EDUCATIONAL DATA BASE WAYANAD DISTRICT 2008 - 09 DITRICT INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION & TRAINING 1 CONTENT. 1. Preface 2. District Profile - Introduction - History - Salient features - Demography 3. Educational Profile - Educational Institutions. - Staff in Ednl. Department. - Schools - AlternateSchools - Students strength - Details of Teachers 4. Directory - State offices - District offices - Schools - Others 5. Places of importance - Historical places - Places of Worship - Places of Tourist importance 6. Map - District Map -Tourist Places -Distance 2 Preface The anual plan and its budget in the educational sector is pre- pared at DIET based on the present vision and need of the district. The Proposals of the programmes and activities for this plan need to be placed with the backup of real data in the field. To meet this demand DIET has propared a comprehensive data base gathering details from functionaries working for the cause of the cultural and educational uplift ment of the district. This data has to be updated yearly. All suggertions for improvement are welcome. Principal DIET Wayanad 3 Wayanad Introduction Wayanad one of the loveliest stations of Kerala nestles among the mountains of the Western Ghats. This green paradise, located at a distance of 100 kms from the sea shore of Kozhikode, lies at a height of 700 - 1200 m. Above sea level on the north eastern part of the state. It lies between North latitude of 110c and 15028 and east lougitude of 75047 and 70027. The present district of wayanad was carved out from the parts of Kozhikode and Kannur districts. and it came in to being on 1st november 1980 as the 12th District of Kerala. The name Wayanad is belived to be derived from the word ‘Vayal Nadu’ meaning the land of paddy fields. Most of the reserve forests in the state are in this district. A large percentage of the population are Tribals consisting of various sects like Paniyas, Kurumas, Adiyas, Kurichiyas, Ooralis and Kattunaikens. This back ward district is perhaps, one of the biggest foriegn exchange earnes of the state, thanks to its cash crops like pepper, cardamom, coffee, Tea and other condiments. History The pictorial writings engraved on the walls of caves and evidences excavated from other places prompt that organised human life existed in Wayanad at least ten centuries before christ. Recorded history of this district is available from the 18th cen- tury. In ancient times this land was ruled by the Rajas of Veda Tribe. In later days, wayanad came under the rule of the Pazhassi Raja of Kottayan dynasty. When Hyder Ali became the ruler of Mysore, he invaded wayanad and brought it under his rule. In the days of Tipu, wayanad was restored to the Kottayam royal dynasty. But when Tipu, as a part of Sreerangapattanam Truce, handed over the entire malabar region to British, there started fierce encounters between the British and Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja of Kottayam. Eventually when Raja killed himself, wayanad fell in to the hands of British. The British authorities opend up the plateau for cultivation of tea and other cash crops. Roads were laid across the dangerous slopes of wayanad from Kozhikode and Thalassery.Then roads were extended to Mysore and Ooty. settlers from all parts of kerala poured. In order to fulfill the aspirations of the people of wayanad for development, North Wayanad (For- merly a part of Kannur district) and South Wayanad (Formerly a part of Kozhikode district) were carved out and joined togother to form the present district of wayanad in 1980. 4 Sailent Features Topography The total geographical area of wayanad in 2126 Sq. kms. Which is 5.48 percent of the state. Out of this 78787 hecters is reserved forest. The total population in wayanad is -672128 which forms 2.31% of the state total. Wayanad is bounded on the east and north by the districts of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka on the South by Malapuram and on the West by Kozhikode and Kannur. Blessed with mist - clad mountain and sylvan Valleys wayanad with its idyllic nature and nearness to Ooty and Mysore. offer tremendous tourist potentialities. Placed on the southern tip of the Deccan plateau its prime glory is the majestic Western ghats with lofty ridges interspersed with magnificient forests, tanged jungles and deep valleys. Due to the pecutiar ternain there are east flowing and west flowing rivers. 