DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND

STATISTICS

O/o The Deputy Director of Statistics,

Tirunelveli - 7

Hand Book available at

https://tenkasi.nic.in
Dr. G.S.Sameeran., I.A.S,
District Collector,
Tenkasi .

FOREWORD

I am very happy to note that the Department of Economics and Statistics of

Tirunelveli unit is publishing this Tenkasi District Statistical Handbook for the year 2019-
2020. The Need for a data bank with regard to this District is fulfilled by means of
publishing this book which provides extensive information and various data about Tenkasi
District.

The Handbook contains various details on population, literacy rate, classification of

workers based on 2011 Census, Climate and Rainfall, Agriculture, Irrigation, Animal
Husbandry, Communication, Civil Supplies, Electricity, Education, Health & Family
Welfare, Housing, Industries, Mining & Quarrying, Prices, Social Welfare etc., will be very
much useful for the Research scholars, Students, Philosophers, Policy and Decision makers.

I express my warm wishes and appreciation for the efforts taken by the Deputy
Director of Statistics, Tirunelveli and team of officials of the Department of Economics and
Statistics, Tirunelveli and also co-operation extended by the other department officials to
bring out the Hand Book in a successful manner.

Best wishes

Tenkasi
Dated: District Collector
Mrs.S.Suriyakala, B.Sc,
Deputy Director of Statistics
Tirunelveli-7

PREFACE
The District Statistical Handbook of Tenkasi District for the year 2019-2020 is the First
issue in the series, covering multi various data relating to wide range of subjects which are
useful to all sections of people in the current scenario. The publication envisages brief
picture of Demography, Socio Economic conditions and Developmental activities of the
District in terms of statistical tables and graphical representations. The book contains data
covering the financial year, fasli year, academic year and calendar year.
The Co-operation and guidelines extended by the District Collector,
Dr.G.S.Sameeran, I.A.S., are very much acknowledged with high gratitude.
The Valuable guidelines and suggestions issued by our Regional Joint Director of
Statistics, Tirunelveli, Dr.B.Hariharadhas, M.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D., is highly useful to launch
the Handbook successfully.
The contribution towards the publication of the District Handbook by the Assistant
Director of Statistics, Tenkasi Thiru.C.Subbiah,M.A., B.Ed., Statistical Officer
Thiru.M.Sankar, M.A., Block Statistical Inspector’s Thiru.S.Radhakrishnan, B.Sc.,
Thiru.J.Samsudeen, M.Sc., M.Phil., Tmt.M.Anees Fathima, M.Sc., M.Phil.,
Selvi.N.Sathyasivagami, M.A., M.Phil., Statistical Inspector’s Thiru.C.Ganesan, M.A.,
M.Phil., Thiru.M.Maria Adaickalam, M.Sc., M.Phil.,Ph.D., Assistant Statistical Investigator
Tmt.M.Sindu, M.Sc., Ph.D., the Data Coordinators Tmt.G.Jayasree, B.A., and
Tmt.N.Chitra, M.Sc., B.Ed., are highly appreciated in collection, compilation and
publication.

The kind co-operation extended by the various department officials both Central
and State Government, Public sector undertakings and other Organizations is also
acknowledged with profound grateful.
I hope that the District Statistical Handbook will be more useful to Administrators,
Planners, Policy makers, Students, Philosophers and Research Scholars. I would be
thankful for Constructive criticism of the publication and valid suggestions for the
improvement of the ensuing publication. I humbly request the other departments to
extends their full co-operation, collaboration and co-ordination with the Department of
Economics and Statistics in forth coming publications.
Thanking you

Deputy Director of Statistics

Tirunelveli.
 SALIENT FEATURES OF THE DISTRICT

INDRODUCTION

Tenkasi district was formed on 21.12.2019 vide. G.O.(ms) No.476, dated

21.12.2019 of Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue
Adminstration wing [RAI (1)] section, by bifurcating from Tirunelveli District.
Tenkasi is it‟s headquarter which is the largest Municipality in the area of
Tenkasi District. Tenkasi is famous spiritual place equivalent to North Indian
Kasi. Kasi Viswanathar Temple is dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva, which is
constructed in the Diravidian style of architecture and was built by the Pandyan
ruler Parakkirrama Pandian during the 13th Century.

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

The Geographical area of the district is 2882.44 sq.kms which lay in the
south western portion of Tamil Nadu. It lies in between 8º.57' and 8º.95' of the
Northern latitude and 77º.18' and 77º.31' of Eastern longitude.

TOPOGRAPHY
The district is located in the south western part of Tamil Nadu,
surrounded by Virudhunagar district in the north, Western Ghats and Kerala in
the west, the South East is covered by Tirunelveli district and North East by
Thoothukudi district. Chitharu, Gundaru, Karuppanathi, Gadana, Ramanathi
and Hanuman nathi are main source of irrigation for Agriculture and Allied
activities.

ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP
The district has two revenue divisions viz Tenkasi and Sankarankovil and
8 Taluks, 30 firkas 246 revenue villages, 10 Development blocks, 5
Municipalities 18 Town Panchayats and 221 Village Panchayats as per G.O.(ms)
No.426 Revenue and Disaster Management Department, dated: 12.11.2019

DEMOGRAPHIC DETAILS

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 The Population of the district was 1440795 as per 2011 census. The
density of population per sq.km was 500 persons in the 2011 census. The sex
ratio is 1017 females for every 1000 males. The literacy rate is 78% in the district
as per 2011 census.
Out of total population, males were 714215 and females were 726580 as
per 2011 census. The schedule caste population is 292900 which represent 20%
to the total population as per 2011 census. Schedule tribes are found to be very
small in numbers of 3656 which is 0.3% to the total population.

AGRICULTURE
Agriculture is playing a very crucial role in the district economy.
The gross cropped area for the year 2019-20 was 124460 hectares which covers
about 43.18% of the total geographical area. Out of which 74675 hectares were
irrigated and 49785 were unirrigated. Around 60% of the total cropped was
irrigated and 40% of the total cropped area was unirrigated. The net area shown
to total cropped area was 112764 hectares which is about 91% of gross cropped
area, 11687 hectares were shown as more than once. Paddy is cultivated as
major crop in the district and 39403 hectares were cultivated during 2019-20
which cover about 32% of the gross cropped area and followed by Pulses 31,100
hectares were showed. Coconut, Cashewnut, Mango, Maize and Cotton are other
principal crops. Lemon Cultivation is famous in Puliyangudi, popularly known as
“Lemon City”. The total food crops were cultivated in 105234 hectares out of the
total cropped area of 124460 hectares which is around 85%. This covers 85% of
the total cropped area. Non-food crops were cultivated in 19228 hectares which is
around 15%.

MARKETING
Tenkasi, Surandai, Pavoorchatram, Alangulam, Puliyangudi and
Sankarankovil are having many markets for agricultural produce. Puliyangudi
market is very famous for Lemon and exporting Lemon to various states and
International level. Puliyangudi city is called as „Lemon City‟ for its famous
quality due to natural climate and favourable soil for Lemon cultivation.
Sankarankovil market is very famous for Millets, Pulses, Cotton, Groundnut and

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Chillies. Many commission mandies are functioning in Sankarankovil, Surandai,
Pavoorchatram and Puliyangudi for agricultural commodities.

INDUSTRIES
Agriculture is the predominant role in the district. Apart from agriculture
many other industries are functioning in the district. Such as Modern Rice mills
and Oil mills particularly in Keelapavoor and Alangulam blocks are a hup for
both boiled and raw rices and marketing in TamilNadu and Kerala. Beedi
rolling, handloom, power loom, Match factories, Brick kiln, Sugar mill, Wind
mill, Solar energy, Cattle rearing, Poultry farming, Mining & Quarrying,
Weaving and sizing industries, Plastic molding industries, Spinning mills,
Furniture manufacturing industries and Jaggary production are other important
tiny and small scale industries which are providing more employment
opportunities and earnings as subsidiary income to the people of this district.

IRRIGATION
The district is blessed with Western Ghats from which all the rivers viz,
Chitharu, Hanuman Nathi, Ramanathi and Karuppanathi flows from west to
east. Gundaru, Adavinainar, Karuppanathi, Gadana, Ramanathi are the main
source of irrigation dams and also for drinking purpose. The other sources of
irrigation are wells, tanks and canals which cover the gross and net cultivated
area of 74675 and 63403 hectares. Among total Well irrigation the gross and net
irrigated area covers 48415 and 40343 hectares which cover about 64%. Tanks
and Canals covered by 20792 and 5468 hectares during 2019-20 as gross and net
cultivated area.

TORUIST ATTRACTIONS
Courtallam is situated in the Western Ghats in Tenkasi Taluk. The
famous waterfalls on rocks and tiny droplets are sprinkled in the air. The water
falls of Courtallam have medicinal value as they run through forest and herbs
before their decent. The Courtallam falls is called as “Spa” of South India and
attracts all over Indians to Courtallam and Tenkasi.

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 Gundar, Adavinainar and Karuppanathi dams are the tourist places
which are located at the foothills of Western Ghats.
RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE
The Kasi Viswanathar temple at Tenkasi, Dhackshinamoorthy temple at
Puliarai, Thirumalai kovil temple at Panpoli, Sankaranainar temple at
Sankarankovil, Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple, Maipparai Sri Venketasa
Perumal temple at Kurivkulam are the landmarks of the district signifying the
Hindu culture. Pottalpudur Mukaitheen Dargah and Tenkasi Periya Masque are
famous for Muslim culture. St.Micheal shrine in Tenkasi and Our Lady of
Lourdes shrine at Thirumalapuram in Kadayanallur taluk are famous for
Christian culture.

