DISTRICT STATISTICAL HANDBOOK

THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT

2009

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF STATISTICS THOOTHUKDI

S.P. SEENIVASAN, M.A., D.C.A., Asst.Director of Statistics, .

PREFACE

At the instance of the Government of TamilNadu District level Statistics are collected and complied every year on the basics of the instructions and Guidelines given by the Department of Economics and Statistics. was bifurcated from the erstwhile on 28th October 1986. This 23rd publication is brought out with the co-operation of all Government Departments, Public undertakings, local bodies, Quasi- Government organizations and Private institutions. This Statistical Hand Book -2009 contains key statistical data pertaining to various Socio- Economics Indicators prevailing in the District. This Statistical Hand book is a ready recknor for planners, Administrators, Research scholars and other social organizations related to Agricultural, Animal husbandry, Co-operation, Eductation, Fisheries etc., I extent my sincere thanks to all officers who had furnished the relevant data . Suggestions and points for improving this District Statistical Hand book are Welcome.

Assistant Director of Statistics Thoothukudi.

INDEX

Table No Description Page No.

1.1 Area, Population, Literate, SCs and STs- Sexwise by Blocks 1

1.2 Population by Broad Industrial categories of Workers 2 1.3 Population by Religion 1.4 Population by Age Groups 3 1.5 Population of the District-Decennial Growth

1.6 Salient features of 1991 Census – Block and Municipality wise. 4

2.1 Temperature at Select Stations 5

Monthly Capital Data – Station wise with maintaining Department 2.2 6 particulars.

2.3 Time Series Date of Rainfall by seasons. 7

3.1 Soil Classification (with illustration by map) 8 3.2 Land Utilisation

3.3 Area and Production of Crops 9

3.4 Agricultural Machinery and Implements 10 3.5 Number and Area of Operational Holdings

3.6 Consumption of Chemical Fertilisers and Pesticides 11 3.7 Regulated Markets

3.8 Crop Insurance Scheme 12

3.9 Sericulture 13 4.1 Sources of Water Supply

4.2 Actual Area Irrigated (Net and Gross) by sources 14

4.3 Area Irrigated by Crops. 15

4.4 Details of Dams, Tanks, Wells and Borewells 16 Livestock Population 5.1

Veterinary Institutions and Animals treated – Block wise. 5.2 17

No. of Veterinary Hospitals 5.3

18 Diary Development 5.4

5.5 Poultry Development

19 5.6 Fisheries Development and Production

1.1 No.of Commerical Banks 6.1

20 1.2 Insurance Schemes 6.2

Co-operative Societies 7.1 21

8.1 No .of Fair Price Shops 22 Quantum of Essential Commodities distributed and their retail price 8.2

No.of Ration Cards (Rural and Urban) 8.3

8.4 Quantity supplied

23 8.5 No.of LPG Connections

8.6 No.of Persons waiting for LPG connection 9.1 Post-Offices doing postal business only

24 9.2 Post-Offices doing Post and Telegraphic Business

9.3 Telegraph Offices 25

9.4 No.of Telephone Exchanges, Capacity and No.in Use

9.5 No.of PCOs attached to each exchange 26

9.6 No.of Persons waiting for Phone Connection.

10.1 No.of Power Stations

10.2 Quantum of Power purchased 27

10.3 Power Consumption Sectorwise

10.4 Peak Demand and Energy Output

10.5 Revenue from Electric Schemes and Cost per Unit 28

10.6 Transmission and Distribution of Electricity

10.7 Capacity of Transformers 29

10.8 Rural Electrification 30 10.9 Name and Address of fault report offices

11.1 Universities, Students and Teachers and Cources offered

11.2 Colleges for General Education, Students and Teachers 31

11.3 College for Professional Education, Students and Teachers

11.4 Colleges for Special Education, Students and Teachers 32 11.5 Schools for General Education, Students and Teachers 11.6 Schools for Professional Education, Students and Teachers

11.7 Schools for Special Education, Students and Teachers

11.8 Institutions for Other Profesional Education, Students and Teachers 33

11.9 Computer Training Centres

11.10 Hospitals and Inmates by Community

34 11.11 Scholarships to Students by Community

12.1 Fisheries Development 35

12.2 Estimated M F Production/Inland Fish Production

36 12.3 No.of Families engaged in Fishing

13.1 No.of Focal Centres with Location details

37 13.2 No.of Societies and Varietywise Production

13.3 No.of Power Looms and No.of Employees working

13.4 No.of Families engaged

38 14.1 Name and Addresses of Handicrafts

14.2 Articles available in the Handicrafts

14.3 Value of Articles produced and Value of Articles sold

14.4 No .of Families engaged in Handicrafts 39

15.1 Hospitals, Dispensaries, Bed Strength, Doctors and Nurses

15.2 No .of Allied Pathological Units available 40 15.3 Disease wise patients treated 15.4 Distribution of Medical Personnel

15.5 Progress of Family Welfare Programme 41

16.1 Plans sanctioned, Building completed under Private Sector 42

16.2 Plans sanctioned, Building completed under Public Sector 43 16.3 Amount invested in Housing and Building activity under Public Sector

16.4 Construction activity of Housing Board 44 16.5 Construction activity of Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board

16.6 Index No.of Building Construction cost in Urban centres 45 16.7 Labour charges of Construction Workers.

17.1 Result of Annual Survey of Industries

Estimates of Value of Output and Value Added by Manufacture by 17.2 46 Industries Based on ASI

17.3 Industrial Production

17.4 Production and Value of Major Minerals in the District 47

17.5 Production of Handloom Cloth 48

17.6 Small Scale Industries 49

17.7 Khadi and Village Industries 50

17.8 No. of Printing Presses

17.9 No. of Photocopy (Xerox) centres 51

18.1 Registered and Working Factories

18.2 Employment in Working Factories 52 18.3 Trade Unions, Industrial Disputes by Strikes, Lockout and Gheraos

19.1 Municipal Bodies Area and Population by Grades 53 19.2 Municipal Bodies by Taluks

19.3 Panchayat Union, Village/Town Panchayats

19.4 Revenue Divisions, Taluks, Firkas and Revenue Villages 54

Tax Collected by Corporation/Municipality/Panchayat Union/ 19.5 Town Panchayat/Village Panchayat

19.6 Rural Development Activities 55

No.of Persons registered during the year and Total No.of Persons 20.1 waiting upto the end of the year as per Live Register 56 20.2 No.of Placement during and upto the end of the year.

21.1 Judicial Divisions and Original Jurisdiction 57 Results of Civil and Criminal cases in the Court of Original 21.2 Jurisdiction, Civil Suits Regular. Nature of free Legals available and no.of beneficiaries roof cases 21.3 disposed of in Lok Adalat during the year 58 21.4 No.of Advocates practicing in Courts

List of Head and Branch Libraries in the district with details of 22.1 Members, Books available and Readers 59 22.2 No. of Libraries housed in Government Building / Rental Building

22.3 No.of Reading Rooms

23.1 No.of Mining and Quarrying units in the district 60

23.2 Classification-wise production during the year

24.1 No.of Food and other allied manufacturing units in the district 61 24.2 No.of Non-Food manufacturing units in the district

25.1 No.of Medical Colleges in the district with Students and Teachers

25.2 No.of College of Pharmacy with Students and Teachers 62

25.3 No.of Medical Stores in the district - Category-wise

25.4 No.of Veterinary Colleges with Students and Teachers 63-65 No.of Motor Vehicles (Category-wise) Registered during the year and 26.1 upto the end of the year No.of Motor Vehicles (Category-wise) available for hire purpose during 26.2 66 and upto the end of the year

26.3 No.of Persons issued with Driving Licence

27.1 No.of solar energy generating units in the district with production area 67

27.2 No.of Wind Mills Generating units with production data

28.1 Police Force 68 28.2 Cognisable Offences under Indian Penal Code

28.3 Prisons and Convicts 69

28.4 No.of Cases Registered under PCR

28.5 No.of Cases Registered against Woman Harrassment and Dowry 70

Public Health and Medical Services rendered by Organisations and 29.1 Individual

29.2 No. of Primary Health Centres with Sub-centres 71

No.of News papers, Weekly Magazines, Monthly Magazines, etc., 30.1 Published 72 30.2 No.of Publishers in the district other than News papers and Magazines 30.3 No.of Printing ;presses in the district

31.1 Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices 73

31.2 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers 74

31.3 Consumer Price Index Numbers for selected essential items in Rural 75

31.4 Consumer Price Index Numbers for selected essential items in Urban 76

List of Industrial / Establishment Units having Quality Control Facilities 32.1 and the products subjected to Quality Control

33.1 No.of Registration Offices in the district 77

Registration and Aggregate Value of properties transferred during the 33.2 year

34.1 Authorised Automobiles Repair and Service Stations 78 34.2 Authorised Electrical and Electronic goods Repair and Service Units

35.1 Restaurants, Cafes and Other Eating and Drinking Places 79 35.2 Details of Hotels

36.1 List of Cinema Theatres and their capacities

36.2 List of Clubs and Associations 80

36.3 List of Motion Picture Distributors and Projection Services

37.1 Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Nutritious Meals Programme Centres 81 No.of Beneficiaries under Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Nutritious Meals 37.2 Programme

37.3 No.of Beneficiaries under the free supply of Text Books and Uniforms 82

37.4 No.of Beneficiaries under Old Age Pension Scheme 83 37.5 Free Houses and House sites distributed to community

37.6 Implementation of Relief Measures and Pension Scheme 84

No.of Sanitary Workers engaged in Sanitation, Garbage and Sewage 38.1 disposal and other particulars 85 38.2 No.of Vehicles engaged in the sanitary services

39.1 Institutions and Laboratories engaged in Research Work

40.1 List of Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Storage Godowns 86

40.2 List of Cold Storage Godowns

No.of Ginning, Spinning and Weaving Mills in the district 41.1

Quantum of Production during the year 41.2 87

42.1 No.of Major and Minor Trade and Commercial Estate in the district

43.1 Length of Roads

43.2 Road Accidents 88-89

43.3 Register Motor Vehicles

43.4 Transport Corporation 90 43.5 Select indicators of overall performance of State Transport Corporation

43.6 Railway Lines and Stations 91

43.7 Port Development 92

43.8 Airports 93 43.9 Private Transport Operations 94 44.1 Places of Tourist Attraction List of Places of Worship 44.2 95 44.3 List of Hotels and Restaurants List of Travel Agents 44.4 Train and Air Service Timings 44.5 96

45.1 Births and Deaths registered in the district

45.2 Birth , Death and Infant Mortality rates in the district 97 45.3 Death by Causes

List of Voluntary Services available in the district for the development 46.1 of Rural and Urban Population 47.1 No .of Water supply Schemes Operated in the district 98

47.2 No. of Workers engaged in the Water Works and Supply

47.3 No.of House connections, fountains 99

1. AREA AND POPULATION

1.1 AREA,POPULATION,LITERATES,SC’S,ST’S- SEXWISE BY BLOCKS

Population Literates Schedule Caste Schedule Tribe Sl.No. Block Area(Hec) Persons Male Female Persons Male Female Persons Male Female Persons Male Female 1 Thoothukudi 366 405363 203368 201995 309707 163647 146060 54364 27458 26906 1107 562 545 2 Srivaikuntam 244 112440 54799 57641 83477 43237 40240 20735 10245 10490 756 389 367 3 Karunkulam 349 79443 38673 40770 52326 28571 23755 21359 10500 10859 100 41 59 4 136 118862 56591 62271 90438 44522 45916 18068 8810 9258 44 27 17 5 197 72415 33454 38961 56591 26469 30122 6779 3217 3562 6 4 2 6 Alwarthirunagari 213 116877 55669 61208 87966 43723 44243 20520 9976 10544 330 171 159 7 Sattankulam 276 80396 36151 44245 60165 27585 32580 5967 2811 3156 ------8 738 114759 56989 57770 76555 42328 34227 46495 23442 23053 88 42 46 9 419 204641 100524 104117 144358 78438 65920 34485 16893 17592 879 433 446 10 Kayatar 570 103713 50236 53477 62207 35059 27148 25906 12661 13245 161 81 80 11 623 91560 44936 46624 60252 33238 27014 20876 10397 10479 21 11 10 12 Pudur 490 71804 35433 36371 47364 27051 20313 13400 6603 6797 2 1 1 Total 4621 1572273 766823 805450 1131406 593868 537538 288954 143013 145941 3494 1762 1732

1.2. POPULATION BY BROAD INDUSTRIAL CATEGORIES OF WORKERS

Year: 2008-2009

District Tamil Nadu Sl. Industrial Category No Persons % to total Persons % to total (2) workers workers (1) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1. Total Main Workers

a) Cultivators 73818 10.9 5116039 18.3 b) Agricultural Labors 167902 24.8 8637630 31.0 c) Household Industry Manufacturing, Processing, Servicing and Repairs 47140 6.9 1499761 5.4 d) Other Workers 389951 57.4 12624852 45.3

Total workers 678811 100 27878282 100

Source: Census of -2001

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1.3 POPULATION BY RELIGION

Year: 2008-2009

Sl.No Religion Persons in Persons in Percentage(%) . District Tamil Nadu In the District Tamil Nadu (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (1) 1 Hindu 1235498 54985079 78.6 88.0 Muslim 2 72875 3470647 4.6 5.6 Christian 3 262718 3785060 16.7 6.1 Other Religions 4 231 105549 - 0.2 Religions not 5 951 59344 0.1 0.1 stated

Total Population 1572273 62405679 100.00 100.00

Source: Census of India 2001.

1.4. POPULATION BY AGE GROUPS

Year: 2008-2009 Sl.No Age Groups Persons in Persons in Percent to total in Districts(in’00 Tamil Nadu(in District Tamil ’) ‘00’) Nadu (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

0-14 1. 431881 16710874 27.5 26.8 15-59 2. 978661 39758463 62.2 63.7 60 and above 3. 151714 5507400 9.6 8.8 Age not stated 4. 10017 428942 0.7 0.7 Total 1572273 62405679 100 % 100.00 Source: Census of India 2001.

