CENSUS OF INDIA - 1991 SERIES TAMIL NADU DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK DINDIGUL ANNA PART XII A & B VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT K. SAMP ATH KUMAR of The Indian Administrative Service DIRECTOR OF CENSUS OPERATIONS, TAMILNADU CONTENTS Page No. l. Foreword vii - ix 2. Preface xi - xvi 3. District Map 4. Important Statistics 1-2 5. Analytical Note : ( i ) Census concepts :Rural and Urban areas. Urban Agglomerations. CensusHouses/Households, SC/ST. Literates. Main Workers. Marginal Workers. Non-Workers etc. 3-4 (ii ) History of the District Census Handbook including scope of village and Town Directory and Primary Census Abstract. 5-9 (iii) An outline. Introduction, briefhistory. jurisdiction changes. physical changes, forestry. hills. soils, minerals and mining. rivers. electricity and power, land and land use pattern. agriculture. irrigation. animal husbandry, fisheries. industry. transport and communication. climate and rainfall. education. health. social and cultural events. places of tourist importance and other facilities. 10 - 20 6. Brief analysis of the village and Town Directory and Primary Census Abstract data. 21 - 40 PART-A VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY SECTION I - VILlAGE DIREcroRY 41 Note explaining the codes used in the Village Directory. 42 - 43 1. Oddanchatram C.D. Block. 45 i) Alphabetical list of villages 47 (ti) Village Directory Statement 48 - 53 2. Palani C.D. Block. 55 i) Alphabetical list of villages 57 (ti) Village Directory Statement 58 - 61 3. Thoppampatti C.D. Block. 63 i) Alphabetical list of villages 65 (til Village Directory Statement 66 - 71 4. Vadamadurai C.D. Block. 73 i) Alphabetical list of villages 75 (ti) Village Directory Statement 76 -79 5. Vedasandur C.D. Block. 81 i) Alphabetical list of villages 83 {ti) Village Directory Statement 84 - 87 (iii) Page No. 6. Guziliamparai C.D. Block. 89 i) Alphabetical list of villages 91 (ii) Village Directory Statement 92-93 7. Nattam C.D. Block. 95 i) Alphabetical list of villages 97 (ii) Village Directory Statement 98-103 8. Attnr C.D. Block. 105 i) Alphabetical list of villages 107 (ii) Village Directory Statement 108 - III 9. Dindi~ul C.D. Block. 113 i) Alphabetical list of villages 115 (ii) Village Directory Statement 116-119 10 Reddiyarchatiram C.D. Block. 121 i) Alphabetical list ofviUages 123 (ii) Village Directory Statement 124 - 127 II. Shanarpatti C.D. Block. 129 i) Alphabetical list of villages 131 (ii) Village Directory Statement 132 - 135 12. Kodaikanal C.D. Block. 137 i} Alphabetical list of villages 139 (ii) Village Directory Statement 140 - 141 13. Nilakkottai C.D. Block. 143 i} Alphabetical list of villages 145 (ii) Village Directory Statement 146 - 149 14. Vattalkundu C.D. Block. 151 i) Alphabetical list of villages 153 (ii) Village Directory Statement 154- 155 Annexure-I Statementshowing C.D. Blocks coming under each taluk 156 Appendix-I C.D. Blockwise abstractof educational. medical and other amenities 157 - 160 Appendix-II Land utilisation data in respect of non-municipal towns. 161 Appendix-III C.D. Blockwise list of villages where no amenities are available 162 Appendix-IV List of villages according to the proportions of SC IS[' to total population by ranges 163- 174 SECTION II - TOWN DIRECfORY 175 Note explaining the codes used in the Town Directory 176 - 177 Statement -1 Status and Growth History 178 - 179 Statement -II Physical aspects and location of towns. 1989 180 - 181 (iv) Page No. Statement- III Municipal Finance. 1989-90 182 - 183 Statement - IV Civic and other Amenities, 1989 184 - 185 Statement - IV-A Civic and other Amenities in notified slums. 1989 186 - 187 Statement - V Medical. Educational and Recreational Cultural Facilities, 1989 188 - 191 Statement - VI Trade. Commerce. Industry and Banking. 1989 192 - 193 Appendix Towns showing their outgrowth with population. 