PROFILE 1. Name of the District : Salem 0 0 2. Geographical Position* : North Latitude Between 11 14` and 12 53`’ 0 0 East Longitude Between  77 44` and 78 50`.

DISTRICT MAP

3. Total Geographical area : 5205.30 Sq.km 4. District Headquarters name : Salem 5. Demographic details S. No Particulars Value i) Population Male 1563633 Female 1452713 Total Population 3016346 Rural 1626162 Urban 1390184 ii) Population density / Sq. km 573 (Per sq. km.) iii) Literates Male (%) 51.80% Female (%) 48.20% Total (%) 57.50% iv) Details on SC/ST population Male 297084 Female 282575 Total Population 579659 v) Labour profile a) Total workers 1454645 b) Male workers 942939 c) Female workers 511706 d) Rural workers 883025 e) Urban workers 571620 f) Cultivators 301238 g) Agricultural Labourers 387901 h) Household industry 134261 i) Other workers 631245 j) Marginal workers 174799 k) Non-workers 1561701

Average labour wages for farm operations k) Skilled job Unskilled job (Rs./manday of seven to nine hours) Peak seasons Male 450 350 Female 180 150 Lean seasons Male 350 250 Female 150 100 Average labour wages for farm operations Skilled job Unskilled job (Rs./manday of five to six hours) Peak seasons Male 300 250 Female 150 120 Lean seasons Male 200 200 Female 100 100 vi) Major languages spoken in the district Tamil, Telugu and Kannada vii) Details on Birth-Death Rate (per 1000 population) Birth Rate 180 – 207.90 Death Rate 71.83 Infant Mortality Rate 335.60 Expectation of life in years Male 55-60 Female 50-55

6. Taluk details

S. No Name of the taluk Total area in ha Taluk HQ 1. 1275.73 Attur 2. Salem 864.24 Salem 3. Sankari 425.93 Sankari 4. 642.59 Mettur 5. 291.28 Edappadi 6. 666.46 Omalur 7. 410.18 Gangavalli 8. Valapady 246.19 Valapady 9. 382.67 Yercaud

7. Block details

Total Total Population inclusive S. Number of Number SC / ST population Name of the block area in of SC / ST population No Panchayats of Villages ha Male Female Total Male Female Total 1. Salem 196.14 14 39 395333 380866 776199 43840 43330 87170 2. Veerapandy 246.19 25 54 69504 62992 132496 7336 6855 14191 3. Panamarathupatty 159.56 20 34 51589 48737 100326 13465 12945 26410 4. 262.35 32 51 69711 67561 137272 22381 22037 44418 5. Valapady 246.19 20 39 49280 47495 96765 12785 12387 25172 6. Attur 336.68 20 30 84546 82478 167024 20367 19648 40015 7. P.N.Palayam 534.17 36 47 59961 58980 118941 26090 25722 51812 8. Gangavalli 410.18 14 31 59005 57832 116837 17844 17303 35147 9. 404.88 35 44 66349 66271 130620 20058 19352 39410 10. Sankari 299.55 22 34 68183 61873 130056 13115 12033 25148 11. Magudanchavadi 126.38 12 15 50262 43457 93719 4298 3877 8175 12. Idappadi 172.00 10 14 67773 59387 127160 5829 5115 10944 13. 119.28 9 10 65717 30485 66202 4346 3840 8186 14. Kolathur 268.88 14 13 69094 63679 132723 15861 14934 30795 15. 195.70 17 20 58601 50099 108700 6954 6158 13112 16. 178.01 9 15 73041 63873 136914 6502 5786 12288 17. Omalur 202.94 33 35 98421 86671 185092 22948 20094 43042 18. Taramangalam 118.36 17 19 54944 47684 102628 3520 3095 6615 19. Kadayampatty 345.16 17 24 62485 55097 117582 14759 13082 27841 20. Yercaud 382.67 9 64 19834 19246 39080 14786 14982 29768 8. Block wise Literacy Rate (%)

