CENSUS OF INDIA 1981 SERIES 20 TAMIL NADU PART XIII B DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT SALEM A. P. ?dUTHUSWAMI of the Indian Administrative Service Director of Census Operations Tamil Nadu. © Price Rs. PUBLISHED BY GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU ~ND PRINTED BY THE DIRECTOR of &TATIONERY AND PRINTING AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, MADRAS~6QO 079. CONTENTS PAGE NOS. Foreword iii-iv Preface V-Vl Important Statistics vii District ~ fap .. viIi A'Mlytic2.1 Nate ... 1-16 Djstrict Primary Census Abstract - - - 17-32 Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Castes. 33-48 Primary Census. Abstract for Scheduled Tribes 49-62 Village and TownWlse Primary Censlls Abstract 1. METTUR TALUK Taluk Map .. ,.. Facing Page 64 Alphabetical List of Villages 65 Village Primary Census Abstract ..• ... ... 66-71 Urban Primary Census Abstract .. .. 72-83 2. OMALUR TALUK Taluk Map •.. Facing Page .:. 86 Alphabetical List of Villages .'. 87 Villa.ge Primary Census A.bstract .. 88-98 Urban Primary Census Abstract .. .. 99-103 3. V:ERCAUD TALUK 'faluk Map Facing Page 106 Alphabetical List of Villages .. 101 Village Pri mary CeD'lus Abstract .. 108-113 4. SALEM T ALUI{ 'JaJuk Map "0 Facing Page 116 Alph<'.betical List of Villages o. 117-118 \,ill:>.ge Primary Census Abstract 119-138 lJIban Primary Census Abstract .. 139-19' S. ATIlJR TALUX. 'Jaluk Map Facing Page 202 Alphabetical List of Villages 203-204- Village Primary Census Abstract ... 205-2.:21 Urban Primary Census Abstract 222-226 12-2- A ii •• RASlPURAM TALUK Taluk Map Facing Page 228 Alphabetical List of Villages 2'.29 Villa.ge Primary Census Abstract 230-241 Urbc.n Primary Census Abstract 242-250 7. SANKARI TALUK Taluk Map .. .. 252 Alphabetical List of Villages .~. :;53 Village Primary Census Abstract .. 254-265 Urban Primary Census Abstract .. 266-271 a. TIRUCHENGODU TALUK Talr~k Map Facing Page 27~ Alplwbetical List of Villages 275 Village Primary Census Abstract .. 276-2't3 Urban Primary Census Abstract 294-313 9. NAMAKKAL TALUK Taluk Map FLCing Page 316 Alpha.betical List of Villages 317 -313 Village Primary Ocnslls Abstract 319-346 Urban Primary Census Abstract 347-351 RespcmibiIity for the Correctness of internal details shown 01 1,' Jj,arS re:-t~ with the publisher. FOREWORD The Di~trjct Census Handbook (DCH), compiled by the Census Organisa­ tion on behalf of the State Government, is one of the most valuable products or the Census. The DCH is c0nsLlr:tly ;i;;ie;"r.:d to by plc.nneI's, :J.dminio;tratms, academicians and researchers. [t is inter (llia used for delimitation of cons­ tituencies, fOlmulation of local level and regional plans and as an aid to dis­ trict administration. The Dist; iet Cfn::;:"-:2, Handbook is the only publication which plOvides Primary Census Abstract (PCA) data upto village level for the rural areas and wardwise for each city or town. It also provides data on ill­ frastructure and amenities in vil1ages and towns, etc. The District Census Handbook series was initiated during the i951 Censlis. It ccr.t[lined in:port[,:-ll ceLSU:" tablt,i [.,:d peA for each village and town of the district. During 1961 Census, the scope of the DCH was enlarged and it contained a descriptive account ot' the district administrative statistics, census tables and a village and town directory, including PCA. The 1971 DCH series was planned in three parts. Part-A related to village and town direc1ory, Part-B to village and. town PCA and Part-C comprised analytical report, admini~tratiye stati~tic", district C~nsliS tables and CC1't(':1": an~l~) l~~:~,l tables based on PCA and amenity data in respect of villages. Howev~r, in some st2_tes, it was confined to district census tables and in a few cases altogether given up due to delay in compilation and printing. While designing the format of 1981 DCR series, some new features along with the restructuring of the format of village and town directory have been attempted. At the same time, comparability with the 1971 data has also been kept in view. All the amenities except power supply in the village have been brought together in the village directory with the instruction that in case an amenity is not available in the referrent village, the distance in broad ranges from the nearest place where the amenity is available may be given. The re­ structuring of the fOimat of the village directory and incorporating more ex­ haustive data on infrastructure aspect, particularly in relation to amenities and land-use pattern, is expected to further meet the need of micro level planning for rural areas. It is expected to help not only in local a1 ea planning but re­ gulating the provision of goods and services?.5 well, '0 as to IT'i'''l!"'1ise the regional imbalances in the process of development. A few new items of information