CENSUS OF INDIA 1991 SERIES - 23 TAMIL NADU DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK MADURAI PART XII B VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT K. SAMPATH KUMAR OF THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE DIRECTOR OF CENSUS OPERATIONS TAMILNADU CONTENTS Page No. 1. Foreword (iii - v) 2. Preface (vii - x) 3. District Map (Facing Page xii) 4. Important Statistics of the District 1-2 5. Analytical Note: i) Census Concept: Rural and urban areas, urban agglomerations. census houses/households. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. literates, main workers. marginal workers and non-workers. etc. 3-4 ii) History of the District Census Handbook 5 iii) Scope of Primary Census Abstract 6 iv) Brief analysis of the Primary Census Abstract data based on inset tables. 7 - 24 PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT A. District Primary Census Abstract (C.D. Bloch.'Wise) 26 - 55 B. Village and townwise Primary Census Abstract by C.D. Block 1. Chinnamanur C.D. Block i) Alphabetical list of villages 57 ti) Village / Urban Primary Census Abstract 58 - 61 2. Uttamapalaiyam C.D. Block i) Alphabetical list of villages 63 il) Village / Urban Primary Census Abstract 64 - 67 3. Kambam C.D. Block i) AlphabeticalUst of villages 69 11) Village / Urban Primary Census Abstract 70 -73 4. Bodinayakkanur C.D. Block i) Alphabetical list of villages 75 ii) Village / Urban Primary Census Abstract 76 -79 5. Periyakulam C.D. Block i) Alphabetical list of villages 81 Ii) Village / Urban Primary Census Abstract 82 - 89 6. Theni C.D. Block i) Alphabetical list of villages 91 ii) Village / Urban Primary Census Abstract 92 - 95 7. Andipatti C.D. Block i) AlphabeticalUst of villages 97 ii) Village / Urban Primary Census Abstract 98 - 105 8. Kadamalaikundru-Myladumparai C.D. Block i) Alphabetical list of villages 107 ii) Village / Urban Primary Census Abstract 108 - 111 Page No. 9. Usilampatti C.D. Block i} Alphabetical list of villages 113 ii) Village / Urban Primary Census Abstract 114-117 lO. Chellampatti C.D. Block i) Alphabetical list of villages 118 - 119 ii) Village / Urban Primary Census Abstract 120 - 127 11. Sedapatti C.D. Block i) Alphabetical list of villages 128 - 129 ii) Village / Urban Primary Census Abstract 130 - 137 12. Vadipatti C.D. Block i) Alphabetical list of villages 138 - 139 ii) Village / Urban Primary Census Abstract 140 - 147 13. Alanganallur C.D. Block i) Alphabetical list of villages 148 - 149 ii) Village / Urban Primary Census Abstract 150 - 161 14. Melur C.D. Block i) Alphabetical Jist of villages 162 - 163 ii) Village / Urban Primary Census Abstract 164-171 15. Kottampatti C.D. Block i) Alphabetical list of villages 172 - 173 ii) Village / Urban Primary Census Abstract 174 - 181 16. Madurai West C.D. Block i) Alphabetical list of villages 182 - 183 ii) Village / Urban Primary Census Abstract 184 - 195 17. Madurai East C.D. Block i) Alphabetical list of villages 196 - 199 ii) Village / Urban Primary Census Abstract 200 - 215 18. Tirupparangunram C.D. Block i) Alphabetical list of villages 216 - 217 ii) Village l Urban Primary Census Abstract 218 - 229 19. Tirumangalam C.D. Block i) Alphabetical list of villages 230 - 231 ii) Village I Urban Primary Census Abstract 232·243 20. Kallikudi C.D. Block i) Alphabetical list of villages 244·245 ii) Village / Urban Primary Census Abstract 246 - 253 21. T. Kallupatti C.D. Block i) Alphabetical list of villages 254 - 255 ii) Village / Urban Primary Census Abstract 256 - 263 URBAN PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT Urban (Townwise) Primary Census Abstract (Within town. wardwise Primary Census Abstract) 264 - 335 Appendix to Urban Primary Census Abstract: Total. SC and ST Population - Urban blockwise. 336 - 403 Annexe-I Qetails of C.D. Blocks included in various taluks. 404 Annexe-II Villages included in each town 405 - 406 Taluk Primary Census Abstract 408 - 411 District Primary Census Abstract for SC/ST : C.D. Block/Townwise 412 - 447 (U) FOREWORD Publication of the Djstrict Census Ha.lldbooks (DCHs) was initiated after the 1951 Census and is continUIng since then w1th some innovations/modifications after each decennial census. This is the most 'Jalu.a.hle district level ,publication brought out by the Census OrganisaOon on behalf of each State Government/Union TerritOly administration. It inter-alia provides data/information on some of the basic demographic and SOCio­ economic characteristics ar.. d on a~c availability oi certain important civic amenities/ faCilities in each village 3.nd town of the respective districts. This publication has thus proved to be of immense utility t~) the planners, udministrators, academicians and researchers. The scope of the DeH was initially confined to certain important census tables on population, economic and sccia-cultural aspects as also the Primary Census Abstract (PCA) of each village dnd toW!