COIMBATORE PROFILE 2015

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COIMBATORE DISTRICT PROFILE - 2015

1. GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION

North Latitude : Between 10  10’ and 11 30’

East Longitude : Between 76 40’ and 77  30’

2. AREA AND POPULATION I. Geographical Area (Sq.Km.) : 3671 (as per village Records) Reserve Forest (Sq. Km.) : 1052

Total Area (Sq. Km.) : 4723

II. CENSUS 2011

I.Population

a) Total Population : 3458045

b) Male Population : 1729297

c) Female Population : 1728748

II.Literates a)Total Literates : 2635907

b) Male : 1394790

c) Female : 1241117

III.Main Workers (Census 2011)

a. Total Workers : 1567950

b. Male Workers : 1083125

c. Female Workers : 484825

d. Cultivators : 75411

e. Agricultural Labourers : 201351

f. Other Workers : 1291188

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V. Languages Spoken in the : Tamil Baduga District Telugu Punjabi Hindi Rajasthani English Marathi Urdu Gujarathi Bengali Nepali

3. TEMPERATURE

Plains - Maximum : 36.3 C Plains - Minimum : 19.5 C

4. RAINFALL (IN mm)

Normal - North East : 328.9 South West Monsoon : 189.8 Actual - North East Monsoon : 311.6 South West Monsoon : 764.2

5. AGRICULTURE

I. a. Total Cultivated Area (Hec) : 176501 b. Net Area Sown (Hec.) : 173437 c. Area Sown more than once (Hec.) : 3064

d. Area and Production of Principal Crops

Area Production S.No Crops (in hect.) (in tonnes) 1 Paddy ( ) : 2167 10139 2 Cholam : 28458 23105 3 Maize : 4474 35797 4 Other Cereals : 121 194 5 Pulses : 9841 5794 6 Sugarcane (Gur) : 1128 121181 7 Groundnut : 4589 12389 8 Gingelly : 324 114 9 : 438 797

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e. Agricultural Land Holdings (As per the Agricultural Census 2010-11)

1. Holdings : 131341 2. Area (Hectares) : 237305.22 3. Average Size of Holdings (Hectars) : 1.81

II.a. Important Food Crops 1. Paddy 7 Greengram 13.Vegetables

2. Jowar 8. Horsegram 14.

3. Maize 9. Sugarcane 15. Banana

4. Bengalgram 10. Turmeric 16. Mango

5. Redgram 11. Chillies 17. Curry Leaves

6 Blackgram 12. Onion 18. Arecanut

b. Other than Food Crops :

1. 4. Casuarina 7. Eucalyptus 2. Tea 5. Coffee 8. Pepper 3. Cardamom 6.Cashewnut 9.Cotton

6. IRRIGATION GrossArea Net Area a. Govt. Canals : 24403 20763 b. Private Canals : -- -- c. Tanks : -- -- d. Tube Wells : 31227 30784 e. Wells & Other Sources : 62459 61357 f. Other Sources : -- -- Total Irrigated. : 115664 113689

A) Name of the Rivers 1. 2. Nirar 3. Sholayar 4. Parambikulam 5. Noyal 6. Bhavani

B) Name of the Lakes : NIL

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7. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

I. Veterinary Institutions a Poly Clinic : 1 b Veterinary Hospitals : 12 c Veterinary Dispensaries : 85 d Clinical Centres : 1 e Sub Centres : 24 f Mobile Unit : 2 II. Poultry Development a Chicks produced in hatcheries (Lakh Nos) : 410 b Birds sold for breeding (Lakh Nos.) : 5 c Birds sold for table (Lakh Nos.) : 380 III. Livestock and Poultry Population a Cattle : 406587 b Buffaloes : 8397 c Sheep : 109358 d Goat : 198574 e Poultry : 11721527

8. DAIRY DEVELOPMENT

a Dairies 1 : b Milk Chilling Plants : 4 c No.of milk co-operative Societies : 327 d Quantity of Milk Produced ( in Lakh Litres) : 447.34

9. FISHERIES a. Length of Coastal Line (Km.) : Nil b. Number of Coastal Blocks : Nil c. Number of Coastal Centres : Nil d. Marine Fish Production (Tonne) : Nil e. Inland Fish Production (Tonne) : 47.559 10. FOREST A. Forest Area (Hec.) a. Reserved Forests : 105224 b. Reserved Lands : - c. Unclassified Forests(Revenue Department Record : 6647

