CENSUS OF INDIA 2001 SERIES-33 TAMIL NADU DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK Part - B DHARMAPURI 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 xiii Acknow ledgements xv Map of Dharmapuri District XVll District Highlights - 200 1 xix Important Statistics of the District, 200 1 XXI Ranking of Taluks in the District XX111 Summary Statements from 1 - 9 Statement 1: Name of the headquarters of Districtffaluk, their rural-urban xxviii status and distance from District headquarters, 2001 Statement 2: Name of the headquarters of District/CD block, their xxviii rural-urban status and distance from District headquarters, 2001 Statement 3: Population of the District at each census from 1901 to 200 1 xxix Statement 4: Area, number of Villages/towns and population in District xxx and Taluk, 200 1 Statement 5: CD block wise number of villages and rural popUlation, 2001 XXXIV Statement 6: Population of urban agglomerations (including constituent unitsl xxxv towns), 200 1 Statement 7: Villages with population of 5,000 and above at CD block level xxxvi as per 2001 census and amenities available Statement 8: Statutory towns with population less than 5,000 as per 2001 XXXIX census and amenities available Statement 9: Houseless and institutional popUlation 9f Taluks, xxxix rural 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 (v) Pages (v) Census concepts 13 (vi) Non-Census concepts 19 (vii) Census 2001 findings 24 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 28 (ix) Major social and cultural events in the District - Fairs and Festivals 82 (x) Brief description of places of religious, historical or archaeological importance and 82 places of tourist interest in the district (xi) Major Characteristics of the District, contribution of the district in the form of any 82 historical figure associated with the district (xii) Scope of Village and Town Directory 84 Part A -. Village and Town Directory Section I - Village Directory (a) Note explaining the abbreviations used in the village directory 89 (b) List of villages merged in towns and outgrowth. of 200 1 Census 92 (c) CD block wise presentation of Village Directory Data 1. HOSUR CD BLOCK (i) Map of Hosur Taluk 95 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 97 (iii) Village Directory 100 2. SHOOLAGIRI CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 129 (ii) Village Directory 132 3. VEPPANAPALLI CD BLOCK (i) Map of Krisbnagiri Taluk 165 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 200 1 167 (iii) Village Directory 170 4. KRISHNAGIRI CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith. location code 1991 and 2001 197 (ii) Village Directory 198 (vi) Pages 5. BARGUR CD BLOCK (i) Map of Pochampalli Taluk 213 (li) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 215 (iii) Village Directory 216 6. KAVERIPATTINAM CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 235 (ii) Village Directory 236 7. KARIMANGALAM CD BLOCK (i) Map of PalakkoduTaluk 251 eli) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 253 (ill) Village Directory 254 8. PALAKKODU CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 271 (ii) Village Directory 272 9. KELAMANGALAM CD BLOCK (i) Map of Denkanikottai Taluk 297 (li) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 299 (iii) Village Directory 300 10. THALY CD BLOCK (i) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 317 (li) Village Directory 320 11. PENNAGARAM CD BLOCK (i) Map of Pennagaram Taluk 347 (li) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 349 (iii) Village Directory 350 12. NALLAMPALLI CD BLOCK (i) Map of Dharmapuri Taluk 371 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 373 (iii) Village Directory 374 13. DHARMAPURI CD BLOCK ei) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 391 eli) Village Directory 392 (vii) Pages 14. MORAPPUR CD BLOCK Ci) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 200 1 407 Cii) Village Directory 410 15. MATHUR CD BLOCK Ci) Map of Uthangarai Taluk 447 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 449 (iii) Village Directory 452 16. UTHANGARAI CD BLOCK Ci) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 479 Cii) Village Directory 482 17. HARUR CD BLOCK (i) Map of Harur Taluk 541 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 200 1 543 (iii) Village Directory 546 18. PAPPIREDDIPATTI CD BLOCK (i) Map of Pappireddipatti Taluk 609 (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages Alongwith location code 1991 and 200 1 611 (iii) Village Directory 612 (d) Appendixes to Village Directory Appendix I Abstract of Educational, Medical and other amenities 634 . in villages - CD block Level Appendix Ia : Villages by number of Primary Schools 638 Appendix Ib : Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools 639 Appendix Ie: Villages with different sources of drinking water 640 facilities available Appendix II Villages with 5,000 and above popUlation which do not 641 have one or more amenities Appendix IIa List of Census Towns which do not have-one or more amenities 644 Appendix III Land utilisation data in respect of Census 644 Towns/non-municipal towns Appendix IV CD block wise list of inhabited villages where no amenity 645 other than drinking water facility is available Appendix V Summary showing number of villages not having 646 Scheduled Castes popul~tion Appendix VI Summary showing number of villages hot having 647 Scheduled Tribe population (viii) Pages Appendix VIla: List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled 648 Castes to the total population by ranges Appendix VIIb: List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled 664 Tribes to the total population by ranges Appendix VIII : Number of village~ under each Gram Panchayat 670 Appendix IX : Statement showing number of girls schools in the villages 703 Section II - Town Directory (i) Note explaining the abbreviations used in the Town Directory 704 (li) Town Directory Statements Statement I Status and Growth History 708 Statement II Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, 1999 710 Statement III Municipal Finance, 1998-99 712 Statement IV Civic and other Amenities, 1999 714 Statement V Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, 1999 718 Statement VI Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking, 1999 726 Statement VII Civic and other amenities in Slums, 1999 728 (iii) Appendix to Town Directory - Towns showing their outgrowth with population 732 Part B - Primary Census Abstract Brief note on Primary Census Abstract 735 District Primary Census Abstract 738 Appendix to District Primary Abstract 744 Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Castes 760 Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Tribes 772 Village Primary Census Abstract - CD block wise 784 Urban Primary Census Abstract 970 (ix) Pages Annexures and their write-up Annexure I Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat 1026 Annexure II Fertility and mortality measures 1090 Annexure III Various measures of fertility and mean age at marriage 1091 Annexure IV Distribution of Migrants by place of birth/place of last residence 1092 Annexure V Brief account of main religions in the district 1094 Annexure VI Marital status of population in the district 1095 Annexure VII Age, sex and educational level in the district 1096 Annexure VIn Distribution of different mother tongues returned 1097 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 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, 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 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.