CENSUS OF INDIA - 1991 SERIES - 23 TAMIL NADU DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK PASUMPON MUTHURAMALINGA THEVAR PART XII A & B VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT K. SAMPATH KUMAR of The Indian Administrative Service DIRECTOR OF CENSUS OPERATIONS, TAMILNADU CONTENTS Page No. Foreword vii - viii Preface ix - xii District Map Facing Page 1 Important Statistics of the District I - 2 Analytical Note: , ( i ) Census concepts: Rural and Urban areas. Urban Agglomerations Census Houses/Households. SC/ST. Literates, Main Workers. Marginal Workers, Non-Workers etc. 3-5 (ii) History ofthe District Census Handbook including scope of village and Town Directory and Primary Census Abstract. 5-9 (iii) An outline, Introduction. brief history. jurisdictional changes. physical aspects. forestry. hills. soils. minerals and mining. rivers. electricity and power. land and land use pattern, agriculture, irrigation. animal husbandry, fisheries.. industry. transport and communication,. climate and rainfall, education. health, social and cultural events, places of tourist importance and other facilities. 10 - 25 Brief analysis of the Village and Town Directory and Primary Census Abstract data~ 26 - 46 PART-A VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY SECTION I - VILLAGE DfRECTORY 47 Note explaining 'the codes used in the Village Direct.ory. 48 1. Singampunari C.D. Block 49 i. Alphabetical list of villages 51 ii. Village Directory Statement 52 - 57 2. Tiruppattur C.D. Block 59 i. Alphabetical list of villages 61 ii. Village Directory Statement 62 - 67 (iii) Page No. :~. Kallal C.D. Block 69 i. Alphabetical list of villages 71 -73 ii. Village Directory statement 74 -79 4. SakkoUai C.D. Block 81 i. Alphabetical list of villages 83 ii. Village Directory statement 84 - 89 5. Kalayarkoil C.D. Block 91 i. Alphabetical list of villages 93 - 95 it \Tillage Directory statement 96 - 105 6. Devakottai C.D. Block 107 i. Alphabetical list of villages 109 - III ii. Village Directory statement 112-117 7. Kannankudi C.D. Block 119 i. Alphabetical list of villages 121 ii. Village Directory statement 122 - 125 8. Sivaganga C.D. Block 127 i. Alphabetical list of villages 129 - ~31 ii. Village Directory statement 132 - 137 9. Manamadurai C.D. Block 139 i. Alphabetical list of yillages 141 ii. Village Directory statement 142 - 147 10. Tiruppuvanam C.D. Block 149 i. Alphabetical list of villages 151 - 153 ii. Village Directory statement 154 - 159 11. Ilaiyankudi C.D. Block 161 i. Alphabetical list of villages 163 - 165 ii. Village Directory statement 166 - 171 Annexure-I Statementshowing C.D. Blocks coming under each taluk 172 Appendix-I C.D. Blockwise abstractof educational. medical and other amenities 173 - 176 Appendix-II Land utilisation data in respect of non-municipal towns. 177 (tv) Page No. Appendix-III C.D. Blockwise list of villages where no amenities are available 178 Appendix-IV List of villages according to the proportions of SCjST to total population by ranges 179 - 190 SECTION II - TOWN DIRECTORY 191 Note explaining the codes used in the Town Directory 193 - 195 Statement -I Status and Growth History 196 - 197 Statement -II Physical aspects and location of towns, 1989 198 - 199 Statement- III Municipal Finance, 1989-90 200 - 201 Statement - IV Civic and other Amenities, 1989 202 - 205 Statement - IV-A Civic and other Amenities in notified slums. 1989 206 - 207 Statement - V Medical, Educational and Recreational Cultural Facilities, 1989 208 - 211 Statement - VI Trade. Commerce, Industry and Banking, 1989 212 - 213 Appendix Towns showing their outgrowth with popUlation 214 PART-B PRDdARYCENSUSABSTRACT 215 A: DistrictPrimary Censu~ Abstract (C.D. Blockwise) 216 - 233 B: Villageand Townwise Primary Census Abstract by C.D. Block 235 - 385 1. Singampunari C.D. Block 237 i. Village Primary Census Abstract ii. Urban Primary Census Abstract 238 - 249 2. Tiruppattur C.D. Block 251 i. Village Primary Census Abstract ii. Urban Primary Census Abstract 252 - 259 3. Kallal C.D. Block 261 Village Primary Census Abstract 262 - 273 (v) Page No. 4. Sakkottai C.D. Block 275 i. Village Primary Census Abstract ii. Urban Primary Census Abstract 276 - 283 5. Ka1ayarkoil C.D. Block 285 i. Village Primary Census Abstract ii. Urban Primary Census Abstract 286 - 309 6. Devakottai C.D. Block .3D Village Primary Census Abstract 312 - 323 7. Kannankudi C.D. Block 325 Village Primary Census Abstract 326 - 333 8. Sivaganga CD. Block 335 Village Primary Census Abstract 336 - 347 9. Manamadurai C.D. Block 349 i. Village Primary Census Abstract ii. Urban Primary Census Abstract 350 - 361 10. Tiruppuvanam C.D. Block .... 363 i. Village Primary Census Abstract \ ii. Urban Primary Census Abstract 364 - 371 11. Ilaiyankudi C.D. Block 373 i. Village Primary Census Abstract ii. Urban Primary Census Abstract 374 - 385 Urban Primary Census Abstract (WithinTown,Ward-wiseP.C.A) 387-431 Appendix- I Total, SC/ST Population - Urban B16ckwise 432 - 456 Annexure - I Statement showing the C.D. Blocks coming under each Taluk 457 Annexure - II Details of villages included in each town 458 - 459 Annexure - III Ta1uk Primary Census Abstract '461 - 465 District Primary Census Abstract for SC/ST, C.D. Block/Townwise. 