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1.5 POPULATION OF THE DISTRICT DECENNIAL GROWTH

Period Region Population Percentage Variation (Subject to the Since previous Census period of availability) (2) (3) (4) (1) 2001 Total 1572273 8.0 Rural 907500 6.0 Urban 664773 10.9 1991 Total 1455920 7.8 Rural 856229 5.0 Urban 599691 12.1 1981 Total 1350581 Rural 815753 Urban 534828 Source: Census of India -2001

23 1.6 SALIENT FEATURES OF 2001 CENSUS – BLOCK WISE

Year: 2008-2009

Sl. Name of the

No. Block/ Literacy rate among

S.C. S.C.

in % in %

in % Male Femal

Sq.Km.

ion in %

population

since 1981

Population

Increase in

1000males

Density per

Urban/Rura S.T.Populat l Population l Femalesper (%) e (%) 1 Thoothukudi 100 993 80 72 13 0.27

8

2 Srivaikuntam 461 1052 70 70 18 0.67

3 Karunkulam 228 1054 74 58 27 0.12

4 Tiruchendur 874 1100 91 83 3 --

5 Udangudi 368 1165 79 77 9 --

6 Alwarthirunagari 549 1099 79 72 18 0.28

7 Sattankulam 291 1224 76 74 7 --

8 Ottapidaram 156 1014 67 59 41 0.07

9 Kovilpatti 488 1036 78 63 17 0.84

10 Kayatar 182 1065 70 51 25 0.15

11 Vilathikulam 147 1038 74 58 23 0.02

12 Pudur 147 1026 77 53 12 0.10

District 340 1050 77 66 18 0.20

Source: Census of India.2001

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2.CLIMATE AND RAINFALL

2.1.TEMPERATURE AT SELECT STATIONS

Name of the Station: Thoothukudi Port Trust (Celsius) Year: 2008-2009

Months Temperature Pressure Humidity (Degree Cellusis) (Milli Bar) (in %)

(1) Maximu Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum Minimum m (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (2) 35.9 27.3 1008.2 1003.8 89 53 June-08 34.8 27.2 1007.4 1003.3 83 53 July 34.2 26.8 1007.8 1003.4 85 60 August 34.3 26.1 1009.7 1004.6 88 56 September 31.7 25.5 1010.8 1005.7 87 70 October 30.5 25.1 1010.7 1006.0 92 74 November 29.2 23.1 1013.5 1008.4 91 73 December January-09 30.1 23.2 1015.4 1009.5 91 67

31.0 23.1 1013.3 1008.1 92 68 February 32.3 25.0 1011.6 1006.5 86 65 March 32.9 27.9 1009.0 1004.5 86 70 April 34.3 29.1 1006.8 1002.2 82 54 May

Source: Port Trust,Thoothukudi

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26 Monthly Rainfall Statistics-2008-2009

600.0

500.0 349.60

400.0

180.00

300.0 (inmm)

200.0

54.50 79.50 100.0 49.90 3.50 17.00 6.80 16.80 9.10 3.30 0.20 0.0 Jun-08 Jul-08 Aug-08 Sep-08 Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08 Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09 Month

Actual Normal

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Thoothukudi Harbour Rainfall Station

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2.2 MONTHLY CAPITAL DATA-STATION WISE WITH MAINTAINING DIRECTORATE PARTICULAR

Year: 2008-2009 (In Millimetres) Period Normal Rainfall Actual Rainfall (1) (2) (3) 1.South West Monsoon Period Total 86.8 65.7

June 2008 7.0 3.3

July 2008 16.5 9.0

August 2008 22.5 49.9 September 2008 40.8 3.5

2.North East Monsoon

Total 410.10 584.10

October 2008 151.6 349.6 November 2008 174.4 180.0

December 2008 84.1 54.5

3.Winter-Period

Total 46.6 7.0

January 2009 28.4 6.8

February 2009 18.2 0.2

4.Hot-Weather Period

Total 112.2 113.3

March 2009 26.8 16.8

April 2009 55.1 79.5

May 2009 30.3 17.0

Annual Total 655.7 770.10

Source: Dept. of Eco. & Statistics, .

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2.3 TIME SERIES DATA OF RAINFALL BY SEASONS (LAST 10 YEARS)

South West North East Winter Hot Weather Total

Monsoon Monsoon Season Season

Year

or =) from =) from or

Sl.No Normal Actual Normal Actual Normal Actual Normal Actual Normal Actual (+ Deviation % or Normal

1998- 59.9 429.4 1 525.6 69.1 110.9 17.5 662.2

1999 62.0

152.4 764.7

+115.48

1999- 127.

2 59.9 429.4 297.0 110.9 55.5 662.2

21.5

40.2 62.0

2000 0 -

519.7

2000- 59.9 429.4

3 312.8 52.3 110.9 127.0 662.2 6.4 -

2001 62.0

127.9 520.0

2001-

4 59.9 429.4 286.52 27.4 110.9 141.5 662.2

22.4

57.8 62.0

2002 -

513.4

2002-

5 70.1 426.0 359.0 59.9 116.1 112.4 654.8

14.9

27.7 42.6

2003 -

557.0

2003-

6 86.8 410.1 319.5 47.1 112.2 108.6 665.7

21.0

48.1 46.6

2004 -

517.9

2004- 7 86.8 410.1 551.4 61.5 112.2 171.1 665.7

2005 46.6

151.1 935.1

+42.6

2005-

8 86.8 410.1 453.6 36.1 112.2 139.9 665.7

48.4 46.6

2006 +3.4

678.0

2006-

9 86.8 410.1 670.6 40.2 112.2 64.4 665.7 46.6

2007 62.0

837.2

+27.7

1 2007- 410.1 86.8 370.4 94.9 112.2 323.9 655.7

0 2008 0 46.6

101.7 890.9 +35.8 Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai.-6

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3.AGRICULTURE

3.1.Soil Classification

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Type of Soil Places in District (1) (2) (3) 1. Red Loam Udangudy,Kayatar,Sattankulam 2. Lateritic Soil Srivaikuntam,Tiruchendur 3. Black Soil Kovilpatti, Kayatar, Vilathikulam, ThoothukudiOttapidaram 4. Sandy Coastal Alluviam Tiruchendur, 5. Red Sandy Soil Udangudi, Sattankulam,Srivaikuntam,Karungulam,Ottapidaram,

Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai.-6

3.2. LAND UTILISATION (Area in Hectares)

Year: 2008-2009

Sl. Classification District No

1 Forest 11012 2 Barren and Uncultivable uses 19878 3 Land put to Non-agricultural uses` 76473 4 Cultivable Waste 48489 5 Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Land 5132 Land Under Miscellaneous Tree Crops and 6 39362 Groces not included in Nett Atrea Sown 7 Current Fallows 13105 8 Other Falloows Land 80980 9 Net Area Sown 176293 10 Geographical Area According to Village Papers 470724 Source: G’Return -2008-2009

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LANDUTILISATION -2008-2009

11012, 2% 19878, 4%

76473, 16% 176293, 38%

48489, 10%

5132, 1% 39362, 8% 80980, 18% 13105, 3%

1 Forest 2 Barren and Uncultivable Land 3 Land put to Non-Agricultural Uses 4 Cultivable Waste 5 Permanent Pastures 6 Tree Crops 7 Current Fallows 8 Other Fallow Lands 9 Net Area Sown

32 3.3.AREA AND PRODUCTION OF IMPORTANT CROPS

Year:2008-2009

Sl.N Crops Area ‘000’ Productio Productivity % to the total o. hec. n Kg./hec. area sown (1) (2) 000’tonne (5) (6) (3) s (4) 1. A.FOOD GRAINS:

a) Cereals & Millets

Paddy NA NA NA NA

Cholam NA NA NA NA

Cumbu NA NA NA NA

b) PULSES NA NA NA NA

Blackgram NA NA NA NA

Greengram NA NA NA NA

2. B. FIBRE NA NA NA NA

Cotton NA NA NA NA

3. B.OIL SEEDS NA NA NA NA

Groundnut NA NA NA NA

Gingelly NA NA NA NA

Sunflower NA NA NA NA

4. C.OTHER CROPS NA NA NA NA

Chillies NA NA NA NA

Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai.-6

33 PADDY HARVEST - NAIS SCHEME – VILLAGE : ALIGUDI(ARUNGULAM BLOCK)

34 MAIZE HARVEST – CES-SANGARAPERI VILLAGE – INSPECTED BY ADS-THOOTHUKUDI

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ONION HARVEST –MINOR CROPS SCHEME KULATHOOR VILLAGE – VILATHIKULAM BLOCK

36 GREENGRAM HARVEST –NAIS- PUNGARVARNATHAM VILLAGE – KAYATHAR BLOCK

37 GROUNDNUT HARVEST-CES- KARUNGADAL VILLAGE – ALWARTHIRUNAGERI BLOCK

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SUNFLOWER HARVEST-CES-PUDUR VILLAGE –PUDUR BLOCK

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CHILLIES HARVEST

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3.4.AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY

( In Nos)

Sl.No. Item 1989 1994 2004 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1. Ploughs a) Wooden 21728 20021 5638 b) Iron 3201 2240 c) Total 24929 20021 7878 2. Cart 4010 3 Ghannies 140 4 Sprayer (manual) 2348 (Power) 456 5. Water Lifting devices (Manual) 48 (Animal) 23 (Diesel Engine) 1679 (Electric Pumpset) 7661 . Drip Irrigation 192 Sprinkler 6

6 Tractor 1153 7. Trailor 545 8 Sugarcane crusher 21

Source: Based on Quinquennial Livestock Census

3.5.NUMBER AND AREA OF OPERATIONAL LAND HOLDINGS

Size Class of holdings Number Area (Hectares) S.C. S.T. OTHERS TOTAL S.C. S.T. OTHERS TOTAL (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) Below 0.5 15225 30024 45249 4066.11 16427.71 20493.82 0.5-1.0 8146 -- 34866 43012 5706.04 -- 25061.12 30767.16 1.0-2.0 6368 -- 28180 34548 8749.63 -- 40354.83 49104.46 2.0-3.0 2076 -- 11226 13302 5006.50 -- 27327.85 32334.35 3.0-4.0 785 -- 5553 6338 2695.85 -- 19185.96 21881.81 4.0-5.0 412 -- 3053 3465 1852.05 -- 13613.37 15465.42 5.0-7.5 352 -- 3337 3689 2096.48 -- 19902.09 21998.57 7.5-10.0 129 -- 1370 1499 1110.58 -- 11628..82 12739.40 10.0-20.0 51 -- 1144 1195 635.69 -- 15016.54 15652.23 20 & above 10 -- 188 198 509.33 -- 5695.28 6204.61 Total 33554 118941 152495 32428.25 194213.56 226641.81 Source: Agricultural Census 2005-06

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3.6.CONSUMPTION OF CHEMICAL FERTILISERS AND PESTICIDES

Year:2008-2009

Fertilisers (in ‘000’ Tonne) Pesticides

Nitrogeneous Phosphatic Pottassic Total Dust Liquid Urea (‘000’ (N) (P2 05) (K2 0) (NPK) (Kgs.) (Lit.) Tonne)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

9300 4850 6000 20150 150 1475 -

Source: Joint Director of Agriculture, Thoothukudi.

3.7. REGULATED MARKETS

Year:2008-2009 Chillies Corrrie Quantity Receipts No.of Sub Cumbu Paddy Maize arrivals (‘in Cotton Rs.in nder No.of Regulated Regulated M.T.’) lakhs Receipts Markets Markets

Receipts (Rs.in Lakhs) (1) (2) (3) -- 5.26(Sun 1. Kovilpatti 3239.36 1.43 10.56 80.96 10.50 94.04 flower -- 2. Thoothukudi 4276.60 Nil 49.40 Nil Nil 300.00 Nil -- 3. Pudur 2672.09 Nil Nil Nil 143.00 Nil Nil -- 4. 1394.85 Nil Nil Nil 50.0 Nil Nil -- 5. 1050.78 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 138.00 -- 6. Srivaikuntam 5450.65 Nil Nil Nil Nil 187.47 Nil -- 7. Vilathikulam 3005.02 Nil 16.89 4.80 133.00 Nil 165.00 76.00 -- 8. 2381.70 Nil 4.50 (Greengr Nil Nil 128.00 am)

9. Sattankulam 1739.00 8.00 Nil Nil Nil 12.60 Nil

Source: Secretary, Marketing Committee, Tirunelveli.

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3.8.CROP INSURANCE SCHEME FOR THE FASLI YEAR …1418

Sl.No. Name of the Number of No.of Premium No.of Amount Crop blocks notified Experiments collected Beneficiaries Sanctioned (in Rs.) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

1. Paddy (kar) 2 40 NA NA NA 2. Paddy (Samba) 4 100 NA NA NA 3. Paddy 2 40 NA NA NA (Navarai) 4. Cotton (I) 5 70 NA NA NA 5 Cotton (UI) 1 10 NA NA NA 6 Plantain 7 198 NA NA NA 7. Chillies 10 288 NA NA NA 8. Maize (I) 6 108 NA NA NA 9. Cumbu (I) 1 18 NA NA NA 10 Groundnut (I) 2 36 NA NA NA 11 Blackgram 1 18 NA NA NA 12 Greengram 1 18 NA NA NA 13. Onion 3 54 NA NA NA

Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai.-6

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3.9 SERICULTURE

(Year- 2008-09)

Name of the block Production of Cocoons Value in Rupees Area under Mulbery

1.Pudur 6.00 1750.000 220050

2.Vilathikulam 2.00 91.600 10100

3.Kayathar 30.00 2710.300 243100

4.Srivaikundam 2.50 472.800 48300

Total 40.50 5024.700 521550

Source : Assistant Director of Sericulture, Thenkasi.

4. IRRIGATION

4.1 Sources of Water Supply Year:2008-2009 Sl.No Name of the Canals Length Wells used Tube Wells Resorvoirs Tanks . District (Km.) for irrigation Wells used for (Nos.) Numbers purpose only Domestic & Purpose BOREWELL only

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)

1 Thoothukudi 4 78.04 24226 689 12896 -- 651

Source: G’ Return

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4.2 Actual area irrigated by source (Area in Hectares) Year:2008-2009 Source Number Area Irrigated in Hec.