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DISTRICT PROFILE
2019-2020

DISTRICT STATISTICAL OFFICE

TIRUNELVELI-7
1.GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION
North Latitude Between : 8.05` and 9.30`
East Longitude Between : 77.05` and 78.25`
2.AREA AND POPULATION 2011 Census
I Area ( Sq. Km.) : 288243.8
Population
a Male : 714215
II b Female : 726580
c Total : 1440795
d Rural :
e Urban :
III Density / Sq. Km : 500
Literates
IV a Male : 551165
b Female : 453890
Main Workers (2011 Census )
a Total Workers :
b Male Workers :
c Female Workers :
d Rural Workers :
V
e Urban Workers :
f Cultivators : 61979
g Agricultural Labours : 200229
h Household Industry : 134575
i Other Workers : 258783
VI Non-Workers : 711414
Tamil, English, Telugu, Urdu
VII Language Spoken in the District :
& Malayalam.
3.VITAL STATISTICS
I Birth : 19009
II Death : 8387
III Infant Deaths : 150
IV Birth Rate (per 1000 Population) : 12.34
V Death Rate (per 1000 Population) : 5.53
VI Infant Mortality Rate(Per 1000 Live Births ) : 8.6
Expectation of life at Birth : -
VII a Male : -
b Female : -
No. of Deaths of Women due to
VIII a At the time of delivery : -
b During Pregnancy : -

4. TEMPERATURE (IN CELSIUS)

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 Plains
I a Maximum : 36.5
b Minimum : 24.2
Hill Stations
II a Maximum : N.A
b Minimum : N.A

5. RAINFALL (in mm)

Normal : 819.5
a North East Monsoon : 473
I b South West Monsoon : 128.4
c Winter season : 64.2
d Summer : 153.9
Actual : 1093.6
a North East Monsoon : 684
II b South West Monsoon : 269
c Winter season : 17.9
d Summer : 122.7
6. AGRICULTURE (in Hec.) Fasli 1428 (2018-2019)
I Total Cultivated Area (Hec.) : 124460
II Net Area Sown (Hec.) : 112764
III Area Sown more than once (Hec.) : 11697
Area and Production of Principal Crops :
a Paddy : 39403
b Millets and Other Cereals : 7424
c Pulses : 1684
IV d Sugar Crops : 2230
e Groundnut : 355
f Gingelly : 16
g Cotton : 1854
Agricultural Land Holdings : : 2015-16 ( 10th Agri Census)
a Holdings (Nos) : 297720
V
b Area in (Hec.) : 197829
c Average Size of holdings in (Hec.) : 0.66
Paddy, Black gram, Banana,
VI Important Food Crops : Green gram, Sugarcane ,
Cashewnut and Maize
Groundnut, Coconut, Cotton
VII Important Non Food Crops :
& Gingelly
7. IRRIGATION (Fasli 1428)
Net Area Irrigated by : (In Hec.)
I
a Government Canals : 4260

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 b Private Canals : Nil
c Tanks (Small & Large) : 18800
d Tube Wells : 226
e Other Wells : 40117
f Other Sources : Nil
g Net Area Irrigated : 63403
II Gross Area Irrigated : 74675
Kadananathi, Karuppanathi,
III Name of the River :
Kundaru & Chittaru
IV Name of the Lake : Nil
8. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
Veterinary Institutions
a Veterinary Hospitals : 3
I b Veterinary Dispensaries : 59
c Clinician Centers (Poly clinic) : -
d Sub- Centre’s : 18
Poultry Development
a Chicks produced in hatcheries : N.A
II
b Birds sold for breeding : N.A
c Birds sold for food : 1016900
Livestock and Poultry Population
a Cattle : 137992
b Buffaloes : 9648
III
c Sheep : 80915
d Goat : 134418
e Poultry : 699621
9. DAIRY DEVELOPMENT (Govt)
I Dairies : -
II Milk Chilling Plants : -
III No. of Milk Co-operative Societies : 56
IV Milk Production (Lakh Litres) : 1804.78
10. FISHERIES
I Length of Coastal Line (Km) : -
II No.of Coastal Blocks : -
III No.of Coastal Centres (Landing) : -
IV Marine Fish Production (Tonnes) : N.A
V Inland Fish Production (Tonnes) : 328.77
11. FOREST
Forest Area (Hec.) :
a Forests : 43999
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b Social Forests : N.A
c Unclassified Forests : N.A

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 Out-turn of Forest Product
a Timber (Cu.m.) : Nil
b Fuel wood (MT : Nil
c Pulpwood (MT : Nil
II. d Sandalwood (MT : Nil
e Rubber (MT) : Nil
f Bamboo (Tonne) : Nil
g Tea Green Leaves (Tonne) : Nil
h Wattle Bark (MT) : Nil
12. ELECTRICITY (IN M.U)
Generation of Electricity : In M.U
a Hydro :
b Wind Mill Generation : 6257.514
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c Thermal : Nil
d Power Purchased(Wind mill Power) : Nil
e Gas Turbine : Nil
Consumption of Electricity (in m.u.)
a Agriculture : 142
b Industry : 104
c Commercial : 130
II d Domestic : 649
e Public Lighting & Public Works : 57
f Sales to Licensees : Nil
g Sales to Other States : Nil
h Miscellaneous : Nil
Rural Electrification
a No. of Pump sets Electrified : 82502
III
b No. of Villages Electrified : 425
c Number of Hamlets Electrified : 1727
13. ENTERPRISES 6th Economic Census 2011 ( Provisional )
I No. of Enterprises : 317542
No. of Enterprises
a With premises : 303006
II b Without premises : 14536
c Total enterprises in rural : 172855
d Total number in urban : 144687

14. INDUSTRIES
I No. of Working Factories : 886
II No. of Workers : 29375
III No. of Trade Unions : 3
IV No. of Strikes : -

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V No. of Lockouts : Nil
VI Large Scale Industries : -
VII Medium Scale Industries : -
VIII Small Scale Industries : N.A
IX Cottage Industries : N.A
X No. of new factories set up : N.A
Dharani Sugars Ltd. Dharani
Name of the important industries in the :
XI Nagar, Syed cotton mills
district
Alangulam.
XII Name of the industrial park : -
15. KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES
Khadi : Production Sales
(Rs.in Lakhs) (Rs.in Lakhs)
a Khadi : 3.79 38.67
I :
b Woollen - -
c Silk : Nil Nil
d Yarn : 5.18 -
Village Industries
a Soaps : 11.42 11.42
II.
b Leather Goods : - -
c Industrial Co. Op Societies : Nil Nil

16. MEDICAL AND HEALTH ( in numbers)

Modern Medicine(Government only)

a No. of Hospitals : 17
b Primary Health Centres : 52
I c Health Sub Centres : 177
d Other Medical Institution : -
e Beds in Hospitals : 1609
f Doctors : 201
g Nurses : 290
Indian Medicine (Government only)
a Hospitals : 17
II b Primary Health Centres : 21
c Beds in Hospitals : 80
d Doctors : 47
e Nurses : 2

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 Unani (Government only)
a Hospitals : 1
III b Primary Health Centres : -
c Beds in Hospitals : -
d Doctors : 1
e Nurses : -

17. EDUCATION

I Universities : -
II Arts and Science Colleges : 15
a Colleges for Professional Education
b Allopathy : -
c Indian Medicine : -
d Homoeopathy : -
III
e Engineering College : 3
f Agriculture Colleges : -
g Veterinary Colleges : -
h Law Colleges : -
IV Colleges for Special Education : -
V Pre primary Schools : N.A
VI Primary Schools : 831
VII Middle Schools : 208
VIII High & Hr.Sec Schools : 234
IX Education guarantee scheme : N.A
18. TRANSPORT
Road Length (Km.)
a National Highways : 71.40
b State Highways : 221.745
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c Major District Road : 184.16
d Other District Road : 690.038
e Sugarcane : 8.0
II Registered Motor Vehicles 2018-19
a Commercial : 1966
b Non-Commercial : 26880
Railway Length(in Km)
a Route Length : 170.24
III
b Track Length : 239.42
c Number of Railway Stations : 26
IV Number of Sea Ports : Nil
V Number of Air Ports : Nil
VI Name of the Air Port : Nil
VII Name of the Export Commodity : MAT, Cloth, Onion, Chillies.

