)

a. Rural 16.2

b. Urban 12.1

5.

Death Rate (per 1000 Population)

a. Rural 6.1

b. Urban 3.1

c. Combined 5.2

6. Infant Mortality rate (per 1000 live births)

a. Rural

b. Urban

c. Combined

-

14532

7. Expectation of life at birth

a. Male

b. Female

8. Number of Deaths of women due to problems

related to child birth

a) At the time of delivery 1

b)During Pregnancy 10

c).After Child birth (within 42 days) 30

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4. TEMPERATURE (IN DEGREE CELCIUS) 2015-16

a. Plains

1. Maximum 39.5

2. Minimum 17.0

b. Hill Station (Yercaud)

1. Maximum

2. Minimum

Source: Indian Meteorological Department

5. RAINFALL ( MM ) 2015-16

a. Normal

1. South West 471.9

2. North East 309.5

b. Actual

1. South West 378.3

2. North East 400.6

Source: Indian Meteorological Department

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6. AGRICULTURE

S.Number Details Year : 2015-16

a. Total Cultivated area (Hectares) 304745.600

b. Net Area sown (Hectares) 220138.195

c. Area Sown more than once

(Hectares)

84607.405

d. Area and production of principal

crops

Area

(Hectares)

in “000”

Production

“000”

(Tonnes)

1. Rice 24713.805

2. Millets and Other Cereals 115671.880

3. Pulses 63980.195

4. Sugarcane 8255.475

5. Groundnut 21818.285

6. Gingelly 3317.070

7. Cotton (Lints) 12467.270

e. Agricultural land Holdings (2015-16)

1. Holdings 318159

2. Area (Hectares) 266464.618

3. Average size of holdings

(Hectares)

0.840

f. a. Important Food Crops Paddy, Cholam, Cumbu, Ragi

Redgram, Greengram,

Blackgram, Horsegram,

Turmeric, Sugarcane, Mango,

Banana, Tapioca, Groundnut

& Gingelly

b. Important Non-food Crops Cotton, Castor Seed, Coffee

and Fodder Crops

Source: District G-Return 2015-16 of Salem

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7. IRRIGATION

S.Number Source of Irrigation Year : 2015-16

1. Net Area irrigated by (Hectares)

a. Government Canals 1770.00

b. Private Canals --

c. Tanks --

d. Tube wells 18801.09

e. Other wells 75733.42

f. Other sources --

Total Net Area Irrigated 96304.51

2. Gross Area irrigated 127751.48

3. Name of Rivers Cauveri, Sarabanga

Nathi, Vasista Nathi and

Suvetha Nathi

4. Name of Lakes Govindavadi Eri,

Ayyanar Koil Eri,

Mookaneri Eri, Attur

Pudu Eri, Umayalpuram

Eri, Thedavoor Eri,

Arangaloor Eri,

Sendarapatty Eri,

Naduvalur Eri, Sarvoy

Perioya Eri

jangamasamuthiram Eri

and Vadaman Eri.

Source: District G-return 2015-16 of Salem

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8. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

S.Number Items Year : 2015-

16 1. VETERINARY INSTITUTIONS

a. Veterinary Hospitals 6

b. Veterinary Dispensaries 132

c. Clinical Centres

d. Sub Centres

0

21

2. POULTRY DEVELOPMENT

a. Chicks produced in hatcheries (Nos.) 2070500

b. Birds Sold for breeding (Nos.) 931400

c. Birds sold for food (Nos.) 1139100

3. LIVESTOCK CENSUS(2004)

Livestock and Poultry population

a. Cattle 558323

b. Buffaloes 79841

c. Sheep 345608

d. Goat 449203

e. Poultry 4360450

Source: Joint Director of Animal Husbandry, Salem

9. DAIRY DEVELOPMENT

S.Number Subject Year : 2015-16 a. Diaries 1 b. Milk Chilling Plants 1 c. No of Milk Co-op Societies Registered 705 Functioning 611

d. Milk Production (Lakh Litres) Flush Season 3.79810(Average per day)

Lean Season 3.52653(Average per day)

Source: Deputy Director of Cooperative Milk Societies, Salem

10. FISHERIES

S.No Subject Year: 2015-16 1. Length of Coastal Line (KM) NIL 2. Number of Coastal Blocks NIL 3. No of Coastal Centres NIL 4. Marine Fish Production (Tonnes) NIL 5. Inland Fish Production (Tonnes) 1713.614

Source: Assistant Director of Fisheries, Mettur Dam

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11. FOREST

S.No Subject Year :2015-16 1. Forest Area (Hect.) 126540 a. Reserved Forests 103104 b. Unclassified Forests 858 c. Reserved Lands 22578

2. Out-Turn of Forest Products a. Firewood (MT) 2699.752 b. Sandalwood (Heart wood) (MT) 101426.750 c. Sandalwood (Sapwood) (MT) 2000.000 d. Tamarind (MT) 58.767 e. Curry Leaves (MT) 2.300 f. Eanchi (MT) 3.300 g. Vilangai (MT) 0.100 h. Jack Fruits (MT) 1.200 i. Pulpwood (MT) 327.914 j. Other MFP (MT) 2.985 k. Coconut (Nos.) 164 l. Palmyra Fruits (Nos.) 3200

Source: Conservator of Forests, Salem Circle, Salem

12. ELECTRICITY

S.Number Subject Year :2015-16

1. GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY ( in

M.U)

a. HYDRO 4613.59700

b. WIND MILL GENERATION NIL

c. THERMAL 6232.972

d. POWER PURCHASED NIL

e. GAS TRUBINE NIL

2. CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRITY (In. M. U.) (In %)

a. Agriculture 664.43 20.73

b. Industry 690.87 23.74

c. Commercial 265.72 7.49

d. Domestic 1436.46 40.58

e. Public Lighting & Water

works

128.48 4.10

f. Sales to Licenses 2.32 0.5

g. Sales to Other States 0.0 0.0

h. Miscellaneous 25.32 3.32

3. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION

Nos. Area

Irrigated

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a. Number of Pump sets

Energized

136032 148824

Hecs. Total. Electrified

b. Electrified (Villages) 653 Nos. 649 Nos.

Total Electrified

c. Electrified (Hamlets) 5555 Nos. 5549 Nos.

Source: S.E, TNEB, Salem & Mettur Circles

13. ENTERPRISES

S.Number Number of Enterprises Rural Urban

1 Number of Agricultural Enterprises 9671 2093

2 Number of Non-Agricultural Enterprises 28046 30960

Number of Enterprises

a).With Premises 25604 27900

b). Without Premises 12113 5153

Source: Economic Census

14. INDUSTRIES

Year: 2015-16

1. No of Working Factories (Registered) 808

2. No of Man days Worked (Lakhs) 88.540

3. No of Trade Unions

a. During 2011-2012 14

b. Up to March 2012 1547

4. No of Strikes 4

5. No of Lockouts 4

6. Large Scale Industries 31

7. Medium Scale Industries 12

8. Small Scale Industries

a. During 2011-2012 N.A

b. Up to March 2012 1226

9. Cottage Industries

a. During 2011-2012 N.A

b. Up to March 2012 15

10. Others

a. During 2011-2012 N.A

b. Up to March 2012 N.A

11. NAME OF THE IMPORTANT INDUSTRIES

1. S.P.SUPER FINE COTTON MILLS P LTD. CUDDALUR MAIN ROAD,

ATTUR

2. RASI TEXTILES P LTD., CUDALURE MAIN ROAD, ATTUR

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3 FIDELITY TEXTILE P LTD., UDAYAPATTI, ATTUR MAIN ROAD,

SALEM 4 S.P.SPINNING MILLS P.LTD. CUDDALUR MAIN ROAD, ATTUR

5 SAMBANDAM SPINNING MILLS .LTD. ATTUR MAIN ROAD,

UDAYAPATTI

6

KANDAGIRI SPINNING MILLS LTD., UNIT.1 UDAYAPATTI,

SALEM

7 DHARANIDARA SPINNERS P LTD., ATTAYAMPATTI ROAD,

KAKAPALAYAM

8 PARAGAN POLYMER PRODUCTS P LTD., KAKAPALAYAM,

SALEM

9 CHIRANJILAI SPINNERS P LTD., ATTAYAMPATTI, SALEM DIST.

10 JSW LTD., POTTANERI, MECHERI VIA, METTUR TALUK

11 THERMAL POWER STATION, METTUR DAM, SALEM DIST.

12

MADRAS ALUMINIUM CO LTD., KARUMALAIKOODAL, METTUR

R.S.

13 CHEMPLAST SANMAR LTD., PLANT.1 PUDUCHAMPALLI

14 CHEMPLAST SANMAR LTD., PLANT II, PUDUCHAMPALLI

15 CHEMPLAST SANMAR LTD., PLANT III & IV, RAMAN NAGAR,

METTUR DAM

16 CABOT SANMAR LTD., RAMAN NAGAR, METTUR DAM

17 HITECH MINERALS COVAL P LTD., KOTTAGOUNDAMPATTI,

OMALUR TK

18 TAMIL NADU MAGNESITE LTD., OMALUR MAIN ROAD,

AMMAPALAYAM, SALEM

19

DALMIA MAGNESITE LTD., VELLAKKALPATTI, OMALUR

TALUK

20 PALLIPALAYAM SPINNERS P LTD., NILAVARAPATTI, SALEM

21 SRI MALINI SPINNING MILLS LTD, SANTHIYUR, SALEM

22 THAMBI MODERN SPINNING MILLS LTD., JAGIR

AMMAPALAYAM, SALEM

23 BURN STANDARD CO.LTD. OMALUR MAIN ROAD, SALEM

24 NARASUS COFFEE CO., JOHNSONPET, SALEM

25

SALEM DIST. CO-OP. MILK PRODUCERS UNION LTD.,

STEEPLANT ROAD, SALEM

26

PALLAVA TEXTILES LTD., MANGARANKAMPALAYAM,

VEERACHIPALAYAM POST, SANKARI

27

THE INDIA CEMENTS LTD., SANKARI WEST, SANKARI, SALEM

DIST.

28 PERUMAL SPINNING MILLS P LTD., SESHANCHAVADI,

VALAPADI TK, SALEM DISTRICT

29 KANDAGIRI SPINNING MILLS P LTD., SESHANCHAVADI, SALEM

DIST.

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30 SALEM STEEL PLANT, ALAGUSAMUDRAM, THARAMANGALAM

MAIN ROAD, SALEM.

31 SAMBANDAM SIVA TETILES LTD., KATTUVEPPILLAIPATTI,

SESHANCHAVADI PO, 32 HUTSON DIARYPVT. LTD, KARUMAMPURAM

33 L.S.P. OIL MILLS PVT LTD, SALEM

34 SONAL VYPAR PVT LTD, SALEM-2

12. Name of the Industrial Park Nil

15. KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES

S.No Name of Industries Year: 2015-16

1. KHADI INDUSTRIES Production (Rs. In

Lakhs)

Sales (Rs. In Lakhs)

a. Cotton 14.43 45.74

b. Woolen 0.00 4.16

c. Silk 0.00 26.32

d. Polyester 3.59 13.40

2 VILLAGE

INDUSTRIES

a. Soaps 0.00 6.14

b. Leather goods 5.23 1.72

c. Others (specify) 0.00 1.98

Total (1+2) 23.25 99.46

Source: Assistant Director of Khadi and Village Industries, Salem

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16. MEDICAL AND HEALTH

1. Modern Medicine Nos.

a. No of Hospitals 11

b. Dispensaries 1

c. Primary Health Centres 85

d. Urban Health Centres 20

e. Health Sub Centres 398

f. Other Medical Institutions (MMU) 21

g. Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries 2635

h. Total Number of Doctors 474

i. Total Number of Nurses 729

2. Indian Medicine

a. No of Hospitals 14

b. Dispensaries 6

c. Primary Health Centres 24

d. Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries

e. Total Number of Doctors 41

f. Total Number of Nurses 15

3. Homeopathy

a. No of Hospitals 3

b. Dispensaries NIL

c. Primary Health Centres 1

c. Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries NIL

d. Total Number of Doctors 3

e. Total Number of Nurses NIL

Source: Head of Concerned Health & Medical Departments, Salem

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17. EDUCATION

S.No Category of Institutions Year:2015-16

1 Universities 2

2 Arts and Science Colleges 20

3. Colleges for Professional Education

a. Medicine

1. Allopathic 3

2. Indian Medicine (Siddha) 1

3. Homeopathy 2

b. Engineering Colleges 20

c. Agriculture Colleges -

d. Veterinary Colleges -

e. Law College 1

4 College for Special Education (Nursing) 6

5 Pre-Primary Schools 248

6 Primary Schools 1422

7 Middle Schools 428

8 High Schools 241

9 Higher Secondary Schools 288

10 Teacher Training Institute 37

11 Number of Fresh Entries (male, Female) N.A

12 Number of students passed at Xth Std 42598

13. Number of Students Passed at XIIth Std 29008

13. Number of Children never enrolled in School N.A

Source: Concerned Heads of Departments, Salem District

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18. TRANSPORT

1. ROAD LENGTH (KM)

a. National Highways 182.600

b. State Highways & Rural Roads 2441.163

c. Corporation & Municipalities Road 1169.654

d. Panchayat Union & Panchayat Road 8606.850

e. Town Panchayat & Township Road 1134.205

f. Others (Forest Roads) 85.985

2. REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES

a. Commercial 10684

b. Non- Commercial 58532

3. RAILWAY LENGTH(KM)

a. Route Length

1. Broad Gauge 797

2. Meter Gauge 65

b. Track Length

1. Broad Gauge 986

2. Meter Gauge 46

c. Number of Railway Stations 103

4 NUMBER OF SEA PORTS NIL

5 NUMBER OF AIRPORTS 1

6 NAME OF THE AIRPORT Kamalapuram

7 NAME OF THE SEA PORT NIL

8 NAME OF THE EXPORT COMMODITY Textiles, Yarn,

Granites, Readymade

Garments, Coir

products & Salem

Stainless Steel

9 NAME OF THE IMPORT COMMODITIES Pulses, Grams, Edible

Oil

Source: Concerned Authorities in Salem District

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19. COMMUNICATION

1 Post & Telegraph

a. Post Offices Doing Postal Business Alone 374

b. Post Offices Doing Post & Telegraph Business N.A

2. Telephones

a. No of Telephones in use 135583

b. No of Public Call Offices 6979

c. No of Telephone Exchanges 143

Source: BSNL & Postal Departments, Salem District

20. CO-OPERATION

1 Primary Land Development Banks 6

2 Co-Operative APEX Banks (TNSC) NIL

3 District Central CO-operative Banks/ Branches 1

4 Urban Banks 8

5 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies 205

6 Housing Co-operative Societies --

7 Employees Co-operative Societies 98

8 Lift Irrigation Societies 1

9 Weavers Co-operative Societies -

10 Industrial Co-operative Societies -

11 Khadi & Village Industries Societies -

12 Primary Co-operative Societies(Lamp) 5

13 Co-Operative Sugar Mills NIL

14 Co-operative Marketing Societies 2

15 Others Co –operative Societies (Lamp&LCS) 7

Source: Joint registrar of Cooperatives Societies, Salem.

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21. REGISTRATION

1 No of Registration Offices 24

2 Aggregated Value of Property Transferred (Rs. in

Crores)

2566.89

3 Total Receipts (Rs. in Crores) 193.57

Source: Registration Dept, Salem

22. HOUSING

1 No of Tenements Constructed by Tamil Nadu

Housing Board

NIL

2 Group Houses for Adi-Dravidars

3 Number of Tenements constructed by Tamil Nadu

slum Clearance Board

4 Number of Tenements constructed by Police

Housing Board

5 Deputy Registrar Housing – Rural

6 Deputy Registrar Housing – Urban

7 Samthuvapuram: - 1. Seeragapady, 2. Neikarapatti

3. Chinnasoragai, 4. Katheri, 5. Umaiyalpuram

8 Total Number of Households

a.SC

b.ST

c. Others

9 Number of Households below poverty line

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23. SOCIAL WELFARE (IN NOS)

1 Old age pensioners 79080

2 Destitute physically handicapped 2526

3 Destitute Widow Pension 38404

4 Destitute Agri. Labourer Pension 5435

5 Destitute & Deserted Widow Pension 13864

6 Unmarried Poor Women Pension 416

7 National Disabled Pension 2675

8 National Widow pension 17411

9 Women Welfare Co-operative Societies 2

10 Training Centres 5

11 Mahalir Mandram 1052

12 Women Development Centres

i) Group

ii) Member

1052

10955

13 Uzhavar Santhai: (Ammapettai, Dadagapatti,

Suramangalam, Attayampatti, Attur, Mettur,

Thammampatti)

7

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24. NUTRITIOUS MEALS PROGRAMME

Name of Programme No of Centres No of Beneficiaries

1. P.T.M.G.R. 1794 221089

2. I.C.D.S. 2696 63973

25. REVENUE ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

1 Revenue Divisions 4

2 Revenue Taluks 13

3 Revenue Firkas 42

4 Revenue Villages 653

26. LOCAL BODIES

1 Corporations 1

2 Municipalities 3

3 Third Grade Municipality 1

4 Panchayat Unions 20

5 Village Panchayats 385

27. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

1 No of Blocks Covered 20

2 Population Covered (Lakhs) 34.82

3 Area Covered (Sq. Km) 5205.30

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28. POLICE AND PRISONS

Salem City Salem Moffusil

1 Police

a. Police Force

1. Local 984 1153

2. Armed Reserve 295 266

b. Police Stations 14 33

c. Police Outposts 11 27

2 Prisons

a. Central Prisons 1

b. Other Prisons Sub Jail 12

Spl. Jail 1

5th

Garden 1

29. LEGISLATURE

1 Members of the Legislative Assembly

a. Elected 11

b. Nominated NIL

2 Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) 1

3 Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) 1

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30. CINEMA THEATRES

1 Permanent

a. Air-conditioned 17

b. Non Air- Conditioned 42

c. Air – cooled -

Total 59

2 Multiplex Cinema 1 (5Screens)

3 Permanent 50

3 Semi Permanent 4

4 Touring --

31. BANKING AND INSURANCE

1 a. Bank Offices 225

b. Primary Co-operative Societies 207

2 Life Insurance

a. Offices 8

b. Policies Issued 118809

c. Sum Assured (Rs. in Crores) 1508.00

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32. NATURAL RESOURCES

1

Name of the Minerals found in the

District

Magnesite, Bauxite, Quartz,

Felspar, Limestone, Soapstone,

Dunite, Rough stone, Granites.

33. PILGRIM AND TOURIST CENTRES

1 Name of the Important Pilgrims

Centres in the District

SriSugavaneshwara Temple,Salem–1

Sri Ramakrishna Mutt, Salem –7

Sri Kumaragiri temple, Salem –3

Sri KandhashramTemple, Udayapatty

Sri Kailasanathar temple,

Tharamangalam

Sri Siddeswara Temple, Siddhar Koil

Sri Thandontrieswara Temple, Belur

Jamma Mazid, Salem

Infant Jesus Church, Salem

2. Name of the Important Tourist Centre

in the District

Yercaud (Jewel of the South)

Mettur Dam

Aragalur (Budda Statue)

Sankarai (Old Famous Fort)

Tharamangalam Sri Kailashanather

Temple

Poiman Karadu, Salem

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INDEX OF TABLES

Sl.

Number STATISTICAL TABLES 2015-16

Page

Number

1.AREA AND POPULATION

1.1(a) Tamil Nadu and Salem District- Provisional Population Totals, Rural

Urban- As per Census 2011

45

1.1(b) Area, Population, Literates, SCs and STs –Sex-wise by Taluk-

As per Census 2011 48

1.2 Population by Broad Industrial Categories of workers 49

1.3 Population by Religion 49

1.4 Population by Age Groups 50

1.5 Population of the District – Decennial Growth 50

1.6 Salient Features of 2011 Census – Block and Municipality wise 52

2.CLIMATE & RAINFALL

2.1 Temperature at Selected Stations 53

2.2 Monthly Rainfall Data – Station wise with maintaining Department

Particulars

54

2.3 Time Series Data of Rainfall by seasons 58

3.AGRICULTURE

3.1 Soil Classification 59

3.2 Land Utilisation 60

3.3 Area and Production of Crops 61

3.4 Agricultural Machinery and Implements 62

3.5 Number and Area of Operational Holdings 63

3.6 Consumption of Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides 65

3.7 Regulated Markets 65

3.8 Crop Insurance Scheme 66

3.9 Sericulture 66

4.IRRIGATION

4.1 Sources of water supply with Command Area – Block wise 67

4.2 Actual Area Irrigated (Net and Gross) by Source 68

4.3 Area Irrigated by Crops 69

4.4 Details of Dams, Tanks, Wells and Bore wells 70

5.ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

5.1 Livestock Population 71

5.2 Veterinary Institutions and Animals treated – Block wise 72

5.3 Number of Veterinary Hospitals 73

5.4 Diary Development 73

5.5 Poultry Development 74

5.6 Fisheries Development and Production 75

6.BANKING AND INSURANCE

6.1 Number of Commercial Banks 76

6.2 Insurance Schemes 76

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7.CO-OPERATION

7.1 Co-Operative Societies 77

8.CIVIL SUPPLIES

8.1 Number of Fair Price Shops 79

8.2 Quantum of Essential Commodities distributed and their retail prices 79

8.3 Number of Ration Cards (Rural and Urban) 80

8.4 Quantity Supplied 80

8.5 Number of LPG Connections 80

8.6 Number of persons waiting for LPG connections 80

9.COMMUNICATIONS

9.1 Post-Offices doing Postal business only 81

9.2 Post-Offices doing Post and Telegraphic Business 82

9.3 Telegraph Offices 83

9.4 Number of Telephone Exchanges, Capacity and Number in use 84

9.5 Number of PCOs attached to each exchange 84

9.6 Number of persons waiting for Phone connections 84

10.ELECTRICITY

10.1 Number of Power Stations 85

10.2 Quantum of power Purchased 85

10.3 Power Consumption Sector-wise 86

10.4 Peak Demand and Energy Output 86

10.5 Revenue from Electric Schemes and Cost per unit 87

10.6 Transmission and Distribution of Electricity 87

10.7 Rural Electrification 87

10.8 Capacity of Transformers 88

10.9 Name and address of fault report offices 89

11.EDUCATION

11.1 Universities, Students and Teachers and Courses offered 90

11.2 Colleges for General Education, Students and Teachers 90

11.3 Colleges for Professional Education, Students and Teachers 91

11.4 Colleges for Special Education, Students and Teachers 92

11.5 Schools for General Education, Students and Teachers 92

11.6 Schools for Professional Education, Students and Teachers 92

11.7 Schools for Special Education, Students and Teachers 93

11.8 Institutions for Other Professional Education, Students and Teachers 93

11.9 Computer Training Centres 94

11.10 Hospitals and Inmates by Community 95

11.11 Scholarships to Students by community 95

12.FISHERIES

12.1 Fisheries Development 96

12.2 Estimated MF Production / Inland Production 96

12.3 Number of Families engaged in Fishing 97

13.HANDLOOM

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13.1 Number of Focal Centres with Location details 98

13.2 Number of Societies and Variety-wise Production 99

13.3 Number of Power Looms and Number of Employees working 99

13.4 Number of Families engaged 100

14.HANDICRAFTS

14.1 Name and Addresses of Handicrafts 101

14.2 Articles available in the Handicrafts 102

14.3 Value of Articles produced and Value of Articles Sold 103

14.4 Number of Families engaged in Handicrafts 104

15.HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

15.1 Hospitals, Dispensaries, Bed Strength, Doctors and Nurses 105

15.2 Number of allied Pathological Units available 105

15.3 Disease-wise Patients treated 106

15.4 Distribution of Medical Personnel 107

15.5 Progress of Family Welfare Programmes 107

16. HOUSING

16.1 Plans sanctioned, Building completed under Private Sector 108

16.2 Plans sanctioned, Building completed under Public Sector 108

16.3 Amount invested in Housing and Building activity under Public Sector 108

16.4 Construction Activity of Tamil Nadu Housing Board 109

16.5 Construction Activity of Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board 109

16.6 Index Number of Building Construction Cost in Urban Centres 110

16.7 Labour Charges of Construction Workers 110

17.INDUSTRIES

17.1 Results of ASI 111

17.2 Estimates of Value of Output and Value Added by Manufacturing by

Industries based on ASI

111

17.3 Industrial production 112

17.4 Production and Value of Major Minerals in the District 112

17.5 Production of Handloom Cloth 113

17.6 Small Scale Industries 114

17.7 Khadi and Village Industries 115

17.8 Number of Printing presses 115

17.9 Number of photocopy (Xerox) centres 116

18.FACTORIES

18.1 Registered and Working Factories 117

18.2 Employment in Working Factories 117

18.3 Trade Unions, Industrial Disputes by Strikes, Lockouts and Gheraos 118

19.LOCAL BODIES

19.1 Municipal Bodies Area and Population by Grades 119

19.2 Municipal Bodies by Taluks 119

19.3 Panchayat Union, Villages / Town Panchayats 120

19.4 Revenue Divisions, Taluks, Firkas and Revenue villages 120

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19.5 Tax Collected by Corporation / Municipality / Panchayat Union/ Town

Panchayat/ Village Panchayat 120

19.6 Rural Development Activities 121

20.LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

20.1 Number of Persons registered during the year and Total Number of

Persons waiting up to the end of the year as per Live Register

122

20.2 Number of Placement during and up to the end of the year 122

21.LEGAL SERVICE

21.1 Judicial Division and Original Jurisdiction 123

21.2 Results of Civil and Criminal cases in the Court of Original Jurisdiction,

Civil Suits Regular 126

21.3 Nature of free Legal Services available and Number of Beneficiaries,

Number of cases disposed of in Lok Adalat during the year 127

21.4 Number of Advocates practicing in Courts 127

22.LIBRARIES

22.1 List of Head and Branch Libraries in the District with details of

members, books available and readers

128

22.2 Number of Libraries houses in Government Building / Rental Building 128

22.3 Number of Reading Rooms - Part time Libraries 129

23.MINING & QUARRYING

23.1 Number of Mining and Quarrying units in the District 130

23.2 Classification –wise production during the year 130

24. MANUFACTURING SECTOR

24.1 Number of Food and other allied manufacturing units in the district 131

24.2 Number of Non-Food manufacturing units in the district 131

25.MEDICAL SERVICES

25.1 Number of Medical Colleges in the district with Students and Teachers 132

25.2 Number of College of Pharmacy with Students and Teachers 132

25.3 Number of Medical Stores in the District – Category wise 133

25.4 Number of Veterinary Colleges with Students and Teachers 133

26.MOTOR VEHICLES

26.1 Number of Motor Vehicles (Category-wise) Registered during the year

and up to the end of the year 134

26.2 Number of Motor Vehicles (Category-wise) available for hire purpose

during the year and up to the end of the year

136

26.3 Number of Persons issued with Driving Licenses 136

27.NON- CONVENTIONAL ENERGY GENERATON

27.1 Number of Solar Energy generating units in the district with Production

Area

137

27.2 Number of Wind Mills, Generating units with production data 137

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28.POLICE AND PRISIONS

28.1 Police Force 138

28.2 Cognizable Offences under Indian Penal Code 138

28.3 Prisons and Convicts 139

28.4 Number of Cases Registers under PCR./ SC & ST Act 140

28.5 Number of Cases Registered against Woman Harassment and Dowry 140

29.PUBLIC HEALTH

29.1 Public Health and Medical Services rendered by Organisations and

individual

141

29.2 Number of Primary Health Centres with Sub-Centre 142

30.PRINTING AND PUBLICATION

30.1 Number of News papers, Weekly Magazines, Monthly Magazine etc.,

Published

143

30.2 Number of Publishers in the district other than Newspapers and

Magazines

143

30.3 Number of Printing Presses in the district 144

31.PRICE INDICES

31.1 Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices of Tamil Nadu 2015-16 145

