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STATISTICAL HANDBOOK of TAMIL NADU fB.No. 5A92 STATISTICAL HANDBOOK Of TAMIL NADU 1 9 £ 2 ISiSUED ;BY iDIRECTOFR o f s w tis tic s DIEP’AWTMENIT O F STATTISinCS .MADRAS NIEP DC TAMIL NADU ANDHRA PKADESH (I ; 40,00,000) r . -p. ^ / NORfH ARCOT W e i t ^ . ^ ^ /A/^EDKAh r < KARNATAKA DHARMAPURI, \Dnarmopun A \ Jr. LowifLower B/iovoniBr - ' H . 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I >i:.cu'e of Educatiioaa[[ Paoiing id dmiaittrnciosi. 17-B Sfi -'utobindo M ar^, Date— -...------- PREFACE This edition of the Statistical Hanc Bok of TamI ‘ 1992 contains key Statistical lnfornrntioirelating tc iffjerent sectors of Tamil! Nadu Economj ini brief anc Gonncise form. It is designed to serve as areay reckoner for tthose seeking such Statistical data and suh of those whoa are in need of detailed informatiom nay lease refei to oother similar publications brought out by lis Depart- mennt. The data incorporated In this Publicctiortiave been colleected from various Heads of Departmerts oboth State and 1 Central Governments, Public and Pri/ateSector In- stitutiitions as well. I am grateful, to thenn fo- thir kind oo- opera’aticon in bringing out this publication. Ais a maiden venture the printing of tiis eition is at- temptoted by resorting to Lase^r Printing Tethnojgy at the Compipuiter Centre of the Deipartment of Statstic; Madras. ( Ciomiments and sugigestions for iimpovenents are welcorom(e. Madrasas, C . S tT H i Dated; t 1,.10'.92. DIRECTOR OFSTAISTICS. CONTENTS PART - A GENERAL INFORMATION Page I Governor and Ministers 1 Z. Chair Pefson, State Planning Commission 5 3 Chief Jjstice of Madras High Court 5 4 Chief Secretary to Government 5 C Chairman, Tamil Nadu Public Service 5 Com m ission PART-B TAMIL NADU AT A GLANCE 6 PART - C SELECT ECONOMIC INDICATORS 20 PART D STATISTICAL TABLES 1 .AREA AND POPULATION Page 1.1. Area,Population and Literales * b y D istricis........................................................... 26 1.2. Population by Broad Industrial categories of workers ............................... 32 1.3. Population by Religion 33 1.4. Population by Age Groups 33 1.5. Population of Tamil Nadu - Decennial Growth ............................... 35 1.6. Oistrictwise Density,Sex ratio ‘ percentage increase in population since 1981 .................................................. 37 2.VITAL STATISTICS 2.1. Births and Deaths registered by Districts. .................................................. 39 2.2. Birth,Death and Infant Mortality, rates in Tamil Nadu and All India ... 41 2.3. Death by causes, ............................... 42 2.4. E xpectation of Life at birth ...................... 43 3.STATE INCOME 3.1. Nett State Domestic Product at, factor cost by industry of Origin at Current Prices, 3.2. Nett State Domestic Product at factor cost by Industry of Origin at Constant Prices., 4.CLIMATE AND RAINFALL Page 4.1. Temperature at select Stations 54 4.2. Distribution of districts by range of Rainfall, ............................... 59 4.3. Rainfall by seasons ............ 61 4.4. Rainfall by districts 62 5.AGRICULTURE 5.1. Soil Classification 63 5.2. Land U tilisation ......................................... 64 5.3. Area and Production of Principal crops 65 5.4. Area under Principal crops by Districts ........................................................... 69 5.5. Area under Principal crops as percentage to the total Area sown in the Districts ............................... 86 5.6. Production of Principal Crops by Districts ........................................................... 88 5.7. Agricultural Machinery and Implements 96 5.8. Number and Area of Operational h old in g s .................................................. 5.9. Consumplion of ChemicaJ fertilisers and pesticides 105 5.10. Regulated Markets 107 5.11. Crop Insurance 108 6.IRRIGATI0N 6 . 1. Sources of Water Supply .................... 109 6 .2 . Nett area Irrigated by Sources ............ 111 6.3. Area sown and irrigated by Districts 112 6.4. Area irrigated by Principal crops 114 6.5. Water levels In certain Reservoirs 115 Page 6.6. Irrigation potentials created in Tam il Nadu ............................................... 118 7,LIVESTOCK AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 7.1. Livestock and Poultry population 119 7.2. Veterinary Institutions and Animals treated/castrated ............................. 121 7.3. Animal Husbandry ...................... 