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19. COMMUNICATION
Post & Telegraph (in No.)
I a Post Offices doing Postal business alone : 193
Post Offices doing Postal Telegraph
b : Nil
Business
Telephones
a No. of Telephones in use : 496
II
b No. of Public Call Offices : 943
c No. of Telephones Exchanges : 87
20. CO-OPERATION
District Central Cooperative Banks (including
I : 17
branches)
II District Co-operative Union : 1
III Co-Operative Training Institute : -
IV Co-Operative Printing Press : 1
V P.A.C.B : 158
Primary Agricultural and Rural
VI : 8
Development Bank
VII Cooperative Urban Bank : 14
VIII Whole Sale Co.Operative Store : 1
IX Primary Cooperative Stores : 30
X Students Cooperative Store : 17
Cooperative Employees Thrift and Credit
XI : 68
Society
21. REGISTRATIONS
I No. of Registration Offices : 18
Aggregate Value of property Transferred (Rs.
II : 773.37
in Crores)
22. HOUSING
I No. of tenements constructed by TNHB : Nil
II Dy Registrar Housing : Nil
III No. of tenements constructed by TNSCB : Nil
IV No. of tenements constructed by TNPHB : Nil
V Deputy Registrar, Housing-Rural : Nil
VI Deputy Registrar,Housing-Urban : Nil
VII Samathuvapuram : Nil
VIII Total No. of Households : Nil
23. SOCIAL WELFARE (in Nos.)
I. Old Age Pension for aged : 19574

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II. Physically Handicapped Pension : 2
III. Widow Pension : 5286
IV. Agri. Labour pension : N.A
V. Deserted Wives Pension : 5343
VI. Unmarried woman Pension : 543
VII. Uzhavar Sandhai : N.A
VIII CMUPT Pension : 3800
No. of No. of
24. NUTRITION MEALS PROGRAMME :
Centres Beneficiaries
I I.C.D.S Scheme : 2562 164605
II Purachi Thalaivar Noon Meal : 2068 165916
25.REVENUE ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS
I Revenue Divisions : 2
II Revenue Taluks : 8
III Revenue Firkas : 30
IV Revenue Villages : 246
26. LOCAL BODIES
I Corporations : -
II Municipalities : 5
III Panchayat Unions : 10
IV Town Panchayats : 18
V Village Panchayats : 221
27.COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
I No. of Development Divisions : Nil
II No. of Blocks Covered : 10
III Population Covered (Lakhs) : 1440795

IV Area Covered (Sq.Km.) : 288243.8

28. POLICE AND PRISIONS

I Local : 3375 (Exclude Pattalian 9)
II Armed Reserve : 929 (Exclude Pattalian 9)
III Police Stations : 98
IV Police Outposts : Nil
V Central Prisons : 1
VI Other Prisons : 12
29. LEGISLATURE
I Members of the Legislative Assembly

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II Elected : 5
III Nominated : Nil
Members of Parliament
IV : 1
(Lok Sabha)
V Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) : -
30. CINEMA THEATRES (in. No’s)
Permanent (Excluding Tirunelveli Div)
I Full Air-conditioned : 10
II Non-Air conditioned : 9
III Box Air Conditioned : -
IV Open Air Theatres : -
V Semi Permanent : -
VII Touring : -
31.BANKS / INSURANCE
I Commercial Banks : 196
II DCCB etc. : 32
III Private Sector Banks : 100
IV Regional rural Banks : 65
V Lead Bank : 1
Life Insurance
37 (Including Divisional,
I Offices :
Branch & Micro Office)
II Policies Issued : 273684

III Premium Received (Rs.in Crores) : 3105.43

32.NATURAL RESOURCES

Name of the mineral found in the District : Rough stone Jelly, Kankar

33.GENERAL
Name of the important pilgrim Centre
1. Sankarankoil Arulmigu Sankaranarayana Temple
2. Tenkasi Arulmigu KasiviswanatharTemple
3. Courtalam Arulmigu Courtaleesuwar Temple
4. Panpozhi Arulmigu Thirumalai Kumarasamy Temple
5. Pottal Pudur: Dharga
6. Chithirasabai – Courtallam

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 7. A/M Aanjanayar Temple, Kadayanallur
8. A/M Balasubramaniayaswamy Temple, Aykudi.

Name of the important Tourist Centre

1. Courtalam: Main falls, Old Falls, Five Falls, Honey Falls, Tiger Falls and Boating

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Table No. CONTENTS Page No.

1. AREA AND POPULATION

1.1 Salient Feature of 2011 Census - Total Population & Age(0-6) 1
1.2 Salient Feature of 2011 Census – S.C, S.T & Literate 2
1.3 Population by Broad Industrial Categories of Workers. 3
1.4 Population by Density & Sex Ratio 4

2. CLIMATE AND RAINFALL

2.1 Temperature at Select Stations. 5
2.2 Monthly wise Rainfall in District 7
2.3 Time Series Data of Rainfall by Seasons. 8

3. AGRICULTURE
3.1 Soil Classification 9
3.2 Land Utilization & Map 10
3.3 Area and Production of Principal Crops 11
3.4 Agricultural Machinery and Implements 12
3.5 Number and Area of Operational Holdings 12
3.6 Consumption of Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides 13
3.7 Regulated Markets 13
3.8 Crop Insurance Scheme 14
3.9 Sericulture 15

4. IRRIGATION
4.1 Sources of Water Supply - Taluk wise. 16
4.2 Actual Area Irrigated by Source 17
4.3 Area Irrigated by Crops. 19
4.4 Details of Dams, Tanks, Wells and Bore wells. 20

5. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
5.1 Livestock Population 22
5.2 Veterinary Institutions and Animals Treated – Block wise. 23
5.3 Number of Veterinary Hospitals 23
5.4 Diary Development 24
5.5 Poultry Development 25
5.6 Fisheries Development and Production 25

6. BANKING AND INSURANCE

6.1 No. of Commercial Banks 27
6.2 Insurance Schemes 27

7. CO-OPERATION
7.1 Co-operative Societies 29

8. CIVIL SUPPLIES
8.1 No. of Fair Price Shops 30
8.2 Quantum of Essential Commodities Distributed and their Retail Price 31
8.3 No. of Ration Cards (Rural and Urban) 32

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8.4 Quantity Supplied 32
8.5 No. of LPG Connections 32
8.6 No. of Persons waiting for LPG Connection. 33

9. COMMUNICATION
9.1 Post-Offices doing Postal Business only 35
9.2 No. of Telephone Exchanges, Capacity and No. in Use 35
9.3 No. of PCOs Attached to Each Exchange 36
9.4 No. of Persons Waiting for Phone Connection. 36

10. ELECTRICITY
10.1 No. of Power Stations 38
10.2 Quantum of Power Purchased 39
10.3 Power Consumption Sector wise 39
10.4 Peak Demand and Energy Output 39
10.5 Revenue from Electric Schemes and Cost per Unit 40
10.6 Transmission and Distribution of Electricity 40
10.7 Capacity of Transformers 41
10.8 Rural Electrification 43
10.9 Name and Address of Fault Report Offices. 43

11. EDUCATION
11.1 Universities, Students and Teachers and Courses Offered 45
11.2 Colleges for General Education, Students and Teachers 45
11.3 College for Professional Education, Students and Teachers 46
11.4 Colleges for Special Education, Students and Teachers 46
11.5 Schools for General Education, Students and Teachers 47
11.6 Schools for Professional Education, Students and Teachers 47
11.7 Schools for Special Education, Students and Teachers 48
11.8 Institutions for other Professional Education, Students and Teachers 48
11.9 School for Music Education, Students and Teachers 48
11.10 School for Deaf Education, Students and Teachers 48
11.11 Computer Training Centers 49
11.12 Hospitals and Inmates by Community 49
11.13 Scholarships to Students by Backward Class 49
11.14 Scholarships to Students by SC/ST 50

12. FISHERIES
12.1 Fisheries Development 52
12.2 Estimated Marine Fish Production/Inland Fish Production 53
12.3 No. of Families Engaged in Fishing 53

13. HANDLOOM
13.1 No. of Focal Centres with Location Details 54
13.2 No. of Societies and Variety wise Production 54
13.3 No. of Powerlooms and No. of Employees Working 54
13.4 No. of Families Engaged 55
13.5 Production of Handloom Cloth 55

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14.2 Articles Available in Handicrafts 56
14.3 Value of Articles Produced and Value of Articles Sold 56
14.4 No. of Families Engaged in Handicrafts 57

15. HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

15.1 Hospitals, Dispensaries, Bed Strength, Doctors and Nurses 59
15.2 No. of Allied Pathological Units Available 59
15.3 Disease wise Patients Treated 60
15.4 Distribution of Medical Personnel 60
15.5 Progress of Family Welfare Programs 60

16. HOUSING
16.1 Plans Sanctioned, Building Completed under Private Sector 61
16.2 Plans Sanctioned, Building Completed under Public Sector 61
16.3 Amount Invested in Housing and Building Activity under Public Sector 61
16.4 Construction Activity of Tamil Nadu Housing Board 61
16.5 Construction Activity of Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board 62
16.6 Index No. of Building Construction cost in Urban Centers 62
16.7 Labour Charges of Construction Workers. 62

17. INDUSTRIES
17.1 Results of Annual Survey of Industries 63
17.2 Estimates of Value of Output and Value Added by
Manufacture Based on ASI 63
17.3 Industrial Production 63
17.4 Production and Value of Major Minerals 63
17.5 Small Scale Industries 64
17.6 Khadi and Village Industries 65
17.7 No. of Printing Presses 65
17.8 No. of Photocopy (Xerox) Centers 65
18. FACTORIES
18.1 Registered and Working Factories 66
18.2 Employment in Working Factories 66
18.3 Trade Unions, Industrial Disputes by
Strikes, Lockout and Gheraos 67

19. LOCAL BODIES

19.1 Municipal Bodies Area and Population by Grades 68
19.2 Municipal Bodies 68
19.3 Panchayat Union, Village/Town Panchayats 69
19.4 Revenue Divisions, Taluks, Firkas and Revenue Villages 69
19.5 Tax Collected by Corporation/Municipality/Panchayat Union/ 69
Town Panchayat/Village Panchayat
19.6 Rural Development Activitie 70

20. LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

20.1 No of Persons Registered during the year and Total No. of
Persons Waiting upto the end of the Year as per Live Register 71
20.2 No. of Placement during and upto the end of the Last 15 Years. 71

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20.3 Employment under NREGS 71

