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SIVAGANGA DISTRICT PROFILE

1. GEOGRAPHICAL

POSITION

North Latitude Between 9.43 and 10.42

East Longitude Between 77.47 and 78.49

District Existence 15.3.1985

AREA & POPULATION

1. Area (Sq.kms) 4189 2. Population 1339101 3. Population Density (Sq.kms) 320

2. REVENUE

ADMINISTRATION

1. Divisions (2) 1.Sivagangai 2.Devakottai

2. Taluks (8) 1.Sivagangai 2.Manamadurai

3.Ilayankudi

4.Devakottai

5.Karaikudi

6. Thiruppathur

7.Thiruppuvanam

8.Kalaiyarkoil

3. Firkas 38

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4. Revenue Villages 521

LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

1. Municipalities (3) 1.Sivagangai 2.Devakottai

3.Karaikudi

2. Panchayat Unions (12) 1.Sivagangai 2.Kalayarkoil

3. Manamadurai

4.Thiruppuvanam

5.Ilyankudi

6.Devakottai

7.Kannangudi

8.Sakottai

9.Kallal

10.Thiruppathur

11.Singampunari

12.S.Pudur

3. Town Panchayats (12) 1.Manamadurai 2.Thiruppathur

3.Thiruppuvanam

4.Singampunari

5.Ilayankudi

6.Nattarasankottai

7.Kottaiyur

8.Kandanur

9.Puduvayal

10.Pallathur

11.Kanadukathan

12.Nerkuppai

4. Village Panchayats 445

3. MEDICINE & HEALTH

1. Government Hospitals 17 2. Primary Health centres 48

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3. Health Subcentres 277 4. Birth Rate 15.0 5. Death Rate 5.7 6. Infant Mortality Rate(Rural,

Urban)

14.0, 3.1

Expected at life Birth

7. Male 10212 8. Female 10878

4. EDUCATION

1. Primary Schools 851 2. Middle Schools 309 3. Pre primary Schools 108 4. High Schools 105 5. Hr. Sec. Schools 100 6. Government I.T.I 2 7. Total Teacher Training

Schools

16

8. Co-op- Training Institute 1 9. Self-Financing College of

Engineering

10

10. Govt. College of Arts & Science(Men)

4

11.Govt. college of Arts &

Science (Women)

1

12.Self-Financing College of

Arts & Science

12

13.Govt. Music School 1

14.Institute of Road Transport

Polytechnic

NA

15.Govt. Engineering College 1

16.District Institute of

Education &Training

1

4

17.Govt. Medical College 1

18. Universities 1

5. POPULATION

1. Male 668672 2. Female 670429 3. Total 1339101 4. Sex Ratio 1003 5. Child (0 6 age) (i) Male 70022

(ii) Female 67213

Total 137235

Child (0 6) Sex Ratio

(ii) Rural Child Population 95563 (iii) Urban Child Population 41672

Rural/Urban Population

1. Rural 926256 2. Urban 412845

Literates

1. Male 529966 2. Female 435816

Total 965782

Schedule Caste Population

1. Male 115318 2. Female 115871

Total 231189

Schedule Tribes Population

1. Male 398 2. Female 406

Total 804

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Population of Municipalities

1. Sivagangai Municipality 42053 2. Devakottai Municipality 51892 3. Karaikudi Municipality 106793

WORKERS

1. Main workers 461102 2. Marginal workers 159069

Total workers (1+2) 620171

3. Non Workers 718930 Total Population(1+2+3) 1339101

Categories of Workers

1. Cultivators 117030 2. Agricultural Laborers 122166 3. House Hold Industry 9864 4. Other Workers 212042

Total Workers 461102

6. LAND CLASSIFICATION

(IN HECT)

1. Forests 16533 2. Barren & Uncultivable land 4710 3. Land put to Non Agricultural

use

122575

4. Culturable Waste 18316 5. Permanent Pastures & other

Grazing Land

1367

6. Land Under Miscellaneous Tree Crops &

groves not included in Net

Area Sown

6637

7. Current Fallow Lands 28751 8. Other Fallow Lands 122068

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9. Net Area Sown 97943 Total Geographical Area 418900

AGRICULTURE

CULTIVATED

AREA(Hect)(Irrigated)

1. Paddy 48233 2. Cholam 146 3. Cumbu 6 4. Ragi 57 5. Maize 212 6. Green Gram 4 7. Black Gram 206 8. Red Gram 73 9. Cow Pea 11

10.Chillies 1638

11.Sugarcane 5257

12.Onion 59

13.Fruits & Vegetables

(including Root Crops)

3737

14.Groundnut 212

15.Coconut 5522

16.Cotton 511

17.Minni 8

18.Mulberry 5

19.Betal wine 26

20.Flowers 30

21.Teak 14

22.Ucalyptus 20

23.Other Crops 233

Total Cultivated Area(Irrigated) 66161

Total Area Cultivated

(Unirregated)