31.2 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers 2015-16 146

31.3 Consumer Price Index Numbers 2015-16 (Numbers for Rural, Urban

and Combined)

147

31.4 All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial workers 2015-

16

147

31.5 Consumer Price Index Numbers for selected essential items in Rural

Tamil Nadu 2015-16

148

31.6 Consumer Price Index Numbers for selected essential items in

Urban Tamil Nadu 2015-16

148

32.QUALITY CONTROL

32.1 List of Industrial / Establishment Units having Quality Control

Facilities and the products subjected to Quality Control

149

33.REGISTRATION

33.1 Number of Registration Offices in the district 149

33.2 Registration and Aggregate Value of properties transferred during the

year

150

34.REPAIR AND SERVICE

34.1 Authorised Automobile Repair and Service Stations 150

34.2 Authorised Electrical and Electronic goods Repair and Services Units 151

35. RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

35.1 Restaurants, Cafes and Other Eating and Drinking Places 152

35.2 Details of Hotels 152

36.RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES

36.1 List of Cinema Theatres and their Capacities 153

36.2 List of Clubs and Associations 155

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36.3 List of Motion Picture Distributors and Projection 156

37.SOCIAL WELFARE

37.1 Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Nutritious Meals Programme Centres 161

37.2 Number of Beneficiaries under Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Nutritious

Meals Programme

161

37.3 Number of Beneficiaries under free supply of Text Books and uniforms 161

37.4 Number of Beneficiaries under Old Age Pension Scheme 162

37.5 Free Houses Sites distributed to Communities 162

37.6 Implementation of Relief Measures and Pension Schemes 163

38.SANITARY SERVICES

38.1 Number of Sanitary Workers engaged in Sanitation, Garbage, And

Sewage disposal and other particulars

164

38.2 Number of Vehicles engaged in the Sanitary services 164

39.SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH SERVICES

39.1 Institutions and Laboratories engaged in Research Work 165

40.STORAGE FACILITIES

40.1 Number of Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Storage Godowns 166

40.2 List of Cold Storage God owns 168

41.TEXTILES

41.1 Number of Ginning, Spinning and Weaving Mills in the District 170

41.2 Quantum of Production during the year

170

42.TRADE AND COMMERCE

42.1 Number of Major and Minor Trade and Commercial Estate in the

district

171

43.TRANSPORT

43.1 Length of Roads 171

43.2 Road Accidents 172

43.3 Registered Motor Vehicles 172

43.4 Transport Corporation 173

43.5 Select Indicators of overall performances of State Transport

Corporation

173

43.6 Railway Lines and Stations 174

43.7 Port Development 174

43.8 Airports 174

43.9 Private Transport 175

44.TOURISM

44.1 Places of Tourist Attraction 182

44.2 List of Places of Worship 182

44.3 List of Hotels and Restaurants 183

44.4 List of Travel Agents 184 45. VITAL STATISTICS

45.1 Births and Deaths registered in the District 184

45.2 Birth, Death and Mortality rates in the District 184

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45.3 Death by Causes 185

46.VOLUNTARY SERVICES

46.1 List of Voluntary Services available in the district for the development

of Rural and Urban Population 186

47.WATER WORK AND SUPPLY

47.1 Number of Schemes Operated in the District 191

47.2 Number of Workers engaged in the Water Works and Supply 192

47.3 Number of House connections, fountains 193

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1. AREA AND POPULATION

1.1(a) TAMILNADU AND SALEM DISTRICT- PROVISIONAL POPULATION

TOTALS, RURAL & URBAN AREAS (As per Census 2011)

State/District

Total

/Rural

/Urban

Population 2011 Population 2001

Persons Male Female Persons Male Female

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

TAMILNADU

Total 72138958 36158871 35980087 62405679 31400909 31004770

Rural 37189229 18663701 18525528 34921681 17531494 17390187

Urban 34949729 17495170 17454559 27483998 13869415 13614583

SALEM

Total 3482056 1781571 1700485 3016346 1563633 1452713

Rural 1707934 883274 824660 1626162 852453 773709

Urban 1774122 898297 875825 1390184 711180 679004

State/District

Total

/Rural

/Urban

% to Total Population 2011 % to Total Population 2001

Persons Male Female Persons Male Female

1 2 9 10 11 12 13 14

TAMILNADU

Total 100 100 100 100 100 100

Rural 51.55 51.62 51.49 55.96 55.83 56.09

Urban 48.45 48.38 48.51 44.04 44.17 43.91

SALEM

Total 100 100 100 100 100 100

Rural 48.96 49.48 48.41 53.91 54.52 53.26

Urban 51.04 50.52 51.59 46.09 45.48 46.74

State/District

Total

/Rural

/Urban

Decadal Growth Rate 2001-2011 Child Population in the

age-group 0-6, 2011

Persons Male Female Persons Male Female

1 2 15 16 17 18 19 20

TAMILNADU

Total 15.60 15.15 16.05 6894821 3542351 3352470

Rural 6.49 6.46 6.53 3651552 1885037 1766515

Urban 27.16 26.14 28.20 3243269 1657314 1585955

SALEM

Total 15.37 13.87 16.98 323102 168560 154542

Rural 4.77 3.34 6.34 162740 85783 76957

Urban 27.78 26.50 29.11 160362 82777 77585

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State/District

Total

/Rural

/Urban

Child Population in the age-

group 0-6 ,2001

% of Child Population(0-6)

to Total Population, 2011

Persons Male Female Persons Male Female

1 2 21 22 23 24 25 26

TAMILNADU

Total 7235160 3725616 3509544 9.56 9.80 9.32

Rural 4232644 2189995 2042649 9.82 10.10 9.54

Urban 3002516 1535621 1466895 9.28 9.47 9.09

SALEM

Total 351859 190129 161730 9.28 9.47 9.09

Rural 195606 108031 87575 9.55 9.74 9.35

Urban 156253 82098 74155 9.03 9.20 8.85

State/District

Total

/Rural

/Urban

% of Child Population(0-6) to

Total Population, 2001

Decadal Growth Rate of Child

Population in the age

group 0-6, 2001-2011

Persons Male Female Persons Male Female

1 2 27 28 29 30 31 32

TAMILNADU

Total 11.59 11.86 11.32 -4.70 -4.92 -4.48

Rural 12.12 12.49 11.75 -13.73 -13.93 -13.52

Urban 10.92 11.07 10.77 8.02 7.92 8.12

SALEM

Total 11.67 12.16 11.13 -8.17 -11.34 -4.44

Rural 12.03 12.67 11.32 -16.80 -20.59 -12.12

Urban 11.24 11.54 10.92 2.63 0.83 4.63

State/District

Total

/Rural

/Urban

Sex Ratio

(Numberof females

per 1000 males)

Child Sex Ratio (Numberof

females per 1000 males)

2011 2001 2011 2001

1 2 33 34 35 36

TAMILNADU

Total 995 987 946 942

Rural 993 992 937 933

Urban 998 982 957 955

SALEM

Total 954 929 917 851

Rural 934 908 897 811

Urban 974 955 937 903

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State/District

Total

/Rural

/Urban

Literates 2011 Literates 2001

Persons Male Female Persons Male Female

1 2 37 38 39 40 41 42

TAMILNADU

Total 52413116 28314595 24098521 40524545 22809662 17714883

Rural 24752447 13771878 10980569 20319498 11835689 8483809

Urban 27660669 14542717 13117952 20205047 10973973 9231074

SALEM

Total 2311715 1300874 1010841 1734442 1021772 712670

Rural 1019440 596530 422910 819312 506149 313163

Urban 1292275 704344 587931 915130 515623 399507

State/District

Total

/Rural

/Urban

Decadal Growth Rate of

Literates, 2001-2011 Literacy Rate 2011

Persons Male Female Persons Male Female

1 2 43 44 45 46 47 48

TAMILNADU

Total 29.34 24.13 36.04 80.33 86.81 73.86

Rural 21.82 16.36 29.43 73.80 82.08 65.52

Urban 36.90 32.52 42.11 87.24 91.82 82.67

SALEM

Total 33.28 27.32 41.84 73.23 80.70 65.43

Rural 24.43 17.86 35.04 66.16 75.02 56.71

Urban 41.21 36.60 47.16 79.97 86.23 73.57

State/District

Total

/Rural

/Urban

Literacy Rate 2001

Gender

Gap in

Literacy

Persons Male Female 2011

1 2 49 50 51 52

TAMILNADU

Total 73.45 82.42 64.43 12.95

Rural 66.21 77.15 55.28 16.56

Urban 82.53 88.97 75.99 9.16

SALEM

Total 65.09 74.39 55.20 15.27

Rural 57.27 67.99 45.64 18.31

Urban 74.16 81.96 66.05 12.65

Source: Population Census 2011

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 48

1.1(b) AREA, POPULATION, LITERATES, SCs AND STs- SEX WISE BY TALUK

(As per Census 2011)

Sl.

No

Name of the

Taluk

Are

a (

sq.k

m)

Population Literates Scheduled Caste Scheduled

Tribe

Per

son

s

Ma

le

Fem

ale

Per

son

s

Ma

le

Fem

ale

Per

son

s

Ma

le

Fem

ale

Per

son

s

Ma

le

Fem

ale

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 Mettur

41

746

0

21

718

2

20

027

8

26

678

2

15

458

4

11

219

8

54

392

27

780

26

612

95

03

48

88

46

15

2 Omalur

49

486

1

25

955

0

23

531

1

29

739

2

17

499

1

12

240

1

90

446

47

087

43

359

55

93

29

22

26

71

3 Edappadi

22

285

6

11

624

1

10

661

5

12

709

0

76

376

50

714

22

758

11

657

11

101

28

7

17

9

17

8

4 Sankari

24

267

1

12

581

8

11

685

3

15

163

9

88

751

62

888

35

000

18

086

16

914

10

49

55

7

49

2

5 Salem

12

744

32

64

579

7

62

863

5

92

616

4

50

364

4

42

252

0

17

640

0

88

482

87

918

12

080

60

48

60

32

6 Yercaud

41

832

21

047

20

785

23

585

13

562

10

023

54

92

26

69

28

23

28

118

14

159

13

959

7 Vazhapadi

19

541

5

98

674

96

741

12

967

1

72

375

57

296

52

370

26

311

26

059

10

655

54

43

52

12

8 Attur

42

929

6

21

562

6

21

367

0

28

397

8

15

797

4

12

600

4

10

275

5

51

474

51

288

41

444

20

956

20

488

9 Gangavalli

16

118

4

80

634

80

551

10

541

4

58

617

46

797

40

899

20

516

20

383

10

640

54

07

52

33

Source: Census of India 2011

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 49

1.2. POPULATION BY BROAD INDUSTRIAL CATEGORIES OF WORKERS

Source: Census of India 2011

1.3. POPULATION BY RELIGION

Sl.

Number

(1)

Religion

(2)

Persons in

the District

(3)

Persons in

Tamil Nadu

(4)

Percentage

in the

District

(5)

(%) in

Tamil

Nadu

(6)

1 Hindu 2883909 54985079 95.61 88.11

2 Muslim 77648 3470647 2.57 5.56

3 Christian 50450 3785060 1.67 6.06

4 Sikh 0 0 0 0

5 Buddhist 0 0 0 0

6 Jain 0 0 0 0

7 Other Religions 2034 105549 0.07 0.17

8 Religions not stated 2305 5934 0.08 0.10

Total Population 3016346 62405679 100.00 100.00

Source: Census of India 2011

Sl.

No

Industrial Category

Salem District Tamil Nadu

Persons % to total

workers Persons

% to total

workers

1 2 3 4 5 6

1. Total Main Workers

a) Cultivators

b) Agricultural Labourers

c) Household Industry

Manufacturing, Processing,

Servicing and Repairs

d) Other Workers

1561030

247011

396158

132700

785161

48.0

7.6

12.2

4.1

24.1

27942181

3855375

7234101

1119458

15733247

45.9

6.3

11.9

1.8

25.4

2 Marginal Workers

Total Workers

Non Workers

133130

2355190

1787896

4.1

100.00

4942500

60826862

39262349

8.1

100.00

Total Population

3482056

72147030

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 50

1.4. POPULATION BY AGE GROUPS

Sl.

No Age Groups

Persons in

District(in’00’)

Persons in Tamil

Nadu(in ‘00’)

Percent to total in

District Tamil Nadu

1 2 3 4 5 6

1. 0-6 344960 3542351 26.75 26.78

2. 7- and above 3137096 68596247 63.88 63.71

Total 3482056 72138958 100.00 100.00

Source: Census of India 2011

1.5. POPULATION OF THE DISTRICT DECENNIAL GROWTH

Period

(Subject to the

period of

availability)

Region Population Percentage Variation

Since previous Census

1 2 3 4

2011

Total 3482056 (+)15.37

Rural 1707934 (+)04.77

Urban 1774122 (+)27.78

2001

Total 3016346 (+)10.87

Rural 1626162 (-)06.96

Urban 1390184 (+)60.0

Source: Census of India 2001 & 2011

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 51

Chart-1 Population of Salem District for the year 2001 and 2011

Chart-2 Male and Female Population of Salem District for the year – 2011

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 52

1.6. SALIENT FEATURES OF 2011 CENSUS – BLOCK AND MUNICIPALITY WISE

Sl. No

Name of the Block/

Municipality

Den

sity

per

Sq

.Km

.

Fem

ale

s per

100

0

ma

les

Incr

ease

in

po

pu

lati

on

sin

ce 1

99

1 i

n %

Urb

an

Po

pu

lati

on

%

Ru

ral

Po

pu

lati

on

%

Lit

era

cy

rate

am

on

g

S.C

. P

op

ula

tio

n i

n %

S.T

. P

op

ula

tio

n i

n %

Ma

le (

%)

Fem

ale

(%

)

1 Salem 3026 963 30.7 93.37 6.63 83.37 69.63 11.0 0.2

2 Veerapandy 828 907 18.5 33.3 66.7 71.4 50.5 10.5 0.2

3 Panaimarathupatty 635 944 9.8 43.7 56.3 70.0 47.6 23.9 5.5

4 Ayothiyapattinam 598 969 7.4 7.2 92.8 74.2 53.9 26.3 6.1

5 Valappady 520 964 14.3 26.0 74.1 74.7 54. 21.7 4.3

6 Yercaud 102 970 20.2 - 100 62.5 40.9 13.5 62.7

7 Athur 496 976 10.4 51.1 48.9 79.7 61.1 21.5 2.4

8 Pethanaickan

palayam

223 983 9.5 22.2 77.8 66.3 47.4 18.8 23.6

9 Gangavalli 285 980 9.8 45.0 55.0 74.3 53.8 21.6 8.5

10 Thalaivasal 323 969 9.6 8.1 91.9 74.6 51.6 29.6 0.6

11 Omalur 912 881 17.2 14.7 85.3 71.8 49.9 23.1 0.2

12 Kadaiyampatty 341 882 14.5 8.1 91.9 67.4 43.9 20.0 3.7

13 Tharamangalam 867 868 20.8 21.6 78.4 65.0 44.8 6.4 0.04

14 Mecheri 555 855 21.8 18.8 81.2 71.4 48.7 12.0 0.03

15 Nangavalli 622 874 19.4 57.9 42.1 74.0 54.7 8.6 0.4

16 Kolathur 367 921 13.9 48.1 51.9 74.7 55.4 15.9 7.3

17 Sankagiri 434 907 15.5 38.0 62.0 68.4 46.8 19.3 0.07

18 Magudanchavadi 742 865 21.5 31.6 68.4 67.6 44.0 7.4 1.3

19 Edapady 639 876 11.7 45.5 54.5 67.2 43.4 8.6 0.01

20 Konganapuram 555 854 16.4 12.2 87.8 66.4 39.0 12.4 0.0

1 Salem Corpn. 6408 969 19.0 100 - 54.9 71.78 11.0 0.2

2 Athur Municipality 2015 999 3.3 100 - 83.8 68.0 20.0 0.4

3 Mettur Municipality 3150 974 17.2 100 - 88.2 72.7 16.9 0.7

4 Edapady

Municipality

1460 905 18.5 100 - 79.4 56.7 6.5 0.01

Salem District 494 929 17.2 46.1 53.9 74.4 55.2 15.9 3.4

Source: Census of India 2011

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 53

2. CLIMATE AND RAINFALL

2.1. TEMPERATURE AT SELECTED STATIONS (Celsius)

Name of the Station: Salem Year: 2015-16

Months

Mean Maximum Mean Minimum

Humidity

%

Normal Actual Normal Actual

8.30

hrs.

17.30

hrs

-2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7

April‘15 36.9 36.2 25.1 24.8 74 46

May‘15 36.8 34.7 25.5 25.4 75 61

June‘15 34.9 34.7 24.4 25 79 56

July‘15 33.4 36 23.6 25.2 75 49

August‘15 33.2 35.2 23.4 25.1 73 51

September‘ 33.1 35.3 23.3 24.8 72 51

October‘15 31.9 33.2 22.8 24 77 60

November‘15 30.5 29.6 21.2 22.9 83 73

Dec‘15 30.1 30.5 19.6 21.7 81 59

Jan‘16 33.1 32 19.2 20.3 73 46

Feb‘16 33.7 34.9 20.2 21.7 72 37

Mar‘16 33.7 37.9 22.5 24.4 74 34

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 54

2.2. MONTHLY RAINFALL DATA - STATION WISE

Station

Salem Yercaud Athur Thammampatty Mettur dam

Normal Actual Normal Actual Normal Actual Normal Actual Normal Actual

SOUTH WEST MONSOON

Jun-15 55.6 133.9 126.4 110.0 56.1 124.4 24.7 57.6 19.4 72.4

Jul-15 91.5 37.9 178.3 98.2 48.9 12.2 45.6 28.0 35.9 0.0

Aug-15 181.2 106.0 229.2 248.8 142.1 82.1 93.0 106.6 82.5 107.9

Sep-15 114.1 100.5 221.4 209.2 116.2 201.1 84.7 124.4 76.2 145.1

Total 442.4 378.3 755.3 666.2 363.3 419.8 248.0 316.6 214.0 325.4

NORTH EAST MONSOON

Oct-15 201.6 146 224 263 154 113 159.2 97.6 101.2 73.6

Nov-15 120.3 215.4 225.4 477.1 188.2 235.5 220.6 322.8 85.8 261.7

Dec-15 36.9 38.9 72.7 122 61.7 73.8 77.2 88.8 9.4 31.2

Total 358.8 400.3 522.1 862.1 403.9 422.3 457 509.2 196.4 366.5

WINTER PERIOD

Jan-16 0.9 0 2.3 0 1.5 0 4.4 0 0.1 0

Feb-16 4.7 0 5.8 0 1.9 0 2.0 0 4 0

Total 5.6 0 8.1 0 3.4 0 6.4 0 4.1 0

HOT WEATHER PERIOD

Mar-16 16.9 0 41.1 0 18.5 0 20.9 0 26 0

Apr-16 66.9 0 103.2 14 32.9 0 49.3 36.4 56.3 0

May-16 125.8 178.6 186.3 218.4 98.6 122.4 107.2 82.8 85.5 129.2

Total 209.6 178.6 330.6 232.4 150 122.4 177.4 119.2 167.8 129.2

Contd...

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 55

2.2. MONTHLY RAINFALL DATA- STATION WISE (Contd).

Station

Omalur Sankagiri Kullampatti Pillukurichi

Normal Actual Normal Actual Normal Actual Normal Actual

SOUTH WEST MONSOON

Jun-15 51.7 102.2 34.8 112.2 41.2 174 33.7 28.4

Jul-15 65.7 13.4 56.3 41.4 59.7 61 45 9.2

Aug-15 150.4 122 131.1 85.2 138.5 190.8 246.7 45.8

Sep-15 147.3 124 71.3 124.1 117.3 161 68.6 203

Total 415.1 361.6 293.5 362.9 356.7 586.8 394.0 286.4

NORTH EAST MONSOON

Oct-15 163.5 88.2 143.6 259 183 217 175.6 123

Nov-15 107.7 221.7 130.7 334.9 173.5 352.6 123.2 249.8

Dec-15 24.4 41.2 19.7 15.5 46.5 24 29.5 18.8

Total 295.6 351.1 294.0 609.4 413.0 593.6 328.3 391.6

WINTER PERIOD

Jan-16 0 0 2.0 0 5.0 0 1.5 0

Feb-16 0.4 0 2.1 0 9.9 0 12.5 0

Total 0.4 0 4.1 0 14.9 0 14 0

HOT WEATHER PERIOD

Mar-16 34 0 18.7 0 39.6 0 23.3 0

Apr-16 56.3 0 60.8 0 109.0 5 57 19.4

May-16 109.7 143.4 93.4 64.2 137.1 210 124.5 44.4

Total 200 143.4 172.9 64.2 285.7 215 204.8 63.8

Source: Rain Fall Station Register concerned

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 56

2.2. MONTHLY RAINFALL FOR THE DISTRICT

WITH MAINTAINING DIRECTORATE PARTICULARS (in mm)

Year: 2015-16

Period Normal Rainfall Actual Rainfall

1 2 3

1.South West Monsoon Period

Total 440.6 348.3

Jun‘15 65.1 80.3

Jul‘15 96.4 31.9

Aug‘15 119.6 104.0

Sep‘15 159.5 132.1

2.North East Monsoon

Total 370.5 488

Oct‘15 190.9 152.2

Nov‘15 123.8 276.5

Dec‘15 55.8 59.3

3.Winter-Period

Total 16.0 0.0

Jan‘16 8.5 0.0

Feb‘16 7.5 0.0

4.Hot-Weather Period

Total 170.8 145.38

Mar‘16 16.0 0.8

Apr‘16 54.0 13.62

May‘16 100.8 130.96

WHOLE YEAR 997.9 981.68

Source: Indian Meteorological Dept. Chennai – 600 006.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 57

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

550

S.W. Monsoon N.E.Monsoon Winter Hot-Weather

Rai

nfal

l (m

m)

Seasons

Salem District Season-wise Rainfall - 2015-16

ACTUAL

NORMAL

Chart.3. Season-wise Rainfall in Salem District for the Year 2015-16

970

975

980

985

990

995

1000

Actual Normal

Rai

n f

all (

mm

)

RAIN FALL IN SALEM DISTRICT IN 2015-16

Chart4. Rainfall for the year 2015-16-Salem District

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 58

2.3. TIME SERIES DATA OF RAINFALL BY SEASONS (LAST 10 YEARS)

Rainfall: (in mm)

Sl.

No

Year

South West

Monsoon

North East

Monsoon

Winter

Season

Hot Weather

Season Total

% D

evi

ati

on

(+

or

– o

r =

) fr

om

No

rma

l

No

rma

l

Act

ua

l

No

rma

l

Act

ua

l

No

rma

l

Act

ua

l

No

rma

l

Act

ua

l

No

rma

l

Act

ua

l

1 2006-07 380.0 371.3 347.0 347.4 21.3 0.6 149.7 88.6 898.0 807.9 -10.0

2 2007-08 380.0 488.0 347.0 375.6 21.3 15.0 149.7 267.1 898.0 1145.7 27.6

3 2008-09 380.0 466.3 347.0 359.0 21.3 2.3 149.7 189.7 898.0 1017.3 13.3

4 2009-10 380.0 397.9 347.0 208.8 21.3 6.5 149.7 172.4 898.0 785.6 -12.5

5 2010-11 380.0 545.8 347.0 564.2 16.0 8.7 170.8 211.4 913.8 1330.1 45.6

6 2011-12 440.6 448.4 370.5 447.3 16.0 0.0 170.8 115.3 997.9 1011.0 1.3

7 2012-13 440.6 441.0 370.5 275.2 16.0 13.0 170.8 70.1 997.9 799.3 -19.9

8 2013-14 440.6 491.7 370.5 255.6 16.0 1.1 170.8 154.1 997.9 902.5 -9.6

9 2014-15 440.6 369.8 370.5 332.5 16.0 22 170.8 277 997.9 1001.5 0.36

10 2015-16 440.6 348.3 370.5 488 16.0 0 170.8 145.38 997.9 981.68 -1.62

Source: Indian Meteorological Dept. Chennai – 600 006.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 59

3. AGRICULTURE

3.1. SOIL CLASSIFICATION

Year: 2015-16

Source: Asst. Soil Chemist, Salem

Sl.Number

(1)

Type of Soil

(2)

Places in District

(3)

1. Red Calcareous Parts of Salem, Athur, Sankagiri, Mettur and Omalur

taluks in Salem District

2. Red Non Calcareous ---- do ----

3. Brown Soil Calcareous Parts of Salem, Mettur and Omalur taluks in Salem

District

4. Red Collurial

Caleareous

Parts of Salem, Sankagiri, Mettur, Omalur taluks in

Salem District.

5. Red Collurial Non

Calcareous Parts of Sankagiri and Mettur taluks in Salem District

6. Black Soils Parts of Salem, Athur, Sankagiri, Mettur and Omalur

taluks in Salem District

7. Alluvial Calcareous Parts of Sankagiri and Mettur Taluks

8. Brown soil Non

Calcareous Yercaud Taluk

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 60

3.2. LAND UTILISATION (Area in Hectares)

Year: 2015-16

Source: District „G‟ Return for Salem for 2015-16

Chart 5. Land Utilisation of Salem District for the year 2015-16

Sl.

Number

(1)

Classification

(2)

District

(3)

1 Forest 22578.490

2. Barren and Uncultivable uses 38198.025

3. Land put to Non-Agricultural uses 64045.808

4. Cultivable Waste 6333.035

5. Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Land 4200.300

6. Land Under Miscellaneous Tree Crops and Groves not

included in Net Area Sown 2908.045

7. Current Fallows 43061.740

8. Other Fallows Land 15962.852

9. Net Area Sown 220138.195

10. Geographical Area According to Village Papers 520529.998

11. Total Cropped Area 304745.600

12. Area sown more than once 84607.405

72040.416

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 61

3.3. AREA AND PRODUCTION OF CROPS

Year: 2015-16

Sl. No

Crops

Area

In hec.

Production in

tonnes

Productivity

Kg./hec.

