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SALIENT FEATURES OF THE DISTRICT

Intrduction:

Tirunelveli District was formed in 1790 by the East India company, later came

under the direct control of the British Crown Queen Victoria. The name Tirunelveli has been

composed from the three Tamil words i.e. „Thiru – Nel – Veli‟ meaning Sacred Paddy Hedge.

Geographical data:

Tirunelveli District having geographical area of 6759 sq.kms, in the

Southeastern portion of Tamil Nadu is triangular in shape. It lies between 8°.05‟ and 9°.30‟

of the Northern latitude and 77°.05‟ and 78°.25‟ of Eastern longitude.

Topography:

The district is located in the southern part of Tamil Nadu and sourrended by

Virudhunagar District on the north, Western Ghats on the West, Kanniyakumari District on

the south, Tuticorin District on the East. The lifeline of the district river Tamiraparani feeds

the district and quenches the thirst of residents of Tuticorin district too.

Administrative Setup:

This District is having 3 Revenue Divisions comprising of 11 Taluks, 60

Firkas 19 Development Blocks, 616 Revenue Villages and 425 Village Panchayats.

Demographic Details:

The population of this District was 2723988 as per 2001 Census and 30,72,880

as per 2011 census. The Density of Population per sq.km. was 399 as per 2001 census and 458

persons as per 2011 census . Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Ambasamudram are the most densely

populated Taluks in the District as per 2001 census.

The Sex ratio is 1024 females for every 1000 males in the District as per 2011

census. The Literacy rate is 76.09% in the District as per 2001 census.

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Out of the total population, males are 1333939and females1390049 as per 2001

census. Out of the total population, males are 1518595 and females 1554285 as per 2011

census.The district having Schedule caste population of 481052 which represents 17.66% to

total population as per 2001 census. Schedule Tribes are found to be very small in numbers

8358 which is 0.31% of the Total population. 4.36% of State population lives in Tirunelveli

district., 1415742 live in Rural area and 1308246 live in urban area forming 52% and 48%

respectively as per 2001

Climate and Rainfall:

The district has peculiar climate and receives rainfall in all the seasons which

represent 919.mm in 2011-2012

. The maximum precipitation is contributed by the North East Monsoon(639.9mm)

followed by the South west monsoon(107.7mm)and the Summer (100.7mm). and the Winter

(70.7 mm)

Occupation:

Agriculture plays a Vital role in the District‟s economy. The total cropped area

was 180925 hectares, which worked out 26.77% of the total area of 675850 . The important

food crops are Paddy, Cholam, Ragi, Cumbu Maize and other minor millets. The

commercial crops are Cotton, Chillies, Sugarcane and Groundnut. Of the total cultivated area

of 155658 hectares in the district, 25207 hectares were sown more than once.

Irrigation:

The District is blessed with the western ghats from which all the perennial

rivers follow and drain towards the east. The surface water of the District is drained into

major river basin viz Thamiraparani, Vaippar, Nambiar and Hanumanathi. Thamiraparani

is the major river basin in the District. The other Streams which are seasonal in nature are

Servallar, Manimuthar, Ramanathi, Pachayar, Chittar and Uppodai rivers which drain into

the Tamiraparani basin. The source of irrigation are Canal, Tank and Well, which covers

141152 hectares. Among the total area irrigated, Well irrigation covers 54989 hectares,

Tanks 57731 hectares and Canal 28432 hectares

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Industry:

There are 25 medium and major industries such as Cement, Cotton yarn,

Calcium carbide, Sugar, Cotton seed oil, Printing papers and flour Mill etc.

Among the other industries in the District Pin, Clip, Matches, Beedi,Vessels

making and Engineering industries are important. The important Village industries

functioning in the district are Handloom, Poultry farming, Brick making, Jaggary

production. The Handloom products Lungi, Sarees etc are marketed in north India. So also

the fine Korai mats from Pathamadi have one world fame. Kallidaikurichi Pappads,

Karukurichi mud pots, also Tirunelveli “Halva” are specialities which earned many laurels

to the District.

Tourist spots:

Courtallam is situated at the Western Ghats in Tenkasi Taluk. The famous

waterfalls on rocks and tiny droplets are sprinkled in the air. The water falls of Courtalam

have medicinal value as they run through forest and herbs before their decent.

Pappanasam Agasthiar falls also attracts tourist and pilgrims.There is a Wild

life sanctuary at Mundanthurai and Kalakadu. Spotted deers, Liontailed monkeys, Elephants

and Tigers are plenty.

Religious Significance:

The Nellaiappar temple at Tirunelveli, Sankaranainar temple at Sankarankoil,

Kasiviswanathar temple at Tenkasi and Vanamamalai Temple at Nanguneri are the land

marks of the District signifying the Hindu Culture. . Palayamkottai has many Christian

missions and Athankaraipallivasal & Pottalpudur Darga have considered to be important

sacred places for Muslims.

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DISTRICT PROFILE 2012-2013

TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT

1.GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION

North Latitude Between : 8.05` and 9.30`

East Longitude Between : 77.05` and 78.25`

2.AREA AND POPULATION – 2001 Census 2011 Census i. Area (Sq.Km.) : 6823 6759

ii Population

a. Male : 1333939 1518595

b. Female : 1390049 1554285

c. Total : 2723988 3072880

d. Rural : 1415742 1552.235

e.Urban : 1308246 1528645

iii. Density/Sq.Km : 399 458

iv. Literates

a. Male : 85.21 89.66

b. Female : 67.43 76.38

iv. Main Workers (2001 Census)

a. Total Workers : 1281117 NA

b. Male Workers : 737911 NA

c. Female Workers : 543206 NA

d. Rural Workers : 729776 NA

e. Urban Workers : 551341 NA

f. Cultivators : 137516 NA

g. Agricultural Labourers : 356055 NA

h. Household Industry : 282282 NA

i. Other Workers : 505264 NA

vi. Non-Workers : 1442871 NA

vii Language spoken in the Districs Tamil & English

3.VITAL STATISTICS i. Birth : 40958

ii. Death : 10659

iii. Infant Deaths : 625

iv. Birth Rate (per 1000 Population) : 15.2

v. Death Rate (per 1000 Population) : 6.32

vi. Infant Mortality Rate(Per 1000 Live Births : -

vii.Expectation o life at Birth : -

a. Male : -

b. Female : -

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Problems related to child birth : -

a. At the time of delivery : -

b. During Pregnancy : -

4.TEMPERATURE (IN CELSIUS)

a. Plains

i. Maximum : 36.1

ii. Minimum : 21.3

b. Hill Stations

i. Maximum : -

ii. Minimum : -

5.RAINFALL (in mm)

a. Normal : 845.1

i.North East Monsoon : 467.2

ii.SouthWest Monsoon : 142.4

iii.Winder season : 69.3

iv. Summer : 166.2

b. Actual : 947.6

i. North East Monsoon : 639.9

ii.SouthWest Monsoon : 107.7

iii.Winder season : 70.7

iv. Summer : 100.7

6. AGRICULTURE (in Hec.)

a. Total Cultivated Area (Hec : 180925

b. Net Area Sown (Hec.) : 155658

c. Area Sown more than once (Hec.) : 25267

d. Area and Production of Principal Crops : Area (Hec.)

i. Rice : 86725

ii. Millets and Other Cereals : 11840

iii. Pulses : 16433

iv. Sugarcrops : 5110

v. Groundnut : 1090

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vi. Gingelly : 1027

vii.Cotton : 2721

e. Agricultural Land Holdings 2005-06 (8th Agri Census)

a. Holdings (Nos) : 276721

b. Area in Hect. : 232255.54

c. Average Size of holdings in Hect : 0.81

f. Important Food Crops : Paddy, Black gram, Banana, Green

gram, Sugarcane , Cashewnut and

Maize

g. Important non Food Crops : Groundnut, Coconut, Cotton &

Gingelly

7. IRRIGATION(Fasli 1421) i. Net Area Irrigated by : (in Hec.)

a Government Canals : 18121

b. Private Canals : Nil

c. Tanks : 48587

d. Tube Wells : 808

e. Other Wells : 49970

f. Other Sources : Nil

g. Total Net Area Irrigated : 117486

ii. Gross Area Irrigated : 141152

iii. Name of the River : Tamirabarani, Ramanathi, Kadananathi,

Karuppanathi, Kundaru and Chittaru

iv. Name of the Lake Nil

8.ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

i. Veterinary Institutions

a. Veterinary Hospitals : 7

b. Veterinary Dispensaries : 78

c. Clinician Centres(Poly clinic) : 1

d. Sub-centres : 49

ii. Poultry Development

a.Chicks produced in hatcheries : 8565350

b.Birds sold for breeding : Nil

c.Birds sold for food : 7434200

iii.Livestock and Poultry Population 2004 Census

a. Cattle : 418694

b. Buffaloes : 78777

c. Sheep : 487273

d. Goat : 390570

e. Poultry : 1218583

9.DAIRY DEVELOPMENT (Govt) a. Dairies : 1

b. Milk Chilling Plants : 2

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c. No. of Milk Co-operative Societies : 207

d. Milk Production (Lakh Litres) : 6347.76

10.FISHERIES I. Length of Coastal Line (Km : 48.9

II. No,of Coastal Blocks : 2

III. No. of Coastal Centres (Landing) : 7

IV. Marine Fish Production (Tonnes) : 1250

V. Inland Fish Production (Tonnes) : 1342.3

11.FOREST

I. Forest Area (Hec.) : -

a. Forests : 127758

b. Social Forests : 1088

c. Unclassed Forests : -

II. Out-turn of Forest Product

a. Timber (Cu.m.) : N.A

b. Fuel wood (MT : N.A

c. Pulpwood (MT : N.A

d. Sandalwood (MT : N.A

. e. Rubber (MT) : N.A

f. Bamboo (Tonne) : N.A

g. Tea Green Leaves (Tonne) : N.A

h. Wattle Bark (MT) : N.A

12.ELECTRICITY (IN M.U.)

I.Generation of Electricity :

In M.U

a. Hydro : 1121.801

b. Wind Mill Generation : 4933.37

c. Thermal : Nil

d. Power Purchased : 80.75

e. Gas Turbine : -

II.Consumption of Electricity (in m.u.) a. Agriculture : NA

b. Industry : 84.043

c. Commercial : 139.303

d. Domestic : 613.118

e. Public Lighting & Public Works : 80.211

f. Sales to Licensees : NIL

g. Sales to Other States : NIL

h. Miscellaneous : 318.187

III.Rural Electrification

a. No.of Pump sets Electrified : 81519

b. No. of Villages Electrified : 425

c. Number of Hamlets Electrified : 1727

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13. ENTERPRISES 5 th Economic Census 2005 Rural Urban

a. No. of Agri. Enterprises : 24668 1880

b. No. of Non-Agri. Enterprises : 204405 80542

c. No. of Enterprises

i. With premises : 221628 80567

ii.) Without premises : 7445 1855

14. INDUSTRIES No. of Working Factories (Regd) : 441

No. of Workers : 14938

No. of Trade Unions : 923

No. of Strikes : 3

No. of Lockouts : -

Large Scale Industries : NA

Medium Scale Industries : NA

Small Scale Industries : NA

Cottage Industries : NA

No. of new factories set up : NA

Name of the important industries in

the district

: The India Cements Ltd.,Sankar Nagar,

Sundaram Textiles Ltd., Nanguneri,

Subburaj Spinning Mills,Sankar Nagar,

Dharani Sugars Ltd. Dharani Nagar

Sun Paper mill private Ltd

Cheranmahadevi EM.Pee Sugars&

Chemical Ltd Idaikal, Syed cotton

mills Alangulam & Nanguneri ,

Survalakshmi Paper Board Ltd

Seethaparbanallur

Name of the industrial park : Gangaikondan, Nanguneri

SIDCO Industrial Estate Valliyoor

15. KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES

I KHADI

:

Production (Rs.in

Lakhs)

Sales

(Rs.in Lakhs)

a. Khadi : 14.87 33.71

b.Woolen : - -

c. Silk : - -

d. Yarn : 7.87.82 -

II VILLAGE INDUSTIRES

a. Soaps : 10. 10

b. Leather Goods : 9 9

c. Industrial Co.Op Societies : 260 2

16. MEDICAL AND HEALTH( in numbers) I. Modern Medicine(Government only)

a. No. of Hospitals : 13

b. Primary Health Centres : 69

c. Health Sub Centres : 383

d. Other Medical Institution : 1+1 (TVMCH +Sidha)

e. Beds in Hospitals : 3316

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f. Doctors : 481

g. Nurses : 948

II. Indian Medicine (Government only)

a. Hospitals : 1

b. Primary Health Centres : -

c. Beds in Hospitals : 350

d. Doctors : 56

e. Nurses : 24

III. Homoeopathy(Government only)

a. Hospitals : -

b. Primary Health Centres : -

c. Beds in Hospitals : -

d. Doctors : -

e. Nurses : -

17. EDUCATION I. Universities : 2

II. Arts and Science Colleges : 24

III. Colleges for Professional Education

a. Allopathy : 1

b. Indian Medicine : 1

c. Homoeopathy : -

d. Engineering Colleges : 18

e. Agriculture Colleges : -

f. Veterinary Colleges : -

g. Law Colleges : 1

IV. Colleges for Special Education : 25

V. Pre primary Schools : -

VI. Primary Schools : 1487

VII. Middle Schools : 450

VIII. High Schools : 174

IX. Hr.Sec.School : 152

X. Education guarantee scheme : -

18. TRANSPORT I. Road Length (Km.) :

National Highways : 69.800

State Highways : 456.194

Major District Road : 222.470

Other District Road : 1145.704

Sugarcane Road : 8.000

II. Registered Motor Vehicles

a. Commercial : 2285

b. Non-Commercial : 45060

III. Railway Length(in Km)

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a. Route Length : 170.24

b. Track Length : 239.42

c. Number of Railway Stations : 26

IV. Number of Sea Ports : NIL

V. Number of Air Ports : NIL

VI. Name of the Air Port : NIL

VII. Name of the Export Commodity : MAT, Cloth, Onion,Chillies.

19. COMMUNICATION

I. Post & Telegraph (in No.)

a. Post Offices doing postal

business alone

: 387

b.Post Offices doing Postal &

Telegraph Business

: Nil

II. Telephones

a. No. of Telephones in use : 89490

b. No. of Public Call Offices : 5861

c.. No. of Telephones Exchanges : 83

20. CO-OPERATION

I. District Central Cooperative Banks

(including branches) : 27

II. District Co-operative Union : 1

III. Co-Operative Training Institute : 1

IV. Co-Operative Printing Press : 1

V. P.A.C.B : 158

VI. Primary Agricultural and Rural

Development Bank

: 8

VII. Cooperative Urban Bank : 6

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VIII Whole Sale Co.Operative Store : 1

1X. Primary Cooperative Stores : 33

X. Students Cooperative Store

: 144

XI. Cooperative Employees Thrift

and Credit Society

: 79

21. REGISTRATIONS

I. No. of Registration Offices : 40

II. Aggregate Value of property

Transferred (Rs.in Crores)

: 4165.83

22. HOUSING

i. No. of tenements constructed by TNHB : Nil

ii.Dy Registrar Housing : Nil

iii.No. of tenements constructed by TNSCB : 207

iv.No. of tenements constructed by TNPHB : -

v. Deputy Registrar, Housing-Rural : -

vi.Deputy Registrar,Housing-Urban : -

vii.Samathuvapuram : -

viii. Total No. of Households : -

23. SOCIAL WELFARE (in Nos.)

I. Old Age Pension for aged : 44610

II Physically Handicapped Pension : 3765

III. Widow Pension : 8949

IV. Agri. Labour pension : 4240

V. Deserted Wives Pension : 2367

VI. Unmarried woman Pension : 609

VII Uzhavar Sandhai : 5

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24. NUTRITIOUS MEALS PROGRAMME

No.of Centres

No. of

Beneficiaries

I.C.D.S Scheme : 2562 182288

Purachi Thalaivar Noon Meal : 2082 213853

25.REVENUE ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

i. Revenue Divisions : 3

ii. Revenue Taluks : 11

iii. Revenue Firkas : 60

iv. Revenue Villages : 616

26. LOCAL BODIES

i. Corporations : 1

ii. Municipalities : 7

iii. Panchayat Unions : 19

iv. Town Panchayats : 36

v. Village Panchayats : 425

27.COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

i. No. of Development Divisions : 1

ii. No. of Blocks Covered : 19

iii. Population Covered (Lakhs) : 14.16

iv. Area Covered (Sq.Km.) : 6429

28.POLICE AND PRISIONS

Police Force

Local : 2369

Armed Reserve : 1890

Police Stations : 122

Police Outposts : 5

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Central Prisons : 1

Other Prisons : 12

29. LEGISLATURE

Members of the Legislative

Assembly

Elected : 10

Nominated : Nil

Members of Parliament

(Lok Sabha)

: 2

Members of Parliament (Rajya

Sabha)

: 1

30.CINEMA THEATRES(in.Nos)

Permanent

a. Air-conditioned : 8

b. Non-Air conditioned : 34

c. Air Cooled : -

Open Air Theatres : 2

Semi Permanent : -

Touring : 2

31.BANKS / INSURANCE

Bank

Commercial Banks : 224

DCCB etc. : 45

Private Sector Banks : 48

Regional rural Banks : 50

Lead Bank : 62

Life Insurance

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Offices : 17

Policies Issued : 263192

Premium Received (Rs.in

Crores)

: 98.41

32..NATURAL RESOURCES

Name of the mineral found

in the District : Lime stone, Garnet sand, Rough stone sully, Kankar,

Illuminate

33.GENERAL

I. Name of the important

pilgrim Centre : 1.Tirunelveli Arulmigu Gandhimathi Nellaiappar Temple

: 2.Krishnapuram Ancient Sculpture

: 3.Sankarankoil Arulmigu Sankaranarayana Temple

: 4.Tenkasi Arulmigu KasiviswanatharTemple

: 5.Thirukurunkudi Arulmigu Nambi Temple

: 6.Nanguneri Arulmigu Vanumanalai Temple

: 7.Parathar Uvari Kappal Matha Temple

: 8. Nadar Uvari Arulmigu Syambulingasamy Temple

: 9.Athankarai Pallivasal Dharga

: 10.Papanasam Arulmigu Sivan Temple

: 11.Courtalam Arulmigu Courtaleesuwar Temple

: 12.Panpozhi Arulmigu Thirumalai Kumarasamy Temple

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: 13. Pottal Pudur: Dharga

II.Name of the important

Tourist Centre : 1.Courtalam: Main falls, Old Falls, Five Falls,

Honey Falls, Tiger Falls and Boating

: 2.Papanasam: Dam site, Agasthiar falls and Temple

: 3. Manimuthar:Dam site and falls

: 4.Mundanthurai: Wild life Sanctuary

: 5.Kalakadu:Wild life sanctuary

: 6. Koondhankulam: Birds sanctuary

: 7.Tirunelveli: District Science Centre and Temple

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STATISTICAL TABLES CONTENT

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1.AREA AND POPULATION Page No.