S. Name of the block Total Literacy Rate No Male Female Total

1. Salem 291915 235847 527762

2. Veerapandy 43241 28182 71423

3. Panamarathupatty 31509 20558 52067

4. Ayothiapattinam 45071 31960 77031

5. Valapady 32176 22683 54859

6. Attur 59628 44923 104551

7. P.N.Palayam 34748 24666 59416

8. Gangavalli 38629 27717 66346

9. Thalaivasal 43640 29540 73180

10 Sankari 41733 26251 67984

11 Magudanchavadi 29607 17004 46611

12 Idappadi 39844 23118 62962

13 Konganapuram 20711 10668 31379

14 Kolathur 45998 31384 67984

15 Mecheri 36351 21640 57997

16 Nangavalli 67122 30998 78120

17 Omalur 61698 38115 99813

18 Taramangalam 30897 18782 49679

19 Kadayampatty 36442 21290 57732

20 Yercaud 10812 6894 17706

9. Educational and other infrastructural facilities of latest available year

S. No Particulars Numbers / Values 01 Educational facilities a) Pre-primary 227 / 134525 Students b) Primary 1223 / 201811 Students c) Middle 279 / 68352 Students d) High 112 / 60018 Students e) Higher-Secondary 132 / 178009 Students 02 Professional colleges a) Medical 6 / 2200 Students b) Engineering 3 / 4300 Students c) Agriculture - d) Veterinary / Fisheries - e) Others (Please specify) 1 / 12 Depts, 03 Number of Arts and Science Colleges 11 / 1200 Students 04 Institutional Credit Facility 20 / 8267 Students a) Name of the Lead Bank 14 / 14160 Students

Agro-climatic features : http://tawn.tnau.ac.in 10. Land details a) Nine fold classification of land and other land details during 2009-10 or latest available year

% to the Total S.No Particulars Area in ha geographical area 01 Total geographical area 520530 100 02 Area under Forest 114760.3 22 03 Barren and uncultivable land 38894.0 7 04 Land put into non-agricultural uses 59210.8 11 05 Cultivable waste 5085.3 1 Permanent pastures and other grazing 06 4199.0 1 lands Miscellaneous tree crops and grooves 07 3191.6 1 not included in the net area sown 08 Current Fallow 53236.0 10 09 Other Fallow 20468.9 4 10 Net Area Sown 210562.4 40 11 Area sown more than once 405769.7 78 12. Gross Cropped Area 114760.3 22

b) Details on operational holdings 2009-10 or latest available yesr S. Classification Category Operational No category area* area in ha 01 Marginal < 1ha 225504

02 Small 1-2 ha 55075

03 Small-medium 2-5 ha 26690

04 Medium 5-10 ha 2039

05 Large >10 ha 366

Total 309674 *Category area varies between states 12. Irrigation Resources Other related Value / S. No Particulars Number particulars details 01 Canals Government 1882 (1.65) Length in km Private 1775 (1.90) Length in km (Figures in parentheses indicate the percent to total) Source: G Return Register, Office of the Joint Director of Agriculture, Salem District) 13. Soil resources and type * DISTRICT SOIL PROFILE MAP HERE

14. Area (ha), production (tonnes /ha) and productivity (kg/ha) of major crops for 2009-10 (latest available year) Total S. Cropped Production Productivity Crop No Area (tonnes/ha) (kg/ha) (ha) 1 Paddy 32574 1.512 6958 2 Millets 118871 2.009 1651 3 Pulses 50244 0.350 695 4 Oilseeds 33646 0.541 1605 5 Cotton 12956 0.399 3.080 6 Sugarcane 14439 14.132 97.867 7 Mango 5900 0.590 10000 8 Banana 1480 0.666 45000 9 Tapioca 18920 6.811 36000 10 Turmeric 4250 0.128 3000 11 Vegetables 8395 1.980 21000 12 Flower crops 1220 0.110 9000 (Source : Office of the JDA - Salem)

15. Area under irrigation for major crops for 2008-09 or 2009-10 (or latest available year)

S. Total Cropped Crop Irrigated area (ha) No Area (ha) 1 Paddy 32574 32281 2 Millets 118871 52489 3 Pulses 50244 3138 4 Oilseeds 33646 10185 5 Cotton 12956 5995 6 Sugarcane 14439 14439

