CENSUS OF INDIA 2001 SERIES-33 TAMIL NADU DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK Part - B DINDIGUL DISTRICT VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT Dr. C. Chandramouli of the Indian Administrative Service Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu Contents Pages Foreword Xl Preface Xl11 Acknowledgements xv Map ofDindigul District XVII District Highlights - 2001 XlX Important Statistics of the District, 2001 XX] Ranking of Taluks in the District XXl11 Summary Statements Statement 1 Name of the headquarters of DistrictlTaluk, their rural-urban XXVI status and distance from District headquarters, 2001 Statement 2 Name of the headquarters of District/CD block, their XXVI rural-urban status and distance from District headquarters, 2001 Statement 3 Population of the District at each census from 1901 to 2001 XXVII Statement 4 Area, number of villages/towns and population in District XXVllI and Taluk, 2001 Statement 5 CD block wise number of villages and rural population, 2001 xxx Statement 6 Population of urban agglomerations (including constituent units! XXXI towns),2001 Statement 7 Villages with population of5,000 and above at CD block level XXXII as per 2001 census and amenities available Statement 8 Statutory towns with population less than 5,000 as per 200 1 XXXVI census and amenities available Statement 9 Houseless and institutional population of Taluks, rural XXXVII and urban, 2001 Analytical Note (i) History and Scope of the District Census Handbook 3 (ii) Brief History of the District 3 (iii) Administrative set-up 4 (iv) Physical features 5 (v) Census concepts 11 (vi) Non-Census concepts 17 (v) Pages (vii) Census 2001 findings 22 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 27 (ix) Major Social and Cultural events, natural and administrative developments and 74 significant activities during the decade (x) Brief description of places of religious, historical or archaeological importance 74 in villages and places of tourist interest in the towns of the district (xi) Maj or Characteristics of the District, contribution of the district in the form 74 of any historical figures associated with the district. (xii) Scope of Village and Town Directory - column heading wise explanation and 74 coverage of data Part A - Village and Town Directory Section I - Village Directory (a) Note explaining' the abbreviations used in the village directory 79 (b) List of villages merged in towns and outgrowths at 2001 Census 83 (c) CD block wise presentation of Village Directory Data 1. THOPPAMPATTI CD BLOCK (i) Map of Palani Taluk 87 (ii) Alphabetical List ofVil1ages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 89 (iii) Village Directory 90 2. PALANI CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 103 (ii) Village Directory 104 3. ODDANCHATRAM CD BLOCK (i) Map of Oddanchatram Taluk 117 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 119 (iii) Village Directory 120 4. VEDASANDUR CD BLOCK (i) Map of Vedasandur Taluk 137 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 139 (iii) Village Directory 140 (vi) Pages 5. GUZILIAMPARAI CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 149 (ii) Village Directory 150 6. VADAMADURAl CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 200 1 159 (ii) Village Directory 160 7. NATHAM CD BLOCK (i) Map of Natham Taluk 169 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 171 (iii) Village Directory 172 8. SHANARPATTI CD BLOCK (i) Map of Dindigul Taluk 185 (ii) Alphabetical List ofViUages alongwith location code 1991 and 200 1 187 (iii) Village Directory 188 9. DINDIGUL CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 200 1 201 (ii) Village Directory 202 10. REDDIARCHATRAM CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 200 1 211 (ii) Village Directory 212 11. KODAIKANAL CD BLOCK (i) Map of Kodaikanal Taluk 221 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 200 1 223 (iii) Village Directory 224 12. ATTUR CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 231 (ii) Village Directory 232 13. NILAKKOTTAI CD BLOCK (i) Map of Nilakkottai Taluk 241 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 243 (iii) Village Directory 244 (vii) Pages 14. BATLAGUNDU CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 255 (ii) Village Directory 256 Cd) Appendixes to Village Directory Appendix - I : Abstract of Educational, Medical and other amenities 264 in villages - CD block Level Appendix - Ia Villages by number of Primary Schools 268 Appendix - Ib Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools 268 Appendix - Ie Villages with different sources of drinking water 269 facilities available Appendix - II Villages with 5,000 and above population which do not 270 have one or more amenities Appendix - IIa List of Census Towns which do not have one or more amenities 272 Appendix - III Land utilisation data in respect of Census 272 Townsfnon-municipal towns Appendix - IV CD block wise list of inhabited villages where no amenity 272 other than drinking water facility is available Appendix - V Summary showing number of villages not having 273 Scheduled Castes population Appendix - VI Summary showing number of villages not having 273 Scheduled Tribe population Appendix - VIla: List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled 274 Castes to the total popUlation by ranges Appendix - VIIb: List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled 280 Tribes to the total population by ranges Appendix - VIn Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat 281 Appendix - IX Statement showing number of girls schools in the villages 291 Section II - Town Directory Ci) Note explaining the abbreviations used in the Town Directory 292 (ii) Town Directory Statements Statement I Status and Growth History 296 Statement II Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, 1999 300 Statement III Municipal Finance, 1998-99 302 (viii) Pages Statement IV Civic and other Amenities, 1999 304 Statement V Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, 1999 306 Statement VI Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking, 1999 310 Statement VII Civic and other amenities in Slums, 1999 312 (iii) Appendix to TO\vn Directory - Towns showing their outgrowth with population 331 Part B - Primary Census Abstract Brief note on Primary Census Abstract 335 District Primary Census Abstract 338 Appendix to District Primary Census Abstract 344 Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Castes 380 Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Tribes 386 Village Primary Census Abstract CD-Block-wise 392 Urban Primary Census Abstract 476 Annexures and their write-up Annexure- I Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat 574 Annexure- II Fertility and mortality measures 592 Annexure- ill Various measures of fertility and mean age at marriage 593 Annexure- IV Percentage distribution ofpopul~tion by place ofbirthlplace of 594 last residence Annexure- V Brief account of main religions 596 Annexure- VI Marital status of population 597 Annexure- VII Age, sex and educational level 598 Annexure- Vill Distribution of different mother tongues returned 599 (ix) Foreword he District Census Handbook (DCHB) published by Census Organisation since T 1951 census, is one ofthe 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 socio-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, administrati ve 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 village and town directory and Part-B the PCA of village and town including the SCs and STs PCA up to tahsil/ 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 PC A was restructured. Nine-fold industrial classification of main workers was given against the four­ fold industrial 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 compile more realistic literacy rate as all children below 7 years of age had been treated as illiterate at the time of 1991 census.