District Profile DISTRICT SIVAGANGAI 1. GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION North Latitude Between 9.43’ and 10.42’ East Longitude Between 77.47’ and 78.49’ District Existence 15.3.1985 AREA & POPULATION 1. Area (Sq.kms) 4189 2. Population 1339101 3. Population Density (Sq.kms) 316 2. REVENUE ADMINISTRATION 1. Divisions (2) 1.Sivagangai 2.Devakottai 2. Taluks (9) 1.Sivagangai 2.Manamadurai 3.Ilayankudi 4.Devakottai 5.Karaikudi 6. Thiruppathur 7.Thiruppuvanam 8. Kalayarkoil 9. Singampunari (08.05.2017) 3. Firkas 39 4. Revenue Villages 521 LOCAL ADMINISTRATION 1. Municipalities (3) 1.Sivagangai 2.Devakottai 3.Karaikudi 2. Panchayat Unions (12) 1.Sivagangai 2.Kalayarkoil 3. Manamadurai 4.Thiruppuvanam 5.Ilyankudi 6.Devakottai 7.Kannangudi 8.Sakottai 9.Kallal 10.Thiruppathur 11.Singampunari 12.S.Pudur 3. Town Panchayats (12) 1.Manamadurai 2.Thiruppathur 3.Thiruppuvanam 4.Singampunari 5.Ilayankudi 6.Nattarasankottai 7.Kottaiyur 8.Kandanur 9.Puduvayal 10.Pallathur 11.Kanadukathan 12.Nerkuppai 4. Village Panchayats 445 3. MEDICINE & HEALTH 1. Government Hospitals 17 2. Primary Health centre’s 47 3. Health Subcentre’s 275 4. Birth Rate 13.1 5. Death Rate 5.8 6. Infant Mortality Rate(Rural, Urban) 9.7 Expected at life Birth 7. Male 10212 8. Female 10878 4. EDUCATION 1. Primary Schools 848 2. Middle Schools 308 3. Pre primary Schools 112 4. High School s 97 5. Hr. Sec. Schools 100 6. Government I.T.I 2 7. Private ITI 16 8. Total Teacher Training College 18 9. Co-op- Training Institute 1 10. Self-Financing College of 8 Engineering 11. Govt. College of 3 Arts & Science 11.Govt. college of Arts & Science (Women) 1 12.Self-Financing College of 12 Arts & Science 13.Govt. Music School 1 14.Institute of Road Transport NA Polytechnic 15. District Institute of Education &Training 1 16. Govt. Medical College 1 17. Universities 1 18. Research Foundation 2 19. National Institute of hotel management & 1 Catering Technology 5. POPULATION 1. Male 668665 2. Female 670436 3. Total 1339101 4. Sex Ratio 1003 5. Child (0 – 6 age) (i) Male 70022 (ii) Female 67213 Total 137235 Child (0 – 6) Sex Ratio (iii) Rural Child Population 95563 (iv) Urban Child Population 41672 Rural/Urban Population 1. Rural 926256 2. Urban 412845 Literates 1. Male 529966 2. Female 435816 Total 965782 Schedule Caste Population 1. Male 115318 2. Female 115871 Total 231189 Schedule Tribes Population 1. Male 398 2. Female 406 Total 804 Population of Municipalities 1. Sivagangai Municipality 42053 2. Devakottai Municipality 51892 3. Karaikudi Municipality 106793 WORKERS 1. Main workers 461102 2. Marginal workers 159069 Total workers (1+2) 620171 3. Non Workers 718930 Total Population(1+2+3) 1339101 Categories of Workers 1. Cultivators 141003 2. Agricultural Laborers 199563 3. House Hold Industry 14656 4. Other Workers 264949 Total Workers 620171 6. LAND CLASSIFICATION (IN HECT) 1. Forests 16533 2. Barren & Uncultivable land 4699 3. Land put to Non Agricultural use 122596 4. Cultivable Waste 18243 5. Permanent Pastures & other Grazing Land 1367 6. Land Under Miscellaneous Tree Crops & 6361 groves not included in Net Area Sown 7. Current Fallow Lands 19480 8. Other Fallow Lands 133522 9. Net Area Sown 96099 Total Geographical Area 418900 AGRICULTURE CULTIVATED AREA(Hect)(Irrigated) 1. Paddy 47095 2. Cholam 72 3. Cumbu 17 4. Ragi 26 