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DISTRICT STATISTICAL HAND BOOK 2016-2017 THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT i ii Thoothukudi District Map iii Thoothukudi District Block Map iv BASIC PARTICULARS OF THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT Revenue Divisions S.No. Divisions Taluks Block 1 Thoothukudi Thoothukudi Thoothukudi Srivaikundam Srivaikundam Karungulam 2 Tiruchendur Tiruchendur Tiruchendur Udangudi Alwarthirunageri (part) Sathankulam Satankulam, Alwarthirunageri (part) 3 Kovilpatti Kovilpatti, Kovilpatti (part) Ettayapuram Kovilpatti (part), Kayathar (part), Vilathikulam(part), Pudur (part), Vilathikulam, Vilathikulam (part), Pudur(part), Ottapidaram Ottapidaram(part), Kayathar(part), Kayathar Kayathar(part), Ottapidaram(part), Revenue Firkas : 41 (List enclosed) Revenue Villages : 480 v List of Local Bodies in Thoothukudi District S.No. Local Bodies Name of the Local Bodies 1 Corporation Thoothukudi 2 Municipalities 1. Kovilpatti 2. Kayalpattinam 3 Panchayat Unions 1. Thoothukudi 2. Srivaikundam 3. Karungulam 4. Alwarthirunagari 5. Tiruchendur 6. Udangudi 7. Sattankulam 8. Kovilpatti 9. Kayathar 10. Vilathikulam 11. Pudur 12. Ottapidaram 4 Town Panchayats 1. Alwarthirunagari 2. Author 3. Arumuganeri 4. Eral 5. Ettayapuram 6. Kadambur 7. Kalugumalai 8. Kanam 9. Kayathar 10. Nazareth 11. Perungulam 12. Pudur 13. Sattankulam 14. Sawyerpuram 15. Srivaikundam 16. Thenthirupperai 17. Tiruchendur 18. Udankudi 19. Vilathikulam For the purpose of Election, this district is divided into 6 Assembly Constituencies and comes under Thoothukudi PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY: 1. Thoothukudi ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES : 1. Vilathikulam 2. Thoothukudi 3. Tiruchendur 4. Srivaikundam 5. Ottapidaram 6. Kovilpatti vi SALIENT FEATURES OF THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT Thoothukudi District has bi-furcated from Tirunelveli District on October 20, 1986. Thoothukudi was a major natural pearl fishing centre till last century.It is one of the oldest seaports in the world. The Light house built in 1842 marked the beginning of Thoothukudi harbour development. The district has a strong links with independence struggle and it is a notable place for the prominent freedom fighters like Veerapandiakattabomman, Subramania Bharathi, V.O.Chidamparampillai, and Vanchinathan. Also the district endow with distinguished Tamil scholars like G.U.Pope, Caldwell, Umaru pulavar who have rendered their service for the development of Tamil Literature. Thoothukudi was established as Municipality in 1866 and on August 5, 2008 has attained a status of Corporation after 142 years. Demography: The area of the district is 4707 sq.km. The district has 3 Revenue Divisions, 9 Taluks, 480 Revenue Villages, 12 Blocks, 1 Corporation, 2 Municipalities, 19 Town Panchayats and 403 Village Panchayats. The district has 6 Assembly Constituencies and 1 LokSabha Constituency. The population is 17,50,176 (as per 2011 census). The density of population is 369 per Sq.km. The household number in this district is 462010. The sex ratio is 1023 females for every 1000 males. The child sex ratio is 963.18. The child sex ratio is invariably lower across the Taluks. From the values of sex ratio and child sex ratio, it is observed that the life expectancy of women is higher than men. Thoothukudi and Ottapidaram have lowest sex ratio in rural and urban area respectively. The male female sex ratio of SC and ST population is 1014.88 and 991.48 respectively. Overall literacy rate is 86.16%. The literacy rate of male and female population is 91.14% and 81.33% respectively. There is a hope for the improvement of women education. vii Male literacy rate is higher in all Taluks except SatankulamTaluks. It may be the result of the adjacent place of Kanniyakumari district, the district known for highest literacy rate in Tamil Nadu. The district has a SC population of 3,47,895(19.88 %) of the total population. The percentage of SC Population to the total population of KayatharBlock is 41.5%. The Block has highest concentration of SC population when compared to all the blocks. The district has ST population of 4911 (0.28%) of the total population and Srivaikundam block is the notified place for the highest concentration of ST population with 0.95%. According to 2011 census, the percentage of urban and rural population is 42.28% and 51.72% respectively. The urban population to the total population of the district has increased from 48.28% to 50.10% during 2001 to 2011. The movement of population towards urban area shows that urbanization happening in the district rapidly. From 2011 census, it is revealed that the percentage of senior citizen in the district is 11.4% which is higher than the strength of senior citizens in Tamilnadu. It shows special care to be taken for senior citizen. Working age group, 15-59, population is higher than all the age group in the district. There can be potential contribution for economic growth. Birth rate is 23.30 per 1000 population Infant Mortality Rate is 18.78 Sea Coast of Marine Resources: Thoothukudi District has a coastal length of 163.5km. The coastal area starts in the north