% to the total

area sown

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

1. A. FOOD GRAINS:

a) Cereals & Millets

i) Paddy 24713.805

ii) Cholam 41976.765

iii) Cumbu 1606.185

iv) Ragi 8201.485

v) Maize 37135.100

v) Samai 1226.340

b) Pulses

i) Red gram 3950.110

ii) Green gram 16094.770

iii) Black gram 6866.115

iv) Horse gram 5807.910

2. B. OIL SEEDS

i) Groundnut 21818.285

ii) Coconut 13749.545

iii) Gingelly 3317.070

iv) Sunflower 36.000

3. C.OTHER CROPS

i) Sugarcane 8255.475

ii) Cotton 12467.270

iii) Chillies 953.915

iv) Turmeric 5160.020

v) Tapioca 12842.920

vi) Mango 5720.215

vii) Banana 1572.715

viii) Tomatoes 4037.770

*- in terms of cane

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 62

3.4. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY AND IMPLEMENTS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Item

2011

1 2 3

1. Ploughs

a) Wooden 214292

b) Iron 5708

c) Total 220000

2. Water Pumps for Irrigation Purpose

a) Worked by Oil Engine 29426

b)Worked by Electric Power 119583

c) Total 149009

3. Tractors

a) Government 91

b) Private 3330

c) Total 3421

4. Sugarcane Crushers

a) Worked by Power 740

b) Worked by Bullocks 30

c) Total 770

5. Oil Ghanis --

a) 5 Kg. & above --

b) Less than 5 Kg. --

c) Total --

Source: Based on Quinquennial Livestock Census

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 63

3.5. NUMBER AND AREA OF OPERATIONAL LAND HOLDINGS

Category

Operation Holders Holders Area

S.C. S.T. Others Total S.C. S.T. Others Total

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Below 0.5 10023 6832 135759 152620 2711.031 1881.138 33937.24 38530.73

0.5 to 1.0 4847 5444 70329 80620 3401.52 4132.873 50196.41 57731.42

1.0 to 2.0 2422 4725 51786 58933 3217.93 6898..810 714156.6 81532.35

2.0 to 3.0 419 1234 13986 15639 998.355 3029.065 33531.7 37559.97

3.0 to 4.0 86 410 5095 5591 292.495 1399.15 17436.96 19128.51

4.0 to 5.0 45 175 1999 2219 198.87 776.975 8873.209 9849.054

5.0 to 7.5 30 118 1581 1729 186.385 699.745 9302.655 10188.79

7.5 to 10.0 5 35 392 432 41.525 296.375 3339.037 3676.937

10.0 to 20.0 4 20 237 261 46.98 284.54 3125.72 3457.24

20.0 & Above 0 4 111 115 0 111.25 4698.385 4809.635

Total 17881 18997 281281 318159 11095.1 19509.9 235860 266465

Source: Agriculture Census 2010-11

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 64

<-0.50

0.50-1.00

1.00-2.00

2.00-3.00

3.00-4.00

4.00-5.00

5.00-7.50

7.50-10.0 10.0-20.0

20.0<

CLASSIFICATION OF LAND HOLDERS 2015-16

Chart- 6 Classification of Land Holders in Salem District

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 65

3.6. CONSUMPTION OF CHEMICAL FERTILISERS AND PESTICIDES

Year: 2015-16

Source: Joint .Director of Agriculture, Salem

3.7. REGULATED MARKETS

Year: 2015-16

Number of Regulated

Markets

Number of Sub

Regulated

Markets

Quantity arrivals

(„in M.T.‟)

(Product wise)

Receipts

(Product wise)

Rs.in Lakhs

1 2 3 4

1.Salem -- Sugarcane

Jaggary 406 1.05

2.Valappady -- Cotton 392 1.39

3.Attur -- Turmeric 1055 9.71

4.Thalaivasal -- Cotton 83 0.24

5.Gangavalli -- Groundnut - -

6.Thammampatti -- Paddy 146 0.89

7.Karumandurai -- Coconut 558 0.72

8.Sankagiri -- Gingelly 55 0.39

9.Konganapuram -- Cotton 227 0.80

10.Kolathur -- Groundnut 51 0.22

11.Mecheri -- Coconut 4088 9.49

12.Omalur -- Sugarcane

jaggary - -

13.Kadayampatti -- Coconut 895 1.24

Total 7956 25.90

Source: Secretrary, Salem Market Committee, Soolaimedu, Uthamacholapuram, Salem District

Fertilizers (in „000‟ Tonne) Pesticides Urea

(„000‟

Tonne) Nitrogenous

(N)

Phosphates‟

(P2 05)

Potashic

(K2 0)

NPK

Complex

Total

(NPK)

Dust

(Kgs.)

Liquid

(Lit.)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)

27.555 12.960 11.029 - 51.544 14047 15421 42.828

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 66

3.8. CROP INSURANCE SCHEME FOR THE FASLI YEAR 1426 (2015-16)

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number Name of the Crop

Number of

Beneficiaries Area in

Hectare

Premium

collected

Loan

Amount

Sanctioned

1 Banana 50 5.57 202.55

2 Sugarcane 1776 33.62 1334.80

3 Tapioca 45 1.10 55.00

4 Paddy II 417 10.32 1032.00

5 Paddy III 17 0.39 39.00

Total 2305 51.00 2673.35

Source: Special Officer, Salem District Central Cooperative Bank, Salem.

3.9. SERICULTURE

Year: 2015-16

Name of the

block

Area under Mulberry

(Acres)

Production of

Cocoons(Kgs)

Value of the cocoon

(Rs.)

1 2 3 4

Mechery 206.75 74150.000 1,13,94,190.000

Edapady 515.70 126636.000 2,27,18,437.00

Salem ® 312.4 96566.000 1,31,31,550.00

Salem (Ex) 522.20 1,29,588.000 2,52,23,131.00

Attur 398.00 1,12,255.000 1,86,44,025.00

Omalur 228.00 56000.000 81,94,950.00

Total 2183.05 5,95,195.000 9,93,06,283.00

Source: Asst.Director of Sericulture, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 67

4. IRRIGATION

4.1. SOURCES OF WATER SUPPLY – TALUKWISE

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Name of

the Taluk

Canals

Numbers

Length

(Km.)

Wells

used for

irrigation

purpose

only

Tube

Wells

Wells

used for

Domestic

Purpose

only

Reser

voirs

Tanks

(Nos.)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 Salem 0 0 6368 521 1851 0 13

2 Salem

south 0 0 4427 0 2715 0 7

3 Salem west 0 0 3226 0 1711 0 2

4 Yercaud 0 0 0 0 143 0 0

5 Attur 48 89 22091 2026 4969 1 210

6 Gangavalli 8 1 13293 1527 1382 0 34

7 Mettur 3 106 10461 2141 4932 1 3

8 Omalur 4 23 6099 994 2849 0 75

9 Sankagiri 7 0 11128 3298 1585 0 54

10 Edapady 4 2 7577 1802 5755 0 87

11 Valappady 2 0 10557 4539 1588 0 36

Total 76 221 95227 16848 29480 2 521

Source: Salem District G-Return 2015-16

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 68

4.2. ACTUAL AREA IRRIGATED BY SOURCE (Area in Hectares)

Year: 2015-16

Source

Number

Area Irrigated

Net Gross

[1] [2] [3] [4]

I. Surface Water

I. Canals

i) Government Canals

ii) Private Canals

78

..

1770.00

1770.00

2. Tanks

i) Large

ii) Small

89

457

-

-

-

-

3. Flow Irrigation

i) Major & Medium

ii) Minor

..

..

..

..

..

..

4. Lift Irrigation

i) Major & Medium

ii) Minor

..

..

..

..

..

..

5. Ponds

i) Lift Irrigation

ii) Minor

..

..

..

..

..

..

6. Other Sources

i) Lift irrigation

ii) Flow Irrigation

..

..

..

..

..

..

II) Ground Water

i) Public

ii) Private Tube Wells

iii) Dug Wells

a) with pump sets

b) without pump sets

..

18692

100710

..

18079.291

75733.419

..

23396.515

102424.245

Source: Salem District G - Return 2015-16

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 69

4.3. AREA IRRIGATED BY CROPS

Year: 2015-16

Source: Salem District G- Return for 2015-16

Sl.N Crop Area

(Hectares.)

1 2 3

1. Paddy 23187.725

2. Cholam 8392.700

3. Cumbu 83.860

4. Ragi 2173.550

5. Maize 20704.080

7. Bengal Gram 0.0

8. Green Gram 78.200

9. Red Gram 576.275

10. Black Gram 1090.690

12. Other Pulses 263.900

13. Cotton 5169.550

14. Chillies 945.915

15. Turmeric 4956.020

16. Other Spices 2880.295

17. Sugar Cane 8255.475

18 Banana 1509.265

19 Mango 3737.085

20 Tapioca 7326.560

21 Other Fruits &Vegetables 26671.475

22 Groundnut 3432.210

23 Gingelly 1471.310

24 Sunflower 36..000

25 Coconut 13629.225

26 Other Oil Seeds 18861.095

27 Other crops 6805.215

Total Area irrigated 162201.7

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 70

4.4. DETAILS OF DAMS, TANKS, WELLS AND BORE WELLS

Year: 2015-16

Source: Salem District G-return 2015-16

S.No Name of

the Taluk

Dams Tanks

Nu

mb

er

of

Well

s in

use

Nu

mb

er

of

Bo

re w

ells

Ca

tch

men

ts a

rea

Wa

ter

spre

ad

are

a

Hei

gh

t

Ca

pa

city

Len

gth

of

can

als

Wa

ter

spre

ad

are

a

Ca

pa

city

Hei

gh

t

Len

gth

of

can

als

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

1. Salem - 890 - - - 690 - - - 6368 521

2 Salem

South - 4427 0

4 Salem west 2974 0

5 Athur - 765 - - - 514 - - - 22091 2026

6 Gangavalli - - - - - 150 - - - 11988 796

7 Yercaud - - - - - - - - - - -

8 Omalur - - - - - 420 - - - 14373 991

9 Mettur - 632 - - - 426 - - - 10985 718

10 Sankagiri - 3784 - - - 430 - - - 11436 3410

11 Edapady - 1712 - - - 1012 - - - 7577 1795

12 Valappady - 719 - - - 450 - - - 11301 1957

Total - 8502 - - - 4092 - - - 103525 12214

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 71

5. ANIMAL HUSBANDARY

5.1. LIVESTOCK POPULATION

ACCORDING TO 19th

LIVE STOCK CENSUS-2012

Sl.

Number

Classification Numbers

(1) (2) (3)

1 Cattle

Exotic / cross breed

Indigenous 552717

2 Buffaloes 78262

3 Sheep 334048

4 Goats 440036

5 Horses 141

6 Pigs 20321

7 Mules 0

8 Camels 0

9 Donkeys 595

10 Domestic Dogs 127089

11 Rabits 2617

Total Animals 1555826

Poultry 4945300

Total lives Stock 6501126

Source: Joint Director of Animal Husbandry, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 72

5.2. VETERINARY INSTITUTIONS AND ANIMALS TREATED - BLOCKWISE

(Year: 2015-16)

Sl.

Number Name of the Block

Veterinary Institutions

Su

b-c

entr

es

Other Units

An

imals

tre

ate

d

Ca

stra

tio

n p

erfo

rmed

Po

lycl

inic

Ho

spit

als

Dis

pen

sari

es

Cli

nic

ian

Cen

tres

An

imal

dis

ease

inve

stig

ati

on

un

it

Mo

bil

e u

nit

s

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1 Salem 1 0 7 0 0 1 1

2103776 65632

2 Veerapandy 0 1 8 0 0 0 0

3 P.N.Patty 0 0 8 0 1 0 0

4 A.Pattanam 0 0 10 0 0 0 1

5 Valappady 0 0 7 0 1 0 0

6 P.N.Palayam 0 0 7 0 3 0 1

7 Athur 0 1 7 0 2 0 0

8 Gangavalli 0 0 8 0 0 0 1

9 Thalaivasal 0 0 11 0 1 0 0

10 Yercaud 0 1 3 0 0 0 1

11 Omalur 0 1 7 0 0 0 1

12 Tharamangalam 0 0 5 0 0 0 0

13 Kadaiyampatty 0 0 5 0 1 0 0

14 Mecheri 0 0 5 0 0 0 0

15 Nangavalli 0 0 6 0 0 0 0

16 Kolathur 0 1 6 0 0 0 0

17 Edapady 0 1 6 0 0 0 0

18 Konganapuram 0 0 3 0 1 0 0

19 Sankagiri 0 0 9 0 1 0 0

20 Magundanchavadi 0 0 6 0 0 0 0

Total 1 6 134 0 11 1 6

Source: Joint Director of Animal Husbandry, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 73

5.3. NUMBER OF VETERINARY HOSPITALS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number Name of the Block

Number of

Government Hospitals Private Hospitals

1 2 3 4

1. Veerapandy 1 -

2. Yercaud 1 -

3. Attur 1 -

4. Edapady 1 -

5. Omalur 1 -

6. Kolathur(Mettur) 1 -

Total 6 -

Source: Joint Director of Animal Husbandry, Salem

5.4. DAIRY DEVELOPMENT

Year: 2015-16

Name of the

Block/Urban Town

Name and address of

milk societies

Quantity of milk

produced

(In Litres)

Value of milk

produced

(In Rs.)

1 2 3 4

Salem District

The Salem Dist. Co-

operative Milk

Producers Union Ltd

Salem (696 Societies)

172342842 3445133411

Source: General Manager, Salem District Co-op. Milk Producers‟Union Ltd, Sithanoor, Thalavaipatty,

Salem-636302

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 74

5.5. POULTRY DEVELOPMENT

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number

Name of the Block

Broiler (Nos.)

Layer (Nos.)

1 2 3 4

1 Salem 14040 -

2 Veerapandy - -

3 P.N.Patty 101000 75000

4 A.Pattanam 301040 18000

5 Valappady 214860 11000

6 Yercaud 0 0

7 Athur 447520 122150

8 P.N.Palayam 708420 10250

9 Gangavalli 295800 21250

10 Thalaivasal 41650 1831000

11 Omalur 82900 10520

12 Kadaiyampatty 80000 0

13 Tharamangalam 0 0

14 Mecheri 62100 50000

15 Nangavalli 10000 20000

16 Kolathur 0 0

17 Sankagiri 84756 10000

18 Magundanchavadi 70867 0

19 Edapady 17426 70000

20 Konganapuram 38711 10060

Total 2086846 2366489

Source: J.D, Animal Husbandry, Salem District.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 75

5.6. FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION

Year: 2015-16

Name and Address of

Fishing centres

Inland Fish Catch

(Tonne)

Marine Fish Catch

(Tonne)

Number of

Fisherman

engaged

1 2 3 4

Salem 11.48 - 600

Veerapandy 23.32 - 150

P.N.patty 21.33 - 50

A.Pattanam 7.42 - 120

Valappady 10.546 - 50

Yercaud 1.35 - 20

Attur 14.97 - 550

P.N.Palayam 45.35 - 525

Gangavalli 119.6 - 420

Thalaivasal 50.94 - 120

Omalur 14.5 - 50

Kadaiyampatty 21.12 - 350

Tharamangalam 23.417 - 50

Mecheri 3.66 - 250

Nangavalli 1.215 - 50

Kolathur 1294.37 - 2000

Sankagiri 6.125 - 400

Magudanchavadi 9.24 - 20

Edapady 20.89 - 450

Konganapuram 12.411 - 150

District Total 1713.614 - 6375

Source: A.D Fisheries Department, Mettur.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 76

6. BANKING AND INSURANCE

6.1. NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL BANKS

Year: 2015-16

Items Deposits

( Rs.in „000‟)

Advances

( Rs.in „000‟)

Credit Deposit

Ratio

(%)

Sector wise Credit

Details (Rs. In

„000‟)

1 2 3 4 5

Commercial

Banks 106857303 138550980 130 --

S.C.C.B 12584719 15563370 104 --

S.L.D.B 11069 0 0 0

T.I.I.C 16388 285420 1742 0

RBI 0 0 0 0

Source: Lead Bank Annual Credit Plan 2013-14.

6.2. INSURANCE SCHEMES

Year: 2015-16

Name of the Insurance

Number

of

Branches

Policies

Issued

Sum

Assured

(In crores)

Number of

Beneficiaries

Amount

paid as

compensation

(in Crores)

1 2 3 4 5 6

1. L.I.C. 18 112605 2651.44 129199 620.34

2. New India Assurance

Ltd 2 35498 256.23 2676 14.20

3.United India

Insurance Co. Ltd 6 17849 5285 10298 47.07

4.Oriental Insurance 11 78142 - 209288 1155.32

5.RPLI, Salem East

Division 2 3577 28.86 106 0.533

6.RPLI, Salem West

Division 246 2731 28.48 2731 -

7.PLI Salem East - - - - -

8.PLI Salem West - - - - -

Source: Concerned Insurance companies and Supdt of Posts, Salem (east and west) Divisions, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 77

7. CO-OPERATION

7.1. COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES

LOANS AND ADVANCES (RS.IN. LAKHS) IN 2015-16

Sl.

No

Type of

Societies

Year : 2015-16

Nu

mb

er

of

So

ciet

ies

Mem

ber

ship

Sh

are

Ca

pit

al

Wo

rkin

g

Ca

pit

al

Ou

t

sta

ndin

g

Ove

rdu

e

Nu

mb

er

of

Em

plo

yees

1 Salem District

Central Co-op

Bank

1 1973 24919.40 417916.98 218702.26 5999.95 377

2

Salem District

Consumer Co-op

wholesale Stores

1 2102 49.81 406.75 535.45 - 233

3 Salem District

Co-Op Union 1 1352 - - - - 3

4 Salem Dist. Co-

Op Printing

Press

1 1479 1534.50 44.96 41.17 - 13

5 Nachiappa

Institute of Co-

op Mgt.

1 693 1.11 - - - 4

6 Primary Agri.

Rural &

Development

Banks

6 50183 278.22 3956.45 2620.96 540.84 21

7 Co-op Urban

Banks

8 198649 1597.73 86257.90 43789.81 2794.20 315

8 Urban Credit

Societies 3 11712 145.95 18390.22 10463.44 1197.86 39

9

Agricultural

Producers Co-

Op Marketing

Societies

2 88735 544.00 5292.22 5703.55 353.33 214

10 Lamp Co-Op

Societies 5 32866 253.87 3247.39 4251.78 360.98 44

11 Primary Agri.

Co-Op Banks 205 615095 9560.61 191189.83 167038.21 13250.01 1737

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 78

Source: Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Salem district.

12

Employees Co-

op Thrift and

Credit Societies

92 53972 11450 84759.36 87061.62 906.1 129

13 Primary Co-op

Stores 5 14075 723.03 93.32 36.61 3.05 49

14 Employees Co-

op Stores 15 1042.20 412.29 3065.35 2577.89 10.99 62

15 Labour Contract

Co-op Societies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

16 Labour Co-

operative

Society

1 200 3.36 56.13 50.37 0 1

17 Lift Irrigation

Co-operative

Society

1 553 3.94 15.59 21.23 0 1

18 Lift Irrigation

Co- operative

Society

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

19 Students Co-

operative Stores 6 12287 1.036 63.90 0 0 2

20 Semi Model Co-

operative Stores 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 354 1086968 51478.86 814756.4 542894.4 25417.31 3244

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 79

8. CIVIL SUPPLIES

8.1. NUMBER OF FAIR PRICE SHOPS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number Name of the Taluks Number of Shops

1 2 3

1 Salem 212

2 Salem west 98

3 Salem south 114

4 Valappady 106

5. Athur 210

6. Gangavalli 84

7. Yercaud 30

8. Sankagiri 135

9 Edapady 122

10. Mettur 183

11. Omalur 223

District Total 1517

Source: District Supply Officer, Salem

8.2. QUANTUM OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES DISTRTIBUTED AND THEIR RETAIL

PRICES

Year: 2015-16

Sl. No Name of the

Commodity Issue Price per (Kg.) Scale of Supply

1

Rice

Super Fine

Fine

Common

Free Rice

Minimum 8+4Kgs

Maximum 20Kgs

Per Unit 4Kgs

2 Wheat Rs.7.50 Each 5Kgs

3 Sugar Rs.13.50 -

4 Kerosene Rs.14.00

No.of

LPG

1

LPG

2

LPG

Corporation 10 3 0

Municipality 06 3 0

Town Panchayat 05 3 0

Rural 03 3 0

Hill Areas 10 3 0

5 Palmoelin Rs.25 1 Lit per card

6 Toor Dhall Rs.30 1Kg per card

7 Urid DhLL Rs.30 1Kg per card

Source: District Supply Officer, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 80

8.3. NUMBER OF RATION CARDS (RURAL AND URBAN) 2015-16

Region Number of Ration Cards

Rural

Urban

443635

498687

District Total 942322

Source: District Supply Officer, Salem

8.4. QUANTITY SUPPLIED

Year: 2015-16

Sl. Number

Items

Quantity Supplied (M.T)

1. Rice (Tonne) 175560

2. Wheat (Tonne) 9180

3. Sugar (Tonne) 22420

4 AAY 34560

5. Kerosene (Kilo Litre) 15696(KL)

Source: District Supply Officer, Salem

8.5. NUMBER OF L.P.G. CONNECTIONS

Source: District Supply Officer, Salem

8.6. NUMBER OF PERSONS WATING FOR L.P.G. CONNECTIONS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number Name of the Taluks Government L.P.G.Connections

Private L.P.G.

Connections

Single Double Single Double

1. Salem District Nil Nil - -

Source: District Supply Officer, Salem

Sl.Number Name of the Taluks

Government L.P.G.

Connections

Private L.P.G.

Connections

Single Double Single Double

1. Salem District

255690 281410 -- --

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 81

9. COMMUNICATIONS 9.1. POST OFFICES DOING POSTAL BUSINESS ONLY-2015-16

Number Name of the Blocks/Municipalities Post Office doing postal business only

(Nos.)

1 2 3

1 Salem (including Salem Corporation) 59

2 Veerapandy 13

3 P.N.Patty 18

4 AyothiyaPattanam 19

5 Valappady 29

6 Yercaud 31

7 Attur (including Athur Municipality) 23

8 Pethanaickenpalayam 28

9 Gangavalli 34

10 Thalaivasal 19

11 Omalur 7

12 Kadayampatty 3

13 Tharamangalam 3

14 Mecheri 3

15 Nangavalli 3

-16 Kolathur 1

17 Sankari -

18 M.D.Choultry -

19 Edappady -

20 Konganapuram -

1 Salem Corporation Included in Salem Block

2 Attur Municipality Included in Athur Block

3 Mettur Municipality 8

4 Edappady Municipality -

5 Narasingapuram 6

Source: Senior Supdt of Posts, Salem East & West Divisions, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 82

9.2. POST OFFICES DOING POST AND TELEGRAPHIC BUSINESS

Year: 2015-16

S.No Name of the Blocks/Municipalities

Post Office doing Post and

Telegraphic business

(Nos.)

1 2 3

1 Salem

Nil

2 Veerapandy

3 P.N.Patty

4 A.Pattanam

5 Valappady

6 Yercaud

7 Athur

8 P.N.Palayam

9 Gangavalli

10 Thalaivasal

11 Omalur

Nil

12 Kadaiyampatty

13 Tharamangalam

14 Mecheri

15 Nangavalli

16 Kolathur

17 Sankagiri

18 M.D.Choultry

19 Edapady

20 Konganapuram

1. Salem Corporation. Nil

2. Athur Municipality Nil

3. Mettur Municipality Nil

4. Edapady Municipality Nil

5. Narasingapuram Municipality Nil

Source: Senior Supdt of Posts, Salem East & West Divisions, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 83

9.3. TELEGRAPH OFFICES

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number Name of the Blocks/Municipalities Number of Telegraph Office (Nos.)

1 2 3

1 Salem

Nil

2 Veerapandy

3 P.N.Patty

4 A.Pattanam

5 Valappady

6 Yercaud

7 Athur

8 P.N.Palayam

9 Gangavalli

10 Thalaivasal

11 Omalur

Nil

12 Kadaiyampatty

13 Tharamangalam

14 Mecheri

15 Nangavalli

16 Kolathur

17 Sankagiri

18 M.D.Choultry

19 Edapady

20 Konganapuram

1. Salem Corporation. Nil

2. Athur Municipality Nil

3. Mettur Municipality Nil

4. Edapady Municipality Nil

5. Narasingapuram Municipality Nil

Note: BSNL Customer Care Centres are doing Telegram services and thry 13 in Number in Salem

District Source: District Telecommunication Department, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 84

9.4. NUMBER OF TELEPHONE EXCHANGES, CAPACITY AND NUMBER IN USE

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number Item Numbers

1 2 3

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Number of Telephone Exchanges

Number of Equipped Capacity

Number of Direct Exchange Lines

Number of Junction Lines

Number of Telephones in use

143

165890

65213

---

135750

Source: General Manager, BSNL, Salem

9.5. NUMBER OF PUBLIC CALL OFFICES ATTACHED TO EACH EXCHANGE

Year: 2015-16

Sl.No Name of the Exchange

Centre

Number of Public Call Office

With STD / ISD Without STD / ISD

1. SALEM SSA 447 5495

Source: General Manager, BSNL, Salem

9.6. NUMBER OF PERSONS WAITING FOR PHONE CONNECTIO

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number Number of

exchange

Number Of public call office Number of

persons waiting

for phone

connections With STD/ISD

Without

STD/ISD

NIL

Source: General Manager, BSNL, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 85

10. ELECTRICITY

10.1. NUMBER OF POWER STATIONS

Year: 2015-16

Source: 1.E.E., Power Houses, Mettur, 2.C.E., MTPS, Mettur.

10.2. QUANTUM OF POWER PURCHASED

Year: 2015-16

Source: S.E, Salem Eletricity Distribution Circle, Salem-14. & Mettur Elecricity Distribution Circle,

Mettur dam-1

Sl.

Number

Name of the

Power Stations

Year of

Operation

Installed

Capacity

(MW)

Generation

(M.U.)

Station

Consumpti

on (M.U.)

Net Unit

sent out

(M.U.)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1. Hydro

Mettur Dam

P.H

Mettur Tunnel

P.H

1937

1965

4x12.5

4x50.0

92.3889

246.3892

0.146592

0.2379

92.42298

246.1513

2. Mettur Thermal

Power Station

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Aug 1987

June 1988

Dec 1989

July 1990

210

210

210

210

1326.950

1645.658

1509.414

1495.350

109.764

138.487

127.953

129.840

1217.186

1507.171

1381.461

1365.510

Total 840 5977.372 506.044 5471.328

3. Gas Turbine - - - - -

4. Wind Mills - - - - -

Power purchased sectors name Power purchased in M.U.

Nil Nil

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 86

10.3. POWER CONSUMPTION SECTOR WISE

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Sector

Consumption (M.U) % of the consumption

Salem

Circle

Mettur

circle

Total Salem

Circle

Mettur

circle

Total

1 Industries 214.75 280.21 494.96 11.33 25.94 37.27

2 Agriculture & Huts 400.3 242.93 643.23 15.29 22.48 37.77

3 Domestic 595.48 313.98 909.46 27.77 29.05 56.82

4 Commercial 193.50 124.82 318.32 9.02 11.56 20.58

5 Public lighting and

Public Works 83.75 60.56 144.31 3.91 5.60 9.51

6 Sales to licensees 2.32 14.978 17.298 0.11 1.38 1.49

7 Sales to other States 0 0 0 0 0 0

8 Miscellaneous 106 43.07 149.07 5.32 399.00 9.22

Total 1596.1 1080.548 2676.648 72.75 99.91 172.66

Source: 1. S.E., SEDC, Udaiyapatty, Salem – 14, 2.S.E. MEDC, Mettur

10.4. PEAK DEMAND AND ENERGY OUTPUT

Year: 2015-16

Power Demand

Details

Salem E.D.

Circle

Mettur E.D.

