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CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 VOLUME IX MADRAS PART X-ill. DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK SOUTH AnCOT VOLUME I P. K. NAMBIAR OF THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE SUPERINTENDENT OF CENSUS OPERATIONS, MADRAS PUBLISHED By THE DIRECTOR OF STATIONERY AND PRI1(TING, MADRAS AND PRINTED AT THE SOLAR WORKS, MADRAS 1 1965 PRICB: Rs. 12~ CONTENTS PART-I PJ"GHS PREFACB bapter I ... Introduction 1--~ 11 Chapter II ... O1aracteristics of Population Otapter III '" The People 28--31 Olapter IV ... Housing' Olapter V Agriculture and Animal Husbandry 44-~-47 Chapter VI Irrigation O1apter VII ... Education and Public Health 51-56 Chapter VIII '., Industrks 57-$ Chapter IX ... Handlooms Olapter X . .. Local Administration and Ejections Chapter XI ... Achievements under Five Year Plans 69--76 Olapter XII ... Temples 77-----.81 PART-II CENSUS TABLES A-SERIES---GENERAL POPULATION TABLES .A-! Area, House~ and Population 86---89 Appendix-I Statement showing area for 1951 and 1961 for those Municipal town~ which have undergone change in area since 1951 Census 90 Appendix-II. Number of villages with a population of 5,000 and over and towns v.---ith a population under 5,000 90 Appendix-III. House1ess :md Institutional Population 91 A-It Variation in population during Sixty Years 91 A-III Villages calssified by populatjon 92-93 A-IV Towns and Town-Groups classified by Population 1001 with variation since 1941 94--96 B. SERIES-- GENERAL ECONOMIC TABLES (B-1 to B-1 X) Preliminary note on General Economic Tables 99 Fly Leaf to B-1 101 B-1 Distribution of Industrial Categories of 'Workers and Non-Workers by Sex and Age Group < 102-105 Fly Leaf to B-III Parts A & B 107 B-Ill Part-A Industria! Classification of Workers and Non-Workers by educa- tional levels in urban area~ 10&--111 B-III Part-B Industrial Classification of \'(;'orkers and Non-Workers hv educa- tional leyels in rural areas . 112-119· Fly Leaf to B-IV Parts A, B & C 121 B-IY Part-A Industrial Classification bv sex and Class of Worker of persons at work at household ind~stry 122-125 B-IV Part-B Industdal Oassjfication by sex and class of worker of persons at work in non-household industry, trade, business, profession or service 12~143 B-IV Part-C Industrial Classification by sex and divisions, major groups and minor groups of persons at work other than cultivation 144-~189 Fly Leaf to Table B-V 191 B-V Occupational classification by sex of persons at work other than cultivation 192--264 Fly Leaf to B-VI 265 B-VI Occupational divisions of persons at work other than cultivation classified by sex, broad age-groups and educational levels in urban :Heas only _ 266-273 PREFACE It has been the policy of the Government of Madras to print and publish village statistics based on the infor mation collected during each Census. In 1951, the Government ofIndia offered to handover to the State Govern ment the Census Tables and abstracts prepared during Census and suggested that they might be printed and published along with any other useful information relating to each district. The form of the District Census Handbook was thus conceived. The State Government accepted the idea and a publicati(ln w~s brought out at the cost of the State Government. Each District Census Handbook consisted of two parts--Part I containing three sections, viz., General Population Tables, Economic Tables, Table I, II and III of Small-Scale Industries, Summary figures of district and taluks, rural and urban statistics and Part II containing C and D series, viz., Household and Age Tables and Social and Cultural Tables and District Occupational Abstract. A District Census Handbook was published for each district. It has been considered an important achieve ment of the last Census. Sri A. Mitra, Registrar-General, India, decided not only to continue the series during 1961, but to improve definitely on its content, so that each District Census Handbook would contain basic economic data for the smallest administrative unit in the district and be a useful reference book for Scholars, Central and State Governments, Local Bodies and private institutions. The proposal of widening the scope of the Census_ Handbook Was aq;epted by the State Government in their G.O. Ms. No. 154, Public (Elections II), dated the 31st January 1961. It was also 'decided to publish it at the cost of the State Government. The Handbooks have been printed in two volumes. The first volume contains an introductory essay on all important aspects of the district, physical features, history, people and their social condition, agriculture, indus tries, public health, education, irrigation, electricity and other allied topics. It contains" A " Series Tables, " B " Series, " C" Series, SCT for