21. LEGAL SERVICE

21.1 Judicial Divisions and Original Jurisdiction 73
21.2 Results of Civil and Criminal Cases in the Court of Original
Jurisdiction Civil Suits Regular 73
21.3 Nature of Free Legal Available, No. of Beneficiaries,
No.of Cases Disposed of in Lok Adalat during the Year 74
21.4 No. of Advocates Practicing in Courts 74

22. LIBRARIES
22.1 List of Head and Branch Libraries in the District with
details of Members, Books Available and Readers 75
22.2 No. of Libraries Houses in Government Building /Rental Building 75
22.3 No. of Reading Rooms 75

23. MINING AND QUARRYING

23.1 No. of Mining and Quarrying units in the District 76
23.2 Classification-wise Production 76

24. MANUFACTURING SECTOR

24.1 No. of Food and other Allied Manufacturing Units in the District 76
24.2 No. of Non-Food Manufacturing Units in the District 76

25. MEDICAL SERVICES

25.1 No. of Medical Colleges in the District with Students and Teachers 78
25.2 No. of Pharmacy College with Students and Teachers 78
25.3 No. of Medical Stores in the District - Category-wise 78
25.4 No. of Veterinary Colleges with Students and Teachers 78

26. MOTOR VEHICLES

26.1 No. of Motor Vehicles (Category-wise) Registered during the Year 79
26.2 No. of Motor Vehicles (Category-wise) Available for Hire Purpose 80
26.3 No. of Persons Issued with Driving License 80

27. NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY GENERATION

27.1 No. of Solar Energy Generating Units in the District with
Production Data 81
27.2 No. of Wind Mills Generating Units with Production Data 81

28. POLICE AND PRISONS

28.1 Police Force 82
28.2 Cognizable Offences under Indian Penal Code 82
28.3 Prisons and Convicts & Classification of Convicts 83
28.4 No. of Cases Registered under PCR 84
28.5 No. of Cases Registered against Woman Harassment and Dowry 84

29. PUBLIC HEALTH

29.1 Public Health and Medical Services Rendered by
Organizations and Individual 85

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29.2 No. of Primary Health Centers with Sub-Centers 85

30. PRINTING AND PUBLICATION

30.1 No. of News papers, Weekly Magazines, Monthly Magazines,
etc., Published 86
30.2 No. of Publishers in the District other than
News Papers and Magazines 87
30.3 No. of Printing Presses in the District 87

31. PRICE INDICES

31.1 Wholesale Price Index of Tamil Nadu 88
31.2 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers Central Series 89
31.3 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers State Series 90
31.4 Time Series Data of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial 90
Workers (Central Series)
31.5 Annual Average of Consumer Price Index Numbers For Industrial 92
Workers (Central Series & State Series)
31.6 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Selected Essential Items in
Rural Tamil Nadu 92
31.7 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Selected Essential Items in
Urban Tamil Nadu 93
31.8 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Selected Essential Items
in Rural and Urban Tamil Nadu 93
31.9 Annual Average of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Rural, Urban
And Rural & Urban Combined Tamil Nadu 94

32. QUALITY CONTROL

32.1 List of Industrial / Establishment Units having Quality Control 95

33. REGISTRATION
33.1 No. of Registration Offices in the District 95
33.2 Registration and Aggregate Value of Properties
Transferred 96

34. REPAIR AND SERVICES

34.1 Authorized Automobiles Repair and Service Stations 96
34.2 Authorized Electrical and Electronic Goods Repair and Service Units 96
35. RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS
35.1 Restaurants, Cafes and Other Eating and Drinking Places 97
35.2 Details of Hotels 97

36. RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES

36.1 List of Cinema Theatres and their Capacities 98
36.2 List of Clubs and Associations 98
36.3 List of Motion Picture Distributors and Projection Services 98

37. SOCIAL WELFARE

37.1 Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Nutritious Meals Programs Centres 99
37.2 No. of Beneficiaries under Puratchi Thalaivar MGR
Nutritious Meals Program 99

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37.3 No. of Beneficiaries under the Free Supply of
Text Books and Uniforms 100
37.4 No. of Beneficiaries under the Free Cycle 100
37.5 Number of Beneficiaries Free Supply of Laptop 100
37.6 No. of Beneficiaries under Old Age Pension Scheme 101
37.7 Free Houses and House sites Distributed to Community 101
37.8 Implementation of Relief Measures and Pension Schemes 102
37.9 Social Welfare Schemes 102

38. SANITARY SERVICES

38.1 No. of Sanitary Workers Engaged in Sanitation, Garbage
and Sewage Disposal and other Particulars 103
38.2 No. of Vehicles Engaged in the Sanitary Services 103

39. SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH SERVICES

39.1 Institutions and Laboratories Engaged in Research Work 104

40. STORAGE FACILITIE

40.1 List of Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Storage Godowns 104
40.2 List of Cold Storage Godowns 104

41. TEXTILES
41.1 No. of Ginning, Spinning and Weaving Mills in the District 105
41.2 Quantum of Production 105

42. TRADE AND COMMERCE

42.1 No. of Major and Minor Trade and Commercial Estate in
the District 105
43. TRANSPORT
43.1 Length of Roads 107
43.2 Road Accidents 107
43.3 Registered Motor Vehicles 107
43.4 Transport Corporation 108
43.5 Selected Indicators of Overall Performance of State 108
43.6 Railway Lines and Stations 109
43.7 Port Development 110
43.8 Airports 110
43.9 Private Transport Operations 111

44. TOURISM
44.1 Places of Tourist Attraction 115
44.2 List of Places of Worship 115
44.3 List of Hotels and Restaurants 115
44.4 List of Travel Agents 115
44.5 Train and Air Service Timings 116
44.6 Railway Length in Kilo Metre 116

45. VITAL STATISTICS

45.1 Births and Deaths Registered in the District 117

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45.2 Birth, Death and Infant Mortality Rates in the District 117
45.3 Death by Causes 117

46. VOLUNTARY SERVICES

46.1 List of Voluntary Services Available in the District for the
Development of Rural and Urban Population 118

47. WATER WORKS AND SUPPLY

47.1 No. of Schemes Operated in the District 119
47.2 No. of Workers Engaged in the Water Works and Supply 120
47.3 No. of House Connections, Fountains 121
47.4 Educational Expenditure. 121

48. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS

48.1 Details of Dams 122

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 1. Area and Population
1.1 Salient Feature of 2011 Census - Population & Age(0-6)

Population Age 0-6

Name of the
S.No Area
Block No_HH TOT_P TOT_M TOT_F P_06 M_06 F_06

1 Alangulam 40011.08 42918 156992 77062 79930 17313 8749 8564

2 Kadayanallur 24837.875 41962 167846 84060 83786 18060 9073 8987
3 Kadayam 19483.2 29973 111369 54856 56513 12113 6196 5917
4 Keelapavoor 18453.995 49499 186784 92967 93817 20153 10306 9847
5 Kuruvikulam 31648.215 24942 88130 43171 44959 8856 4505 4351
6 M.N.Nallur 22637.9 18859 69784 34577 35207 7172 3677 3495
7 Sankarankoil 29342.185 42982 159683 79250 80433 16058 8183 7875

8 Senkottai 18206.985 30057 111394 55553 55841 11381 5799 5582

9 Tenkasi 23236.925 51528 194657 97182 97475 20296 10448 9848

10 Vasudevanallur 60385.475 54421 194156 95537 98619 19341 9781 9560
Total 288243.8 387141 1440795 714215 726580 150743 76717 74026

2011 Census Block wise Population

194657 194156
200000 186784

180000 167846
156992 159683
160000

140000

120000 111369 111394

100000 88130

80000 69784

60000

40000

20000

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 1.2 Salient Feature of 2011 Census – S.C, S.T & Literate

Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribes Literate

Name of the
S.No
Block
P_SC M_SC F_SC P_ST M_ST F_ST P_LIT M_LIT F_LIT

1 Alangulam 20878 10123 10755 117 59 58 20878 58617 49136

2 Kadayanallur 34265 16961 17304 493 225 268 34265 64570 51119

3 Kadayam 19494 9571 9923 191 94 97 19494 43158 37864

4 Keelapavoor 17880 8812 9068 142 71 71 17880 72634 60603

5 Kuruvikulam 30605 14990 15615 168 78 90 30605 32582 26453

6 M.N.Nallur 14039 6861 7178 24 11 13 14039 25726 20374

7 Sankarankoil 44015 21647 22368 326 167 159 44015 61647 49643

8 Senkottai 25532 12816 12716 824 416 408 25532 43358 35711

9 Tenkasi 38977 19366 19611 441 212 229 38977 77345 65878

10 Vasudevanallur 47215 22928 24287 930 464 466 47215 71528 57109

TOTAL 292900 144075 148825 3656 1797 1859 292900 551165 453890

200000 2011-Population, SC and Literate

180000
160000
140000
120000
100000
80000
Population
60000
SC
40000
Literate
20000
0

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 1.3. Population by Broad Industrial Categories of Workers

District
S.No Industrial Category
% to
Persons
Total Population

1 Marginal workers 73815 5.12

2 Cultivators 61979 4.30

3 Agri Labour 200229 13.90

4 Household 134575 9.34

5 Other Workers 258783 17.96

6 Non workers 711414 49.38

2011 Census- Workers

800000 711414
700000

600000

500000

400000
258783
300000 200229
200000 134575
73815 61979
100000

0
Marginal Cultivators Agri Labour Household Other Non workers
workers Workers

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 1.4 Salient Features of 2011 Census – Density & Sex Ratio

Geographical Area

Density per sq.km.

