CENSUS 1971 SERIES-9 KERALA DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK , ' PALGHAT PART X-A TOWN & VILLAGE DIRECTORY PART X-B PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT OF THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE DIRECTOR OF CENSUS OPERATIONS KERALA 1973 DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK PARTS A & B PALGHAT I , NILGIRIS DISTRICT..... PALGHAT DISTRICT (TAMIL NADU) J ..fLU;O • I l 10 .................. ...._. ........r ~~D3~Ean~~=~-~~~=31- a ti.ii IJi FB3 I , ...... ,i~. 10 • 0 10 "'Lo ... r'flltlS L (, "'" S ""'1 ·... •.... v·r :l ?.. , ~,.."", ' .....:,. MALAPPURAM ,-' ''Y'- DISTRICT i ./ COIMBATORE DISTRICT (TAaML NADU) ... TRICHUR DISTRICT KERALA LEGEND _._. DISTRICT BOUNDARY ""', u::::CRIVER _._._- TALUI< BOUNDARY ~ DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS - NATIONAL HIGHWAY @ TALUk HEADQUARTERS - OTHER IMPORTANT ROAD @ TALlJI( HEADQUARTERS & --RAILWAY- BROAD-GAUGE • TOWN CONTENTS Page Preface Figures at a glance PART A-TOWN AND VILLAGE DIRECTORY Introduction 5 Tovvn Directory 11 Village Directory 19 Taluk-wise abstract of educational, medical ani oth~r a nenities 40 PART B-PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT Introduction 45 Village and Tovvn Primary Census Abstract, Palgha district 53 Ottapalam taluk " 53 Mannarghat taluk 79 " Palghat taluk " 87 Chittur taluk " 105 Alathur taluk " 119 Block-wise and Panchayat-wise Primary Census Abstract 129 Alphabetical list of villages and desomsJkaras (Rural areas) 169 MAPS Palghat district Ottapalam taluk 55 Mannarghat taluk ~l Palghat taluk 89 Chittur taluk 107 Alathur taluk 121 PREFACE The District Census Handbooks were published for the first time in 1951 as part of the Census publication programme. Each Handbook contained a general account of the district and its people, census tables and statistics on the area, houses, population, general amenities and distribution of population by livelihood classes for each village and town. The 1961 District Census Handbooks were a distinct improvement on the 1951 volumes. A uniform procedure was adopted for the pre­ paration of the Handbooks. Each Handbook contained three parts as detailed below : Part A. General, dealing with a general introduction about the district, its progress on various fields of general amenities since 1951 and an analysis of population by various demographic characteristics. Part B. Census data, dealing with the census tables of 1961 pertaining to the district. Part C. Village/Town Directory, dealing with the amenities, Primary Census Abstract down to the level of karas/muris/desoms in the case of rural areas and blocks and wards in the case of urban areas and number of industrial establishments by type. District and talu): maps were also incorporated in each District Census Handbook. In 1971 also it has been decided to adopt more or less the same pattern and publish the District Census Handbooks in three parts as given below: Part A. Town and Village Directory Part B. Village and Town Primary Census Abstract Part C. Administrative Statistics and Report It is proposed to print and publish Parts A and B relating to a District in a single volume with a view to making it available to the public as so')n as the informatio:1 is c'lllected and compiled. Part C will be printed as a separate volume. The collection and compilation of data for Part A were done by the office of the Director of Census Operations, Kerala through specially designed schedules for villages and towns. The information on rural areas was furnished by the Tahsildars and on the urban areas by the concerned Municip.lI/Corporation Commissioners. While Part B of the Handbook presents the Village and Town Primary Census t\b3tract, Part C gives the Report and Administrative Statistics processed from information collected from the various Central and State Government Offices. A special feature of the publication of the Handbook in 1971 is the presentation of Primary CensuS' Abstract not only for villages but also for the Panchayats. This is the first time that an attempt has been made to present panchayat-wise figures. The additional work involved in the new venture is more than justified in view of the growing importance of panchayats in administration. On the recommendation of Registrar General, India, the Government of Kerala have agreed to bring out these volumes as State Government publications and issued orders in 0.0. MS. No. 199/70jPD., dated 17thJune 1970. The pri.nting of the Handbooks was under­ taken by the Superintendent of Government Presses, Tri.vandrum. It is not possible to have compiled a book of this kind without the co-operation and good-will extended by the various State and Central G;)vernment Offices. I am grateful to them for their co-operation. The Distdct Census Handbook section of my office functioned under the direct control of Shri B. T. Pillai, Deputy Director of Census Operations (Tabulation) and he was assisted by a Tabulation Officer and necessa'*, staff. Shri S. Jayashanker was the