1.1 Area, Population, Literate, SCs and STs- Sex wise by Taluks 1

1.2 Population by Broad Industrial categories of Workers. 2

1.3 Population by Religion 2

1.4 Population by Age Groups 3

1.5 Population of the District-Decennial Growth 3

1.6 Salient features of 2001 Census – Block wise. 4

2.CLIMATE AND RAINFALL

2.1 Temperature at Select Stations. 5

2.2 Monthly Rainfall Data of Tirunelveli Dist & Map 6

2.3 Time Series Data of Rainfall by seasons. 7

3.AGRICULTURE

3.1 Soil Classification 7

3.2 Land Utilization & Map 8

3.3 Area and Production of Crops 9

3.4 Agricultural Machinery and Implements 9

3.5 Number and Area of Operational Holdings 10

3.6 Consumption of Chemical Fertilisers and Pesticides 10

3.7 Regulated Markets 11

3.8 Crop Insurance Scheme 11

3.9 Sericulture 12

4.IRRIGATION

4.1 Sources of Water Supply with Command Area – Taluk wise. 13

4.2 Actual Area Irrigated (Net and Gross) by sources & Map 14

4.3 Area Irrigated by Crops. 15

4.4 Details of Dams, Tanks, Wells and Bore wells. 16

5.ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

5.1 Livestock Population 17

5.2 Veterinary Institutions and Animals treated – Blockwise. 18

5.3 No. of Veterinary Hospitals 19

5.4 Diary Development 20

5.5 Poultry Development 21

5.6 Fisheries Development and Production 21

6.BANKING AND INSURANCE

6.1 No. of Commercial Banks 22

6.2 Insurance Schemes 22

7.CO-OPERATION

7.1 Co-operative Societies 23

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8.CIVIL SUPPLIES

8.1 No. of Fair Price Shops 24

8.2 Quantum of Essential Commodities distributed and their retail price 25

8.3 No. of Ration Cards (Rural and Urban) 26

8.4 Quantity supplied 26

8.5 No. of LPG Connections 27

8.6 No. of Persons waiting for LPG connection. 27

9.COMMUNICATION

9.1 Post-Offices doing postal business only 28

9.2 Post-Offices doing Post and Telegraphic Business 28

9.3 Telegraph Offices 29

9.4 No. of Telephone Exchanges, Capacity and No.in Use 29

9.5 No. of PCOs attached to each exchange 30

9.6 No. of Persons waiting for Phone Connection. 30

10.ELECTRICITY

10.1 No. of Power Stations 31

10.2 Quantum of Power purchased 32

10.3 Power Consumption Sector wise 32

10.4 Peak Demand and Energy Output 32

10.5 Revenue from Electric Schemes and Cost per Unit 33

10.6 Transmission and Distribution of Electricity 33

10.7 Capacity of Transformers 34

10.8 Rural Electrification 35

10.9 Name and Address of fault report offices. 36

11.EDUCATION

11.1 Universities, Students and Teachers and Courses offered 37

11.2 Colleges for General Education, Students and Teachers 37

11.3 College for Professional Education, Students and Teachers 38

11.4 Colleges for Special Education, Students and Teachers 38

11.5 Schools for General Education, Students and Teachers 39

11.6 Schools for Professional Education, Students and Teachers 39

11.7 Schools for Special Education, Students and Teachers 39

11.8 Institutions for Other Professional Education, Students and Teachers 40

11.9 Computer Training Centers 40

11.10 Hospitals and Inmates by Community 41

11.11 Scholarships to Students by Community 41

12.FISHERIES

12.1 Fisheries Development 42

12.2 Estimated M F Production/Inland Fish Production 43

12.3 No. of Families engaged in Fishing 43

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13. HANDLOOM 13.1 No. of Focal Centers with Location details 44

13.2 No. of Societies and Variety wise Production 44

13.3 No. of Power Looms and No. of Employees working 45

13.4 No. of Families engaged 45

14.HANDICRAFTS

14.1 Name and Address of Handicrafts 46

14.2 Articles available in the Handicrafts 46

14.3 Value of Articles produced and Value of Articles sold 47

14.4 No. of Families engaged in Handicrafts 47

15.HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

15.1 Hospitals, Dispensaries, Bed Strength, Doctors and Nurses 48

15.2 No. of Allied Pathological Units available 48

15.3 Disease wise patients treated 49

15.4 Distribution of Medical Personnel 49

15.5 Progress of Family Welfare Programs 49

16 HOUSING

16.1 Plans sanctioned, Building completed under Private Sector 50

16.2 Plans sanctioned, Building completed under Public Sector 50

16.3 Amount invested in Housing and Building activity under Public Sector 50

16.4 Construction activity of Tamil Nadu Housing Board 51

16.5 Construction activity of Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board 51

16.6 Index No. of Building Construction cost in Urban centers 52

16.7 Labor charges of Construction Workers. 52

17.INDUSTRIES

17.1 Results of Annual Survey of Industries 53

17.2 Estimates of Value of Output and Value Added by

Manufacture by Industries Based on ASI 53

17.3 Industrial Production 53

17.4 Production and Value of Major Minerals in the District 54

17.5 Production of Handloom Cloth 54

17.6 Small Scale Industries 55

17.7 Khadi and Village Industries 57

17.8 No. of Printing Presses 57

17.9 No. of Photocopy (Xerox) centers 57

18. FACTORIES

18.1 Registered and Working Factories 58

18.2 Employment in Working Factories 58

18.3 Trade Unions, Industrial Disputes by Strikes, Lockout and Gheraos 59

19. LOCAL BODIES

19.1 Municipal Bodies Area and Population by Grades 60

19.2 Municipal Bodies by Taluks 60

19.3 Panchayat Union, Village/Town Panchayats 61

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19.4 Revenue Divisions, Taluks, Firkas and Revenue Villages 61

19.5 Tax Collected by Corporation/Municipality/Panchayat Union/

Town Panchayat/Village Panchayat 61

19.6 Rural Development Activities 62

20. LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

20.1 No of Persons registered during the year and Total No. of

Persons waiting upto the end of the year as per Live Register 63

20.2 No. of Placement during and upto the end of the year. 63

20.3 Employment Under NREGS 63

21. LEGAL SERVICE 21.1 Judicial Divisions and Original Jurisdiction 64

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

Jurisdiction, Civil Suits Regular. 64

21.3 Nature of free Legal available, no. of beneficiaries,

no. of cases disposed in Lok Adalat during the year 65

21.4 No. of Advocates practicing in Courts 65

22. LIBRARIES 22.1 List of Head and Branch Libraries in the district with

details of Members, Books available and Readers 66

22.2 No. of Libraries houses in Government Building /Rental Building 66

22.3 No. of Reading Rooms 66

23. MINING AND QUARRYING 23.1 No. of Mining and Quarrying units in the district 67

23.2 Classification-wise production during the year 68

24. MANUFACTURING SECTOR

24.1 No. of Food and other allied manufacturing units in the district 69

24.2 No. of Non-Food manufacturing units in the district 69

25. MEDICAL SERVICES 25.1 No. of Medical Colleges in the district with Students and Teachers 70

25.2 No. of College of Pharmacy with Students and Teachers 70

25.3 No. of Medical Stores in the district - Category-wise 71

25.4 No. of Veterinary Colleges with Students and Teachers 71

26. MOTOR VEHICLES

26.1 No. of Motor Vehicles (Category-wise) Registered during 72

the year and upto the end of the year

26.2 No. of Motor Vehicles (Category-wise) available for hire

p purpose during the year 73

26.3 No. of Persons issued with Driving License 73

27. NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY GENERATION 27.1 No. of solar energy generating units in the district with production area 74

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27.2 No. of Wind Mills Generating units with production data 74

28. POLICE AND PRISONS

28.1 Police Force 75

28.2 Cognizable Offences under Indian Penal Code 75

28.3 Prisons and Convicts & Classification of Convicts 76

28.4 No. of Cases Registered under PCR 77

28.5 No. of Cases Registered against Woman Harassment and Dowry 77

29. PUBLIC HEALTH

29.1 Public Health and Medical Services rendered by

Organizations and Individual 78

29.2 No. of Primary Health Centers with Sub-centers 78

30. PRINTING AND PUBLICATION 30.1 No. of News papers, Weekly Magazines, Monthly Magazines,

a. etc., Published 79

30.2 No. of Publishers in the district other than News papers and Magazine 79

30.3 No. of Printing presses in the district 80

31. PRICE INDICES

31.1 Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices 80

31.2 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers 81

31.3 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Selected essential items for Rural 81

31.4 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Selected essential items for Urban 82

31.5 All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers 82

32. QUALITY CONTROL

32.1 List of Industrial / Establishment Units having Quality Control Facilities

and the products subjected to Quality Control 83

33.REGISTRATION

33.1 No. of Registration Offices in the district 83

33.2 Registration and Aggregate Value of properties

transferred during – 2010-2011 83

34.REPAIR AND SERVICES

34.1 Authorized Automobiles Repair and Service Stations 84

34.2 Authorized Electrical and Electronic goods Repair and Service Units 84

35.RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

35.1 Restaurants, Cafes and Other Eating and Drinking Places 84

35.2 Details of Hotels 85

36.RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES

36.1 List of Cinema Theatres and their capacities 85

36.2 List of Clubs and Associations 86

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36.3 List of Motion Picture Distributors and Projection Services 86

37.SOCIAL WELFARE

37.1 Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Nutritious Meals Programs Centres 86

37.2 No. of Beneficiaries under Puratchi Thalaivar MGR

Nutritious Meals Program 87

37.3 No. of Beneficiaries under the free supply of

Text Books and Uniforms 87

37.4 No. of Beneficiaries under the free Cycle 87

37.5 No. of Beneficiaries under Old Age Pension Scheme 88

37.6 Free Houses and House sites distributed to community 88

37.7 Implementation of Relief Measures and Pension Scheme 89

38. SANITARY SERVICES

38.1 No. of Sanitary Workers engaged in Sanitation, Garbage

and Sewage disposal and other particulars 89

38.2 No. of Vehicles engaged in the sanitary services 90

39. SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH SERVICES

39.1 Institutions and Laboratories engaged in Research Work 90

40. STORAGE FACILITIES

40.1 List of Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Storage Godowns 90

40.2 List of Cold Storage Godowns 91

41.TEXTILES

41.1 No. of Ginning, Spinning and Weaving Mills in the district 91

41.2 Quantum of Production during the year 91

42.TRADE AND COMMERCE

42.1 No. of Major and Minor Trade and Commercial Estate in

the district 92

43.TRANSPORT 43.1 Length of Roads 92

43.2 Road Accidents 93

43.3 Registered Motor Vehicles 93

43.4 Transport Corporation 93

43.5 Selected indicators of overall performance of State 94

Transport Corporation

43.6 Railway Lines and Stations 94

43.7 Port Development 95

43.8 Airports 95

43.9 Private Transport Operations 95

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44.TOURISM

44.1 Places of Tourist Attraction 96

44.2 List of Places of Worship 96

44.3 List of Hotels and Restaurants 97

44.4 List of Travel Agents 97

44.5 Train and Air Service Timings 99

44.6 Railway Length in Kilo Metre 100

45. VITAL STATISTICS

45.1 Births and Deaths registered in the district 101

45.2 Birth , Death and Infant Mortality rates in the district 102

45.3 Death by Causes 102

46. VOLUNTARY SERVICES

46.1 List of Voluntary Services available in the district for the

development of Rural and Urban Population 103

47. WATER WORKS AND SUPPLY

47.1 No. of Schemes Operated in the district 103

47.2 No. of Workers engaged in the Water Works and Supply 104

47.3 No. of House connections, fountains 104

47.4 Educational Expenditure. 105

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1.AREA AND POPULATION

1.1 Salient Features of 2011 Census - Block wise

Year 2012-2013

S.N

o.

Name of the Block

Are

a (s

q.k

m.)

Population Literate Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes

Pe

rso

ns

Mal

e

Fem

ale

Pe

rso

ns

Mal

e

Fem

ale

Pe

rso

ns

Mal

e

Fem

ale

Pe

rso

ns

Mal

e

Fem

ale

1 Manur 493.43 605495 298734 306761 476043 24178 228865 101902 49851 52051 1654 813 841

2 Palayamkottai 371.62 125816 63931 64585 96621 51373 45248 30848 15384 15464 479 234 245

3 Sankarankoil 293.54 159683 79250 80433 111290 61647 49643 44015 21647 22368 326 167 159

4 Melaneelithanallur 317.83 95104 47058 48066 62039 34483 27556 15206 7492 7714 24 11 13

5 Kuruvikulam 404.36 95357 46677 48680 63593 35104 28489 33939 16587 17352 168 78 90

6 Tenkasi 216.60 187778 93713 94065 138159 74568 63591 37008 18372 18636 441 212 229

7 Alangulam 324.65 130928 64177 66751 89946 49011 40935 18565 8968 9597 111 56 55

8 Keelapavoor 207.76 186784 92967 93817 138159 72634 60603 17880 8812 9068 142 71 71

9 Vasudevanallur 568.90 194156 95537 98619 128637 71528 57109 47215 22928 24287 930 464 466

10 Shencottah 189.22 118273 59022 59251 84133 46135 37998 27501 13810 13691 824 416 408

11 Ambasamudram 734.84 147038 72132 74906 116262 60643 55619 22670 10968 11702 755 365 390

12 Cheranmahadevi 197.93 135326 66668 68658 104429 54571 49858 25162 12273 12889 552 273 279

13 Papakudi 162.54 83326 40958 42368 59688 31875 27813 12364 6099 6265 188 105 83

14 Kadayanallur 264.79 167846 84060 83736 115689 64570 51119 34265 16961 17304 493 225 268

15 Kadayam 195.40 111369 54856 56513 81022 43158 37864 19494 9571 9923 191 94 97

16 Nanguneri 502.59 12841 55476 57365 85314 44342 40972 21210 10373 10837 226 117 109

17 Kalakadu 440.94 112761 55432 57329 87571 45163 42408 18144 8771 9373 437 233 204

18 Valliyur 425.92 158047 78130 79917 124717 64128 60589 22742 11162 11580 742 371 371

19 Radhapuram 446.14 146605 72154 74451 115067 58599 56468 19584 9541 10043 1587 804 783

Total 6759.00 3077233 1520912 1556321 2273457 1210710 1062747 569714 279570 290144 10270 5109 5161

source : Census of India - 2011

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1.2.Population By Broad Industrial Categories Of Workers

YEAR: 2012-2013

Sl.

No

(1)

Industrial

Category

(2)

District Tamilnadu

Persons

(3)

% to

total

workers

(4)

Persons

*

(5)

% to

total

workers

(6)

1. Main +Marginal

workers

(a)Cultivators

(b)Agricultural

Labour

(c) Household

Industry

Manufacturing,

Processing,

Servicing and

Repairs

(d)Other Workers

165047

107943

321083

215667

626714

11

8

22

15

44

27878282

5116039

8637630

1499761

12624852

100.00

18.35

30.98

5.38

45.29

2 Non Workers 1640779 53.32 34527397

Total

Population

3077233

62405679

Source Census of India 2011.

1.3 Population By Religion

Year: 2012-2013

Source: Census of India 2001

Sl.No.

(1)

Religion

(2)

Persons

in

District

(3)

Persons in

Tamil

Nadu

(4)

Percentage(%)

In the

District

(5)

Tamil

Nadu

(6)

All

India

(7)

1 Hindu 2172815 54985079 79.7 88.11 80.46

2 Muslim 252235 3470647 9.3 5.56 13.43

3 Christian 296578 3785060 10.9 6.07 2.34

4 Sikh 89 9545 - 0.02 1.87

5 Buddhist 32 5393 - 0.01 0.77

6 Jain 272 83359 - 0.13 0.41

7 Other

Religions

133 7252 - 0.01 0.65

8 Religions

not stated

1834 59344 0.1 0.09 0.07

Total

Population

2723988

62405679

100.00

100.00

100.00

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1.4. Population By Age Groups

Year: 2012-2013

Sl.No Age Groups Persons

in

Districts

Persons

in Tamil

Nadu

Percentage to total in

District Tamil

Nadu

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

1. 0-14 741842 16710874 27.23 26.78

2. 15-29 772521 17704221 28.36 28.37

3. 30-44 550358 13393220 20.21 21.46

4. 45-59 388462 8661022 14.26 13.88

5. 60 and above 270805 5936342 9.94 9.51

Total 2723988 62405679 100.00 100.00

Source: Census of India 2001

1.5 Population Of The District Decennial Growth

Year 2012-2013

Period

(Subject to the period

of availability)

(1)

Region

(2)

Population

(3)

Percentage Variation

Since previous Census

(4)

353245 Total 3077233 +12.97

141262

Rural

1557004

+9.98

211983

Urban

1520229

16.20

Source: Census of India 2011.

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1.6 Salient Features of 2011 Census – Block wise

Year: 2012-2013

Sl.

No.

Name of the

Block

Den

sity

per

sq

.km

.

Fem

ales

per

10

00

mal

es (

Sex

Rat

io)

Incr

ease

in

po

pu

lati

on

sin

ce

20

01 i

n %

Urb

an/R

ura

l

Po

pu

lati

on

in

%

Literacy rate

among

S.C

. P

op

ula

tio

n i

n %

S.T

.

Po

pu

lati

on

in

%

Male

(%)

Female

(%)

1. Manur Block 1227.11 1027 18.69 82.74 74.61 16.83 0.27

2. Palayamkottai 345.83 1010 30.89 80.36 70.06 24.00 0.37

3. Sankarankoil 543.99 1015 8.89 77.79 61.72 27.56 0.20

4. Melaneelithanallur 299.23 1022 9.10 73.31 57.33 15.99 0.03

5. Kuruvikulam 203.56 1043 -10.88 75.21 58.52 35.59 0.18

6. Tenkasi Block 866.93 1004 9.40 79.57 67.60 19.71 0.23

7. Alangulam 403.29 1040 11.92 76.37 61.32 14.18 0.08

8. Keezhapavoor 899.04 1009 15.56 78.13 64.60 9.57 0.08

9. Vasudevanallur 341.28 1032 9.17 74.87 57.91 24.32 0.48

10 Shencottai 625.06 1004 16.00 78.17 64.13 23.25 0.70

11 Ambasamudram 200.10 1038 3.41 84.07 74.25 15.42 0.51

12 Cheranmahadevi 683.71 1030 9.27 81.85 72.62 18.59 0.41

13 Pappakudi 512.65 1034 17.16 77.82 65.65 14.84 0.23

14 Kadayanallur 633.88 997 19.10 76.81 61.01 20.41 0.29

15 Kadayam Block 569.95 1030 13.97 78.68 67.00 17.50 0.17

16 Nanguneri 224.52 1034 5.69 79.93 71.42 18.80 0.20

17 Kalakadu 255.73 1034 15.52 81.47 73.97 16.09 0.39

18 Vallioor 371.07 1023 6.77 82.08 75.81 14.39 0.47

19 Radhapuram 328.61 1032 25.76 81.21 75.85 13.36 1.08

District Average 451.00 1023 12.97 79.60 68.29 18.51 0.33

Source: Census of India.2011

*Entire population of Tirunelveli Corporation included in MANUR Block.