each taluk, SC I and II and a list of fairs and festivals in the district. Seventy-two statements of administrative statistics classiiied under seven sections have been included in the second volume of tbis District Census Handbook. (1) Agriculture and Irrigation (2) Industry and Labour (3) Education (4) Public Health (5) Law and Order (6) Communications (7) Miscellaneous A new feature of the District Census Handbook is the Village Directory which replaced the Rur?l St"tistics included in the previous Census series. An abstract giving a complete list of all villages ard towns in each tal uk in the district along with the distribution of population by sex and various categories of workers has been added. It also give an account of the basic amenities available in each village such as educational, medical, irrigational" posts and telegraph, communication and electrification. A village~wise list of industries classified according to the Indian Standard Industrial Classification Code and the total number of units in the different types of indmtry for each Yillage, an alphabetical list of villages along with their corresponding Census location code number and a ~tatement showing the type of soil and type of terrain, sources of irrigation, important wet and dry crops and value of such lands will also be found in this volume. The second volume of this book contains maps of each taluk in the district and in addition the following interesting items: (1) Gazetteer of place names. (2) Calendar of outstanding occurrences that have influenced the district. 11 It has been also my endeavour to include in this volume all items of information collected by the Census Organisation in the course of special studies undertaken during 1961 Census. Though the publication will be issued by the Government of Madras, the vieW's expressed in the volumes are personal and do not bind the Govem ment. This volume containing a variety of information relating to South Arcot district will, I hope, be useful to the general public. In keeping with the policy of the Government to make Tamil the language of administration, the Govern ment of Madras have decided to issue an abridged edition of District Census Handbook in Tamil. This abridge ment 'will be done by the State Government, but they have kindly agreed to show it to me for comments before publication. In preparing this volume, I have been assisted by a large number of my staff. Special mention should be made of Sri K. C. Narayana Kurup, my Deputy Superintendent, who has assisted me in compiling and test-checking the material pieced together in this volume. I am also grateful to Sri Asok Mitra, I.e.s., Census Commissioner of India for having made it possible to conceive of a volume like this for publication in connection with the 1961 Census. P. K. NAMBIAR Silperinteflaent '!! Census" Operatiolls I wish to acknowledge the able assistance given by the following members of my staff in the preparation and presentation of Statistics in this volume : 1. Sri R. Nluyanan, Statistical Assistant 2. Sri T. Balakrishna Kurup, V>wer Division Clerk 3. Sri V. V. Balan Nambiar, do. 4. Sri V. Venkata Rao, do. 5. Sri A. Rajamani, Draughtsman 6. Sri N. Chandran, do. I wish to place on record my appreciation of the good work done by the Solar Works, Madras in printing this volume. P. K. NAMBIAR PART-II CENSUS TABLES A-SERIES-GENERAL POPULATION TABLES PAGES Area, Houses and Population Appendix-I Statement showing area for 1951 and 1961 for those Municipal towns which have undergone change in area since 1951 Census 90 Appendix-II. Number of villages with a population of 5,000 and over and towns with a population under 5,000 ... 90 Appendix-III. Houseless and Institutional Population 91 A~n Variation in population during Sixty Years 91 A-III Villages calssilied by population 92-93 A~IV Towns and Town-Groups classified by Population 1961 with variation since 1941 94-96 B. SERIES--GENERAL ECONOMIC TABLES (B-l to B-IX) Preliminary note on General Economic Tables 99 Fly Leaf to B-I 101 B~I Distribution ofIndustrial Categories of workers and Non-Workers by Sex and Age Group 102-105; Fly Leaf to B-III Parts A & B 107 B-III Part-A Industrial Classification of Workers and Non-Workers by educa- tional levels in urban areas . 1O~ III B-llI Part-B Industrial Classification of Workers and Non-Workers by educa- tional levels in rural areas 112-119 Fly Leaf to B-IV Parts A, B & C 121 B-IV Part-A Industrial Classification by sex and Class of Worker of persons at work at household industry 122-125 B-IV Part-B Industrial Classification by sex and class of worker of persons at work in non-household industry, trade, business, profession or service 126-143 B-IV Part-C Industrial Classification by sex and divisions, major groups and minor groups of persons at 'Work other than cultivation ..