(1) (2) Net Gross (3) (4) I.Surface Water: 1. Canals i) Government Canals 4 16050.53 22976.95 ii) Private Canals 2. Tanks i) Large 107 6615.88 7024.24 ii) Small 544

3. Flow Irrigation i) Major & Medium ii) Minor 4. Lift Irrigation: i) Major & Medium ii) Minor

5. Ponds i) Lift Irrigation iii) Minor 6. Other Sources: i) Lift Irrigation 1 ii) Flow Irrigation II Ground Water: 1. Public 2. Private Tube Wells 611 597.89 598.47 3. Dug Wells 4. I) With Pump sets 21434 ii) Without Pumpsets 744 18955.74 19186.13

Source: ‘G’ Return.

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4.3 Area irrigated by crops

Year:2008 -2009

Sl.No. Crop Area (in Hect.)

(1) (2) Current year Previous year 1 Paddy 22401.185 18054.810

2 Cholam 9406.275 7586.405

3 Cumbu 11706.645 11141.115

4 Maize 12649.490 8013.790

5 Ragi 245.820 249.375

6 Greengram 28736.475 30326.725

7 Blackgram 30350.745 35178.090

8 Chillies 14249.220 15253.555

9 Sugarcane 252.805 226.215

10 Onion 1075.420 1028.515

11 Gingelly 2175.045 2282.135

12 Groundnut 885.210 1703.550

13 Coconut 6033.555 6384.350

Source: ‘G’ Return

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4.4 Details of Dams, Tanks, Wells and Bore Wells

Year:2008-2009

Sl. Name Dams Tanks No.of No.of N of the Wells Bore Catch Water Height Capaci Lengt Water Capaci Heig Length o. District in use wells ment spread ty h of spread ty ht of area area canals area canals (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)

99 ------78.04 22791

Thoothukudi

5.ANIMAL HUSBANDARY

5.1 Livestock Population

Sl.No. Classification Numbers (1) (2) (3) 1. Cattle 1. Male i.Under one year 5600 ii.. 1 to 2.5 Years 3882 iii.. Over 2.5 years 12938 Total 23011

2. Female i.Under one year 7374 ii. 1 to 2.5 years 6321 iii. Over 2.5 years 60866

Total

Cattle Total 163343 3. Sheep 202419 4. Goats 342180 5. Horses and Ponies 1011 6. Pigs 927 7. Mules 8. Camels 2557 9. Donkeys 35400 10. Domestic Dogs 739084 TOTAL LIVESTOCK II. Poultry 1. Fowls 2. Ducks 212

Total Poultry 450299

Source: Livestock Census.

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5.2 VETERINARY INSTITUTIONS AND ANIMALS TREATED BLOCKWISE

Year:2008-2009 Sl. Name of the Veterinary Institutions Sub- Other Units Animals Castrat No. Block Poly- Hos- Dispen- Clini- centres Animal Mobile treated ion clinic pitals saries cian disease units perfor Centres investig med ation unit (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) 1 Thoothukudi 3 1 7 1 - 46032 4716

2 Karungulam 3 - 4 - - 26852 2751

3 Srivaikuntam 1 3 - 6 - - 38360 3930

4 Sattankulam - - 3 - 5 - - 30688 3144

5 Tiruchendur - - 4 - 1 - - 19180 1965

6 Alwarthirunagari - - 3 - 3 - - 23016 2358

7 Udangudi - - 3 - 3 - - 23016 2358

8 Kayatar - - 3 - 6 - - 34524 3537

9 Kovilpatti - 1 2 - 12 - 1 61411 6320

10 Ottapidaram - - 3 - 6 - - 34524 3537

11 Vilathikulam - - 2 - 6 - - 30688 3144

12 Pudur - - 3 - 6 - - 34524 3537

Total 2 35 1 65 1 1 402815 41297

Source: Regional Joint Director of Animal Husbandry, Thoothukudi.

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5.3. NUMBER OF VETERINARY HOSPITALS Year:2008-2009 Number of Sl.No. Name of the Block Government Hospitals Private Hospitals

(1) (2) (3) (4)

1 Thoothukudi 1 --

2 Srivaikuntam 1 --

3 Kovilpatti 1 --

Source: : Regional Joint Director of Animal Husbandry, Thoothukudi

5.4 DAIRY DEVELOPMENT Year:2008-2009 Name of the No. of milk societies Quantity of milk produced Value of milk produced Sl.No. Block (In lakhLitres) (In lakh Rs.)

(1) (2) (3) (4)

1 Thoothukudi 5 2.39 29.88 2. Srivaikuntam 5 1.20 15.00 3. Karungulam 30 15.32 191.50 4. Alwarthirunagari 7 4.22 52.75 5. Tiruchendur 2 0.86 1.08 6. Udangudi 6 2.84 35.50 7. 23 17.06 213.25 8. Kovilpatti 18 18.03 225.38 9. Kayathar 33 41.42 517.75 10. Vilathikulam 0 0 0.00 11. Pudur 0 0.13 * 1.56 12. Ottapidaram 3 1.02 12.24 TOTAL 132 104.49 1295.89 Source: Deputy Registrar (Dairy), Tirunelveli.

* from private vendors

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Year:2008-2009. Sl.No. Name of the Block Broiler (No’s) Layer (No’s) (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. Tuticorin 14300 5750 2. Kovilpatti 18500 2450 Source: AD-Animal husbandary .

5.6 FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION Year:2008-2009

Name and Address of Fishing Inland Fish Catch Marine Fish Catch (Tonne) Number of Fisherman centres (Tonne) engaged (1) (2) (3) (4) 1.Vembar 900 410 2.Keela Vaippar 500 550 3.Sippikulam 340 235 4.Pattinamarudur 25 154 5.Tharuvaikulam 4000 1510 6.Vellapatti 90 261 7.Thoothukudi(Threspuram) 16900 1124 8.Thoothukudi( Fishing Harbour) 9001 4592 9.Palayakayal 15 163 10.Punnakayal 3000 1547 11.Kayalpattinam 110 170 12.Veerapandianpattinam 900 365 13.Jeeva Nagar 10 260 14.Amali Nagar 130 551 15.Aalantalai 110 635 16.Kulasekarapattanam 60 235 17. 1000 1110 18. 1800 1215 19. Periyasamipuram 18 255 20. Siluvaipatti 50 380 21. T. Saveriyarpuram 30 337 22. Loorthamalpuram 8 526 23. Patchayapuram 18 159 24. Singidurai 60 323 25. Vembar Sebastian 50 370 TOTAL 39125 17437

Source: Assistant Director of Fisheries ,Thoothukudi

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6. BANKING AND INSURANCE

6.1 No.of Commercial Banks

Year:2008-2009

Items No.of Deposits Advances Credit Deposit Sector wise Banks (Rs. In crores) (Rs. In crores) Ratio CreditDetails (Rs. In 000’s) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Public Sector Banks 17 1736 1961 2377 8281869 Private Sector Banks 9 1415 1080 1371 4606495 Total 26 3151 3041 4748 12888364 Source: Lead Bank Officer Thoothukudi

6.2 INSURANCE SCHEME

Year: 2008-2009

(Rs. In Crores)

Name of the No.of Branches Policies Issued Sum Assured No.of Amount paid as Insurance Beneficiaries compensation (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1. L.I.C. 4 685.18 474.62 18573 34.6 2. P.L.I. 130 1803 1461430 1803 -- 3. General Insurance 1 4934 73861 4934 0.863 a.United India 4 4082 NA 247 1.09 Insurance b.Oriental Insurance 2 8879 -- 8879 5.19 c. RPLI 296 6561 52.124 6561 -- d. National Insurance 3 27610 -- 27610 7.53 Company

Source: Concerned Insurance Institutions.& Superintendent of Post office, Kovilpatti and Thoothukudi.

52 7. CO-OPERATION 7.1 Co-operative Societies Year: 2008-2009

No.of Loans No. of Sl. Member Share Working Loans Loan out Type of Societies Societ Overdu Employ No. ship Capital Capital Advanced standing ies e ees

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Dist.rict Central Co-op. 1. 1 578 2576.86 23470.32 20288.75 18509.20 3570.49 97 Bank District Co-op 1 2. 872 ------1 . Union Dist. Co-op. Wholesale 1 3. 1122 39.77 326.44 ------71 Stores District Co-op. Printing 1 4. 307 11.59 35.10 ------23 Press Primary Agricultural 5. 148 261318 811.73 19427.87 18567.22 14338.00 2656.33 887 Credit Society Primary Co-op. Agl. And 6. 3 17410 82.26 1876.13 0.61 642.58 606.45 9 Rural Development Bank Co-op.Urban bank 7. 8 104652 758.28 20366.53 24334.25 14955.79 1287.98 160

Employees Co-op. Thrift 8. 54 16898 1106.59 1013.06 495.60 1367.89 62.15 80 and credit Society Co-op. Marketing 9. 3 19576 43.58 342.62 10.27 9.83 4.37 92 Society Primary and Student 10. 121 22703 22.04 ------Co-op. Stores Labour Contract Co-op. 11. ------Societies Salt Producers Co-op. 11.49 12. 3 860 49.07 ------17 Society Co-op. Land Colonisation 13. ------Society Co-op. Canteen 14. 1 1592 0.24 21.39 ------

Source: Joint Registrar Co-op. Societies, Thoothukudi.

53 8. CIVIL SUPPLIES 8.1 No.of Fair Price Shops Year: 2008-2009

Sl.No. Name of the Taluk No.of Shops

(1) (2) (3) 1. Thoothukudi 115

2. Srivaikuntam 105

3. Tiruchendur 149

4. Sattankulam 69

5. Kovilpatti 155 6. Vilathikulam 108

7. Ettayapuram 63

8. Ottapidaram 89

Total 853

Source: District Supply Office. 8.2 QUANTUM OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES DISTRTIBUTED AND THEIR RETAIL PRICES Issue Price per Sl.No Name of the Commodity Scale of Supply (Kg.) (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. Rice 1 Unit 12 Kg 1½ Unit 14 Kg Super Fine 2 Unit 16 Kg

Fine 2½ Unit 18 Kg

3 & above 20 Kg Common 1.00

Single ½ Kg

Double 1 Kg. 2. Wheat 7.50 3 Members 1½ Kg.

4 & above 2 Kg.

Single ½ Kg

Double 1 Kg. 13.50 3. Sugar 3 Members 1½ Kg.

4 & above 2 Kg.

30.00 4. Palmoelin Oil

5. Sooji 17.00 3Lr. In villages 16.00 6. Maida 5Lr. In TP

6Lr. In 7. Kerosene 8.60(Urban) Municipality 8.70(Rural) 10Lr. In HQ

Others 35Kg. 1.00 8. A.A.Y. Rice 11.00 Atta 32.00 36.00 Toor dhall Urd dhall Source: District Supply Officer, Thoothukudi 54

8.3 NO.OF RATION CARDS (RURAL AND URBAN)

Year: 2008-2009 Region No.of Ration Cards (1) (2) Rural 188469

Urban 275615 District Total 464074

Source: District Supply Officer, Thoothukudi

8.4 QUANTITY SUPPLIED

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Items Quantity Supplied (in M.T) (1) (2) (3) 1. Rice (MetricTonne) 88.800 2. Wheat (Metric Tonne) 3.36 3. Sugar (Metric Tonne) 11.52 4. Rava (Metric Tonne) 0.18 5. Maida (Metric Tonne) 0.78 6. Kerosene (Kilo Litre) 1410(KL) 7. Others (Specified) Tor Dhall 4032(MT) 8. Urd Dhall 4032 (MT) 9. Palmoelin 229.194 (KL)

Source: District Supply Officer, Thoothukudi.

8.5 NO.OF L..P.G. CONNECTIONS

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No Name of the Government Privaate L.P.G. . Blocks/Municipalit L.P.G.Connections Connections ies Single Double Single Double (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Thoothukudi 8286 -- 88944 59936 Distrct

Source: District Supply Officer, Thoothukudi.

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8.6 NO.OF PERSONS WATING FOR L.P.G. CONNECTIONS

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. Name of the GovernmentL.P.G.Connect Private L.P.G. Blocks/Municipalit ions Connections ies Single Double Single Double (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) ------Thoothukudi District

Source: Source: District Supply Officer, Thoothukudi. & Concerned Agencies.

9. COMMUNICATIONS 9.1 Post Offices doing postal business only Year:2008-2009 Sl.N Name of the Blocks/Municipalities Post Office doing postal business only o. (Nos.) (1) (2) (3) 1 Thoothukudi(including 77

Municipality)

2. Srivaikuntam 29

3. Karungulam 32

4. Alwarthirunagari 24

5. Tiruchendur(including 32

Municipality)

6. Udangudi 18

7. Sattankulam 22

8 Kovilpatti(including Municipality) 40

9. Kayatar 41

10 Vilathikulam 17

11 Pudur 17

12. Ottapidaram 39

Total 388

Source: Senior Supt. of Post Offices, Thoothukudi & Kovilpatti. 56

9.2 POST OFFICE DOING POST AND TELEGRAPHIC BUSINESS

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No Name of the Post Office doing Post and Telegraphic . Blocks/Municipalities business (Nos.) (1) (2) (3) Telegraph business done in Post offices merged with Post Offices which is included in table 9.1 Source: District Head Post Office. Thoothukudi.

9.3 TELEGRAPH OFFICE Year:2008-2009

Sl.No Name of the No.of Telegraph Office . Blocks/Municipalities

(1) (2) (3) 1 Thoothukudi 1(Central Exchange)

2 Srivaikuntam

3 Karungulam

4 Alwarthirunagari

5 Tiruchendur 1(Central Exchange)

6 Udangudi

7 Sattankulam

8 Kovilpatti 1(Central Exchange)

9 Kayatar

10 Vilathikulam

11 Pudur

12 Ottapidaram

Total 3

Source: General Manager, BSNL, Thoothukudi 57

9.4 NO.OF TELEPHONE EXCHANGES, CAPACITY AND NUMBER IN USE

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Numbers Item (1) (2) (3)

1. Number of Telephone Exchanges 69

2. Number of Equiped Capacity 113822

3. Number of Direct Exchange Lines 77263 4. Number of Junction Lines -- 5. Number of Telephones in use 77263

Source: General Manager, BSNL, Thoothukudi.

9.5 NO.OF PUBLIC CALL OFFICES ATTACHED TO EACH EXCHANGE

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. Name of the Exchange No.of Public Call Offices Centre With STD/ISD Without STD/ISD

(1) (2) (3) (4) 1 Thoothukudi 1045 6579

Source: General Manager, BSNL, Thoothukudi

9.6 NO.OF PERSONS WAITING FOR PHONE CONNECTION

Year:.2008-2009

Name of the Exchange No.of persons waiting for phone Sl.No. Centres connections

(1) (2) (3) Tuticorin NIL

Source: General Manager, BSNL, Thoothukudi.