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2.CLIMATE AND RAINFALL

2.1.Temperature At Select Stations

(Celsius)

Name of the Station: AMBASAMUDRAM

Year: 2012 - 2013

Source: Rice Research Station.Ambasamudram.

Months

(1)

Mean Maximum

Mean Minimum

Humidity

Normal

(2)

Actual

(3)

Normal

(4)

Actual

(5)

8.30

hrs.

(6)

17.30

hrs.

(7)

2012 June

34.00

NOT FUNCTIONING

July

August

September

34.4 51.10

October

34.2 50.50

November

32.1 49.50

December

32.6 65.00

2013

January

33.8 62.00

February

34.19 49.00

March

35.21 41.00

April

35.62 44.00

May

36.14 40.00

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2.2 Month wise Rainfall Tirunelveli District During

Year: 2012- 2013 (In Millimeters)

Month Actual Normal %Deviation

June 2012 1.0 37.9 -97.4

July 2012 16 39.5 -59.5

August 2012 12.6 26.8 -53.0

September 2012 7.3 38.2 -80.9

Total(South-

West Monsoon) 36.9 142.4 -74.1

October 2012 302.7 157.5 92.2

November 2012 139.1 210.1 -33.8

December 2012 74 99.6 -25.7

Total(North-East

Monsoon) 515.8 467.2 10.4

January 2013 2.1 35.4 -94.1

February 2013 96.8 33.9 185.5

Total (Winter) 98.9 69.3 42.7

March 2013 119.4 48.1 148.2

April 2013 24.8 70.4 -64.8

May 2013 25.5 47.7 -46.5

Total(Hot

summer) 16.7 166.2 2.1

Annual Total

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Chennai.

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2.3 Time Series Data Of Rainfall By Seasons (Last 5 Years)

Year: 2008-2009 to 2012 – 2013

Year

South

West

Monsoon

North

East

Monsoon

Winter

Season

Hot Weather

Season

Total Deviation

(+ or – or

=) from

Normal

No

rmal

Act

ual

No

rmal

Act

ual

No

rmal

Act

ual

No

rmal

Act

ual

No

rmal

Act

ual

2008-

2009 92.6 145.2 429.8 564.1 72.6 8.2 141.9 123.9 736.9 841.4 +14.2

2009-

2010 92.6 127.3 429.8 653.4 72.6 36 141.9 84.4 736.9 901.1 +22.3

2010-

2011 92.6 189.6 429.8 555.8 69.3 74.5 166.2 127.7 757.9 947.6 +25.0

2011-

2012 142.4 107.7 467.2 639.9 69.3 70.7 166.2 100.7 845.1 919.0 +8.8

2012-

2013 142.2 36.9 467.2 515.8 69.3 98.9 166.2 16.7 844.9 668.3 -20.9

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Chennai.

3.AGRICULTURE

3.1.Soil Classification

Year2012-13

Sl.No.

(1)

Type of Soil

(2)

Places in District

(3)

1. Red Loam Tenkasi,Shencottah,sivagiri,Rathapuram,

Alangulam,V.K.puthur

2. Lateritic Soil NiL

3. Black Soil Sankarankoil,Melaneelithnallur,Kuruvikulam,

Palayamkottai,Manur

4. Sandy Coastal Alluviam Nil

5. Red Sandy Soil Nil

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Chennai.(Hand Book of Tamilnadu)

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3.2.Land Utilisation

(Area in Hectares)

Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Land Classification

(2)

2011-

2012

(4)

2012-

2013

(4)

1.

Forest 127758 127758

2

.

Barren and Uncultivable waste 29682 29682

3.

Land put to Non-Agricultural uses 103136 103136

4.

Cultivable Waste 36214 35631

5.

Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Land 5156 5156

6.

Land Under Miscellaneous Tree Crops and

Groves not included in Net Area Sown

8595 8376

7.

Current Fallow 35525 58138

8.

Other Fallow Land 174126 179921

9.

Net Area Sown 155658 128052

10.

Geographical Area According to Village

Papers

675850 675850

11.

Total Cropped Area 180925 136984

12.

Area sown more than once 25267 8932

Source: „G‟ Return Fasli 1423

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3.3.Area And Production Of Crops

Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Crops

(2)

Area

„000‟

hec.

(3)

Production

„000‟tonnes

(4)

Productivity

Kg./hec.

(5)

% to

the

total

area

sown

(6)

1. A.FOOD

GRAINS:

a) Cereals &

Millets

N.A

N.A

N.A

Paddy 45402

Others 13979

b) Pulses 15060

2. B.OIL

SEEDS

G.nut 1234

Gingelly 750

3. C.OTHER

CROPS

Cotton 2510

Others 58049

Source: G.Return Fasli 1423

3.4.Agricultural Implements And Machinery

In Number

Sl.No.

(1)

Item

(2)

2004

(3)

1. Animal Operated Implements Ploughs

a) Wooden Plough 11053

b) Steel plough 3117

c) Total 14170

2. Water Pumps for Irrigation Purpose

a) Worked by Oil Engine 7353

b) Worked by Electric Power 27087

c) Total 34440

3. Tractors

a) Agricultural Tractor (Wheeled) 2413

b) Crawler Tractor 861

c) Total 3274

4. Sugarcane Crushers by Power 8

5. Power Operated Thresher 123

6. Maize Sheller 40

7. Fishing Statistics

a) Mechanised Boat 3191

b) Non Mechanished Boat 158

Total 3349

Source: 17th Quinquennial Livestock Census-2004

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3.5.Number And Area Of Operational Land Holdings

Size

Class

of

holdin

gs

(Hecta

res)

No. of Operational holdings Area operated in hec.

(1)

Individu

al

(2)

Joint

(3)

Instit

ution

(4)

Total

(5)

Individu

al

(6)

Joint

(7)

Institutio

n

(8)

Total

(9)

< 0.5 167741 327 183 168251 40102.56 66.24 36.75 40205.55

0.5-

1.0 50245 21 46 50312 35498.87 14.02 31.52 35544.41

1.0-

2.0 33753 16 65 33834 47126.28 21.36 94.60 47242.24

2.0-

3.0 11340 3 35 11378 27226.44 7.13 86.00 27319.57

3.0-

4.0 5075 1 20 5096 17423.38 3.79 71.92 17499.09

4.0-

5.0 2599 0 22 2621 11524.81 0 97.20 11622.01

5.0-

7.5 2671 1 34 2706 16105.01 5.48 205.78 16316.27

7.5-

10.0 1017 23 1040 8630.56 0 204.00 8834.56

10.0-

20.0 863 52 915 11530.86 0 781.45 12312.31

20.0

&

above

221 58 279 7103.38 0 8102.14 15205.52

Total 275525 369 538 276432 222272.15 118.02 9711.36 232101.53

Source: Agricultural Census-2005-2006

3.6.Consumption Of Chemical Fertilisers And Pesticides

Year: 2012 - 2013

Fertilizers (in „000‟ Tonne) Pesticides (K.gs.) Urea

„000‟

Tonne

(7)

Nitrogenous

(N)

(1)

Phosphatic

(P2 05)

(2)

Pottassic

(K2 0)

(3)

Total

(NPK)

(4)

Dust

(5)

Liquid

(6)

36.561 10.162

6.582 53.305 54280 76370 29.561

Source: Joint Director of Agriculture Tirunelveli -2

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3.7. Regulated Markets

Year: 2012 - 2013

Name of

Regulated

Markets

Name of Sub

Regulated

Markets

Quantity arrivals

(‘in M.T.’)

Receipts

(Rs.in Lakhs)

1.Sankarankovil - 5245

43.00

2.Tenkasi - 3727 18.00

3.Ambasamuthiram - 9132 30.00

4.Valliyoor - 4028 20.00

5.Tirunelveli - 8587 48.00

6.Pavoorsathiram - 3320 10.00

7.Kadayanallur - 3280 11.00

8.Thesayanvelai - 2220 12.00

9.Thiruvengadam - 2330 7.00

10.Sivagiri - 560 4.50

11.Alangulam - 3800 17.30

Total - 46229 220.80

Source: Secretary District Agriculture Marketing Committee Office Tirunelveli-2.

3.8.Crop Insurance Scheme For The Fasli Year… 2012 - 2013

Sl.No. Name

of the

Crop

No of

Blocks

notified

Premium

collected

No. of

Beneficiaries

Amount

Sanctioned

(in Rs.)

1 Paddy I

6 4800 - -

2 Paddy II 6 600000 - -

3 Maize 3 78000 - -

4 Ground

Nut

2 28000 - -

5 Cotton

4 4000 - -

6 Sugarcane - - - -

7 Plantain - - - -

8 Onion - - - -

9 Tapioca - - - -

10 Sunflower

- - - -

11 cumbu - - - -

12 Cholam - - - -

13 Ragi - - - -

14 Blackgram - - - -

15 Greengram - - - -

16 Horsegram - - - -

17 Chillies - - - -

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SOURCE : J.R. Co – operative, Tirunelveli – 2

3.9 Sericulture

Year: 2012 - 2013

S.No.

Name of the block

(1)

Area

under

Mulberry

(in Acre)

(2)

Production

of

Cocoons

(in Kg)

(3)

Value in

Rupees

(4)

1

Tenkasi 77.25.0 14962.0 3366450

2

Kadayanallur 235.25.0 43724.8 9838080

3

Vasudevanallur 149.00.0 17098.6 3847185

4

Kuruvikulam 89.50.0 16773.1 3773947

5

Alankulam 142.50.0 18416.0 4143600

6

Kadayam 67.50 9118.4 2051640

7

Ambasamudram 66.50.0 8334.5 1875262

8

Pappakudi 56.00.0 4345.4 977715

9

Keelapavoor 278.75.0 45715.0 10285875

10

Melaneelithanallur 66.75.0 12293.0 2765925

11

Shenkottai 96.50.0 16209.0 3647025

12

Manur 56.00.0 8347.9 1878277

Total 1381.50.0 215337.7 48450981 Source: Assistant Director of Sericulture - Tenkasi

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4. IRRIGATION

4.1 Sources of Water Supply –Taluk wise Year: 2012 - 2013

Source: District “G” Return Fasli 1422

Sl.

No

.

Name of the

Taluk

Canals

Numbe

rs

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 Tirunelveli 9

34 5684 82 1740 0 129

2 Palayamkottai 2

43 1763 0 1285 0 124

3 Sankarankoil 0

0 20155 0 2384 0 231

4 Tenkasi 71

123 9437 217 3450 1 169

5 Alangulam 4

20 6455 43 2349 0 127

6 V.K.Pudur 4

11 7352 65 5863 0 62

7 Sengottai 28

49 1032 189 383 4 215

8 Sivagiri 0

0 7950 22 2902 0 133

9 Ambasamudram 7

115 3057 122 1031 6 378

10 Nanguneri 3

81 5623 93 454 2 318

11 Radhapuram 1

56 8179 621 2843 1 269

Total

129

532 76851 1452 24684 14 2155

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4.2 Actual area irrigated by source

(Area in Hectares)

Year: 2012 - 2013

Source

(1)

Number

(2)

Area Irrigated

Net

(3)

Gross

(4)

I .Surface Water:

Canals

i) Government Canals

ii) Private Canals

129

15172

17080

2. Tanks

Large

Small

373

1782

18384

11538

21198

12734

3. Flow Irrigation

Major & Medium

Minor

- - -

4. Lift Irrigation:

Major & Medium

Minor

- - -

5. Ponds

i) Lift Irrigation

ii) Minor

- - -

6. Other Sources:

Lift Irrigation

ii) Flow Irrigation

9

- -

II. Ground water:

public wells

private tube wells/Bore wells

3. Open wells

-

1453

66192

846

41948

846

44334

Total Area Irrigated

87888 96192

Source: „G‟ Return Fasli 1422

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4.3 Area irrigated by crops

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.No. Crop Area ( Hect.)

A)Cereals

1 Paddy 45402

2 Jowar 2407

3 Cumbu 44

4 Maize 2975

5 Ragi 48

6 Other Cereals 20

B)Pulses

7 Green Gram 347

8 Red Gram 32

9 Black Gram 1385

10 Other Pulses 82

C)Oil Seeds

11 Ground Nut 637

12 Gingelly 127

13 Coconut 11481

14 Other Oil Seeds 469

D)Fibres

15 Cotton 1928

E) Fruits

16 Banana 8627

17 Mango 3219

18 Other Fruits 741

19 Citrus Fruits 4247

20 Dry Fruits 706

F) Other Crops

21 Vegetables 3547

22 Spices & Condiments 1384

23 Sugar Crops 3534

24 Dye Crops 39

25 Medicinal Crops 168

26 Fodder Crops 413

27 Manure Crops 35

28 Flowers 1483

29 Non Food Crops 666

Grand Total 96193

Source: G Return Fasli 1422

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4.4 Details of Dams, Tanks, Wells and Bore Wells

Year: 2012 – 2013

Source : PWD , EB, & G. Return

S.No. Name of reservoir

Yea

r of

Co

nst

ruct

ion

Cat

chm

ent

area

(in

Sq.K

.m

Wat

er s

pre

ad a

rea

at F

RL

(i

n S

q.k

m)

Max

imum

Hei

ght

in

Met

res

Cap

acit

y a

t F

RL

in M

CM

No

. o

f T

anks

No

. o

f B

ore

wel

ls

1

Mamimuthar

1958 161.61 9.40 45.72 156.07 - -

2

Gatana

1974 46.46 0.80 32.92 9.97 - -

3.

Ramanadhi

1974 16.58 0.39 31.09 4.30 - -

4.

Karuppanadhi

1977 29.34 0.50 34.44 5.24 - -

5.

Gundar

1983 9.92 0.21 14.66 0.71 - -

6.

Adavainainarkoil

2003 15.54 0.35 47.20 4.93 - -

7.

Vadakku Pachiyar

2003 35.09 1.85 20.10 12.51 - -

8.

Kodumudiyar

2003 24.86 0.53 28.00 3.45 - -

9.

Nambiar

2000 187.06 1.52 10.84 2.33 - -

10.

Papanasam

1942 149.03 2.24 66.0 15576 - -

11

Servalur

1986 110.00 - 51.34 34.69 - -

12

Tanks

2155 -

13 Tube wells & Bore

wells

- 1368

17

5.ANIMAL HUSBANDARY

5.1 Livestock Population

Sl.No. Classification

Numbers

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

1.

2.

3.

4.

I . Live Stock

Cattle

i Male

ii. Female

Total

Buffaloes

i. Male

ii. Female

Total

Bovines

i. Male

ii. Female

Total

Sheep

Goats

Horses and Ponies

Pigs

Rabbits

Camels

Donkeys

Domestic Dogs & others

TOTAL LIVESTOCK

II. POULTRY

Fowls

Ducks, Drakes& Duckling

Turkeys

Others

Total Poultry

94481

324213

418694

15930

62847

78777

110411

387060

497471

487273

390570

245

12752

2401

-

961

67877

1957021

1205376

9095

2168

1944

1218583

Source: 17th Livestock Census 2004

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5.2 Veterinary Institutions And Animals Treated Blockwise

Year: 2012 - 2013

Source: Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry (Cattle Breeding and Fodder Dev.) Tirunelveli

Sl.

No.

Name of the

Block

Veterinary Institutions

Sub-

centres

Other Units

Animals

treated

Castration

performed Poly-

clinic

Hos-

pitals

Dispen-

saries

Upgrated

Sub-

centres

Animal

disease

investigation

unit

Mobile

units

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)

1 Manur - - 7 - 6 - - 75461 3436

2 Palayamkottai - 1 8 - 2 - - 67319 4020

3 Sankarankoil - 1 5 - 2 - - 54377 2488

4 M.N.Nallur - - 6 - - - - 64600 3085

5 Kuruvikulam - - 6 - 3 - - 50258 2380

6 Tenkasi - - 7 - 1 - - 50992 406

7 Kadayanallur - - 4 - 2 - - 26861 338

8 Alangulam - - 5 -- 5 - - 59093 1846

9 Keelapoor - - 5 3 -- -- 46085 702

10 Shencottai - 1 4 - - - - 47638 365

11 Vasudevanallur - 2 4 - 2 - - 39283 984

12 Ambasamudram - - 4 - 1 - - 43370 1182

13 Cheranmahadevi - 1 5 - 2 - - 77532 1354

14 Pappakudi - - 5 - - - - 42410 1610

15 Kadayam - - 6 - 2 - - 50375 1320

16 Nanguneri - - 3 - - - - 25524 990

17 Kalakadu - - 5 - - - - 40120 1180

18 Valliyoor - 1 4 - 1 - - 59555 1576

19 Radhapuram - - 5 -- - - - 40390 1310

20 Tirunelveli

Corpn

1 - - - - 1 1 24026 1254

TOTAL 1

7 98 - 32 1 1 985269 31826

19

5.3. Number Of Veterinary Hospitals

Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the Block

(2)

Number of

Government Hospitals

(3)

Private

Hospitals

(4)

1 Manur 1 -

2 Palayamkottai 1 -

3 Sankarankoil - -

4 Melaneelithanallur - -

5 Kuruvikulam - -

6 Tenkasi - -

7 Kadayanallur - -

8 Alangulam - -

-9 Keelappavur - -

10 Shencottai 1 -

11 Vasudevanallur 1 -

-12 Ambasamuthram - -

13 Cheranmahadevi 2 -

14 Pappakudi - -

15 Kadayam - -

16 Naguneri - -

17 Kalakadu - -

18 Valliyur 1 -

19 Radhapuram - -

20 Tirunelveli Corporation

(Poly Clinic)

1 -

TOTAL 8 -

Source: Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry (Cattle Breeding and Fodder Dev.) Tirunelveli

20

5.4 Dairy Development

Year: 2012 – 2013

Name of the

Block/Urban Town

(1)

No. of milk

societies

(2)

Quantity of milk

produced

(In Litres)

(3)

Value of milk

produced

( Rs.in Lakhs)

(4)

Manur 20 98,880.00 2,120,080.00

Palayamkottai 10 5,028.00 116,562.00

Sankarankoil 7 41,268.00 825,360.00

M.N.Nallur 24 1,06,884.00 207,513.00

Kuruvikulam 21 8,196.00 163,920.00

Tenkasi 1 12,775.00 255,500.00

Kadayanallur 1 25,550.00 511,000.00

Alankulam 14 14,628.00 284,946.00

Keelapavoor 9 61,740.00 1,234,800.00

Shenkottai 2 43,824.00 876,480.00

Vasudevanllur 36 9,432.00 188,640.00

Ambasamudram 1 14,600.00 292,000.00

Cheranmahadevi 7 24,000.00 480,000.00

Papakudi 6 12,864.00 257,280.00

Kadayam 6 2,916.00 58,320.00

Kalakadu 11 2,043,000.00 39,838,500.00

Nanguneri 27 1,109,160.00 21,628,620.00

Radhapuram 19 563,040.00 10,979,280.00

Valliyoor 11 1,652,760.00 32,278,820.00

Total 233 5,850,545.00 112,597,621.80

Source: Deputy Registrar (Dairy) Tirunelveli.