16. Livestock and poultry population (in ‘000) for 2008-09 or 2009-10 (or latest available year)

S. Name of the Cattle Buffalo Sheep Goat Poultry Pigs Dogs No Block

1. Salem 14881 2434 9369 8554 26997 1212 12079

2. Veerapandy 17117 5820 19171 10194 40091 371 9968

3. Panamarathupatty 12443 4058 5043 13839 21281 520 6983

4. Ayothiapattinam 26819 1860 4031 26650 201979 745 6254

5. Valapady 26710 1240 2089 26068 109170 1755 4212

6. Attur 35548 1678 1414 32146 17334 2320 5752

7. P.N.Palayam 33752 1776 3368 39850 505429 5111 8108

8. Gangavalli 44753 3443 19651 28593 44410 5436 4953

9. Thalaivasal 45454 3556 6066 20481 1156969 3555 3180

10. Sankari 41843 20998 48558 44864 77891 155 10309

11. Magudanchavadi 15800 5709 18846 9493 35620 59 5681

12. Idappadi 65880 25443 45098 21944 131021 13 11795

13. Konganapuram 13538 3603 20853 7099 39406 242 3039

14. Kolathur 28856 11380 41761 28868 46156 0 5293

15. Mecheri 19736 6886 91202 17765 200553 260 8861

16. Nangavalli 21316 7246 44130 21398 110720 218 7231

17. Omalur 45751 13804 35376 23928 270074 510 9076

18. Taramangalam 22676 7763 26921 10528 39491 76 4490

19. Kadayampatty 11257 2801 10580 11151 15250 32 1670

20. Yercaud 6827 17 149 9132 8606 155 4762

District Total 550957 131515 453676 412545 3098448 22745 133696 (Source 18th Census Details 2007-2008 - JDA Salem & Omalur) Physical and Geographical Features

Location

Salem District is one of the land locked Districts in Tamilnadu. It is bounded on the North by district, on the South by district, on the West by district and, on the East by Villupuram district. The elevation of landscape generally ranges from 500 ft to 1200 ft. above MSL with the exception of Yercaud which is at 5000 ft. above MSL.

Administrative Set up

The Geographical area of the district is 520530 Ha . The district has 4 Revenue divisions, one corporation and 3 . There are 20 Panchayat unions in the district as detailed below:. The details of Administrative Units in Salem District as on 1996-97 is given in Table.

Taluks Blocks Salem 01. Salem 02. Veerapandi 03. Panamarathupatti 04. Ayodhiapatnam Valappadi 05. Valappadi and part of Ayodhyapatnam block Attur 06. Attur 07. Peddanaickenpalayam and one firka of Talaivasal block Gangavalli 08. Talaivasal 09. Gangavalli Sankari 10. Sankari 11. Magudancha Idappadi 12. Idappadi 13. Konganapuram Mettur 14. Kolathur 15. Mecheri 16. Nangavalli Omalur 17. Omalur 18. Taramangalam 19. Yercaud 20.Yercaud (town panchayat)

Soil

Major soils of the district are clay, black loam, black sand, and red ferruginous and red sand. The black loam is considered most fertile. The red soil is equal to loam in Productivity in and around Attur. Black soil is due to alluvial deposits with red subsoil.

Status of Soil and Water conservation programmes

As on 96-97, 103 percolation ponds and 70 check dams have been constructed in the district benefiting about 3000 Ha. of land. The implementation of soil and water conservation programmes is significant in terms of water harvesting and arresting of soil erosion.

Trend in consumption of Fertilizers and Pesticides

The consumption of chemical fertilizers and bio-fertilizers are put at 4712 tons and 50168 tons., respectively. The analysis of the trend in consumption of fertilizers and pesticides indicate that consumption of both chemical fertilizers and bio-fertilizers are increasing. From 34716 tons in 1980-81, the chemical fertilizer consumption has more than doubled in 1995- 96 to 84712 tons. The consumption of bio-fertilizers also increases steadily.

RESOURCES, AVAILABILITY, USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS Land Resources Agricultural Resources Out of the total geographical area of 520530 Ha, the net-cropped area accounts for 53.39%. In places where irrigation sources are good, paddy, sugarcane, and turmeric are cultivated. Cash crops such as cotton, groundnut, tapioca, gingelly, tomato are also find significant place in the cultivation. The land utilisation details are given in table.