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10. ELECTRICITY

10.1 No.of Power Stations Year:2008-2009 Sl.No Name of the Year of Installed Generatio Station Nett . Power Stations Operation Capacity n (M.U.) Consu Unit (M.W.) mption sent out (M.U.) (M.U.) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 1. Hydro ------

2. Thermal 2008-2009 1050 7850.33 623.19 7227.1 Power Station 9 31 3. Gas Turbine ------

4. Wind Mills 2008-2009 0.015 -- NA NA

Source: Assistant Executive Engineer Tuticorin Thermal Power Station, Thoothukudi.

10.2 QUANTUM OF POWER PURCHASED

Year:2008-2009 Power purchased sectors name Power purchased in M.U. (1) (2)

Power Purchased from Wind Mill 32.94 Promoters

Source: District Electricity Board.

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10.3 Power Consumption Sectorwise

Year : 2008-2009 Sl.No Sectors Consumption . (M.U) % of the Consumption (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (HT) (LT) (LT) (HT) 1 Industries 241.36 31.23 7.89 83.33

2 Agriculture & Huts -- 0.14 0.04 -

3 Domestic -- 290.40 73.34 -

4 Commercial 26.04 3.53 0.89 8.99

5 Public lighting and Public works 22.24 4.15 1.04 7.68

6 Sales to licencees ------

7 Sales to other states ------

8 Miscellaneous 55.50 -- 16.80 -

Total 289.64 395.95 100% 100%

Source: Tamilnadu Electricity distribution circle, Thoothukudi

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10.4 Peak Demand and Energy Output

Year: 2008-2009 Power Demand Details (1) (2)

210.85 1. Instantaneous peak demand

2. Sustained peak demand 567.193 MVA

Source: Tamilnadu Electricity Board, Thoothukudi

10.5 Revenue from Electric Schemes and cost per unit

Year: 2008-2009 Sl. Sectors Cost per unit Income (Rs. in Lakhs) No 1 2 3 4 1. Government LT HT L.T. H.T

3.50 3.50 150.91 754.28

2. Public 3.50 3.50 281.38 19.27

3. Private 4.95 5.00 13024.36 8447.53

Total 11.95 12.00 13456.65 9221.09

Source: Tamilnadu Electricity Board, Thoothukudi

10.6 Transmission and Distribution of Electricity

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. Item Unit (Nos) Achievement (1) (2) (3) (4)

1 Commercial 227 227 2 Domestic 649 649 3 Industrial 21 21

Source: Tamilnadu Electricity Board, Thoothukudi

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10.7 Capacity of Transformers Year: 2008-2009. Sl.No. Name of the Stations / Sub Stations Capacity Peak reached(MVA) (1) (2) (3) (4) 1 230/110/22 KV Auto 2*100MVA( 1 No. failed) 97.26 1x10 MVA 4.15 SS/Muthiahpuram/Tuticorin 1x16 MVA 10.62 2. 110/22 KV SIPCOT SS/Tuticorin 2*100MVA 69.12 64.57 3 110/22 KV Town SS/Tuticorin 2x16 MVA 12.23 1x25 MVA 20.15 4 110/22 KV SIPCOT SS/Tuticorin 1x16 MVA 9.72 1x10 MVa 6.23 5 110/22 KV SS 1x16 MVA 12.86 1*7.5 MAV 2.89 6 110/33-11 KV SS 2*10 MVA 12.082 1*10 MVA 9.945 7 110/33-11 KV Sattankulam SS 1x10 MVA 9.56 1x16 MVA 24.89 8. 110/11 KV Udangudi SS 1x16 MVA 14.86 9 110/11 KV Kovilpatti SS 2x16 MVA 12.62 2x16 MVA 12.62

10. 110/33/11 KV Eppodumvendran SS 1x16 MVA 13.00 1x16MVA 13.00 1*8 MAV 6.89 11. 110/11KV Manjaneerkayal SS 1x10MVA 5.92 1x10 MVA 4.91 12. 66/11 KV Kalugumalai SS 3x2 MVA 5.449 13. 66/11 KV Ottapidaram SS 1x2.5 MVA 2.13 2*2 MVA 3.54 14. 33/11 KV Tiruchendur SS 2x5 MVA 5.94 15. 33/11 KV Nazreth SS 1x8 MVA 7.53 16. 33/11 KV Naduvakurichi SS 1x8 MVA 4.56 17. 33/11KV Nagalapuram SS 1x8 MVA 5.22 18. 33/11KV Srivaikundam SS 2x5 MVA 9.39 19. 33/11 KV Kulathur SS1x5 MVA 1x5 MVA 3.5 20. 33/11 KV Soorangudi SS 1x5 MVA 2.75 21. 33/11 KV Kadambur SS 1x8 MVA 3.65 22. 33/11 KV Ettayapuram SS 1x8 MVA 7.124 23. 33/11 KV Ottanatham SS 1x3MVA 2.68 24. 33/11 KV Palaniappapuram SS 1*8 MVA 2.95 25. 33/11 KV SS 1*5 MVA 4.97 26 66/11KV Chettikuruchi LTSS 1*3 MVA 1.96 27 66/11KV Sivagnanapuram LTSS 1*5MVA 2.6 28 66/11KVEdaiseval LTSS 1*1 MVA 0.98 29 33/11 KV Seidunganallur LTSS 1*5MVA 3.6 30 110/33-11 Vilthikulam SS 1*16MVA 9.10 1*8 MAV 4.37 31 110/22-11 Ayyanarpuram SS 1*10 MAV 5.59 1*16 MVA 10.973 32 110/11 KV vijayapuri 1*16 MAV 9.54

Source: District Electricity distribution circle 62

10.8 Rural Electrification Year:2008-2009 Electrified during the year Electrified upto the year Towns Village Hamlet Agricultural Town Village Hamlet Agricultural Pumpset Pumpset (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) ------281 All Town, Villages and 29026 Hamlets are electrified.

Source: District Rural Electricity Office.

10.9 Name and address of fault report offices Year: 2008-2009. Sl.No. Name of the Stations/Sub Stations Phone No. (1) (2) (3) 1. 230/110/22 KV Auto SS/Tuticorin 95461-23554622 2. 110/22 KV Town SS/Tuticorin 95461-2345751 3. 110/22 KV SIPCOT SS/Tuticorin 95461-2340025 4. 230/110 KV SIPCOT SS/Tuticorin 95461-2340042 5. 110/22 KV Vagaikulam SS 95461-2269333 6. 110/33-11 KV Arumuganeri SS 914639-280204 7. 110/33-11 KV Sattankulam SS 914639-266232 8. 110/11 KV Udangudi SS 914639-250380 9. 110/11 KV Kovilpatti SS 914632-221298 10. 110/33/11 KV Eppodumvendran SS 914632-2265224 11. 110/11KV Manjaneerkayal SS 914630-275220 12. 66/11 KV Kalugumalai SS 914632-251251 13. 66/11 KV Ottapidaram SS 95461-2366237 14. 33/11 KV Tiruchendur SS 914639-242150 15. 33/11 KV Nazreth SS 914639-277355 16. 33/11 KV Naduvakurichi SS 914639-253220 17. 33/11KV Nagalapuram SS 914638-242227 18. 33/11KV Srivaikundam SS 914630-255255 19. 33/11 KV Kulathur SS1x5 MVA 914638-227267 20. 33/11 KV Soorangudi SS 914638-262340 21. 33/11 KV Kadambur SS 914632-246211 22. 33/11 KV Ettayapuram SS 914632-271215 23. 33/11 KV Ottanatham SS 95461-2268223 24. 33/11 KV Palaniappapuram SS 954639-274242 25. 33/11 KV Kurumbur SS 954639-235211 26 110/33-11 KV Vilathikulam SS 04638234777 27 110/22-11 KV Ayyanarpuram SS 04612363293 28 110/11 KV Vijayapuri SS 04632 291189

Source: District Electricity distribution circle

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11. Education

11.1 Universities, Students and Teachers and Courses offered

Year: 2008-2009 Sl.No. Name of the Students Teachers Name of University the Boys Girls Total courses offered (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) NIL

Source: Registrar of Respective University.

11.2 COLLEGES FOR GENERAL EDUCATION,STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

Year: 2008-2009 Sl.No. Name of Institution No.of Students Teachers Institution Boys Girls Total (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 1. Government Colleges 1 - 434 434 19

2. Aided Colleges 9 3522 5210 8732 644

3. Self Financed Colleges 7 790 3171 3961 206

Source: Concerned Institutions.

11.3 COLLEGE FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Name of the Institutions No.of Students Teachers Institutions Boys Girls Total (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 1 Engineering 5 3007 1646 4653 369

2 Agriculture 1 146 199 345 36

3 Medical 1 56 51 107 96

Source: Respective Head of Department.

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11.4 COLLEGES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Name of Institutions No.of Students Teachers Institutions Boys Girls Total (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 54 1 Fisheries 1 89 58 147 21 2 Home Science College 1 -- 189 189

Source: Concerned Institutions

11.5 SCHOOLS FOR GENERAL EDUCATION, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. Name ofd the No.of the Students Teachers Institu\tions Institutions 1 Boys Girls Total 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Primary Schools 1184 67715 64096 131811 5130

2 Middle Schools 305 39917 36781 43698 3556

3 High Schools 106 20081 25523 45604 956

4 Hr.Sec. Schools 133 42176 43886 86062 7649

Source: C.E.O.,Thoothukudi,D.E..E.O.Thoothukudi.

11.6 SCHOOLS FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

Year: 2008-2009 Sl.No Name of the No. of the Students Teachers Institution Institutions Boys Girls Total (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

NIL

Source: Concerned Institutions

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11.7 SCHOOLS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. Name of the No. of the Students Teachers Institution Institution Boys 7Girls Total ( Govt. ITI ) 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 1 353 4 357 21 Thoothukudi 2. 1 184 3 187 13 Tiruchendur Total 537 7 534 34

Source: Concerned Institution.

11.8 INSTITUTIONS FOR OTHER PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. Name of the No. of Students Teachers Institution Institutions Boys Girls Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Politechnics 6 5749 450 6199 340

2 Teachers Training 15 67 738 805 101

3 Physical Education 1 57 43 100 11

Source: Concerned Institution.

11.9 Computer Training Centres

Year:2008-2009 No. of Computer Training Centres SL. Name of the Block/Municipalities No 1 Thoothukudi 49 2 Tiruchendur 12 3 Udangudi 5 4 Alwarthirunagari 5 5 Srivaikuntam 5 6 Karunkulam 3 7 Sattankulam 3 8 Kovilpatti 29 9 Kayatar 2 10 Vilathikulam 3 11 Pudur 2 12 Ottapidaram 3

Source: Concerned Block Statistical Inspector

67 11.10 HOSTELS AND INMATES BY COMMUNITY

Year:2008-2009 No.of Hostels Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe Most Backward Class Backward Class and Denotified Communities B G. T. B. G. T. B. G. T. B. G. T. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12

36 17 53 - - - 7 3 10 15 10 25

11.10 Contd…

No. of Inmates Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe Most Backward Class Backward Class and Denotified Communities B. G. T. B. G. T. B. G. T. B. G. T. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24

1678 990 2668 - - - 261 200 461 651 431 1082

B. Boys G. Girls T. Total

Source: District Adi-Dravidar Welfare, officer, and District of Backward Class welfare officer, Thoothukudi.

11.11 SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS BY COMMUNITY

Year: 2008-2009.

Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Denotified Communities/Most Backward Classes Tribe Backward Classes No.of Amount No.of Amount No.of Amount Beneficiaries (Rs.in ‘000’) Beneficiaries (Rs.in ‘000’) Beneficiaries (Rs.in ‘000’) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

9213 20253 46797 3505 4979 6785

Source: District Adi-Dravidar Welfare, officer, & District of Backward Class welfare officer, Thoothukudi.

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12. FISHERIES

12.1 FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT

Year:2008-2009

1 Area: a) Total Coastal Line of the District 163.5

b) Total Inland Resource 1) Total Fresh Water Spread Area(Ha) 11926 2) Estuarires and Brackish Water Area 400 3) Active Inland Fishermen 2533 2 Marine Fish Production Quanity (Tonnes) 39125 Value (Rs. in Lakhs) 7825 3 Marine Fishseries 1) Marine Fishing village 24 2) Total Marine Fisher Folk Populatation 69558 3) Active Marine Fishermen 19237 4) Machanised Boat 279 5) Fibr Vallam 1303 6) Wooden Vallam 1915 7) Wooden Catamaran 1020

4 Fishing Processing and Storage 1) Private Sea Food Processing Unit 15 2) Chilled Fish Hanling Centre 1 3) Dried Fish Handling Centre 8 4) Peeling Shed 14 5) Ice Plant 19 Storage Facilities 1) Cold Storage 18 2) Chilled Storage 2 3) Dried Fish Storage 3 4) Fish Curry Storage 1 5) Fish Meal Storage 1

5 Fish and Fishery Products Export from Tuticorin Port Quanity (Tonnes) Value ( Rs. in lakhs) 29350 693.58 6 Capacity Building Fisheries College and Research Institute 1 Fisheries Training Centre 1

Source: AD-fisheries (marine), Thoothukudi.

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12.2 ESTIMATED MARINE FISH PRODUCTION / INLAND FISH PRODUCTION

Year: 2008-2009

Sl.No. Name of the Taluk Quantity Value (Tonne) (Rs. In lakhs) (1) (2) (3) (4) 1 1808 100.01 2 Ottapidaram 4115 33.46 3 Thoothukudi 31088 33.61 4 Srivaikuntam 33 76.50 5 Tiruchendur 5380 577.93 6 Sattankulam 1800 0.61 Total 44224 822.12

Source: AD-fisheries (marine), Thoothukudi.

12.3 NO. OF FAMILIES ENGAGED IN FISHING

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Name of the Taluk No. of Families engaged (1) (2) (3) 1 Thoothukudi 7507

2 Srivaikundam 324

3 Tiruchendur 4213

4 Sattankulam 893

5 Vilathikulam 1382

6 Ottapidaram 1481

TOTAL 15800

Source: AD-fisheries (marine), Thoothukudi.

