District Census Handbook, Kanniyakumari, Part XII-A & B
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CENSUS OF INDIA 2001 SERIES-33 TAMIL NADU DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK Part -A & B KANNIYAKUMARI DISTRICT VILLAGE & TOWN DIRECTORY ~ VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT Dr. C. Chandramouli of the Indian Administrative Service Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu VIVEKANANDA MEMORIAL There are two rocks projecting out of the Indian Ocean, south-east of Kanniyakumari temple. These rocks provide an ideal vantage point for visitors desiring to view the land end of India. On one of these rocks, Swami Vivekananda sat in long and deep meditation, when he visited Kanniyakumari in 1892. On this rock, the "Vivekananda Rock Memorial" was built in 1970 with a blend of all the architectural styles of India. A statue of Swami Vivekananda has been installed inside this memorial building. One can also see "Sri Padha Parai", believed by the devout to be the foot prints of the virgin Goddess Kanniyakumari on this rock. (iii) Contents Pages Foreword ix Preface xi Acknmvledgements xm Map ofKanniyakumari District xv District Highlights - 2001 XVll Important Statistics of the District Xl)( Ranking ofTaluks in the District XXI Summary Statements 1 - 9 Statement 1 Name of the headquarters of DistrictlTaluk, their rural-urban xxiv status and distance from District headquarters, 2001 Statement 2 Name of the headquarters of District/CD block, their XXIV rural-urban status and distance from District headquarters, 2001 Statement 3 Population of the District at each census from 1901 to 2001 xxv Statement 4 Area, number of villages/towns and population in District XXVI and Taluk, 2001 Statement 5 CD block wise number of villages and rural population, 2001 xxx Statement 6 Population of urban agglomerations (including constituent units/ xxx towns), 2001 Statement 7 Villages with population of 5,000 and above at CD block level XXXI! as per 2001 census and amenities available Statement 8 Statutory towns with population less than 5,000 as per 200 I XXXlll census and amenities available Statement 9 Houseless and institutional population ofTaluks, rural XXXIV 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 14 (vi) Non-Census concepts 20 (vii) Census 2001 findings 25 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 29 (ix) Major Social and Cultural events in the District - Fairs and festivals 94 (x) Places of tourist interest 94 (xi) Major Characteristics of the District 94 (xii) Scope of Village and Town Directory 95 Part A - Village and Town Directory Section I - Village Directory (a) Note explaining the abbreviations used in the village directory 99 (b) List of villages merged in towns and outgrowth of 200 1 Census 102 (c) CD block wise presentation of Village Directory Data 105 1. MELPURAM CD BLOCK (i) Map of Vilavancode Taluk 107 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 109 (iii) Village Directory 110 2. MUNCHIRA CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 117 (ii) Village Directory 118 3. KILLIYUR CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 125 (ii) Village Directory 126 4. THIRUVATTARU CD BLOCK (i) Map of Kalkulam Taluk 131 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 200 I 133 (iii) Village Directory 134 (vi) Pages 5. THOVALA CD BLOCK (i) Map of Thovala Taluk 141 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 143 (iii) Village Directory 144 6. THACKALAI CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages along with location code 1991 and 2001 153 (ii) Village Directory 154 7. KURUNTHANCODE CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 161 (ii) Village Directory 162 8. RAJAKKAMANGALAM CD BLOCK (i) Map of Agastheswaram Taluk 167 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 169 (iii) Village Directory 170 9. AGASTHESWARAM CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 177 (ii) Village Directory 178 (d) Appendixes to Village Directory Appendix - I Abstract of Educational, Medical and other amenities 186 in villages - CD block Level Appendix - Ia Villages by number of Primary Schools 188 Appendix - Ib Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools 188 Appendix - Ie Villages with different sources of drinking water 189 facilities available Appendix - II Villages with 5,000 and above popUlation which do not 190 have one or more amenities Appendix - IIa List of Census Towns which do not have one or more amenities 191 Appendix - III Land utilisation data in respect of Census Towns! 191 non-municipal towns Appendix - IV CD block wise list of inhabited villages where no amenity 192 other than drinking water facility is available Appendix - V Summary showing number of villages not having 192 Scheduled Castes population Appendix - VI Summary showing number of villages not having 193 Scheduled Tribe population (vii) Pages Appendix - VIla: List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled 194 Castes to the total population by ranges Appendix - VlIb: List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled 195 Tribes to the total population by ranges Appendix - VIII Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat 196 Appendix - IX Statement showing number of girls schools in the villages 199 Section II - Town Directory (i) Note explaining the abbreviations used in the Town Directory 200 (ii) Town Directory Statements Statement I Status and Growth History 204 Statement II Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, 1999 210 Statement III Municipal Finance, 1998-99 216 Statement IV Civic and other Amenities, 1999 220 Statement V Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, 1999 226 Statement VI Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking, 1999 244 Statement VII Civic and other amenities in Slums, 1999 246 (iii) Appendix to Town Directory - Towns showing their outgrowth with popUlation 256 Part B - Primary Census Abstract Brief note on Primary Census Abstract 259 District Primary Census Abstract 262 Appendix to District Primary Abstract 268 Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Castes 312 Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Tribes 324 Village Primary Census Abstract - CD block wise 330 Urban Primary Census Abstract 352 Annexures Annexure- I Number of Villages under each Gram Panchayat 498 Annexure- II Fertility and mortality measures 504 Anne xure- III Various measures of fertility and mean age at marriage 505 Annexure- IV Percentage distribution of migrants by place of birth/place 506 of last residence Annexure- V Brief account of main religions 508 Annexure- VI Marital status of population 509 Annexure- VII Age, sex and educational level 510 Annexure-VIII Distribution of different mother tongues 511 (viii) 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 gross-root 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 1961 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 and Part-C comprised analytical report, administrative statistics, district census tables and certain analytical tables based on PCAand 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 PC A up to tahsil/town levels. New features alongwith 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. Information on approach to the village was provided for the first time in the Village Directory so as to give the details on number of inaccessible villages in each district. In the Town Directory, a statement (IV-A) on slums was introduced to provide the details on civic and other amenities in the notified slums of Class I and Class n towns. The 1991 census DCHB, by and large, followed the pattern of presentation of 1981 census, except the format of PC A was restructured. Nine-fold industrial classification of main workers was given against the four fold industrial classification presented in the 1981 census. In addition, sex-wise population in 0-6 age group was included in the PCA for the first time with a view to enable the data users to compile more realistic literacy rate as all children below 7 years of age had been treated as illiterate at the time of 1991 census. One of the important innovations in the 1991 census was the Community Development Block (CD block) level presentation of village directory and PCA data instead of the traditional tahsil/talukiPS level presentation.