194 PART-B PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT 195 A; DistrictPrimary Census Abstract (C.D. Blockwise) 196 - 207 B: Villageand Townwise Primary Census Abstract by C.D. Block. 1. Oddanchatram C.D. Block. 209 Village Primary Census Abstract 210-217 2. Palani C.D. Block. 219 i) Village Primary Census Abstract 220 - 227 ii) Urban Primary Census Abstract 3. Thoppampatti C.D. Block. 229 i) Village PrimaryCensusAbstract 230- 237 ii) Urban PrimaryCensusAbstract 4. Vadamadurai C.D. Block. 239 Village PrimaryCensus Abstract 240- 243 5. Vedasandur C.D. Block. 245 i) VillagePrimaryCensus Abstract 246 - 249 ii} Urban PrimaryCensusAbstract 6. Guziliamparai C.D. Block. 251 Village Primary Census Abstract 252 - 255 7. Nattam C.D. Block. 257 i) Village Primary Census Abstract 258 - 265 ii) Urban Primary Census Abstract 8. Attur C.D. Block. 267 i) Village Primary Census Abstract 268 - 271 ii) Urban Primary Census Abstract 9. Dindigul C.D. Block. 273 Village Primary Census Abstract 274 - 277 10 Reddiyarchatiram C.D. Block. 279 Village Primary Census Abstract 280 - 283 (v) Page No. II. Shanarpatti C.D. Block. 285 Village Primary Census Abstract 286- 293 12. Kodaikanal C.D. Block. 295 Village Primary Census Abstract 296- 299 13. Nilakkottai C.D. Block. 301 i) Village Primary Census Abstract 302 - 305 ti) Urban Primary Census Abstract 14. Vattalkundu C.D. Block. 307 i) Village Primary Census Abstract 308-311 ti) Urban Primary Census Abstract Urban PrImary Census Abstract (WithinTown.Ward-wiseP.C.A) 312 - 327 Appendix-I TotalSC /STPopulation - Urban Blockwise 328- 349 Annexure - I De.tails of C.D. Blocks included in various taluks 350 Annexure - II Details of villages included in each town 351 Annexure ~ II Taluk Primary Census Abstract 352- 355 Distric tPrimary Census Abstract for SC/ST. C.D. Block/Townwise. \ 356 - 391 (vi) FOREWORD Publication of the District Census Handbooks (DCHs) was initiated after the 1951 Census and is continuing since then with some innovations / modifications after each decennial census. This is the most valuable district level publication brought out by the Census Organisation on behalf of each State Government/ Union Territory administration. It inter-alia provides <lata/ information on some of the basic demographic and socio-economic characteristics and on availability of certain important civic amenities/ facilities in each village and town of the respective districts. This publication has thus proved to be of immense utility to the planners, administrators, academicians and researchers. The scope of the DCH was initially confined to certain important census tables on population, economic and socio-cultural aspects as also the Primary Census Abstract (PCA) of each village and town (Wardwise) 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 Town 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 / Union Territory's due to considerable delay in compilation of relevant material. In 1981 some new features alongwith the restructuring of the formats of Village 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 PCA upto tehsil / town 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 referrent 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 on approach to the village was also prOVided 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, (vii) 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 in the slums. In this statement details 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 Statement 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 0-6 age-group has also been included in PCA for the first time with a view to enabling data users to compute more realistic l~teracy 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 !pentioned 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 Blocklevel presentation of data in the villaga Directory and PCA instead of the traditional Tehsil/Taluk/PS level presentation. It is expected that the presentation of village directory and PCA data at C.D.