CENSUS OF INDIA 2001 SERIES-33 TAMIL NADU DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK Part - B . VELLORE DISTRICT ·VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT Dr. C. Chandramouli of the Indian Administrative Service Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu Contents Pages Foreword XI Preface X 111 Aclmowledgements XV Map of Vellore District XVlI District Highlights - 200 1 xix Important Statistics of the District - 2001 XXI Ranking of Taluks in the District XXIII Summary Statements from 1 - 9 Statement 1: Name of the headquarters of Districtffaluks, their rural-urban XXVI status and distance from District headquarters, 2001 Statement 2: Name of the headquarters of District/CD block, their XXVI rural-urban status and distance from District headquarters, 2001 Statement 3: Population of the District at each census from 1901 to 2001 XXVll Statement 4: Area, number of villages/towns and population in District XXVIll and Taluks, 2001 Statement 5: CD block wise number of villages and rural population, 2001 XXXllI Statement 6: Population of urban agglomerations (including constituent units/ xxxiv towns), 2001 Statement 7: Villages with population of 5,000 and above at CD block level XXXVI as per 2001 census and amenities available Statement 8: Statutory towns with population less than 5,000 as per 2001 XXXIX census and amenities available Statement 9: Houseless and institutional population of Taluks, rural xl and urban, 2001 Analytical Note (i) History and Scope of the District Census Handbook 3 (ii) Brief History of the District 3 (iii) Administrative set-up 4 (iv) Physical features 4 (v) Pages (v) Census concepts. 13 (vi) Non-Census concepts. 19 (vii) Census 2001 findings. 24 Distribution of population in Rural and Urban areas; Size, Class and Status of Towns; Population Growth, Density and Sex Ratio; Literacy; Economic Activity; Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Religion. (viii) Brief analysis of data based on Inset Tables 1 to 52. 28 (ix) Major Social and Cultural events, natural and administrative developments and 96 significient activities during the decade. (x) Brief description of places of religious, historical or archeological importance in villages and places of Tourist interest in the towns of the district. 96 (xi) Major Characteristics of the Vellere District, contribution of the district in the form of any historical figure associated with the district. 97 (xii) Scope of Village and Town Directory. 98 Part A - Village and Town Directory Section I - Village Directory (a) Note explaining the abbreviations used in the village directory 103 (b) List of villages fully merged in Towns and outgrowths at 2001 Census 106 (c) CD block wise presentation of Village Directory Data 1. SHOLINGUR CD BLOCK (i) Map of Wallajah Taluk 109 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 III (iii) Village Directory 112 2. KAVERIPAKKAM CD BLOCK (i) Map of Arakonam Taluk 133 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 135 (iii) Village Directory 136 3. ARAKONAM CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages along with location code 1991 and 2001 159 (ii) Village Directory 160 (vi) Pages 4. NEMILICD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages along with location code 1991 and 2001 173 (ii) Village Directory 174 5. WALAJAPET CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages, alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 193 (ii) Village Directory 194 6. ARC aT CD BLOCK (i) Map of Arcot Taluk 209 . (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 200 1 211 (iii) Village Directory 212 7.. TIMIRI CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages along with location code 1991 and 2001 229 (ii) Village Directory 232 8. KANIYAMBADI CD BLOCK (i) Map of Vellore Taluk 255 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 257 (iii) Village Directory 258 9. VELLORE CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages along with location code 1991 and 2001 271 (ii) . Village Directory 272 10. KATPADI CD BLOCK (i) Map of Katpadi Taluk 283 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages along with location code 1991 and 2001 285 (iii) Village Directory 286 11. ANAICUT CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 297 (ii) Village Directory 298 12. K.v. KUPPAM CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages, alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 319 (ii) Village Directory 320 (vii) Pages 13. GUDlYATTAM CD BLOCK (i) Map of Gudiyattam Taluk 339 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 341 (iii) Village Directory 342 14. PERNAMPAITU CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 363 (ii) Village Directory 366 15. MADHANUR CD BLOCK (i) Map of Vaniyambadi Taluk 393 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 395 (iii) Village Directory 398 16. ALANGAYAM CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 419 (ii) Village Directory 420 17. NATRAMPALLI CD BLOCK (i) Map of Tirupathur Taluk 433 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 435 (iii) Village .Directory 436 18. JOLARPET CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 447 (ii) Village Directory 448 19. TIRUPATHUR CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 461 (ii) Village Directory 462 20. KANDILl CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 471 (ii) Village Directory 472 (d) Appendixes to Village Directory Appendix I Abstract of Educational, Medical and other amenities 486 in villages - CD block Level Appendix lea) Villages by number of Primary Schools 490 Appendix l(b) Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools 491 Appendix I(c) Villages with different sources of drinking water 492 facilities available (viii) Pages Appendix II: Villages with.5,000 and above population which do not 493 have one or more amenities Appendix IIa: List of Census Towns which do not have one or more amenities· 496 Appendix III: Land utilisation data in respect of Census 497 Towns/non-municipal towns Appendix IV: CD block wise list of inhabited viUages where no amenity. 498 other than drinking water facility is available Appendix V: Summary showing number of villages not having 499 Scheduled Castes population Appendix VI: Summary showing number of villages not having 500 Scheduled Tribe population Appendix VIla: List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled 501 Castes to the total popUlation by ranges Appendix VIIb: List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled 518 Tribes to the total population by ranges Appendix VIII: Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat 524 Appendix IX: Statement showing number of girls schools in the villages 545 Section II - Town Directory (i) Note explaining the abbreviations used in the Town Directory 546 (ii) Town Directory Statements (I to VII) Statement I Status and Growth History 550 Statement II Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, 554 Statement III Municipal Finance, 1998-99 558 Statement IV Civic and other Amenities, 1999 560 Statement V Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, 1999 564 Statement VI Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking, 1999' 572 Statement VII Civic and other amenities in Slums, 1999 574 (iii) Appendix to Town Directory - Towns showing their outgrowth with population 588 Part B - Primary Census Abstract Brief note on Primary Census Abstract 589 District Primary Census Abstract 592 Appendix to District Primary Abstract 598 Primary Census Abstract for Schedule~ Castes 640 (ix) Pages Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Tribes 652 Village Primary Census Abstract - CD block wise 664 Urban Primary Census Abstract 802 Annexures and their write-up Annexure I Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat 906 Annexure II Fertility and mortality measures 944 Annexure III Various measures of fertility and mean age at marriage 945 Annexure IV Distribution of migrants by place of birth/place 946 of last residence Annexure V Brief account of main religions in the district 948 Annexure VI Marital status of population in the district 949 Annexure VII Age, sex and educational level in the district 950 Annexure VIII Distribution of different mother tongues returned in the district 951 (x) Foreword he District Census Handbook (DCHB) published by Census Organisation since T 1951 census, is one of the important publications in the context of planning and development at grossroots level. The publication, which is brought out for each district, contains several demographic and socio-economic characteristics village-wise and town-wise of the district alongwith the status of availability of civic amenities, infrastructural facilities, etc. The scope of the DCHB was initially confined to a few Census Tables and Primary Census Abstract (PCA) of each village and town within the district. Thereafter, at successive censuses, its scope and coverage has been enlarged. The DCHB published at the !961 census provided a descriptive account of the district, administrative statistics, census tables and a village and town directory including PCA. The 1971 census­ DCHB series was in three parts: Part-A related to village and town directory, Part-B to village and town PCA :md Part-C comprised analytical report, administrative statistics, district census tables and certain analytical tables based on PCA and amenity data in respect of villages. The 1981 census DCHB was in two parts: Part-A contained village and town directory and Part-B the PCA of village'and town including the SCs and STs PCA up to tahsiUtown levels. New features along with restructuring of the formats of village and town directory were added into it. In Village Directory, all amenities except electricity were brought together and if any amenity was not available in the referent village, the distance in broad ranges from the nearest place having such an amenity, was given. Information on new items such as adult literacy centres, primary health sub-centres and community health workers in the village were provided so as to meet the requirements of some of the Revised Minimum Needs Programme.