CENSUS OF INDIA 2001 SERIES-33 TAMIL NADU DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK Part - A CUDDALORE DISTRICT VILLAGE & TOWN DIRECTORY Dr. C. Chandramouli of the Indian Administrative Service Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu Nataraja Temple - Chidambaram The Nataraja temple is located at Chidambaram in Cuddalore District. The Nataraja temple built during 11th century is· the most cel­ ebrated of the South Indian saivite temples. Lord Natar9ja is the family deity of King Vikrama Chola (1128) and his successors. He spent the bulk of his revenue for construction of the walls and the structure of the temple and made sumptuous gifts in gold to the structure. Chidambaram rose in popularity due to its proximity to Gangaikonda Cholapuram, built and made as the capital of the Imperial Cholas, by Rajendra Chola. The presiding deity of the temple, Lord Siva, is represented by air, one of five elements and is known as Akasa Lingam. The great three Tamil saints Appar, Sundarar and Sambandar have visited the temple and their hymns are in praise of the temple and the Divine Dancer, Lord Nataraja. The Nataraja image in its various forms really holds the devotees as well as the tourists in ecstasy, Rodin, the modern sculptor of interna­ tional repute highly praised the form and art and the concept of Di­ vine Dance of Lord Nataraja. (iii) Contents Pages Foreword Xl Preface X1l1 Acknowledgements xv Map of Cuddalore District XVl1 District Highlights - 2001 XIX Important Statistics of the District, 2001 XXl Ranking of Taluks in the District XX111 Summary Statements from 1 - 9 Statement 1 Name of the headquarters of District/Taluk, their rural-urban XXVI status and distance from District headquarters, 2001 Statement 2 Name of the headquarters of District/CD block, their rural- XXVI urban status and distance from District headquarters, 2001 Statement 3 Population of the District at each census from 1901 to 2001 XXVll Statement 4 Area, number of villages/towns and population in District XXVl11 and Taluk, 2001 Statement 5 CD block wise number of villages and rural population, 2001 xxx Statement 6 Population of urban agglomerations (including constituent XXXl units /towns), 2001 Statement 7 Villages with population of 5,000 and above at CD block XXXlI level as per 2001 census and amenities available Statement 8 Statutory towns with population less than 5,000 as per 2001 XXXlll census and amenities available Statement 9 Houseless and institutional population ofTaluks, XXXIV rural and urban, 200 I 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 4 (v) Census concepts 11 (vi) Non-Census concepts 17 (v) Pages (vii) Census 2001 findings 22 Distribution of population in Rural and Urban areas; Size, class and status of Towns; Population Growth, Density and Sex Ratio; Literacy; Economic Activity; Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Religion (viii) Brief Analysis of data based on inset tables 1 to 52 26 (ix) Major Social and Cultural events in the District - Fairs and festivals 79 (x) Places of tourist interest 79 (xi) Maj or Characteristics of the District, contribution of the district in the form 79 of any historical figure associated with the district (xii) Scope of Village and Town Directory 79 Part A - Village and Town Directory Section I - Village Directory (a) Note explaining the abbreviations used in the village directory 83 (b) List of villages merged in towns and outgrowth of 2001 Census 86 (c) CD block wise presentation of Village Directory Data 1. ANNAGRAMAM CD BLOCK (i) Map of Panruti Taluk 89 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 91 (iii) Village Directory 92 2. CUDDALORE CD BLOCK (i) Map of Cuddalore Taluk 109 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 111 (iii) Village Directory 114 3. PANRUTI CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List ofViUages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 131 (ii) Village Directory 132 4. KURINJIPADI CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List ofViUages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 151 (ii) Village Directory 154 5. KAMMAPURAM CD BLOCK (i) Map of Virudhachalam Taluk 173 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001175 (iii) Village Directory 178 (vi) Pages 6. VIRUDHACHALAM CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 205 (ii) Village Directory 208 7. NALLUR CD BLOCK (i) Map ofTittakudi Taluk 233 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 235 (iii) Village Directory 238 8. MANGALUR CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 263 (ii) Village Directory 266 9. KATTUMANNARKOIL CD BLOCK (i) Map of Kattumannarkoil Taluk 299 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 301 (iii) Village Directory 304 10. KEERAPALAYAM CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 327 (ii) Village Directory 330 11. BHUVANAGIRI CD BLOCK (i) Map of Chidambaram Taluk 359 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 