Tabulation Officer in charge of the section at the time of addressing the various departments for collection of info. mat ion. At the time of compilation of the District Census Handbook Smt. C. Kamalam took charge as the Tabulation Officer. I feel very happy in acknowledging the valuable contributions made by these officers and other members of the staff in my office, especially Smt. K. Sulabhamma, Statistical Assistant and Smt. K. Saradambal and Smt. A. Parvathi Kumari, Computors and Shri G. Sivadasan, Assistant Compiler in the compilation of this important work. Sarvashri K. Krishna Pillai and R. Prabhakaran have prepared the maps included in this volume. The brunt of the proof reading was cheerfully borne by Shri N. Ravindranathan Thampi, Printing Inspector and Sarvashri N. Aravindan and N. Madhavan, Proof Readers. I would like to place on record my deep sense of gratitude to Shri P. Kurien Joh~ Superintendent of Government Presses for the warm co-operation extended by him for the timely printing of the Handbook. I also wish to place on record my appreciation of the excellent work done by M. Harihara Subramonia Iyer, Deputy Superintendent, Government Press, Ernakulam and his efficient colleagues in executing the printing of this book neatly and in record time. I shall be failing in my duty if I do not place on record my gratefulness to Shri A. Chandra Sekhar, I.A.S., Registrar General for the valuable guidance and help extended to me in this work. Trivandrum, K. NARAYANAN, 20th June 197j. Director o/Census Operations. FIGURES AT A GLANCE PALGHAT DISTRICT Population Total Persons 1,685,342 Males 819,571 Females 865,771 Rural Persons 1,471,263 Males 713,640 Females 757,623 Urban Persons 214,079 Males 105,931 Females 108,148 Decennial population growth rate 1961-71 23'06 Area in km· 44{)() Density of population per km2 383 Sex.ratio (Number of females per 1000 males) 1,056 Literacy rate Persons 46'69 Males 54'58 Females 39'22 Percentage of urban population to total population 12'70 Percentage of workers to total popUlation (Main activity only) Persons 35'89 Males 49'06 Females 23'42 Break.up of workers: Percentage to total workers (i) Cultivators Persons 15'74 Males 19'93 Females 7'44 (ii) Agriculturallabourers Persons 48'42 Males 35'14 Females 74'76 (iii) Other workers Persons 35'84- Males 44'93 Females 17'80 Percentage of Scheduled Caste population to total population Persons 12'51 Males 12'66 Females 12'36 Percentage of Scheduled Tribe population to total population Persons 1'52 Males 1'57 Females 1·47 Number of occupied residential houses 288.115 Number of villages Total 152 Inhabited 152 Uninhabited Number of urban areas (Towns) 8 PART A TOWN AND VILLAGE DIRECTORY INTRODUCTION This Part comprises Town and Village Directory Standard Urban Area of Palghat district. The Town Directory furnishes data for each town in the district in respect of the 5. The 1961 Census reports contained particulars status of the town administration, its origin, growth of of town-groups. These town-groups were formed with population, functional category of the town, physical a view to identifying functionally linked urban areas, aspects and location, latest municipal finance, civic and urban spills beyond the administrative bOlolndaries and other amenities, medical, educational and cultural metropolitan conurbation. In most cases the town­ facilities, trade, industry, commerce and banking groups did not bring out spatially contiguous territory facilities. The Village Directory includes details of of urban-rural settlements. Therefore, in 1971, the amenities available in each village in respect of educa. , town· group , concept was given up and a new concept tional and medical institutions, power supply, drinking of 'Standard Urban Area' was evolved. The Standard water supply, post and telegraph, communications, Urban Area may be defined as the projected growth weekly markets, places of religious, historical or area of a city or a town as it would be in 1991 taking archaeological interest and particulars of land use. into account not only the towns and villages which will get merged into it but also the intervening areas 2. The details were furnished by the Tahsildars which are potentially urban. All municipal towns and the Commissioners of the Municipalities and with an estimated population of 50,000 or more by compiled and processed at the Office of the Director of 1971 were considered to be treated as standard urbaIl Census Operations. ar~as. The demarcation of standard urban area was Census Town jointly done by the Town Planning Department of the 3. Owing to the growing importance of urbanisa~ Government of Kerala, Office of the Director of Census tion, the 1961 Census laid down a uniform three-fold Operations, Kerala, Office of the Registrar-General, criteria for classification of places as towns. Corpora­ India and the Central Town and Country Planning tions, Municipalities, Cantonments and Townships Organisation, New Delhi. There is only one standard were automatically recognised as towns.