Literacy rate

males (Sex Ratio)

Females per 1000
among

in Hecter
Sl.
No. Male Female
Name of the Block
(%) (%)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (8) (9)

1 Alangulam 40011.08 392 1037 85.81 68.85

2 Kadayanallur 24837.875 676 997 86.11 68.34

3 Kadayam 19483.2 572 1030 88.69 74.84

4 Keelapavoor 18453.995 1012 1009 87.87 72.17

5 Kuruvikulam 31648.215 278 1041 84.27 65.14

6 M.N.Nallur 22637.9 308 1018 83.26 64.25

7 Sankarankoil 29342.185 544 1015 86.74 68.42

8 Senkottai 18206.985 612 1005 87.14 71.05

9 Tenkasi 23236.925 838 1003 89.17 75.18

10 Vasudevanallur 60385.475 322 1032 83.41 64.12

Block wise Density Population 2011

1200 1012
1000 838
800 676 612
572 544
600 392
278 308 322
400
200
0

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 2. CLIMATE AND RAINFALL
2.1 Temperature at Select Stations
Year: 2019-2020

Mean Maximum Mean Minimum

Month
Normal Actual Normal Actual
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

June 2019 31.0 36.5 22.5 28.6

July 2019 34.9 35.6 24.0 28.1

August 2019 33.3 34.2 24.5 27.1

September 2019 34.0 35.1 22.5 26.9

October 2019 33.9 32.1 23.3 25.2

November 2019 31.4 30.1 22.0 27.3

December 2019 30.5 28.9 21.6 26.6

January-2020 30.5 30.2 23.0 27.3

February-2020 32.3 30.5 21.0 27.1

March-2020 35.6 33.5 21.6 24.2

April-2020 36.2 33.7 23.0 25.4

May-2020 36.5 34.2 24.3 26.2

Note: Data‟s are unified district of Tirunelveli & Tenkasi.

Source: Rice Research Station, Ambasamuthram.

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 Mean Maximum Rainfall
40

35

30

25

20
Normal
15
Actual
10

Mean Minimum Rainfall

35

30

25

20

15 Normal
Actual
10

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 2.2 Month wise Rainfall
Year: 2019-2020 (in Millimeters)

Month Actual Normal % Deviation

June 2019 38.2 31.9 19.7
July 2019 13.1 34.1 61.6
August 2019 103.6 23.9 333.5
September 2019 114.1 38.5 196.4

Total (South-West Monsoon) 269 128.4 109.5

October 2019 269.6 158.3 70.3
November 2019 239.6 210.3 13.9
December 2019 174.8 104.4 67.4

Total (North-East Monsoon) 684 473 44.6

January 2020 13.8 31.7 -56.5
February 2020 4.1 32.5 -87.4

Total (Winter) 17.9 64.2 -72.1

March 2020 17.8 48.4 -63.2
April 2020 49.3 65.6 -24.8
May 2020 55.6 39.9 39.3

Total (Hot summer) 122.7 153.9 -20.3

Annual Total 1093.6 819.5 33.4
Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai

Rainfall 2019-20
300 269.6
239.6
250
200 174.8
210.3
150 103.6 114.1
158.3 Actual
100 49.3 55.6
38.2 104.4 13.8 Normal
50 13.1 4.1 17.8
65.6
0 48.4 39.9
31.9 34.1 23.9 38.5 31.7 32.5

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 2.3 Time Series Data of Rainfall by Seasons
Year: 2011 – 2012 to 2019-2020

%
South West North East Winter Hot Weather Deviatio
Total
Monsoon Monsoon Season Season n
Year (+ or
– or =)
Normal

Normal

Normal

Normal

Normal
Actual

Actual

Actual

Actual

Actual
from
Normal

2011-
142.4 107.7 467.2 639.9 69.3 70.7 166.2 100.7 845.1 919.0 8.75
2012

2012-
142.2 36.9 467.2 515.8 69.3 98.9 166.2 169.7 844.9 821.3 -2.80
2013

2013-
142.4 237 467.2 412.8 69.3 70.4 166.2 314.1 845.1 1034.3 22.39
2014

2014-
142.4 118.8 467.2 847.5 69.3 19.5 166.2 317.9 845.1 1303.7 54.27
2015

2015-
142.4 158.8 467.2 1050.6 69.3 6.8 166.2 111.1 845.1 1332.6 58
2016

2016-
142.4 77.32 467.2 178.83 69.3 42 166.2 84.96 845.1 383.11 -54.67
2017

2018-
142.4 212.6 467.2 665.5 69.3 25.8 166.2 84.96 845.1 988.86 17.01
2019

2019-
128.4 269 473 684 64.2 17.9 153.9 122.7 819.5 1093.6 33.4
2020
Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai

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 AGRICULTURE

3. AGRICULTURE
3.1 Soil Classification
Year 2019-2020
Sl.
Type of Soil Places in District
No.
1 Red Loam Tenkasi, Shencottai, Sivagiri, Alangulam,V.K.pudur

2 Lateritic Soil NIL

3 Black Soil Sankarankoil, Melaneelithanallur, Kuruvikulam

4 Sandy Coastal Alluviam NIL

5 Red Sandy Soil NIL

Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai (Hand Book of Tami Nadu)
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 3.2 Land Utilization
(Area in Hectares) comparison
Year: 2019-2020
Sl.No. Land Classification 2018-2019 2019-2020

1 Forest 43999 43999

2 Barren and Uncultivable waste 6240 6240

3 Land put to Non-Agricultural uses 40741 40741

4 Cultivable Waste 9205 9205

Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing
5 1032 1032
Land
Land Under Miscellaneous Tree Crops and
6 1881 1881
Groves not included in Net Area Sown
7 Current Fallow 17746 17490

8 Other Fallow Land 57336 54892

9 Net Area Sown 110064 112764

Geographical Area According to Village
10 288244 288244
Papers
11 Total Cropped Area 123665 124460

12 Area sown more than once 13601 11697

Source: „G‟ Return Fasli 1429

Land Utilization
120000 112764

100000

80000

60000 54892
110064 2018-2019

40000 2019-2020

17490 57336
20000
17746
0
Current Fallow Other Fallow Land Net Area Sown

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 3.3 Area and Production of Principal Crops
Year: 2019-2020
% to the
Sl. Area ‘000’ Production Productivity
Crops total area
No. hec. ‘000’tonnes Kg/hec.
sown

Cholam 2.990 1.2 3140

Cumbu 0.110 0.3 2065
Cereals
& Maize 13.597 69.9 6026
Millets
Paddy 39.403 294.2 4647
Others 0.159 0.3 N.A
Food
1
Grains Red gram 0.001 1093
Black Gram 28.190 17.5 578
Green
Pulses 2.631 1.4 267
Gram
Horse
0.001 0.3 780
Gram
Cowpea 0.275 0.2 656

Ground nut 0.526 1.8 3234

2 Oil seeds
Gingelly 0.359 0.2 568

170 kg
Cotton 3.587 7.4lint 355
per Lint
3 Other crops
Others 32.631 N.A N.A
Source: Season Crop Report 2017-2018, DES, Chennai.

Production in Tonnes Production in Tonnes

2019-20 2019-20
385.3
400 365.9
400
300 300
200 200
100 2 7.4 100 19.4 2019-20
0 0
Food Oil Other Cereals & Pulses
Grains seeds crops Millets

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 3.4 Agricultural Implements and Machinery in Number
Sl.
Item 2007
No.
Animal Operated Wooden Plough 4727
1 Implements Steel plough 2369
Ploughs Total 7096
Water Pumps for Worked by Oil Engine
2 Irrigation Purpose Worked by Electric Power
Total
Tractors Agricultural Tractor (Wheeled)
3 Crawler Tractor
Total
4 Sugarcane Crushers by Power 10
5 Power Operated Thresher
6 Maize Sheller
Fishing Statistics Mechanised Boat
Non Mechanished Boat
7
Total
th
Source: 17 Quinquennial Livestock Census-2004

3.5 Number and Area of Operational Land Holdings

No. of Operational
Area operated in hec.
holdings
holdings (Hec)
Size Class of

Institution

Institution
Individual

Individual
Total

Total
Joint

Joint

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)

Below 0.5
202770 56 628 203,464 42,517.247 10.150 132.931 42,660.328
0.5-0.99
46607 22 198 46,827 32,711.546 15.500 143.003 32,870.049
Marginal
249377 78 836 250,291 75,228.793 25.650 275.934 75,530.377
1.0-1.99
28810 6 188 29,004 40,021.461 8.535 275.443 40,305.439
2.0-2.99
9228 4 98 9,330 22,228.469 9.135 240.050 22,477.654
3.0-3.99
3857 1 54 3,912 13,256.544 3.025 189.720 13,449.289
4.0-4.99
1831 0 37 1,868 8,121.604 0.000 160.678 8,282.282
5.0-7.49
1813 0 61 1,874 10,902.484 0.000 377.640 11,280.124
7.5-9.99
588 0 0 638 5,008.004 0.000 435.270 5,443.274
10.00-19.99
484 1 78 563 6,462.671 10.900 1,152.512 7,626.083
20.0 ha and
136 0 104 240 5,951.057 0.000 7,483.536 13,434.593
Above
TOTAL 296124 90 1506 297,720 187,181.087 57.245 10,590.783 197,829.115
Source: Agricultural Census-2015-16
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 3.6 Consumption of Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides
Year: 2019-2020

Fertilizers (in ‘000’ Tonne) Pesticides (Kgs.)

