DISTRICT STATISTICAL HAND BOOK 2016-17 THENI DISTRICT 2011-POPULATION CATEGORY TOTAL MALE FEMALE TALUKWISE TOTAL POPULATION Theni 199983 100352 99631 Andipatti 212700 107856 104844 Periyakulam 217358 109907 107451 Bodinaickanur 180789 90426 90363 Uthamapalayam 435069 217142 217927 Total 1245899 625683 620216 MUNICIPALITY Theni 94453 47244 47209 Periyakulam 42976 21345 21631 Bodinaickanur 75675 37498 38177 Chinnamanur 42305 21081 21224 Cumbum 68090 33848 34242 Gudalore 41915 20895 21020 TOWN PANCHAYATS Boothipuram 11022 5605 5417 Meenatchipuram 7846 3954 3892 Melachokanathapuram 15625 7878 7747 Devathanapatti 19285 9805 9480 Ganguvarpatti 11942 6099 5843 Thamaraikulam 12372 6223 6149 Thenkarai 14838 7485 7353 Vadugapatti 13204 6718 6486 Palanichettipatti 14879 7449 7430 Veerapandi 16158 8.16 7842 Kuchanur 7024 3434 3590 Markeyankottai 6135 3094 3041 Odaipatti 13892 6912 6980 Thevaram 16079 7981 8098 Pannaipuram 9323 4627 4696 Kombai 15960 7864 8096 Uthamapal ayam 29050 14463 14587 Hanumanthanpatti 10619 5298 5321 Pudupatti 11511 5740 5771 Kamayagoundanpatti 16134 7838 8296 Highwavis 4882 2485 2397 Andipatti 27287 13624 13663 Urban Total 670481 334803 335678 Rural Total 575418 290880 284538 DISTRICT TOTAL 1245899 625683 620216 Source: Census of India 2011 1.AREA AND POPULATION 1.1 .AREA, POPULATION, LITERATES, SC’S, ST’S – SEXWISE BY BLOCKS AND MUNICIPALITIES Population Literate Taluk/ Area Persons Male Female Persons Male Female Municipalities (Sq.Km) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) Name of the Taluk Theni 201.97 199983 100352 99631 148172 80153 68019 Andipatti 916.90 212700 107856 104844 136329 77768 58561 Periyakulam 381.03 217358 109907 107451 151321 83524 67797 Bodinaickanur 804.33 180789 90426 90363 126106 69748 56358 Uthamapalayam 938.07 435069 217142 217927 308152 168210 139942 Name of the Municipality Theni 22.23 94453 47244 47209 73248 38615 34633 Periyakulam 21.10 42976 21345 21631 34313 17921 16392 Bodinaickanur 19.33 75675 37498 38177 57649 30675 26974 Chinnamanur 25.95 42305 21081 21224 31987 16941 15046 Cumbum 6.58 68090 33848 34242 52124 27601 24523 Gudalur 32.00 41915 20895 21020 28010 15729 12281 Total Rural 3155.11 670481 334803 335678 376650 213570 163080 Total Urban 127.19 575418 290880 284538 493430 265833 227597 Dist. Total 3242.30 1245899 625683 620216 870080 479403 390677 Source: Census of India 2011 1.2. POPULATION BY BROAD INDUSTRIAL CATEGORIES OF WORKERS Sl. Industrial Category District No Persons % to total workers (1) (2) (3) (4) 1 Total Main Workers 530591 90% Marginal Workers 61051 10% a) Cultivators 36371 6% b) Agricultural Labourers 275585 47% c) Household Industry Manufacturing, Processing, 12714 2% Servicing and Repairs d) Other Workers 205921 42% 2 Total Workers 591642 47% Non Workers 654257 53% Total Population 1245899 100% Source: Census of India 2011 1.3 POPULATION BY RELIGION Sl.No. Religion Persons Male Female 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hindu 1011456 512096 499360 2 Muslim 48066 23994 24072 3 Christian 33830 16592 17238 4 Sikh 57 30 27 5 Buddhist 25 16 9 6 Jain 80 40 40 7 Other Religions 13 6 7 8 Religions 423 212 211 not stated Source: Census of India 2011 1.4. POPULATION BY AGE GROUPS Sl. Age Persons in Persons in Tamil Percent to total in No Groups Districts Nadu District Tamil Nadu 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 0-14 2 15-29 3 30-44 --Nil-- 4 45-59 5 60 and above Total Source: Census of India 2011 1.5 POPULATION OF THE DISTRICT DECENNIAL GROWTH Period Region Population Percentage (Subject to the Variation Since period of previous Census availability) 1 2 3 4 To tal 1049323 -- 1981-1991 Rural 703748 -- Urban 345575 -- Total 1093950 +4.25 1991-2001 Rural 502109 -26.66 Urban 591841 +71.26 Total 1245899 +13.89 2001-2011 Rural 575418 +14.60 Urban 670481 +13.29 Source: Census of India 2011. 