Circle

1 2 3

1. Instantaneous peak demand

2. Sustained peak demand

3. Energy Output

576.93 MW

426.78 MW

2700.11 MU

410 MVA

538.35 MVA

-

Source: 1. S.E., SEDC, Udaiyapatty, Salem – 14, 2.S.E. MEDC, Mettur

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 87

10.5. REVENUE FROM ELECTRIC SCHEMES AND COST PER UNIT

Year: 2015-16

Sectors Cost per unit Income in Rs. in „000‟

Salem Circle Mettur Circle Salem Circle Mettur Circle

Government 6.74 8.03 1575.35 207773

Public 6.07 5.22 2163.72 316236

Private 9.05 4.01 14111.46 2700728

Total 21.86 17.26 17850.53 3224737

Source: 1. S.E., SEDC, Udaiyapatty, Salem – 14, 2.S.E. MEDC, Mettur

10.6. TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY

Year: 2015-16

S.No Item

Salem Circle Mettur Circle

Unit Achievement

Unit Achievement

1 Agri. Pump sets 355 335 291

2 Industrial Services 2511 2511 2794

3 Hut Service 0 0 0

4 H.T.Service 6 6 9

5 O.H.T. Service 390 390 420

6 Non Power Service 6734 6734 17156

7 New 110/22 KV SS

Committee

1 1 2

8 Distribution Transformer

Erected

333 333 260

Distribution Line Erected

(km)

a) HT

83.736

83.736

83.91

9

10 b) LT 502.634 502.634 384.33

Source: 1. S.E., SEDC, Udaiyapatty, Salem – 14, 2.S.E. MEDC, Mettur

10.7. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION 2015-16

Electrified during the year Electrified up to the year

TALUK Village Hamlet

Agri.

TALUK Village Hamlet

Agri.

EB

Circle Pump

set Pumpset

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Salem - - - 355 - - - 90665

Mettur 0 0 0 291 4 156 2485 45770

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 88

10.8. CAPACITY OF TRANSFORMERS

Year: 2015-16

S. No Name of the Stations / Sub Stations Capacity

1 Nethimedu,Salem 4X25MVA, Auto - 1X80+2X100MVA

2 Udayapatty,Salem 3X25 MVA

3 Karuppur,Salem 3X25 MVA

4 Vembadithalam 1X16 MVA+2X25 MVA

5 Mallur 2X25 MVA

6 Singapuram 2X25 MVA

7 Thumbal 1X10 MVA+ 1X16 MVA

8 Thammampatty 1X16 MVA+1X25 MVA

9 Attur 2X25 MVA

10 Thalaivasal 2X25 MVA

11 Deviakurichi Auto - 2X100 MVA

12 Mettupatty 2X25 MVA

13 Kitchipalayam 3X25 MVA

14 Thedavoor 2X16 MVA

15 Kandampatti 2X16 MVA

16 Hasthampatti 2X25 MVA

17 P.G.Palayam 2X10 MVA

18 Gudamalai 1X10 MVA

19 Maliyakari 1X10 MVA

20 Veerapandy 1X16 MVA

20 Mettur RS 2X16 MVA

21 Kolathur 2X8 MVA

22 Thumbipadi 2X25 MVA

23 Nangavalli 1X10+2X10 MVA

24 Idappady 2X25MVA 25 Sankari 3X25 MVA

26 Jalakandapuram 2X16 MVA

27 Mecheri 2X10 MVA

28 Komarapalayam 2X25MVA

29 Pallipalayam 2X25MVA

30 Poolampatti 2X16 MVA

31 Mettur/Town 1X16+1X16+1X10+1X10 MVA

32 Tharamangalam 2X16 MVA

33 Samayasangilli 2X25 MVA

34 Veppadai 3X16 MVA

35 Iveli 2X16 MVA

36 Thevoor 1X16 MVA

37 Thoppur 1X16 MVA

38 Ettikuttaimedu 1X16 MVA

Source: 1. S.E., SEDC, Udaiyapatty, Salem – 14, 2.S.E. MEDC, Mettur

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 89

10.9. NAME AND ADDRESS OF FAULT REPORT OFFICES

Year: 2015-16

S.No.

Name of the

Blocks/Municipalities

Name of the Stations/

Sub Stations

Number of fault

reported

1 2 3 4

1 Salem

Kitchipalaym,

Kadampatti, Hasthmpatti,

Udaiapatti

4881

2 Veerapandy Vembadithalam, Veerapandy 1973

3 P.N.Patty Mallur 1714

4 A.Pattanam Mettupatty 193

5 Valappady Singipuram 341

6 Yercaud -- --

7 Attur Attur, Malliyakkarai 357

8 P.N.Palayam Thumbal and P.G. Palayam 1824

9 Gangavalli Thedavur, Thammampatty,

Gudamalai

492

10 Thalaivasal Thalaivasal 639

11 Omalur Karrupur 1270

12 Omalur Thumbipady 60

13 Kadaiyampatty Thumbipady 52

14 Tharamangalam Salem, Nangavalli 38

15 Mecheri Mechery, Nangavalli 39

16 Nangavalli Nangavalli 30

17 Kolathur Kolathur 42

18 Sankagiri Sankagiri 88

19 M.D.Choultry Sankagiri, Mallasamuthram 43

20 Edapady Edapady 50

21 Konganapuram Edapady 41

1 Salem Corporation

Udayapatti, Nethimedu,

Kitchipalayam

Included in Salem

12, 10, 12

2 Athur Municipality Athur Included in Attur

3 Mettur Municipality Mettur 72

4 Edappady Municipality Edapady 48

Source: 1. S.E., SEDC, Udaiyapatty, Salem – 14, 2.S.E. MEDC, Mettur

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 90

11. EDUCATION

11.1. UNIVERSITIES, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND COURSES OFFERED

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number

Name of the

University

Students

Teachers

Numberof

Depts Boys Girls Total

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1.

Periyar

University,

Salem-636011

640 1154 1794 148 26

Source: Registrar of Respective University (Periyar University).

11.2. COLLEGES FOR GENERAL EDUCATION, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Name of Institution

Numberof

Institution

Students

Teachers

Boys Girls Total

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1. Government Colleges 3 4774 5546 10320 308

2. Aided Colleges 2 1510 3098 4608 171

3. Self Financed Colleges 27 9818 25935 35753 1465

4. Constituent Colleges 2 1090 1057 2147 47

Total 31 17192 35636 52828 1991

Source: Registrar of Respective University (Periyar University)

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 91

11.3. COLLEGES FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, STUDENTS AND

TEACHERS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Name of the Institutions

Number of

Institutions

Students

Teachers

Boys Girls Total

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Medicine 3 953 883 1836 769

2 Dental 1 205 364 569 82

3 Pharmacy 1 272 185 457 36

4 Ayurvedic -- -- -- -- --

5 Siddha 1 16 35 51 5

6 Unani -- -- -- -- --

7 Homeopathy 2 189 377 566 61

8 Nursing 6 153 1059 1212 93

9 Engineering & Technology 20

15532 6285 21817 3300

10 Agriculture -- --- --- --- ---

11 Veterinary -- --- --- --- ---

Law College 1 26 7 33 8

13 Teacher Training Institutes 37 360 893 1253 264

14 College of Physical Ed

ucation

2 118 117 235 13

15 B.P.T Physiotherapy 1 113 96 209 19

16 Institute of Paramedical

Science

2 37 69 106 12

17 M.C.A 12 443 403 846 59

18 M.B.A. 7 490 277 767 18

19 College of Education 22 143 1185 1328 159

20 M.Phil 2 147 302 449 24

21 Ph.D 3 166 145 311 ---

22 Hotel Management 3 211 6 217 19

Source: Concerned Head of Institutions.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 92

11.4. COLLEGES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.No Name of Institutions

Number of

Institutions

Students

Teachers Boys Girls Total

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

NIL

11.5. SCHOOLS FOR GENERAL EDUCATION, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

Year: 2015-16

S.No. Name of the Institutions

Number of

Institutions

Students Teache

rs Boys Girls Total

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

Kasturba Gandhi Balika

Vidhyalaya (KGBV)

2 Nursery Only

3 Primary with Nursery

4 Primary Only

5 Primary with Middle

6 Primary with Secondary

7

Primary with Higher

secondary

8 Middle Only

9 Middle with Secondary

10

Middle with Higher

Secondary

11

Secondary with Higher

Secondary 206 63475 71546 135021 4120

Source: DEEO Salem, DEOs Salem and Sankagiri

11.6. SCHOOLS FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, STUDENTS AND

TEACHERS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

No

Name of the Institution

Number of

Institutions

Students

Teachers Boys Girls Total

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1

Teacher Training

Institutions 37

360 893 1253 264

Source: Concerned Institutions

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 93

11.7. SCHOOLS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

Year: 2015-16

S.No.

Name of the

Institution

Number of

Institutions

Students

Teachers Boys Girls Total

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1. Schools for Blind 1 74 20 94 16

2. Schools for Deaf 1 20 10 30 05

3. Schools for

Orthopedically

Handicapped

- - - - -

4. School for Mentally

Retarded

6 322 167 489 59

5

Vocational Training.

Centres

2 40 39 79 12

6 Early Intervention

Training Centre for

Deaf

1 6 2 8 2

7 Early Intervention

Training Centre for

Mentally Retarded

1 30 19 49 5

Source: District Differently Abled Welfare Officer, Salem.

11.8. INSTITUTIONS FOR OTHER PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, STUDENTS

AND TEACHERS 2015-16

Source: Concerned Institutions

Sl.

No

Name of the

Institution

Number of

Institutions

Students

Teachers

Boys Girls Total

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Pvt. Polytechnic 19 13286 1859 15145 926

2 Govt. I.T.I 3 1210 399 1609 96

3 Pvt. I.T.I 9 392 99 491 72

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 94

11.9. COMPUTER TRAINING CENTRES 2015-16

Name of the Block/Municipalities

Number of Computer

Training Centres

Salem 45

Veerapandy 4

P.N.Patty 13

A.Pattanam 2

Valappady 6

Yercaud 2

Athur 12

P.N. Palayam 5

Gangavalli 6

Thalaivasal 2

Omalur 4

Kadaiyampatty 2

Tharamangalam 2

Mecheri 2

Nangavalli 2

Kolathur 6

Sankagiri 7

M.D.Choultry 12

Edapady 14

Konganapuram 12

Salem Corporation 46

Athur Municipality 22

Mettur Municipality 18

Edapady Municipality 7

Source: Concerned Local Bodies/ DIC Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 95

11.10. HOSTELS AND INMATES BY COMMUNITY

Number of Hostels Year:2015-16

Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe

Most Backward Class

and De-notified

Communities

Backward Class

B G. T. B. G. T. B. G. T. B. G. T

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

29 13 42 5 7 - - - - - - -

11.10 Contd…

Number of Inmates

Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe

Most Backward Class

and De-notified

Communities

Backward Class

B. G. T. B. G. T. B. G. T. B. G. T.

13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

1570 813 2383 218 83 301 - - - - - -

11.11. SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS BY COMMUNITY

Year: 2015-16

Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe, De-notified Communities/Most Backward Classes

Backward Classes

Number of Beneficiaries

Amount

(Rs. in „000‟)

SC/ST MBC/DC BC SC/ST MBC/DC BC

61997 - - 80405700 - -

Source: District Adi-Dravidar and Tribal Welfare, & District Backward Class and Minorities Welfare

Officer, Salem.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 96

12. FISHERIES

12.1. FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT

Year: 2015-16

1. Area

a. Total Coastal Line of the District Nil

b. i. Total Inland Fresh Water spread Area 27,384.469.ha

ii. Estuaries and Brakish Water Area Nil

c. Marine Fishing Villages Nil

2. Fish Production Item Quantity

(Tonne)

Value (Rs.in

lakhs)

Inland 1713.614 10,28,16,840

3. Fisheries Development

a. Freezing Plants Nil

b. Ice plants, and walk in coolers Mettur 2

Ice plant

c. Sea food manufacturing Units in private

sector

Nil

d. Fisheries Training centre

Marine Nil

Inland Fish Culture, Fish Seed production

e. Fishing Vessels (Inland) 2000 Coracle

f. Active Marine Fishermen

4. Export of:

Item Quantity

(Tonne)

Value (Rs.in

lakhs)

Fish and Fish Products Nil Nil Nil

Source: Asst. Director of Fisheries, Mettur Dam, Salem

12.2. ESTIMATED MARINE FISH PRODUCTION / INLAND FISH PRODUCTION

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Block/Municipalities

Quantity

(Tonne)

Value

(Rs. In lakhs)

1 2 3 4

Salem District 1713.614 10,28,16,840

Source: Asst. Director of Fisheries, Mettur Dam, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 97

12.3. NUMBER OF FAMILIES ENGAGED IN FISHING

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number Name of the Block Number of Fisherman

engaged 1 2 3

1 Salem 450

2 Veerapandy 130

3 Panamarathupatti 575

4 A.pattinam 190

5 Valappady 465

6 Yercaud 10

7 Attur 495

8 P.N.Palayam 585

9 Gangavalli 360

10 Thalaivasal 130

11 Omalur 75

12 Kadaiyampatty 210

13 Tharamangalam 20

14 Mecheri 730

15 Nangavalli 540

16 Kolathur 885

17 Sankagiri 40

18 Magudavanchavadi 20

19 Edappady 310

20 Konganapuram 155

Total 6375

Source: Asst. Director of Fisheries, Mettur Dam, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 98

13. HANDLOOM

13.1. NUMBER OF FOCAL CENTRES AND LOCATION DETAILS 2015-16

S.No No. of the Focal Centres Name / Location of the Focal Centres

1 Salem Ammapet, Ponnammapet, Agraharam

2 Veerapandy Attayampatty

3 Panaimarathupatty Mallur, Nilavarapatty, Kondalampatty, Neikarapatty

4 Ayothiyapattinam Ayothiyapattinam

5 Yercaud Nil

6 Valapaddy Nil

7 Peddhanaickenpalayam Nil

8 Attur Nil

9 Thalaivasal Nil

10 Gangavalli Nil

11 Kadayampatty Kadayampatty

12 Omalur Chinnathirupathi, Omalur

13 Tharamangalam Thooppur, Amaragundhi, Tharamangalam

14 Mecheri Mechari, Virudasampatty

15 Nangavalli Nangavalli, Soorapalli, Jalakandapuram

16 Kolathur Nil

17 Sankari Nil

18 Magudanchavadi

1. Kachakaranur

2. Karaiyanur

3. Thalaiyur

4. Chinna Unjakatu

5. Karaiyanur Kattuvalavu

6. Pattanapatty

7. Thaiyalampatty

8. Elampillai

19 Edapady

1. Dharapuram

2. Eruppalli

3. Cinnappampatti

4. Dhevur

5. Chettipatty

20 Konganapuram Katchupalli

21 Edapady Municipality

1. Edapady Town

2. Chinnamanali

3. Nachipalayam

4. Vellandivalasai

5. Alachampalayam

22 Salem Corporation Salem

23 Attur Municipality Nil

24

Narasingapuram

Nil Municipality

25 Mettur Municipality Nil

Source: DD Handlooms and Textiles, Salem and AD Handlooms and Textiles

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 99

13.2. NUMBER OF SOCIETIES & VARIETYWISE PRODUCTION

Year: 2015-16

Source: D.D. Handloom & Textiles, Salem. & A.D. Handloom & Textiles, Tirchencode.

13.3. NUMBER OF POWERLOOMS & EMPLOYEES WORKING

Year: 2015-16

Handloom Division

Number of Power

looms

Number of Employees working

Salem 10 1450

Tiruchencode 9 1244

Total 19 26964

Source: D.D. Handloom & Textiles, Salem. & A.D. Handloom & Textiles, Tirchencode.

Sl.Nu

mber

Ha

ndlo

om

Div

isio

n

Nu

mb

er

of

Soci

etie

s

Cotton Silk Art silk

Mixture of

Art silk &

Cotton

Polyester

Len

gth

in

Met

ers

Va

lue

(Rs.

In

„0

00‟)

Len

gth

in

M

eter

s

Va

lue

(Rs.

In

`00

0‟

Len

gth

in

M

eter

s

Va

lue

(Rs.

In

„0

00‟)

Len

gth

in

M

eter

s

Va

lue

(Rs.

in “

00

0‟)

Len

gth

in

Met

ers

Va

lue

(Rs.

In

„0

00‟)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

1

Sal

em

64

51

13

23

7

25

41

.42

64

48

56

25

78

.86

86

03

56

23

14

45

66

0

16

6.5

51

75

0

21

5.1

5

2

Tir

uch

enco

de

20

831727

85415515

12652

4326910

- - - - - -

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 100

13.4. NUMBER OF FAMILIES ENGAGED IN HANDLOOMS AND

POWERLOOMS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Name of the Block/Municipalities Number of the families engaged in

Handlooms Power looms

1 2 3 4

1 Salem - -

2 Veerapandy 2878 303

3 P.N.Patty 1651 -

4 A.Pattanam 815 -

5 Valappady - -

6 Yercaud - -

7 Attur - -

8 P.N.Palayam - -

9 Ganvalli - -

10 Thalaivasal - -

11 Omalur 306 -

12 Kadaiyampatty 371 -

13 Tharamangalam 1012 -

14 Mecheri 1409 -

15 Nangavalli 229 -

16 Kolathur - -

17 Sankagiri - 34

18 M.D.Choultry 772 -

19 Edapady 343 -

20 Konganapuram 186 424

1 Salem Corporation 7820 281

2 Athur Municipality - -

3 Mettur Municipality -

4 Edapady Municipality 403 164

5 Narasingapuram Municipality - -

Source: D.D. Handloom & Textiles, Salem. And A.D. Handloom & Textiles, Thiruchencode.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 101

14. HANDICRAFTS

14.1. NAME AND ADDRESSES OF THE HANDICRAFT WORKERS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Name of the

block

Name and address of

theHandicrafts

Article

Available in their

handicrafts

Value of articles

Produced Sold

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 Salem B.Haseena w/o Barkathullah, Beed NA NA

208-E, Kalidasan Street, Salem Jewellery

2 Salem M.Vahitha w/o Mahabubi, Beed NA NA

36, New Majith Street, Salem Jewellery

3 Salem Jamruthbi w/o Addulkalil, Beed NA NA

217, Kalidasan Street, Salem Jewellery

4 Salem K.Sakkubai w/o Kanagadas, Beed NA NA

93, Periyar Street, Salem Jewellery

5 Salem S.Kalivani w/o Sengutuvan, Beed NA NA

83, Chenna Krishnan Street,

Salem

Jewellery

6 Salem B.Mythili w/o Baskar, Beed NA NA

305/828-A, Ashok Nagar, Salem Jewellery

7 Salem M.D. Sureshkumar s/o Beed NA NA

M.V.Devarajan, Jewellery

Number19, Govindhan Street,

Shevapet, Salem

8 Salem Chandrasekaran s/o

Thangavel,

Beed NA NA

85, Muthusamy Streer, Salem Jewellery

9 Salem N.Rajeshwari w/o Natarajan, Beed NA NA

14, Ruthrappan Street, Salem Jewellery

10 Salem K.Gajendran s/o Krishnan, Wood Carving NA NA

Number38/95, Arunachalam

Street, Salem

11 Salem Krishnamurthy s/o

Venkatachalapathy,

Natural Fibre NA NA

Number9, Saibaba Street, Salem

12 Salem A.N.Jayabak S/o

A.K.Nannaiyar,

Tanjore Painting NA NA

Number23/82, Sai Bada Street,

Salem

13 Salem Hameer c/o Samshathbegam, Tanjore Painting NA NA

Number3/7-A, Kadai Veethi,

Yethapur, Attur, Salem

Source: Asst.Director of Handcrafts Marketing and Service Extension Centre, 184-Chinna kadai Veedhi,

Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 102

14.2. ARTICLES AVAILABLE IN HANDICRAFTS

YEAR: 2015-16

Sl.No Works Articles Value (in Rs.)

1 Wood works Sandal woods, rose woods, white

wood, rose wood inlay 239790

2. Metal works

Bronze, Iron, Brass and amps, art

plates, sheet metal , block metal,

white metal

3215797

3. Fiber product Jute product, straw pictures, coir

product, misc. fiber. 1500

4. Textiles Appliqué thombai, temple umber

law 18770

5.

Jams and jeweler

Temple jewelers, Semi precious

stones and covering jewelers 120640

6. Painting Thanjour painting 185030

7. Stone carvings Granite stone , shop stone 108489

8. Thanjavur Garland Sandal beds mala 42740

9. Paper machine Danching Doll, Krishna, Laxmi,

Saraswathi Doll and etc. 9425

10. Clay and Plaster of praise Krishna, laxmi, saraswathi Dolls

etc. -

11. Pith temple ariticles

Thanjore temple, madurai temple,

sri rangam temple, trichy rock fort,

velankanni church, Taj mahal.

7820

12. Insane perfumers Bathi and pooja items sandal wood

oil and perfumes. 60000

Total 4010001

Source: Manager, Poompuhar Show Room, Salem-1

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 103

14.3. VALUE OF ARTICLES PRODUCED

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number Name of the Handicraft

Value of the articlesProduced

(Rs.in Lakhs)

Value of the

articles sold (Rs.)

1 2 3 4

1 Wood carving -- 263052

2 Lacquere ware -- 48424

3 Brass lamps -- 1485754

4 Bronze -- 137405

5 Art Plate -- 480485

6 Misc Metal works Brass

miniature

-- 446257

7 Coir/Korai/Jute products -- 116824

8 Batik -- -

9 Tanjore Garland -- 84470

10 Pith models -- 4286

11 Stone Carvings -- 118840

12 Paper machine -- 409078

13 Clay & Terracotta -- 19110

14 Copper Kalasam -- -

15 Tanjore picture paintings -- 12380

16 Ceranite stone -- 57999

17 Applique works -- 11747

18 Batik & Kalamari -- -

19 Incence & Perfumary -- 173506

20 Misc Handi. -- 181273

Other State 133791

21 Jari work -- -

22 Rosewood

products/Furniture

-- -

23 Rosewood inlaid works -- 144133

24 Sandalwood products -- 216572

25 Misc. Wood works -- 264984

26 Moradabad brassware -- 1053530

27 Misc. Metal works -- 408730

28 Misc.Paintings -- 229971

29 Jewellery -- 1026462

30 Textiles -- 152995

31 Misc. Handicrafts -- 224056

32 Shopsoiled / Discount sale -- -

33 Others (Ceramic) -- 31947

Total -- 7938061

Source: Manager, Poompuhar Show Room, Salem-1

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 104

14.4. NUMBEROF FAMILIES ENGAGED IN HANDICRAFTS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Name of the

Block/Municipalities

Number of the Handicrafts

Number of the

families engaged

1 2 3 4

1 Whole Salem District

1.Copper & Silver Jewellary -

2.Agarpathi -

3.Hand Embroidery -

4. Bead & Imitatation jewellery 9

5.Clay Toys -

6.Waste Cotton Foot Mats -

7.Palm Leaf Crafts -

8.Tanjore painting 2

9.Wood carving 1

10.Stone Carving -

11.Natural Fibre 1

Total 13

Source: Asst.Director of Handcrafts Marketing and Service Extension Centre, 184-Chinna kadai

Veedhi, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 105

15. HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

15.1. HOSPITALS, DISPENSARIES, BED STRENGTH, DOCTORS AND NURSES

Year: 2015-16

Classification

Mo

dern

Med

icin

e

Indian Medicine

Hom

oeo

pa

thy

Gra

nd

To

tal

Ayu

rved

ic

Sid

dh

a

Un

an

i

Ayu

rved

ic S

idd

ha

Un

an

i co

mb

ined

To

tal

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Hospitals 11 0 11 0 0 11 3 25

Dispensaries 1 0 6 0 0 6 0 7

Primary Health

Centres 85 0 23 0 0 23 0 108

Urban Health

Centre 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 20

Health Sub Centres 398 0 0 0 0 0 0 398

Other Medical

Instit

utions(MMU)

21 0 0 0 0 0 0 21

Bed Strength 2635 0 0 0 0 0 0 2635

Number of Doctors 474 0 40 0 0 0 0 514

Number of Nurses 729 0 15 0 0 0 0 744

Source: Joint Director of Medical and Rural Health Services and Famil Welfare, Salem, District Siddha

Medical Officer, Salem-1 & DD Health Services, Salem & Medical Officer, Salem Corporation

15.2. NUMBEROF ALLIED PATHOLOGICAL UNITS AVAILABLE

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number Name of the Block/Municipality Number of Pathological Units

1 2 3

1 Govt. Mohan Kumaramangalam

Medical College Hospital, Salem

Corporation

1

Source: Dean, Govt Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 106

15.3. PATIENTS TREATED

Year: 2015-16

S.No Name of the Disease

Number of patients treated

In Patients Out Patients Total

1 Suram 841 878533 879374

2 Irumal 356 685741 686097

3 Iraippu 48 8140 8188

4 Illaipu 8 4589 4597

5 Gunmam 150 8541 8691

6 Panndu 138 10458 10596

7 Kaamalai 19 6551 6570

8 Kazhichal 47 14320 14367

9 Eruvaai Mulai 52 16548 16600

10 Kalladaippu 27 6058 6085

11 Keel Vaayu 1042 325841 326883

12 Soolai 60 6690 6750

13 Veenpuli 84 2525 2609

14 Karapan 840 8546 9386

15 Ovvamai 150 13690 13840

16 Kaalanjaka Padai 121 5780 5901

17 Soothaga Vali 18 8124 8142

18 Vellai 521 102145 102666

19 Cough with/without Fever 109239 668574 777813

20 Type II DM 86649 358014 444663

21 SHT 60174 209704 269878

22 Cancer 2917 96022 98939

23 Coronary Heart Disease 2659 63057 65716

24 Viral Fever 43113 307005 350118

25 AGE 7361 111745 119106

26 Pneumonia 3683 1194 4877

27 Poisoning 30980 31609 62589

28 RTA 34134 34191 68325

29 Assault with Multiple Injuries 42805 40977 83782

30 COPD 4422 89953 94375

31 Piles 623 1244 1867

32 Burns 19295 18315 37610

33 Pre-term 31986 29687 61673

34 Apnoea 34562 3854 38416

35 Sidha 57724 230894 288618

36 Ayurvedha 10170 40682 50852

37 Homeopathy 3381 13524 16905

38 speticemia 68 60 128

39 CKD 37 36 73

40 Others 70253 39996 110249

Source: Dean, Govt Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital, Salem and Joint Director of

Medical and Rural Health Services and Family Welfare, Salem, District Siddha Medical Officer, Salem-1

and DD Health Services, Salem and M.O Salem Corporation

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 107

15.4. DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL

Year: 2015-16

Number of

Doctors

Number of

Nurses

Number of Technical

persons

Others

{specify}

Total

1 2 3 4 5

120 250 189 350 1797

Source: Dean, Govt Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital, Salem and District Siddha

Medical Officer, salem-1 and DD Health Services and Family Welfare, Salem

15.5. PROGRESS OF FAMILY WELFARE PROGRAMMES

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number

Name of the

District

Sterilisation IUD

Users of

conventional

contraceptives

Users of oral

pills

Targ

et

Ach

ie v

emen

t

Targ

et

Ach

ie v

emen

t

Targ

et

Ach

ie v

emen

t

Targ

et

Ach

ie v

emen

t

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1

Salem

District

16500 12135 15000 13142 8800 2805 4600 1728

Source: Deputy Director of Medical, Rural Health Services and Family Welfare, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 108

16. HOUSING

16.1. PLAN SANCTIONED, BUILDING COMPLETED UNDER PRIVATE

SECTOR

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Name of the Town

Panchayat/Municipalities/

Corporations

Room Unit Size

Private

Sector

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Corporation - - - - 955

2 Municipalities - - - - 192

3 Town Panchayats - - - - NA

4 Third Grade Municipality - - - - 99

Source: Concerned Local Bodies

16.2. PLANS SANCTIONED, BUILDING COMPLETED UNDER PUBLIC SECTOR

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Name of the

Panchayat Union

Room Unit size Public Sector

1 2 3 4

1 20 Panchayat Unions N.A 1133+199

16.3. AMOUNT INVESTED IN HOUSING AND BUILDING ACTIVITY UNDER

PUBLIC SECTOR

Year: 2015-16

Residential

Rs. in „000‟

Percentage to

total

Non-Residential

Rs. in „000‟

Percentage to

total

Total

Rs. in „000‟

1 2 3 4 5

941831 91.72 84912 8.28 1026743

Source: Department of Economics & Statistics

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 109

16.4. CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY OF TAMIL NADU HOUSING BOARD

Year: 2015-16

Sl. No Name of the Scheme Number

1 2 3

1 Low Income Group Housing Schemes Flats -

2 Middle Income Group Housing Schemes -

3 Slum Improvements/Clearance Tenements -

4 Tamil Nadu Government Rental Housing -

5 Subsidized Industrial Housing Tenements -

6 Fire Proof Tenements -

7 Special Low Cost Housing Scheme -

8 Police -

9 Specify any other H.I.G. (Kandampatti East SF

Scheme HIG)

-

Source: Deputy Registrar, Salem Region, Salem.