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5.5 Poultry Development

Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl.No. Name of the Block Broiler (No‟s) Layer (No‟s)

1 Manur 482000

472500

2 Palayamkottai 168950

162000

3 Sankarankoil 410000

395000

4 Melaneelithanallur 745900

732500

5 Kuruvikulam 682000

649500

6 Tenkasi 122500

119500

7 Kadayanallur 783500 772600

8 Alangulam 386500 374700

9 Keelappavur 290000 280400

10 Shencottai 112000 109500

11 Vasudevanallur 158000 149900

12 Ambasamuthram 182000 179800

13 Cheranmahadevi 87000 86800

14 Papakudi 248000 239000

15 Kadayam 847000 832000

16 Nanguneri 678000 669000

17 Kalakadu 359000 348000

18 Valliyoor 765000 759000

19 Radhapuram 105000 102500

Total 8251000 8251000 7434200

Source: Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry

Cattle Breeding & Fodder Development, Tirunelveli & Private farms

5.6 Fisheries Development And Production

Year: 2012 - 2013

Name and Address

of Fishing centres

Inland Fish Catch

(Tonne)

Marine Fish

Catch (Tonne)

Number of

Fisherman

engaged

Inland Marine

Tirunelveli Dist.

1284

2928

2308

4000

Source: Assistant Director of Fisheries Tirunelveli and Radhapuram

22

6. BANKING AND INSURANCE

6.1 No. of Commercial Banks

Year: 2012 - 2013

Item

No. of

Branches

(Amount in 000‟)

Deposit Advance Credit

Ratio

Commercial

Banks

247 81633247 82405244 100.95

DCCB & Etc.

45 6455557 7710482 119.44

Regional Rural

Banks

50 7616700 7760700 101.89

Lead Banks

- - - -

Total 342 95705504 97876426 102.27

Source: Lead Bank Tirunelveli(Indian Overseas Bank)

6.2 Insurance Scheme

Year: 2012 - 2013

Name of

the

Insurance

No. of

Branches

Policies

Issued

Premium

Received

(in

crores)

No. of

Beneficiaries

Amount paid

as

compensation

(in Crores)

1. L.I.C

16 225309 2650.83 99679 31132

2.Oriental 2 25938 5.33 1534 2.57

3.The

New

India

Assurance

- - - - -

4.United

India

Insurance

- - - - -

Source: Concerned Insurance Institutions.

23

7.CO-OPERATION

7.1 Co-operative Societies

Year: 2012 – 2013 (Rs.in.Lakhs)

S

l

.

N

o

.

Type of Societies No. of

Societies

Member

ship

Share

Capital

Working

capital

Loans

Advanced

(Outstandi

ng &

Over Due)

No. of

Emplo

yees

(

1

)

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

1

.

District central coop

bank (including

branches)

27 858000 611.24 57794.75 41202.33 131

2

.

District co.op.Union 1 952 - - - 3

3

.

Co.op.Training

Institute 1 - - - - -

4

.

Coop.Printing press 1 534 0.74 31.13 - 42

5

.

Primary Agrl

coop.bank 158 300299 10197.13 41607.87 106686.23 692

6

.

Primary Agrl.and

Rural Devel.Bank 8 33096 207.69 3076.80 2348.84 18

7

.

Coop.Urban bank

(including branches) 6 87647 352.47 7784.01 6051.85 55

8

.

Whole sale coop

stores 1 9428 36.48 317.66 234.30 130

9

.

Primary coop stores

33 35001 6.88 24.92 - -

1

0

.

Students coop stores

144 32306 6.88 24.92 - -

1

1

.

Coop. employees

thrift and credit

society

76 26632 2617.34 16586.06 18933.18 88

Source: Joint Register Co-operative Societies

24

8. CIVIL SUPPLIES

8.1 No. of Fair Price Shops

Year:2012- 2013

Sl.No. Name of the Taluk No. of

Shops

Part Time

Shop Total

1 Tiunelveli 127 36 163

2 Palayamcottai 121 10 131

3 Sankarankoil 131 64 195

4 Tenkasi 109 31 140

5 Shencottah 36 14 50

6 Sivagiri 63 18 81

7 Ambasamudhram 141 48 189

8 Radhapuram 90 85 175

9 Nanguneri 87 41 128

10 Alangulam 51 32 83

11 Veerakeralampudur 37 24 61

DISTRICT TOTAL 993 403 1396

Source: District Supply Officer. Tirunelveli

25

8.2 Quantum Of Essential Commodities Distributed And Their Retail Prices

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.

No

Name of

the

Commodity

Issued

Price

per

(Kg.)

Scale of Supply

1.

Rice

Free of

cost

1.0 Unit -12kg

1.5 Unit - 14kg

2.0 Unit - 16kg

2.5 Unit - 18kg

3.0 and above - 20kg

AAY Card -35Kg.

2

Wheat

Rs.7.50

Corporation Area & Dist H.Qrs - 10kg per card

Other areas - 5kg per card

3

Sugar

Rs.13.50

1 member - 1/2kg

2 member - 1 kg

3 member -1 1/2kg

4 & above -2kg

Option Sugar-Additional 3Kg.

4. Palm Oil Rs.25 1 litre

5. Sooji Rs.17 1 Kg

6. Maida Rs.16 1kg

7. Kerosene Rs 13.80

to 14.10 Location No LPG

Cylinder

One

LPG

Cylinder

Two LPG

Cylinder

Dist H.Qrs./

Corporation

10

Litres

3 Litres Nil

Municipal Area 6 Litres 3 Litres Nil

Town Panchayat

Area

5 Litres 3 Litres

Village Panchayat

Area

3 Litres 3 Litres Nil

8. Others 1.Ooty Tea

Rs.15.00

(100gram)

2.Iodised

Salt

Rs.3.50

(Per1 K.g) No Limit

3.Redgram

Dhal

Rs.30.00 (1 Kg per family)

4.Urid Dhal Rs.30.00 (1 Kg per family)

Source: District Supply Officer Tirunelveli

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8.3 No. of Family Cards (Rural And Urban) Year: 2012- 2013

Region

No. Family Cards

Rural 446378

Urban 39019

District Total 839397

Source: District Supply Officer Tirunelveli

8.4 Quantity Supplied

Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl.No. Items Quantity Supplied

1. Rice (Tonne) - Boiled Rice 136116.485

a)Antyodaya 30556.937

b)Annapoorna 137.010

c)Old Age Persons 413.461

2. Wheat (Tonne) 6332.091

3. Sugar (Tonne) 17528.058

4. Palm oil 07310974

Atta (Tonne)

5. Maida (Tonne)

6. Kerosene (Kilo Liters) 20998.216

7 Others a) Redgram Dhal (Tonne) 5058.624

b) Urid Dhal (Tonne) 2810.211

Source: District Supply Officer Tirunelveli

27

8.5 No. of L.P.G. Connections

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the

Taluks

(2)

Government L.P.G.

Connections

Private L.P.G.

Connections

Single

(3)

Double

(4)

Single

(5)

Double

(6)

1 Palayamkottai 243.1 33851 -- --

2 Tirunelveli 21433 21719 -- ----

3 Sankarankoil 22833 13538 -- --

4 Tenkasi 30574 30150 -- --

5 Shencottai 1358 9186 -- --

6 Sivagiri 12376 7190 -- --

7 Ambasamudram 39276 29519 -- --

8 Radhapuram 23563 11295 -- --

9 Nanguneri 15188 7519 -- --

10 Alangulam 15695 6955 -- --

11 V.K.Pudur 11975 6503 -- --

Dist.Total 230542 177425 -- --

Source: District Supply Officer Tirunelveli

8.6 No. of Persons Waiting For L.P.G. Connections

Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl.

No.

Name of the

Taluk

Government L.P.G.

Connections

Private L.P.G.

Connections

Single Double Single Double

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

1. Palayamkottai

Nil

2. Tirunelveli

3. Sankarankoil

4. Tenkasi

5. Shencottai

6. Sivagiri

7. Ambasamudram

8. Radhapuram

9 Nanguneri

10. Alangulam

11. V.K.Pudur

Dist.Total

Source: District Supply Officer Tirunelveli

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9. COMMUNICATIONS

9.1 Post Offices doing postal business only Year: 2012 - 2013

Source: Sr. Supt. Of Post Offices, Tirunelveli & Kovilpatti Division

9.2 Post Office Doing Post And Telegraphic Business

Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl.No

(1) Name of the

Blocks/Municipalities (2)

Post Office doing Post and

Telegraphic buisiness(Nos) (3)

1 Manur Nil

2 Palayamkottair Nil

3 Sankarankoil Nil

4 Melaneelithanallur Nil

5 Kuruvikulam Nil

6 Tenkasi Nil

7 Kadayanallur Nil

8 Alankulam Nil

9 Keelapavoor Nil

10 Shencottah Nil

11 Vasudevanallur Nil

12 Ambasamudram Nil

13 Cheranmahadevi Nil

14 Pappakudi Nil

15 Kadayam Nil

16 Nanguneri Nil

17 Kalakad Nil

18 Valliyur Nil

19 Rathapuram Nil

Source: Sr. Supt. Of Post Offices, Tirunelveli & Kovilpatti Division

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the Blocks/Municipalities

(2)

Post Office doing postal business

only (Nos.)

(3)

1 Manur 28

2 Palayamkottai 20

3 Sakarankoil 44

4 Melaneelithanallur 19

5 Kuruvikulam 29

6 Tenkasi 18

7 Kadayanallur 26

8 Alangulam 29

9 Keelapavoor 17

10 Shencottah 9

11 Vasudevanallur 25

12 Ambasamudram 12

13 Cheranmahadevi 5

14 Pappakudi 12

15 Kadayam 17

16 Nanguneri 20

17 Kalakad 15

18 Valliyur 16

19 Rathapuram 26

Dist Total 387

29

9.3Telegraph Office

Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl.No

(1) Name of the

Blocks/Municipalities (2)

No. of Telegraph

(3)

1 Manur (Central Telegraph Office,

Tirunelveli)

1

2 Palayamkottai -

3 Sankarankoil 1

4 Melaneelithanallur -

5 Kuruvikulam -

6 Tenkasi 1

7 Kadayanallur 1

8 Alankulam 1

9 Keelapavoor -

10 Shencottah 1

11 Vasudevanallur -

12 Ambasamudram 1

13 Cheranmahadevi -

14 Pappakudi -

15 Kadayam -

16 Nanguneri -

17 Kalakad -

18 Valliyur 1

19 Rathapuram -

Total 8

Source: Sub Divisional Engineer, Customer Service Centre, BSNL, Tirunelveli

9.4 No. of Telephone Exchanges, Capacity And No. In Use

Year: 2012-2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Item

(2)

Numbers

(3)

1. Number of Telephone Exchanges 84

2. Number of Equipped Capacity 146550

3. Number of Direct Exchange Lines 85766

4. Private Branch Exchange -

5. Extension -

6. Number of telephones (Extension) in use -

7. Number of Function Line -

Source: BSNL, Tirunelveli

30

9.5 No. of Public Call Offices Attached To Each Exchange

Year: 2012-2013

Sl.No. Name of the Exchange

Centre

No. of Public Call Offices

With STD/ISD Without

STD/ISD

(1) (2) (3) (4)

1 Tirunelveli 1088 -

2 Ambasamudram 460 -

6 Tenkasi 944 -

4 Sankarankoil 314 -

5 Valliyoor 307 -

6 Nanguneri 155 -

Source: BSNL, Tirunelveli

9.6 No. of Persons Waiting For Phone Connection

Year: 2012-2013

Sl.No. Name of the Exchange Centers No. persons waiting for phone

connections

1 Tirunelveli Nil

2 Ambasmudram Nil

3 Tenkasi Nil

4 Sankarankoil Nil

5 Valliyoor Nil

6 Nanguneri Nil

Source: BSNL, Tirunelveli

31

10. ELECTRICITY

10.1 No. of Power Stations

Year: 2012-2013

Source: S.E., TNEB (Production Circle) , Tirunelveli

Sl.No

Name of the

Power

Stations

Year of

Operation

Installed

Capacity (M.W.)

Generation

(M.U.)

Station

Consumption

(M.U.)

Net Unit

sent out

(M.U.)

01

Papanasam Unit I 1944

4*8MW

=32MW 63.243 0.609 62.634

Papanasam Unit II 1944

Papanasam Unit III 1945

Papanasam Unit IV 1951

02 SerValar 1986 20MW 9.596 0.026 9.570

03 Kodayar PH I 1970 60MW 74.983 0.234 74.749

04 Kodayar PH II 1971 40MW 31.431 0.148 31.283

05

Periar PH 1958

2*42MW

2*35MW 179.081 1.06 178.021

Periar PH 1959

Periar PH 1959

Periar PH 1965

06 Suruliyar PH 1978 35MW 49.354 0.134 49.220

07

Vaigai PH I 1990 2*3MW 3.199 0.01 3.189

Vaigai Unit II 1990

08 Peruchani PH I 2006

2*0.650MW 0.240 0 0.240 Peruchani Unit II 2006

09

Periyar Vaigai

SHEP I

Unit I

2011 2*2MW 0.8288 0 0.8288

Unit II

32

10.2 Quantum of Power Purchased

Year: 2012- 2013

Power purchased sectors name

Power purchased in M.U.

Sun Paper Mills Limited

Empee Sugar And Chemical Limited

270.89

Source: S.E., TNEB (Distribution Circle), Tirunelveli .

10.3 Power Consumption Sectorwise

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.No. Sectors Consumption

(M.U)

% of the

Consumption

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Industries

Agriculture

Domestic

Commercial

Public lighting and Public Works

Sales to licensees

Sales to other States

Miscellaneous

84.043

-

613.118

139.303

80.211

-

-

318.187

6.8

-

49.84

11.27

6.49

-

-

25.6

Total 1199.90 100

Source: District Electricity Board

10.4 Peak Demand and Energy Output

Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl.No. Power Demand Details

1.

Instantaneous peak demand

378.09MW

2. Sustained peak demand

330MW

Source: District Electricity Board

33

10.5 Revenue from Electric Schemes and cost per unit

Year: 2012- 2013

Sectors Cost per unit Income in Rs.in lakhs

(1) (2) (3)

Government

Public- II a

Private

Domestic- I a

Commercial

-

3.00

-

1.6

6.21

-

2406

-

9809

9650

Source: District Electricity Board –Tirunelveli.

10.6 Transmission and Distribution of Electricity

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.No.

Item

Unit

Achievement

Up to 31.03.2012

1. 500 K.V.A 156 78000KVA

2. 250 K.V.A 1023 255750KVA

3. 200 K.V.A. 9 1800KVA

4 180 K.V.A. 1 180 KVA

5. 150 K.V.A 21 3150 KVA

6. 100 K.V.A 4930 493000 KVA

7. 75 K.V.A 186 13950 KVA

8. 63 K.V.A 1681 105903 KVA

9. Others 268 13400 KVA

Total 8275 965133 KVA

Source: SE, TNEB, Distribution Circle

34

10.7 Capacity of Transformers Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl.

No.

Name of the

Stations / Sub

Stations

Voltage Ratio (KV) Total Capacity

in MVA

1 Palayamkottai 110/33-11 82MVA

2 Palayapettai 110/33-11 26MVA

3 Kokkirakulam 33/11 16MVA

4 Karanthaneri 110/11 10MVA

5 Moolakaraipatty 33/11 8.15MVA

6 Alankulam 110/33-11 95MVA

7 Vannikonenthal 110/11 10MVA

8 Uthumalai 110/33-11 91MVA

9 Thalayuthu 110/33-11 57MVA

10 Gangaigondan 110/33-11 20MVA

11 Sankarankoil 110/11 20MVA

12 Perumalpatty 110/11 32MVA

13 Kalingapatty 110/11 10MVA

14 Kadayanallur 110/11 20MVA

15 Puliyankudi 110/11 20MVA

16 Naranapuram 110/11 10MVA

17 Veersigamani 110/33-11 116MVA

18 Tenkasi 110/11 20MVA

19 Senkottai 110/11 20MVA

20 Surandai 110/33-11 45MVA

21 V.K.Puram 110/33-11 26MVA

22 Kadayam 110/11 10MVA

23 Melakallur 110/11 20MVA

24 Veeravanallur 110/11 20MVA

25 Thisayanvillai 33/11 13MVA

26 Kottaikarunkulam 110/33-11 83MVA

27 Panakudi 110/11 48MVA

28 Valliyoor 110/11 20MVA

29 Kalakkad 110/11 10MVA

30 Koondankulam 110/33-11 95MVA

31 Keelapavoor 110/33-11 95MVA

32 Reddiarpatti 33/11 10MVA

33 Malayankulam 110/11 10MVA

34 O‟Thulukkapatti 110/11 10MVA

35 Viswanathaperi 110/11 20MVA

36 Melapalyam V 33/11 8MVA

37 Exhibition Ground 33/11 8MVA

38 Karisalpatty 110/11 10MVA

39 Manur 110/33-11 60MVA

40 Thiyagarajanagar 33/11 8MVA

41 Karivalamvanthanallur 110/11 10MVA

42 Atchamputhur 110/11 16MVA

43 Seethaparpanallur 110/11 10MVA

44 Ambasamudram 110/11 20MVA

45 Navalady 110/11 10MVA

46 Naduvakuruchi 33/11 8MVA

Source: District Electricity Boards

35

10.8 Rural Electrification

Year: 2012 - 2013

Electrified during the year Electrified up to the year

Towns

Village

Hamlet

Agricultural

Pump set

Town

Village

Hamlet

Agricultural

Pump set

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

----

-- -- 560 45 425 1727 82079

Source: District Rural Electricity Office.

36

10.9 Name and address of fault report offices

Year: 2012- 2013 Sl.No. Name of the Stations/Sub Stations No. fault reported

1 Palayamkottai 27

2 Palayapettai 13

3 Kokkirakulam 3

4 Karanthaneri 27

5 Moolakaraipatty 12

6 Alankulam 18

7 Vannikonenthal 11

8 Uthumalai 4

9 Thalayuthu 15

10 Gangaigondan 9

11 Sankarankoil 15

12 Perumalpatty 7

13 Kalingapatty 4

14 Kadayanallur 0

15 Puliyankudi 0

16 Naranapuram 0

17 Veersigamani 0

18 Tenkasi 0

19 Senkottai 0

20 Surandai 0

21 V.K.Puram 26

22 Kadayam 5

23 Melakallur 11

24 Veeravanallur 42

25 Thisayanvillai 2

26 Kottaikarunkulam 11

27 Panakudi 1

28 Valliyoor 0

29 Kalakkad 3

30 Koondankulam 0

31 Keelapavoor 1

32 Reddiarpatti 1

33 Malayankulam 6

34 O’Thulukkapatti 0

35 Viswanathaperi 0

36 Melapalyam V 2

37 Exhibition Ground 0

38 Karisalkulam 12

39 Manur 13

40 Thiyagarajanagar 0

41 Karivalamvanthnallur 0

42 Achampudur 110KVSS 0

43 Seethapurpanallur 110KVSS 14

44 Ambasamudram 110KVSS 9

45 Nava lady 110KVSS 1

46 Naduvakurchi 33KVSS 2

Total 327

Source: District E1lectricity Board`

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11. EDUCATION

11.1 Universities, Students and Teachers and Courses offered

Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl.NO

(1)

Name of the

University

(2)

Students Teachers

(6)

Boys

(3)

Girls

(4)

Total

(5)

1 Mononmaniam

Sundaranar

University

- - - -

2. Anna

University,

Tirunelveli

- - - -

Source: Registrar Mononmaniam sundaranar University& Anna

University

11.2 Colleges For General Education, Students And Teachers

Year: 2012 - 2013

S.No.

