CENSUS OF INDIA 2001 SERIES-33 TAMIL NADU DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK Part - A & B SIVAGANGA DISTRICT VILLAGE & TOWN DIRECTORY VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT Dr. C. Chandramouli of the Indian Administrative Service Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu SIVAGANGA PALACE Sivaganga palace in Sivaganga Town was built near the Teppakulam has historical importance. It is a beautiful palace, once the residence of the Zamindar of Sivaganga. The palace was occupied by the ex-rulers, one of the biggest and oldest, wherein Chinna Marudhu Pandiyar gave asylum to Veerapandiya Katta Bomman of Panchalankurichi when the British was trying to hang him as he was fighting against the colonial rule. There IS a temple for Sri. Raja Rajeswari, inside the palace. (iii) Contents Pages Foreword Xl Preface XIII Acknowledgements xv Map of Sivaganga District XVII District Highlights - 2001 XIX Important Statistics of the District - 2001 XXI Ranking of Taluks in the District XXiiI Summary Statements from 1 - 9 Statement 1: Name of the headquarters of Districtffaluks, their rural-urban XXVI status and distance from District headquarters, 2001 Statement 2: Name of the headquarters of District/CD bloch, their xxvi rural-urban status and distance from District headquarters, 200 I Statement 3: Population of the District at each census from 1901 to 2001 XXVII Statement 4: Area, number of villages/towns and population in District xx VllI and Taluks, 2001 Statement 5. CD block wise number of villages and rural population, 2001 XXX Statement 6: Population of urban agglomerations (including constituent units/ XXX towns), 2001 Statement 7: Villages with population of 5,000 and above at CD block level XXXI as per 2001 census and amenities available Statement 8: Statutory towns with popUlation less than 5,000 as per 2001 XXXI census and amenities available Statement 9: Houseless and institutional population of Taluks, XXXII rural and urban. 2001 Analytical Note (i) History and Scope of the DIstrict Census Handbook 3 (ii) Brief History of the District 3 (iii) Administrative set-up 4 (iv) Physical features 5 (v) Pages (v) Census concepts 14 (VI) Non census concepts 20 (vii) Census 2001 findings 25 Distribution of population in Rural and Urban areas; Size, Class and Status of Towns; Population Growth, Density and Sex RatIO; Literacy, Econoffilc Activity, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Religion. (vin) Bnef analysis of data based on inset tables 1 to 52 28 (ix) Major Social and Cultural events in the district - FaIrS and festivals 69 (x) Places of tourist interest in the district 69 (xi) Major Characteristics of the district, contribution of the distnct in the form of any historical figures associated with the distnct 71 (xii) Scope of Village and Town Directory 71 Part A - Village and Town Directory Section I - Village Directory (a) Note explaining the abbreviations used in the village directory 75 (b) List of villages merged in towns and outgrowths at 2001 Census 78 (c) CD block wise presentation of Village Directory Data 1. S PUDUR CD BLOCK (i) Map of Tirupathur Taluk 81 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwlth location code 1991 and 2001 83 (iii) Village Directory 84 2. SINGAMPUNERI CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 93 (ii) Village Directory 94 3. TIRUPATHUR CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 lOS (ii) Village Directory 106 4. KALLAL CD BLOCK (i) Map of Karaikkudi Taluk 121 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 123 (iii) Village Directory 124 5. SAKKOTTAI CD BLOCK (I) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 141 (ii) Village Directory 142 (VI) Page~ 6. KANNANKUDI CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 200 I 157 (ii) Village Directory 158 7 DEVAKOTTAI CD BLOCK (i) Map of Devakottai Taluk 169 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwilh location code 1991 and 2001 171 (iii) Village Directory 172 8. KALAYARKOIL CD BLOCK (i) Map of Sivaganga Taluk 18t) (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 200 I 191 (iii) Village Directory 194 9. SIVAGANGA CD BLOCK (1) Alphabetical LIst of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 219 (ii) Village Directory 22() 10 THIRUPUVANAM CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 239 (ii) Village Directory 2-J.O II. MANAMADURAI CD BLOCK (i) Map of Manamadurai Taluk 257 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 200 1 259 (iii) Village Directory 260 12. ILAYANGUDI CD BLOCK (I) Map of Ilayangudi Taluk 277 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 200 I 279 (iii) Village Directory 282 13. RAJASINGA MANGALAM CD BLOCK (I) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 dnd 2001 301 (ii) Village Directory 3()2 (d) Appendixes to Village Directory Appendix - I : Abstract of Educational, MedIcal and other amcl1lties 312 in villages - CD block Level Appendix - Ia: Villages by number of Primary Schools 316 AppendIx - Ib: Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondmy Schools 316 Appendix - Ie: Villages