16.5. CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY OF TAMIL NADU SLUM CLEARANCE BOARD

Year: 2015-16

Name of

the Block

Item Achievement

1 2 3

1. Number of Tenements sanctioned for

construction

292

2. Number of Tenements constructed Work is in Progress

3. Amount sanctioned (Rs.in lakhs) 2494.47

4. Amount spent (Rs.in lakhs) 146.1

5. Number of tenements occupied Nil

6. Rent received (Rs.in lakhs) Nil

Source: Executive Engineer, Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board, Salem Division.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 110

16.6. INDEX NUMBERS OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION COST IN URBAN

CENTRES (1999-2000=100)

Year: 2015-16

S.

No

District Urban

Centres

Building

Index

Building

materials

Construction

cost for

building

Labour

Other

Charges

Combined

Index

1 2 3 4 5 6

1

Salem 253.92 460.17 305.38 318.08

Source: Department of Economics & Statistics

16.7. LABOUR CHARGES OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS - INDEX

Year: 2015-16

Charges of Male Construction

Workers

Charges of Female Construction

Workers

Combined

1 2 3

461.54 384.62 413.81

Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 111

17. INDUSTRIES

17.1. RESULTS OF ANNUAL SURVEY OF INDUSTRIES (Factory Sector)

Year: 2015-16

Characteristics Units Results for all Industries

1 2 3

Salem District To be finalised Taken as CENSUS

Source: Department of Economics & Statistics

17.2. ESTIMATES OF OUTPUT AND VALUE ADDED BY MANUFACTURE

BASED ON ANNUAL SURVEY OF INDUSTRIES

Year: 2015-16

Industry

Group Description of theIndustry

AlL

Employees

Value of

output Rs. In

lakhs

Value

added

1 2 3 4 5

17 Mfg. of textiles 6878 91176.90 N.A

15 Mfg. of food products 2179 27967.75 N.A

22 Publishing, printing 230 2299.05 N.A

19 Leather Chapels - - N.A

14 Mineral crushing such as feldspar, calcite,

Dolomite Calcite - -

N.A

20 Mfg. of wood products 456 6435.60 N.A

24 Mfg. of chemical products 179 11896.30 N.A

23 Mfg. of coke, refined petroleum products - N.A

25 Mfg. of Rubber & Plastic products 744 7092.03 N.A

21 Mfg. of paper products 98 1001.16 N.A

26 Mfg. of other Non-Metallic mineral products 744 7092.03 N.A

17 Calendaring & Zero finishing of cloth - - N.A

33 Mfg. of Medical, Optical instruments 40 965.25 N.A

34 Mfg. of Motor Vehicles 111 1691.80 N.A

35 Mfg. of other transport equipments 201 2584.75 N.A

30 Mfg. of computing machinery 28 82.77 N.A

31 Mfg. of Electrical machinery 413 11107.65 N.A

27 Mfg. of Basic metals 353 5595.00 N.A

29 Mfg. of Machinery & Equipment NEC 1171 21505.75 N.A

32 Mfg. of Radio, Television Equipments 48 231.00 N.A

28 Mfg. of fabrication metal products 985 21460.95 N.A

36 Mfg. of furniture 1480 32788.80 N.A

37 Mfg. of Recycling 58 796.00 N.A

41 Collection, Purification of water 185 1213.40 N.A

18 Readymade Garments 2661 37184.99 N.A

Source: General Manager, District Industries centre Salem.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 112

17.3. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number Name of the Product Unit of quantity Production

1 2 3 4

1 Cement

(Tvl.India Cement Ltd)

600000 6,40,505

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6.

17.4. PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF MAJOR MINERALS

Year: 2015-16

Name of the District Name of the Mineral Quality (Tonne) Value (in Rupees)

1 2 3 4

Salem

Limestone 324680 3,28,64,575

Quartz 132 9,360

Feldspar 53202 44,34,841

Magnasite 164120 1,77,17,074

Bauxite 33522 28,80,000

Soapstone 3296 1,62,760

Dunite 49776 16,38,680

Granite (CBM) 8382.897 1,92,66,948

Rough stone(M3)

723103 3,53,22,295

Source: Asst Director of Geology and Mining, Salem.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 113

17.5. PRODUCTION OF HANDLOOM CLOTH

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Variety of Cloth Production (In lakh metres)

Salem Div. Tiruchengode Div. Total

1. Silk Dhothy 1717.70 1717.70

2. Silk Saree 2314.00 0.12 2314.12

3. Spun Sarees 0.00 0.00

4. Angavastram 143.61 143.61

5. Shirting 711.57 711.57

6. Export 0.00 0 0.00

7. Cotton Dhothy 233.06 233.06

8. Cotton Saree 406.78 1.53 408.31

9. Lungi 0.00 0.00

10. Bedsheet 124.07 0.19 124.26

11 Carpet 48.48 3.17 51.65

12 Towel 153.34 2.25 155.59

13 Shirting 86.54 86.54

14 Export 0.00 0.00

15 Drill 197.30 0.25 197.55

16 Casement 197.30 0.15 197.45

17 FDS Dhoti 197.30 197.30

18 Uniform 69.36 69.36

19

Other

Others 0.00 0.00

20 Mosquito net 104.65 104.65

Total 6705.06 7.66 6712.72

Source: D.D. Handloom and Textiles, Salem.and AD Handlooms. Thiruchencode

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 114

17.6. S M A L L S C A L E I N D U S T R I E S

YEAR:2015-16

SL.

NO

MAJOR

CLASSIFICATION DETAILS OF MAJOR PRODUCTS

Number of

Units

1 19 CUTTING AND POLISHING OF GRANITE SLABS 1

2 20 WET GRINDING OF FOODGRAINS AND ALLIED

INDUSTRIES

NA

3 21 EXTRACTION OF EDIBLE OIL AND OILCAKE FROM

GROUNDNUT AND

MFG.OF TAPIOCA STARCH

NA

4 22 BEVERGES AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS 3

5 23 MFG.OF UNPROCESSED COTTON FABRIC USING

POWER LOOMS

677

6 24 TWISTING OF SILK YARN 156

7 26 TAILORING NA

8 27 MFG. JACQUIRED DESIGNED KORAI MATES NA

9 28 BOOK BINDING 5

10 29 LEATHER PRODUCTS 3

11 30 MFG.OF PVC BENDS PIPES AND COUPLERS NA

12 31 MFG.OF COMPUTER TABLES AND PLASTICS FROM

INJECTION

MOULDING

-

13 32 MFG.OF CONCRETE DOORS -

14 33 SILVER WIRE DRAWING -

15 34 MFG.OF STAINLESS STEEL, MILK TANKERS AND

FABRICATION OF M.S.

GATES AND GRILS

41

16 35 GENERAL ENGINERING WORKS 33

17 36 MFG. OF AUTOMOBILE BATTRIES,BATTERY PLATES

AND UPS

-

18 38 MFG.OF SILVER BALLS USED I SILG-VCER CHAIL -

19 82 DTP WORK AND INTERNET BROWSING 62

20 96 BEAUTY PARLOUR 37

21 97 REPAIRING AND SERVICING WORK OF

TYPEWRITERS AND ELECTRICALS APPLAIENCE

-

22 74 COLD STORAGE 4

TOTAL 1022

Source: General Manager, D.I.C. Salem.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 115

17.7. KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number

Industry

Production

(Rs. In lakhs)

Sales

(Rupees in

lakhs)

Employments

(Numberof

persons)

Earnings

(Rs. In

lakhs)

1 1 2 3 4 5

Khadi Industries

1 Cotton 14.43 45.74 24

-

-

2 Woolen 0 4.16 0 -

3 Silk 0 26.32 0 -

4 Polyester 3.59 13.40 19 -

Village Industries

1 Soap 0 6.14 0 -

2 Lelather

Goods

5.23 1.72 0 -

3 Others 0 1.98 0 -

Source: Asst Director of Khadi and Village Industries, Salem

17.8. NUMBER OF PRINTING PRESSES

Year: 2015-16

Sl. No. District Number

(1) (2) (3)

1 Salem 25

Source: DIC, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 116

17.9. NUMBER OF PHOTOCOPY (XEROX) CENTRES

Year 2015-16

Sl. Number

Name of the Block / Municipality

Number of Xerox Centres

1 2 3

1 Salem 265

2 Veerapandi 32

3 P.N.Patty 59

4 A.Pattinam 50

5 Valapadi 16

6 Yercaud 15

7 Attur 62

8 P.N.Palayam 25

9 Gangavalli

12

10 Thalaivasal 22

11 Omalur 24

12 Kadayampatty 15

13 Tharamangalam 12

14 Mecheri 13

15 Nangavalli 18

16 Kolathur/Mettur 45

17 Sankagiri 22

18 Mac Donald 14

19 Idapaddy 23

20 Konganapuram 9

Source: DIC, Salem and concernd local bodies

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 117

18. FACTORIES

18.1. REGISTERED AND WORKING FACTORIES

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Item Numbers

1 2 3

1.

Factories on the Registered at the beginning of the year

(01.04.2015) 886

2. Factories added during the year (01.04.2015-31.03.2016) 22

3. Factories removed during the year(01.04.2015 to 31.03.2016) 23

4. Factories on the register at the end of the year 885

5. Number of Man days Worked (in Lakhs) 6164000

6 Number of Working Factories 580

Source: Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories, Salem.

18.2. EMPLOYMENT IN WORKING FACTORIES

Year: 2015-16

S.

Number

Item Numbers

1 2 3

1 All factories (Approximate/Actual Employment) 26800

Source: Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories, Salem.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 118

18.3. UNIONS: INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES BY STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS

GHERAOS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number

Items

Numbers

1 2 3

1.

2.

3.

4.

Number of Registered Trade Unions

Strike:

a. Number of Strikes

b. Number of Workers Involved

c. Number of Mandays Lost

Lockouts:

a. Number of Lockouts

b. Number of workers involved

c. Number of Mandays Lost

Gheraos:

a. Number

b. Workers involved

c. Mandays Lost

11

0

0

1

311

0

0

0

Source: Deputy Commissioner of Labour, 4th

Floor, Collectorate, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 119

19. LOCAL BODIES

19.1. MUNICIPAL BODIES AREA AND POPULATION BY GRADES (As on 31st

March)

Year: 2015-16

Sl. No

Classification of Municipal Bodies

Number

Area

(Sq.Km.)

Population

(In „000‟)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Corporations

Special Grade

Selection Grade

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Township Committee

1

--

--

3

--

1

--

91.340

--

--

51.730

--

14.85

--

693

--

--

161

--

186

--

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6.

19.2. MUNICIPAL BODIES BY TALUKS

Sl.Number Taluk

Corp

ora

tion

s Grade of Municipal Councils

Tow

nsh

ip

Com

mit

tees

Tota

l

Sp

ecia

l

Sel

ecti

on

Fir

st

Sec

on

d

Th

ird

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 Salem 1 1

2 Yercaud

3 Attur 1 1 2

4 Gangavalli

5 Omalur

6 Mettur 1 1

7 Sankagiri

8 Idapaddi 1 1

9 Valapaddi

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 120

19.3. UNIONS, VILLAGE PANCHAYATS / TOWN PANCHAYATS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Village Panchayat/

Town Panchayat

Development

Districts

Panchayat

Union

Village

Panchayats

Town

Panchayats

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 Village Panchayat 1 20 385 33

Source: District Rural Development Office.

19.4. REVENUE DIVISIONS, TALUKS, FIRKAS AND REVENUE VILLAGES

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Revenue Divisions

Revenue

Taluks

Revenue

Firkas

Revenue Villages

1 2 3 4 5

1 4 14 42 653

Source: District Revenue Administrative Office.

19.5. TAX COLLECTED BY CORPORATION / MUNICIPALITY / PANCHAYAT

UNION / TOWN PANCHAYAT / VILLAGE PANCHAYAT

Year: 2015-16

Item

Salem

Corporation (Rs

in Lakhs)

Municipality

(Rs in Lakhs)

Panchayat

Union (Rs in

Lakhs)

Town

Panchayat

(Rs in

Lakhs)

Village

Panchayat

(Rs in

Lakhs)

1 2 3 4 5 6

Total 5920.20 710.712

Source: Concerned Municipalities, AD (Town Panchayats), AD (Panchayats) - Salem District

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 121

19.6. RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

Year: 2015-16

Sl.no

Name of the scheme

Numberof works

Taken up

Numberof works completed

During

the year

Estimation

(rs. In lakhs)

During

the year

Expenditure

incurred (rs. In

lakhs)

1 IAY 2331 2797.20 2317 2776.39

2 CMSPGHS 2852 5133.60 2852 5133.60

3 THAI 1476 2897.53 1476 2839.180

4 MP-LADS 209 947.540 134 591.770

5 MLACDS 1058 2758.070 1041 2495.89

6 SSS 82 553.810 80 492.840

7 CSIDS 193 396.140 193 386.160

8 NABARD XXI 11 600.390 2 104.620

9 Village Panchayat

Service centre 106 1802 31 537.47

10 MGNREGS 22112 21868.350 22112 21868.350

11 IGFF ROADS 5 505.700 4 385.472

12 SCPAR-BT ROADS 63 1261.660 42 867.00

13 ANGANWADI

CENTRES NEW

CONSTRUCTIONS

60 390 25 162.500

14 ANGANWADI

UPGRADATION-

ADDITIONAL ROOM

5 5.000 3 3.00

15

ANGANWADI

UPGRADATION-

CONSTRUCTION (OR)

CONVERSION OF

EXISTING TO BABY

FRIENDLY TOILETS

160 32.500 142 28.400

16 ANGANWADI

UPGRADATION-

MINOR REPAIRS

160 67.200 141 59.180

17 IAY SPECIAL

PROJECT (Flood) 924 1108.80 0 0.00

18 PMGSY IX 4 536.260 0 296.550

19 NBA IHHL 66658 7998.960 55469 6660.550

20 TNRRIS 121 4136.860 111 3614.690

Total 98590 55797.070 86148 49303.612

Source: Drda, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 122

20. LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

20.1. NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR ANDTOTAL

NUMBER OF PERSONS WAITING UPTO THE END OF THE YEARAS PER LIVE

REGISTER

Year: 2015-16

Sl. Number

Type of

Employment

Exchange

Number of Persons

registered during the

year

Total Number of persons

waiting up to the end of the

year

1 2 3 4

1

District

Employment Office,

Salem-8

59856 3,47,426

Source: Asst Director, District Employment Office, Salem

20.2. NUMBER OF PLACEMENTS DURING AND UPTO THE END OF THE

YEAR

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number Type of Employment Exchanges

Placements during

the year Placements up to the year

1 District Employment Office,

Salem-8

314 711

Mega Job Fair for

Edapady for the year 2015

5936

Source: Asst Director, District Employment Ofice, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 123

21. LEGAL SERVICE

21.1. JUDICIAL DIVISION AND ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

Sl.number Name of taluk Name of the civil courts

1 SALEM Principal District and Sessions Court, Salem

2 SALEM I, II, IIIAddl. District And Sessions Court,

Salem

3 SALEM Special Court for EC Act cases, Salem

4 SALEM Labour Court, Salem

5 SALEM Family Court, Salem

6 SALEM Mahila Court, Salem

7 SALEM Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Salem

8 SALEM Principal Sub Court,Salem

9 SALEM I Addl. Sub Court, Salem

10 SALEM II Addl. Sub Court, Salem

11 SALEM Principal District Munsif Court, Salem

12 SALEM I Addl. District Munsif Court, Salem

13 SALEM II Addl. District Munsif Court, Salem

14 ATTUR Sub Court, Attur

15 ATTUR District Munsif's Court, Attur

16 SANKAGIRI Sub Court, Sankagiri

17 ATTUR Fast Track Court at Magisterial level / Judicial

Magistrate Court I at Attur

18 SANKARI District Munsif's Court, Sankagiri

19 METTUR Sub Court, Mettur

20 METTUR District Munsif's Court, Mettur

21 OMALUR DM-Cum-JM, Omalur

CRIMINAL COURTS IN SALEM DISTRICT

Year :2015-16

1 SALEM Judicial Magistrate NumberI Salem

2 SALEM Judicial Magistrate NumberII Salem

3 SALEM Judicial Magistrate NumberIII Salem

4 SALEM Judicial Magistrate NumberIV Salem

5 SALEM Judicial Magistrate NumberV Salem

6 SALEM Judicial Magistrate NumberVI Salem

7 ATTUR Judicial Magistrate NumberI Attur

8 ATTUR Judicial Magistrate NumberII Attur

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 124

9 ATTUR Fast Track Court at Magisterial level / Judicial

Magistrate Court I at Attur

10 SANKAGIRI Judicial Magistrate NumberI Sankagiri

11 SANKAGIRI Judicial Magistrate NumberII Sankagiri

12 METTUR Judicial Magistrate NumberI Mettur

13 METTUR Judicial Magistrate NumberII Mettur

14 SALEM Judicial Magistrate Mahila Court

15 SALEM Judicial Magistrate, Mobile Court

16 OMALUR FTC at Magisterial Level, Omalur

NAME OF THE COURTS IN SALEM DISTRICT

Name of the courts Local limits of the police stations

J.M.NUMBER 1, SALEM

1.Salem Town

2.Steel Plant

3.Panamarathupatti

4.Railway Protection Force, Salem

Junction and Market

J.M.NUMBER 2, SALEM

1.Kitchipalayam

2.Suramangalam

3.Karipatti

4.Pallapatti

Special Judicial Magistrate (Railways)

Salem. Cases arising out of petty offences of

Junction is attached

to the court of Railway Protection Force, Salem Junction

Judicial Magistrate NumberII,Salem Railway Police, Salem Junction

J.M.NUMBER 3, SALEM

1.Hasthampatti

2.Sevapet

3.Railway Police Salem Junction

J.M.NUMBER 4, SALEM

1.Annadanapatti

2.Attayampatti

3.Kannankuruchi

4.Veeranam

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 125

J.M.NUMBER 5, SALEM

1. Ammapet

2. Fairlands

3. Yercaud

4. Kondalampatti

J.M.NUMBER 6, SALEM

1.Mallur

2.Valappady

3.For the trail of the offences in respect of

sandalwood

within the local limits of Salem excluding Forest

Division

of Attur J.M.Mahila Court, SALEM Sessions cases against women (Salem District)

J.M. Mobile Court, SALEM Traffic offences araising within salem city.

J.M.NUMBER 1, ATTUR J.M.NUMBER 1, METTUR

1. Attur 1. Mettur Dam

2. Yethapur 2. Kolathur

3. Kariakoil 3. Nangavalli

4. Veeraganur

J.M.NUMBER 2, ATTUR J.M.NUMBER II, METTUR

1. Thalaivasal 1. Mecheri

2. Malliakkarai 2. Karumalaikoodal

3. Thammampatti 3. Jalakandapuram

4. Karumandurai

5.Gangavalli

Fast Track court at Magisterial

level/Jusdicial court-I Attur

138 NI Act (Attur Taluk)

J.M.NUMBER 1, SANKAGIRI DISTRICT MUNSIF-CUM-JUDICIAL

MAGISTRATE,OMALUR

1. Sankari 1. Omalur

2. Thevoor 2. Deevattipatti

3.Poolampatti 3.Tharamangalam

4.Tholasampatti

Fast Track court at Magisterial

level/Jusdicial court-I Attur

138 NI Act (Attur Taluk)

J.M.NUMBER 2, SANKAGIRI

1. Edapadi

2. Mac. Donald Chouldry

DISTRICT MUNSIF'S COURT, ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 126

1 DISTRICT MUNSIF'S

COURT,SALEM SALEM, VALAPPADY, YERCAUD

2 DISTRICT MUNSIF'S

COURT,ATTUR ATTUR

3 DISTRICT MUNSIF'S

COURT,SANKAGIRI SANKAGIRI

4 DISTRICT MUNSIF'S

COURT,METTUR METTUR

5 DISTRICT MUNSIF'S CUM

JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE'S

COURT,OMLAUR

OMALUR

C.J.M. All cases arising out of petty offences of Hasthampatti shall be dealt with by

J.M.Number, Salem

21.2. RESULTS OF ORIGINAL SUITS FOR THE YEAR 2015-16

SL.

NUMBER

NAME OF THE

COURTS

PENDING

AT THE

BEGINNING

31-03-2014

INSTITUTION

01.04.2014-

31.03.15

DISPOSAL

01.04.2014-

31.03.15

PENDING

AS ON

31.03.2015

1

District Courts,

Salem (Prl & I to

III Addl. District

Courts)

735 534 479 790

2

Sub-courts, Salem

(Prl & I to IV

Addl. District

Courts)

1436 656 842 1250

3 Sub-court,

Sangakiri 538 223 176 585

4 Sub-court, Attur 670 230 127 773

5 Sub-Court, Mettur 551 523 242 832

6

District Munsif

Court, Salem (Prl

& I to III Addl.

District Munsif‘s

Courts)

3755 2479 2543 3691

7 District Munsif

Court, Attur 2525 371 287 2609

8 District Munsif

Court, Mettur 1163 289 283 1169

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 127

Source: Principal District Judge, Salem380

21.3. NATURE OF FREE LEGAL AVAILABLE AND NUMBER OF

BENEFICIARIES AND NUMBER OF CASES DISPOSED OF IN LOK ADALATH

DURING THE YEAR

PERIOD FROM 01.04.2014 TO 31.03.2015

SALEM DISTRICT LEGAL SERVICE AUTHORITY, SALEM

Nature of free legal available Numberof

beneficiaries- 275

Number of cases disposed of

In lok adalath

Legal 641 1246

Source: Principal District Judge, Salem

21.4. NUMBER OF ADVOCATES PRACTISING IN COURTS

Year : 2015-16

Sl.number Place

Number of

advocates

practising

1 SALEM 2700

2 ATTUR 300

3 SANKARI 200

4 METTUR 240

5 OMALUR 200

TOTAL 3640

9 District Munsif

Court, Sangakiri 1415 1120 1145 1390

10

District Munsif

Cum –Judicial

Magistrate, Omalur

229 265 357 2207

Total 15087 6690 6481 15296

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 128

22. LIBRARIES

22.1. LIST OF HEAD AND BRANCH LIBRARIES IN THE SALEM DISTRICT

ALL DETAILS OF MEMBERS, BOOKS AND READERS

District: Salem YEAR:2015-16

S.No Name of the

Branch library Numbers

Number of

books

available

Number of

readers

1 District Central

Library 1 166352 92824

2 Branch Library 57 1777690 1594121

3 Village Library 72 652119 925250

4 Part Time Library 35 194787 8455

5 Mobile Library 1 8743 8455

6 Children & Women's

Library Section 0 0 0

Source: District Library Officer, Salem

22.2. NUMBER OF LIBRARIES HOUSES IN GOVT. BUILDING / RENTAL

BUILDING

Year: 2015-16

Category

Libraries in

Government

Building

(in Nos.)

Libraries in Rental

Building (in Nos.)

Libraries in Rent

Free Building

( in Nos.)

District central

Library-1 1 - -

Branch Library- 65 44 10 11

Village Library-75 6 3 66

Part Time Library-33 - - 33

Total-165 51 13 110

Source: District Library Officer,Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 129

22.3. NUMBER OF READING ROOMS [Part Time Libreries]

Year: 2015-16

S.No. Name of the Block Name and Place of Library

Number of

Reading Room

1 Attur

Seeliampatti 1

Unathur 1

Narasingapurm

(Ammapalayam) 1

Narasingapurm (Thillai

Nagar) 1

2

Gangavalli Krishnapuram 1

Gangavalli Naduvalur Samathuvapuram 1

3 Pedanaickenpalayam

Thavapatti 1

A.Karadipatty 1

Kalleripatti 1

Yethapur 1

Karumanthurai 1

4 Panamarathupatti

Kullappanaickanoor 1

Kondalampatti (Neikkarpatti) 1

5 Valappadi

Singipuram 1

Belur (Villvanur) 1

Thikkiyampalayam 1

6 Edappadi

Amman Kovil 1

Koneripatty 1

Pudhur 1

R.Chettipatty 1

7 Magudanchavadi

A.Pudhur 1

Naduvaneri 1

8 Sangakiri

Vinobaji Nagar 1

Thevur 1

Vatrampalayam 1

Katheri 1

9 Kolathur

Kolathur(Chettiyur) 1

Mettur 1

11 Nangavalli

Souriyur(Adivaipatti) 1

Veerakkalpudhur 1

11 Mecheri Mecheri(Konur) 1

12 Omalur Kongupatty(Thottampatty) 1

13 Tharamangalam Pappampadi 1

14 Veerapandy

Attayampatty 1

Ettimanickampatty 1

Nainampatty 1

Sengodampalayam 1

Chinna Seeragapadi 1

Vembadithalam 1

Total 39

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 130

23. MINING AND QUARRYING

23.1. NUMBER OF MINING AND QUARRYING UNITS IN THE DISTRICT

Year: 2015-16

Sl.No. Name of the

Taluk

Number of

Mining

Number of

Quarry Total

1. 2. 3. 4 5

1. Salem 4 34 38

2 Salem South - 2 2

3 Salem West 5 1 6

4 Valappady - 11 11

5 Yercaud 1 4 5

6 Attur 2 10 12

7 Gangavalli - 6 6

8 Omalur 7 34 41

9 Mettur 13 27 40

10 Sankari 57 40 97

11 Edapady 7 9 16

Total 96 178 274

Source: Asst Director of Geology and Mining, Salem.

23.2. CLASSIFICATION-WISE PRODUCTION DURING THE YEAR 2015-16

Sl.Number

Name of the Minerals Production (in tonnes)

Major Minerals Quantity Value in Rs.

1 2 3 4

1 Limestone 347461 31554589

2 Quartz - -

3 Feldspar 47034 3568806

4 Magnesite 161808 18859679

5 Bauxite 86800 9338157

6 Soapstone 540 55105

7 Dunite 59200 2890311

Minor Minerals

1 Rough Stone (Unit) 665761 29959270

2 Soil/gravel (Unit) 194634 4865850

3 Granite - Black (CBM) 1297.665 4954981

4 Colour Granite (CBM) 10784.401 23838749

Source: Asst Director of Geology and Mining, Salem.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 131

24. MANUFACTURING SECTOR

24.1. NUMBER OF FOOD AND ALLIED MANUFACTURING UNITS IN THE

DISTRICT (Rs. In lakhs)

Year: 2015-16

Industry

Group

Name of the

District/Block

Description of the

industry

All

employees

Value of

output Rs. In

lakhs

Value

added

1 2 3 4 5 6

20-21 Salem Food Product 2179 27967.75 -

22 Salem Beverage tobacco

product - - -

Source: General Manager, D.I.C., Salem

24.2. NUMBER OF NON-FOOD MANUFACTURING UNITS IN THE DISTRICT

Year: 2015-16

Industry

Group

Name of the

District/

Block

Description of the

Industry

All

Employees

Value of

output Rs.

