CENSUS OF INDIA 1981 SERIES 20 TAMIL NADU PART xm A and B DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK TOWN DIRECTORY AND DIVISIONWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT MADRAS A. P. MUTHUSWAMI of the Indian Administrative Service Director of Census Operations Tamil Nadu 12-2,,_ A MADRAS DISTRICT KILOMETERS 012 ._.__.; ,. I NOTE: THE BOUNDARY OF MADRAS DISTRICT IS COTERMINOUS WITH THAT OF THE 26261 MADRAS CORPORATION --- ----- 27.. 32 40 616 \ I \ / ,.-j • I 34 , _/~--'i 26625 '. _- - - I \ ,~- " . " .1 33 \, J 35637 : \.. ...., i 75 } 28245 / " ~ I ( ~ 7 .lN~~~ I . " () 21_709 I 77 "'-- ~ ____ _ I I 38901 I 79 /. 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'RiiI+o' ~, Division, Number 148 National Highway NH PopUlation .,. ·u 24998 River ... ...~"== • Based upon Survey of India map with the permission of the Surveyor General of India . © Government of India Copyright 1985 . • The territorial waters of India extend into the sea to a distance of twelve nautical lTIiles measured fI.om the appropriatf! base line. P.Z.P., C.S.O.,Madras·5. Re2. No 27/as. PR[CE Rs. PUBLISHED BY GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU ~A.ND PRINTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF STATlONERY AND PRINTING IAT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS. j MADRAS·600()79. OONTENTS Page No. District Map Frontispiece Foreword iii-iv Preface v-vii Important Statistics ix-x Analytical Note - (i) Census Concepts; Rura.l and Urban areas, Urban Agglomeration" Oenslls House I Household, Scheduled castes / Scheduled Tribes. Literates, Main Worker. Marginal WOlker, Non-W(;rker, etc. Oi) History of the District Oensus Handbook. Scope of Town Directory and Primary Oensus Abstra(;t. (iii) Brief History, Formation of the District. Physical Features, Climate and Rainfall, Flora and Fauna, Mineral Resources, Forests, AgriCUlture. Animal Husbandry, Fishing, Industries, Trade and Oommerce, Trans­ port and Oommunication, Electricity, Impcrtant Social, Cultural and Poii.tica I events, Important Places of Religious, Historical and Tourist interest. A Brief analysis of the Town Directorv and Primary Oensus Abstract data 1-52 PART-A. TOWN DIRECTORY Note explaining the codes used in the Town Directory 54-55 Statement-! Status and Growth History 56-63 Statement-II Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, 1979 64-69 Statement-J.II Municipal Finance, 1978-79 70-75 Statement-IV Oivic and other amenities. 1979 76-81 Statement-IV A Oivic and other amenities in notified slums, 1~7' 82-151 Statement-V Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural fa(,;i .. lities, 1979 152-159 Statement-VI Trade, Oommerce, Industry and Banking, 1979 160-163 PART-B. PRIMARy' OENSUS ABSTRACT Primary Oensus Abstract 166-177 Primary Oensus Abstract for Scheduled Caste's 180-185 Primary Oensus Abstract for Scheduled Tribes 188-193 AJphabeticallist of Divisions of Madras 195-1.93 Primary Oensus Abstract for Madras city and its Divisions 200-220 ApPendix. to Primary Census Abstract 221-277 RespousibHity for the correctness. of internal details sh(.wn in the m&ps reSH "With the Publisher. FOREWORD The District Census Handbook (DCB), compiled by the census organi­ sation on behalf of the State Governments, is one of the most valuable pro­ ducts of the Census. The DCH is constantly referred to by planners, adminis­ trators, academicians and researchers. It is inter alia used for delimitation of constituencies, formulation of local 1evel and regional plans and as an aid to district administration. The District Census Handbook is the only publication which provides Primary Census Abstract (PCA) data upto village level for the rural areas and wardwise for each city or town. It also provides data on in­ frastructure and amenities in villages and towns, etc. The District Census Handbook series was initiated during the 1951 Census. It contained important cenSBS tables and PCA for each viHage and town of the district. During 1961 Census, the scope of the DCH was enlarged and it con­ tai11ed a descriptive account of 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 ~nd to\vn d::-cc~o;'y, Part~ B to village and town PCA and Part-C comprised analytical report, adminis­ trative statistics, district census tables and certain analytical tables based on peA and amenity data in respect of villages. However, in some states, it was confined to district census tables and in a few cases altogether giv _"! up due to delay in compliation and printing. While designing the format of 1981 DCH series, some new features along with the restructuring of the formats of village and town directory have been attempted. At the same time, comparability with the 1971 data has also been kept in view. An the amenities except power supply in the vilIage have been brought together in the village directory. with the instruction that in case an £lmenity is not available in the referrent 'Village, the distance in broad ranges from the nearest place where the amenity is available may be given. Tb.e restructuring of the format of the village directory and incorporating more exhaustive 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 area planning but regulating the provision of goods and services as well so as to minimise the regional imbalances in the process of development. A few new items of information have also been introduced to meet some oi the requirements of the Revised Minimum Needs Programme. Such new items of information as adult literacy centres, primary health sub-centres and community health workers in the vilIa~c have been introduced in the village directory with this objective in mind. 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, Htotal population and number of households" has been introduced to examine the correlation of the amenities with the popUlation and number of households they serve. Addition of two more appendices, listing the villages where no amenities are available and accor­ ding to the proportion of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe pOlJulation to the total population, has also been made with this view in mind. !he formats of the town directory have also been modified to meet th~ requlfements ~f the Minimum Needs Programme by providing information on a few new Items. A new statement on CIvic and other amenities in slums in Class-I and Class-II towns (Statement IV-A) has been introduced with this objective in mind It is expected that this wil1 help the planners to chalk out programmes on provision of civic amenities for the improvement of slums. Iv The columns on Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe population in state­ ment IV relating to civ:ic and other amenities and adult literacy classes/centreS under educational facilities in statement V are also added inter alia with tliis 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 considerationt 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 Individual Slip of 1981 Census. In order to avoid delay in publication of 1981 DCH series, it has been so designed that Part-A of the volume contains viHage and town directory and Part-R the PCA of villages and towns, including the Scheduled Castes and Sch€d'Jled Tribes PCA upto Taluk/Town level. At the beginning of the DCR, 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 intro­ duced to enhance its value. The district and taluk level maP'», 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 ill the State under the direction of Shri A. P. Muthuswami. I. A. S., the Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu on behalf of the State Government which has borne the cost of printing. The task of planning, designing and co-ordination of this publication was carried out by Shri N.