Trend in Production & Productivity of important crops The total area under cultivation of cereal is placed at 1,10,708 Ha in 95-96. The area under cultivation is fluctuating year to year depending on the rainfall. The average productivity of cereals per Ha. works out to 2.11 Ton in 1995-96. The analysis of productivity of Cereals during 1986-89 to 1995-96 indicate that it is highly fluctuating. While the highest productivity is 4.80 ton/Ha during 1989-90, the lowest was 1.12 ton/Ha during 87-88. The area under cultivation of pulses and oil seeds is put at 48478 Ha and 86935 Ha respectively. The productivity of pulses and oil seeds is also fluctuating year to year. The fluctuation is attributed to the vagaries nature of rainfall. Horticulture The district finds significant place in the cultivation of Horticulture and plantation crops. The agro climatic conditions are well suited for the horticulture and plantation crops. The total area under Horticulture and plantation crops is put at 32600 Ha. Mango, banana, , tomato, brinjal, are the import crops cultivated in the district. Forest Resources The area under forest cover is put at 46284.98 Ha, of which 95% is reserve forest category, 4.50% is reserve lands and 0.5% is unclassified forests. The area under encroachment is put at 3057 Ha, which works out to 7% of total forest area. The per capita forest cover is coming down which indicate the decline of forest cover. Mineral Resources Salem district finds very important place in the mineral map of Tamilnadu. Bauxite, Dunite, magnetite, quartz, limestone, soapstone, granite are important minerals available in the district. Mining of minerals causes considerable air pollution. Besides, dumping of ‘rejects’ and other waste materials also pose environmental problems. The details of availability and exploitation of important minerals. Water Resources Ground Water Ground water is the major source of irrigation in the district. The district has maximum number of home wells in Tamilnadu. In many blocks over exploitation of ground water is noticed. Due to this, water table is going down remarkably. Though, watershed programmes and yielding positive result, towards improving water table, it is observed to be not adequate.

Rivers Cauvery, Thirumanimutharu, Sarapangandhi are the important rivers in the district. Except Cauvery, other rivers flow only during rainy seasons. River Basin & Other Catchment Areas Cauvery basin is the major river basin in the district. The total area of Cauvery basin in the district is put at Ha. which works out 81.26% of total basin of the district. Fisheries The annual production of fisheries is put at 428 tons. Main source of fish production is and PWD tanks. Heritage Resources Yercaud, which is popularly known as “Poormen’s ” is an import hill station in the district. The growing construction activities in Yercaud affects the ecological balance. Mettur Dam also finds important place as a natural heritage centre. Energy Resources The district has one thermal power station and two hydro electric power stations. The total installed capacity is 110 MW. The contribution of non-conventional energy sources is meeting the power requirements is very limited.