Urea
Nitrogenous Phosphatic Pottassic Total ‘000’ Tonne
Dust Liquid
(N) (P2 05) (K2 0) (NPK)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

38.39 11.76 8.10 31.46 44.12 81.94 34.32

Note: Data‟s are unified district of Tirunelveli & Tenkasi.

Source: Joint Director of Agriculture Tirunelveli

3.7 Regulated Markets

Year: 2019-2020
Name of Sub Receipts
Name of Regulated Quantity arrivals
Regulated (Rs. in
Sl. No. Markets (in M.T.)
Markets Lakhs)
1 Tenkasi - 6294.521 14.448
2 Sankarankovil - 19976.510 72.165
3 Pavoorchathram - 4999.740 16.789
4 Kadayanallur - 4078.685 9.633
5 Thiruvengadam - 3033.680 18.933
6 Sivagiri - 5955.490 10.054
7 Alangulam - 6803.010 16.041
Total - 51141.636 158.063
Source: Secretary District Agriculture Marketing Committee Office, Tirunelveli.

2019-20
Quantity arrivals (in M.T.)
19976.51
20000
15000
10000 6294.521 4999.74 4078.685 5955.49 6803.01
3033.68
5000
0

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 3.8 Crop Insurance Scheme for the Fasli 1429
Year: 2019-2020

Premium Amount
Sl. Name of the No of Blocks No. of
collected Sanctioned
No. Crop notified Beneficiaries
(In Rs.) (in Rs.)

1 Paddy I 152 950003.78 2683 7147800

2 Paddy II 15 200298.35 4457 0

3 Maize 6 1.63 572 0

4 Ground Nut 9 0.01 3 0

5 Cotton 13 0.05 4 0

6 Sugarcane 0 0 0 0

7 Plantain 29 734327.41 1486 5625400

8 Onion 0 0 0 0

9 Tapioca 0 0 0 0

10 Sunflower 0 0 0 0

11 Cumbu 0 0 0 0

12 Cholam 0 0 0 0

13 Ragi 0 0 0 0

14 Blackgram 17 1.14 479 0

15 Greengram 7 0.27 111 0

16 Horsegram 0 0 0 0

17 Chillies 0 0 0 0

18 Paddy III 20 49701.53 282 0

19 Seasamum 0 0 0 0
Source: J.R. Co – operative, Tirunelveli – 2.

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 3.9 Sericulture
Year: 2019-2020

Area under Production

Sl.
Name of the block Mulberry of Cocoons Value in Rupees
No.
(in Acre) (in Kg)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1 Tenkasi 55.00 15000 3750000

2 Kadayanallur 269.75 60000 15600000

3 Sankarankoil 242.00 54000 11880000

4 Vasudevanallur 225.00 58000 13340000

5 Kuruvikulam 125.00 26500 5565000

6 Alangulam 200.00 35000 8050000

7 Kadayam 144.00 23000 5290000

8 Keelapavoor 249.50 52500 12600000

9 Melaneelithanallur 74.00 10000 2200000

10 Shenkottai 200.00 10000 2600000

Total 1784.25 344000 80875000

Source: Assistant Director of Sericulture, Tenkasi.

Area under Mulberry (in Acre)

300 269.75
242 249.5
250 225
200 200
200
144
150 125

100 74
55
50
0

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 4. IRRIGATION
4.1 Sources of Water Supply -Taluk Wise
Year: 2019-2020

irrigation purpose

Domestic Purpose
Canals Numbers

Wells used for

Length (Km.)

Tanks (Nos.)
Name of the

Reservoirs
used for
Sl. No.

Taluk

Wells

only

only
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)

1 Sankarankoil - - 8900 1383 - 121

2 Tenkasi 40 89 4245 2924 2 167

3 Alangulam 4 20 5861 2425 - 127

4 V.K.Pudur 4 11 5880 5898 - 62

5 Sengottai 28 49 892 357 4 213

6 Sivagiri - - 3408 2596 - 85

7 Thiruvengadam - - 7327 424 - 65

8 Kadayanallur 33 55 8146 2072 1 163

Total 109 224 44659 18079 7 1003

Source: Taluk “G” Return Fasli 1429

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 4.2 Actual Area Irrigated by Source
(Area in Hectares)
Year: 2019-2020

Area Irrigated
Source Number
Net Gross
(1) (2) (3) (4)

Government Canals 109 4260 5468

Canals
Private Canals - - -

Large 195 12634 13997

Tanks
Small 808 6166 6795

Major & Medium 1 1237 1901

Flow
Surface Water

Irrigation
Minor 108 3023 3567

Major & Medium

Lift
Irrigation
Minor

Lift Irrigation
Ponds
Minor

Lift Irrigation 7 - -
Other
Sources
Flow Irrigation

Public wells - - -
Ground water

Private tube wells/Bore wells 703 226 227

Open wells 43956 40117 48188

Total Area Irrigated 63403 74675

Source: „G‟ Return Fasli 1429.

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 4.3. Area Irrigated by Crops
Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. Crop Area (Hect.)

1 Cereals Paddy 39403
2 Jowar 2945
3 Cumbu 110
4 Maize 4345
5 Ragi 20
6 Other Cereals 4
7 Pulses Green Gram 32
8 Red Gram 1
9 Black Gram 1626
10 Other Pulses 25
11 Oil Seeds Ground Nut 355
12 Gingelly 16
13 Coconut 8893
14 Other Oil Seeds 52
15 Fibres Cotton 1854
16 Fruits Banana 1338
17 Mango 2375
18 Other Fruits 453
19 Citrus Fruits 3788
20 Dry Fruits 132
21 Other Crops Vegetables 2360
22 Spices & Condiments 299
23 Sugar Crops 2230
24 Dye Crops -
25 Medicinal Crops 79
26 Fodder Crops 198
27 Manure Crops 773
28 Flowers 711
29 Non Food Crops 257
Grand Total 74674
Source: G Return Fasli 1429.

Area of Crops 2019-20

46827
50000
40000
30000
20000 9316 8086 6907
10000 1684 1854
0
Cereals Pulses Oil Seeds Fibres Fruits Other
Crops

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 4.4 Details of Dams, Tanks, Wells and Bore Wells
Year: 2019-2020

Year of Construction

at FRL (in Sq.km)

Water spread area

Maximum Height

No. of Bore wells

Capacity at FRL
Catchment area

-No. of Tanks
in Metres
(in Sq.K.m

in MCM
Sl.
Name of reservoir
No.

1 Manimuthar 1958 161.61 9.40 45.72 156.07 - -

2 Gatana 1974 46.46 0.80 32.92 9.97 - -

3 Ramanadhi 1974 16.58 0.39 31.09 4.30 - -

4 Karuppanadhi 1977 29.34 0.50 34.44 5.24 - -

5 Gundar 1983 9.92 0.21 14.66 0.71 - -

6 Adavainainarkoil 2003 15.54 0.35 47.20 4.93 - -

7 Vadakku Pachiyar 2003 35.09 1.85 20.10 12.51 - -

8 Kodumudiyar 2003 24.86 0.53 28.00 3.45 - -

9 Nambiar 2000 187.06 1.52 10.84 2.33 - -

10 Papanasam 1942 149.03 2.24 66.0 156 - -

11 Servalur 1986 110 - 51.34 34.69 - -

Mohai Reservoirs
12 1962 N.A 27 - - -
(Small dam)
Thirumoolaperi
13 N.A N.A N.A N.A 18 - -
Reservoir
Vandal Odai
14 2007 5.15 58.50 117.0 116.0 - -
Reservoir

15 Tanks - - - - - 2155 -

Tube wells & Bore

16 - - - - - - 380
wells
Source: PWD.

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 5. ANIMAL HUSBANDARY
5.1 Livestock Population

Male 6485

Cattle Female 131507

Total 137992
Male 899

Buffaloes Female 8749

Total 9648
Male 7384
140256
LIVE STOCK

Bovines Female
Total 147640
1
Sheep 80915

Goats 134418

Horses and Ponies 10

Pigs 1367

Rabbits 613

Camels 0

Donkeys 26

Domestic Dogs & others 8886

Total Livestock 304578

Fowls 696283

Ducks, Drakes & Duckling 3270

POULTRY

Turkeys 68
2
Others
699621
Total Poultry
Source: Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry (Cattle Breeding and Fodder Dev), Tirunelveli.

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 5.2 Veterinary Institutions and Animals Treated Block wise
Year: 2019-2020

Veterinary Institutions Other Units

Sub-centres

Castration
performed
Animals
investigati

treated
Polyclinic

Upgrated
Hospitals

Dispen-

Animal
Sl. Name of the

on unit
Mobile
disease
centres
saries

units
Sub-
No. Block

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
1 Sankarankoil - 1 6 - 2 - - 65167 1352
2 M.N.Nallur - - 4 - - - - 67923 5611
3 Kuruvikulam - - 7 - 3 - - 71189 5267
4 Tenkasi - - 6 - 2 - - 72334 517
5 Kadayanallur - - 5 - 4 - - 48920 249
6 Alangulam - - 7 - 3 - - 85754 7613
7 Keelapavoor - - 7 - 2 - - 60177 84
8 Shencottai - 1 4 - - - - 52145 312
9 Vasudevanallur - 1 6 - 1 - - 60673 2643
10 Kadayam - - 7 - 1 - - 48996 435
TOTAL 0 3 59 0 18 0 0 633278 24083
Source: Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry (Cattle Breeding and Fodder Dev), Tirunelveli.

