CENSUS OF INDIA 2001 SERIES-33 TAMILNADU DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK Part - A & B ARIYALUR DISTRICT VILLAGE & TOWN DIRECTORY ~ VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT Dr. C. Chandramouli of the Indian Administrative Service Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu , ............. ... •.I" ..: . ~ . • : l.,f . ._ .~ ·. .. SRI BRAHADEESWARAR TEMPLE, GANGAIKONDACHOLAPURAM The Brahadeeswarar temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram in Ariyalur District was built by Rajendra Chola-I in the 11 th century. The striking feature of the temple is its Vimanam. This temple has a 100 sq ft base with a height of 170 feet by 20 feet perpendicular. There are beautiful plaster figures on the Vimanam. The entire structure is an imposing one and the Vimanam is visible even at a distance of 10 kms. Sri Brahadeswarar, the presiding deity, is represented by 13 feet high in the form of Lingam with a circumference of 16-1/2 feet. It is made out of a single block of stone. (iii) Contents Pages Foreword IX Preface Xl Acknow ledgements xiii Map of Ariyalur District xv District Highlights - 200 1 XVII Important Statistics of the District, 200 I XIX Ranking of Taluks in the District XXI Summary Statements from 1 - 9 Statement 1: Name of the headquarters of Districtffaluk, their rural-urban xxiii status and distance from District headquarters. 200 1 Statement 2: Name of the headquarters of District/CD block, their XX1ll rural-urban status and distance from District headquarters. 2001 Statement 3: Population of the District at each census from 190 I to 200 1 xxiv Statement 4: Area, number of villages/towns and population in District xxv and Taluks 200 1 Statement 5: CD block wise number of villages and rural population, 2001 xxvi Statement 6: Population of urban agglomerations (including constituent units/ XXVII towns), 2001 Statement 7: Villages with popUlation of 5,000 and above at CD block level XXVII as per 2001 census and amenities available Statement 8: Statutory towns with population less than 5,000 as per 2001 xxviii census and amenities available Statement 9: Houseless and institutional population ofTaluks, xxviii rural and urban, 200 1 Analytical Note (i) History and Scope of the District Census Handbook 3 (li) Brief History of the District 3 (iii) Administrative set-up 4 (iv) Physical features 4 (v) Pages " (v) Census concepts 9 (vi) Non-Census concepts 16 (vii) Census 2001 findings 20 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 25 (ix) Major Social and Cultural events in the District - Fairs and festivals 59 (x) Places of tourist interest in the District 59 (xi) Major characteristics of the District, contribution of the district in the form of 60 any historical figure associated with the district (xii) Scope of Village and Town Directory 60 Part A . Village and Town Directory Section I . Village Directory (a) Note explaining the abbreviations used in the village directory 65 (b) List of villages merged in towns and outgrowths of 2001 Census 68 (c) CD block wise presentation of Village Directory Data 1. SENDURAI CD BLOCK (i) Map of Sendurai Taluk 71 (li) Alphabetical List of Villages along with location code 1991 and 2001 73 (iii) Village Directory 74 2. ANDIMADAM CD BLOCK (i) Map of Udayarpalayam Taluk 87 (li) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 89 (iii) Village Directory 90 3. JAYANKONDAM CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 105 (li) Village Directory lO6 4. T. PALUR CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 121 (ii) Village Directory 122 (vi) Pages 5. ARIYt\LUR CD BLOCK (i) Map of Ariyalur Taluk 139 (li) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 141 (iii) Village Directory 142 6. THIRUMANUR CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 157 (li) Village Directory 158 (d) Appendixes to Village Directory Appendix - I Abstract of Educational, Medical and other amenities 176 in villages - CD block Level Appendix - Ia : Villages by number of Primary Schools 178 Appendix - Ib : Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools 178 Appendix - Ie: Villages with different sources of drinking water 179 facilities available Appendix - II Villages with 5,000 and above population which do not 179 have one or more amenities Appendix - IIa : List of Census Towns which do not have one or more amenities 180 Appendix - III Land utilisation data in respect of Census 180 Towns/non-municipal towns Appendix - IV CD block wise list of inhabited villages where no amenity 180 other than drinking water facility is available Appendix - V Summary showing number of villages not having 181 Scheduled Castes population Appendix - VI Summary showing number of villages not having 181 Scheduled Tribe population Appendix - VIla: List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled 182 Castes to the total population by ranges Appendix - VIIb: List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled 185 Tribes to the total population by ranges Appendix - VIn Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat 187 Appendix - IX Statement showing number of girls schools in the villages 193 (vii) Pages Section II - Town Directory ~, (i) Note explaining the abbreviations used in the Town Directory 194 (li) Town Directory Statements Statement I Status and Growth History 198 Statement II Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, 1999 198 Statement III Municipal Finance, 1998-99 200 Statement IV Civic and other Amenities, 1999 200 Statement V Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, 1999 202 Statement VI Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking, 1999 202 Statement VII Civic and other amenities in Slums, 1999 204 (iii) Appendix to Town Directory - Towns showing their outgrowth with population 206 Part B - Primary Census Abstract Brief note on Primary Census Abstract 209 District Primary Census Abstract 212 Appendix to District Primary Census Abstract 216 Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Castes 220 Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Tribes 224 Village Primary Census Abstract - CD Block wise 228 Urban Primary Census Abstract 264 Annexures and their write-up Annexure- I Number of villages under each Gram Panchayats 278 Annexure- II Fertility and mortality measures 290 Annexure- III Various measures of fertility and mean age at marriage 291 Annexure- IV Percentage distribution of migrants by place of birth/place 292 of last residence Annexure- V Brief account of main religions in the district 294 Annexure- VI Marital status of the population in the district 295 Annexure- VII Age, sex and educational level in the district 296 Annexure- VIII Distribution of different mother tongues in the district 297 (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 grossroots level. The publication, which is brought out for each district, contains several demographic and socia-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 PCA and amenity data in respect of villages. The 1981 census DCHB was in two parts: Part-A contained vi llage and town directory and Part -B the PCA of village and town including the SCs and STs PCA up to tahs i1/ 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 (VII) on slums was introduced to provide the details on civic and other amenities in the notified slums of Class I and Class II towns. The 1991 census DCHB, by and large. followed the pattern of presentation of 1981 census, except the format of PCA was restructured. Nine-fold industrial classification of main workers was given against the four­ fold industnal 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 compjie 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 tahsilftalukIPS level presentation.