Name of Institution No. of

Institution

Students Teachers

Boys Girls Total

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

1.

Government

Colleges

2 183 1296 1479 90

2.

Aided Colleges 13 1689 3673 5362 632

3.

Self Financed

Colleges

10 1620 4341 5961 512

Total 25 3492 9310 12802 1234

Source: Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Regional Office Tirunelveli..

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11.3 College For Professional Education, Students And Teachers. Year: 2011–

2012

Sl.No. Name of the

Institutions

No. of

Institutions

Students Teachers

Boys Girls Total

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

1 Govt .

Medical

College

1 65 88 153 SR/Tutor

Asst.Professor-

144

Professor -64

2 S.A.Raja

Dental college

3 Antartica

college of

Pharmacy

4 S.A.Raja

college of

Pharmacy

1 124 420 544 67

5 Sri Ram

Nallamani

Yadav

College of

Pharmacy

1 382 234 616 48

6 i) Govt college

of

Engineering

1 1656 909 2565 42

ii) Pvt college

of

Engineering

7 Govt Siddha

medial college

8 Polytechnic

college

9 Devendra

college of

Physiotherapy

1 20 21 41 3

**Source: Respective Educational Institution.

11.4 Colleges For Special Education, Students And Teachers

Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl.No. Name of Institutions No. of

Institutions

Students Teachers

Boys Girls Total

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

1 College of Education 25

576 2453 3029 277

Source: Concerned Institutions

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11.5 Schools For General Education, Students And Teachers

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.No.

1

Name of the

Institutions

2

No. of

Institution

3

Students Teachers

7 Boys

4

Girls

5

Total

6

1 High School &

Higer.Sec. School

- - -- - -

2 Middle school 450 27528 26033 53561 1012

3 Primary school 1476 98875 92652 191527 6841

TOTAL 1926 126403 118685 245088 7853

Source: DEO, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Cheranmahadevi, Add.C.E.O,SSA, & IMS

11.6 Schools For Professional Education, Students And Teachers

Year: 20012- 2013

Sl.No

(1)

Name of the Institution

(2)

No. of the

Institutions

(3)

Students Teachers

(7) Boys

(4)

Girls

(5)

Total

(6)

1 Industrial Training

Institute (Govt)

4 729 11 740 114

2 Industrial Training

Institute .(Private)

27 1852 103 1955 286

Source: R..J.D., of Training, Tirunelveli

11.7 Schools For Special Education, Students And Teachers

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.No.

1

Name of the Institution

2

No. of the

Institution

3

Students Teachers

7 Boys

4

Girls

5

Total

6

1 Teacher training

Institution

28 118 1848 1966 189

Source: DIET, Tirunelveli

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11.8 Institutions For Other Professional Education, Students And Teachers

Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl.No.

1

Name of the Institution

2

No. of

Institutions

3

Students Teachers

7 Boys

4

Girls

5

Total

6

1

Government Law College

1

911

362

1273

6

Source: Principal, Govt. Law College Tirunelveli

11.9Computer training centres Year:2012-13

Sl.

No.

Name of the

Block/Municipalities

(1)

No. of Computer Training

Centers

1 Tirunelveli 19

2 Palayamkottai 23

3 Sankarankoil 14

4 Tenkasi 15

5 Kadayanallur 7

6 Alankulam 5

7 Keelapavoor 6

8 Schenkttai 5

9 Vasudevanallur 11

10 Ambasamudram 12

11 Cheranmahadevi 6

12 Kadayam 9

13 Nanguneri 3

14 Kalakadu 7

15 Valliyoor 10

16 Radhapuram 6

17 Melaneelithanallor 4

18 Papakudi 3

19 Kuruvikulam 3

Total

41

11.10 Hostels And Inmates By Community

Year: 2012-2013

Name of

Caste

No. of Hostels No. of Inmates

Boys Girls Total Boys Girls

Total

S.C 41 29 70 1568 1528 3096

S.T - - - - - -

M.B.C 4 1 5 529 161 690

D.N.C 11 2 13 773 191 964

Minorities - 2 2 - 70 70

B.C 21 11 32 747 499 1246

Source : DADWO, & Backward Officer, Tirunelveli

11.11 Scholarships to Students By Community

Year: 2012- 2013

Scheduled

Caste/Scheduled Tribe

Denotified

Communities/Most

Backward Classes

Backward Classes

No.

Beneficiaries

(1)

Amount

(Rs)

(2)

No.

Beneficiaries

(3)

Amount

(Rs.)

(4)

No.

Beneficiaries

(5)

Amount

(Rs.’)

(6)

32571 118420486 874

1431071

1448 2846005

Source: DADWO, & Backward Officer, Tirunelveli

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12. FISHERIES

12.1 Fisheries Development

Year: 2012-2013

Area: a. Total Coastal Line of the District : 48.9 Kms

b. i. Total Inland Fresh Water spread Area : 76.23

ii. Estuaries and Brackish Water Area : 0.75sq km

c. Marine Fishing Villages :7

2. Fish Production:

Item Quantity Value

(Tonne) in Rs.

Inland 1284 6.42 Crores

Marine 2928 14.64 Crore

3. Inland

Fisheries Development Freezing Plants

a. Ice plants, Cold storages

And walk in coolers : 2(private)

Sea food manufacturing : 1(private)

Units in private sector : 3(Kootapuli , Uvari and Idinthakarai )

b. Fisheries Training centre:

i. Marine : 1

ii. Inland :

c. Fishing Vessels………… : 1095 traditional fishing crafts

d. Active Marine Fishermen… : 4187

4. Export

Fish and Fish Products Export:

Quantity (Tonne) - 275

Value(Rs.inlakhs) - 86.25

43

12.2 Estimated Marine Fish Production / Inland Fish Production

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.No.

Block/Municipalities

Quantity

(Tonne)

Value Rs.

1. Inland Fishing

1284

6.42 Crores

2. Marine Fishing

2928

14.64 Crores

Source: District Inland & Marine Fisheries Department ,Tirunelveli &

Radhapuram

12.3 No. of Families Engaged In Fishing

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the Block

(2)

No. of Families engaged

(3)

1. Inland Fishing

2308

2. Marine Fishing 4000

Source: District Inland & Marine Fisheries Department ,Tirunelveli &

Radhapuram

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13. HANDLOOM

13.1 No. of Focal Centres And Location Details

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

No. of the Focal

Centers

(2)

Name/Location of the Focal Centers

(3)

1.

5

1. Kallidaikurichi

2. 2.Valliyoor

3. 3.Veeravanallur

4. 4.Sankarankovil

5. 5.Puliangudi

Source: Asst.Director of Handlooms and Textiles, Tirunelveli.

13.2 No. of Societies & Variety wise Production

Year: 2012 - 2013

S.N

o.

No. of

Soci

etie

s

Cotton Silk Artsilk

Mixture of

Polyster and

Cotton

Polyster

Len

gth

in

Met

er

Valu

e (R

s. I

n

‘000’)

Len

gth

in

Met

er

Valu

e (R

s. I

n`0

00’

Len

gth

in

Met

er

Valu

e (R

s. I

n

‘000’)

Len

gth

in

Met

er

Valu

e (R

s. I

n ‘

000’)

Len

gth

in

Met

er

Valu

e (R

s. I

n

‘000’)

1.

18 249300 69.507 -- -- 221950 166.840 -- -- -

-

--

2.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -

-

--

3.

16 -- -- -- -- -- -- 351500 108.89

Total 34 249300 69.507 -- -- 221950 166.840 351500 108.89 -

-

--

Source: Asst.Director of Handlooms and Textiles, Tirunelveli.

45

13.3 No. of Powerlooms & Employees Working

Year: 2012- 2013

No. of Powerlooms

(1)

No. of Employees working

(2)

3308

4340

Source: Asst.Director of Handloom and Textiles Tirunelveli.6.

13.4 No. of Families Engaged

Year: 2012– 2013

Sl.

No.

Name of the

Block/Municipalities

No. of the families engaged in

(1)

(2)

Handlooms

(3)

Powerlooms

(4)

1. Sengottai

90 --

2. Kadayanallur

30 10

3. Ambasamudram

270 10

4. Cheranmahadevi

1710 --

5. Valliyoor

210 --

6. Sankarankoil

572 4100

7. Kuruvikulam

96 --

8. Tirunelveli corp

590 --

9 Tenkasi

112 10

10 Puliyangudi

244 210

11 Vasudevanallur

28 --

Total

3952 4340

Source: Asst. Director of Handlooms and Textiles, Tirunelveli.

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14. HANDICRAFTS

14.1 Name & Address Of Handicrafts Year: 2012– 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the Block/s

(2)

Name & Address of the Handicraft

(3)

1 Ambasamudram Poompuhar Brass & Metal Centre,

Vaigaikulam-627412,

Pottary(Karukurichi)

2 Cheranmahadevi Kora Grassmat (Pattamadai)

3 Palayamkottai Leather goods (Palayamkottai)

4 Shencottai Honey (Viswanathapuram)

5 Tenkasi-Thenpothai Artistic Pottery/ Terracotta

6 Kalakad Natural Fibre

7 Sankarankovil Hand Embroidery

8 Tirunelveli Wood Carving/Hand embroidery

9 Vadakkankulam Hand Embroidery/Fur Dolls

10. Vagaikulam/Mannarkoil Brass Ware

11. Pavanasam Wood Carving/Stone Carving

Source: A.D Handicraft Nagercoil

14.2 Articles Available In Handicrafts

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of Craft/s

(2)

Articles available in the Handicrafts

(3)

1 Poompuhar Brass & Metal Centre,

Vaigaikulam-627412, Mannarkoil

Temple perquisites, utility items, utensils

etc

2 Natural Fibre / Embroidery ,

Pathamadai, Veevanallur,

Mats, bags, Lamp Shades, Flowervase, Pen

Stand, pouches, utility bags, table coasters,

folders, frocks, cushion covers etc

3 Lacquerware, Ambasamudram Toys, Figures of animals, birds, bangles,

lamp shades etc

4 Cane & Bamboo, Shenkottai Baskets, lamp shade, furniture, flowervase,

curtains and other utility items

5 Artistic pottery/ Terracota,

Thenpothai,

Pottery Items

6

Pottery, Kallidaikurichi,

Karakurichi

Pottery Items

7 Embroidery / fur dolls,

Vadakkankulam

Dolls, Embroidery Items

8 Nature Fibre, Kalakadu Mats, bags, Lamp Shades, Flowervase, Pen

Stand, pouches, utility bags, table coasters,

folders, frocks, cushion covers etc

9 Wood Craving/ Hand Embroidery,

Tirunelveli Town

Statues, door Carving etc

10 Wood Craving/ Stone carving,

Pavanasam

Statues, door Carving etc

11 Hand embroidery, Sankarankoil Mats, bags, Lamp Shades, Flowervase, Pen

Stand, pouches, utility bags, table coasters,

folders, frocks, cushion covers etc

Source: A.D Handicraft Nagercoil

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14.3 Value Of Articles Produced

Year 2012-2013

Sl.

No

Name of the

Handicrafts

Value of the

articles

Produced

In lakhs

Inter

unit

Transfer

Value of

the

articles

sold in

Rs in

Lakhs

1

Brass Malabar

Lamps

7.86 7.80 0.29

2

Brass Bells 0.85 0.84 0.05

3

Brass Ornamental

Lamps

7.75 7.42 0.29

4

Brass Iron Boxes 14.90 14.85 0.35

5

Brass Lamps 3.64 3.29 0.19

6

Brass Mini 0.99 0.98 0.02

Total 35.99 35.18 1.19

Source: Poompuhar Brass & Bell Metal Centre, Vagaikulam

14.4 No. of Families Engaged In Handicrafts

Year 2012-2013

Sl.No.

Name of the

District

No. of the

Handicrafts

Articles

Produced

Estimated

No.

of

artisans

Estimated

Production

Capacity

(in crores)

1 Tirunelveli

- 4350 9.05

Source: A.D Handicraft Nagercoil

48

15. HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

15.1 Hospitals, Dispensaries Bed Strength, Doctors And Nurses

Year: 2012 - 2013 Classification

Modern

Medicine

Indian Medicine

Ayur

vedic Siddha Unani

Ayurvedic Sidha

Unani combined Total Grand T Total

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9

1. Hospital --

2. P.H.C 32 2 19

3. H.S.C 162

4Other Medical Inst. --

5 Bed strength 384

6 No.of Doctors 68+8

7 No. of Nurses 263

Source : J.D.Health,Tenkasi, D.D.Health,Tirunelveli & S.Koil, TVMCH,

Siddha College Hospital,

15.2 NO. of Allied Pathological Units Available

Year-2012-2013

Source: Joint Director of Health Tenkasi

Sl.NO Name of the Block/ Municipality No. of Pathological

Units

1 Tenkasi 1

2 Sankarankoil 1

3 Ambasamudram 1

4 Shenkottai 1

5 Namguneri 1

6 Radhapuram 1

7 Sivagiri 1

8 Kadayanallur 1

9 Cheranmadevi 1

10 Melapalayam 1

11 Puliyankudi 1

Total 11

49

15.3 Disease/ Category wise Patients Treated

Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl.No.

Name of the Disease/Category

wise

No. of patients treated

1 Allopathy 1828330

2 Indian Medicine 482112

3 Homeopathy --- Source : TVMCH, Siddha College Hospital, J.D.Health,Tenkasi,

D.D.Health,Tirunelveli & S.Koil

15.4 Distribution of Medical Personnel

Year: 2012 – 2013

No. of

Doctors

No. of Nurses

No. of Technical

persons

Others

68+8

263

38 ---

Source : TVMCH, Siddha College Hospital, J.D.Health,Tenkasi,

D.D.Health,Tirunelveli & S.Koil

15.5 Progress of Family Welfare Programmes

Year: 2012- 2013

Source: D.D of Medical & Rural, Health Services &

Family Welfare, Tirunelveli

Sl.N

o

Name of

the

District

Sterilization IUD Users of

conventional

contraceptives

Users of oral

pills

Targ

et

Ach

ievem

ent

Targ

et

Ach

ievem

ent

Targ

et

Ach

ievem

ent

Targ

et

Ach

ievem

ent

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

1. Tirunelveli 16500 14531 16500 13981 5800 2022 5200 579

50

16. HOUSING

16.1 Plan Sanctioned, Building Completed

(Location having 10000 population and above)

Year: 2012-2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the Town Panchayat

/Municipalities/Corporations

(2)

Room Unit

Size

(3)

Private

Sector

(4)

Nil

Source: Tirunelveli Housing Board.

16.2 Plans Sanctioned, Building Completed

Under Public Sector

Year: 2012-2013

Sl.No.

Name of the

Panchayat Union

RoomUnit

size

Public Sector

Nil

Source: Tirunelveli Housing Board.

16.3 Amount Invested In Housing And Building Activity

Under Public Sector

Year: 2012- 2013

Residential

Rs.in ‘000’

Percentage

to total

Non-

Residential

Rs.in ‘000’

Percentage

to total

Total

Rs.in

‘000’

Nil

Source: Tirunelveli Housing Board

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16.4 Construction Activity of Tamil Nadu Housing Board

Year: 2012- 2013

S.No. Name of the Scheme Number

1. Low Income Group Housing

Schemes Flats

2. Middle Income Group Housing

Schemes

60 (Keelanatham phase

II stage I self Finance

(Scheme)

MIG HOUSES

3. Slum Improvements/Clearance

Tenements

4. Tamil Nadu Government Rental

Housing Flats

5. Flats

6. Subsidized Industrial Housing

Tenements

7. Fire Proof Tenements

8. Special Low Cost Housing Scheme

{EWS)

9 Police

10 Specify any other High Income

Group

45(Keelanatham phase II

stage I self Finance

(Scheme)

MIG HOUSES

Source: Tirunelveli Housing Board

16.5 Construction Activity Of Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board

Year: 2012-2013

Sl.

No.

Item

(2)

Achievement

1. Number of Tenements sanctioned for

construction

207

2 Number of Tenements constructed 207

3 Amount sanctioned (Rs.in lakhs) Rs.554.10 Lakhs

4 Amount spent (Rs.in lakhs) Rs.537.75 Lakhs

5 Number of tenements occupied Nil

6 Rent received (Rs.in lakhs) Nil

Source: Slum Clearance Board

52

16.6 Index Numbers of Buildings Cost In Tirunelveli Centre (1990-00=100)

Year 2012-2013

Sl.No District

Urban

Centers

Building

materials

Cost

Labour

cost

Other

Charges

Building

Index

Cost

1 Palayamkottai

-

- - -

Source: Deparrment of Economics & Statistics, Chennai

16.7 Labour Charges Of Construction Workers

Year: 2012- 2013

Charges of Male Construction

Workers

Charges of Female Construction

Workers

-

-

Source: D.D. Statistics, Tirunelveli

53

17. INDUSTRIES

17.1 Results Of Annual Survey Of Industri

(Factory Sector) Year 2012-13

Source: Directorate of Economics & Statist

17.2 Estimates Of Output And Value Added By

Manufacture Based On Annual Survey Of Industries

Year: 2012- 2013

Industry

Group

(1)

Description

of the

Industry

(2)

All

Employees

(3)

Value of

output

Rs. In lakhs

(4)

Value

added

(5)

Not Available

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

17.3Industrial Production

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.No. and Name of the

Product

(1)

Unit of quantity

(2)

Production

(3)

Not Available

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

Characteris

wise

1.

Units

2.

Results for all Industries

3.

Not Available

54

17.4Production And Value Of Major Minerals

Year: 2012- 2013

Name of the

District

(1)

Name of the Mineral

(2)

Quality

(Tonne)

(3)

Value

(Rs.in

‘000’)

(4) TIRUNELVELI Lime Stone 1349922 85274

Garnet - sand

Illuminate 682000 59120

Siluminaite

Quartzite

Total 2031922 144394

. Source: Assistant Director of Mines,

17.5 Production Of Handloom Cloth

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.

No.

(1)

Variety of Cloth

(2)

Production

(In 000

Metres)

(Rs. In

Lakhs)

1 Cotton

0.196 18.59

2 Woolen

-- ---

3 Art – Silk

-- --

4 Polyester

0.002 0.48

Source: Khadi and Village Industries. Tirunelveli.

55

17.6Small Scale Industries

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.