5.3. Number of Veterinary Hospitals

Year: 2019-2020
Number of
Government Hospitals Privat
Sl. Name of the e
No. Block Poly Mobile Hospi
ADIU VH VD RVD SC Total
clininc Unit tals

(1) (2) (3) (4)

1. Sankarankoil - - 1 - 6 - 2 9
2. Melaneelithanallur - - - - 4 - - 4
3. Kuruvikulam - - - - 7 - 3 10
4. Tenkasi - - - - 6 - 2 8
5. Kadayanallur - - - - 5 - 4 9
N.A

6. Alangulam - - - - 7 - 3 10
7. Keelappavur - - - - 7 - 2 9
8. Shencottai - - 1 - 4 - - 5
9. Vasudevanallur - - 1 - 6 - 1 8
10. Kadayam - - - - 7 - 1 8
Source: Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry (Cattle Breeding and Fodder Dev) Tirunelveli.
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 5.4 Dairy Development
Year: 2019 -2020

Quantity of Milk
Name of the No. of Milk
Produced Value of Milk Produced
Block/Urban Town Societies
(In Liters)

Sankarankoil 11 2627514 735.70392

M.N.Nallur 1 503250 140.91
Kuruvikulam 8 563274 157.71672
Tenkasi 1 16470 4.6116
Kadayanallur 6 44652 12.50256
Alangulam 10 382104 106.98912
Keelapavoor 6 886452 248.20656
Shenkottai 1 1111908 311.33424
Vasudevanallur 12 310002 86.80056
Pappakudi 2 395646 110.78088
Total 56 6445626 1804.77528
Source: Deputy Registrar (Dairy), Tirunelveli.

Quantity of Milk Produced (In Liters)

3000000
2627514
2500000

2000000
1111908
1500000
563274 886452
1000000
503250 395646
382104 310002
500000
16470 44652
0

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 5.5. Poultry Development
Year: 2019-2020
Sl.No. Name of the Block Broiler (No’s) Layer (No’s)
1. Sankarankoil 123500 -
2. Melaneelithanallur 205800 -
3. Kuruvikulam 198100 -
4. Tenkasi 57000 18700
5. Kadayanallur 81500 23500
6. Alangulam 89500 30300
7. Keelappavur 63500 17500
8. Shencottai 32700 9500
9. Vasudevanallur 55300 18900
10. Kadayam 110000 -
Total 1016900 118400
Source: Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry Cattle Breeding & Fodder Development,
Tirunelveli.

2019-20 Broiler Production

250000 205800 198100
200000
123500
150000 81500 89500 63500
100000 57000 55300
32700
50000
0

5.6. Fisheries Development and Production

Year: 2019-2020

Inland Fish Catch Marine Fish Catch Number of Fisherman

Name and Address of engaged
(Tonne) (Tonne)
Fishing centres

Inland Marine

Tenkasi 328.77 - 1189 -

Source: Assistant Director of Fisheries Tirunelveli

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 6. BANKING AND INSURANCE
6.1. No. of Commercial Banks
Year: 2019-2020

(Amount in 000’)
No. of
Sl.No.
Item Branches
Credit
Deposit Advance
Ratio

Commercial Banks
1 196 112973418 94693887 84
(Public Sector)
Commercial Banks
2 100 48207997 63453858 76
( Private Sector)

3 DCCB & Urban Banks 32 15746231 14923303 95

4 Regional Rural Banks 65 19192427 15139278 79

Note: Data‟s are unified district of Tirunelveli & Tenkasi.

Source: Lead Bank Tirunelveli (Indian Overseas Bank).

6.2. Insurance Scheme

Year: 2019-2020

Premium
No. of No. of Amount paid as
Name of the Policies Received
Branch Beneficiarie Compensation (in
Insurance Issued (in
es s Crores)
Crores)

1. L.I.C 16 111474 3026.96 132914 738.79

Oriental
2. Insurance 1 1575 0.66 1575 0.76
Co.Ltd
The New India
3. 7 67515 27.81 2140 15.0
Assurance
United India
4. 8 46000 35.43 46000 15.76
Insurance
National
5. Insurance 5 47120 14.57 65120 7.4
Co.LTD.
Note: Data‟s are unified district of Tirunelveli & Tenkasi.
Source: Concerned Insurance Companies

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 7. CO-OPERATION
7.1. Co-operative Societies
Year: 2019-2020

Loans Advanced
(Outstanding &
Working capital
No. of Societies

Share Capital
Member Ship

Employees
Over Due)

No. of
Sl.
Type of Societies
No

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)

District Central
44240.80
1 Cooperative Bank 17 779 7738.07 125993.9 102
& 2878.45
(including branches)
District Cooperative
2 1 863 0 0 0 0
Union
0.69(37.
Cooperative Printing 19.54(CR
3 1 535 57 95.03 21
Press DF)
ICDP)
Primary Agriculture
4 Cooperative Credit 158 287885 5368.35 82206.78 108017.28 351
Societies
Primary Agriculture 36+13
5 and Rural 8 37498 197.51 2674.5 2403.71 Deputat
Development Bank ion
Cooperative Urban
6 Bank (including 14 39951 481.28 15038.18 6536.44 22
branches)
Wholesale
7 1 6561 24.35 77.47 15.82 93
Cooperative Stores

Primary Cooperative
8 30 20715 32.88 385.19 28.32 106
Stores

Students Cooperative
9 17 38168 15.88 155.19 0 8
Stores
Cooperative 25+12
10 Employees Thrift and 68 25693 6806.36 47737.92 52344.55 Tempo
Credit Society prary
Note: Data‟s are unified district of Tirunelveli & Tenkasi.
Source: Joint Register Co-operative Societies

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 8. CIVIL SUPPLIES

8.1. No. of Fair Price Shops

Year: 2019-2020
Part Time
Sl. No. Name of the Taluk No. of Shops Total
Shop
1. Sankarankoil 42 82 124

2. Tenkasi 35 44 79

3. Shencottah 26 22 48

4. Sivagiri 27 28 55

5. Kadayanallur 68 50 118

6. Alangulam 30 55 85

7. Veerakeralampudur 23 40 63

8. Tiruvengadam 25 41 66

District Total 276 362 638

Source: District Supply Officer Tirunelveli.

90

80 82

70

60 68
55
50 50
44
40 40 41
42
30 No. of Shops
35 28
22 30 Part Time Shop
20 26 27 25
23
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 8.2. Quantum of Essential Commodities Distributed and their Retail Prices
Year: 2019-2020
Name of the
Sl. Price per
Commodity Scale of Supply
No. (Kg.)
Issued
Free of 1.0 Unit 12
Cost 1.5 Unit 14
1+.5+.5 Unit 16
1 + .5 + .5 + .5 Unit 18
1. 2 Unit 16
Rice
3 Unit & 4 Unit 20
5 Unit 25
6 Unit 30
Free of Corporation and District 3 Kg Per Card
2. Wheat Cost Head Quarters
Other Areas 5 Kg Per Card
Rs. 25.00 1 Member ½ Kg
2 Members 1 Kg
3. Sugar 3 Members 1.5 Kg
4 & Above 2 Kg
Option Sugar Additional 3 Kg
4. Palm Oil Rs. 25.00 1 Card 1 Liter
Redgram Rs. 30.00 1 Card 1 Kg
5.
Dhall
Rs. 8.00 1 Card 1 Kg
6.
Salt
7. Ooty Tea Rs. 19.00 1 Card 100 gram
Rs 13.60 Regular Cards
to S. Location No. LPG 1-LPG 2-LPG
Rs.14.20 No. Cylinder Cylinder Cylinder
(Varies in 1. District Head 10 Litres 3 Litres NIL
Hill Quarters/
station/ Corporation
Distance)
2. Municipal 6 Litres 3 Litres NIL
Area
3. Town 5 Litres 3 Litres NIL
Panchayat
Area
4. Village 3 Litres 3 Litres NIL
8. Panchayat
Area
Kerosene
Left Out Cards
S. Location No. LPG 1-LPG 2-LPG
No. Cylinder Cylinder Cylinder
1. District Head 3 Litres 3 Litres NIL
Quarters/
Corporation
2. Municipal 3 Litres 3 Litres NIL
Area
3. Town 3 Litres 3 Litres NIL
Panchayat
4. Village 3 Litres 3 Litres NIL
Panchayat
Source: District Supply Officer Tirunelveli.

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 8.3. No. of Family Cards (Rural and Urban)
Year: 2019-2020
Year No. of Family Cards

Up to November 2019 892402

Rural 213432
March 2020
Urban 230019
Source: District Supply Officer, Tirunelveli.

8.4. Quantity Supplied

Year: 2019-2020
Quantity
Sl. No. Items
Supplied
Rice (Tonne) - Boiled Rice 119515.457
a)AAY 23449.949
1.
b)Annapoorna 24.015
c)Old Age Persons 164.852
2. Wheat (Tonne) 5324.066
3. Sugar (Tonne) 12980.943
4. Kerosene (Kilo Liters) 4008.718

Others a) Red gram Dhal 6729.142

5.
(Tonne) b) Urid Dhal -
6. Palmolein (kilo Liters) 6879183
Source: District Supply Officer, Tirunelveli.

8.5. No. of L.P.G. Connections

Year: 2019-2020
Government L.P.G. Private L.P.G.
Sl. No. Name of the Taluks Connections Connections
Single Double Single Double
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
1. Sankarankoil 31802 29008
2. Tenkasi 24422 32004
3. Shencottai 11205 23976
4. Sivagiri 18079 15054
N.A

N.A

5. Alangulam 24713 23676

6. V.K.Pudur 17890 16141
7. Kadayanallur 32058 52594
8. Tiruvengadam 16307 9595
Dist. Total 176476 202048
Source: District Supply Officer, Tirunelveli.