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B. Out-turn of Forest Product a. Timber (Cu.m.) : b. Fuelwood (MT) : c. Pulpwood (MT) : d. ) : Nil e. Rubber (MT) : f. (Tonne) : g. Tea (Green LeavesM.T) : h. Wattle Bark (MT) : i. Cashew (Tonne) :

11. ELECTRICITY

A.Generation of Electricity a. Hydro (Million Units) : 1062.244 b. Wind Mill Generation(M.W) : 127.15 c. Thermal : Nil d. Power Purchased : 715.15 e. Gas Turbine : Nil

B.Consumption of Electricity (in m.u.) Kwh/Annual

a. Agriculture : 24.42 b. Industry : 2650.61 c. Commercial : 464.06 d. Domestic : 1187.27 e. Public Lighting & Water Works : 109.93 f. Sales to Licensees : Nil g. Sales to Other States : Nil h. Miscellaneous : 334.87

C.Rural Electrification 1. Number of Pump sets Energized : 54768

2.. Number of Town Electrified : 38 3. Number of Villages Electrified : 85 4. Number of Hamlets Electrified : 315

12.ENTERPRISES RURAL URBAN a.Number of Agricultural. Enterprises : 76320 10178 b.Number of Non Agricultural Enterprises : 112310 207332 c. No. of Enterprises: i. With Premises : 168370 198302 ii. Without Premises : 20260 19208

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13. INDUSTRIES A. 1. No.of Working Factories (Registered ) : 4225 2. Empl;yment in working factories : 186820 3. No.of Trade Unions : 769 4. No.of Strikes : 03 5. No.of Lockouts : Nil 6. Large Scale Industries : 7. Medium Scale Industries : 413 8. Small Scale Industries /MSME Units : 12873 9. Cottage Industries. : 522 10. No. of New factories set up : 178

B. Name of the Important Industries in the District 1. Textiles 9. Animal Feed. 2. Hosiery 10. Steel rolling. 3. Cement 11. Paper 4. Motors & Pumps 12. Sugar 5. Wet Grinders 13. Flour Mills 6. Solar heaters 14. Dairy 7. Safety Valves 15. Soya 8. Stabilizers various type of Electrical 16. Ancillary and Non Electrical machines Machinery

C. Industrial Park : 2 ( cluster - Coimbatore) ( Pump sets cluster - Coimbatore)

14. KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES Production Sales (Rs. in

Value (in lakhs) lakhs) Khadi & Village Industries 121.95 182.41

15. MEDICAL AND HEALTH(Only Govt.) I) Modern Medicine a. No.of Hospitals : 14 b. Dispensaries : 58 c. Primary Health Centres (Wings) : 58 d.Urban Primary Health Centre(Corp.) : 20 e. Health Sub Centres : 328 f. Other medical Institutions : - g. Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries : 2067 h. Total Number of Doctors : 562 i. Total Number of Nurses : 560

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II) Indian Medicine(Ayrvedic/Siddha/Unani) a. Hospital : 3 b. Dispensaries : 10 c. Total Number of Doctors : 12 III) Homoeopathy a. Number of Hospitals : 1 b. Total Number of Doctors : 1

16. EDUCATION 1 Universities : 6 2 Arts and Science Colleges : 47 3 College of Education : 34 4 College of Physical Education : 1 5 Medical Colleges : 3 6 Dental Colleges : 2 7 Homeopathy Medical Colleges : 2 8 Siddha Medical Colleges : 1 9 Ayurvedha Medical Colleges : 1 10 Colleges : 66 11 Architecture Colleges : 10 12 Management Colleges : 27 13 Coimbatore Marine College : 1 14 Air Force Administrative College : 1 15 Law Colleges : 1 16 Music Colleges : 1 17 Polytechnic Colleges : 25 18 Nursing Colleges : 19 19 Pharmacy Colleges : 10 20 Physitheraphy Colleges : 7 21 Occupational Theraphy Collges : 1 22 Agriculture (Forest) : 1 23 Veterinary Colleges : NIL 24 Co.op.Training Institute : 1 25 Pre-Primary Nursery Schools : 209 26 Primary Schools : 827 27 Middles Schools : 253 28 High Schools : 114 29 Higher Secondary Schools : 149 30 Central Schools : 51 31 Matric. High Schools : 81 32 Matric.Higher.Sec.Schools : 195 33 Anglo Indial Schools : 3 34 Teacher Training Institute : 13 35 Government ITI : 2 36 Special School for Physically : 23 Challenged