12-1 7.4. Dairy Development ...................... 125 7.5. P oultry Developm ent ..................... 126 a.FISHERIES 8.1. Fisheries Development ........... 12-' 8.2. Estimated Marine Fish production by Districts ............................... 128 9.F0RESTS 9.1 Area under forests by Districts .. 129 9.2. OuMurn of forests Produce .. 132 9.3. Forest-Based Industries .. 133 9.4. Wild Lite Sanctuaries ...................... 134 9.5. Area under Social Forestry ........... 135 9.6. Agro Forestry - Tree Planting . 137 10.ELECTRICITY 10.1 Installed Capacity and Generation of Electricity ........................................ 10.2 Transmission and Distribution of Electricity ........................................ 143 10.3 Consumption of Electricity ........... 145 10.4 Rural Electrification ...................... 146 n INDUSTRIES 11.1 Results of Annual Survey of Indusfnes Page 11,2. Estimates of Value of output and Value Added by Manufacture by Industries based on Annual Survey of Industries .................... 150 11.a Industrial Production ................... 152 11 4 Production and Value of Ma)or Minerals in, Tamil Nadu . 154 11.5. Production of Handloom Cloth 157 11.6. Small Scale Industries ............. 159 11.7. Khadi and Village industries 160 11 8, N um ber o f P rinting Presses^ 162 119. Sericulture ............................... 163 12.FACTORIES 12.1. Registered and Working Factories 164 12.2. Employment in Working Factories 165 12.3. Trade Unions,Industrial Disputes by strikes,lockouts and gheraos 13.COMPANIES LIMITED BY SHARES 13,1. Industrial Classification of New Registration of Companies limited by shares in Tamil Nadu ............. 167 i4MEDiCAL AND HEALTH 14 1 Hospitals.Dispensaries.Bed strength Doctors and Nurses ...................... 15 FAMILY WELFARE 15 1 Progress of Family Welfare Programme I7i 15 2. Progress of Family Welfare Programme by Districts .................................................. I 7 l Page 16.EDUCATI0N 16.1. Untversiti«9,Students and Teachers 174 16.2. Colleges for General Education Students and Teachers ........... 175 16.3. Colleges for Professional Education Students and Teachers .......... 176 16.4. Colleges for Special Education Students and Teachers .......... 177 16.5. Schools for General Education Students and Teachers .. 178 16.6. Schools for Professional Education Students and Teachers .......... 181 16.7. Schools for Special Education Students and Teachers ... .. 182 16.8. Institutions for other Professional Education,Students and Teachers 183 16.9. Hostels and lnfT>ates for Scheduled Castes,Scheduled Tribes.Oenotified Communities,Most Backward and Backward Classes by Districts ... 165 16.10. Scholarships to students of Scheduled Castes.Scheduled Tribes Oenotified Communities.Most Backward and Backward classes by Districts............................................. 17.TRANSPORT 17.1. Length of Roads .................................. 193 17.2 Road Accidents by Districts ... , 196 17.3. Registered Motor Vehicles by Distncts 198 viii Page 17.4. Transport Corporations in Tamil Nadu 205 17.5. Se<«ct Indicator* on performance of State Transport Corporations of Tamil Nadu ..................................... 208 17.6. Railway Unes;Length In Tamil Nadu 209 17.7. Port Development .................... 210 17.8. Airports in Tamil Nadu ........... 211 18.COMMUNICATION 18.1. Post and Telegraph Offices 212 18.2. Telephones In Tamil Nadu .. 213 19. COOPERATION 19.1. Number Membership and paid up Share, capital of Co-operative Societies 214 19.2. Loans Advanced Outs1andir>g and over due of certain co-operative societies 219 20. REQISTRAHON 20.1. Number of Begtslralion Offices, Registrations and Aggregate value of propefttet T ransferred ... 21. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 21.1. Coverage of Integrated Rural Development Programme ............ 222 21.2. Physical Achievements under Community Development Programme 223 21.3. Progress of Community Development Programme 224 Page 21.4. Number of Beneficiaries under Integrated Rural Development P rogram m e 227 22. EMPLOYMENT 22.1. Workin j of Employment Exchanges 228 22.2. Employment in Public Sector ... 230 22.3. Employment by Industrial Divisions , 230 22.4. Placements provided by Tamil Nadu P’ublic Service Commission, Railway Recruitment Board, Staff Selection Commission and Banking Recruitment B oa rd ..................................................................
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