CENSUS OF INDIA 2001 SERIES - 33 KERALA DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK KOllAM SHEELA THOMAS OF THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE DIRECTOR OF CENSUS OPERATIONS, KERALA 37/154/2007-1 MOTJ:F The light house at Thangasserv, five kms. from Kolhm Town, is the chief attraction of tourists. A silent sentinel since the tum of the Century, the light house was built in 1902. It was reconstructed in 1940 by A. N. Seal, Engineer-in-Chief of Light House Department. The light emanating from 144 feet light house is visible at a distance of 18 miles out in the sea. The surging surface of the sea on one side and the panorama oflush green coconut trees on the other side are seen from the top. It was built to safeguard seamen from treacherous reefs of Thangassery. ,...-_ - I~- ~~~---- _-._ () , -~ l- II \,, <t_J oo_ ~ <t C ) Co::: -- ... , I / Z UI :E .(' ::: q o. ~ « _,_L _. -, 0 ,/ ~ l­ i e) I- / U f" cr: f l­ CC o e/) ~- o (f) ~ « 0 cr: ::> n... 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History 'lnd Scope of District Census Handbook 3 II. Brief History of the District 4 III. Administrative Setup 5 IV. Physical Features 6 V. Census Concepts 28 VI. Non-Census Concepts 34 VII. 2001 Census Findings - Population, its distribution 38 VIII. Inset Tables based on 2001 Census findings 49 IX. Major Social and Cultural Events 100 X. Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological and Tourist importance 111 XI. Prominent Personalities 116 XII. Scope of Village Directory and Town Directory 118 37f154/2007_1A Page PART - A : VILLAGE DIRECTORY AND TOWN DIRECTORY SECTION-I: VILLAGE DIRECTORY Note explaining the abbreviations used in Village Directory 121 List of Villages merged in Towns and Out-growths at 2001 Census 124 Taluk Map - Karunagappally Taluk Alphabetical list of Villages along with location code 1991 and 2001 - Karunagappally Taluk 125 Taluk-wise presentation of Village Directory Data, 1999 - Karunagappally Taluk 126 Taluk Map - Kunnathur Taluk Alphabetical list of Villages along with Location Code 1991 and 2001 - KunnathurTaluk 133 Taluk-wise presentation ofViJ1age Directory Data, 1999 - Kunnathur Taluk 134 Taluk Map - Pathanapuram Taluk Alphabetical list of Villages along with location code 1991 and 2001 - Pathanapuram Taluk 139 Taluk-wise presentation of Village Directory Data, 1999 - Pathanapuram Taluk 140 Taluk Map - Kottarakkara Taluk Alphabetical list of Villages along with location code 1991 and 2001 - Kottarakkara Taluk 151 Taluk -wise presentation of Village Directory Data, 1999 - Kottarakkara Taluk 152 Taluk Map - Kallam Taluk Alphabetical list of Villages along with location code 1991 and 2001 - Kallam Taluk 165 Ta1uk-wise presentation of Village Directory Data, 1999 - Kallam Taluk 166 Appendices to Village Directory Appendix-I : Abstract of Educational, Medical and Other Amenities in Villages - Taluk level 174 Appendix-IA : Villages by number of Primary Schools 176 Appendix-IB : Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools 177 Appendix-Ie ; Villages with different sources of drinking water facilities available 177 Appendix-II ; Villages with 5,000 and above population which do not have one or more amenities 177 Appendix-II. A : Census Towns which do not have one or more amenities 180 Appendix-HI : Land utihsation data in respect of Census TownslNon-Municipal Towns 181 Appendix-IV : Taluk-wise list of inhabited Villages where no amenity other than drinking water facility is available 181 Page Appendix-V : Summary showing number of Villages not having Scheduled Caste population 181 App~ndix- VI : Summary showing number of Villages not having Scheduled Tribe population 182 Appendix-VIlA: List of Villages according to proportion of Scheduled Castes to total population by ranges 182 Appendix-VIIB : List of Villages according to proportion of Scheduled Tribes to total population by ranges 184 Appendix-VIII : Number of Villages under each Gram Panchayat (Taluk-wisc) 185 )IX : Statement showing number of girls' schools in the Villages 190 SECTION-II: TOWN DIRECTORY Note explaining the abbreviations used in Town Directory 193 Statement-I : Status and Growth History 196 ::;tatement-Il : Physical aspects and location ofTowns-1999 197 Statement-III : Municipal Finance, 1998-99 198 Statement-IV : Civic and Other amenities, 1999 199 Statement-V : Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural facilities, 1999 200 Statement-VI : Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking, 1999 202 Statement-VII : Civic and Other amenities in Slums 204 Appendix to : Towll.S showing their Out-growth with popvlation 208 Town Directory PART - B : PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT Brief note on Primary Census Abstract 211 District Primary Census Abstract (General) 214 Appendix - I to District Primary Census Abstract (Taluk-wis_j) 226 Appendix - II to District Primary Census Abstract - Total, Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe population - Urban Block-wise 232 Pnmary Census--hbstract for Scheduled Castes 248 Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Tribes 260 Village Primary Census Abstract 272 Page Urban Primary Census Abstract 290 Panchayat Primary Census Abstract 310 Annexures Annexure ~ I : Community Development Blocks, Panchayats and constituent Villages 454 Annexure - II : Note on Fertility - Mortality and Migration, 1991 Census 460 Annexure - III : Various measures of fertility and mean age at marriage, 1991 Census 466 Annexure ~ IV : Peocentage distribution of Migrants by place of hirth/place of last residence. 1991 Census 467 Annexure· V : Brief account of main religions in the Districtffaluk as per 1991 Census 468 Annexure - VI : Marital status of population as per 1991 Census 472 Annexure - VII : Age, Sex, Literacy and Education in the District, 1991 Census 473 Annexure - VIII : Distribution of different mother-tongues returned in 1991 Census 474 DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK, ZOO 1 KOLLAM FOREWORD he District Census Handbook CDCHB) is brought out for each District since the first Census after TIndependence and is one of the most widely used publications compiled and prepared by the Census Organisation on behalf of the State Governments and the Union Territory Administrations. This publication provides Primary Census Abstract (PCA) data up to Village level for the rural areas and provides similar details, ward-wise for each City or Town and also provides the present status on availability of important civic amenities/infra-structural facilities in Villages and Towns of the District concerned. This publication has proved to be of immense utility as it is considered as an essential and basic document for the purpose of delimitation of constituencies, formulation of local level and regional plan and also as an aid to district administration. The publication of District Census Handbook CDCHB) was first introduced during the 1951 Census which contained a few important Census tables and PCA for each Village and Town of the District. Thereafter, at each successive Censuses, the scope and coverage of this publication was enlarged. The DCHB published at the 1961 Census provided a comprehensive descriptive account of the District, administrative statistics, Census tables and a Village and Town Directory including PCA. The 1971 Census DCHB series was planned in three parts. Part-A related to Village and Town Directory, Part-B to Village and Town PCA and Part-C to comprised analytical report, administrative statistics, District Census tables and certain analytical tables based on PCA and amenity data in respect of Villages. However, in some States, Part-C was confined to District Census tables and in a few cases altogether given up due to delay in compilation and printing. In 1981 Census, new features along with the restructuring of the formats of Village and Town Directory were introduced in the DCHB. These were published in two parts for each District. While Part-A comprised Village and Town Directories, the PCA ofViUage and Town (ward-wise) including the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes PCA up to Tahsil! Town level were provided in Part-B. In restructuring the format of Village Directory, all the 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 amenity was given. Information on some new items such as Adu~t 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. Similarly information on approach to the Village was also provided for the first time in the Village Directory so as to give the details on the number of inaccessible Villages in each District.