361 (iii) Village Directory 362 12. PARANGIPETTAI CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 383 Oi) Village Directory 384 13. KOMARATCHI CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 405 (ii) Village Directory 408 (d) Appendixes to Village Directory Appendix - I Abstract of Educational, Medical and other amenities 440 in villages - C D block Level Appendix - Ia Villages by number of Primary Schools 444 Appendix - Ib Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools 444 (vii) Pages Appendix - Ic Villages with different sources of drinking water 445 facilities available Appendix - II Villages with 5,000 and above population which do not 446 have one or more amenities Appendix - IIa List of Census Towns which do not have one or more amenities 447 Appendix - III Land utilisation data in respect of Census 447 Towns/non-municipal towns Appendix - N CD block wise list of inhabited villages where no amenity 448 other than drinking water facility is available Appendix - V Summary showing number of villages not having 449 Scheduled Castes population Appendix - VI : Summary showing number of villages not having 449 Scheduled Tribe population Appendix - Vila: List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled 450 Castes to the total population by ranges Appendix - VIIb: List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled 461 Tribes to the total population by ranges Appendix - vm Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat 464 Appendix - IX Statement showing number of girls schools in the villages 487 ~ection II - Town Directory (i) Note explaining the abbreviations used in the Town Directory 488 (ii) Town Directory Statements (I to VII) Statement I Status and Growth History 492 Statement II Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, 1999 496 Statement III Municipal Finance, 1998-99 498 Statement IV Civic and other Amenities, 1999 500 Statement V Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, 1999 502 Statement VI Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking, 1999 512 Statement VII Civic and other amenities in Slums, 1999 514 (iii) Appendix to Town Directory - Towns showing their outgrowth with population 524 (viii) Pages Part B - Primary Census Abstract Brief note on Primary Census Abstract 527 District Primary Census Abstract 530 Appendix to District Primary Abstract 536 Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Castes 564 Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Tribes 570 Village Primary Census Abstract - CD block 582 Urban Primary Census Abstract 714 Annexures and their write-up Annexure I: Number of villages under each gram panchayat 784 Annexure II: Fertility and mortality measures 826 Annexure - ill: Various measures of fertility and mean age at marriage 827 Annexure - IV: Percentage distribution of migrants by place of birth/place 828 of last residence Annexure V: Brief account of main religions 830 Annexure - VI: Marital status of population 831 Annexure - VII: Age, sex and educational level 832 Annexure -VIII: Distribution of different mother tongues 833 (ix) Foreword he District Census Handbook (DCHB) published by Census Organisation since T 1951 census, is one of the important publications in the context of planning and development at grossroots level. The publication, which is brought out for each district, contains several demographic and socio-economic characteristics village-wise and town-wise of the district alongwith the status of availability of civic amenities, infrastructural facilities, etc. The scope of the DCHB was initially confined to a few Census Tables and Primary Census Abstract (PCA) of each village and town within the district. Thereafter, at successive censuses, its scope and coverage has been enlarged. The DCHB published at the 1961 census provided a descriptive account of the district, administrative statistics, census tables and a village and town directory including PCA. The 1971 census­ DCHB series was in three parts: Part-A related to village and town directory, Part-B to village and town PCA and Part-C comprised analytical report, administrative statistics, district census tables and certain analytical tables based on PCAand amenity data in respect ofviUages. The 1981 census DCHB was in two parts: Part-A contained village and town directory and Part-B the PCAofvillage and town including the SCs and STs PCA up to tahSil/town levels. New features alongwith restructuring of the formats of village and town directory were added into it. In Village Directory, all amenities except electricity were brought together and if any amenity was not available in the referent village, the distance in broad ranges from the nearest place having such an amenity, was given. Information on new items such as adult literacy centres, primary health sub-centres and community health workers in the village were provided so as to meet the requirements of some of the Revised Minimum Needs Programme.