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17.TRANSPORT A. Road Length (Km.) 1. National Highways : 360.400 2. State Highways : 1168.725 3. Corporation : 2112.110 4. Road : 569.322 5. Panchayat Union and Panchayat Road : 7626.037 6. Town Panchayat Road : 1841.540 7. Others (Forest Roads) : 226.240 Registered Motor Vehicles 1. Commercial : 61114 2. Non-Commercial : 1326383

B.Railway Length 1. Route Length (Km.) - Broad Gauge : 141.21 Meter Gauge : 27.64 2. Track Length (Km.) - Broad Gauge : 249.903 Meter Gauge : 28.08

C. Number of Railway Stations : 13

D. Number of Sea Ports : Nil

E. Number of Air Ports 1 Name of the Air Port : Civil Air Port, , Coimbatore

F. Name of the Export and Import Commodities EXPORTS: 1. Hosiery Items and Readymade Garments. 2. Pumps and Motors 3. Yarn 4. Castings 5. Textile Spares 6. Jasmine 7. Arecanut 8. Jewels 9. Software 10. Tea.

IMPORTS: 1. Fabric 2. Engineering Spares 3. Surgical Items 4. Medicines 5. Chemicals 6. Garment Accessories.

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18. COMMUNICATION a. Post & Telegraph i.Post Offices doing postal business alone : 298 ii.Post Offices doing Post & Telegraph business : NIL

b. Telephones i. No.of Installed Capacity : 398930 ii. No.of Public Call Offices : 6184 iii. No.of Telephone Exchanges : 145

19. CO-OPERATION a. Primary Agricultural Rural Development Banks : 9 b. District Central Co-operative Banks : 1 c. Co-operative Urban Banks : 4 d. Primary Agricultural Credit Societies : 137 e. Housing Co.op.society : 76 f. Employees Co-operative Societies : 88 g.Handloom Weavers Co-operative Societies : 60 h. Powerloom Weavers Co-operative Societies : 20 i. Industrial Co-operative Societies : 20 j. Khadi & Village Industries Societies : 27 k.Primary Co-operative Stores : 32 l. Co-operative Sugar Mills : -- m.Students Co-operative Stores : 7 n.Co.op . Marketing Society : 5 o.Special Type Societies : 8 p.Consumer Co-operative Whole Sale Stores : 2 q.Urban Co-operative Credit Societies : 10 r.Vegetable Growers co.op.marketing society : 1 s.Taminadu Industrizal Co.op.Bank Ltd. : 1 t.Milk Produces Co-op.Societies : 327 u.Co-op.Milk Produces Union : 1

20. REGISTRATIONS a. No.of Registration Offices : 17 b. Aggregate Value of property : 1286.58 Transferred (Rs. in Crores) c. Total Receipts (Rs. in Crores) : 643.29

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21. HOUSING i. No.of (S.F.Schemes) constructed by TNHB : 384 ii. Dy. Registrar Housing : Nil iii. No. Of Tenements Constructed by TNSCB : 1256 iv. No. Of Tenements Constructed by PHB : 318 v. Dy. Registrar Housing - Rural : Nil vi. Dy. Registrar Housing - Urban : Nil vii. Total No. of Households a. S.C : Nil b. S.T : Nil c. Others : Nil viii. No. of households below poverty line : Nil 22. SOCIAL WELFARE (in Nos.) a. Old Age Pensioners : 81326 b. Dr.Muthulakshmi Reddy Ammaiyar Ninaivu Mahapperu Udhavi Thittam : Nil c. Marriage Assistance i. Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Ninaivu Thirumana Udhavi Thittam : 6634 ii. E.V.R.Maniammai Ninaivu Marriage Assistance for Daughters of poor widows : 124 iii. Dr.Dharmambal Ammaiyar Thittam (widow Re-Marriage) : 6 iv. Marriage Assistance to orphan Girls : 62 v. Dr.Muthulakshmi Reddy NinaivuKalappu Thirumana Nidhi Udhavi Thittam : 190 d. Aid for Handicapped : Nil e. Aid for Others (Specify) i. Free supply of Sewing machines : 150 ii. Girl Child Welfare Scheme : 1392 iii. Free supply of Books and Notes for the children of poor widows : -

f. Women Welfare Cooperative Societies Tailoring : 2 Stationary : 1 g. Training Centres : 1 h. Mahalir Mandram- this Scheme is not : being implemented Since 01.04.2003 : - i. Women Development Groups : 19266 Beneficiaries : 286815 Total Savings (Crores) : 129.23 j. Uzhavar Santhai : 9