In lakhs

Value

added

1 2 3 4 5 6

23

Salem

Cotton textiles 6878 91176.90 NA

24 Wool/Silk - - NA

26 Hosiery / Garments 2661 37184.99 NA

27 Wood products 456 6435.60 NA

28 Printing / Paper 98 1001.16 NA

29 Leather product - - NA

30 Rubber product - - NA

31 Chemical products 179 11896.30 NA

32 Non-Metal Mineral 744 7092.03 NA

33 Basic Metal Products 353 5569.00 NA

34 Metal products & parts 1171 21505.75 NA

35 General Engineering

works

985 21460.95 NA

36 Mfg. of

Batteries/plates/UPS

- - NA

38 Other 397 10288.44 NA

82 DTP works & Internet

Browsing

876 16924.56 NA

96 Beauty Parlour 56 - NA

99 Processing of colour

B&W negatives

- - NA

Source: General Manager, D.I.C., Salem.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 132

25. MEDICAL SERVICES

25.1. NUMBER OF MEDICAL COLLEGES IN THE DISTRICT WITH STUDENTS

AND TEACHERS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number Name of the Institution Students

Teachers Boys Girls Total

1 2 3 4 5 6

1

Govt. Mohan

Kumaramangalam Medical

College

187 447 627 337

2 Vinayaka Mission Medical

College 393 318 711 318

3 Annapoorna Medical College

4 Vinayaka Mission College of

Homeopathy 200 430 630 60

5 Vinayaka Mission

Dental College 202 357 559 80

6

Vinayaka Mission‘s

Annapoorna College of

Nursing, Salem

92 21 313 35

Source: Concerned Institution.

25.2. NUMBER OF COLLEGE OF PHARMACY WITH STUDENTS AND

TEACHERS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Name of the Institution

Students

Teachers Boys Girls Total

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 Vinayaka Mission College of

Pharmacy 473 288 761 38

Source: Concerned Institution.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 133

25.3. NUMBER OF MEDICAL STORES IN THE DISTRICT (CATEGORY-WISE)

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number

Item

Number of Medical Stores

1 2 3

1 Indian Medicine N.A

2

English Medicine

1688

Source: Asst Director of Drug Controls, Salem Region, Salem

25.4. VETERINARY COLLEGES WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number Name of the

Institution

Students

Teachers Boys Girls Total

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

-NIL-

Source: Concerned Department.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 134

26. MOTOR VEHICLES

26.1. NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLES (CATEGORY-WISE) REGISTERED

DURING THE YEAR AND UPTO THE END OF THE YEAR

Year: 2015-16

Commercial

Stage Carriage Auto Rickshaw Ordinary Taxi

Public Private

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

80 607 171 516 3494 10470 716 1534

Table 26.1 Contd.

Commercial

Motor Cab Maxicab Omni Buses Private Station

Vehicle and others End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year End of the

year

Upto the

year

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

921 2281 813 2296 36 125 74 181

Table 26.1 Contd.

Commercial

School Bus Ambulance Fire Fighter Light Commercial

Vehicle

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

1262 2796 88 155 2 889 4060 12339

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 135

Table 26.1 Contd.

Commercial

Lorry Articulated Vehicle

State Permit National Permit State Permit National Permit

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of the

year

Upto the

year

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

7619 19009 3872 7313 1197 2764 335 937

Table 26.1 Contd.

Commercial Non-Commercial Vehicles

Tractor / Trailor Total Motor Cycle Scooter

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of the

year

Upto the

year

33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

910 8851 17506 64919 216036 778165 26147 144643

Table 26.1 Contd

Non-Commercial Vehicles

Moped Tri-Cycle Auto Motor Car Jeep

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of the

year

Upto the

year

(41) (42) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48)

112728 275368 2 2 21677 129061 62 260

Table 26.1 Contd.

Non-Commercial Vehicles

Station Wagon Tractor Three Wheeler Four Wheeler

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year

49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56

0 0 14091 22373 1456 6024 415 3335

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 136

Table 26.1 Contd.

Non-Commercial Vehicles

Road Rollers Others Total Grand Total

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year

End of

the year

Upto the

year

57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64

0 0 2971 3715 287034 1254395 307758 1322532

Source: Deputy Commissioner of Transports, Salem-5.

26.2. NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLES (CATEGORY WISE) AVAILABLE FOR

HIRE PURPOSE DURING & UPTO THE END OF THE YEAR

Year: 2015-16

Sl. Number Category End of the year

1 2 3

1 Motor cycle 13048

2. Scooter 7600

3. Moped -

4. Motor Car 645

5. Stage Carriage 85

6. Goods Carriage 1665

Source: Deputy Commissioner of Transports, Salem-5.

26.3. NUMBEROF PERSONS ISSUED WITH DRIVING LICENCE

Year: 2015-16

S. No

Category Number of Driving Licenses issued

1 2 3

1 Motor cycle, Scooter & Moped 22412

2 Motorcar 11272

3 Stage Carriage & Goods Carriage 5311

Source: Deputy Commissioner of Transports, Salem-5.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 137

27. NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY GENERATION

27.1. NUMBER OF SOLAR ENERGY GENERATING UNITS IN THE DISTRICT

WITH PRODUCTION AREA

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Name and Place of Solar

energy system exist

Install Capacity

(in Mega Watts)

Generation

(in Mega Watts)

1 2 3 4

Nil

Source: Concerned Electricity Generation Units.

27.2. NUMBER OF WIND MILLS, GENERATING UNITS WITH PRODUCTION

DATA

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number Name and Place of Wind

Mills Generation exist

Install Capacity

(in Mega Units)

Generation

(in Mega Units)

1 2 3 4

NIL

Source: Concerned Electricity Generation Units.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 138

28. POLICE AND PRISONS

28.1. POLICE FORCE

Year: 2015-16

S.No

Name of the

Stations

Police

Stations

Spl.

Units

Actual Strength

Total Local

Strength

Armed

Reserve

Strength

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Rural 30 09 1049 314 1363

2 Urban 18 13 1022 328 1363

3 Total 48 22 2086 640 2726

Source: Commissioner of Police, Salem City.and Superintendent of Police, Salem

28.2. COGNIZABLE OFFENCES UNDER INDIAN PENAL CODE

(Including Attempts)

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Item Number of cases Reported

Urban

(upto 31.7.15)

Rural Total

1. Murder 53 42 95

2. Culpable Homicide

Note amounting to M MU Murder 1 02 3

3. Rape 7 05 12

4. Kidnapping and Abduction 25 54 79

5. Murder for Gain - 02 02

6. Dacoity 2 02 4

7. Robbery 110 25 135

8. Burglary 126 70 196

9. Thefts 418 135 553

10. Riots 74 92 166

11. Criminal Breach of Trust 11 01 12

12. Cheating 69 60 129

13. Counterfeiting 0 0 0

14 Miscellaneous 6345 4069 10414

Total Cognizable Crime Under

I.P.C.

7241 4559 11800 Source: Commissioner of Police, Salem City.and Superintendent of Police, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 139

28.3. PRISONS AND CONVICTS

Year: 2015-16

S. No.

Classification of Prisons

Number

1 2 3

1. Central Prisons 1

2. State Prison for Women 0

3. Sub-Jails 9

4. Special Sub Jails 1

5. District Jail (Athur) 1

6. Fifth Garden (Salem) 1

7. Bosta School 2

CLASSIFICATION OF CONVICTS

Year: 2015-16

Sl. No

Length of Sentences

Male

Female Total

1 2 3 4 5

1. Below One Year 150 - 150

2. Above One Year and not exceeding

2 Years 13 - 13

3. Above Two Years and not

exceeding 5 Years 12 - 12

4. Exceeding 5 Years and not

exceeding 10 Years 10 - 10

5. Exceeding Ten Years - - -

6. Life Sentence 20 - 20

7. Sentence to death - - -

Total 205 - 205

Source: Superintendant, Central Prison, Salem.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 140

28.4. NUMBER OF CASES REGISTERED UNDER P.C.R./ SC & ST ACT

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number

Name of the Stations

Number of Cases Registered under

P.C.R./ SC & ST Act (upto 31.07.15)

1 2 3

1 Salem District 14

Source: Inspector of Police, Social Justice, Salem District.

28.5. NUMBEROF CASES REGISTERED AGAINST WOMEN HARASMENT AND

DOWRY

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number Name of the Station

Number of cases registered against

women harassment and dowry

1 2 3

1

Salem City and Rural

136

Source: Commissioner of Police, Salem City.and Superintendent of Police, Salem.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 141

29. PUBLIC HEALTH

29.1. PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES RENDERED BY ORGANISATIONS

AND INDIVIDUAL

Year: 2015-16

Sl. No

Items

Numbers

1 2 3

1. Hospitals 414

2. Dispensaries 1

3. Sanitary 0

4. Nursing Home 140

5. Maternity & Child Welfare Clinic 3

6. Allopathy 248

7. Ayurvedic

17 8. Unani

9. Homeopathy

Source: DD Health Services and Family Welfare, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 142

29.2. NUMBER OF PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES WITH SUB-CENTRES

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Name of the Block /

Municipality

Number of Primary

Health Centres Number of Sub-Centres

1 2 3 4

1 Salem 2 11

2 Veerapandy 6 24

3 Panamarathupatty 3 19

4 Ayothiyapattinam 6 24

5 Valapady 5 20

6 Yercaud 6 25

7 Attur 5 24

8 Pethanaickenpalayam 5 22

9 Gangavalli 3 16

10 Thalaivasal 3 20

11 Omalur 4

22

12 Kadayampatty 6 31

13 Tharamangalam 3 12

14 Mecheri 4 18

15 Nangavalli 5 23

16 Kolathur 4 17

17 Sankari 6 26

18 Magudanchavadi 4 14

19 Idapady 3 14

20 Konganapuram 2 13

Rural Total 85 395

21 Salem Corporation 16 -

22 Athur Municipality 1 -

23 Mettur Municipality 1 -

24 Edappadi Municipality 1 -

25 Narasingapuram Municipality 1 3

Urban Total 20 3

District Total 105 398

Source: Deputy Director of Health Services and Family Welfare, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 143

30. PRINTING AND PUBLICATION

30.1. NUMBEROF NEWS PAPERS, WEEKLY MAGAZINES, MONTHLY

MAGAZINES ETC., PUBLISHED

Year: 2015-16

S. No Name of the News Paper

Language of

Publication Type of Periodicals

1 2 3 4

1 The Hindu English Daily

2 The Indian express English Daily 3 Deccan chronicle English Daily

4 Times of india English Daily

5 Daily thanthi Tamil

Daily

6 Dinakaran Tamil

Daily

7 Dinamalar Tamil

Daily

8 Dinamani Tamil

Daily

9 Kalaikathir Tamil

Daily

10 Trinity Mirror English Daily

11 Hindu tamil Tamil

Daily

12 Dinabhoomi Tamil

Daily

13 Makkal kural Tamil

Daily

14 Dinasooriyan Tamil

Daily

15 Janasakthi Tamil

Daily

16 Theekathir Tamil

Daily

17 Dr.namathu M.G.R Tamil

Daily

18 Murasoli Tamil

Daily

19 Malaimalar Tamil

Daily

20 Malaimurasu Tamil

Daily

21 Tamilmurasu Tamil

Daily

22 Kovai Malaimurasu Tamil

Daily Source: Public Relation Officer, Salem

30.2. NUMBER OF PUBLISHERS IN THE DISTRICT OTHER THAN NEWS

PAPERS AND MAGAZINES

Sl.

Number Name of the Publisher

Name of the Block /

Municipality

Number of

Publishers

1 2 3 4

Nil

Source: Public Relation Officer, Salem.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 144

30.3. NUMBER OF PRINTING PRESSES IN THE DISTRICT

Year: 2015-16

S No

Name of the Block /

Municipality

Number of the

Printing Press

Type of the Press

(Letter Press/Off set/Litho/

Colour Graphics)

Letter press Offset

1 Salem 25 4 21

2 Veerapandy 9

2 7

3 Panamarathupatty 3 1 2

4 Ayothiyapattinam 6 6 -

5 Valapady 4 4 -

6 Yercaud 3 2 1

7 Attur 15 5 10

8 Pethanaickenpalayam 12 12 -

9 Gangavalli 2 - 2

10 Thalaivasal 6 - 6

11 Omalur 13 12 1

12 Kadayampatty 2 - 2

13 Tharamangalam 5 1 4

14 Mecheri 3 3 -

15 Nangavalli 12 - 12

16 Kolathur 5 1 4

17 Sankari 11 4 7

18 Magudanchavadi 3 2 1

19 Idapady 15 8 7

20 Konganapuram 4 - 4

21 Salem Corporation 242 205 37

22 Attur Municipality 12 8 4

23 Mettur Municipality 5 3 2

24 Idapaddy Municipality 7 5 2

Source: District Industrial Centres

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 145

31. PRICE - INDICES

31.1. INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES OF TAMIL NADU

(Base YEAR: 1970-71=100)

Year: 2015-16

Period

Primary

Articles

Food

Articles

Non

Food

Articles

Minerals

Fuel

Power and

Light

Manu

factured

Products

All

Commodities

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Apr‘15 2963.28 3703.27 1802.29 1615.85 2844.04 2225.3 2632.73

May‘15 2984.78 3734.22 1809.12 1616.65 2850.46 2241.27 2651.29

Jun‘15 3007.31 3762.57 1824.08 1590.63 2850.53 2254.76 2669.08

Jul‘15 3035.88 3805.04 1832.08 1564.62 2850.53 2266.98 2689.5

Aug‘15 3061.18 3842.49 1838.44 1564.62 2854.33 2269.64 2704.13

Sep‘15 3084.37 3881.57 1836.44 1564.62 2889.64 2273.04 2718.99

Oct‘15 3107.22 3906.59 1856.69 1564.62 2890.98 2276.62 2732.64

Nov‘15 3202.93 4054.59 1870.38 1564.62 2907.87 2288.22 2788.72

Dec‘15 3250.8 4131.95 1871.19 1577.67 2912.41 2294.78 2816.97

Jan‘16 3266.82 4130.50 1916.62 1577.67 2823.53

Feb‘16 3218.06 4044.34 1927.35 1577.67 2795.80

Mar‘16 3240.13 4083.06 1922.95 1577.67 2809.12

Average 3118.56 3923.35 1858.97 1579.74 2736.04

Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 146

31.2. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS

(BASE YEAR: 2001=100)

Year: 2015-16

Source: Director of Labour Bureau, Shimla

Period

Salem

Apr‘15 244

May‘15 248

Jun‘15 252

Jul‘15 253

Aug‘15 257

Sep‘15 258

Oct‘15 263

Nov‘15 270

Dec‘15 271

Jan‘16

Feb‘16

Mar‘16

AVERAGE

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 147

31.3. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 2015-16 (NUMBERS FOR RURAL, URBAN AND

COMBINED) BASE YEAR: 2010=100

PERIOD RURAL URBAN COMBINED

Apr‘15 132.2 132.4 132.3

May‘15 134.0 134.0 134.0

Jun‘15 136.0 136.0 136.0

Jul‘15 137.0 136.0 137.0

Aug‘15 138.0 137.0 137.0

Sep‘15 139.0 137.0 138.0

Oct‘15 141.0 138.0 139.0

Nov‘15 141.0 139.0 140.0

Dec‘15 141.0 139.0 139.0

Jan‘16 139.0 138.0 139.0

Feb‘16 140.0 139.0 139.0

Mar‘16 140.0 139.0 140.0

Average 138.2 137.0 137.5

Source: Central Statistical Organisation, New Delhi

31.4. ALL INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR INDUSTRIAL

WORKERS 2015-16 BASE YEAR: 2001=100

PERIOD INDEX

Apr‘15 256

May‘15 258

Jun‘15 261

Jul‘15 263

Aug‘15 264

Sep‘15 266

Oct‘15 269

Nov‘15 270

Dec‘15 269

Jan‘16 269

Feb‘16 267

Mar‘16 268

AVERAGE 265

Source: Director of Labour Bureau, Simla

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 148

31.5. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR SELECTED ESSENTIAL

ITEMS IN RURAL TAMIL NADU 2015-16 (BASE YEAR: 1970-71=100)

Year: 2015-16

Period Food

Fuel Power

and

Lighting

Clothing Others Composite

Index

1 2 3 4 5 6

Apr‘15 3777.00 2828.00 2115.00 4044.00 3646.55

May‘15 3789.00 2858.00 2116.00 4077.00 3660.85

Jun‘15 3817.00 2879.00 2122.00 4108.00 3687.44

Jul‘15 3832.00 2940.00 2123.00 4130.00 3705.29

Aug‘15 3853.00 2997.00 2148.00 4199.00 3732.77

Sep‘15 3887.00 3053.00 2169.00 4283.00 3771.56

Oct‘15 3930.00 3066.00 2176.00 4345.00 3812.18

Nov‘15 3984.00 3070.00 2187.00 4383.00 3859.28

Dec‘15 4025.00 3128.00 2199.00 4430.00 3900.32

Jan‘16 4032.00 3135.00 2205.00 4469.00 3909.86

Feb‘16 3997.00 3160.00 2215.00 4518.00 3888.04

Mar‘16 3978.00 3148.00 2229.00 4561.00 3878.66

Average 3908.42 3024.83 2167.00 4295.58 3787.73

Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6.

31.6. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR SELECTED ESSENTIAL ITEMS

IN URBAN TAMIL NADU 2015-16 (BASE YEAR: 1970-71=100)

Year: 2015-16

Period Food

Fuel Power

and

Lighting

Clothing and

Footwear

Miscellaneous

items

Composite

Index

1 2 3 4 5 6

Apr‘15 3397.00 3062.00 2737.00 3278.00 3317.51

May‘15 3419.00 3081.00 2741.00 3284.00 3335.54

Jun‘15 3468.00 3083.00 2745.00 3301.00 3373.31

Jul‘15 3480.00 3097.00 2749.00 3304.00 3383.44

Aug‘15 3549.00 3109.00 2747.00 3308.00 3433.37

Sep‘15 3520.00 3114.00 2747.00 3309.00 3413.50

Oct‘15 3582.00 3126.00 2752.00 3319.00 3459.92

Nov‘15 3702.00 3112.00 2753.00 3329.00 3545.13

Dec‘15 3728.00 3118.00 2754.00 3353.00 3568.05

Jan‘16 3733.00 3109.00 2761.00 3383.00 3576.55

Feb‘16 3648.00 3109.00 2763.00 3401.00 3520.03

Mar‘16 3649.00 3122.00 2766.00 3402.00 3507.90

Average 3571.25 3103.50 2751.25 3330.92 3452.85

Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 149

32. QUALITY CONTROL

32.1. LIST OF INDUSTRIAL/ESTABLISHMENT UNITS HAVING QUALITY CONTROL

FACILITIES AND THE PRODUCTS SUBJECTED TO QUALITY CONTROL

Year: 2015-16

Sl. No List of

Industries

Establishment Units

having, Quality Control

Facilities

Products subjected to Quality

Control

1 2 3 4

-Nil-

Source: General Manager, DIC, Salem

33. REGISTRATION

33.1. NUMBER OF REGISTRATION OFFICES IN THE DISTRICT

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number

Name of the Office Number of Registration

1 2 3

1 District Registrar Office, Salem 5500

2 SRO Dhadagapatti 7842

3 Salem (Corporation Limit) (Included in the Salem)

4 SRO Veerapandy 4611

5 SRO Ayothiyapattinam 4614

6 SRO Valapady 5145

7 SRO Yercaud 1256

8 SRO Attur 6151

9 SRO Pethanaickenpalayam 5199

10 SRO Gangavalli 3105

11 SRO Thammampatti 2734

12 SRO Thalaivasal 3271

13 SRO Omalur 9778

14 SRO Kadayampatty 3869

15 SRO Tharamangalam 8033

16 SRO Mecheri 6709

17 SRO Nangavalli 383

18 SRO Jalagandapuram 4700

19 SRO Mettur 3056

20 SRO Kolathur 2459

21 SRO Sankari 5726

22 SRO Magudanchavadi 8902

23 ISRO Idapady 6012

24 SRO Konganapuram 512

Source: District Registration Officers, Salem East and Salem West Divisions.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 150

33.2. REGISTRATION AND AGGREGATE VALUE OF PROPERTIES TRANSFERRED

DURING THE YEAR (Rs.in crores)

Year: 2015-16

Number of Registration

(Moveable and

Immoveable)

Aggregate Value of Properties Transferred

(Rs in crores)

(Moveable and Immoveable )

Total Receipts

(Rs. In Lakhs)

1 2 3

111250 5317.66 217.29

Source: District Registration Officers, Salem East and Salem West Divisions

34. REPAIR AND SERVICE

34.1. AUTHORISED AUTOMOBILE REPAIR AND SERVICE STATIONS

Year: 2015-16

Name of the Block / Municipalities

Authorised Automobiles

Repair and Service (in No's.)

1 2

Salem 12

Veerapandy 2

Panamarathupatty 1

Ayothiyapattinam 6

Valapady 3

Yercaud 5

Attur 14

Pethanaickenpalayam 2

Gangavalli 6 Thalaivasal 3

Omalur 2

Kadayampatty 3

Tharamangalam 4

Mecheri 3

Nangavalli 3

Kolathur 5 Sankari 56

Magudanchavadi 3

Idappady 5

Konganapuram 23

Salem Corporation 54

Mettur Municipality 4

Idappady Municipality 2

Attur Municipality 12

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 151

34.2. AUTHORISED ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC GOODS REPAIR AND

SERVICE UNITS

Year: 2015-16

Name of the Block / Municipalities Electrical and Electronic goods

Repair and Service Units (in No's)

1 2

Salem 32

Veerapandy 15

Panamarathupatty 1

Ayothiyapattinam 2

Valapady -

Yercaud 2

Attur 3

Pethanaickenpalayam --

Gangavalli 2

Thalaivasal -

Omalur 5

Kadayampatty --

Tharamangalam 12

Mecheri 4

Nangavalli 3

Kolathur 6

Sankari 8

Magudanchavadi 5

Idapady 3

Konganapuram 8

Salem Corporation 62

Attur Municipality 9

Mettur Municipality 5

Idapady Municipality 2

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 152

35. RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

35.1. RESTAURANTS, CAFES AND OTHER EATING AND DRINKING PLACES

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number Items Place

1 2 3

1. Restaurants 415

2. Cafes 752

3. Other Eating and Drinking

Centres

2928

Source: Concerned Office.

35.2. DETAILS OF HOTELS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Place Name of the Hotels with

Lodging Facilities

Name of the Hotels

without Lodging

Facilities

1 2 3 4

Salem

National Hotel Annapoorna

Salem Castle Srilakshmi

Windsor Castle Lakshmi

L.R.N Excellency Chandra Café

Chenney‘s Gateway Sarathy

Maruthy Hotel Vysya Modern

Vasantha Vihar Malabar Hotel

Hema International Ashok

T.T.D.C K.V.Restaurent

A.K.Lodging Mangala Vilas

Dwarka Hotel Sivasakthi

Selvam Hotel Rukmani

Surya International Sai Vihar

Vasantham Hotel Sakthi

Ganesh Mahal Aryas

Hotel R.K. Saravana

Saravana Classic

Raja Ganapathy

Arul Hotel

Shanmuga Priya

Venkateshwara Hotel

Bombay Briyani

Parasakthi

Indhra Café

Sri Leka

Salem Café

Source: Concerned Office.

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 153

36. RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES

36.1. LIST OF CINEMA THEATRES AND THEIR CAPACITIES 2015-16

Sl.

No

Name of the corpn./

municipality/block

Sl.number Name of the theatres Capacity

1.

SALEM CORPORATION

1. AD LABS KAILASH A.C 985

2. AD LABS PRAKASH A.C 947

3. SRI RAJESWARI 848

4. AD LABS KEERTHANA 904

5. AD LABS RAMANA 714

6. ALANGAR 1144

7. GEETHALAYA A.C 1158

8. ORIENTAL SAKTHI 573

9. SANGEETH A.C 890

10. SUPRAGEETH A.C 353

11. RAJ SABARI 843

12. AD LABS K.S.THEATRE

A.C 769

13. SARADAS 920

14. GOWRI A.C 788

15. JAYARAM 873

16. SARASWATHY 819

17. A.R.R S.MULTIPLEX –1 652

18. A.R.R.S MULTIPLEX –2 395

19. A.R.R S MULTIPLEX –3 395

20. A.R.R S MULTIPLEX –4 784

21. A.R.R S MULTIPLEX –5 784

22. JEYA 832

23. SREEMAN 920

24. PACHIAMMAN

654

2 ATTUR MUNICIPALITY

25. N.S. THEATRE 854

26. KESAVAN 852

27. VISWANATH 810

28. PADMALAYA 571

29. PRIYALAYA 412

3. METTUR MUNICIPALITY 30. KARPAGAM

601

31. LAKSHMI 586

4 EDAPADY

MUNICIPALITY

32. KALAI YARANGAM 659

33. DEVI

34. SRIKUMARAN

5 VEERAPANDI 35. CHANDRA,

ATTAIYAMPATTY 427

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 154

36.1. LIST OF CINEMA THEATRES AND THEIR CAPACITIES 2015-16

Sl.