No

(1)

Classifica

tion

(2)

Details of Classification

(3)

Issued

Acknowledgement

during 12-13

(4)

1 15 Manufacturing of Food products

and beverages

105

2 16 Manufacturing of Tobacco

Products

0

3 17 Manufacturing of Textiles 135

4 18 Manufacturing of Wearing Apparel

Dressing and Dyeing of fur 12

5 19 Turning and dressing of leather

,manufacturing of Luggage, hand bags,

Saddlers, Harness and Footwear

8

6 20 Manufacturing of wood, Products of

wood, cork, articles of straw and plating

materials, except furniture

26

7 21 Manufacturing of paper and paper

products 22

8 22 Publishing, Printing and reproduction of

recorded media 14

9 23 Mfg. of Coke, refined Petroleum of

recorded media 7

10 24 Manufacturing of Chemicals and

Chemicals products 30

11 25 Manufacturing of Rubber and plastic

products 21

12 26 Manufacturing of other non-metallic

mineral products 73

13 27 Manufacturing of Basic metals 22

14 28 Manufacturing of Fabricated metal

products except machinery and

equipments

51

15 29 Manufacturing of Machinery and

equipment N.E.C 0

16 30 Mfg.of Office, Accounting and

Computing machinery 3

17 31 Mfg. of Electrical machinery and

apparatus 0

18 32 Manufacturing of Radio, Television,

Communication equipment and

Apparatus

41

19 33 Mfg. of Medical, Precision and Optical

instruments, Watches and Clocks 2

20 34 Manufacturing of Motor Vehicles,

Trailers and semi trailers 0

21 35 Mfg of other Transport equipments 1

56

22 36 Manufacturing of Furniture mfg. N.E.C 8

23 37 Recycling 2

24 40 Electricity, Gas, Steam and hot Water

Supply 1

25 41 Collection, purification and distribution

of water 3

26 50 Maintenance and repair of motor

vehicles and motor cycles (NIC 1998

codes:50200 and 50404)

42

27 52 Maintenance and repairing of personal

and household Goods ( NIC 1998

codes 52601-52609)

49

28 60 Land transport (NIC 1988

Codes:60211) 0

29 63 Supporting and Auxiliary activities

(NIC 1998 Codes 63022&63091) 6

30 64 Post and Telecommunications 2

31 71 Renting of transport equipments, other

machinery and Equipments N.E.C.

(NIC 1998 Codes 71110-71290)

4

32 72 Computer and related activities ( NIC

1998 Codes 72201, 72202, 72203,

72300, 72400, 72501 &72502

87

33 74 Other business activities (NIC 1998

Codes 74131, 74132, 74133,

74221,74300,74941,74942,74950,7499

3 and 74994)

27

34 85 Health and Social Work (NIC 1998

Codes : 85197 and 85321) 0

35 92 Recreational, Cultural and sporting

activities (NIC 1998 Codes 92111,

92113, 92114 and 92115)

1

36 93 Other Service activities (NIC 1998

Codes: 93010 and 93011) 243

Source: District Industries and Commerce Office

57

17.7 Khadi And Village Industries

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.

No.

Sl.No.

and

Industry

(1)

Production

(Rs. In

lakhs)

(2)

Sales

(Rupees

in

lakhs)

(3)

Employment

to

(No. of

persons)

(4)

Earnings

(Rs. In

lakhs)

(5)

1 Khadi

Production 19.07 35.68 28 1.95

2 Yarn

Production 12.79 -- 54 2.10

3

Soap

Industry

10.00 10.00 27 2.05

4

Bee-

Keeping

Industries

5.00 5.00 10 0.50

5 Pottery

industries 9.00 9.00 24 0.85

6 Leather

industries 7.00 7.00 18 0.54

7

Industrial

Co.op.

Society

280.00 280.00 158 2.75

Source: District Khadi and Village Industries, Tirunelveli

17.8 No. of Printing Presses

Sl.No.

(1)

District

(2)

Number (issued

Acknowledgement during

12-13)

(3)

1 Tirunelveli

18

Source: District Industries and Commerce Office

17.9 No. of Photocopy (Xerox) Centres

Year: 2012- 2013

Source: District Industries and Commerce Office

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the Block / Municipality

(2)

No. of Xerox Centers

(3)

1.

Not Available

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18. FACTORIES

18.1 Registered And Working Factories Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.No. Item Numbers

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Factories on the Register at the beginning of the year

Factories added during the year

Factories removed during the year

Factories on the register at the end of the year

Number of working factories

No. of Workers

1058

10

168

900

441

14938

Source: Inspector of Factories. Tirunelveli.11.

18.2 Employment In Working Factories Year: 2012- 2013

S.

No

Item

No of

Unit

Factory

code no

Numbers

1 Cotton Spinning ,cleaning and Baling 45 17111

2 Mining &Quarrying of attractive materials 2 14292

3 Manufacture of food and beverages 85 15000

4 Manufacture of textiles 39 17000

5 Manufacture of wearing apparel 05 18000

6 Manufacture of wooden industrial goods 28 20000

7 Manufacture of paper 17 21012

8 Publishing and printing 26 22000

9 Production of liquor gaseous fuel - -

10 Manufacture of matches, fire works,& surgical

cotton & bandages

271

10

24291

24292

11 Manufacture of plastic & tire products 06 25000

12 Manufacture of non metallic mineral products 61 26000

13 Manufacture of basic metal 14 27000

14 Manufacture of fabricated of metal products 22 28000

15 Manufacture of machinery equipments for

agriculture

12 29000

16 Manufacture of electrical machinery - -

17 Manufacture of furniture fixtures, brooms & coir

form mattresses

12 36000

18 Generation and transmission of Electricity 03 40101

19 Distribution of water - -

20 Maintenance and repair of heavy motor vehicles 43 50000

21 Supporting and auxiliary transport activating - -

Total 721 -

Source: District Inspector of Factori-es.

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18.3 Unions: Industrial Disputes By Strikes And Lockouts Gheraos

Year: 2012- 2013

l.No.

(1)

Items

(2)

Numbers

(3)

1.

2.

3.

4.

Number of Registered Trade Unions

Strike:

Number of Strikes

Number of Workers Involved

Number of Mandays Lost

Lockouts:

Number of Lockouts

Number of workers involved

Number of Mandays Lost

Gheraos:

Number

Workers involved

Mandays Lost

-

-

-

2

800

1,13,000

-

-

-

-

Source: District Labour Office.

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19. LOCAL BODIES

19.1 Municipal Bodies Area And Population By Grades

Year: 2012-2013

Sl.No

(1)

Classification of Municipal

Bodies

(2)

Number

(3)

Area

(Sq.Km.)

(4)

Population

(In ‘000’)

(5)

1. Corporations 1 108.65

2. Special Grade -

3 Selection Grade -

4 First Grade 3

5 Second Grade 2

6 Third Grade 2 55.34

7 Township Committee

Source : Concerned Municipality & Population as per Census 2011

19.2 Municipal Bodies

Source: Deputy Director of Statistics, Tirunelveli

Sl.No.

Corporations/

Municipalities

Corp

ora

tion

Grade of Municipal Councils

Tota

l

Sp

ecia

l

S

elec

tion

Fir

st

S

econ

d

Th

ird

Tow

nsh

ip

Com

mit

tees

1. Tirunelveli 1 - - - - - - 1

2. Sengottai - - - - 1 - - 1

3. Puliyankudi - - - - 1 - - 1

4. Kadaiyanallur - - - 1 - - - 1

5. Sankarankoil - - - 1 - - - 1

6. Tenkasi - - - 1 - - - 1

7. Ambasamudram - - - - - 1 - 1

8 Vickramasingapuram - - - - - 1 - 1

Total 1 - - 3 2 2 - 8

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19.3 Panchayat Unions, Village Panchayats/Town Panchayats

Year: 2012- 2013

Development

Districts

Panchayat

Union

Village

Panchayats

Town

Panchayats

1 19 425 36

Source: Deputy Director of Statistics, Tirunelveli

19.4 Revenue Divisions, Taluks, Firkas And Revenue Villages

Year: 2012- 2013

Revenue Divisions

Revenue

Taluks

Revenue

Firkas

Revenue

Villages

3 11 60

616

Source: Deputy Director of Statistics, Tirunelveli

19.5 Tax collected By Corporation / Municipality / Panchayat Union /

Town Panchayat / Village Panchayat

Year: 2012- 2013

Item

Corporation

Municipality

Town

Panchayat

Village

Panchayat

Tax collected

in Rs. In

Lakhs

30.08

lakhs

Source: RDMA, A.D.(T.P.), A.D.(Panchayat)

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19.6 Rural Development Activities

Year : 2012-2013

(Amount in Lakhs)

Sl.

No Name of the Scheme

No. of works Taken up No. of works

Completed

During

the Year

Expenditure

incurred

(Rs. In

lakhs)

During

the

Year

Up to the

Year

1. Indra Awaaz Yojana

New Houses

4581

4581.000 1472 4576

2 MGNREGS 2201 14263.720 1767 1779

3 C.R.S.P.TSC 6998 398.890 3963 6963

4 MLA Development

Scheme

1120 2021.06 916 917

5 MP Development

Scheme

213 400.170 69 126

6 CMSPGHS 2417 3617.09 790 2410

7 THAI 1705 2235.79 1189 1680

8 CSIDS 146 103.59 88 145

9 SSS 101 256.70 23 56

10 RIS 220 809.80 0 206

11 RBMRS 1467 49.30 223 1244

12 Anganwadi Major 82 19.95 25 27

13 Anganwadi Minior 166 84.79 166 166

14 13th Finance commission 28 455.03 6 28

15 NABARD XVII Additional 21 868.23 14 21

16 Plastic Roads 4 91.30 0 4

17 SFC Road 27 817.50 0 11

Total 21497 31073.91 10711 20359

Source : P.O., DRDA, Tirunelveli

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20.LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

No. of Persons Registered During The Year And Total No. of Persons Waiting Upto The End

Of The Year As Per Live Register

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Type of

Employment

Exchange

(2)

No. of Persons

registered during the

year

(3)

Total No. of persons

waiting upto the end

of the year

(4)

1.

Tirunelveli- Dist

59544

369924

Source: District Employment Exchange

20.2 No. of Placements During the Year 2012-2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Type of Employment

Exchanges

(2)

Placements

during

the year

(3)

Placements upto the

year

(3)

1.

District Employment

Office

Tirunelveli

732

10283

Source: District Employment Exchange.

20.3 Employment under NREGS 2012-13

No. of

House

Hold

issued Job

Cards

No. of

House Hold

Provided

Employment

No. of

Man days

given

( Rs. In

Lakhs)

No. of

House

Hold

Completed

100 days

Wages

distributed

(Rs. In

Lakhs

Source : P.O., DRDA, Tirunelveli

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LEGAL SERVICES

21.1Judicial Division And Original Jurisdiction

Year:2012- 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Item

(2)

Number

(3)

1. Principle District judge. 1

2(a) Additional District judge Mahila Court 1

(b) 1.Additional District judge 1

© 11.Additional District judge 1

(d) Labour judge 1

(e) Additional Dist. Judges, Fast Track Court No 1 & 2 2

3. District munsif cum judicial Magistrate 1

4. Session Division 8

5. Session judges 12

6. Subordinate judges 4

7. District Munsifs 12

Source : Principal District Court Tirunelveli

21.2Results Of Civil And Revenue Cases In The Courts Of Original Jurisdiction

Civil Suits Regular Year: 2012- 2013

S.No.

(1)

Item

(2)

Number

(3)

1 Original Suits 3238

2 Civil Appeals 721

3 Civil Misc. Appeals 188

4 Execution Petition 1254

5 M.C.O.P 3557

6 Criminal Appeals 338

7 Criminal Revision Petition 144

8 Session Cases 733

9 Criminal misc. Petition 6303

10 R.C..As(Rent Control Appeals) 51

11 O.Ps. 1075

12 L.A.Ops 2

13 I.Ps (Insolvency Petitions) 24

14 C.M.Ps(Civil Miscellaneous Petitions) 33144

15 R.C.D.A(Rent Control Original Petitions) 390

16 Small Cause Suits 12

17 Civil Revision Petition --

18 Appeal Against Taxations Appeals 13

Source: Principal District Court Tirunelveli

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Nature Of Free Legal Available And No. of Beneficiaries, No. of Cases Disposed Of In Lok

Adalat During The Year

Year: 2012- 2013

S.No.

(1)

Nature of free legal

available

(2)

No. of

Beneficiaries

(3)

No. of cases disposed of in

Lok Adalat

(4)

1 M.C.O.P 297 293

2 Bank Suits 415 415

3 H.M.O.Ps 16 16

4 Civil Suits 57 57

5 Compoundable I.P.C 449 449

6 Maintanance -- --

7 Labour Case 13 13

8 Taxation -- --

9 Cheque 11 11

TOTAL 1254 1254

Source: Principal District Court Tirunelvelis

21.4 No. of Advocates Practicing In Courts

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the Court

(2)

No. of Advocates Practicing

(3)

1. Tirunelveli Courts 1200

2. Ambasamudram Courts 129

3. Tenkasi Courts 256

4. Sankarankoil Courts 100

5. Valliyoor Courts 126

6. Nanguneri Courts 77

7. Cheranmahadevi Courts 40

8. Shenkottai Courts 52

9. Sivagiri Courts 38

Source: Principal District Court Tirunelveli

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22. LIBRARIES

22.1. List of Head and Branch Libraries in the district all the details of Members, Books

available and Readers.

Year: 2012- 2013

Place/Name of the

Head/Branch

1.

Members

(Nos.)

2.

No. of Books

available

3.

Number of

Readers

4.

Tirunelveli Dist

Central Library

37558 188737 75896

Branch Library

176757 1058037 2013678

Rural Library 41448 457732 1029371

Source: District Library Officer, Tirunelveli.-2

22.2. Number of Libraries housed in Government Building/Rental Building.

Year: 2012 – 2013

Libraries in Government

Building (in Nos.)

Free Building Libraries in Rental

Building in (Nos.)

60

92 35

Source: District Library Officer, Tirunelveli..-2

22.3 Number of Reading Rooms

Year: 2012 – 2013

S.No.

(1)

Type of

Libraries (2)

Number of

Libraries

(3)

Number of Reading

Room

(4)

1 Central library 1 1

2 Branch Library 97 97

3

Children Library 1 1

4 Library for

women 1 1

5 Mobile Library 1 1

6 Rural Library 86 86

7 Part-time

Library 1 1

Total 188 188

Source: District Library Officer, Tirunelveli.-2

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23.MINING AND QUARRYING

23.1 Number of Mining and quarrying units in the district

Year : 2012 – 2013

Sl.No. Name of Taluk

Major Minerals Minor Minerals

Lime

Stone Garnet

Rough

Stone Earth Granite Kankar

1.

Tirunelveli

32 - 48 9 2 -

2. Palayamkottai 3 - 25 1 1 -

3.

Sankarankoil 13 - 22 10 3 3

4.

Ambasamudram

9 - 23 40 15 -

5. Nanguneri 3 - 2 70 2 -

6.

Radhapuram 5 53 30 23 1 -

7.

Tenkasi - - 10 23 1 -

8.

Sengottai - - 8 - - -

9.

Sivagiri 6 - 1 21 - -

10.

Veerakeralampudur

- - 13 2 1 1

11.

Alangulam

2 - 18 15 1 -

TOTAL 72 53 200 214 27 23

Source: Assistant Director of Mines, Tirunelveli.

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23.2. Classification-wise production during the year 2012-2013

Sl.No. Name of the Minerals

2.

Production (in tones/unit)

3.

1.

Limestone

1349922 Tones

2.

Garnet sand

334600 Tones

3.

Rough Stone/Sally

1258980/Cu/meters

4.

Sand

-

5.

Earth

758962/ Cu/meters

6.

.

Granite

-

7 Kankar -

8 Gravel 245187/ Cu/meters

Illuminate 394550 Tones

Quartzite 300 Tones

Source: Assistant Director of Mines, Tirunelveli.

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24. MANUFACTURING SECTOR

24.1 Number of Food and allied manufacturing units in the district.

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.No.

Industry

Group

Name

of the

district

Description

of the

industry

All

employees

Value

of

output

Rs. In

lakhs

Value

added

Not Available

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics.

24.2. Number of Non-Food Manufacturing units in the District.

SL.NO Industry

Group

Name

of the

Block

Description

of the

Industry

All

Employees

Value

of

output

Rs. In

lakhs

Value

added

Not Available

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics.

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25. MEDICAL SERVICES

25.1. Number of Medical Colleges in the District with Students and Teachers

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.

No

Name of the

Institution

Students Teachers

Boys Girls Total

1 2 3 4 5 6

1.

Government Siddha

Medical College

Tirunelveli

2.

Government Medical

College Tirunelveli

65 88 153 208

3. Rajas Dental

College.

Vadakankulam

Source: Concerned Institution.

25.2. Number of College of Pharmacy with Students and Teachers

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.

No. Name of the Institution

Students Teachers

Boys Girls Total

1 2 3 4 5 6

1.

S.A.Raja College Of

Pharmacy.

Vadakankulam

2.

Sri Ram Nallamani

Yadav College Of

Pharmacy. Kodikurichi

3.

Antartica College Of

Pharmacy.

Palayamkottai.

4. Devendrar College Of

Phisiotheraphy

Palayamkottai.

Source: Concerned Institution.

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25.3. Number of Medical Stores in the District (Category-wise)

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Item

(2)

Number of Medical Stores

(3)

Wholesale Retail Total

1. Indian Medicine

9 19 28

2 English Medicine

592 1352 1944

Source: Asst. Director. Drugs Control, Tirunelveli Zone

25.4No .of Veterinary Colleges with Students and Teachers

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.No.

Name of the

Institution

Students

Teachers

Boys Girls Total

Nil

Source: Concerned Department.

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MOTOR VEHICLES

26.1No. of Motor Vehicles (Category-wise) Registered during the year

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.

No.

Name of the Motor Vehicles RTO,

Tirunelveli

RTO,

Tenkasi

Total

A. Commercial

1 State Carriage

A Public

210

B Private 210

2 Auto rickshaw 923 413 1336

3 Taxi 0 297 297

A Ordinary

B Motor cab 385 385

C Maxi cab 258 258

4. Omni Buses(Travel) 12 12

5 Private Station Vehicle &

Others

30 30

6 School Bus 138 98 236

7 Mini Bus 3 15 18

8 Ambulance 15 15

9 Fire Fighter 15 15

10 Light Commercial Vehicle 4201 4201

11 Lorry 130 130

A State

B National Permit 188 188

12 Articulate Vehicle 3 3

A State

B National Permit 188 11 199

13 Tractor/ Trail or 59 251 310

Total (A) 6758 1085 7843

1 Motor Cycle 30515 20700 51215

2 Scooter 546 1373 1919

3 Moped 31 8535 8566

4 Motorcar 8 1169 1177

5 Station Wagon

6 Tractor 154 471 625

7 Three Wheeler 5 5

8 Road Roller

9 Others 7 7

10 Tricycle Auto

11 Jeep

12 Four Wheeler

Total(B) 31266 32248 63514

GRAND TOTAL 38024 33333 71357

Source: Regional Transport Officer, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi

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26.2 No. of Motor Vehicles (Category Wise) Available For Hire Purpose During

the Year : 2012 – 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Category

(2)

RTO,

Tirunelveli

(3)

RTO,

Tenkasi

(4)

Total

(5)

1. Auto rickshaw

923 2430 3353

2.