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13 . HANDLOOM

13.1 NO.OF FOCAL CENTRES AND LOCATION DETAILS

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. No. of the Focal Centres Name/Location of the Focal Centres (1) (2) (3) 1 2 Ettayapuram

Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics

13.2 NO. OF SOCIETIES & VARIETYWISE PRODUCTION

Year: 2008-2009

Cotton Silk Artsilk Mixture of Polyester Artsilk &

Cotton

(Rs. (Rs.

I

in

Meter Meter Meter Meter Value Meter

(Rs.in

―000’)

No.of Societies

In`000’

MeterVa

In ‘000’) In ‘000’) In ‘000’)

Length in Length in Length in Length in Length in

Value Value (Rs. Value (Rs. Value (Rs. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) 17 636918 14361 ------

1 ------23578 805 ------

1 ------7438 165

636918 14361 -- -- 23578 805 -- -- 7438 165

Source: Asst. Director Handlooms, Titunelveli

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13.3 NO. OF POWERLOOMS & EMPLOYEES WORKING

Year:2008-2009 No. of Powerlooms No. of Employees working (1) (2)

NIL NIL

Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Chennai-6.

13.4 NO. OF FAMILIES ENGAGED

Year:2008-2009 SlNo. Name of the No. of the families engaged in Block/Municipalities Handlooms Powerlooms (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. Srivaikuntam 358 -- 2. Thoothukudi -- 3. Sattankulam -- 4. Tiruchendur 294 -- 5. Udangudi -- 6. Ottapidaram -- 7. Kovilpatti 933 -- 8. Pudur 242 -- 9. Vilathikulam -- Total 1827 --

Source: Asst. Director of handlooms-Tirunelveli

14. HANDICRAFTS

14.1 NAME & ADDRESS OF HANDICRAFTS

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Name of the District Name & Address of the Handicraft (1) (2) (3) 1. Thoothukudi NIL

14.2 ARTICLES AVAILABLE IN HANDICRAFTS

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. Name of the Handicrafts Articles available in ther Handicrafts (1) (2) (3) NIL

Source: District Handicraft Office

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14.3 VALUE OF ARTICLES PRODUCED

Year: 2008-2009 Sl.No. Name of the Handicraft Value of the articles Value of the articles Provided sold (1) (2) (3) (4) NIL

Source: District Handicrafrt Office

14.4 NO.OF FAMILIED ENGAGED IN HANDICRAFTS

Name of the No. of the No. of the Sl.No. Block/Municipalities Handicrafts families engaged (1) (2) (3) (4) NIL

Source: District Handicraft Office.

5. HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

15.1 HOSPITALS, DISPENSARIES BED STRENGTH, DOCTORS AND NURSES Year: 2008-2009. Classification Modern Indian Medicine Homoe Grand Medicine Sidd Un Ayurvedic Tot opathy Total Ayur ha ani Siddha al vedic Unani combined (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)

1. Hospitals 10 1 10 -- -- 11 1 22

2. Dispensaries -- 2 28 1 -- 31 2 33 3. Primary Health Centres 47 1 17 -- -- 18 -- 65

4. Health Sub Centres 249 ------249

5. Other Medicals Institutions 37 ------37

6. Bed Strength 1397 -- 45 -- -- 45 -- 1442 7. Numbr of Doctors 210 2 28 1 - 31 2 243

8. Number of Nurses

554 -- 2 -- -- 2 -- 556

Source: Deputy Director of health, Thoothukudi and Kovilpatti. 73

15.2 NO.OF ALLIED PATHOLOGICAL UNITS AVAILABLE

Year:2008-2009. Sl.No. Name of the Block/Municipality No.of Pathalogical Units (1) (2) (3) 1. Thoothukudi NIL

Source: District Medical Office

15.3 DISTRICTWISE PATIENTS TREATED

Year:2008-2009.

Sl.No. Name of the District No.of patients treated (1) (2) (3) Out Patient 1459292

In Patient 143978 Thoothukudi District Total 1603270

Source : J.D. Health Thoothukudi

15.4 DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL

Year:2008-2009

No. of Doctors No. of Nurses No.of Technical persons Others {specify} (1) (2) (3) (4)

77 126 160 124

Source : J.D. Health Thoothukudi

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15.5 WELFARE PROGRESS OF FAMILY PROGRAMMES

Year: 2008- 2009 Sl.No Name of the Sterilisation IUD Users of Users of oral . Block/Munici- conventional pills palities contraceptives Achie Achie veme Achieve Targe Achieve Target veme Target Target nt ment t -ment nt

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) 810 1 Thoothukudi 1120 1620 476 850 650 660 1190 2 Srivaikuntam 860 718 1800 514 650 550 900 720 3 Karunkulam 530 473 1380 603 350 450 690 570 4 Tiruchendur 820 623 1500 415 300 350 750 660 5 Alwarthirunagari 860 558 1800 418 550 450 900 660 6 Udangudi 520 331 1140 627 150 200 570 480 7 Sattankulam 520 408 1320 219 150 150 660 570 8 Kovilpatti 640 918 1140 261 350 180 570 555 9 Kayatar 790 702 1440 557 400 372 720 610 10 Vilathikulam 500 513 1200 383 300 250 600 420 11 Pudur 530 484 1020 306 500 400 480 480 12 Ottapidaram 840 631 1340 336 400 180 780 360 Thoothukudi 13 1936 1292 730 800 670 Municipality 2000 1620 800 Kovilpatty 14 467 131 120 120 0 Municipality 500 240 300 9882 1856 ` Total 11100 6538 6050 5032 9350 7415 0

Source: Deputy Director of Medical Rural Health service & Family welfare, Thoothukudi

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16.HOUSING

16.1 PLAN SANCTIONED, BUILDING COMPLETED UNDER PRIVATE SECTOR Year: 2008-2009

Sl.No. Name of the Town Room Unit Size (No of Plans Panchayat/Municipalities/Cor Sanctionud) porations Private Sector (1) (2) (3) (4) MUNICIPALITIES

1 Thoothukudi 158

2 Kovilpatti 195

3 Kayalpattinam 321

TOWN PANCHAYATS

1 Tiruchendur 224

2 Arumuganeri 446

3 12

4 Srivaikuntam 34

5 Sawyerpuram 80

6 50

7 58

8 Alwarthirunagari 52

9 Authur 80

10 123

11 30

12 Sathankulam 81

13 Udangudi 148

14 Ettayapuram 72

15 Kalugumalai 99

16 Kayathar 161

17 Kadambur 61

18 Vilathikulam 94

19 Pudur 50

Source: Assistant Director of Statistics-Thoothukudi

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16.2 PLANS SANCTIONED, BUILDING COMPLETED UNDER PUBLIC SECTOR

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Name of the Panchayat RoomUnit size Public Sector Union (1) (2) (3) (4) 1 Thoothukudi 7059

2 Srivaikuntam 1226

3 Karungulam 931

4 Tiruchendur 2399

5 Alwarthirunagari 3454

6 Udangudi 4295

7 Sattankulam 3775

8 Kovilpatti 212

9 Kayatar 688

10 Vilathikulam 340

11 Pudur 1208

12 Ottapidaram 2231

Source: Assistant Director of Panchayat, Thoothukudi.

16.3 AMOUNT INVESTED IN HOUSING AND BUILDING ACTIVITY UNDER PUBLIC SECTOR

Year: 2008-2009

Residential Percentage to Non-Residential Percentage to total Total Rs.in ‘000’ total Rs.in ‘000’ Rs.in ‘000’ (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) NA

Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics

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16.4 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY OF TAMIL NADU HOUSING BOARD

Year:2008-2009

Name of the Block Name of the Scheme Number (1) (2) (3)

1. Low Income Group Housing Schemes Flats

2. Middle Income Group Housing Schemes 3. Slum Improvements/Clearance Tenaments 4. Tamil Nadu Government Rental Housing Flats

5. Subsidised Industrial Housing Tenaments NIL 6. Fire Proof Tenaments 7. Special Low Cost Housing Scheme {EWS} 8. Police 9. Specify any other

Source: EE-Engr.& Admn officer-Tirunelveli Housing Unit

16.5 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY OF TAMIL NADU SLUM CLEARANCE BOARD

Year: 2008-2009

Name of the Item Vambay Block (2) Scheme (1) Achievement 1105

1. Number of Tenements sanctioned for construction

2. Number of Tenements constructed 3. Amount sanctioned (Rs.in lakhs) 3224.83

4. Amount spent (Rs.in lakhs) 608.77

5. Number of tenements occupied Nil

6. Rent received (Rs.in lakhs) Nil

Source: EE- Slum Clearance BoardTirunelveli

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16.6 INDEX NUMBERS OF BUILDINGS COST IN URBAN CENTRES (1980-81=100)

Year: 2008-2009

Sl.No.. District Urban Building Index Construction Other Combined Cerntres Building cost for Charges Index materials building Labour (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

NA

Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics

16.7 LABOUR CHARGES OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No Description Charges of Male Charges of Female (1) Construction Workers Construction Workers (2) 1 Mason 300 --

2 Helper 175 150

Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics

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17. INDUSTRIES

17.1 RESULTS OF ANNUAL SURVEY OF INDUSTRIES (FACTORY SECTOR)

Characteristics Units Results for all Industries 1. 2. 3.

Not Available

Source: Diorectorate of Economics & Statistics

17.2 ESTIMATES OF OUTPUT AND VALUE ADDED BY MANUFACTURE BASED ON ANNUAL SURVEY OF INDUSTRIES

Year: 2008-2009

(Rs. In lakhs)

Industry Description of the All Employees Value of output Value added Group Industry Rs. In lakhs (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Not Available

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6.

17.3 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. and Name of the Product Unit of quantity Production (1) (2) (3) Not Available

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6.

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17.4 PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF MAJOR MINERALS Year:2008-2009

Name of the District Name of the Mineral Quality in Tones Value (in Rs.) (1) (2) (3) Seigniorage Fee/Royalty (4)

MAJOR MINERAL 30116690 Lime Stone 669260 Beach Mineral Raw 3060000 68000 Sand 35000 Quartz 1750

MINOR MINERAL 2423713

Rough Stone 264306.811 Thoothukudi 232600 Earth 524.444 21319399 Gravel 473764.422 337200 Quartzite 1124 44950 M.C. Granite 28.54 (Cubic Mts)

.Source: A.D. Mines, Thoothukudi

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17.5 PRODUCTION OF HANDLOOM CLOTH

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. Variety of Cloth Production (1) (2) (3) 4.168 1. Towels 0.950 2. Bedsheet -- 3. Dhoties 0.740 4. Sarees 0.390 5. Lungies 8.310 6. Free Distribution sarees 0.420 7. Polyester Shirting 0.030 8. Colour piece 0.720 9. Uniform Gada 4.050 Art Silk 0.007 Pure Silk 0.380 Others 3.210 Export Variety 23.375 Total

Source: Assistant Director of Handlooms. Tirunelveli

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17.6 SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES Year:2008-2009 Sl.No Code No. Details of Classification No.of Units (1) (2) (3) (4) 35 1 20-21 Food and food products Beverages, tabboco and Tabboco - 2 22 products 31 3 23 Cotton textiles - 4 24 Wool, silk and synthetic fibre textiles - 5 25 Jute, hemp and mesta products 11 6 26 Hoisery and readymade garments 91 7 27 Wood and wooden products 8 8 28 Paper and paper products - 9 29 Leather and fur products 5 10 30 Rubber and plastic products 12 11 31 Chemicals chemical products 5 12 32 Non metalic and mineral products 1 13 33 Basic metal products 5 14 34 Metal products and parts Machinery and parts except electrical - 15 35 machinery - 16 36 Electrical machinery and apparatus - 17 37 Transport equipments and parts 1896 18 38 Other manufacturing industries 2073 Total

Source: General Manager District Industries and Commerce .Thoothukudi

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17.7 KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. and Production Sales Employments Earnings Industry (Rs. In lakhs) (Rupees in lakhs) (Lakhs of persons (Rs. In lakhs) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1. Yarn 18.25 -- 127 6.70 Production 2. Khadi 89.92 -- 73 4.86 Production 3. V. Hand 2.82 2.82 3 0.25 made Leather 4. Kadhi -- 121.96 -- -- Sales 5. V.I. Sales 48.19 59.89 10 0.80

6.Indl. Co-op. 345.52 360.18 438 0.44 Society

Source: Assistant Director, Khadi and Village Industries, Tirunelveli

84 17.8 NO.OF PRINTING PRESSES Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. District Number (1) (2) (3)

1 Thoothukudi 73

Source: Public Relation officer, Thoothukudi

17.9 NO.OF PHOTOCOPY (XEROX) CENTRES

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. Name of the Block / Municipality No.of Xerox Centres (1) (2) (3) 1 Thoothkudi 235

2 Srivaikundam 52

3 Karunkulam 25

4 Tiruchendur 53

5 Alwarthirunagari 35

6 Udangudi 22

7 Sattankulam 30

8 Kovilpatti 121

9 Kayatar 19

10 Vilathikulam 18

11 Pudur 11

12 Ottapidaram 22

Source: Block Statistical Hand Books-2009

18. FACTORIES 18.1 REGISTERED AND WORKING FACTORIES Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. Item Numbers (1) (2) (3) 2082 1. Factories on the Register at the beginning of the year

2. Factories added during the year 17 3. Factories removed during the year 15 4. Factories on the register at the end of the year 2084 5. Number of working factories 617

Source: Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories, Thoothukudi.

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18.2 EMPLOYMENT IN WORKING FACTORIES Year: 2008-2009 S.No. Item Numbers (1) (2) (3)

-- Thoothukudi District

Source: Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories, Thoothukudi.

18.3 UNIONS: INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES BY STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS GHERAOS Year: 2008-2009 Sl.No. Items Numbers (1) (2) (3) 1. Number of Registered Trade Unions -- 2. Strike: a. Number of Strikes -- b. Number of Workers Involved -- c. Number of Mandays Lost -- 3. Lockouts: a. Number of Lockouts -- b. Number of workers involved c. Number of Mandays Lost --

4. Gheraos: --

a. Number b. Workers involved c. Mandays Lost --

--

--

Source: Labour Officer, Thoothukudi.