33100

Net Area Sown 97943

Area Sown More than once 218

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Total Cultivated Area

1. Net Area Irrigated 65943 2. Area Irrigated More than

once

218

3. Gross Area Irrigated 66161 4. Gross Area Un irrigated 32000

7. 9TH AGRICULTURAL

CENSUS

(2010 2011)

Number of Operational holdings

1. Marginal Holdings < 1 Hect 227220 2. Small Holdings 1 2 Hect 28964 3. Semi-medium Holdings 2 4

Hect

9722

4. Medium Holdings 4 10 Hect

2167

5. Large Holdings 10 & Above Hect

293

Total Holdings 268366

Area Operated

1. Marginal Holdings < 1 Hect 82677.29 2. Small Holdings 1 2 Hect 40368.92 3. Semi-medium Holdings 2 4

Hect

25852.30

4. Medium Holdings 4 10 Hect

12003.67

5. Large Holdings 10 & Above Hect

5148.18

Total Area Operated 166050.36

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Social GroupWise holdings

1. Schedule Caste 27810 2. Schedule Tribes 0 3. Other Caste 240280

Total Holdings 268366

Social GroupWise Area

Operated

( in hect)

1. Schedule Caste 12985.12 2. Schedule Tribes 0 3. Other Caste 151406.43

Total Area Operated 166050.36

8. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

DEPT

1. Veterinary Hospitals 2 2. Veterinary Dispensaries 68 3. Clinician Centres - 4. Sub Centres 49 5. Mobile Vet Dispensaries - 6. Government Live stock

Farms

1

7. Dairy Milk Society(Co-op) 236

TALUK POPULATION

1. Devakottai 157631 2. Ilayangudi 109267 3. Karaikudi 300527 4. Manamadurai 207223 5. Sivagangai 288674 6. Thiruppathur 275779

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Taluk Geographical Area

(in hect)

1.Devakottai 48182

2.Ilayangudi 43784

3.Karaikudi 23068

4.Manamadurai 67515

5.Sivagangai 159077

6.Thiruppathur 70236

Total Geographical Area 461862

9. ROADS (in KM)

1.Natonal Highways 54.500

2.State Highways 237.711

3.Corporation and Municipalities

Road

322.920

4.Panchayat Union and Panchayat

Road

2084.640

5.Town Panchyat and Townships

Road

1175.934

6.NHAI 157.330

10. NORMAL RAINFALL

(mm)

South West Monsoon 301

North East Monsoon 422.7

Winter Period 27.9

Hot Weather Period 121.2

Actual Rainfall 727.5

Normal Rainfall 872.8

TEMPERATURE(Celsius)

Minimum NA

Maximum NA

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11. TELEPHONES

1. Telephones in Use 25606

2. Direct Exchange Lines NIL 3. Post Office 269 4. Telephone Exchanges 59 5. Public Call Office (PPCO) 740 6. General CCBPCO NA 7. Telephone Towers NA

RESERVOIRS NA

NUMBER OF IRRIGATION

TANKS(Nos)

40 hect < 4288

40 hect > 678

12. DIARY DEVELOPMENT

No. of Dairy 1

Milk Producer Co-op. Society 236

Milk Production (in Lakhs) 165.35

Milk Chilling Plants 4

13. FISHERIES

Inland Production (Tonnes) 128

Families Engaged in Fishing 527

14. POLICE & PRISON

Police Stations 64

Women Police Stations 5

Police Force 1664

Fire & Rescue Station 4

Sub-jails 2

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15.BUS TRANSPORT

Fleet Strengthes 754

Bus Routes 859

Number of Buses 754

Employees 4531

Workshops 1

16. DISTRICT LIBRARY

Central Library 9

Branch Library 112

Village Library -

Part-time Library -

NUTRITIOUS MEAL

PROGRAMME CENTRES

(i) PTMGR 1261 (ii) ICDS 1552

Banks 199

State Banks 13

LIC 8

Cooperative Banks 9

17. M.L.A CONSTITUENCY(4)

(i) Sivagangai (ii) Manamadurai(SC) (iii) Karaikudi (iv) Thirupathur

M.P CONSTITUENCY (1)

(i) Sivagangai

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18.DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

(i) East & South -Ramanathapuram District

(ii) West- Virudhunagar district

(iii) North- Triruchi & Pudukottai district

19. RIVERS

Vaigai

Bambar River

Kottagudi River

Thenar River

Manimuthar River

SaruganiRiver

Uppar

Uppargunder

20. REGISTERED MOTOR

VEHICLES

Commercial Vehicles 1455

Non Commercial Vehicles 29217

Regulated Markets 7

Cold Storages 1

Rural Godowns 8

LPG CONNECTION

Single connections 122461

Double Connections 99440

Fair Price Shops 816

Ration Cards

(i) Rural 260280 (ii) Urban 121662

Total 381942

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ELECTRICITY

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