Other Important Factors

1 Geographical Position 18 Transport

2 Area and Population 19 Communication

3 Vital Statistics 20 Co-operation

4 Temperature 21 Registration

5 Rainfall 22 Housing

6 Agriculture 23 Social Welfare

7 Irrigation 24 Nutritious Meals Programme

8 Animal Husbandry 25 Revenue Administrative Divisions

9 Dairy Development 26 Local Bodies

10 Fisheries 27 Community Development

11 Forest 28 Police and Prisons

12 Electricity 29 Legislature

13 Enterprises 30 Cinema Theatres

14 Industries 31 Banking and Insurance

15 Khadi and Village Industries 32 Natural Resources

16 Medical and Health 33 General

17 Education 1. GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION North Latitude Between 11 14` and 12 53` East Longitude Between 77 44` and 78 50` 2. AREA AND POPULATION (2001 CENSUS) Population 2001 1. Area (Sq.km) 5205 2 Population (As per 2001 Census) a. Male Population 1563633 b. Female Population 1452713 c. Rural Population 1626162 d. Urban Population 1390184 TOTAL 3016346 3. Density (per. Sq. Km.) 573 4. Literates (Population 2001) 1734442 5. Main Workers (Population 2001) 1279846 a. Total Workers 1454645 b. Male Workers 942939 c. Female Workers 511706 d. Rural Workers 883025 e. Urban workers 571620 f. Cultivators 301238 g. Agricultural Labourers 387901 h. Household Industry Workers 134261 i. Other workers 631245 j. Marginal Workers 174799 6. Non – Workers 1561701 (It Includes Aged persons, Housewives, Children and person engaged in personnel services etc.) 7. Language Spoken in the District Tamil, Telugu and Kannada 3. VITAL STATISTICS 2005 Nos. 1. Birth 571153 2. Death 11623 3. Infant Details 1215 4. Birth Rate (per 1000 population) a. Rural (42015) 19.0 b. Urban (15138) 17.4 c. Combined (57153) 18.6 5. Death Rate (per 1000 Population) a. Rural (9935) 4.5 b. Urban (1683) 1.9 c. Combined (11618) 3.8 6. Infant Mortality rate (per 1000 live births) a. Rural (41230) N. A. b. Urban (15004) N. A. c. Combined (56234) N. A. 7. Expectation of life at birth a. Male N. A. b. Female N. A. 8. No. of Deaths of women due to problems related to child birth a. At the time of delivery 7 b. During Pregnancy 13 c. After Child birth (within 42 days) 50 4. TEMPERATURE (IN DEGREE CELSIUS) 1 Plains a. Maximum 37.9 b. Minimum 18.9 2 Hill Station a. Maximum NIL b. Minimum NIL 5. RAIN FALL (IN M.M.) 1 Normal South West (Jun-Sep) 380.0 mm North East (Oct-Dec) 347.0 mm 2 Actual South West (Jun-Sep) 408.1 mm North East (Oct-Dec) 607.1 mm 6. AGRICULTURE Year 2005-2006 1. Total Cultivated area (Hect) 250573 2. Net Area sown 217446 3. Area Sown more than once (Hect) 33127 4. Area and production of principal crops Area (Hect) in Production in "000" "000" (Tonne) a. Rice 37.328 152.634 b. Millets and Other Cereals 44.714 60.185 c. Pulses 11.746 5.955 d. Sugarcane (Gur) 10.468 85.544 e. Groundnut 32.202 52.038 f. Gingelly 2.173 1.384 g. Cotton (Bales) 14.931 4.405 5. Agricultural land Holdings (2000-2001) a. Holdings 3050234 b. Area (Hect0 271080 c. Average size of holdings (Hect) 0.89 6. a. Important Food Crops Paddy, Cholam, Cumbu, Ragi Redgram, Greengram, Blackgram, Horsegram, Turmeric, Sugarcane, Mango, Bannana, Tapiaco, Groundnut & Gingelly b. Important Non-food Crops Cotton, Castor Seed, Coffee and Fodder Crops 7. IRRIGATION Year 2005-2006 1. Net Area irrigated by (Hect) a. Government Canals 795 b. Private Canals --- c. Tanks 546 d. Tube wells 9504 e. Other wells 11521 f. Other sources -- TOTAL NET AREA IRRIGATED 97973 2. Gross Area irrigated (Hect) 119680 3. Name of Rivers Cauveri, Sarabanga Nathi, Vasista Nathi and Suvetha Nathi 4. Name of Lakes Govindavadi Eri, Ayyanar Koil Eri, Mookaneri Eri, Attur Pudu Eri, Umayalpuram Eri, Thedavoor Eri, Aragaloor Eri, Sendarapatty Eri, Eri, Sarvoy Periya Eri and Vadaman Eri. 8. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY Year 2005-2006 1. Vetrinary Instituations a. Veterinary Hospitals 6 b. Veterinary Dispensaries 58 c. Clinical Centres 1 d. Sub Centres 53 2. Poultry Development a. Chicks produced in hatcheries (lakh Nos.) NIL b. Birds Sold for breeding (Lakh Nos.) 6.18 c. Birds sold for food (Lakh No.) 8.15 3. Live Stock and Poultry Population (1998 provisional) Livestock and Poultry population a. Cattle 593847 b. Buffaloes 176521 c. Sheep 371026 d. Goat 497814 e. Poultry 2678324 9. DAIRY DEVELOPMENT Year 2005-2006 1. Dairies 1 2. Milk Chilling Plants 3 3. No of Milk Co-op Societies a. Registered 1092 b. Functioning 1010 4. Milk Production (Lakh Liters) a. Flush Season 780.64 b. Lean Season 577.36