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19. LOCAL BODIES

19.1 MUNICIPAL BODIES AREA AND POPULATION BY GRADES (As on 31st March)

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No Classification of Municipal Bodies Number Area Population (Sq.Km.) (In ‘000’) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

1. Corporations

2. Special Grade 1 13.87 216058

3. Selection Grade 1 12.58 87450

4. First Grade 5. Second Grade 6. Third Grade 1 12.5 32664 7. Township Committee

Source: Corporation Commissioner Thoothukudi and Municipal commissioners, Kovilpatti & Kayalpattinam

19.2 MUNICIPAL BODIES BY TALUKS

Year: 2008-2009 Sl.No Taluk Corpor Grade of Municipal Councils Township Total . ations Speci Selec- First Second Third Committees al tion (1) (2) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (3) (4) 1 Thoothukudi 1 1 2 Kovilpatti 1 1 3 Tiruchendur 1 1

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6.

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19.3 PANCHAYAT UNIONS, VILLAGE PANCHAYATS TOWN PANCHAYATS Year: 2008-2009

Sl.No. District Development Panchayat Village Town (2) Districts Union Panchayats Panchayats (1) (3) (4) (5) (6)

1 Thoothukudi 1 12 408 19

Source: Assistant Director of Panchayats, Thoothukudi..

19.4 REVENUE DIVISIONS, TALUKS, FIRKAS AND REVENUE VILLAGES Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Revenue Divisions Revenue Taluks Revenue Firkas Revenue Villages (5) (1) (2) (3) (4) 1 Thoothukudi 2 10 102

2 Kovilpatti 4 23 295

3 Tiruchendur 2 7 83

Total 8 40 480

Source: District Revenue Officer.Thoothukudi 19.5 TAX COLLECTED BY CORPORATION / MUNICIPALITY / PANCHAYAT UNION / TOWN PANCHAYAT / VILLAGE PANCHAYAT Year: 2008-2009(Rs. In Lakhs) Item Corporatio Municipality Panchayat Town Village (1) n (3) Union Panchayat Panchayat (2) (4) (5) (6) Revenue taxes -- directly raised -- 245.10 454.46

Income from -- renumerative 178.71 501.36 assets Grants -- received from 1239.53 467.55 1609.94 higher level bodies Total -- Expendi 1357.65 2395.56 ture Expenditure on -- development 1155.95 355.15 2174.11 activities

Source: Concerned Local Bodies. 19.6 RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 88 2008-2009 No. of Allotment No of SL.No Name of the Scheme Works (Rs. In Expr. Works Taken lakhs) (Rs. in completed lakhs) CENTRALLY SPONSORED I SCHEMES 1 Indira Awaaz Yojana New Houses 2375 1306.250 2375 1306.250 Upgradation 616 92.400 616 92.400 Bhart Nirman Phase –I 2 109.200 2 2 131.160 National Rural Employment 352 1627.410 Guarantee Scheme 2 940 3385.570 Total Sanitation Campaign. 9394 112.728 3 9394 112.728 Member of Parliament Local Area 72 275.470 Development Scheme 4 74 287.200 Bio-Gas 30 1.050 5 30 1.050 STATE SCHEMES

Anaithu Grama Anna marumalarchi 969 1373.900 Thittam 1 969 1620.000 Member of Legislative Assembly 462 976.69 Constituency Development Scheme 2 485 1050.000 Panchayat Union School Renovation 72 71.356 Programme 2 72 72.346 Panchayat Union School Renovatition 11 19.728 Programme- Town Panchayat & III Grade Municipality 11 20.000 Namakku Naame Thittam 33 149.67 3 33 182.970 Rural Roads under NABARD - RIDF 27 1012.700 1117.200 XIV 4 30 Twelfth Finance Commission Roads 30 294.680 works 5 30 326.190 Rural Infrastructure Scheme 898 1047.665 6 898 1047.859 Samathuvapuram 104 200.100 7 104 258.620 Pooled Assigned Revenue 1252 400.658 8 1270 430.480 TOTAL 17333 11442.023 16699 9071.655

Source: D.R.D.A, Thoothukudi.

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91 20. LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

20.1 NO.OF PERSONS REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR AND TOTAL NO.OF PERSONS WAITING UPTO THE END OF THE YEAR AS PER LIVE REGISTER

Year: As on 31st December 2008

No.of Persons Sl.No Type of Employment registered during the Total No.of persons waiting . Exchange year upto the end of the year

(4) (1) (2) (3)

District Employment 156015 1 23553 Exchange,Thoothukudi

Source: District Employment officer,Thoothukudi.

20.2 NO.OF PLACEMENTS DURING AND UPTO THE END OF THE YEAR

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Type of Employment Exchanges Placements during the Placements upto (1) (2) year the year (3) (4) 1

District Employment Exchange, 143 143 Thoothiukudi

Source: District Employment Officer,Thoothukudi.

92 21. LEGAL SERVICES

21.1 JUDICIAL DIVISION AND ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. Item Number (1) (2) (3) 1 District Sessions Court 1

2 Sub Court 3

3 District Munsf Court 4

4 Addl. District Judge \ Fast Track 2 Court 5 Consumer \ Camp Court 1

6. Labour Court 1

7. District Munsif Cum Judl 2 Magistrate Court 8. Addl District Munsf Court 2

9. Judl Magistrate Court 6

Source: Principal District Judge, Thoothukudi.

21.2 RESULTS OF CIVIL AND REVENUE CASES IN THE COURTS OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION CIVIL SUITS REGULAR

Year: 2008-2009

Item Number (1) Disposal Pending (2) (3) Original suits 2232 3033

Small cause suits - -

Original petition 1260 760

M.A.C.O.Ps 552 625

R.C.O.Ps 204 116

Source:Principal District Judge-Thoothukudi.

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21.3 Nature of free legal available and no.of beneficiaries, no. of cases disposed of in lok adalat during the year

Year: 2008-2009 Nature of free legal available No.of Beneficiaries No.of cases (1) (2) disposed of in Lok Adalat (3) Prl District court, 5 Thoothukudi 25

Fast Track 9 Court, Thoothukudi – I 14

Fast Track 14 Court, Thoothukudi – II 23

Judl Magistrate Court 8 21 Sub Court Thoothukudi 8 17 Prl District Munsiff court, 1 Thoothukudi 2

Judicial Magistrate court 1 2

Source:Principal District Judge-Thoothukudi.

21.4 No. of advocates practicing in courts

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. Name of the Courct No.of Advocates (1) (2) Practicing (3) 1 District court, Thoothukudi 2 Sub court, Thoothukudi 3 District munisif court, Thoothuikudi 400 4 Judicial magistrate court, No.I & II, Thoothukudi

Source:Principal District Judge-Thoothukudi.

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22. LIBRARIES. 22.1 List of Head and Branch Libraries in the District and all the details of members, books available and Reade

Year:2008-2009. No.of Readers(per Place Members No.of Books Available day) 1. Thoothukudi. 12227 80199 280 2.Srivaikuntam 3099 35552 61 3. Karungulam 1312 16988 70 4.Tiruchendur 3577 37051 198 5.Udangudi 2029 16272 86 6.Alwarthirunagari 1643 15570 43 7.Sattankulam 1870 26511 76 8.Kovilpatti 7775 45213 139 9.Kayatar 2252 24617 62 10.Ottapidaram 1334 18409 230 11.Vilathikulam 2309 19040 146 12.Pudur 1118 18428 27 Source: District Library Officer,Thoothukudi.

22.2 Number of Libraries housed in Government building/Rental buildings.

Year:2008-2009. Libraries in Govt. Libraries in Rental buildings(in Nos.) buildings(in Nos.)

30 9

Source: District Library Officer,Thoothukudi.

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22.3 Number of Reading Rooms Year:2008-2009. Sl.No. Name of the District Number of Libraries No.of Reading (1) (2) (3) Rooms (4)

1. Thoothukudi 121 121

Source: District Library Officer, Thoothukudi.

23. MINING AND QUARRYING

23.1 Number of Mining and Quarrying units in the district

Sl.No. Particulars Number of Mines and Quarries (1) (2) (3) 1. Major Mineral 18

2 Minor Mineral 139

Source: Assistant Director of Mines,Thoothukudi.

23.2 Classification-wise production during the year.

Sl.No. Name of the Mineral Production (Tones) (1) (2) (3) 1 MAJOR MINERAL 2 Lime Stone 669260

3 Beach Mineral Raw Sand 68000 4 Quartz 1750 5 Production (UNITS) MINOR MINERAL

6. Rough Stone 264306.811 7. Earth 524.444 8. Gravel 473764.422 9. Quartzite 1124 Source: Assistant Director of Mines, Thoothukudi.

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24. MANUFACTURING SECTOR

24.1 . Number of Food and allied manufacturing units in the district.

Year: 2008- 2009. Value Industry All of Group Name of the Value Description of the industry employe output (1) District. added (3) es Rs.in.la (2) (6) (4) khs.

(5)

N.A

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics.

24.2 . Number of Non-Food manufacturing units in the district.

Year: 2008-2009. Industry Name of the Description of the industry All Value Value Group District. (3) employe of added (1) (2) es output (6) (4) Rs.in.la khs. (5) DCW Thoothukudi Mercury NA NA NA Chemical Works SPIC Thoothukudi Fertilizers and Chemicals NA NA NA

Sterlites Thoothukudi Copper NA NA NA Industries

Heavy Thoothukudi Automatic Energy NA NA NA Water Plant Industries Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics.

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25. MEDICAL SERVICES

25.1 Number of Medical Colleges in the District with Students and Teachers

Year: 2008-2009. Sl.No. Name of the Institution Students Teachers (1) (2) Boys Girls Total (6) (3) (4) (5)

Govt. Medical College 1 214 185 399 104 Thoothukudi.

Source: Dean, Medical College,Thoothukudi.

25.2 Number of College of pharmacy with Students and Teachers Year: 2008- 2009. Sl.No. Name of the Institution Students Teachers

(1) (2) Boys Girls Total (6)

(3) (4) (5)

NIL

Source: Concerned Institution.

25.3 Number of Medical Stores in the District (Category-wise) Year: 2008- 2009. Sl.No. Item No.of Medical Stores (1) (3) (2)

1. Indian Medicine 62

2. English Medicine 703

Source: Drug Controller Tirunelveli.

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25.4. Number of Veterinary Colleges with Students and Teachers Year: 2008-2009. Sl.No. Name of the Institution Students Teachers (1) (2) (6) Boys Girls Total (3) (5) (4)

NIL

26. MOTOR VEHICLES

26.1 . No.of Motor Vehicles(category-wise) Registered During the Year and upto the end of the Year Year: 2008-2009 Commercial

Stage Carriage Auto Rickshaw Ordinary Taxi

Public Private

End of Upto the End of Upto End of the Upto the End of the Upto the the Year Year Year Year Year the Year Year the Year (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)

(1) (2) (3)

320 320 166 173 2227 2295 52 54

26.1 . Contd…

Commercial

Motor Cab Maxi Cab Omni Buses Private Station Vehicle & Others End of Upto End of the Upto End of the Upto the End of the Upto the Year the Year the Year Year Year Year the Year (9) (10) Year (12) (13) (14) (15) (16)

(11)

1553 1623 972 1018 2 2 260 265

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26.1 . Contd…

Commercial School Bus Ambulance Fire Fighter Light commercial Vehicle End of Upto End of the Upto End of the Upto the End of the Upto the Year the Year Year the Year Year Year Year the Year (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24)

232 282 - - - - 2176 2301

26.1 . Contd…

Commercial Lorry Articulated Vehicle State Permit National Permit State Permit National Permit End of Upto the End of the Upto End of the Upto the End of the Upto the the Year Year Year the Year Year Year Year Year (25) (26) (27) (28) (29) (30) (31) (32)

4870 4965 522 552 196 202 449 468

26.1 . Contd…

Commercial Non-Commercial Vehicle Tractor/Trailor Total Motor Cycle Scooter End of Upto the End of the Upto End of the Upto the End of the Upto the the Year Year Year the Year Year Year Year Year (33) (34) (35) (36) (37) (38) (39) (40)

- 7 - - - 5897 - 180

100

26.1 . Contd…

Non-Commercial Vehicles Mopeds Tri-cycle-Auto Motor Car Jeep End of Upto the End of the Upto End of the Upto the End of the Upto the the Year Year Year the Year Year Year Year Year (41) (42) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48)

- 1274 - - - 1046 - -

26.1 . Contd…

Non-Commercial Vehicles Station Wagon Tractor Three Wheeler Four Wheeler End of Upto the End of the Upto End of the Upto the End of the Upto the the Year Year Year the Year Year Year Year Year (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (55) (56)

------

26.1 . Contd…

Road Rollers Others Total Grand Total End of Upto the End of the Upto End of the Upto the End of the Upto the the Year Year Year the Year Year Year Year Year (57) (58) (59) (60) (61) (62) (63) (64)

- 3 - 63 - - - -

Source: Regional Transport Officer,Thoothukudi.

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26.2 NO.OF MOTOR VEHICLES (CATEGORY WISE) AVAILABLE FOR HIRE PURPOSE DURING & UPTO THE END OF THE YEAR

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. Category During the year End of the year (1) (2) (3) (4) 1 Stage carriage, Public -- 320

2 Stage carriage, Private 7 173

3 Autorickshaw 68 2295

4 Ordinary taxi 2 54

5 Motar cab (state) 70 1623

6 Motar cab (all India) -- --

7 Maxi cab (state) 46 1018

8 Maxi cab (all India) -- --

9 Private station vehicle 5 265

10 Light commercial vehicle 125 2301

11 Lorry (state permit) 100 4995

12 Lorry (National permit) 49 1020

13 Articulated vehicle 6 202

Source: Regional Transport Offier, Thoothukudi.

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26.3 NO.OF PERSONS ISSUED WITH DRIVING LICENCE

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Category No.of Driving Licence issued (1) (2) (3) 1 Two wheeler (geared) 5119

2 Two wheeler (non geared) 790

3 Light vehicles 4053

4 Heavy vehicles 913

Source:Regional Transport Officer,Thoothukudi.

27. NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY GENERATION

27.1 NO.OF SOLAR ENERGY GENERATING UNITS IN THE DISTRICT WITH PRODUCTION DATA

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Name and Place of Solar Instal Capacity Generation energy system exist (in Mega Watts) (in MU) (1) (3) (4) (2) Nil 1. Ayanaroothu 0.015

Source: EE-Wind farm Project –TNEB-Tirunelveli.