No

Name of the corpn./

municipality/block

Sl.number Name of the theatres Capacity

36. K.V.P.,ELAMPILLAI 661

37. KANDAN, ELAMPILLAI 504

6 PANAMARATHUPATTY 38. SARASWATHY 319

39. DIVYA, KONDALAMPATTY 596

7 VALAPADY 40. MAHESWARI 409

8 GANGAVALLI

41. GOWRI,

THAMMAMPATTY 620

42. NATARAJA

THAMMAMPATTY 761

9 THALAIVASAL 43.

RUKMANI,

VEERAGANOOR 296

44. DHANALAKSHMI 120

10 OMALUR

45. BRINDAVANAM 505

46. THANGAM 267

12 THARAMANGALAM 47. AMMAN,

ALAGUSAMUDRAM 305

13 MECHERY 48. K.S. 257

49. LAVANYA 254

14 NANGAVALLI

50. SOWDAMBIKAI,

JALAKANDAPURAM 367

51. VELUMANI,

JALAKANDAPURAM 497

52. ABIRAMI,

JALAKANDAPURAM 713

53. BALASUBRAMANIYA

NANGAVALLI 410

54. MURUGAN 438

15 KOLATHUR 55. GOWRI 553

16 SANKARI

56. MURUGAN 389

57. KANDAN 321

58. SARAVANA 378

17

MAGUDANCHAVADI 59. NATARAJA

EDANGANASALAI -

Source: Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 155

36.2. LIST OF CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Year: 2015-16

Sl. Number Place Name of the Club and Association

1

11

2 3

1

Salem

District Club, Salem

Salem Club, Salem

Cosmopolitan Club, Salem

City Club, Fairland‘s

Youth Club

Crescent Club

Penguin Club

Rotary

Literary Association

Revenue Club

Rotary Club

Lions Club

Jaycees Club

Windsor Club

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 156

36.3. SALEM FILM DISTRIBUTORS COUNCIL

Year: 2015-16

1 R.MURUGESAN FILM

DISTRIBUTOR 21 G.G.COMBINES

2 NEW FRIENDS FILM 22 M.M.PICTURES

3 SRI GANESH FILMS

CIRCUITS

23 SRI DEVIPRIYA FILMS

4 MAHA SRI BALAJI FILMS 24 STUDIO GREEN

5 DEEPA ENTERPRISES 25 M.SUBRAMANIAM FILMS

6 PRIYADHARSHINI FILMS 26 DEVI SRI MOOKAMBIKA

PICTURES

7 KANAGADARA PICTURES 27 A.V.M.LTD.

8 ANJANA CIRCUIT 28 MURUGALAYA FILMS

9 KARIKALAN PICTURES 29 SIVASAKTHI FILMS

10 SRI SARAVANA PICTURES 30 S.MAHALAKSHMI FILM

DISTRIBUTOR

11 OM MURUGA MOVIES 31 S.J.SHAJAGHAN FILM

DISTRIBUTOR

12 BARATHIRAJA FILMS 32 SRI RAJGANESH FILMS

13 SRI KAVERI COMBINES 33 SRI GANESHA MOVIES

14 OM PACHAIAMMAN

PICTURES

34 M.S.PALANISAMY FILM

DISTRIBUTOR

15 K.M.PICTURES 35 T.S.KRISHNAN FILM

DISTRIBUTOR

16 R.MAHALINGAM FILM

DISTRIBUTOR

36 MAHALAKSHMI

INTERNATIONAL

17 JOTHIMURUGAN PICTURES 37 KARPAGA VINAYAGAR FILMS

18 SRI LAKSHMI ENTERPRISES 38 BALAJI ENTERPRISES

19 VIJALAKSHMI FILMS 39 RAJAMANI ENTERPRISES

20 M.L.S.PICTURES 40 DHARANI FILMS

41 SRI NAVASAKTHIAMMAN

FILM

63 SRI IYYAPPAN FILMS

42 SAPTHAGIRI MOVIES 64 RAMKUMAR PICTURES

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 157

36.3. SALEM FILM DISTRIBUTORS COUNCIL

Year: 2015-16

43 SRI KANJANA PICTURES 65 SRI LAKSHMI SARASWATHY

FILMS

44 SRI PONKALIAMMAN ARTS 66 SUNDHARESHWARA FILMS

45 RATHNA PICTURS 67 SRI RAJESHWARI PICTURES

46 7G FILMS 68 SRI GANAPATHY VELA FILMS

47 SRI BALASUBRAMANIA

MOVIES

69 SRI KATHAIAMMAN FILMS

48 SRI OM MURUGA MOVIES 70 NEW TULSHI FILMS

49 SRI VASAVI ENTERPRISES 71 MANIRAJA PICTURES

50 SRI UMAIYAL FILMS 72 M.SELVARAJ FILM

DISTRIBUTOR

51 K.G.R. FILMS 73 THAI MOVIES

52 L.PANNEERSELVAM FILM

DISTRIBUTOR

74 J.S.K.FILMS

53 OM VINAYAGA FILMS 75 DHANDAYUTHAPANI FILMS

54 G.RAGUNATHAN FILMS 76 A.G.A.FILMS

55 SRI GIRIMURUGAN FILMS 77 SALEM RAMANATHAN

PICTURES

56 SRI B.A.K.COMBINES 78 VINAYAGA MOVIES

57 PRASANNA ENTERPRISES 79 THE APARNA FILMS

58 JAYA FILMS 80 ANUPRIYA FILMS

59 SRI ELUMALAIYAN

ENTERPRISES

81 SUSHMITHA FILMS

60 KUMARAGIRI MURUGAN

FILMS

82 SREE GUGANENTERPRISES

61 SRI JAYAM FILMS 83 K.B.COMBINES

62 LION MOVIES 84 UMA MAHESHWARI PICTURES

85 SRI DURGAI AMMAN

PICTURES

107 SRI NATARAJA FILMS

86 SRI GURU FILMS 108 SALEM SRI SARASWATHI FILMS

87 JAI RANGA MOVIES 109 SABARI MOVIES

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 158

36.3. SALEM FILM DISTRIBUTORS COUNCIL

Year: 2015-16

88 SALEM SARAVANA FILMS 110 METRO FILM CORPN.

89 SRI ANGALAMMAN FILMS 111 B.HARISKUMAR FILM

DISTRIBUTOR

90 KAMADENU MOVIES 112 SRI BHUWANESHWARI

ENTERPRISES

91 KEERTHI ENTERPRISES 113 FIVE STAR CINI COMBINES

92 RENUGAMPAL FILMS 114 GANGAI FILMS

93 DREAM WORLD PICTURES 115 NEDUNKARAI AMMAN

ENTERPRISES

94 SRI LAKSHMIDEVI FILMS 116 G.R.U.FILM NET.

95 PACHIAMMAN FILMS 117 ILIYAS PICTURES

96 PICTURE HOUSE MEDIA LTD 118 M.PONMUDI FILMS

97 JANA FILMS 119 SRI ANGALAMMAN COMBINES

98 MAKESHWARA PICTURES 120 VIJAY FILMS

99 ANNAI SRI MOOKAMPIGAI

MOVIES

121 MUTHU MOVIES

100 LAKSHMI MOVIES 122 R.KARTHIGEYAN FILM

DISTRIBUTORS

101 WELCOME PICTURES 123 R.KANAGARAJ FILM

DISTRIBUTORS

102 VAIGAI FILMS 124 SRI VELMURUGAN

ENTERPRISES

103 JEEVA ENTERPRISES 125 SWAMI PICTURES

104 SRI BAGAVATHI FILMS 126 RAJAMURUGAN FILMS

105 REVATHI CINI COMBINES 127 L.PALANIVEL ENTERPRISES

106 KUMUTHA PICTURES 128 J.MURUGESAN FILM

DISTRIBUTOR

129 SALEM JAI SHANTHI FILMS 151 INDU FILMS

130 RESHI MOVIES 152 SALEM SATHYA FILMS

131 V.V.A.PICTURES 153 DHARANI MOVIES

132 PATHMINI MOVIES 154 HANSA PICTURES

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 159

36.3. SALEM FILM DISTRIBUTORS COUNCIL

Year: 2015-16

133 K.MURUGAN FILM

DISTRIBUTOR

155 SRI ANDAL FILMS

134 G.MATHIVANAN FILM

DISTRIBUTOR

156 V.S.B.FILMS

135 REGA MOVIES 157 B.MADESHWARAN FILM

DISTRIBUTOR

136 SRI LAKSHMI FILMS 158 MADESH FILM DISTRIBUTER

137 SIVASAKTHI PICTURES 159 MEKALA PICTURES

138 K.A.FILMS 160 SRI SOORYA MOVIES

139 VARALAKSHMI PICTURES 161 SATHYA MOVIES

140 MOHAN ENTERPRISES 162 SWARGACHITHRA

141 MANIKANDAN COMBINES 163 MEDIA DREAMS LTD.

142 SENTHILKUMAR PICTURES 164 ABIRAMI THEATRES PVT LTD

143 SABENA PICTURES 165 OSCAR FILMS

144 N.P.JAYARAMAN FILM

DISTRIBUTOR

166 SRI DENANDAL FILMS

145 RAHINI MOVIES 167 V.K.COMBAINES

146 SRI SAKTHI MARIAMMAN

FILMS

168 MANIMEKALA FILMS

147 VICTORY MOVIES 169 S.R.M .PICTURES

148 PRIMIER FILMS 170 SATHYANARAYANA FILMS

149 H.PEROSHGAN FILM

DISTRIBUTOR

171 SRI VENKATESHWARA

PICTURES

150 THILAGAVATHI FILMS 172 ABIRAMI CINI ARTS

173 SREE PERIYA NAIYAGI

AMMAN

FILMS

190 ARRS FILMS

174 SRI CHELLANDIAMMAN

FILMS

191 DROWPATHIAMMAN PICTURES

175 M.SENBHAGAMOORTHI

FILMS

DISTRIBUTER

192 KASTHURI FILM

176 SUGANTHI FILMS 193 PYRAMID MEERA THEATRE

PVT TD

177 ELLORA RELEASES 194 SREE AHDILAKHSMI PICTURES

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 160

36.3. SALEM FILM DISTRIBUTORS COUNCIL

Year: 2015-16

178 R.K.COMPAINES 195 G.R.GOLD FILMS

179 VISWAS FILMS (P)LTD 196 BARATHAN FILMS

180 VISSAS MEDIA 197 MIDVALLEY ENTERTAINMENT

LTD

181 THAILA MOVIES 198 KAVIN MOVIES

182 VIMAL MOVIES 199 FIVE STAR TRADING

183 RELIANCE BIG PICTURES 200 D.PICTURES

184 MURUGAN FILIMS 201 SUN PICTURES

185 KAN ‗S MEDIA

COMMUNICATIONS

202 V.C PICTURES

186 SUPPLEMENT INDIA 203 K.S PICTURES

187 D.C.R PICTURES 204 POORNIMA ENTERPRISES

188 SRI VETTRIVEL FILMS 205 MONIKA FILMS

189 NANDHINI FILMS 206 GEMINI INDUSTRIES &

IMAGING PVT. LTD

Source: Salem Film Distributors Council, 96 Cinema Nagar, Pallapatti, Salem-636009

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 161

37. SOCIAL WELFARE

37.1. PURATCHI THALAIVAR M.G.R. NUTRITIOUS MEALS PROGRAMME

CENTRES

Year: 2015-16

School sector Local Body Sector

Total Panchayat

Union

Municipal

Bodies

Corpo

ration

Panchayat

Union

Municipal

Bodies

Corpo

ration ICDS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9

1703 90 - -- -- --- - 1793

Source: P.A to Collector (NMP), Salem. And AD Panchayat (Rural), Salem

37.2. NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES UNDER PURATCHI THALAIVAR M.G.R.

NUTRITIOUS MEALS PROGRAMME

Year: 2015-16

Number of Beneficiaries under age group

Total

2-4

5 to 9 10 to 14

Panchayat

Union

Municipal Bodies

/Corporation

Panchayat

Union

Municipal Bodies

/Corporation

1 2 3 4 5 6

- 104693 5403 107192 5151 222439

Source: P.A to Collector (NMP), Salem. Project Officer, ICDS- Salem

37.3. NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES UNDER FREE SUPPLY OF TEXT BOOKS

AND UNIFORMS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.No

NAME OF THE

BLOCK/

MUNICIPALITY

Age group 6-14 (Standards I to VIII)

Uniforms Text Books

Boys Girls Boys Girls

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 D.E.O., Salem 30392 33358 32406 33758

2 D.E.O., Sankari

3 D.E.E.O., Salem

TOTAL

Source: DEEO Salem, DEOs Salem and Sankagiri

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 162

37.4. NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES UNDER OLD AGE PENSION SCHEME

Year: 2015-16

Ta

luk

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sio

ner

fo

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per

son

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dic

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ped

Old

ag

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sio

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or

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on

to

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La

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Old

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or

des

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Un

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om

an

pen

sio

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Dis

able

d P

ensi

on

Wid

ow

pen

sio

n

To

tal

Salem 43914 1335 30154 3229 11000 93 766 1655 49189

Valapady 4087 134 1653 385 945 1 331 2943 10479

Yercaud 627 10 101 27 9 12 38 420 1244

Attur 10272 256 1844 377 232 67 401 3581 17030

Gangavalli 2765 221 493 756 196 12 132 2940 7515

Sankagiri 3031 31 138 244 441 29 153 3712 7779

Idapady 4027 173 1405 89 302 64 399 698 7157

Omalur 4789 206 781 253 248 86 334 1183 7880

Mettur 5568 160 1835 75 491 52 121 279 8581

Total 79080 2526 38404 5435 13864 416 2675 17411 116854

Source: Special Deputy Collector, Social Security Scheme, Salem

37.5. FREE HOUSE SITES DISTRIBUTED TO COMMUNITIES

Year: 2015-16

Name of the Taluk

Free House Site Distributed

S.C. S.T. B.C. D.C.&

MBC Others Total

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Salem 10 - - - - 10

Edapady 19 - - - - 19

Source: District Adi-Dravidar Welfare Officer and District Backward Class and Minorities Welfare

Officer, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 163

37.6. IMPLEMENTATION OF RELIEF MEASURES AND PENSION SCHEMES

Year: 2015-16

Serial

No

Name of then Scheme / Relief

Measures

No of Beneficiaries

Total

Amount

Disbursed

(Rs in

“000”) SC ST Others Total

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1. Nalinthaar Nala Thittam 58 2 132 192 1920

2. Accidental relief for workers (death at

the time of work)

- - - - -

3. Freedom fighters pension scheme

a)State Government

- - - - -

b)Central Government - - - - -

c)State& Central Government - - - - -

4. C.M.‘s Relief Fund - - - - -

i)Road Accidents - - - - -

ii)Riot Victim - - 30 30 3000

iii)Others(Specify) - - 5 5 1450

5. Mozhi Kavalar Pension Scheme - - - - -

6. Nalintha Kalaignar Pension Scheme - - - - -

7. Others if any

(Specify)Dr.Muthulashmi Reddy

Maternity Benefit Scheme

Source: PA (G) to Collector, Salem, DD Health Services and Family Welfare, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 164

38. SANITARY SERVICES

38.1. NUMBER OF SANITARY WORKERS ENGAGED IN SANITATION, GARBAGE,

AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL AND OTHER PARTICULARS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.No

Corporation/Municipality/

Town Panchayats/ Village

Panchayats

Number of

Workers

engaged in

Sanitation

Number of

Garbage and

Sewage disposal

Other

connected

workers related

with sanitation

1 2 3 4 5

Total 2862 253 71

Source: Concerned Departments

38.2. NUMBER OF VEHICLES ENGAGED IN SANITARY SERVICES

Year: 2015-16

Sl. Number

1.

Name of the Block /Municipality

2.

Number of vehicles engaged in

Sanitary Services

1 2 3

1 Village Panchayats 54

2 Town Panchayats 901

3 Salem corporation 63

4 Attur municipality 8

5 Mettur municipality 9

6 Idapady municipality 8

7 Narasingapuram Municipality 2

Source: Concerned Local Bodies, Salem District

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 165

39. SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH SERVICE

39.1. INSTITUTIONS AND LABORATORIES ENGAGED IN RESEARCH WORK

Year: 2015-16

Name and address of Institutions and

Laboratories Type of Research Field

University Training And Research Centre,

Salem Basic and Applied Research

Santhiyur K .V.K Agricultural Research

Horticultural Research Centre, Yercaud Horticultural Research

Tapioca & Castor Research Centre, Yethapur Tapioca & Castor Research

Source: Concerned Institutions

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 166

40. STORAGE FACILITIES

40.1. LIST OF AGRICULTURAL AND NON-AGRICULTURAL STORAGE

GODOWNS

Year: 2015-16

Name and address of

Agricultural Godowns

Name of address of

Non-Agricultural Godowns

Government Sub Agriculture Extension Centre

Assistant Director of Agriculture, Agriculture

Extension Centre, Seelanaickenpatti, Salem

Assistant Director of Agriculture, Agriculture

Extension Centre, Panchayat Union office,

Veerapandi Sub Agriculture Extension Centre, Sithar Kovil

Assistant Director of Agriculture,

Panamarathupatti

Assistant Director of Agriculture, Agriculture

Extension Centre, Panchayat Union office,

Ayothiapattinam

Assistant Director of Agriculture, Agriculture

Extension Centre, Panchayat Union office,

Valapady

Assistant Director of Agriculture, Agriculture

Extension Centre, Panchayat Union office,

Yercuad

Assistant Director of Agriculture, Agriculture

Extension Centre, Panchayat Union office,

Attur Sub Agriculture Extension Centre, Mallikarai

Assistant Director of Agriculture, Agriculture

Extension Centre, Panchayat Union office,

P.N.Palayam

Sub Agriculture Extension Centre,

Karumandurai

Assistant Director of Agriculture, Agriculture

Extension Centre, Panchayat Union office,

Gangavalli

Sub Agriculture Extension Centre,

Thammampatti

Assistant Director of Agriculture, Agriculture

Extension Centre, Panchayat Union office,

Thalaivasal Sub Agriculture Extension Centre, Veeraganur

Assistant Director of Agriculture, Agriculture

Extension Centre, Panchayat Union office,

Sangakiri Sub Agriculture Extension Centre, Thevur

Assistant Director of Agriculture, Agriculture

Extension Centre, Panchayat Union office,

Magudanchavadi

Assistant Director of Agriculture, Agriculture

Extension Centre, Panchayat Union office,

Edapadi Sub Agriculture Extension Centre, Poolampatti

Assistant Director of Agriculture, Agriculture

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 167

Name and address of

Agricultural Godowns

Name of address of

Non-Agricultural Godowns

Government Sub Agriculture Extension Centre

Extension Centre, Panchayat Union office,

Konganapuram

Assistant Director of Agriculture, Agriculture

Extension Centre, Panchayat Union office,

Kolathur Sub Agriculture Extension Centre, Kaveri Cross

Assistant Director of Agriculture, Agriculture

Extension Centre, Panchayat Union office,

Mecheri Sub Agriculture Extension Centre, Vellar.

Assistant Director of Agriculture, Agriculture

Extension Centre, Panchayat Union office,

Nangavalli

Sub Agriculture Extension Centre,

Jalakantapuram

Assistant Director of Agriculture, Agriculture

Extension Centre, Panchayat Union office,

Omalur Sub Agriculture Extension Centre, Karuppur

Assistant Director of Agriculture, Agriculture

Extension Centre, Panchayat Union office,

Tharamangalam

Assistant Director of Agriculture, Agriculture

Extension Centre, Panchayat Union office,

Kadayampatti

Source: D.D.Agricultural Marketing, Salem, Warehousing Corporation, Salem, T.N.C.S.C, Salem and

J.D. Agriculture, Salem

District Statistical Handbook 2015-16 Page 168

40.2. LIST OF COLD STORAGE AND GODOWNS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number Name and address of the cold storage

1 2

1 Selvi Cold Storage, Kakapalayam, Sankagiri Taluk

2 Sri Krishna Cold Storage, 10/5, Paranattamangalam main road, Salem.

3. Tomato cold storage, Mecheri

4. Uzhava sandai- Suramangalam, Dadhagapatti, Ammapet, Attur, Hasathampatti.

5. Drying yard- Ramanaickenpalayam, Kallanatham, Abinavam, Deviyakurichi,

Veeragoundanoor, Aragalur, Singipuram, Panamadal, and Kalpaganurand Olapadi.

Source: D.D. Agricultural Marketing, Salem

Sl

No

Name and address of the

cold storage unit with

telephone No

Year of

establishment/Total

cost in Lakhs

Type/Product

stored

Rent charged

for cold storage

(Rs/month) for

different

products.

1 Tomoto cold storage ,

Mecheri

2011/100.000 Tomoto,Fruits

and Vegitables

Tomoto and

vegitables

Rs 150 per

quintal

2 Uzhavar Santhai

Suramangalam 0427-

2460877

2009/6.000

Vegitables,

Fruits ,Greens

and Flowers

Nil

3 Uzhavar Santhai

Suramangalam 0427-

2460877

2009/6.000

Nil

4 Uzhavar Santhai

Suramangalam 0427-

2460877

2009/6.000

Nil

5 Uzhavar Santhai

Suramangalam 0427-

2460877

2009/6.000

Nil

6 Uzhavar Santhai

Suramangalam 0427-

2460877

2009/6.000

Nil

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REGULATED MARKET COLD STORAGE GOODOWN

Sl No Name and Place Capacity

1 Tomato cold storage Mecheri 100 MT

2 Uzhavar Santhai, Suramangalam 2 MT

3 Uzhavar Santhai, Dhathagapatti 2MT

4 Uzhavar Santhai, Ammapet 2MT

5 Uzhavar Santhai, Attur 2 MT

6 Uzhavar Santhai, Hasthampatti 2MT

7 Cold Storage at Regulated Market, Mecheri 25MT

8 Cold Storage at Regulated Market,Attur 25MT

9 Cold Storage at Regulated Market,Gangavalli 25MT

10 Cold Storage at Regulated Market, Vazhapadi 25MT

11 Cold Storage at Regulated Market, Salem 25MT

12 Sri Krishna Cold Storage, Erumapalayam 4500

13 Sri Selvi Cold Storage, Kakapalayam 1500

14 Raj Vignesh cold storage, Magudanchavadi 2600

15 Ranga Lalitha Cold Storage, Kondalampatty 2600

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41. TEXTILES

41.1. NUMBER OF GINNING, SPINNING AND WEAVING MILLS

Year: 2015-16

Sl. No

Name of the Block/

Municipalities

Number of

Ginning Mills

Number of

Spinning Mills

Number of

Weaving

Mills

1 2 3 4 5

1 Salem - 2 -

2 Veerapandy - - -

3 Panamarathupatty - 7 -

4 Ayothiyapattinam - 12 -

5 Valapady - 2 -

6 Yercaud - - -

7 Attur 5 2 -

8 Pethanaickenpalayam - - -

9 Gangavalli 1 1 -

10 Thalaivasal - - -

11 Omalur - 3 -

12 Kadayampatty - - -

13 Tharamangalam - - -

14 Mecheri - - -

15 Nangavalli - 3 -

16 Kolathur - 1 -

17 Sankari - 4 -

18 Magudanchavadi 9 - -

19 Idapady - - -

20 Konganapuram 13 1 -

Source: Concerned office

41.2. QUANTUM OF PRODUCTION DURING THE YEAR

Year: 2015-16

Ginning Mills production Spinning mills production Weaving mills

Production

1 2 3

Not Available

Source: Concerned office

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42. TRADE AND COMMERCE

42.1. NUMBER OF MAJOR AND MINOR TRADE AND COMMERCIAL ESTATE

Year: 2015-16

Number of major Trade

Number of minor Trade

Number of Commercial estate

1 2 3

1205 285 Nil

Source: Secretary, Market Committee, Uthamacholapuram.Salem District

43. TRASPORT

43.1. LENGTH OF ROADS (IN KILOMETRES)

Year: 2015-16

Block/ Corporation/

Municipality/

Panchayat Union

Surfaced Roads Un-

surfaced

Roads

Grand

Total Cement

Concrete

Bitu

minous

Water

Bound

Macadam

Total

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Panchayat Union &

Panchayat Roads 58.590 45.370 0.000 103.960 0.000 103.960

Salem Corporation 63.540 747.150 12.380 823.070 25.560 848.630

Athur Municipality 23.987 44.506 7.274 76.467 1.906 77.673

Narasingapuram

Municipality 8.551 19.060 9.000 36.611 28.409 65.020

Mettur Municipality 14.179 69.711 -- 83.890 0.916 84.806

Edappady

Municipality 22.065 56.150 0.000 78.515 27.540 105.755

Rural Roads

(Nabard) XXI 0.000 18.135 0.000 18.135 0.000 18.135

National High Ways 182.600 182.600 182.600

State High Ways 0.000 1225.427 0.000 1225.427 0.000 1225.427

Town Panchayats

(33) 285.828 562.981 95.373 944.182 190.058 1134.240

Forest Roads 0.0 4.50 26.420 30.92 55.065 85.985

Total 1046.968 8663.995 1684.176 11395.139 2225.328 13620.467

Source: Respective District Heads of Departments

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43.2. ROAD ACCIDENTS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Name of the

Block/Municipality

Total Number

of Accidents

Number of persons

injured

Number of persons

killed

1 2 3 4 5

1 Salem City 756 770 140

Salem Rural 2037 1871 533

Total 2793 2641 673

Source: Commissioner of Police, Salem City.and Superintendent of Police, Salem

43.3. REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES

Year: 2015-16

Commercial

Stage carriage Auto-

rickshaw

Ordinary

Taxi

Motor

Cab

Maxi

Cab

Omni

Buses

Private

Station

Vehicle &

others

Public Private

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1231 1021 35 34 836 797 0 11

TABLE 43.3 CONTD.

Commercial

Schoo

l Bus

Ambu

-lance

Fire

Fighte

r

Light

Commerci

al Vehicle

Lorry Articulated

Vehicle Trac

tor

Trai

lor

Total State

Permi

t

Nationa

l

Permit

State

Permi

t

Nationa

l

Permit

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

415 28 1 2472 1579 2008 41 54 121 10684

TABLE 43.3 CONTD.

Non-Commercial Vehicles

Motor

Cycle

Scooter

Moped

Tri-Cycle

Auto

Motor Car

Jeep

Station

Wagon

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

23572 9010 8633 0 6278 5 0

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TABLE 43.3 CONTD.

Non-Commercial Vehicles

Tractor

Three

Wheeler

Four

Wheeler

Road

Rollers

Others

Total

Grand

Total

26 27 28 29 30 31 32

266 2 0 0 82 47848 58532

Source: Deputy Commissioner of Transports, Salem

43.4. TRANSPORT CORPORATIONS

Year: 2015-16.

Sl.

Number

Name of the

Corporations

Year of

Formation Headquarter District covered

Numberof

buses as

on 31st

March

1 2 3 4 5 6

1

Tamil Nadu State

Transport Corporation,

Salem Division

1973 Salem

Salem,

Namakkal,

Dharmapuri and

Krishnagiri

2307

Source: General Manager, TNSTC, Salem

43.5. SELECT INDICATORS ON OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF STATE

TRANSPORT CORPORATIONS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number

Item

Name of the Transport

Corporation

1 2 3

1 Fleet Strength 965

2 Kilometres operated carried per day (in lakhs) 4.38

3 Number of passengers carried per day (in lakhs) 7.06

4 Fleet Utilisation (Percentage) 97.88

5 Kilometre efficiency (Percentage) 105.74

6 Kilometre run per litre of diesel

a) City / Town 5.61

b) Mofussil 5.55

7 Number of routes (As on day) 810

8 Number of New routes introduced during the year NIL

9 New villages benefitted during the year 7

10 Benefitted village population (in lakhs) 0.09

11 Staff strength 5844

12 Number of New Buses purchases 100

Source: General Manager, TNSTC, Salem

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43.6. RAILWAY LINES AND STATIONS

Year: 2015-16

Item Broad

Guage Meter Gauge

Broad Gauge &

Meter Guage

1 2 3 4

1. Route Length (in Km.) 795 63 858

2. Track Length (in Km.) 1088 63 1151

3. Number of Railway Stations 81 - 81

Source: Southern Railway, Salem.

43.2 PORT DEVELOPMENT

Year: 2015-16

1 Major Ports Nil

2 Intermediate ports Nil

3 Minor ports Nil

4 Vessels entered and Cargo handled Nil

43.2 AIRPORTS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number Airport

Passengers (in „000‟)

Embarked Disembarked Transit Total

1 2 3 4 5 6

1. INTERNATIONAL

AIRPORT, MADRAS

a) International Nil

b) Domestic Nil

2. DOMESTIC AIRPORT Not Available

a) Madras

b) Coimbatore

c) Madurai

d) Tiruchirappalli

e) Salem Not Available

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TABLE 43.8 Contd.