10. FISHERIES Year 2005-2006 1. Length of Coastal Line (KM) NIL 2. No. of Coastal Blocks NIL 3. No of Coastal Centres NIL 4. Marine Fish Production (Tonne) NIL 5. Inland Fish Production (Tonne) 255.029 11. FOREST Year 2005-2006 1. Forest Area (Hect) 125682 a. Reserved Forests 110097 b. Unclassed Forests 1383 c. Reserved Lands 14202 2. Out-Turn of Forest Products a. Timbers (Cu.m) NIL b. Fuel wood (MT) NIL c. Pulpwood (MT) NIL d. Sandalwood (MT) 190 e. Rubber (MT) NIL f. Bamboo (Nos) NIL g. Tea Green leaves (Tonne) NIL h. Wattle bark (MT) NIL i. Cashew (Tonne) NIL j Others (specify) NIL 12. ELECTRICITY Year 2005-2006 1. GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY ( in M.U)

a. Hydro 729.83 b. Wind Mill Generation NIL c. Thermal 6518.896 d. Power Purchased NIL e. Gas trubine NIL 2. CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRITY (In. M. (In %) U.) a. Agriculture 409.05 34.09 b. Industry 310.65 25.85 c. Commercial 114.92 9.58 d. Domestic 340.23 29.64 e. Public Lighting & Water works 25.17 2.10 f. Sales to Licenses -- -- g. Sales to Other States -- -- h. Miscellaneous -- -- 3. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION Nos. Area Irrigated a. Number of Pumpsets Energised 111345 119680 Hec. Nos. Total Villages b. Electrified 654 654 Nos. Total hamlets c. Electrified 2610 2610 13. ENTERPRISES Rural Urban 1 No. of Agricultural Enterprises 9671 2093 2 No. of Non-Agricultural Enterprises 28046 30960 3 No. of Enterprises a. With Premises 25064 27900 b. Without Premises 12113 5153 14. INDUSTRIES Year 2005-2006 1. No of Working Factories (Registered) 1319 2. No of Mandays Worked (Lakh) 116.6 3. No of Trade Unions a. During 2005-2006 32 b. Upto March 2006 1268 4. No of Strikes 2 5. No of Lockouts 1 6. Large Scale Industries } 7. Medium Scale Industries } 48 8. Small Scale Industries a. During 2005-2006 1186 b. Upto March 2006 31375 9. Cottage Industries a. During 2005-2006 240 b. Upto March 2005 5586 Others a. During 2005-2006 180 b. Upto March 2006 5484 11 Name of the Important Industries a. Salem Steel Plant, Salem –13 b. Salem Diary, (Aavin) Salem – 636 302 c. Hutson Diary (P) Ltd., Karumapuram d. L.S.P. Oil Mills e. B.S.P. Refinaries f. Jawahar Mills, Salem –5 g. Narasus Roller Flour Mills, Salem, -3 h. Burn & Company, Salem –5 i. Salem District Co-op Spinning Mill, Salem –3 j. Dalmia Magensite, Karuppur k . Tamilnadu Magnesites, Salem –5 l. Tata Refractoreis, Karuppur, Salem –12 m. Sambandam Spinning Mill n. Thambi Modern Spinning Mill, Jahir Ammapalayam, Salem –2 o. South Steels, Salem -2 p. Sonal Vypar Ltd. Salem –2 q. Champlast, Mettur Dam r. MALCO, Mettur Dam s. SISCOL, Mecheri Dam t. India Cements, Sankari 11 Name of the Industrial Park Nil 15. KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES Year 2005-2006 1. KHADI Production (Rs. in SALES (Rs. in Lakhs) Lakhs) a. Cotton 19.05 32.41 b. Wollen --- 14.24 c. --- 49.62 d. Polyester 0.82 12.63 2 VILLAGE INDUSTRIES a. Soaps 27.80 40.59 b. Leather Goods 4.17 2.05 c. Others (Specify) -- 2.85 TOTAL ( 1 + 2) 51.84 154.39 16. MEDICAL AND HEALTH 1. Modern Medicine a. No of Hospitals 11 b. Dispensaries 2 c. Primary Health Centres 70 d. Health Sub Centres 398 e. Other Medical Institutions 8 f. Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries 1501 g. Total Number of Doctors 335 h. Total Number of Nurses 8510 2. Indian Medicine a. No of Hospitals 11 b. Dispensaries 2 c. Primary Health Centres 16 d. Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries 16 e. Total Number of Doctors 27 f. Total Number of Nurses NIL 3. Homeopathy a. No of Hospitals 2 b. Dispensaries NIL c. Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries NIL d. Total Number of Doctors 2 e. Total Number of Nurses NIL 17. EDUCATION Year 2005-2006 1 Universities 1 2 Arts and Science Colleges 14 3. Colleges for Professional Education a. Medicine i. Allopathy 2 ii. Indian Medicine - iii. Homeopathy 1 b. Engineering Colleges 3 c. Agriculture Colleges - d. Veterinary Colleges - e. Law College 1 4 College for Special Education (Nursing) 1 5 Pre-Primary Schools 227 6 Primary Schools 1223 7 Middle Schools 279 8 High Schools 112 9 Higher Secondary Schools 132 10 Teacher Training Institute 4 11 Number of Fresh Entries Male Female ( I to V Std) 53919 47691 12 Number of Students passed at a. High School (X Std) 8810 8013 b. Higher Secondary School (XII Std) 7973 6532 13 Number of Children Never Enrolled in School 1159 18. TRANSPORT 1 ROAD LENGTH (KM) a. National Highways 169.200 b. State Highways & Rural Roads 2422.658 c. Corporation & Municipalities Road 994.971 d. Panchayat Union & Panchayat Road 5597.002 e. Town Panchayat Township Road 2558.642 f. Others (Forest Roads) 201.167 2 Registered Motor Vehicles a. Commercial 33683 b. Non- Commercial 1066119 3 Railway Length a. Route Length i. Broad Gauge 351.70 ii. . Meter Gauge 122.10 b. Track Length 1. Broad Gauge 418.01 2. Meter Gauge 163.00 c. Number of Railway Stations 29 4 Number of Sea Ports NIL 5 Number of Airports 1 6 Name of the Airport Kamalapuram 7 Name of the Sea Port NIL 8 Name of the Export Commodity Textiles, Yarn, Granites, Readymade Garments, Coir Products and Salem Stainless Steel 9 Name of the Import Commodity Pulses, Grams, Edible Oil 19. COMMUNICATION 1 Post & Telegraph a. Post Offices Doing Postal Business Alone 533 b. Post Offices Doing Post & Telegraph 72 Business 2. Telephones a. No of Telephones in 239022 b. No of Public Call Offices 19946 c. No of Telephone Exchanges 229 20. CO-OPERATION 1 Primary Land Development Banks 6 2 Co-Operative APEX Banks (TNSC) NIL 3 District Central Co-operative Banks/ Branches 1 + (35 Branches) 4 Urban Banks 8 5 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies 211 6 Housing Co-operative Societies 46 7 Employees Co-operative Societies 104 8 Lift Irrigation Societies 1 9 Weavers Co-operative Societies 84 10 Industrial Co-operative Societies 20 11 Khadi & Village Industries Societies 34 12 Primary Co-operative Societies 18 13 Co-Operative Sugar Mills Nil 14 Co-operative Marketing Societies 3 15 Others Co –operative Societies 153 21. REGISTRATION 1 No of Registration Offices 22 2 Aggregated Value of Property Transferred (Rs. in Crores) 1463.59 3 Total Receipts (Rs. in Crores) 65.70 22. HOUSING 1 No of Tenements Constructed by Housing Board NIL 2 Group Houses for Adi-Dravidas NIL 3 Number of Tenements constructed by Tamil Nadu Slum NIL Clearance Board 4 Number of