5. Maize 19 6. Kuthiraivali 11 7. Black Gram 293 8. Green gram 5 9. Red Gram 23 10. Horse gram 10 11. Cow Pea 140 12. Chillies 2106 13. Coriander 20 14. Turmeric 5 15. Sugarcane 4259 16. Onion 41 17. Fruits 3200 18. Vegetables 376 19. Groundnut 1207 20. Coconut 6559 21. Cotton 802 22. Gingelly 11 23. Flowers 49 24. Ucalyptus 324 25. Other crops 347 Total Cultivated Area(Irrigated) 67017 Total Area Cultivated (Unirregated) 29091 Net Area Sown 96099 Area Sown More than once 8 Total Cultivated Area 1. Net Area Irrigated 67011 2. Area Irrigated More than once 5 3. Gross Area Irrigated 67016 4. Gross Area Un irrigated 29091 7. 9TH AGRICULTURAL CENSUS (2010 – 2011) Number of Operational holdings 1. Marginal Holdings < 1 Hect 227220 2. Small Holdings 1 – 2 Hect 28964 3. Semi-medium Holdings 2 – 4 Hect 9722 4. Medium Holdings 4 – 10 Hect 2167 5. Large Holdings 10 & Above Hect 293 Total Holdings 268366 Area Operated 1. Marginal Holdings < 1 Hect 82677.29 2. Small Holdings 1 – 2 Hect 40368.92 3. Semi-medium Holdings 2 – 4 Hect 25852.30 4. Medium Holdings 4 – 10 Hect 12003.67 5. Large Holdings 10 & Above Hect 5148.18 Total Area Operated 166050.36 Social GroupWise holdings 1. Schedule Caste 27810 2. Schedule Tribes 0 3. Other Caste 240280 4. Institutional 276 Total Holdings 268366 Social GroupWise Area Operated ( in hect) 1. Schedule Caste 12985.12 2. Schedule Tribes 0 3. Other Caste 151406 .43 4. Institutional Area 1658.81 Total Area Operated 166050.36 8. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPT 1. Veterinary Hospitals 2 2. Veterinary Dispensaries 76 3. Clinician Centre’s - 4. Sub Centre’s 37 5. Mobile Vet Dispensaries - 6. Government Live stock Farms 1 7. Dairy Milk Society(Co-op) 291 TALUK POPULATION 1. Devakottai 157631 2. Ilayangudi 109267 3. Karaikudi 300527 4. Manamadurai 207223 5. Sivagangai 288674 6. Thiruppathur 275779 7. Thiruppuvanam 118928 8. Kalayarkovil 118149 9. Singampunari Taluk Geographical Area (in hect) 1.Devakottai 48182 2.Ilayangudi 43784 3.Karaikudi 23068 4.Manamadurai 67515 5.Sivagangai 159077 6.Thiruppathur 70236 7.Thiruppuvanam 8.Kalayarkovil 9.Singampunari Total Geographical Area 9. ROADS (in KM) 1.Natonal Highways 54.500 2.State Highways 261.161 3.Corporation and Municipalities Road 361.020 4.Panchayat Union and Panchayat Road 2084.640 5.Town Panchyat and Townships Road 1136.465 6.NHAI 157.330 Normal Rainfall( mm) Actual Rainfall (mm) 10. NORMAL RAINFALL (mm) South West Monsoon 301 369.34 North East Monsoon 422.7 161.72 Winter Period 17.9 69.2 Hot Weather Period 121.2 117.45 Actual Rainfall 717.71 Normal Rainfall 862.8 TEMPERATURE(Celsius) Minimum NA Maximum NA 11. TELEPHONES 1. Telephones in Use 18657 2. Direct Exchange Lines NIL 3. Post Office 272 4. Telephone Exchanges 59 5. Public Call Office (PCO) 295 6. General CCBPCO NA 7. Telephone Towers NA RESERVOIRS NA NUMBER OF IRRIGATION TANKS(No’s) 40 hect < 4288 40 hect > 678 12. DIARY DEVELOPMENT No. of Dairy 1 Milk Producer Co-op. Society 291 Milk Production (in Lakhs) 207.91 Milk Chilling Plants 4 13. FISHERIES Inland Production (Tonnes) 227 Families Engaged in Fishing 528 14. POLICE & PRISON Police Stations 51 Women Police Stations 5 Police Force strength 1696 Fire & Rescue Station 4 Sub-jails 2 Armed Reserved 1 15.BUS TRANSPORT Fleet Strength 730 Bus Routes 852 Number of Buses 730 Employees 4137 Workshops 1 16. DISTRICT