1.6 SALIENT FEATURES OF 2011 CENSUS – BLOCK WISE Urban/Rural Literacy rate Population among total Name of the Block in % Total in % in % Popula Male Female Sq.Km. 1000 males Densityper Females per Urban Rural tion (%) (%) (1000 (1000 males) S.T.Population (%) PopulationS.C. Theni 862 993 62.75 37.25 74 80 68 24 0.02 Andipatti 332 985 19.73 80.27 67 75 59 24 0.05 K.Myladumparai 108 948 0.00 100.00 59 67 51 23 0.39 Periyakulam 495 977 52.73 47.27 69 76 63 27 0.20 Bodinayakanur 208 999 60.94 69.06 70 77 62 17 0.38 Chinnamanur 534 996 55.10 44.90 69 76 62 21 1.03 Uthamapalayam 578 998 54.56 45.44 71 78 65 20 0.00 Cumbum 193 1013 85.02 14.98 71 78 65 11 0.14 Source: Census of India.2011 LITERACY RATE BY RESIDENT AND SEX (in numbers) Sl. Total Literacy Rural Urban Taluk Name No Persons Male Female Persons Male Female Persons Male Female 1 Andipatti 136329 77768 58561 115403 66504 48899 20926 11264 9662 2 Theni 148172 80153 68019 51788 28928 22860 96384 51225 45159 3 Periyakulam 151321 83524 67797 67943 38211 29732 83378 45313 38065 4 Bodinayakanur 126106 69748 56358 45826 26202 19624 80280 43546 36734 5 Uthamapalayam 308152 168210 139942 95690 53725 41965 212462 114485 97977 6 District Total 870080 479403 390677 376650 213570 163080 493430 265833 227597 Source: Census of India 2011 2. CLIMATE AND RAINFALL 2.1. TEMPERATURE AT SELECTED STATIONS Name of the Station: THENI Temperature (in Celsius) Mean Maximum Mean Minimum Humidity Month Normal Actual Normal Actual 8.00 hrs. 17.00 hrs. June 38.5 38.0 27.5 23.0 90.0 85.0 July 38.5 37.5 23.0 23.5 74.0 87.0 August 37.0 38.0 24.0 23.0 90.0 87.0 Year 2016 - September 38.0 38.5 22.0 22.0 94.0 95.0 October 38.5 36.5 22.5 22.5 93.0 97.0 November 38.5 33.0 17.5 20.5 94.0 88.0 December 34.5 32.5 18.0 18.0 92.0 88.0 January 35.0 35.0 17.0 16.5 92.0 62.0 February 38.5 37.0 15.0 17.0 90.0 52.0 March 39.0 40.5 20.0 23.0 84.0 49.0 Year2017 April 41.0 42.0 23.0 26.0 82.0 70.0 May 40.5 41.5 24.0 23.5 88.0 92.0 Source: Central Water Commission, Theni. 2.2 MONTHLY RAINFALL DATA-SEASON WISE Year: 2016-17 (In mm) Period Normal Rainfall Actual Rainfall % Deviation (1) (2) (3) (4) 1.South West Monsoon Period Total 190.2 135.99 -28.50 June-2016 53.8 19.85 -63.10 July-2016 32.6 76.62 135.03 August-2016 33.3 21.15 -36.49 September-2016 70.5 18.37 -73.94 2.North East Monsoon Total 357.9 154.56 -56.81 October-2016 167.7 114.68 -31.62 November-2016 139 18.37 -86.78 December-2016 51.2 21.51 -57.99 3.Winter-Period Total 35.4 26.48 -25.20 January-2017 16 26.3 64.38 February-2017 19.4 0.18 -99.07 4.Hot-Weather Period Total 168.3 224.76 33.55 March-2017 35.4 110.64 -68.19 April-2017 73.4 23.35 52.55 May -2017 59.5 90.77 33.55 GRAND TOTAL 751.8 541.79 -27.93 Source: India Meteorological Department, Chennai.6. 2.3 TIME SERIES DATA OF RAINFALL BY SEASONS (LAST 10 YEARS) Year: 2016-17 South West Monsoon North-East Monsoon Winter Hot summer Year Sl.N o % of % of % of % of Actual Actual Actual Actual Normal Normal Normal Normal Deviation Deviation Deviation Deviation 1 1998 112.0 - -- 325.2 -- -- 2 1999 112.0 168.8 +39.0 325.2 556.5 45.0 3 2000 112.0 229.2 104.0 325.2 202.5 -62.0 4 2002 178.4 55.4 -68.9 384.0 464.5 +21.0 47.7 0.0 -100.0 222.7 389.8 +750.0 5 2003 178.4 82.8 -53.6 384.0 273.7 -28.7 48.4 0.0 -100.0 222.7 92.4 -58.5 6 2004 178.4 169.0 -53.0 384.0 314.3 -18.2 48.4 40.5 -16.3 222.7 296.6 +33.2 7 2005 178.4 147.8 -17.2 384.0 637.6 66.0 48.4 12.5 -74.2 222.7 194.3 -12..8 8 2006 178.4 117.3 -34.2 384.0 416.4 8.4 48.4 0.0 -100.0 222.7 60.1 -73.0 9 2007 178.4 237.3 33.0 384.0 576.7 50.2 48.4 36.3 - 25 222.7 324.5 45.7 10 2008-09 178.4 345 93.4 384.0 325.2 -15.3 48.4 3.7 -92.4 222.7 157.2 -29.4 11 2010-11 157.5 341.1 116.6 377.5 512.4 35.7 55.1 35.4 55.6 168.3 171.5 1.9 12 2011-12 158.4 292.2 84.5 357.9 531.6 48.5 35.4 29.8 -15.8 168.3 121.1 -26.9 13 2012-13 158.4 159.5 0.7 357.9 299.7 -16.3 35.4 44.6 26.0 168.3 176.3 4.8 14 2013-14 158.4 370.4 133.8 357.9 257.9 -27.9 35.4 10.5 -70.3 168.3 226.9 34.8 15 2014-15 158.4 302.7 91.1 357.9 398.7 11.4 35.4 18.7 -47.2 168.3 387.8 130.4 16 2015-16 158.4 365.9 131.0 357.9 399.4 12 35.4 3.0 -92 168.3 90.5 -46 17 2016-17 190.2 135.9 -28.50 357.9 154.56 -56.81 35.4 26.48 -25.20 Source: India Meteorological Department, Chennai.6.