27.2 NO.OF WIND MILLS GENERATING UNITS WITH PRODUCTION DATA

Year: 2008-2009 Sl.No. Name and Place of Wind Instal Capacity Generation Mills Generation exist (in Mega Units) (in Mega Units) (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. Ayanaroothu & Kayathar 08.43 MW 5.061783 MU

72.220 MW * 35.690319 MU

Mullakadu 1.100 0.121576

*Commissioning of Private Wind farm during the year -2008-09 =18.250 MW

Source: Source: EE-Wind farm Projectct –TNEB-Tirunelveli

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28. POLICE AND PRISONS

28.1 POLICE FORCE Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Name of the Police Out Posts Actual Strength Total Stations Stations Local Armed Strength Reserv (1) (4) e (7) (2) (3) (5) Strengt h (6) Thoothukudi 1 54 3 1584 245 1829 District

Source: Superindent of Police,Thoothukudi.

28.2 COGNIZABLE OFFENCES UNDER INDIAN PENAL CODE (Including Attempts)

Sl.No. Item Number of Cases Reported (1) (2) (3) 67 (A) Murder 1. (B)Attempt to Murder - Culpable Homicide Note amounting to --- 2. Murder 3. Rape 17 4. Kidnapping and Abduction 49 5. Dacoity 2 6. Robbery 31 7. Burglary 211 8. Thefts 665 9. Riots 2 10. Criminal Breach of Trust 16 11. Cheating 139 12. Counterfeiting 9 13. Miscellaneous 4565 Total Cognizable Crime Under I.P.C. 5773

Source: Superindent of Police,Thoothukudi..

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28.3 PRISONS AND CONVICTS

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Classification of Prisons Number (1) (2) (3) 1. Central Prisons --

2. State Prison for Women --

3. Sub-Jails 4

4. Dist Jail 0

5. Open Air Prison --

6. Fifth Garden (Salem) --

7. Borstal School --

CLASSIFICATION OF CONVICTS

Sl.No. Length of Sentences Male Female Total (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1. Below One Year Above One Year and not 2. exceeding Two Years

Above Two Years and not 3. exceedingf Five Years

Exceeding Five Years and not N.A N.A. N.A. 4. . exceeding Ten Years

5. Exceeding Ten Years

6. Life Sentence

7. Sentence to death

Total

Source: Concerned Jail Superintendent

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28.4 NO.OF CASES REGISTERED UNDER P.C.R.

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. Name of the Stations No.of Cases Registered under (1) (2) P.C.R (3) 1 Thoothukudi District 27

Source: District Police Office(PCR Wing),Thoothukudi.

28.5 NO.OF CASES REGISTERED AGAINST WOMEN HARRASSMENT AND DOWRY

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Name of the Station No.of Cases Registered against Women Harassment and Dowry (1) (2) (3) 1 Thoothukudi District 428

Source: District Police Office Thoothukudi.

29. PUBLIC HEALTH

PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES RENDERED BY ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Items Numbers (1) (2) (3) 1. Hospitals 13

2. Dispensaries 3

3. Sanitary --

4. Nursing Home 57

5. Maternity & Child Welfare Clinic 7

Source: Deputy Director Health Services/Corporation,Thoothukudi.

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29.2 NO.OF PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES WITH SUB-CENTRES

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. Name of the Block / No.of Primary No.of Sub-Centers (1) Municipality Health Centers (4) (2) (3) 1. Srivaikuntam 4 22

2. Tiruchendur 5 24

3. Kayatar 3 19

4. Kovilpatti 3 22

5. Sattankulam 6 22

6. Udankudi 3 16

7. Pudur 3 19

8. Ottapidaram 3 19

9. Vilathikulam 4 25

10. Pudukottai 3 20

11. Alwarthirunagari 3 15

12. Karunkulam 7 26 Thoothukludi 13. 3 5 Municipality Kovilpatti 14. -- 4 Municipality Total 50 258 Source: Deputy Director of Health Services,Thoothukudi/Kovilpatti.

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PRINTING AND PUBLICATION

NO.OF NEWS PAPERS, WEEKLY MAGAZINES, MONTHLY MAGAZINES ETC., PUBLISHED

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. Type of Periodicals Language of No. of Periodicals (1) (2) Publication (4) (3) 1. Monthly English --

Tamil 9

2. Bi-monthly English --

Tamil --

3. Fortnightly English --

Tamil --

Source: Public Relations Officer,Thoothukudi.

30.2 NO.OF PUBLISHERS IN THE DISTRICT OTHER THAN NEWS PAPERS AND MAGAZINES

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Name of the Block / Municipality No.of Publishers (1) (2) (3) Nil

Source: Respective District Collectors.

NO.OF PRINTING PRESSES IN THE DISTRICT Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. Name of the Block / No.of the Printing Type of the Press Municipality Presses (Letter Press/Off set/Litho/Colour (1) Graphics) (2) (3) (4)

Thoothukudi District 73 --

Source: District Industrial Centres.

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PRICES - INDICES

INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES

(1970-71=100)

Year: 2008-2009 Month Chenn Tiruchi Coonoor Salem Cuddalor Nagerco All ai (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) e il India (2) (8) (9) (10)

Month Primary Food Non Food Minerals Fuel Power Manufacture All (1) Articles Articles Articles and Light d Products Commoditi (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) es (8) 1480.27 1643.70 April ‘08 1723.52 2021.04 1255.83 1203.39 2562.06 1477.81 1655.46 May 1747.91 2066.97 1245.81 1203.39 2562.06 1494.01 1679.47 June 1775.28 2101.93 1261.82 1203.39 2637.29 1507.83 1700.84 July 1804.27 2144.28 1270.04 1203.39 2637.29 1507.83 1723.38 August 1839.13 2195.28 1279.83 1203.39 2637.29 1740.33 September 1873.04 2240.36 1296.78 1203.39 2637.29 1517.22 1517.28 1755.25 October 1899.65 2291.29 1284.48 1203.39 2637.28 1520.31 1766.56 November 1919.81 2327.86 1278.49 1203.39 2637.29 1522.64 1760.02 December 1905.46 2304.55 1278.28 1203.39 2637.29 1528.91 1757.20 January ‘ 09 1894.88 2283.20 1284.99 1203.39 2637.29 1527.14 1752 1866.48 2271.19 1282.17 1203.39 2637.29 Februrary 1526.62 1757.21 March 1896.80 2282.54 1291.21 1203.39 2637.29 1511.45 1724.29 Average 1847.19 2210.87 1275.81 1203.39 2624.75

SourceDepartment of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6.

109 130 April ‘06 131 134 134 130 132 138 590 590 131 May 131 137 133 132 132 139 595 594 135 June 134 138 135 133 135 140 604 599 136 July 135 142 136 133 135 143 615 606 135 August 138 146 139 135 136 145 629 620 136 September 140 143 140 136 137 146 641 626 140 October 142 151 142 138 141 148 652 634 145 November 144 153 144 141 142 148 664 645 141 December 144 152 143 139 141 147 662 645 January ‘ 141 146 152 144 133 144 148 668 652 07 140 144 151 143 139 146 148 670 644 Februrary 139 March 142 153 144 139 145 148 667 634 139 145 Average 139 146 137 140 136 638 624

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS

Source:Department of Economics and Statistics,Chennai.

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31.3 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR SELECTED ESSENTIAL ITEMS IN RURAL TAMIL NADU

Base Year: 1970-71=100)

year:2008-2009

Fuel Power Month Food and Clothing Misc. Composite Index Lighting

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

April ‘08 1707.00 1547.00 1463.00 2005.00 1707.42

May 1724.00 1547.00 1463.00 2019.00 1722.14

June 1757.00 1547.00 1463.00 2021.00 1748.68

July 1778.00 1569.00 1463.00 2033.00 1767.89

August 1526.00 1478.00 1426.00 1923.00 1549.57

September 1532.00 1478.00 1426.00 1923.00 1549.57

October 1541.00 1484.00 1426.00 1940.00 1563.33

November 1601.00 1484.00 1426.00 1946.00 1637.59

December 1633.00 1484.00 1426.00 1949.00 1637.59

January ‘ 1655.00 1494.00 1427.00 1967.00 1657.35 09

1665.00 1539.00 1445.00 1991.00 1671.22 Februrary

March 1681.00 1547.00 1463.00 1996.00 1685.91

Average 1650.00 1516.50 1443.08 1977.42 1656.54

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6.

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31.4 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR SELECTED ESSENTIAL ITEMS IN URBAN TAMIL NADU

Base Year: 1970-71=100)

Year:2008-2009

Fuel Power and Clothing and Month Food Miscellaneous items Composite Index Lighting Footwear

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

1501.77 April ‘06 1430.00 1579.00 1843.00 1655.00

1505.90 May 1434.00 1594.00 1845.00 1656.00

1528.99 June 1460.00 1604.00 1857.00 1676.00 1546.86 July 1481.00 1617.00 1856.00 1689.00 1553.06 August 1489.00 1617.00 1857.00 1692.00 1557.64 September 1494.00 1626.00 1862.00 1693.00 1563.26 October 1502.00 1626.00 1862.00 1693.00 1591.49 November 1540.00 1630.00 1859.00 1701.00 1624.20 December 1585.00 1630.00 1866.00 1705.00 January ‘ 1658.54 1628.00 1642.00 1933.00 1703.00 09 1686.82 1661.00 1645.00 1949.00 1726.00 Februrary 1720.92 March 1702.00 1664.00 1990.00 1736.00 1586.62 Average 1533.83 1622.83 1881.75 1693.75

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6.

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QUALITY CONTROL

LIST OF INDUSTRIAL/ESTABLISHMENT UNITS HAVING QUALITY CONTROL FACILITIES AND THE PRODUCTS SUBJECTED TO QUALITY CONTROL.

Year:2008-2009.

Sl.No. List of Industries Establishment Units having, Products subjected to Quality Control Facilities Quality Control (1) (2) (3) (4) NA

Source: Concerned Office.

33. REGISTRATION

33.1 NO.OF REGISTRATION OFFICES IN THE DISTRICT

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Name of the District No.of Registration Office (1) (2) (3)

20 1 Thoothukudi

Source: District Registrar, Registration Department,Thoothukudi.

33.2 REGISTRATION AND AGGREGATE VALUE OF PROPERTIES TRANSFERRED DURING THE YEAR

Year:2008-2009

No.of Registration Aggregate Value of Properties Transferred (Moveable and Immoveable) (Moveable and Immoveable ) (1) (2)

8736173580 49074

Source: District Registrar ,Registration Department ,Thoothukudi.

113 34. REPAIR AND SERVICE

34.1 AUTHORISED AUTOMOBILES REPAIR AND SERVICE STATIONS

Year: 2008-2009

Name of the Block / Municipalities Authorised Automobiles Repair and (1) Service (in No's.) (2) Thoothukudi 9

Srivaikundam 4

Tiruchendur 5

Sattankulam 2

Kovilpatti 8

Vilathikulam 2

Source: Concerned Block Statistical Inspector

34.2 AUTHORISED ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC GOODS REPAIR AND SERVICE UNITS

Year:2008-2009

Name of the Block / Municipalities Electrical and Electronic goods Repair (1) and Service Units (in No's) (2) Thoothukudi 23

Srivaikundam 3

Tiruchendur 9

Sattankulam 3

Kovilpatti 12

Vilathikulam 3

Source: Concerned Block Statistical Inspector

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35. RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

35.1 RESTAURANTS, CAFES AND OTHER EATING AND DRINKING PLACES

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Items Place (1) (2) (3) 159 1. Restaurants 402 2. Cafes Other Eating and 171 3. Drinking Centres

Source: Hoteler’s Association

35.2 DETAILS OF HOTELS

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Place Name of the Hotels with Name of the Hotels Lodging Facilities without Lodging (1) (2) (3) Facilities (4) 1. Thoothukudi Hotel Geetha Hotel Brindavan Internationall Hotel Alwin Hotel Aarthy

Hotel Sugam Hotel Ashok Bhavan

Hotel Dhanam Hotel Gowri Sankar

Hotel Paulsor nam Hotel Sahana

Hotel Jony International Hotel Paulson

Hotel Visakha Bavan

Source: Commercial Tax officer,Thoothukudi.

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36. RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES

36.1 LIST OF CINEMA THEATRES AND THEIR CAPACITIES

Year:2008-2009. Sl.No. Name of the Block / No. of Cinema Capacity (1) Municipality Theatres (4) (2) (3) 1 Thoothukudi 13 9460

2 Srivaikundam 2 1276

3 Tiruchendur 4 2387

4 Alwarthirunagari 2 650

5 Udangudi 1 525

6 Sattankulam 1 630

7 Kovilpatti 6 3560

8 Kayatar 1 775

9 Vilathikulam 1 302

10 Pudur 0 0

11 Ottapidaram 1 961

Source: District Collector, Thoothukudi.

36.2 LIST OF CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. Place Name of the Club and Association (1) (2) (3) 1 Thoothukudi District 52

Source: District Collectorate.

36.3 LIST OF MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTORS AND PROJECTION SERVICES

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Name of the Block / Municipality Name of the Picture Distributors / Projection Services (1) (2) (3) Thoothukudi District Devi Films, Thoothukudi

Navina Films, Thoothukudi.

Source: Concerned Distributors

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37. SOCIAL WELFARE

37.1 PURATCHI THALAIVAR M.G.R. NUTRITIOUS MEALS PROGRAMME CENTRES

School sector Total Panch Municipal Sector ayat Bodies ICDS Union & TINP

1 2 3 4

1474 15 1310 2799

Source: P.A. Noon meal/ District Project officer ICDS,Thoothukudi.

37.2 NO.OF BENEFICIARIES UNDER PURATCHI THALAIVAR M.G.R. NUTRITIOUS MEALS PROGRAMME

No. of Benefiuciaries under age group Total 2-4 5 to 9 10 to 13

Panchayat Municipal Panchayat Municipal

Union Bodies Union Bodies

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6

31493 72118 1083 42773 558 148025

Source: P.A. Noon meal/ District Project officer ICDS,Thoothukudi.