have also been introduced to meet some of the requirements of the Revised Mini­ mum Needs Programme. Such new items of information as adult literacy centres, primary health sub-centres and community health workers in the village have been introduced in the village directory with this objective ill illind. The new item on approach to the village is to have an idea about the villages in the district which are inaccessible. A new column, "total population and number of households" has been introduced to examine the correlation of the amenities with the population and number of households they serve. An addition of tw<t more appendices, listing the villages where no amenities are available and accor­ ding to the proportion of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe population to the total population, has also been made with this view in mind. The format of the town directory have also been modified to meet the re­ quirements of the Minimum Needs Programme by providing information on a few new items. A new statement on civic and other amenities in slums in Cl~ss-I and Class-II towns (Statement IV-A) has beer. introduced with this objective in mind. It is expected that this will help the planners to chalk Cu, programmes on provision of civic amenities for the improvement of slums. The iv columns on Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe population ill statement IV relating to civic and other amenities and adult literacy classes/centres under educational facilities in Statement V are also added inter alia with this view. A significant addition is class of town in all the seven statements of the town directory. The infrastructure of amenities in urban areas of the country can be best analysed by taking the class of towns into consideration. The addition of the columns on civic administration status and population in a few statements also serves this purpose. The format of the Primary Census Abstract for the villages and towns has been formulated in the light of changes in the economic and other questions canvassed through the fndividual Slip of 1981 Census. In order to avoid delay in the publication of 1981 DCH series, it has been so designed that Part-A of the volume contains village and town directory and Part-B, the PCA of villages and towns including the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes PCA upto raluk/town levels. At the beginning of the DCH, a detailed analytical note supported by a number of inset tables based on PCA and non-census data in relation to the infrastructure has been introduced to enhance its value. The district and taluk level maps depicting the boundaries and other important features have been inserted at appropriate places to further enhance the value of the publication. This publication is a joint venture of the State Government and the Census Organisation. The data have been collected and compiled in the State uuder the direction of Shri A. P. Muthuswami, I.A.S., the Director of Census Opera­ tions, Tamil Nadu on behalf oftbe State Government which has brone the cost of printing. The task of planning, designing and co-ordination of this publica­ tion was carried out by Shri N.G. Nag, Deputy Registrar General(Social Studies) of my office. Dr. B. K. Roy, Deputy Registrar General (Map) provided the technical guidance in the preparctioll of the maps. Data receIved from Census Directorates have been scrutinised in the Social Studies Division at the head­ quarters under. the guidance of Shri M .. M. Dua, Senior Research Officer. I am thankful to all who have contlibuted in this project. P. PADMANABHA, Registrar General, India. ~eTt' Delhi, 26th April, 198:? PREFACE It has been the tradition of the Government of Tamil Nadu to publish immediately after each Census, a District Census Handbook separately for each district c·)ptajning the censu::; ::,t&tistics, besides other valuable data of locai impOltal~ce, for the uSe of the State (}ovelyment,. district. a4ministration, re­ search sCholars and other data usel"s. file tirst serIes of Dlstnct Census Hand­ books were brought out immediately after the 1951 Census and the present pubJication after the 1981 Census is the fourth in the series. The data presented in this publication were collected during the census operations in February-March, 1981, the reference date being 1st March, 1981. The District Census Handbook consists of the following two parts:­ Part-A:-Village and Town Directory and Part-B:-Village and Townwise Primary Cen~us Abstract. In Part-A, apart from certain major cha racteristics of the district in relation to economic resources like forestry, agriculture, industries, etc., information, are also availabJe regarding certain basic amenities like education, medical, drinking water, etc., in each village. This volume relates to Part~p 9f the District Census Handbook.