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23. NUTRITIONS MEALS PROGRAMME No.of Total Name of Programme Centres Beneficiaries i. P.T.M.G.R. : 1292 122268

ii. I.C.D.S : 1697 32601 24. REVENUE ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS a. Revenue Divisions : 2 b. Revenue Taluks : 10 c. Revenue Firkas : 38 d. Revenue Villages : 295 25. LOCAL BODIES a. Corporations : 1 b. Municipalities : 3 c. Panchayat Unions : 12 d. Town Panchayats : 37 e. Village Panchayats : 228

26. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

a. District Panchayat : 1 b. No.of Blocks Covered : 12 c. Population Covered : 839105 d. Area Covered (Sq.Km.) : 2467.62

27. POLICE AND PRISIONS

A. POLICE 1. Police Force i. Local : 2959 ii. Armed Reserve : 906 2. Police Stations : 98 3. Police Outposts : 1

B. PRISONS 1. Central Prisons : 1 2. Other Prisons(Sub Jails) : 12 3. Open Air Prison : 1 4. Borstal School : 1 5.State Prison for Women : 1 6.Special Sub-Jails : 1

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28. LEGISLATURE A. Members of the Legislative Assembly 1.. Elected : 10 2.. Nominated : Nil B. Members of Parliament () : 2 C. Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) : 1

29. CINEMA THEATRES A. Permanent 1. Air-conditioned : 23 2. Non-conditioned : 31 3. Air Cooled : Nil B. Open Air Theatres : Nil C. Semi Permanent : 02

30. BANKS / INSURANCE a. Bank Offices : 513 b. Primary Co-op. Banks : 157

c. Insurance Offices

1. L.I.C. - 11 2. U.T.I. - 26 3. N.I. - 8 4. N.I.I. - 18

31. NATURAL RESOURCES

Name of the Minerals Found in the District

1. Lime Stone 2. Quartz 3. Feldspar 4. Soap stone 5. Stone 6. Granite

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32. PER CAPITA INCOME CURRENT CONSTANT PRICES PRICES (2011-12) (2011-12) Gross District Domestic Product : 3953569 2601933 Population (Combine District) : 3336883 3336883 Per Capita Income (in rupees) : 1184481 77975

Net District Domestic Product :3498050 2464928 Population (Combine District) : 3336883 3336883 Per Capita Income (in rupees) : 104830 67876

33. GENERAL 1. Name of the Important Pilgrims Centres 1 , Patteswarar Temple 2 Dandayuthapani Temple, Maruthamalai. 3 Arulmigu Echanari Vinayakar Temple. 4 Koniamman Koil Temple, Coimbatore 5 Pathrakaliamman koil, Nellithurai. 6 Masaniamman Koil, Anaimalai 7 Munthi Vinayakar Koil, . 8 Saibaba Temple, Coimbatore. 9 Balaji Temple, Karumalai, . 10 Aranganathar Temple.Karamadai 11 Athar Jamad Masjid,Town Hall, Coimbatore. 12 Guruthvara,R.S.Puram, Coimbatore. 13 Jain Temple,R.S.Puram, Coimbatore. 14 Immanuel Church, Coimbatore. 15 Christ Church, Coimbatore. 16 Bethesdha Prayer Centre, Karunyanagar. 17 Carmel Prayer Tower, Coimbatore. 18 Anthoniar Church, Puliakulam, Coimbatore. 19 Nanthi Temple, Navakarai 20 Puri Jaganathar Temple,Coimbatore 21 Then Thiruppathy Temple, ,Mettupalayam. 22 Thandumariamman Temple, Road 23 Kamachi Amman Temple, R.S.Puram. 24 Isha Yoga Centre, Vellingiri Foot Hills. 25 Vedathiri Maharishi Centre, Aliyar 26 Anubhavi Subramaniar Temple, Chinnathadagam.

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2. Name of the Important Tourist Centres

1 Kovai Kutralam, Siruvani Hills

2 , Near Walaiyar

3 Kovai Kondattam(Water Sports)

4 Vaithegi Falls, Narasipuram

5 Diyana Lingum, Poondi

6 State Horticulture Farm , Kallar,Near Mettupalayam

7 Black Thunder (Water Sports)

8 Karamadai Range Forest – Piloor Dam

9 Ornithology Centre,Anaikatti

10 Agri University Potanical Gardern

11 Forest CollegeMeisium

12 V.O.C. Park

13 Maharaja Theme Park(Water Sports)

14. Valparai Hill Station

15 , Valparai

16 Kadamparai Power House, Valparai

17 Parambikulam Dam

18 Topslip

19 , Near Aliyar

20 Aliyar Dam,Aliyar.

21 Indira Gandhi Wild Life Sanctuary and National Park

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