CENSUS OF INDIA 1991 SERIES - 23 TAMIL NADU DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK PUDUKKOlTAI PARTXII A&B VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT K. SAMPATH KUMAR OF THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE DIRECTOR OF CENSUS OPERATIONS TAMILNADU CONTENTS Pag,~ No. 1. Foreward (vii-ix) 2. Preface (xi-xv) 3. Di::'trict Map Facing Page .:;. Important Statistics 1-2 5. Analytical Note: I) Census concepts: Rural and Urban areas, Urban Agglomeration, Census House/Household, SC/ST, Literates, Main Workers, Marginal 3-4 Workers, Non-Workers etc. H) History of the District Census Handhook including scope of Village and Town Directory and Primary Census Abstract. 5-9 iii) History of the District and its Formation, Location and Physiography, Forestry, Flora and Fauna, Hills, Soil, Minerals and Mining, Rivers, EledricHy and Power, Land and Land use pattern, Agriculture and Plantations, Irrigation, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Industries, Trade and Commerce, Transpoli and Communications, Post and Telegraph, Rainfall, Climate and Temperature, Education, People, Temples and Places of Tourist Importance. lO-20 6. Brief analysis of the Village and Town Dirctory and Primary Census Abstract data. 21-41 PART-A VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY Section-I Village Directory 43 Note explaining the codes used in the Village Directory. 45 1. Kunnandarkoil C.D. Block 47 i) Alphabetical list of villages 48-49 ii) Village Directory Statement 50-55 2. Annavasal C.D. Block 57 i) Alphabetical list of villages 50-59 iil Village Directory Statement 60-67 3. Viralimalai C.D. Block 69 i) Alphabetical list of villages 70-71 iil Village Directory Statement 72-79 4. Gandarvakottai C.D. Block 81 i) Alphabetical list of villages 82-83 iil Village Directory Statement 84-89 5. Pudukkottai C.D. Block 91 i) Alphabetical list of village 92-93 ii) Village Directory Statement 94-99 6. Thiruvarankulam C.D. Block 101 j) Alphabetical list of villages 102-103 iil Vilbge Directory Statement 104-111 Hi Page No. 7. Karambakudi C.D. Block 113 i) Alphabetical list of villages 114-115 ii) Village Directory Statement 116-121 8. Tirumayam C.D. Block 123 i) Alphabetical list of villages 124-125 ii) Village Directory Statement 126-131 9. Ponnamaravati C.D. Block 133 1) Alphabetical list of villages 134-135 ti) Village Directory Statement 136-141 10. Artmalam Choultry C.D. Block 143 i) Alphabetlcallist of villages 144-145 11) Village Directory Statement 146-151 11. Arantangi C.D. Block 153 i) Alphabetical list of villages 154-157 11) Village Directory Statement 158-169 12. Manalmelkudi C.D. Block 171 i) Alphabetical list of villages 172-173 ii) Village Directory Statement 174-181 13. Avadaiyarkovil C.D. Block 183 i) AlphabeticalUst of villages 184-187 U) Village Directory Statement 188-197 Annexure-! Statement showing C.D. Blocks coming under each taluk 199 Appendix-! C.D. Blockwise abstract of educational. medical and other amenities 200-205 Appendix-II Land utilisation data in respect of non-municipal towns 206 Appendix-III C.D. Block wise list of villages where no amenities are aVailable 207 Appendix-I\T List of villages according to the proportion of SCs/STs to the total population by ranges 208-226 SECTION-II Town Directory 227 Note explaining the codes used in the Town Directory 229 Statement-I Status and Growth History 230-231 Statement-II Physical Aspects and Location of Towns. 1989 232-233 Statement-III Municipal Finance, 1988-89 234-235 Statement-N Civic and other amenities, 1989 236-237 Statment-IVA Civic and other amenities in notified slums, 1989 238-239 Statement-V Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural facilities, 1989 240-241 Statement-VI Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking, 1989 242-243 Appendix Towns showing their out-growth 'vith population 244 PART-B Primary Census Abstract 245 A: District Primary Census Abstract (C.D. Blockwise) 246-265 8: Village and TO\\'l1\.ise Primary Census Abstract by C.D. Blocks Iv Page No. 1 Kunnandarkoil C.D. Block (i) Village Primary Census Abstract 266-273 (il) LIrban P!ima.--y Census Abstract 2. Armavasal C.D. Block {il Vilbge Pnmary Cen.sus Abstract 274-285 (ii! Urbm Primary Census Abstract ,~ Viralimalai C.D. Block (i) Village Primary Census Abstract 286-297 4. GandaI'vakottai C.D. mock (il Village Primary Census Abstract 298-305 5. Pudukkottai C.D. Block (i) Village Primary Census Abstract 306-313 Iii) Urban Primary Census Abstract 6, Thiruvarankulam C.D. Block (i) Village Primary Census Abstract 314-325 (ii) urban Primary Census Abastract 7. Karambakudi C.D. Block (i) Vill,,!ge Primary Census ,\bstract 326-333 8. Tirumayarn C.D. Block (i) Village Primary Census Abstract 334-341 (~i) Urban Primary Census Abstract 9. Ponnamaravati C.D. Block Ii} Village Primary Census Abstract 342-353 (ti) Urban Primary Census Abstract lO. Arimalam C.D. Block (i) Village Primary Census Abstract 354-365 (ii) Urban Plimruy Census Abstract 1 L Arantangi C.D. Block (i) Village Primary Census Abstract 366-385 12, Manalmelkudi C.D. Block (i) Village Primary Census Abstract 386-401 13. Avadaiyarkovil C.D. Block (I) Village Primary Census Abstract 402-421 Urban Primary Census Abstract (within Town. ward-wise PCA) 422-445 Appendix-I Total. Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Population-Urban Block-wise 446-460 Appendix-II Details of C.D. Blocks included in various taluks 461 Appendix-III Villages included in each town 461 Appendix-N Taluk Primary Census Abstract 462-465 District Primary Census Abstract for SC/ST - C.D. Block/ Townwise 466-489 v FOREWORD Publication of the District Census Handbooks (DCHs) was initiated after the 1951 Census and is ~om:inuing since thr:n with some innovations/modifications after each decf'nnial Census. This IS the most valuable dishict level publication brought out by the Census Organisation on behalf af each State Govt. /Union Territory administration. It inter-alia provide~ flata/information on some of the basic demographic and socio-economic chara.cterl.stics and on availability of certain important civic amenities/facilities in each vi~lage 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 confi.ned to certain important census tables on population. econornic and socio-cultural aspects as also the Primary Census Abstract (PeA) of each village and town (ward-'Mse) 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 Tovm PCA) were released in all the States and Union Territories. The third Part CC) ofthe District Census Handbooks comprising administrative statistics and district census tables. which was also to be brought out. could not be published in many States/UTs due to considerable delay in compilation of relevant material. In 1981. some new 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 (ward-wise) 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 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. primacy 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 vie,v the requirements of the Minimum Needs Programme. a Statement IV-A on slums was provided so as to enable tn ~ 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 Castes and Scheduled Tribes 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 peA has been restructured slightly in the 1991 Census for the benef1t of data llsers. 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 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 Tahasil/TalukjPS level presen-tation.