Tourist taxi 385 2015 2400

3.

Maxi cabs 258 195 453

4.

State permit carries(Lorry) 929 3680 4609

5.

National permit 188 258 446

6.

Stage carriage(Pri) 0 106 106

7.

Stage carriage(STU) 210 166 376

8.

Private Station Vehicle 30 207 237

9.

NCP 1150 4370 5520

10

.

Kerala based goods

carriage

5 39 44

11.

Kerala tourist taxi - - -

Source: Regional Transport Officer, Tirunelveli

26.3 No. of Persons Issued Driving Licence

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Category

(2)

RTO,

Tirunelveli

RTO,

Tenkasi

Total

1.

Driving Licence Fresh 28540 23500 52040

2.

Driving Licence

Endorsement

1355 5550 6905

3.

Driving Licence Renewal 14350 9275 23625

Total

44245 38325 82570

Source: Regional Transport Officer, Tirunelveli

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NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY GENERATION

27.1 No. of Solar Energy Generating Units In The District With Production Data

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name and Place of Solar energy

system exist

(2)

Installed Capacity

(in Mega Watts)

(3)

Generation

(in Mega

Watts)

(4)

-

- - -

Source: Concerned Electricity Generation Units.

27.2 No. of Wind Mills Generating Units With Production Data

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name and Place of

Wind Mills

Generation

exist

(2)

Installed Capacity in MW

(As on 31-03-2010)

Generation

(in Million

Units)

(4) No. of

WEGS

MW

1. Govt. 99

15.12 12.66

2. Private 6133

3764.16 6601.185

Source: Executive Engineer Wind Mill , Tirunelveli

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POLICE AND PRISONS

28.1 Police Force

Year: 2012 – 2013

As on 31.03.2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name

of the

Stations

(2)

Police

Stations

(Including

Special

Units)

(3)

Out

Posts

(4)

Actual Strength Total

(7)

Local

Strength

(5)

Armed

Reserve

Strength

(6)

1. Tirunelveli

City

28 - 667 442 1109

2. Tirunelveli-

Moffusil

80 3 1965 493 2458

3. Tamilnadu

Spl Police

07

Company

04

Groups

885 885

Total 3

2632

1820 4452

Source: Source: S.P. Tirunelveli & Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli

Spl.Police, Manimuthar .

28.2 Cognizable Offences Under Indian Penal Code (Including Attempts)

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Item

(2)

Number of Cases Reported

TirunelveliCity

(3)

Tirunelveli

Moffusil

(4)

Total

(5)

1. A .Murder

B. Attempt to murder

17

142

89

279

106

421

2. Culpable Homicide Not

amounting to Murder

- -- --

3. A. Rape

B. Attempt to rape

5

-

63

22

68

22

4. Kidnapping and Abduction 6 7 13

5. Dacoit - 2 2

6. Robbery 42 113 155

7. Burglary 33 180 213

8. Thefts 67 253 320

9. Riots - 2 2

10. Criminal Breach of Trust 1 8 9

11. Cheating 47 319 366

12. Counterfeiting 5 4 9

13. Miscellaneous 883 7767 8650

Total Cognizable Crime

Under I.P.C.

1248 9171 10419

Source: S.P. Tirunelveli & Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli

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28.3 Prisons And Convicts

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Classification of Prisons

(2)

Number

(3)

1.

Central Prisons 1

2.

Special Prison for Women 1

3.

Sub-Jails 7

4

Special Sub-Jails for Woman

5.

Open Air Prison --

6.

Fifth Garder(Salem) --

7

Borstal School 1

8

Sub-Jail for Women 1

9

District Jails 2

TOTAL

13

Source: Superintendent Central prison Palayamkottai

28.3 Classification Of Convicts Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Length of Sentences

(2)

Male

(3)

Female

(4)

Total

(5)

1.

Below One Year 23 -- 23

2.

Above One Year and not exceeding

Two Years

16 -- 16

3.

Above Two Years and not exceeding

Five Years

18 -- 18

4.

Exceeding Five Years and not

exceeding Ten Years

51 -- 51

5.

Exceeding Ten Years 27 -- 27

6.

Life Sentence 509 -- 509

7.

Sentence to death 2 -- 2

Total

646 -- 646

Source: Superintendent Central prison Palayamkottai.

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28.4No. of Cases Registered Under P.C.R.

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the Stations

(2)

No. of Cases Registered under

P.C.R/ SC/ST (PA) ACT 1989

(3)

1.

Tirunelveli City 22

2.

Tirunelveli Muffusil 178

TOTAL 200

Source: S.P. Tirunelveli & Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli

28.5No. of Cases Registered Against Women Harassment And Dowry

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the Station

(2)

No. of Cases Registered

against Women Harassment

and Dowry

(3)

1.

Tirunelveli City 120

2.

Tirunelveli Muffusil 857

TOTAL 977

Source: S.P. Tirunelveli & Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli

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29.PUBLIC HEALTH

29.1 Public Health And Medical Services Rendered By Organisations And Individual

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Items

(2)

Numbers

(3)

1. Hospitals (Allopathy) NA

2. Dispensaries NA

3. Sanitary NA

4. Nursing Home NA

5. Maternity & Child Welfare Clinic NA

6. Ayurvedic NA

7. Unani NA

8. Homeopathy NA

Source: Concerned Office

29.2No. of Primary Health Centres With Sub-Centres

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the Block /

Municipality

(2)

No. of Primary

Health Centres

(3)

No. of Sub-

Centre

(4)

1. Ambasamudram 3 26

2 Cheranmahadevi 4 20

3 Kadayam 3 17

4 Kalakadu 3 17

5 Manur 4 22

6 Nanguneri 5 23

7 Palayamkottai 5 26

8 Pappakudi 2 16

9 Radhapuram 4 23

10 Valliyoor 4 27

11 Alangulam 3 20

12 Kadayanallur 3 12

13 Keelapavoor 5 26

14 Kuruvikulam 4 20

15 Melaneelithanallur 3 17

16 Schenkottai 4 12

17 Sankarankoil 4 18

18 Tenkasi 3 16

19 Vasudevanalloor 3 25

TOTAL 69 383

Source: Deputy Director, Health, Tirunelveli & S.Koil

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30 PRINTING AND PUBLICATION

30.1No. of News Papers, Weekly Magazines, Monthly Magazines Etc., Published

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the News Paper

(2)

Language of

Publication

(3)

Type of

Periodicals

(4)

1 Sri Dharmabathy Tamil Monthly

2 The Missionary intelligence Tamil Monthly

3 Magalir Ungal Choice Tamil Monthly

4 Deva Prasannam Tamil Monthly

5 Jesus gives Victory Tamil Monthly

6 Thaluka Murasu Tamil Weekly

7 Samuthaya Vizhipunarvu

sakthi Sudar

Tamil Monthly

8 Thinathanthi Tamil Daily

9 Thinamalar Tamil Daily

10 Thinamani Tamil Daily

11 Thinakaran Tamil Daily

12 Thinapoomi Tamil Daily

13 Malaimurasu Tamil Daily

14 Malaimalar Tamil Daily

15 Indian Express English Daily

.

Source: R.D.O., Tirunelveli, Cheranmahadevi, Tenkasi

30.2 No. of Publishers In The District Other Than News Papers And Magazines

Year: 2011 – 2012

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the Taluk

(2)

No. of Publishers

(3)

Nil

Source: R.D.O., Tirunelveli, Cheranmahadevi, Tenkasi

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30.3 No. of Printing Presses In The District

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the Block /

Municipality

(2)

No. of the Printing

Press/ issued

Acknowledgement

during 12-13

(3)

Type of the Press

(Letter Press/Off set/Litho/Colour

Graphics)

(4)

1. Tirunelvelil (M) 7 Offset -6 Lazer-1

2. Tenkasi(M) 1 Offset -1

3. Vasudevanallur (B) 1 Offset -1

4. Sankarankovil(B) 2 Offset -2

5. Pappakudi(B) 2 Offset -2

6. Ambasamudram (B) 4 Offset -4

7 Radhapuram (B) 1 Offset -1

18 18

Source: District Industrial Centers.

PRICES – INDICES

31.1Index Numbers Of Wholesale Prices

YEAR 2011 – 2012 Base :1970-71=100

Period

Primary

Articles

Food

Articles

Non-

Food

Articles

Minerals Fuel

Power&

Light

Manufactured

Products

All

Commodities

April11

2236.77 2724.65 1476.48 1224.83 2688.06 1645.29 1990.11

May- 11 2248.54 2438.26 1485.72 1225.08 2693.38 1669.58 2007.15

June -11 2260.70 2754.81 1491.15 1225.08 2693.38 1675.07 2015.97

July -11 2270.14 2773.58 1485.65 1225.08 2690.84 1681.84 2023.84

Aug- 11 2286.30 2793.53 1496.25 1225.08 2690.79 1691.67 2036.67

Sep- 11 2291.79 2802.17 1496.78 1225.08 2697.78 1703.42 2044.95

Oct- 11 2337.10 2862.73 1518.90 1225.08 2697.81 1702.42 2068.38

Nov- 11 2370.42 2906.93 1535.72 1225.08 2716.90 1706.94 2088.55

Dec-11 2398.75 2954.86 1532.99 1225.08 2739.35 1721.41 2110.56

Jan- 12 2418.77 2979.19 1546.38 1233.75 2753.66 1729.42 2125.09

Feb-12 2424.48 2980.13 1560.17 1233.75 2753.66 1749.51 2136.92

Mar- 12 2430.08 2977.49

1579.57

1233.75 2774.42 1764.74 2147.24

Average 2331.15 2829.03 1517.15 1227.23 2715.84 1703.44 12066.29

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

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31.2 Consumer Price Index Numbers For Industrial Workers

Year: 2011 – 2012 Base : 2001=100

Month Chennai Tirchy Madurai Coimbatore Coonoor Salem Cuddalore Nagercoil

Apr- 11 164 178 168 172 178 167 854 833

May- 11 166 179 169 172 178 168 852 833

June -11 167 178 171 171 178 172 853 832

July -11 168 178 175 174 179 170 867 844

Aug- 11 172 181 176 174 183 171 885 862

Sep- 11 175 184 178 175 184 172 886 874

Oct- 11 178 190 179 179 187 177 902 883

Nov-11 180 192 184 183 189 180 918 902

Dec-11 184 192 184 182 195 182 927 906

Jan- 12 187 198 182 183 195 183 941 918

Feb-12 186 195 181 184 193 180 941 919

Mar- 12 187 199 182 185 195 187 944 921

Average 176 187 177 178 186 176 898 877

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

31.3Consumer Price Index Numbers For Selected Essential

Items For Rural Tamil Nadu

Year: 2011– 2012 (Base :1970-71=100)

Period Food Fuel Power and

Lighting

Clothing Miscellaneous Composite

Index

Apr- 11 2505.00 2070.00 1508.00 2657.00 2434.95

May- 11 2526.00 2082.00 1528.00 2688.00 2456.11

June -11 2548.00 2107.00 1545.00 2711.00 2478.12

July -11 2560.00 2123.00 1570.00 2744.00 2492.78

Aug- 11 2571.00 2178.00 1586.00 2764.00 2507.68

Sep- 11 2592.00 2208.00 1604.00 2791.00 2529.60

Oct- 11 2615.00 2224.00 1627.00 2816.00 2552.30

Nov- 11 2653.00 2256.00 1654.00 2843.00 2588.42

Dec-11 2686.00 2275.00 1675.00 2882.00 2620.34

Jan- 12 2706.00 2297.00 1698.00 2917.00 2641.85

Feb-12 2717.00 2325.00 1724.00 2956.00 2657.04

Mar- 12 2726.00 2348.00 1744.00 2993.00 2669.82

Average 2617.08 2207.75 1621.92 2813.50 2552.42

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

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31.4Consumer Price Index Numbers For Selected Essential

Items For Urban Tamil Nadu

Year: 2012– 2013 (Base :1970-71=100)

Period Food Fuel

Power

and

Lighting

Clothing Miscellaneous Composite

Index

Apr- 11 2329.00 2323.00 2195.00 2297.00 2315.00

May-11 2349.00 2330.00

2210.00 2313.00 2333.90

june -11 2371.00 2339.00 2222.00 2321.00 2352.00

July -11 2375.00 2356.00 2233.00 2344.00 2360.60

Aug- 11 2379.00 2463.00 2259.00 2364.00 2375.66

Sep- 11 2397.00 2480.00 2282.00 2382.00 2393.86

Oct- 11 2427.00 2480.00 2300.00 2396.00 2418.36

Nov- 11 2467.00 2485.00 2322.00 2447.00 2456.90

Dec-11 2490.00 2497.00 2344.00 2526.00 2488.83

Jan- 12 2508.00 2511.00 2361.00 2549.00 2507.37

Feb-12 2513.00 2537.00 2379.00 2577.00 2518.52

Mar- 12 2523.00 2551.00 2390.00 2594.00 2530.07

Average 2427.33 2446.00 2291.42 2425.83 2420.99

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

32. QUALITY CONTROL

32.1 List Of Industrial/Establishment Units Having Quality Control Facilities And

The Products Subjected To Quality Control.

Year: 2012– 2013 Sl.No.

(1)

List of

Industries

(2)

Establishment Units

having, Quality Control

Facilities

(3)

Products subjected

to Quality Control

(4)

1. Cement

India-Cements Cements

2.

Cloth

Manufacturing

Madura-Coats Clothes

3. Sugar Factories 1.Dharani Sugars

2.Em.Pee.Sugars

Sugars

Source: Concerned Office.

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33.REGISTRATION

33.1 No. of Registration Offices In The District

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the Block / Municipalities

(2)

No. of Registration Office

(3)

1 Tirunelveli – Corporation 6

MUNICIPALITY

1 Sankarankoil 1

2 Pluingudi 1

3 Kadayanallur 1

4 Tenkasi 2

5 Shencottai 1

BLOCK

1 Alangulam 2

2 Kadayanallur 1

3 Sankarankoil 2

4 Vasudevanallur 2

5 Keelapavoor 1

6 Tenkasi 2

7 Melaneelithanallur 1

8 Nanguneri 2

9 Radhapuram 2

10 Kalakadu 2

11 Manur 1

12 Valliyoor 2

13 Cheranmahadevi 3

14 Ambasamudram 3

15 Kadayam 1

16 Pappakudi 1

TOTAL 40

Source: Deputy Inspector General of Registration Tirunelveli -1.

33.2 Registration And Aggregate Value Of Properties Transferred During The

Year 2012-2013

No. of Registration

(Moveable and Immovable)

Aggregate Value of Properties Transferred

(Moveable and Immovable )

144279

3117.63 Crores

Source: Deputy Inspector General of Registration Tirunelveli -1.

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34. REPAIRS AND SERVICE

34.1 Authorised Automobiles Repair And Service Stations

Year: 2012– 2013

Name of the Block /

Municipalities

(1)

Authorized Automobiles Repair and Service (in

No‟s.)

(2)

Not Available

34.2 Authorised Electrical And Electronic Goods Repair And Service Units

Year: 2011 – 2012

Name of the Block /

Municipalities

(1)

Electrical and Electronic goods Repair and Service

Units(in No‟s)

(2)

Not Available

35.1 HOTELS

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of District No. of Hotels

(3)

1.

Tirunelveli

75

.Source: Deputy Commissioner (CT), Tirunelvelii

85

35.2 Details Of Hotels

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of District

(2)

No of Hotels

with Lodging

Facilities

(3)

No of the Hotels

without Lodging

Facilities

(4)

1.

Tirunelveli

8

67

Source: Deputy Commissioner (CT), Tirunelvelii

36. RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES

36.1 List Of Cinema Theatres And Their Capacities

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the District-

Tirunelveli

(2)

No. of the Cinema

Theatres

(3)

Capacity

(4)

1 Air conditioned

8

Not Available

2 Non Air Conditioned

34

3 Open Air

2

4 Semi Permanent

-

5 Touring

2

Total

46

Source: District Collectorate. („C‟ Section)

86

36.2 List Of Clubs And Associations

Year: 2012 – 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Place

(2)

Name of the Club and Association

(3)

1. Palayankottai Lions Club

2. Palayankottai Rotary Club

3. Palayankottai District Club

4. Tirunelveli Rotary Club/ Lions Club

5. Ambasamudram Rotary Club

6. Ambasamudram Lions Club

7. Tenkasi Rotary Club

8. Tenkasi Lions Club

9. Nanguneri Lions Club

10. Shenkottai Lions Club

11 Alankulam Lions Club

12 Surandai Lions Club

13 Tisayanvillai Lions Club/Rotary Club

14 Sankarankovil Lions Club

15 Kadayanallur Lions Club

16 Puliyangudi Lions Club

17 Valliyoor Lions Club

Source: Concerned Office

36.3 List Of Motion Picture Distributors And Projection Services

Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the Block /

Municipality

(2)

Name of the Picture Distributors /

Projection Services

(3)

Not Available

37. SOCIAL WELFARE

37.1 Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Nutritious Meals Programme Centres

Year 20Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl.No. Project No. of Centres

1 ICDS

2562

2 P.A. Noon Meal Centre (School Sector)

2082

Total

4644

Source: ICDS &P.A. Noon Meal Tirunelveli

87

37.2 No. of Beneficiaries Under Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Nutritious Meals Programme

Year 20Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl.No. No. of Beneficiary Under age Group Beneficiaries

ICDS Centres

1. 6-36 Months Children 76482

2. 25-60 Months Children

47171

3. Pregnant & Lactating Woman

28000

4. 1 to 2 Years Egg Beneficiries

24619

P.A. Noon Meal Centre

5. 5-9 Years Children

131447

6. 10-14 Years Children 82406

Source: ICDS &P.A. Noon Meal Tirunelveli

37. 3 Number Of Beneficiaries Under Free Supply Of Text Books And Uniforms

Year: 2012– 2013

Sl,

No

Name of School

Age group 6-14 (Standandards I to VIII)

Text Books Uniforms

Boys Girls Boys Girls

1 Primary 203200 74770 76340

2. Upper Primary 52273 16032 15618

Source: SSA, Tirunelveli (DISE)

37. 4 Number Of Beneficiaries Under Free Cycles

Year: 2012 – 2013

No.of Schools Boys Girls Total

136

15221 16222 31443

Source : CEO, Tirunelveli

88

37.5 Number Of Beneficiaries Under Old age Pension Scheme

Year: 2012 – 2013

Source: Dist Collectorate, Tirunelveli

37.6Free Houses And House Sites Distributed To Communities

Year: 2012 – 2013

Name of the Taluk

1.

House distributed

S.C.

S.T.

B.C

D.C&M.