} (\vardv,,'1se) of the district. The DCHs published after the 1961 Census contained a descriptive account of the district, administrative statistics, census tables and Village and Town Directories, including PCA. After the 1971 Census, two parts of the District Census Handbooks (Part-A comprising Village and Town Directories and Part-B comprising Village and Tm:vn PCA) were released in all the States and Union Territories. The third Part (C} of the District Census Handbooks comprising administrative statistics and district census tables, which was also to be brought out, could not be published in many States/OTs due to considerable delay in compilation of relevant material. In 1981, some ne\\! features along with the restructuring of the formats of Villages and Town Directory were introduced in the DCHs. These were published in two parts for each district after the 1981 Census. While Part-A comprised Village and Town Directories, the PCA of villages and towns (wardwise) including Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe peA up to tehsiljtown level were provided in Part-B. To illustrate, all the amenities except electricity, were brought together in the Village Directory and if an amenity was not available in the referent village, the distance in broad ranges from the nearest place having such amenity was given. Information on some new items such as adult literacy centres, primary health sub-centres and community health workers in the village were provided so as to meet some of the requirements of the Revised Minimum Needs Programme. Similarly, information all approach to the village was also provided (iii) for the first time during 1981 Census in the Village Directory so as to give an idea about the number of inaccessible villages in each district. In case of Town Directories also. keeping in view the requirements of the Minimum Needs Programme. a Statement (IV -A) on slums was provided so as to enable the planners to chalk out the programmes for providing better civic and other amenities m the slums. In this statement. detaUs on civic and other amenities were reported for the slums of Class I and Class II towns . .Apart from this. one column on the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe population and another on adult literacy classes/centres were added in Statements IV and V respectively. The manner of presentation of the DCHs for the 1991 Census is by and large the same as followed in 1981. However. the format of PCA has been restructured slightly in the 1991 Census for the benefit of data users. Nine-fold industrial classification of main workers has been given as against four-fold industrial classification presented in the 1981 Census. In addition to this. the sex-wise population in the Q-6 age-group haS'also been included in PCA for the first time with a view to enabling data users to compute more realistic literacy rate as all children below 7 years of age have been treated as illiterates at the time of the 1991 Census. It is expected that the above mentioned modifications will help the planners in chalking out more effective developmental . programmes. One of the most important innovations in the 1991 Census is the Community Development Block-level presentation of data in the Village Directory and PCA instead of the traditional Tehsil/Taluk/PS level presen-tation. It is expected that the presentation of village Directory and PCA data at C.D. Block level will help the planners in formulation of micro-level developmental plans. as the C.D. Block is the lowest administrative unit for developmental planning. In order to facilitate the task of administrators. planners and researchers intending to use Village Directory/PCA data. either from the magnetic tapes/floppies or from the published records. both the computer and manual codes for each village have been provided for the 1991 Census along with the corresponding codes of 1981. This publication is a join': venture of the State Government and the Census Organisation. The data have been collected and compiled under the direction of (Iv) Shri. K. Sampath Kumar, Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu, on behalf of the State Govemment which has home the cost of printing. The task of planning. designing and co-ordination of the publication was initiated by Dr. K.P. Ittaman. former Deputy Registrar General (Social Studies) and Shrt M.M. Dua. Joint Director. For the sake of uniformity in presentation of information/data and for preparation of analytical note depicting the sailent features emerging from a micro-level analysis of census/non-census data. a model District Census Handbook from each state and Union Territory was thoroughly scrutinised in the Social Studies Division under the guidance of Shri M.K. Jain. the present Deputy Registrar General (S.S.). This task was carried out by A.K. Singh, Deputy Director who was assisted by Shri. N .S. Soam, Assistant Director and his staff. Technical guidance in the preparation of the maps was initially provided by Dr.B.K.