LIBRARY Central Library 1 Branch Library 118 Village Library 44 Part-time Library - NUTRITIOUS MEAL PROGRAMME CENTRES (i) PTMGR 1265 (ii) ICDS 1552 Banks 270 State Banks 21 LIC 9 Cooperative Banks 17. M.L.A CONSTITUENCY(4) Sivagangai Manamadurai(SC) Karaikudi Thirupathur M.P CONSTITUENCY (1) Sivagangai 18.DISTRICT BOUNDARIES East & South -Ramanathapuram District West- Virudhunagar district North- Triruchi & Pudukottai district 19. RIVERS Vaigai, Bambar, Kottagudi, Thenar, Manimuthar, Sarugani river, Uppar, Uppargundar 20. REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES Commercial Vehicles 1418 Non Commercial Vehicles 17477 Regulated Markets 7 Cold Storages 1 Rural Godowns 8 LPG CONNECTION Single connections 110399 Double Connections 76471 Fair Price Shops 829 Ration Cards (i) Rice Card 311906 (ii) AAY Card 47548 (iii) Sugar Card 7547 (iii) Police Card 1460 ELECTRICITY Agricultural Pump set Electrified during 142 the year Electrified up to 31.03.2017 26240 21. STUDENTS HOSTEL Hostels Students Most Backward Class and Denotified Communities. (i) Boys 11 454 (ii) Girls 6 460 Total 17 914 Backward Class and Denotified Communities. (i) Boys 16 741 (ii) Girls 14 627 Total 30 1368 Adhidravidar and Denotified Communities. (i) Boys 30 1765 (ii) Girls 16 862 Total 46 2627 Major Industries - 8 Tamil Nadu Chemical Industries at Karaikudi Central Electro Chemical Researce Institute at Karaikudi Sakthi Sugar Factory at Padamathur M.M.Forgings Ltd Tamil Nadu Gears and Softs ar Singampunari Tamilnadu Mineral Limited, Karaikudi Bricks, Brick tiles and Pot making centres at Manamadurai and Thiruppuvanam Coir Manufacture Industries 22. Tourist Places Heritage sites. Known for Nagarathar Palaces , Kanadukathan Heritage sites. Known for Nagarathar Palaces ,Kottaiyur Heritage sites. Known for Nagarathar Palaces ,Pallathur Heritage sites. Known for Nagarathar Palaces ,Puduvayal Heritage sites. Known for Nagarathar Palaces ,Kandanur Heritage sites. Known for Nagarathar Palaces ,Chettinad Heritage site. Known for Nagarathar Palaces Devakkottai Heritage site. Arulmigu Kannudai Nayagi Amman Palace. Kambar Samathi, Nattarasankottai Heritage site. Arulmigu Muthumariamman Temple and Koppudaiyamman Temple, Karaikkudi Gowrivilasam Palace. Sivagangai Known as Thirukkanaper. Sorna Kaleeswarar Temple, Kalaiyarkovil Picturesque location.Cave Temple, Piranmalai Car Festival. Kandadevi Birds Sanctuary. Vettangudi Roman Catholic Pilgrimage centre. Church. Idaikattur Arulmigu Vettudayar Kaliamman Temple , Kollangudi Hillock. Murugan Temple. Kundrakkudi Mining & Quarrying Gravel 80495-LL Rough Stone Variety 18160 -LL Multi coloured granite 470.588 CBM Graphite 42878 Metric ton Brick Earth 16930 LL 23. Type of Industries Graphite Wax Candles Paper Plates,Paper Bags,Paper Cups Paver B locks Yarn Areca Plate Flooring Tiles,Hollow Blocks Jewellary Fire Clay Bricks Biscuits,Cookies,Papad,Bakery Fruit Canning,Soft drinks ,Packed drinking water Atta,Flour Milling,Rice Milling Hatching of Eggs,Sattu Energy powder Mfg of Chicken,Fish Frozen Dresses Language Spoken Tamil, English 24. RANKING OF DISTRICT IN STATE 1. Sex Ratio 1003 2. Population Density ( 31 /32) 316 3. Decadal Variation in Population 183745 4. 0-6 Age Child Population 10.24% 5. Female Literates (18/32) 18 6. Literacy Rate (16/32) 16 7. Total Population (26/32) 26 8.