Tenements constructed by Police Housing Board NIL 5 Deputy Registrar Housing – Rural NIL 6 Deputy Registrar Housing – Urban NIL 7 Samthuvapuram a. Seeragapady b. Neikarapatti c. Chinnasoragai d. Katheri e. Umaiyalpuram 8 Total No. of House holds a. S.C. 2340 b. S.T. 68 c. Others 785 9 No. of House holds below poverty line NA 23. SOCIAL WELFARE (IN NUMBERS) 1 Old age pensioners 75142 2 Dr. M.R.A.N. Mahapperu Udhavi Thittam -- 3 Marriage Assistance a. M.R.A.M. Thirumalai Udhavi Thittam -- b. Marriage Assistance for Daughters of poor Widows 148 c. Dr. D.A. Thittam (Widow – re marriage) 12 d. Marriage Assistance to Orphan Girls -- e. A.A.N. Kalappu Thirumana Nidhi Udhavi Thittam 78 4 Aid for Handicapped 15 5 Aid for Others -- 6 Women Welfare Co-operative Societies 2 7 Training Centres 5 8 Mahalir Mandram 570 9 Women Development Centres 14 a. Groups 7410 b. Members 123374 10 Beneficiaries N.A. 11 Uzhavar Santhai 1. Ammapet, 2. Dadagapatti, 3. Suramangalam, 4. , 5. Attur, 6. Mettur. 24. NUTRITIOUS MEALS PROGRAMME Name of Programme No. of Centres No. of Beneficiaries 1. P.T.M.G.R. 1577 347680 2. I.C.D.S. 2186 81448 25. REVENUE ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS 1 Revenue Divisions 4 2 Revenue Taluks 9 3 Revenue Firkas 42 4 Revenue Villages 654 26. LOCAL BODIES 1 Corporations 1 2 Municipalities 3 3 Third Grade 1 4 Panchayat Unions 20 5 Town Panchayats 33 6 Village Panchayat 384 27. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 1 No. of Development Divisions 1 2 No. of Blocks Covered 20 3 Population Covered (Lakhs) 29.93 4 Area Covered (Sq. Km) 5205.30 28. POLICE AND PRISONS Salem City Salem Moffusil 1 Police a. Police Force 1. Local 1436 1064 2. Armed Reserve 343 374 b. Police Stations 16 38 c. Police Outposts NIL NIL 2 Prisons a. Central Prisons 1 b. Other Prisons Sub Jail 12 Spl. Jail 1 5th Gardan 1 29. LEGISLATURE 1 Members of the Legislative Assembly a. Elected 11 b. Nominated NIL 2 Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) 1 3 Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) NIL 30. CINEMA THEATRES 1 Permanent 89 Some Cinema Theatre Buildings have a. Air-conditioned 12 been converted with other purposes like b. Non Air- conditioned 77 Godowns, Market Complex, Kalyana Mandapam etc. c. Air – cooled - 2 Open Air Theatres - 3 Semi Permanent 4 4 Touring 6 31. BANKING AND INSURANCE 1 a. Bank Offices 207 b. Primary Co-operative Banks 211 2 Life Insurance a. Offices 8 b. Policies Issued 216277 c. Sum Assured (Rs. in Crores) 157.95 32. NATURAL RESOURCES 1 Name of the Minerals Magnesite, Bauxite, Quartz, Felspar, Limestone, found in the District Soapstone, Dunite, Roughstone, Granites. 33. GENERAL 1 Name of the Important Sri Sugavaneshwara Temple, Salem –1 Pilgrims Centres in the Sri Ramakrishna Mutt, Salem –7 District Sri Kumaragiri Temple, Salem –3 Sri Kandhashram Temple, Udayapatty Sri Kailasanathar Temple, Taramangalam Sri Siddeshwara Temple, Sithar Koil Sri Thandontrieswara Temple, Belur Jamma Mazid, Salem Infant Jesus Church, Salem 2. Name of the Yercaud (Jewel of the South) Important Tourist Mettur Dam Centre in the District (Budda Statue) Sankarai (Old Famous Fort) Taramangalam Sri Kailashanather Temple Poiman Karadu, Salem