with different suurces of drinkmg water 317 facilities avaIlable (VII) Pages Appendlx - II. Villages with 5,000 and above populatIOn whIch do not 317 have one or more amenities Appendix - IIa. List of Census Towns which do not have one or more amcmtics 31 S Appendix - III: Land utilisation data in respect of Censustowns/non-municipal towns 318 Appendix - IV: CD block wise list of inhabited villages where no amenity 318 other than drinking water facility is available Appendix - V: Summary showing number of villages not having 319 Scheduled Castes population Appendix - VI: Summary showing number of vIUages not having 31 <) Scheduled Tribe population Appendix - VIla: List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled 32() Castes to the total population by ranges Appendix - VIlb: List of villages according to the proportIOn of the Scheduled 327 Tribes to the total population by ranges Appendix - VIII: Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat 328 Appendix - IX: Statement showing number of girls schools in the villages Section II . Town Directory (i) Note explaining the abbreviations used in the Town Directory 350 (ii) Town Directory Statements Statement I Status and GlOwth History 354 Statement II Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, 1999 356 Statement III Municipal Finance, 1998-99 358 Statement IV CiVIC and other Amenities, 1999 360 Statement V MedicaL Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, 1999 362 Statement VI Trade, Commerce, Industry and Bankmg, 1999 366 Statement VII Civic and other amenities in Slums, 1999 368 (iii) Appendix to Town Directory - Towns showing their outgrowth with popUlation 374 Part B - Primary Census Abstract Brief note on Primary Census Abstract 377 District Primary Census Abstract 380 Appendix to District Primary Census Abstract 386 Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Castes 402 Primary Censw, Abstract for Scheduled Tribes 408 (VIii) Pages Village Pdtnary Census Abstract - CD Block wise 414 Urban Pnmary Census Abstract 500 Annexures and their write-up Annexure- I Number of village& under each gram panchayat 538 t\nnexure- II Fertility and mortality measures 5n Annexure- III Various measures of fertility and mean age at marnage 573 Annexure- IV Distribution of population by place of birth / 574 place of last residence Annexure- V Brief account of mam religions in the district ':l7() Annexure- VI Marital status of the population In the distrIct 577 Annexure- VII Age, sex and educational level in the district 578 Annex urc-VIII Distribution of different mother tongues III the district 579 (IX) Foreword he District Census Handbook (DCHB) published by Census OrganisatIOn ~Incc T 1951 census, is one of the important pubhcations in the context of planmng and development at grossl oot~ level. The publicatIOn, which is brought out for each district, contains several demographic and SOClo-cconomlC characteristiCS village-wise and town-wise of the dlstnct alongwlth the status of availability of Cl VIC amClll tiC,", Illfrastructural facilities, etc. The scope of the DCHB was initially confined to a few Census Tables and PnmJ.ry Census Ab~Li act (PCA) of each village and town withm the distnct. Thereafter, at successive censuses, Its scope and coverage has been enlarged. The DCHB published at the 1961 census provided a descriptive account of the (listncl. adnllnIstrative statistics, census tables and a village and town directory including PCA The 1971 CeI1S11S­ DCHB series was in three parts: Part-A related to village and town directory, Part-B to village and to\\ n PCA and Part-C comprised analytical report, administrative statistics, district census tables and certall1 analytical tables based on PCA and amenity data in respect of villages. The 1981 census DCHB was 111 two pJrts: Part-A contamed village and town directory and Part-B the PCA of village and town lIlcluding the SCs and STs PCA up to tahsil/town levels. New features alongwith restructunng of the formats of village and town directory were added into it In Village Directory, all amenIties except electncity were brought together and if any amcl1lty was not available in the referent Village, the distance in broad ranges from the nearest place havll1g such an amemty, was given. Information on new items such as adult literacy centres, prinlaly health sub-centres and community health workers in the Village were provided so as to meet the requirements of somc of the Rcvl~ed Mimmum Needs Programme. Information on approach to the village was provided for the flr~t tllne III the Village Duectory so as to give the details on number of inaccessible villages 111 each distnct. In the Town Directory, a statement (VII) on slums was introduced to provide the details on Civic and other amcllltles 11l the notified slums of Class I and Class II towns The 1991 census DCHB, by and large, followed the pattern of presentatIOn of 1981 census, ehecpt the format of PC A was restructured Nme-fold industrial classification of main workers was given against the four­ fold industnal classification presented in the 1981 census.