5 DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION Kalpetta is the headquarters of the Wayanad District Administration with Civil Station and other main offices. For the smooth the running of the revenue administration, the distict is devided in to three taluks, namely, Sulthan Bathery, Vythiri and Mananthavady. There are six firkas and 49 villages under these taluks. There is only one divisional office in this district that is functioning at Mananthavady. DISTRICT PANCHAYAT The Wayanad District Panchayat office functions at Kalpetta near Civil Station. There are three Block 25 Grama Panchayats in this district. The block panchayats are (1) Sulthan Bathery, (2) Kalpetta and (3) Mananthavady. Kalpetta is the only muncipality in thedistrict. No. of Taluks 3 Vythiri, Sulthan Bathery, Mananthavady No. of Villages 49 No. of Block Panchayats 3, Kalpetta, Sulthan Bathery, Mananthavady No. of Grama Panchayats 25 No. of Municipalities 1- Kalpetta District Colector & District Magistate Sri P. P. Gopi, IAS Phone : (O) 4936 202230, Mobile : 9447204666 Superintendent of Police Sri. Vijayasankar, IPS Phone : (0) 4936202525, Mobile : 9447162525 Deputy Collector General & Additional District Magistrate (A. D. M.) Smt. E. T.Lohitha Phone : (0)4936 202532, Mobile : 9447097702 Sub Collector & Sub Divisional Magistrate Dr. Balkar Singh, IAS Phone : (0) 4935 240222, Mobile : 9447097703 Tahsildar, Vythiri Taluk Sri. P. P. Paulose Phone : (0)4936 255229, Mobile : 9447097705 Tahsildar, Sulthan Bathery Taluk Sri. K. Gopalan, Phone : (0) 4936 220296 Mobile : 9447097707 Tahsildar, Mananthavady Taluk Sri. K. Vijayan Phone : (0)4935 240231,Mobile : 9447097704 6 2. DISTRICT PROFILE BASIC INFORMATION Area: 2132 km2 Population (2001 census) : 780,619 Density of Population : 369 people/km2 No. of Taluks: 3 (Mananthavady, Sulthan Bathery, Vythiri) No. of State Legislative 3 (North Wayanad, Sulthan Bathery and Kalpetta) Assembly Constituencies : North Wayanad Assembly Seat is in Kannur Lok Sabha Seat, the others in Kozhikode lok sabha seat. District Headquarters : Kalpetta (Municipality, Population: 29,602 In 2001 census) Other important Towns : Sulthan Bathery, Mananthavady Male : 3,91,273 Female : 3,89,346 Sex Ratio : Female /1000 : 995 Literacy rate : 85.25% Male :89.77% Female : 80.72% Per capita Income : 34123 Coastal line : 0 Water badied Area : 936 Forest Area : 78787 Hecters TALUKS : 3 Block Panchayath : 3 Grama Panchayath : 25 Municipality : 1 Villages : 49 PEOPLE One important characteristic feature of this district is the large adivasi population, consisting mainly of Kurunas, Adiyars, Kurichyas, Ooralis, Kadans, Kattunaikkans are the different aboriginal tribes of wayanad. The Kurichyar is the most developed among them. They are small land owners, whereas the members of other tribes are mostly labourers. Wayanad district stands first in the case of adivasi population (about 36%) among the state. Wayanad has a large settler popupation. There are people from almost all parts of Kerala who migrated to this land for building up their lives. Wayanad has a small jain community consisting of Gowders who came from Kamataka. They have built beautiful temples all over the district. Almost all sections of communities are represented. One fourth population of Wayanad is constituted by Christians. Muslims constitute another one fourth population and rest of the population belongs to Hindus. Their hard work and sacrifice helped to prosper. On other hand, the last few decades have seen the complete Marginalisation of the indigeneous people. 7 POPULATION POPULATION OF THE DISTRICT : According to 2001 Census, the population of this district is 780619 of which male population is 3,19,273 and female is 3,89,346. The population of Scheduled Tribes is 1,36,062 and that of Scheduled caste is 33,364. Population of Literacy in this district is 5,76,735 of which 3,03,579 belong to Males and 2,73,156 belong to females. TOTAL POPULATION Persons Males Females Rural 75100 376424 374583 Urban 29612 14849 14763 Total 780619 391273 389346 Source : Census - 2001 SC POPULATION Persons Males Females Rural 31101 15595 15506 Urban 2263 1143 1120 Total 33364 16738 16626 Source : Census - 2001 ST POPULATION Persons Males Fem Rural 132934 65916 67018 Urban 3128 1478 1650 Total 136062 67394 68668 Source : Census - 2001 LITERACY STATUS - NUMBER OF LITERATES Persons Males Fem Rural 554223 291732 262491 Urban 22512 118147 10665 Total 136062 67394 273156 Source : Census - 2001 8 OCCUPATION Category Status Persons Males Females Total 308613 218395 90218 Workers Rural 296535 209910 86625 Urban 12078 8485 3593 Total 472006 172878 299128 Non-Workers Rural 454472 166514 287958 Urban 17534 6364 11170 Total 51751 42497 9254 Cultivators Rural 51523 42309 9214 Urban 228 188 40 Total 94139 60588 33551 Agricultural Rural 93267 60036 33231 Labours Urban 872 552 320 Total 3600 2345 1255 Household Rural 3409 2231 1178 Industry Workers Urban 191 114 77 Total 159123 112965 46158 Other Workers Rural 148336 105334 43002 Urban 10787 7631 3156 Population in Total 104058 53116 50942 age group Rural 100276 51198 49078 Years 0-6 Urban 3782 1918 1864 9 SEX RATIO (Females per 1000 Males) State / District Total Rural Urban Kerala 1058 1059 1058 Wayanad 995 995 994 CHILD SEX RATIO (In 0-6 age group per 1000 boys in 0-6 age group) State/ District Total Rural Urban Kerala 960 961 958 Wayanad 959 959 972 Dacadel Growth Rate - 1991 -2001 State/ District Total Rural Urban Kerala 9.43 10.07 7.64 Wayanad 16.1 15.69 29.03 SEX RATIO Top five Village in the District Bottom five Villages in the Distict Chundale 1058 Padichira 950 Achooranam 1051 Pulpally 958 Pozhuthana 1040 Nalloornadu 963 Thomattuchal 1033 Thondernadu 966 Vengappally 1031 Cherukattur 967 Scurce : Census - 2001 Data Provided by:NIC,Wayanad 10 Percentage of SC/ST Population: District and State compared Sl.