Cargo Handled (Tonne) Revenue (Rs. In lakhs)

Loaded

Unloaded

Total PAX Cargo Total

1 2 3 4 5 6

Not Available

Source: Concerned Airport

43.2 PRIVATE TRANSPORT OPERATORS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number Name of the Transport Operations

1 Thiru.N.S. Jayavelu, Salem

2 M/s. Sri Sakthi Vinayaka Transports, Salem-1

3 M/s. Murali Bus Service, Salem-1

4 TMT. A. Sankunthala, Salem-6

5 Thiru. A. Krishnaraj, Salem-6

6 Tmt. M.Helan Chitra, Salem-1

7 Thiru. R.Selvaraj, Salem-3

8 Thiru. N.V. Selvaraj, Salem-3

9 Thiru. N.V.Manickam, Salem-6

10 Thiru.M.Gunasekaran, Salem-3

11 M/s Selva Vinayaga Transports, Salem-1

12 Tvl.Jayamurugan, Salem-103

13 Thiru.Ramesh, Salem-3

14 Tmt.D.Elavarasi Devdass, Salem-10

15 Thiru.K.Ramachandran, Salem-1

16 Thiru.S.Ravichandran, Salem

17 Thiru.V.Sivaprakasam, Salem-14

18 Tmt.S.Ponnuthayammal, Salem-103

19 Thiru.P.Annamalai, Salem

20 Tmt.S.Chandra, Salem-3

21 Tmt.G.Santhi, Salem-1

22 Thiru.G.Srinivasan, Salem-14

23 Tmt.K.Saraswathi, Salem-110

24 Tmt.A.Thenmozhi, Salem-6

25 Thiru.P.Varadharajan, Salem-15

26 Thiru.S.Ramakrishnan, Salem-6

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27 Thiru.R.Subramani, Salem

28 M/s.Sri Dhandayuthapani, Salem-6

29 Thiru. V.Sethulakshmanan, Salem-1

30 Thiru.P.Ramesh, salem-1

31 Thiru.S.A.Ramalingam, Salem-1

32 Thiru.D.Rajamanickam, Salem-6

33 Thiru.D.Subramaniam, Salem-1

34 Tmt. Anandayee, Salem-1

35 Tvl.Sri Sakthivel Transports, Salem

36 Thiru.K.Ramachandran, Salem-20

37 Thiru.P.Sundarajan, Salem

38 Thiru.S.Mani, Salem-103

39 M/S. Sugavaneswara Motor Service, Salem

40 Thiru.R.Rangasamy, Salem-1

41 M/s.Murali Transports, Salem-1

42 Thiru. R.Jagadeesan, Salem-6

43 Thiru.R.Thamarai Selvam, Salem-1

44 Thiru.Mathiyalagan, Salem-1

45 Thiru.Balakrishnan, Salem-3

46 Thiru.N.R.Venugopal, Salem-6

47 Thiru.V.Sadanantham, Salem

48 Thiru.S.Ganesan, Salem-15

49 Thiru.R.Saravanan, Trichy(Dt)

50 Thiru.C.Kaliannan, Namakkal

51 Thiru.R.Saravanas, Thuraiyur

52 Thiru.Varadharajan, Salem

53 Thiru.P.Ramesh, Salem-1

54 Thiru.M.Sengathir Selavm, Salem

55 Thiru.Balakumar, Salem-15

56 Tmt.P.Vasanthi, Salem

57 Tmt.D.Mallika, Salem-103

58 Thiru.S.Mani, Salem

59 Thiru.T.K.Gnanasekaran, Salem-1

60 Thiru.P.Vairavel, Salem-3

61 Thiru.P.Annamalai, Salem

62 Thiru.G.Nirmal Chakkaravarthy, Salem

63 Tmt.M.Malarkodiram, Salem

64 Tmt.P.Deepalakshmi, Salem

65 Tmt.A.Thenmozhi, Salem

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66 Thiru.M.Kandasamy, Salem-103

67 R.Jayalakshmi Transport

68 R.Gopal

69 R.Kanchana Prof: Aravind Transport

70 M.Ramesh

71 SNB Transport

72 VRS Transport

73 Swarnambigai Transport

74 Jayaprakash Transport

75 N.Govindaraj

76 Rainbow Motor Service

77 NT Bus Service

78 Sri Lakshmi Bus Service

79 Jayalakshmi Transports

80 R.Somanathan

81 Ramavilas Bus Service

82 S.Adhilakshmi

83 P.Balan Babu

84 A.Ravindran Prop: Aravind Bus Service

85 Selvam Bus Service

86 S.Natarajan

87 LRN Roadways

88 LRN Bus Services(P) Ltd

89 M.Narayanana

90 A.Ayyapparaj

91 K.M.Brothers Transports

92 N.Muthu Gounder

93 K.Malarvizhi

94 Jayashree Bus Service

95 Vijay Venkatesan.s

96 S.Uma propx: Ramavilas Bus Service

97 SMBS Bus Service

98 R.Natarajan

99 N.Sivabakkiam

100 Rangamani Transport

101 PRP Bus Service

102 P.R.Rajendran

103 Balaji Bus Service

104 K.Pannerselvam

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105 S.Saravanan

106 K.Ramasamy Prop: Ramavilas Bus Service

107 Kannan Bus Service

108 Sri Bhagiyalakshmi Transport

109 T.Krishnaveni

110 N.R.Venugopal

111 Ramani Bus service

112 M.Subramani

113 V.P.Palanisamy

114 N.Premavathi, Prop: SNB transport

115 MKS Bus Service

116 Saraswathi Bus service

117 P.R.Selvi

118 SNB Road & Company

119 I.Dhanam

120 Selvam Bus Service

121 KRSC Bus Service

122 K.Selvaraj

123 V.Natesan

124 D.Yuvaraj

125 E.Jayaraj

126 Duraisamy.S

127 Rainbow Roadways

128 R.Dhanraj

129 Neela Motor Service

130 S.Perumayeeammal Propx: Ramani Bus Ervice

131 Rajaganapathi Transports

132 Vasantha Viswanathan Prop: Ramani Bus Service

133 A.S.Balkrishnan

134 D.Premalatha

135 K.Palaniappan

136 K.Parvatham

137 C.Manivasagam

138 C.Thangavel

139 S.Sulochana LRN Roadways

140 P.Subramaniam

141 ABT Bus Service

142 VRS Bus Service

143 K.Kumar

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144 PRS Bus Service

145 T.N.Ramesh

146 C.Karuppanna Prop: Kannan Bus Service

147 K.Rajagopal

148 K.S.Kandhaiyan

149 Giridharan

150 P.Kumaresan

151 Sweetha Bus service

152 KRP Transports

153 MF Zaheer Hussain

154 N.Govindaraj

155 D.Selvamani

156 S.G.R.Sridharan

157 M.Narayanan

158 K.Vikram

159 K.Palaniappa Gounder

160 S.Dhanasekaran Prop:Sugavaneswara Transports

161 S.Sukumar (N.S. Roadline)

162 Arul Murugan Transport

163 P.Indrajith

164 C.Devaraju

165 K.Balasubramani

166 K.Valliammal

167 S.Natarajan

168 Sumathi Jagadesan

169 S.Karthikeyan

170 K.R.VijayaKumar

171 T.Usharani

172 Sugavaneswari Transport

173 S.Alfred Swaminathan

174 R.Ravi

175 A.Rajendran

176 K.Palanisamy

177 Senthil Bus Service

178 Muniappan

179 G.Ambiga

180 R.Prakaran

181 P.Balasubramanian

182 Rakkiappan

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183 G.Jayaprakash

184 Tenpandiyan Bus service

185 S.Prabu

186 K.R.Vijaykumar

187 The Managing Partner Sri Murugan Bus Service

188 R.Balasubramani

189 N.A.Chinnasamy

190 M.R.P Bus Service

191 C.Rakkiappan

192 MRN Motor Service

193 Satgasumaminathan

194 C.Manivasagam

195 R.David

196 K.Ravichandran

197 Santhi Girdharan

198 K.Mani

199 P.Umamaheswari

200 K.Balasubramani

201 AMV Jayaraman

202 N.R.Venugopal

203 M.Sivapriya

204 R.Daniel

205 M.Sridharan

206 P.R.Rajendran

207 VRS Roadlines

208 S.Mugunthan

209 R.Kandasamy

210 S.K.transports

211 PSK Motor Service

212 D.Yuvaraj

213 Kannanal Bus Service

214 K.Mani

215 Krishnan

216 Shanmuga Transport Sankagiri

217 Rajalakshmi Bus Service

218 Vijayalakshmi Bus service

219 Sakthi Transport

220 Naganathan Roadways

221 Sankagiri Pallipalayam Bus Transport

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222 Shri Murugan Bus Service Sankagiri

223 Vel Murugan Transport

224 Shri Shanmuga Roadways Ankara

225 Krishna Transport

226 JayaKrishna Transport Ankara

227 Giri Murugan Transport

228 Shri Vinayaka Transport

229 Shri Jayakrishna Bus Service

230 S.B.P.T Roadways

231 S.R.V. Transport

232 M.S.T Bus Service

233 Shri Sareswathi Bus Service

234 Shri Venkateswara Transport

235 Shri Andavar Transport

236 T A Kathirvel, Tharamangalam

237 A.Selvam, Thatamangalam

238 K.Muthaiyammal, Tharamangalam

239 R.Radhamani, Tharamangalam

240 V.A.Kalyanasundaram, Tharamangalam

241 T.M.Balasubramaniam, Tharamangalam

242 R.Lakshmi, Chinnappampatty

243 C.Ramachandran, Vellalapatty

244 G.Kumaravel, Tharamangalam

245 Gomathieshwari, Tharamangalam

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70. TOURISM

70.1. PLACES OF TOURIST ATTRACTION

S.No. Name of the Tourist Centre

1 Fort Sangakiri

2 Museum

3 Zoological Park, Kurumpatti

4 Botonical Garden, Yercuad

5 Kiliyur Falls

6 Boat House, Yercuad

7

Dams

Mettur, Kariakoil, Aanaimaduvu

8 Paravasa Ulagam, Mallur

Source: Department of Tourism, Salem.

70.2. LIST OF PLACES OF WORSHIP

Sl.Number PLACES OF WORSHIP

1 Kottai Mariamman Kovil, Salem

2 Kailasanather Temple, Tharamangalam.

3 Sugavaneswarar Temple

4 Mecheri Bharakaaliamman Temple

Source: Department of Tourism, Salem.

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70.3. DETAILS OF HOTELS.

YEAR : 2015-16

Sl.

Number Place

Name of the hotels with

lodging facilities.

Name of the hotels

without lodging

facilities.

1 SALEM NATIONAL HOTEL ANNAPOORNA

SALEM CASTLE SRI LAKSHMI

WINDSOR CASTLE LAKSHMI

L.R.N.EXCELLENCE CHANDRA CAFE

CHENNEY'S

CATEWAY SALEM CAFE

MARUTHI HOTEL SARATHY

VASANTHA VIHAR VYSYA MODERN

HEMA INTERNATIONAL MALABAR HOTEL

T.T.D.C ASHOK

R.K.LODGE K.V.RESTARANT

DWARAKA HOTELS MANGALA VILAS

SELVAM HOTEL SIVASAKTHI

SURYA INTERNATIONAL RUKMANI

VASNTHAM HOTEL SAI VIHAR

SRI LEKA

SAKTHI

ARYA'S

SARAVANA

SARAVANA CLASSIC

RAJA GANAPATHY

ARUL HOTEL

SHANMUGAPRIYA

VENKATESHWARA

HOTEL

BOMBAY PRIYANI

PSRASAKTHI

INDRA CAFE

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70.4. TRAVEL AGENTS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number List of Travel Agents

1 2

1 K.P.N

2 L.R.N

3 PALANI ANDAVAR

4 LINGAM

5 NEELA

6 KALAI

7 N.S

8 T.M.S

Source: Concerned Office

45. VITAL STATISTICS

71.1. BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTERED

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number Item Live Births Registered Deaths Registered

1 2 3 4

1 Rural 17178 13708

2 Urban 39036 14623

3 Total 56214 28331

Source: D. D. Health, Corpn. & DD Health Services and Family Welfare, Salem

45.1 BIRTH, DEATH AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES

Year: 2015-16

Birth

(combined)

Death

(combined)

Infant Mortality (Combined)

1 2 3

15.0 5.2 17.5

Source: DD Health Services and Family Welfare, Salem

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45.1 DEATH BY CAUSES

Year: 2015-16

S.No Name of the Causes For Death Number of the deaths

1 RTA with Head injury 1679

2 Burns 855

3 OPC Poisining 571

4 Septicemia 450

5 Apnoea 113

6 Pre-term 300

7 Aspiration 348

8 Acute Myo Cardial Infarction 1321

9 Birth Asphyxia 283

10 Type 2 DM 998

11

Others

6973

Total 13891

Source: Dean, Govt Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital, Salem and M.Os,

Municipalities and Joint Director of Medical and rural Health services and Family Welfare, Salem

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46. VOLUNTARY SERVICES

46. VOLUNTARY SERVICES

46.1 LIST OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES AVAILABLE IN THE DISTRICT FOR THE

DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AND URBAN POPULATION

46.1 LIST OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES AVAILABLE IN THE DISTRICT FOR THE

DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AND URBAN POPULATION.

Year : 2015-16

S.No LIST OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES

1 President / Secretary,Subramania Nagar, Mather Sangam, Iind Gate,

Salem. Phone 77249.

2 D.Vedamanickam, Good Shephered Community Development Project, 9, Adakkala

Nagar, Hasthampatti, Salem.

3 District Adult Education Officer, District Library Building, Cherry Road, Salem.7.

4 Ramanikanth, Deputy Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society,

47 Rajaji Road, Salem.7. Phone: 622 266.

5 Director, Holy Cross Rural Development Project, Salem.14.

6 Mr.S.Ramalingam, President, Citizen Welfare Association, Advaitha Ashragaram

Road, Fairlands, Salem.16.

7 Murugesan, Director, S.C.D.P., 88,Seerangapalayam Road,

Kumarasamypatty Street, .D.P., 88,Seeramgapalayam Road, Salem.7.

8 Tmt.Ramalakshmi Ravichandran, 13.K.Gandhi Road, Salem-7

9 Mr.C.Chidambaram, 25.Mettu Street, Agragaram Lane, Salem-1

10 Lalitha Kumaramangalam, 3\44 VANCHINATHA IYER STREET LANE,

Swarnapuri, Salem.4.

11 Mr.Renganathan, Director, Development Project, Danieshpet, Salem District.

12 Mr.A.AnthonySamy, Director, Venmalar Community Development,

J.J.J. Nivas, Convent Road, Fiarlands, Salem.16.

13 Saco Trust, Central Theatre Buildings, Opp.to General Hospital, Salem.1.

14 Faster A.Joesph, Jesus Meeroy Home, R.C.Chetty patty, Omalur TK., 636 455.

Phone: 2231.

15 B.D.Daniel David, Director, MESA" 46 BI Vellandi Valasu,

Edapadi 637 105. Salem District.

16 Hill Tribes Association for Development, 20, Bazeer Street, Puludhi Kuttai, Belur

(Via) 636 104. Salem District

17 Manamahil Mahalir Mandram, Niluvakkal Pudur, urubaru Post, Mettur Taluk,

Veerakkal Pudur, Kurubaru Post, Mettur Taluk, Salem District.

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18 Mallikuttai Namagal Mahalir Mandram, Mallikuttai Post,

Tholasampatti, Salem District.

19 Muthukuttiyur Gandhimathi Mahalir Mandram, Mallikuttai Post,

Elampillai, Magudanchavadi Block, Salem District.

20 Manimagalai Madhar Sangam, Kannankurichi Post, Salem Block & District.

21 Kalaivani Mahalir Mandram, Servampatti, Salem.

22 Sri Sarada College Education Trust, Fairlands, Salem.16.

23 Sarada College for Women, Alagapuram, Salem.7.

24 Social Service Guild, Yercaud, Salem District.

25 Anbu Illam, Lady Seat Road, Yercaud Pin:636 601.

26 Sarada Mahalir Mandram, Thevoor Post, Sankari Block, Salem District.

27 Vijayalakshmi Mahalir Mandram, Kaveripuram Mettu Post, Kolathur Block, Salem

District.

28 Vullayachettipatti Lakshmi Mahalir Mandram, Elampillai, 170.Donalds Choultry

Block, Salem District.

29 Veerapandi Mahalir Mandram, Veerapandi Post & Block, Salem District.

30 Vellai Raja Mahalir Mandram, Vedikkaeanur,Mettur TK., Salem District.

31 C.S.I.Balusamy Illam, Hasthampatty, Salem.7.

32 Y.M.C.A. Gandhi Road, Hasthampatty, Salem.7.

33 Mr.Dass.Programme Co- Ordinator, Pols Puthur, Puthur (P.O), Salem TK., Salem.10.

34 Thirumathi.Sulochana, Joseph Chellamuthu Trust, Cherry Road, Salem.7.

35 St.Judes Handicapped Children School, Tharamangalam, Salem District.

36 Mr.C.Babu, Project Co-Ordinator, Women Self Employment Scheme, The

Communikty Service Guild, 6C Adaikala Nagar, Hasthampatty, Salem.7.

37 Mr.S.Thanikachalam, Project Officer, Aware, 11/105 Pudusamballi, Mettur Dam 635

403.

38 Mr. Raphel Augustian,Executive Director,Yercaud Rural Development Soceity,

Koilmedu, Director,Yercaud Rural Development Society, Koil Medu,Yercaud.

39 Mr.Balakrishnan, Secretary, Peoples Movement for Development,

Venkateswara Compound, Tharamangalam, Salem District.

40

Mr. V. Venkaataraman,Field Consultant Officer, Siddha Extension

Wing,Krishnamoorthy Institutional Agricultural Foundation, R.Number8,

Devaprakash Lodge, 24-D, Sivasamy Road, Salem.1.

41 Mr.Renganathan, Director, Village Reconstration Development Project, Danishpet,

Salem District.

42 Mr.A.Dass,Director, (POLE) Peoples Organization for Liberation

And Education, Periyar Nagar, Puthur, Salem 636 010.

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43 Mr. Sokkar Areige Trust, 1.Kavandampatty, Idappadi 637 101, Salem District.

44 Mr.Z.E.Justin Project Secretary, Holy Cross Rural Development, K.N.Colony,

Salem.14.

45 Mr.Natarajan,Secretary,District Envitoment Society, Plant Manager, Abilox

Adhasiwes Ltd., Yercaud.

46 Mr.Murugamanickam, Yound India Association, Yethapur, Salem Distirct.

47 Mr. Santhosh, Deputy Director, Shervaroya Hills Tribal Community Development

Project, Ondikadai Post, Yercaud 636 602, Salem District.

48

Mr. A. AnthonySamy, Director, Venmalar Community Development Project,

J.J.J.Nivas, Convent Road, Fairlands, Salem.16.

49 Mr.N.P.Dass, Society for Rural Development Project, Powerkadu Post, Sankarai

Kalli Hills, Salem District.

50 Mr. Perumal, President, Social Service Mission, Thukkiampalayam Post, Valapady,

Salem 636 115.

51 Mr.Sooriya Kanthan,Secretary,MIRA Development,Selevadi Post, Tharamangalam

(Via),Salem District

52 Mr.Vedhamanickam, Director, Good Shephered Community Development Post,

Service Mission, Number9.Adaikala Nagar, Hasthampatty, Salem.7.

53 Seco Trust, Central Theatre Buildings, Opp.to General Hospital, Salem.1.

54 Dr.Murugan, Ruby Clinic, Valapadi, Salem District.

55 Mr.Karunanidhi, CARD, Sathiya Nagar, Kaveripuram (P.O), Kolathur (Via),

Mettur.Tk. Salem District.

56 Mr.Joseph, Secretary, Christian Social Service Mission,

51/Z1,Court Road,Gandhi Nagar, Maravaneri Post,Salem.7.

57 Mrs.Ruby Thiyagarajan, Secretary, YWCA Cherry Road, Salem.7.Phone:63197.

58 Mr.Karunakaran SYARD, Kurinchi Nagar, Semmandapatti Post, Omalur Taluk,

Salem District.

59 Mr.Jesudass Thiyagarajan, Compassion Social Service Mission, 55 Sankar Nagar,

Salem.7.

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60 Paster A.Joseph, Jesus Mercy Home, R.C.Chetty Patty, Omalur T.K.

636 455.

61 Sr.Melani,Fatima Convent,Pension Line,Gugai.Salem.6.

62 The Director, Salem Social Service Society, Convent Road, Alagapuram, Salem.

63 R.Elanthiriyan,Director,ARTT,Thirumalai Post,Omalur TK.,Salem.Dt.,

64 K.Ramkumar, Director.Integrated Village Development Centre, 7C Mariamman Koil

Street, Periya Kollappatti, Kannankuruchi, Salem.8.

65 N.Kalaiselvi Paralegal Work Society for Community Development Trust, Legal Aid

Centre, 77, Omalur Main Road, Salem.1.

66 Mahalir Vidhavigal (MATTRUM), Adhravattor Nalavalu Sangam, Number7.Attur

Bustan Municipal Building, Attur Post, Salem District-636 102.

67 B.D.Daniel David,Director,'NESA' 46 bbi Vellandi Valasu,Edapad 637 105. Salem

District.

68 Mr.Baskar,Managing Trusatee,SEED Trust,Mariamman Koil Street, Kavery

Nagar,Salem 636 005

69 G.S.Pandiyan, 334, Housing Unit, Salem.8.

70 Dr.C.Palanivel, Society for Ecological Development, Belur, Attur Tk., Salem District.

71

Tmt.G.Kamaliniraj,President,Sowrastra Mather Sangam, 85 ManickampillaI Street,

Shevapet,Salem.2.

72 President/Secretary, D.Vedamanickam, Good Shephered Community Development

Project, 9.Adakala Nagar, Hasthampatti, Salem.7.

73 Youth Co-Ordinator, Nehru Yuvekendra, Central Theatre Buildings, Salem.1, Phone:

265180.

74 District Adult Education Officer,District Library Buildings, Cherry Road,Salem.7

75 Thiru.Gananasivam,Secretary,District Rural Social Welfare Sangam,

Near Old ATC Shed, Sankari Post.

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76 Ramanikanth,Deputy Secretary,Indian Red Cross Society, 47 Rajaji Road,

Salem.7.Phone:62266

77 Mr.S.Ramalingam, President, Citizen Welfare Association, 255 Advitha Asirama

Road, Fairlands, Salem.16.

78 Mr.Gnanasekaran,Project Co--Ordinator,Jesus Mercy Home Association, R.C.Chetty

Patty,Omalur Tk., Salem District

79 Murugesan,Director,S.C.D.P.,88 Seerangapalayam Road,Salem.7.

80 Tmt.Priyamanohar, Salem Ladies Circle, 255 Advaitha Agraharam Road, Salem.16.

81 Tmt.Geetha, President, Kasthuriba Mathar Sangam, Old Suramangalam, Salem.5.

82 Thiyagarajan, Secretary, Campassion Social Service, 55 Sankar Nagar, Salem.7.

83 R.Vasantha, M.A., Director, All India Radio, 28 Mettu Street, Salem.1.

84 Tmt.Ramalakshmi Ravichandran, 13 K.Gandhi Road, Salem.7.

85 G.Chidabaran, 25 Mettu Street, Agragaram Lane, Salem.1.

86 Lalitha Kumaramangalam, 3/44 Vanchinatha Iyer Street, Swarnapuri, Salem.4.

87 St.Louis Convent, Thumbal Post, Attur Tk., Salem District.

88 Suriya Gandhi Mahalir Mandram,Chettipatti,Kaveripuram Post,Salem District

89 Sri Sarada College Educational Trust, Fairlands, Salem District.

90 Sarada Devi Mahalir Mandram, Odskkutoor,Poolampatti Post,Sankari Taluk,

Salem District.

91 Social Service Guild, Yercaud, Salem District.

92 Tharakadu Mahalir Mandram, Tharkadu Village & Post, Mettur Taluk, Salem

District.

93 Valasaiyur Manimegalai Madhar Sangam, Valasaiyur Post, Salem District.

94 Vellai Raja Mahalir Mandram,Vedikkaeanur,Mettur Taluk,Salem District.

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47. WATER WORK AND SUPPLY

47.1 NUMBER OF SCHEMES OPERATED IN THE DISTRICT

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number

Name of the Schemes

Number of the

Programmes

in the

Schemes

Remarks

1 2 3 4

1 CWSS to Salem, 11 Other Towns and 264 Rural

Habitations in Salem District 1

Operation

and

Maintanence

of CWSS

2 CWSS to P.N. Patty and Verakkalpudur Town

Panchayats in Salem District 1

3 CWSS to Kolathur Town Panchayat in Salem

District 1

4 CWSS to Kaveripuram and 141 other rural

habitations in Kolathur Union 1

5 CWSS to Vellalapatty and other habitations in

Omalur Union of Salem District 1

6

CWSS to Sankari and Thevoor town panchayts

and 245 way side habitations in Sankari Union

of Salem District

1

7

CWSS to Rasipuram, Edappadi Municipalities,

7 town panchayats and 411 wayside habitations

in Salem and Nammakkal Districts (Salem

District)

1

8

CWSS to Irupalli, 236 Fluoride Affected

Habitations and 1066 wayside habitations in

Salem District 1

9

CWSS to 136 Fluoride Affected Habitations and

604 wayside habitations in Kadayampatti and 3

other union in Salem District

1

Source: E.E, T.W.A.D.(Maintenance Division), Salem. And E.E, TWAD (RWS) Division, Salem and

Commissioner Mettur Municipality

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47.2 NUMBER OF WORKERS ENGAGED IN THE WATER WORKS AND

SUPPLY

Year: 2015-16

Sl.Number

Name of the Schemes

No.of Workers

Engaged in the

Water works

and supply

1 2 3

1 CWSS to Salem, 11 other towns and 264

rural habitations in Salem district 57

2 CWSS to P .N.Patti and Verakkalpudur town

in Salem Dist. 28

3 CWSS to Kolathur Town Panchayat and way

side habitation in Salem dist. 12

4

CWSS to Kaveripuram and 141 other rural

habitations in Kolathur Union of Salem

Dist.

41

5 CWSS to Vellapatti and other way side

habitation in Salem Dist. 7

6

CWSS to Sankari and Thevoor Town

Panchayats and 245 way side habitations in

Sankagiri union

66

7

CWSS to Rasipuram and Edappadyi

municipalities, 7 town panchayats and 411

way side habitations in Salem and Namakkal

Dists. (Salem District)

96

8

CWSS to Iruppali 236 FAH and 1066

wayside habitations in Idappadi in 7 other

unions in Salem Dist.

248

9

CWSS to 136 FAH and 604 way side

habitation in Kadayampatti and 3 other

unions in Salem Dist.

234

Total 789

Source: E.E, T.W.A.D. (Maintenance Division), Salem.

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47.3 NUMBER OF HOUSE CONNECTIONS, FOUNTAINS

Year: 2015-16

Sl.

Number

Name of the Blocks /

Municipalities

Number of House Water connections

1 2 3

1 Salem 2421

2 Veerapandy 1587

3 Panamarathupatty 4713

4 Ayothiyapattinam 3176

5 Valapady 557

6 Yercaud 422

7 Attur( incl. Municipality) 9701

8 Pethanaickenpalayam 802

9 Gangavalli 648

10 Thalaivasal 2044

11 Omalur 2983

12 Kadayampatty 3082

13 Tharamangalam 1307

14 Mecheri 644

15 Nangavalli 1313

16 Kolathur 5322

17 Sankari 4464

18 Magudanchavadi 425

19 Idapady( incl. Municipality) 5997

20 Konganapuram 2164

21 Narasingapuram 2709

Total 53772

Source: AD Panchayat, AD Town Panchayat & Corporation & Municipal Commissioners, Salem District