467 - 485 (vi) Foreword Publication of the District Census Handbooks (DCHs) was initiated after the 1951 Census and is continuing since then with some innovations/modifications after each decennial census. This is the most valuable district level publication brought out by the Census Organisation on behalf of each State GovernmentfUnion Territory administration. It interalia provides datal information on some of the basic demographic and socia-economic characteristics and on availability of certain important civic amenities /facilities in each village and town of the respective districts. This publicatio'n has thus proved to be of immense utility to the planners, administrators, academicians and researchers. The ~cope of the DCH was initially confined to certain important census tables on population, economic and socio-cultural aspects as also the Primary Census Abstract (PCA) of each village and town (wardwise) of the district'.- The DCHs published after the 1961 Census contained a descriptive -account of the district, administrative statistics, census tables and Village and Town Directories, including PCA. After the 1971 Census, two parts of the District Census Handbooks (Part-A comprising Village and Town Directories and part-B comprising Village and Town PCA) were released in all the States and Union Territories. The third Part of the District Census Handbooks comprising administrative statistics and district census tables, which was also to be brought out, could not be published in many StatesfUTs due to considerable delay in compilation of relevant material. In 1981, some new features along with the rest ructuring of the formats of Village and Town Directory were introduced in the DCHs. These were published in two parts for each district after the 1981 Census. While Part-A comprised Village and Town Directories, the PCA of villages and towns (wardwise) including Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe PCA upto tehsil/town level were provided in Part-B. To illustrate, all the amenities except electricity, were brought together in the Village Directory and if an amenity was not available in the referrent village, the distanc~ in broad ranges from the nearest place having such amenity was given. Information on some new items such as adult literacy centres, primary health sub-centres and community health workers in the village were provided so as to meet some of the requirements of the Revised Minimum Needs Programme. Similarly, information on approach to the village was also provided for the first time during 1981 Census in the Village Directory so as to give an idea about the number of inaccessible villages in each district. In case of Town Directories also,/" keeping in view the requirements of the Minimum Needs Programme, a Statement IV-A on ,slums was provided so as to enable the planners to chalk out the programmes for providing better civic and other amenities in the slums. In this statements, details on civic and other amenities were reported for the slums of Class I and Class II towns. Apart from this, one column on the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe population and another on adult literacy classes/centres were added in Statement IV and V respectively. The manner of presentation of the DCHs for the 1991 Census is by and large the same as followed in 1981. However, the format of PCA has been restructured slightly in the 1991 Census for the benefit of data users. Nine-fold industrial classification of main workers has been given as against four-fold industrial classification presented in the 1981 Census. In addition to this, the sex-wise population in the 0-6 age-group has also been included in PCA for the first time with a view to enabling data users to compute more realistic Literacy rate as all children below 7 years of age have been treated as illiterates at the time of the 1991 Census. It is expected that the above mentioned modifications will help the planners in chalking out more effective developmental programmes. (vii) One of the most important innovations in the 1991 Census is the Community Development Block level presentation of data in the Village Directory and PCA instead of the traditional TehsiVTalukfPS level presentation. It is expected that the presentation of Village Directory and peA data at C.D. Block level win help the planners in formulation of micro-level developmental plans, as the C.D. Block is the lowest administrative unit for developmental plamling. In order to facilitate the task of administrators, planners and researchers intending to use Village Directory/PCA data, either from the magnetic tapes/floppies or from the published records, both the computer and manual 'codes for each village have been provided for the 1991 Census along with the corresponding codes of 1981.