B.C

Others

Total

2. 3. 4 5 6 7

House distributed

(Samuthuvapuram)

House distributed (IAY

Houses)

2481 0 1040 499 115 4135

House Sites distributed

Source: P.O. DRDA District Collectoratre & Tirunelveli

Taluk Old age pension for aged physically

handicapped

Pension

widow

pension

Agri. Labour

pension

deserted

wives

pension

Unmarri

ed

woman

Pension

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Tirunelveli

4049 598 1636 177 561 69

Palayamkottai

4213 312 863 97 282 49

Sankarankoil

7547 1084 1004 495 351 88

Tenkasi

4606 208 208 1860 62 42

Shencottai

2465 193 625 163 106 30

Sivagiri

3724 191 1021 324 107 49

V.K.Pudur

1798 139 508 110 36 48

Alangulam

2225 145 315 70 30 24

Ambasamudram

4686 282 695 328 217 74

Nanguneri

3957 157 566 160 286 27

Radhapuram

5340 356 1508 446 329 109

Total

44610 3765 8949 4240 2367 609

89

37.7 Implementation of Relief Measures and Pension Schemes

Sl.No. Name of the Scheme/ Relief

Measures

No. Of

Beneficiaries

Total Amount

Disbursed (Rs.

in „000‟

1

Freedom Fighters Pension

Scheme - -

a)State Government 46 828.000

b) Central Government 24 720.000

2 Mozhi Kavalar Pension Scheme - -

3 Tamilaringar 17 34000.000

Souse : Collectorate , Tirunelveli (K. Section), D.D.Tamil Development

38 SANITARY SERVICES

38.1 No. of Sanitary Workers engaged in Sanitation, Garbage and Sewage

disposal and other particulars.

Year 20Year: 2012 - 2013

Name of the

Municipality

No. of

Workers

engaged

in

Sanitation

No. of Sanitary

Workers engaged

in Garbage and

Sewage disposal

No. of Sanitary

Workers engaged in

Other connected

works related with

sanitation

Senkottai 15 18 5

Tenkasi 132 92 6

Kadayanallur 86 73 13

Puliyangudi 45 26 4

Sankarankoil 50 35 15

Ambasamudram 48 48 -

V.K.Puram 47 16 -

Total 423 308 43

Source: R.D.M.A., Tirunelveli

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38.2 No. of Vehicles Engaged In Sanitary Services

Year 2012-2013

Sl.No.

1.

Name of the Municipality

2.

No. of vehicles engaged in Sanitary

Services 3.

1 Senkottai 10

2 Tenkasi 10

3 Kadayanallur 4

4 Puliyangudi 5

5 Sankarankoil 4

6 Ambasamudram 8

7 V.K.Puram 6

Source: R.D.M.A., Tirunelveli

39.SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH SERVICE

39.1Institutions And Laboratories Engaged In Research Work

Name and address of Institutions and

Laboratories

1.

Type of Research Field

2.

State Agmark Laboratory, Tirunelveli

Agmark Grading is carried out for

Centralised, and decentralized commodities.

State Agmark Laboratory, Tenkasi

Source: Deputy Director of Agriculture (Agri Buisness) Tirunelveli

40. STORAGE FACILITIES

40.1 List Of Agricultural And Non-Agricultural Storage Godowns

Sl.No Item Numbers Capacity (Tonnes)

1 Agriculture

-- --

2 Co-Operation

-- --

3 Civil Supplies

-- --

4 Panchayat Union

-- --

5 Regulated Market

-- --

6 Tamil Nadu Warehousing

Corp

8 18500

Source: Concerned Department

91

40.2 List Of Cold Storage And Godowns

Sl..No. Name and address of the cold storage

- Nil -

41.TEXTILES

41.1No. of Ginning, Spinning and Weaving mills 2011- 2012

Sl.

No.

1

No. of Ginning

mills

3

No. of Spinning mills

4

No. of Weaving mills

5

1. 04

40 04

Source : Inspector of Factories

41.2 Quantum Of Production During The Year.20Year: 2012 - 2013

Ginning Mills

production

1.

Spinning mills production

2.

Weaving mills

Production

3.

-

NA

NA

Source : Inspector of Factories

92

42.TRADE AND COMMERCE

42.1 No. of Major And Minor Trade And Commercial Estate

Year 2012-2013

SL.No. Commodities No. of

major

Trade

No. of

minor

Trade

No. of

Commercial

estate

1. Paddy

121 335 -

2. Chillies

38 463 -

3. Cotton 42 13 -

4. Groundnut

20 10 -

5. Blackgram

19 463 -

6. Corriandar

14 459 -

Source: Secretary, Tirunelveli Marketing Committee

43.TRANSPORT

43.1 Length Of Roads (In Kilo Metres)

Year 2012-2013

Source: S.E (H) ,Tirunelveli & S.E. (NH), Tirunelveli.

Name of

authority

Surfaced Roads (K.M) Un

surfaced

Roads

Grand Total

Cement

Concrete

Bituminous

Water bound

Macadam

Total

National

High ways

-- 71.40Km -- 71.4Km -- 71.40Km

State High

ways

- 457.504 - 457.504 - 457.504

Major

District

Road

0.400 222.070 - 222.070 - 222.070

Other

District

Road

3.040 1142.664 - 1145.704 - 1145.704

Sugarcane

Roads

- - - - - -

93

43.2 Accidents

YEAR: 2012 - 2013

Sl.No.

Name of the

corporation/Block/

Municipality

Total

Number

of

Accidents

No. of

persons

injured

Number of

persons

killed

1 Tirunelveli Moffusial

436 1886 464

2 Tirunelveli City - - -

Source: Superintendent of Police Tirunelveli.

43.3Registered Motor Vehicles – 2012 – 2013

Commercial Vehicles Non Commercial Vehicles Total

4216

31391 35607

Source: Regional Transport Office Tirunelveli.

43.4 Transport Corporations

Year: 2012-2013

Sl.No.

Name of the

Corporations

Year of

Formation

Headquarter

District covered

No. of

buses as on

31st March

1

.

Tamil State

Transport

Corpn(Tirunel

veli)Ltd.,

Tirunelveli

Region

1.1.1974

(Formation)

1.04.1983(Bifurc

ation as TNSTC

(Madurai

Division-I

12.02.2004

(Amalgmation as

the existing

corporation

23.10.2010

(Bifurcation as

TNSTC

Regional

H.Q-

Tirunelveli

Tirunelve

li &

Tuticorin

1091

Source: GM TNSTC (Madurai )Ltd., Tirunelveli.

94

43.5 Selected Indicators On Overall Performance Of State Transport

Corporations Year: 2012-2013

Sl.No. Item Name of the Transport

Corporation

1. Fleet Strength 1091

2. Kilometers operated carried per day (in lakhs) 4.87

3. Number of passengers carried per day (in lakhs) 10.19

4. Fleet Utilization (Percentage) 95.14

5. Kilometer efficiency (Percentage) 103.48

6. Kilometer run per litre of diesel

a) City / Town

b) Mofussil

c) overall

5.67

5.48

5.53

7. Number of routes (As on 31 March) 701

8.

Number of New routes introduced during the 40

9 New villages benefited during the year 4

10 Benefited village population (in lakhs) 0.024

11. Staff strength as on 31St

March 6448

Number of New Buses purchased 132

Source: GM TNSTC Madurai Div-II Tirunelveli.

43.6 Railway Lines (Broad Gauge) And Stations

Item

Tirunelveli

Sub

Division

Tiuticorin

Sub

Division

Srivaikundam

Sub Division

Total

(5)

1. Route Length

(in Km.)

29.20 80.03 61.01 170.24

2. Track Length

(in Km.)

54.20 115.99 69.23 239.42

3. No.of Railway

Stations

4 11 11 26

95

43.7 Port Development

Year-2012-2013-1.Major Ports

2.Minor ports

Vessels entered and Cargo handled

Name of the Port Vessels entered Cargo handled

Major Ports:

Chennai

Tuticorin

NIL NIL

Intermediate Ports

Cuddalore

Nagapattinam

NIL NIL

Minor Ports

Kilakarai

Rameswaram

Pamban

Colachal

Kanniyakumari

Valinokkam

* Including Transshipment,

Cargo and Container cargo

NIL NIL

Source: Concerned Port Office

43.8 AIR PORTS Year.2012-2013

Sl.

No.

(1)

Airport

(2)

Passengers (in „000‟)

Embarked

(3)

Disembarked

(4)

Transit

(5)

Total

(6)

1.

INTERNATIONAL

AIRPORT,

MADRAS

NIL

a) International

b) Domestic

2. DOMESTIC

AIRPORT

a) Madras

b) Coimbatore

c) Madurai

d) Tiruchirappalli

Table 43.8 Contd.

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

Loaded

(7)

Unloaded

(8)

Total

(9)

PAX

(10)

Cargo

(11)

Total

(12)

Nil

Source: Concerned Airport

96

43.9 Private Transport Operators

Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl.No.

Type of the

Transport

Operations

Tirunelveli

Tenkasi

Total

1 Moffusil

104 64 168

2 Tourist

09 00 9

3 Spare

60 42 102

4 Mini Bus Route

108 135 243

Source: Regional Transport Officer, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi

44.TOURISM

44.1 Places Of Tourist Attraction (2012-13)

Sl.No.

(1)

Tourist Place

(2)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

Courtalam: Main falls, Old Falls, Five Falls, Honey Falls, Tiger Falls and

Boating

Papanasam: Dam site, Agasthiar falls and Temple

Manimuthar:Dam site and falls

Mundanthurai: Wild life Sanctuary

Kalakadu:Wild life sanctuary

Koondhankulam: Birds sanctuary

Tirunelveli: District Science Centre

Kundaru: Dam Site

Adavinainar Dam site

Kadana Nathi Dam site

Nambi Aru Dam site

Chervalaru Dam site

Cooniyoor Tara coatta

Karaiyar Dam site & Boating

Manjolai Tea Estate

Kuthara panjan(Panagudi) Falls

Source: District Tourist Development Office.

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44.2List Of Places Of Worship

Sl.No.

(1)

Places of Worship

(2)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18

19

Nellaiapparkoil -Tirunelveli.

Kasiviswanatharkoil -Tenkasi.

Vanamamalai Temple -Nanguneri.

Gomathiammankoil -Sankarankoil.

Nambikoil -Tirukarangudi.

Perumalkoil -Panagudi.

Chitrasabai -Courtallam.

Papanasam Temple -Papanasam.

Dharga-Athangarai & Pottalpudur.

St.Antony Church - Uvari.

Anjanayartemple -Kadayanallur

Arthanatheeswararkoil -Vasudevanallur

Nithyakalyani Ammantemple - Radhapuram.

Krishnapuram Temple-krishnapuram

Balasubiramaniasamy Kovil -Aiyakudi

Panpoli Thirumalai Kumaraswamy Temple.

Thatchinamoorthy kovil –Puliyarai.

ilIllanji SriKumarasamy Temple.

Thoranamalai Sri Murugan Temple

Source: District Tourist Development Office.

44.3List Of Hotels And Lodging Houses

Year: 2012- 2013

Name of District Hotels Hotels &

Lodging

Houses

Lodging

Houses

Tirunelveli

75

22

53

Source: Deputy Commissioner (CT), Tirunelvelii

98

44.4 List Of Travel Agents

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

List of Travel Agents

(2)

1. K.P.1N11. Travels

2. S.R.M. Travels

3. Amarnath Travels

4. S.P.K.Travels

5. Aarthi Travels

6. Parveen Travels

7. TVLS Travels

8. A.B.T Travels.

9. Lakshmi Travels

10. Senthur Travels

11. P.V.T.Travels

12. Rathi Meena

13 S.P.S.Travels

14. Bluewings Travels

Source: Concerned Office.

99

44.5 Train Service Timings (01.07.2013)

Sl.No.

Train Service Timings

NO NAME OF THE TRAIN ARRIVAL DEPARTURE

1 728 Quilon – Madurai 00.35 00.40

2 2788 Tirunelveli - Bilspur (Sun) - 01.00

3 6339 Mumbai CST – Nagercoil

(Tue, Fri, Sat & Sun)

01.15 01.20

4 2789 Rameswaram Kannaykumari

(Tue, Fri, Sun)

02.00 02.05

5 727 Madurai- Quilon 02.20 02.25

6 6735 Chennai – Tiruchendur (Sat) 06.05 06.10

7 6351 Mumbai – Nagercoil (Thu,

Mon)

03.40 03.45

8 2633 Chennai - Kannyakumari 04.45 04.50

9 2787 Bilaspur – Tirunelveli (Tue) 05.05 -

10 6610 Coimbatore – Nagercoil 0505 05.10

11 826 Tirunelveli –

Mayiladuthurai/Erode

- 05.25

12 2997 Tirunelveli-Hapa

Express(Mon, Tue)

- 05.45

13 6352 Nagercoil – Mumbai (Thu,

Sun)

06.15 06.20

14 2667 Chennai – Nagercoil (Fri) 06.25 06.30

15 2642 Nizamudin – Kannyakumari

(Tirukkural)(Mon)

06.25 06.30

16 6723 Chennai – Trivandrum

(Ananthapuri Exp)

06.35 07.00

17 731 Tirunelveli – Tiruchendur - 07.00

18 828 Tirunelveli – Tuticorin - 07.15

19 6128 Guruvayur – Chennai 07.40 07.50

20 382 Tirunelveli- Nagercoil

(except Sun)

- 08.00

21 6340 Nagercoil- Mumbai CST

(Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri )

08.30 08.40

22 2631 Chennai – Tirunelveli (Nellai

Exp )

08.30 -

23 732 Tiruchendur – Tirunelveli 09.05 -

24 383 Nagercoil – Coimbatore 09.10 09.20

25 2689 Chennai – Nagercoil (Sat) 09.30 09.35

26 2665 Howrah – Kannyakumari

(Wed)

09.30 09.35

27 733 Tirunelveli – Tiruchendur - 09.35

28 2666 Kannyakumari – Howrah

(Sat)

09.30 09.40

29 725 Tuticorin – Tiruchendur 11.10 11.15

30 6787 Tirunelveli- Jammu Tawi

(Mon, Fri)

- 15.45

31 724 Tiruchendur- Tuticorin 16.05 16.20

32 2998 Hapa-Tirunelveli(sun, Mon) 22.30 -

33 734 Tiruchendur-Tirunelveli 17.45 -

34 384 Coimbatore- Nagercoil 17.50 18.00

35 735 Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur - 18.15

100

36 6788 Jammu Tawi – Tirunelveli

(Thu, sun)

18.20 -

37 2632 Tirunelveli- Chennai (Nellai

Exp)

- 18.45

38 2634 Kannyakumari- Chennai 18.55 19.00

39 6127 Chennai- Guruvayur 19.25 19.30

40 736 Tiruchendur-Tirunelveli 19.45 -

41 6724 Trivandrum- Chennai

(Ananthapuri Exp)

19.40 19.50

42 732 Tiruchendur- Tirunelveli 19.45 -

43 827 Tuticorin- Tirunelveli 20.30 -

44 385 Kannyakumari – Tirunelveli

(except Sun)

20.40 -

45 6736 Tiruchendur – Chennai (Thu) 20.50 20.55

46 2690 Nagercoil- Chennai(Sun) 20.50 20.55

47 2641 Kannyakumari-

Nizamuddin(tirukkural)(Wed)

20.50 20.55

48 2668 Nagercoil- Chennai (Fri) 18.10 18.15

49 6609 Nagercoil- Coimbatore 21.40 21.45

50 825 Mayiladuthurai/Erode-

Tirunelveli

21.50 -

51 2790 Kannyakumari- Rameswaram

(Tue,Fri,Sun)

23.30 23.35

Source: Southern Railway

44.6Railway Length(in Km.)(2012-13)

No. of

Railway

Station

Route Length Track Length

Broad

Gauge

Meter

Gauge

Broad

Gauge

Meter

Gauge

26

170.24

-

239.42 -

Source: Southern Railway

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VITAL STATISTICS

45.1 Births And Deaths Registered

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.No. Name of the Block

Live

Births

Registered

Deaths

Registered

Infant

Death

1 Manur

2 Palayamkottai

3 Papakudi

4 Kadayam

5 Ambasamudram

6 Cheranmahadevi

7 Nanguneri

8 Kalakadu

9 Radhapuram

10 Valliyur

11 Alangulam

12 Kadayanallur

13 Shenkottai

14 Sankarankoil

15 Kuruvikulam

16 Keelapavoor

17 Melaneelithanallur

18 Tenkasi

19 Vasudevanallur

Total

Source: D.D (Health) Tirunelveli, Sankarankoil

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45.2 Birth, Death And Infant Mortality Rates

Year: 2012- 2013

Sl.No

.

Name of the Block

Birth

Death Infant

Mortaily

1 Manur

2 Palayamkottai

3 Papakudi

4 Kadayam

5 Ambasamudram

6 Cheranmahadevi

7 Nanguneri

8 Kalakadu

9 Radhapuram

10 Valliyur

11 Alangulam

12 Kadayanallur

13 Shenkottai

14 Sankarankoil

15 Kuruvikulam

16 Keelapavoor

17 Melaneelithanallur

18 Tenkasi

19 Vasudevanallur

Source: D.D (Health) Tirunelveli, Sankarankoil

45.3 Death By Causes

Year: 2012– 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the Causes for

Death

(2)

No. of the Death

(3)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Tuberclosis

Heart Disease

Other Fever

Special Disease

Other Disease

103

46. VOLUNTARY SERVICES

List Of Voluntary Services Available In The District For The

Development Of Rural And Urban Population

Year: 2012– 2013

Sl.

No.

Name of Programme

No.of Prog.

01 Strengthening & Activization of Youth club campaign 03

02 Youth Club Survey campaign

10

03 Provision of Sports Materials to Youth Clubs 30

04 District Youth Convention 01

05 Skill Upgradation Training Programme 06

06 Life Skill Education with focus On Stress & Management 02

07 Block Folk Cultural Programme 03

08 District Folk Cultural 01

09 Celebration of National & International days / weeks 18

10 Exhibition for youth on Handicrift (Yuva Kriti) 00

11 Meeting of DACYP 02

12 Block Youth Club Award 01

13 Inter Youth club Sports Programme 05

14 Soft & Life Skill Education Trg. For Sc Women 01

Source: Nehru Yuvakendra Tirunelveli.

47.1 WATER WORKS AND SUPPLY

No. of Schemes Operated In The District

Year: 2012 - 2013

No. of Schemes

Sl.No. Name of the Scheme No.of the Schemes Operated

In The District

1. Rural Water Supply

1697

2. Urban Water Supply

26

Source: E.E., TWAD Board,

Maintenance Division, Tirunelveli

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47.2No. of Workers Engaged In The Water Works And Supply

Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl. No.

(1)

Name of the Schemes

(2)

No. of Workers engaged in water works

and supply

(3)

1 Rural Water Supply 1052

2 Urban Water Supply 228

Source: P.A., (P.D.,) A.D., (T.P.,) RDMA,

47.3 No. of House Connections, Fountains

Year: 2012 - 2013

Sl.No.

(1)

Name of the Municipalities

(2)

No. of House water connections

(3)

House

connection

Fountain

1 Senkottai 4343 144

2 Tenkasi 10150 182

3 Kadayanallur 13950 171

4 Puliyangudi 9402 52

5 Sankarankoil 1953 110

6 Ambasamudram 6623 155

7 V.K.Puram 9335 189

Source: R.D.M.A., Tirunelveli

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47.4 Educational Expenditure

Year: 2012 – 2013

District Type of School No. of Schools Rs.”000”

Tirunelveli

High School &

Higher Secondary

326

1625073.720

Source : CEO, Tirunelveli