at Vembar to the south at Tharuvaikulam near Manapadu. The sea coast enables deep sea fishing, marine products and salt industries to develop the district. There are labour intensive industries running in the district and significant population depends on these traditional industries. Rainfall: The District is situated in the rain shadow region created by the Western Ghats of the west. North East monsoon is the main rainy season for the district. The district gets minimum rain fall during the South West monsoon. viii During 2016-2017 the annual rainfall in the district is 217.4 mm. In total rainfall, 66.9% shortage has occurred during June 2016 to May 2017. In 2016-2017, 64.3 % shortage of rainfall occurred during north east monsoon. Agriculture: Agriculture is the main occupation in which 70% of the people engaged with the occupation. In this district, 1, 99,148 hectares are brought under the cultivation of different crops which is nearly 42% of total area of the district. The important food crops in the district are paddy, cholam, cumbu, ragi, and commercial crops like cotton, chilly, pulses, sugarcane and groundnut. Among agricultural land holders, 16.25% people are blongs to SC and they have 13.17% of agriculture land to the total agriculture land. Highest amount of agriculture land belongs to small farmer category. Minerals in the district: Gypsum, limestone, beach sand, kankar and shell limestone are the economic (major) minerals in the district. Rough stone, Jelly, Sand, Gravel, Clay, Earth and Granite are the minor minerals and leases are granted for quarrying of the said minerals in Thoothukudi district. Thoothukudi Port: Tuticorin Port is an artificial port The second largest port in Tamil nadu. In 2010, it is renamed as V.O.C Port in the name of V.O.ChidambaramPillai, a prominent freedom fighter. The growth of V.O.C port develops the district in the changing economic scenario. Thoothukudi port that becomes a major port in India in 1974 is now on the average becoming an international container transhipment hub of south East Asia. The harbour is served by an approach channel of 2.4km in length and 183 meters in width. The draft of the approach channel is 12.5mt and maximum depth of 10.7m with a turning circle diameter of 488m. The total capacity of port is 20.55 million tones with 13 berths. ix Thoothukudi Airport: Thoothukudi Airport is, a domestic airport, located at Vaigaikulam. It is placed in the distance of 17 km (10.6 miles) away fromThoothukudi city. It is located 15.6 km west from the city centre on Thoothukudi-Tirunelveli NH 7A. It is the fourth busiest airport in Tamil Nadu after Chennai, Coimbatore, and Madurai. Industry: The district is also an industrial oriented district among the southernmost districts. Industries such as Sterlite, SPIC, TAC, HWP, DCW and Thermal Power Plant promises the district to be a prominent industrial district in our country’s industrial map. Hundreds of ancillary units have also spring up. Textile units and match industries crowded in the kovilpatti belt. Tourist Places: Apart from being a commercial Center, this is an exotic tourist place for its sunny and pristine sandy beaches. There is lot of religious and historically important places around Thoothukudi. The district headquarter is well connected by road, rail, air and sea. People of the district hope to generate significant revenue from developing tourism sector. Places of Tourism are; Kulasekharapatnam Mutharamman Temple. Nava thirupati Temples. Lord Subramanya Temple, Thiruchendur. Holy Cross Church, Manapad. Harbour Beach, Thoothukudi. Roche Park, Thoothukudi. Pearl Beach, Thoothukudi. Our Lady of Snows Basilica, Thoothukudi. Panchalankurichi Fort. Kayalpattinam Beach. Samanarpalli, Kalugumalai. Kaluhaasalamoorthy temple, Kalugumalai. Hare Island, Thoothukudi. Vetkaliamman Temple, Sinthalakarai. x Thoothukudi district plays a vital role in the economy scenario of Tamilnadu as well as India due to the presence of dominant industries, port trust, agriculture sector and most pleasant and historical tourists places. Eventhough it is a rain shadow region, the district covers agricultural activities under irrigated and rain fed areas and most of the people have prospect in the activity. Since the district has most notable industries, it receives more attention by the people of other places to avail job opportunities. And therefore, it becomes a place of labour intensive district. The district has three major transportation - land, water and air transport. Hence, people of the district have flexibility during travels. The transportation is not only for travel but also for exporting and importing goods. This statistical handbook covers the information regarding geographical, climatic, agricultural, industrial, resources of minerals, educational, socio-economic, historical and tourist places, etc.We hope, this statistical handbook may be fruitful to the users those who require the facts about our district. ************ xi DISTRICT PROFILE 2016-2017 THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT 1.GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION North Latitude : 80 45’50.9976”N East Longitude : 780 8’5.4024”E 2.AREA AND POPULATION – (2011 CENSUS) a.