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37. 3 NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES UNDER FREE SUPPLY OF TEXT BOOKS AND UNIFORMS

Year: 2008-2009

Sl,No, Name of the Age group 6-14 (Standandards I to VIII) Block/ Municipality Uniforms Text Books

Boys Girls Boys Girls 2. 1. 3. 4. 5. 6.

1 Thoothukudi 4442 4687 12727 13214 2 Srivaikuntam 4873 5090 6222 5962 3 Karunkulam 2401 2336 2961 3925 4 Tiruchendur 3979 3911 5859 6037 5 Alwarthirunagari 6856 6352 8191 7915 6 Udangudi 3385 3218 3631 3478 7 Sattankulam 4470 4680 5011 4801 8 Kovilpatti 1120 1430 2327 2420 9 Kayatar 1270 1011 1510 1617 10 Vilathikulam 870 980 1830 1924 11 Pudur 742 670 1623 1710 12 Ottapidaram 813 603 1323 1476

Source: District Educational office, Thoothukudi and Kovilpatti.

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37.4 NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES UNDER OLDAGE PENSION SCHEME

Oldage pension Oldage Oldage Oldage Oldage for pension Sl. pensione pension pension Taluk Physical for Total No r for for to Agri. ly deserted aged widow Labour handica wives pped 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1. Thoothukudi 4726 350 739 0 2489 8304 2. Srivaikuntam 10390 183 500 10 2783 13866 3. Tiruchendur 11809 236 720 0 2972 15737 4. Sattankulam 5019 122 468 174 1512 7295 5. Kovilpatty 9296 206 590 26 1523 11641 6. Ettayapuram 2564 105 165 10 578 3422 7. Ottapidaram 3857 171 626 4 3045 7703 8. Vilathikulam 5074 185 311 22 1481 7073 Total 52735 1558 4119 246 16383 75041

Source: Deputy collector, Social Security Scheme, Thoothukudi.

37.5 FREE HOUSES AND HOUSE SITES DISTRIBUTED TO COMMUNITIES

Name of the House distributed Taluk S.C. S.T. B.C. D.C.& Others Total 1. MBC 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Thoothukudi District 244 -- NA NA NA 244

Source: Dist. Adi-dravidar welfare officer, Thoothukudi

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37.6 IMPLEMENTATION OF RELIEF MEASURES AND PENSION SCHEMES

Year:2008-2009

Name of the No. of Beneficiaries Total Amount Sl.No. Scheme/Relief disbursed(Rs. In Other Measures S.C. S.T. Total ‘000) s Nalinthor Nala 1 57 0 274 334 3340000 Thittam Accidental relief for 2 workers (death at the 8 120000 time of work) Freedom Fighters 3 Pension Scheme a) State Government b) Central Government

State & Central c) Government

4 C.M.’s Relief Fund i) Road Accidents ii) Riot Victim Others (Specify) iii) 55 0 0 55 664280 (Atrocities) Mozhi Kavalar 5 Pension Scheme Nalintha Kalaignar 6 Pension Scheme Others if any 7 (Specify)Un-married 589 247470 women Pension

Source: Deputy collector, Social Security Scheme.. .

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38. SANITARY SERVICES

38.1 No. of Sanitary Workers engaged in Sanitation, Garbage and Sewage disposal and other particulars.

No. of Workers No. of Garbage and Sewage Other connected works engaged in Sanitation disposal related with sanitation 1. 2. 3. 410 Garbage – dumping method Underground drainage Sewage connect to the drain system is adopted Source: Corporation commissioner, Thoothukudi.

38.2 NO. OF VEHICLES ENGAGED IN SANITARY SERVICES

Sl.No. Name of the Block /Municipality No. of vehicles engaged in Sanitary Services 1. 2. 3. 1 Thoothkudi 16 2 Srivaikundam 7 3 Karunkulam 3 4 Tiruchendur 8 5 Alwarthirunagari 2 6 Udangudi 3 7 Sattankulam 5 8 Kovilpatti 18 9 Kayatar 5 10 Vilathikulam 4 11 Pudur 3 12 Ottapidaram 4 Source: Municipal Commissioners and Block Development Officer, Thoothukudi District

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39. SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH SERVICE

39.1 INSTITUTIONS AND LABORATORIES ENGAGED IN RESEARCH WORK

Name and address of Institutions and Type of Research Field Laboratories 1. 2.

Nil

40. STORAGE FACILITIES

40.1 LIST OF AGRICULTURAL AND NON-AGRICULTURAL STORAGE GODOWNS

No of Agricultural Godowns No of Non-Agricultural Godowns 1. 2.

12 55

Source: Market Committee -Tirunelveli.

40.2 LIST OF COLD STORAGE AND GODOWNS

Sl.No. No of cold storages 1. 2.

13

Source: Market Committee -Tirunelveli.

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41. TEXTILES

41.1 No.of Ginning, Spinning and Weaving mills

Sl.No Name of the No. of Ginning No. of No. of Weaving . Block/Municipaiti mills Spinning mills es mills 5 3 1 2 4 1 Thoothukudi 3 2 Kovilpatti 3 2 3 Ottapidaram 2

Source : Inspector of Factories ,Thoothukudi.

41.2 QUANTUM OF PRODUCTION DURING THE YEAR.

Ginning Mills Spinnig mills production Weaving mills production Production 2. 3. 1. N.A.

Source: Inspector of Factories ,Thoothukudi.

42. TRADE AND COMMERCE

42.1 NO. OF MAJOR AND MINOR TRADE AND COMMERCIAL ESTATE

No. of Major Trade No. of Minor Trade No. of Commercial 1. 2. Estate 3.

181 88 --

Source: Secretary, Market Committee,Tirunelveli.

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43.1 LENGTH OF ROADS (IN KILOMETRES)

Surfaced Roads Unsurfaced Grand Cement Bituminous Water bound Total Roads Total Concrete Macadam 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 48.270 2727.872 409.730 3185.872 336.345 3522.217 Source: D.R.D.A & D.E. (H) Thoothukudi.

43.2 ROAD ACCIDENTS

Sl.No. Name of the Total No. of persons Number of District Number of injured persons 1. 2. Accidents 4. killed 3. 5. 1. Thoothukudi 1198 1459 234 Source: Superintendent of Police, Thoothukudi.

43.3 REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES 2008-09

Commercial Stage carriage Auto- Ordinar Motor Maxi Omni Private ricksha y Taxi Cab Cab Buses Station w Vehicl Public Private e &

others 1. 2. 4. 5. 7. 8. 3. 6.

53 337 10 0 0 -- 0

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Table 43.3 Contd.

Commercial Scho Ambu- Fire Light Lorry Articulated Vehicle Tractor Total ol lance Fight Comme State National State National Trailor Bus er rcial Per Permit Permit Permit Vehicle mit

(9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) ------400

Table 43.3 Contd.

Non-Commercial Vehicles Motor Scooter Moped Tri-Cycle Motor Car Jeep Station Cycle Auto Wagon (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25)

------

Table 43.3 Contd.

Non-Commercial Vehicles Tractor Three Four Road Others Total Grand Wheeler Wheeler Rollers Total (26) (27) (28) (29) (30) (31) (32) ------400

Source: Regional Transport Officer, Thoothukudi

125 43.4 TRANSPORT CORPORATIONS

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No No. of . Year of Headquarter buses as Name of the Formation District covered on 31st Corporations March (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

1 Tamilnadu State Tirunelveli & Transport Corpn. 01.01.1974 Tirunelveli 759 Thoothukudi

Source: State Transport corporation, Tirunelveli

43.5 SELECT INDICATORS ON OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATIONS

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No Item Name of the Transport . Corporation (2) (3) (1) 1. Fleet Strength 2. Kilometres operated carried per day (in lakhs) 3. Number of passengers carried per day (in lakhs) 4. Fleet Utilisation (Percentage) 5. Kilometre efficiency (Percentage) 6. Kilometre run per litre of diesel a) City / Town b) Mofussil

7. Number of routes (As on 31st March ) 8. Number of New routes introduced during the 9. year 10. New villages benefitted during the year 11 Benefitted village population (in lakhs) 12. Staff strength Number of New Buses purchases

Source: State Transport corporation, Tirunelveli .

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43.6 RAILWAY LINES AND STATIONS Year:2008-2009 Item Broad Meter Broad Gauge Total Guage Gauge & (1) (2) Meter Guage (5) (3) (4)

1. Route Length (in Km.) 113.45 - -- 113.45

2. Tract Length (in Km.) - - - -

3. Number of Railway 23 - - 23

Stations

Source: Station master, Sourthern Railway, Thoothukudi.

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43.7 PORT DEVELOPMENT

1. Major Ports...... Thoothukudi

2. Intermediate ports

3. Minor ports

Vessels entered and Cargo handled Name of the Port Vessels entered Cargo handled 1. 2. 3. Major Ports:

1. Chennai

2. Tuticorin 1533 18703350 (Tonnes)

Intermediate Ports

1. Cuddalore

2. Nagapattinam Minor Ports

1. Kilakarai

2. Rameswaram

3. Pamban

4. Colachal

5. Kanniyakumari

6. Valinokkam

* Including Transhipment, Cargo and Container cargo

Source: Chairman, Port Trust, Thoothukudi.

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43.8 AIR PORTS

Year: 2008-2009 Sl. Airport Passengers (in ‘000’) No. Embarked Disembarked Transit Total (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1. INTERNATIONAL

AIRPORT, MADRAS a) International

b) Domestic

DOMESTIC 2. AIRPORT

a) Tuticorin 10698 11435 Nil 22133

b) Coimbatore

c) Madurai

d)

Contd…

TABLE 43.8 Contd.

Cargo Handled (Tonne) Revenue (Rs. In lakhs) Loaded Unloaded Total PAX Cargo Total (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) NIL ---

Source: Air port Authority, Vagaikulam Airport

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43.9 PRIVATE TRANSPORT OPERATIONS

Year: 2008-2009 Sl.No. Name of the Transport Operations (1) (2) 1 Ratna Transports

2 Thangam Transport

3 Basil Roadways

4 Lion Roadways

5 Seethapathi Roadways

6 Balamurugan Transport

7 N.K.R. Transport

8. Vivegam Transport

Source: R.T.O, Thoothukudi

44. TOURISM

44.1 PLACES OF TOURIST ATTRACTION

Year:2008-2009 1 The Marine National Park 2 Ettaiyapuram Palace 3 Kattabomman Memorial Fort - 4 Kattabomman Hanging memorial place - Kayathar 5 The Basilica of a Lady of Snows 6 Tiruchendur Temple 7 Tuticorin Port

Source: Tourist information centre, Tirunelveli.

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44.2 LIST OF PLACES OF WORSHIP

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Places of Worship (1) (2) 1 Kayalpattinam-Masjid

2 Manapad_Church

3 -Church

4 Navathirupathi- Temples

5 Tiruchendur Murugan Temple

Source: Concerned Authority.

44.3 LIST OF HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS

Year: 2008-2009 SL. List of Hotels List of Restaurants NO (2) (3) (1)

573 159

Source: Commercial Tax Office, Thoothukudi.

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44.4 LIST OF TRAVEL AGENTS

Year: 2008-2009

Sl.No. List of Travel Agents (1) (2) 1) J. Navas 2) R. Ravi

Source: Regional Transport Officer, Thoothukudi..

44.5 TRAIN AND AIR SERVICE TIMINGS

Year:2008-2009 Sl.No. Train Timings Air Service Timings (1) (2) (3)

1. Pearl City Express—7.45 pm Arrival from Chennai –12.55 PM 2. Mysore Express—4.45 pm Departure to Chennai 1.15 P.M 3. Tirunelveli Passenger—8.40 am 5.50pm

Source: General Manager, Sourthern Railway, Thoothukudi. & Airport authority of India, Vaigaikulam

45. VITAL STATISTICS

45.1 BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTERED

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Name of the Block / Live Births Deaths Registered (1) Municipality Registered (4) (2) (3) 1. Thoothukudi District 22316 6504 Source: DD-Health. Thoothukudi and Kovilpatti.

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45.2 BIRTH, DEATH AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES

Year:2008-2009

Health Division Birth Death Infant Mortality (1) (2) (3)

16.1 Thoothukudi 5.5 17.4

Kovilpatti 15.5 5.2 21.9 Source: DD-Health, Thoothukudi & Kovilpatti

45.3 DEATH BY CAUSES

Year:2008-2009

Sl.No. Name of the Causes for Death No.of the Death (1) (2) (3) 1. Tuberculosis 8 2. Bronchities & Asthma 213 3. Jaundice 10 4. Cancer 24 5. Heart attack 131 6. Diabetes 139 7. Suicide 4 8. Senility 3193 9. Accidental Poisoning 6 10. Traffic Accidents 21 11. All other causes 2390 Total 6139

Source: DD- Health , Thoothukudi & Kovilpatti.

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46. VOLUNTARY SERVICES

46.1 LIST OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES AVAILABLE IN THE DISTRICT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AND URBAN POPULATION

Year: 2008-2009 Sl.No NO. of Voluntary Service organisations (1) (2) 1 94

Source: DSWO-Thoothukud

47. WATER WORK AND SUPPLY

47.1 NO. OF SCHEMES OPERATED IN THE DISTRICT

Year:2008-2009 Sl.N No of the Schemes No.of the Programmes in o. (2) the Schemes (1) (3) 1 NIL NA

Source: E.E. TWAD, Thoothukudi.

47.2 NO.OF WORKERS ENGAGED IN THE WATER WORKS AND SUPPLY Year:2008-2009. Sl.No. Name of the Schemes No.of Workers engaged in water (1) (2) works and supply (3)

NIL NIL

Source: EE-TWAD Board Maintance Thoothukudi

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47.3 NO.OF HOUSE CONNECTIONS, FOUNTAINS

Year: 2008-2009. Sl.No. Name of the Blocks / No.of House water connections (1) Municipalities (3) (2) 1 Thoothukudi 7059 2 Srivaikuntam 1226 3 Karunkulam 931 4 Tiruchendur 2399 5 Alwarthirunagari 3454 6 Udangudi 4295 7 Sattankulam 3725 8 Kovilpatti 212 9 Kayatar 688 10 Vilathikulam 340 11 Pudur 1208 12 Ottapidaram 2231

Source: Corporation/ Municipalities/ Panchayat Union/ Town Panchayat.

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