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 8.6. No. of Persons Waiting for L.P.G. Connections
Year: 2019-2020

Private L.P.G.
Government L.P.G. Connections
Connections
Sl. No. Name of the Taluk
Single Double Single Double

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

1. Sankarankoil --- --- --- ---
2. Tenkasi --- --- --- ---
3. Shencottai --- --- --- ---
4. Sivagiri --- --- --- ---
5. Alangulam --- --- --- ---
6. V.K.Pudur --- --- --- ---
7. Kadayanallur --- --- --- ---
8. Tiruvengadam --- --- --- ---

Dist.Total --- --- --- ---

Source: District Supply Officer, Tirunelveli.

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COMMUNICATION
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 9. COMMUNICATION

9.1. Post Offices doing Postal Business only

Year: 2019-2020

Post Office doing postal business

Sl. No. Name of the Blocks/Municipalities
only (No’s.)
1 Tenkasi 15
2 Kadayanallur 20
3 Sankarankoil 32
4 Vasudevanallur 24
5 Kuruvikulam 24
6 Alangulam 30
7 Puliyankudi 3
8 Keelapavoor 22
9 Melaneelithanallur 15
10 Shenkottai 8
Total: 193
Source: Sr. Supt. of Post Offices, Kovilpatti Division.

9.2. No. of Telephone Exchanges, Capacity and No. in Use

Year: 2019-2020
Sl. No. Item Numbers

1. Number of Telephone Exchanges 87

2. Number of Equipped Capacity 69404

3. Number of Direct Exchange Lines 42432

4. Private Branch Exchange -

5. Extension -

6. Number of telephones (Extension) in use -

7. Number of Function Line 496

Source: BSNL, Tirunelveli.

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 9.3. No. of Public Call Offices Attached to Each Exchange
Year: 2019-2020

No. of Public Call Offices

Name of the Exchange
Sl. No. Without
Centre With STD/ISD
STD/ISD
(1) (2) (3) (4)

1. Tenkasi 146 -

2. Sankarankoil 160 -

Total 306 -
Source: BSNL, Tirunelveli.

9.4. No. of Persons Waiting for Phone Connection

Year: 2019-2020

No. Persons Waiting for Phone

Sl. No. Name of the Exchange Centres
Connections

(1) (2) (3)

1. Tenkasi Nil

2. Sankarankoil Nil
Source: BSNL, Tirunelveli.

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 ELECTRICITY
And
POWER GENERATION

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 10. ELECTRICITY
10.1. No. of Power Stations
Year: 2019-2020

Generation

Consumpti
on (M.U.)
Operation
the Power
Sl. No.

Capacity
Installed

Net Unit
Name of

Stations

sent out
Year of

(M.W.)

Station
(M.U.)

(M.U.)
1 Papanasam Unit I 1944 4*8MW=32 107.632 0.673 106.959
Papanasam Unit II 1944 MW
Papanasam Unit III 1945
Papanasam Unit IV 1951
Unit II
2 Servalar 1986 20MW 36.668 0.076 36.592
3 KodayarPHI 1970 60MW 126.72 0.424 126.296
4 Kodayar PHII 1971 40MW 47.812 0.364 47.448
5 Periyar Unit I 1958 4*42 MW 502.271 0.276 501.995
Periyar Unit II 1959
Periyar Unit III 1959
Periyar Unit IV 1965
6 Suruliyar 1978 35 MW 115.502 0.325 115.177
7 Vaigai Unit I 1990 2*3 MW 16.275 0.326 15.949
Vaigai Unit II 1990
8 Perunchani Unit I 2006 2*0.650 MW 2.806 0.497 2.309
Perunchani Unit II 2006
9 Periyar Vaigai SHEP
I
Unit I 2011 2*2 MW 9.073 1.837 7.236
Unit II
10 Periyar Vaigai SHEP
II
Unit I 2013 2*1.25 MW 5.800 1.518 4.282
Unit II
11 Periyar Vaigai SHEP
III
Unit I 2015 2*2 MW 11.141 1.769 9.372
Unit II
12 Periyar Vaigai SHEP
IV
Unit I 2017 2*1.25MW 6.942 1.451 5.491
Unit II
13 Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project
Unit I 2013 1000 MW 7115.17 515.32 6599.85
Unit II 2016 1000 MW 4028.53 430.72 3597.81
Source: S.E., TNEB (Production Circle) and Kudangulam Automic Energy Tirunelveli.
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 10.2. Quantum of Power Purchased
Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. Power purchased sectors name Power purchased in M.U.

--Nil ---

Source: S.E., TNEB (Distribution Circle), Tirunelveli.

10.3. Power Consumption Sector wise

Year: 2019-2020

Consumption % of the
Sl. No. Sectors
(M.U) Consumption
1. Industries 104 10

2. Agriculture 142 13

3. Domestic 649 60

4. Commercial 130 12

5. Public Ligthing and Public Works 57 5

6. Sales to licensees 0 0

7. Sales to other states 0 0

8. Miscellaneous 0 0

Total 1082 100.00

Source: S.E, TNEB Tirunelveli.

10.4. Peak Demand and Energy Output

Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. Power Demand Details

1. Instantaneous Peak Demand 130 MW

2. Sustained Peak Demand 127 MW

Source: S.E , TNEB Tirunelveli.

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 10.5. Revenue from Electric Schemes and Cost per unit
Year: 2019-2020

Sectors Cost per unit Income in Rs.in lakhs

(1) (2) (3)
1. Government Rs .5.75 682.1

2. Public- II a Rs 6.35 4125

3. Private Domestic- I a Consumption with in 200 8103

Units
1-100 Units Nil
100-200 Units Rs.1.50
Consumption with in 201-500
Units
101-200 Units Rs.2.00
201.-500 Units Rs.3.00
Consumption in more than
500 Units
101-200 Units Rs.3.50
201-500 Units Rs.4.60
 500 Units Rs.6.60

Commercial Consumption with in 1-100 12774

Units Rs.5.00
Consumption in more than
100 Units Rs.8.05
Source: S.E, TNEB Tirunelveli

10.6. Transmission and Distribution of Electricity

Year: 2019-2020

Achievement
Sl. No. Item Unit
2019-2020
1. 500 KVA 151 7550 KVA

2. 250 KVA 999 249750 KVA

3. 200 KVA 0 0 KVA
4 180 KVA 0 0 KVA
5. 150 KVA 2 300 KVA
6. 100 KVA 3222 322200 KVA
7. 75 KVA 32 2400 KVA
8. 63 KVA 655 41265 KVA
9. Others 1699 51765
Total 6760 743180 KVA
Source: SE, TNEB, Distribution Circle, Tirunelveli.
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 10.7. Capacity of Transformers
Year: 2019-2020

Name of the Stations / Total Capacity

Sl. No. Voltage Ratio (KV)
Sub Stations in MVA
1. Palayamkottai 110/33-11 82 MVA
2. Palayapettai 110/33-11 48 MVA
3. Kokkirakulam 33/11 16 MVA
4. Karanthaneri 110/11 20 MVA
5. Moolakaraipatty 110/33-11 26 MVA
6. Alankulam 110/33-11 95 MVA
7. Vannikonenthal 110/11 10 MVA
8. Uthumalai 110/33-11 91 MVA
9. Thalayuthu 110/33-11 57 MVA
10. Gangaigondan 110/33-11 30 MVA
11. Sankarankoil 110/11 20 MVA
12. Perumalpatty 110/11 32 MVA
13. Kalingapatty 110/11 10 MVA
14. Kadayanallur 110/11 32 MVA
15. Puliyankudi 110/11 20 MVA
16. Naranapuram 110/11 20 MVA
17. Veersigamani 110/33-11 116 MVA
18. Tenkasi 110/11 20 MVA
19. Senkottai 110/11 20 MVA
20. Surandai 110/33-11 45 MVA
21. V.K.Puram 110/33-11 26 MVA
22. Kadayam 110/11 10 MVA
23. Mellakallur 110/11 40 MVA
24. Veeravanallur 110/11 20 MVA
25. Thisayanvillai 33/11 16 MVA
26. Kottaikarunkulam 110/33-11 83 MVA
27. Panakudi 110/11 48 MVA
28. Valliyoor 110/11 20 MVA
29. Kalakkad 110/11 20 MVA
30. Koondankulam 110/33-11 95 MVA
31. Keelapavoor 110/33-11 95 MVA

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 32. Reddiarpatti 33/11 10 MVA
33. Malayankulam 110/11 10 MVA
34. O’Thulukkapatti 110/11 20 MVA
35. Viswanathaperi 110/11 20 MVA
36. Melapalyam 110/11 36 MVA
37. Exhibition Ground 33/11 16 MVA
38. Karisalpatty 110/11 10 MVA
39. Manur 110/33-11 60 MVA
40. Thiyagarajanagar 33/11 16 MVA
41. Karivalamvanthanallur 110/11 10 MVA
42. Atchamputhur 110/11 16 MVA
43. Seethaparpanallur 110/11 10 MVA
44. Ambasamudram 110/11 20 MVA
45. Navalady 110/11 10 MVA
46. Naduvakuruchi 33/11 8 MVA
47. Nanguneri 110/11 10 MVA
48. New Bus stand 33/11 8 MVA
49. Thachanallur 33/11 8 MVA
50. Mangamal Salai 33/11 8 MVA
51. Samathanapuram 33/11 16 MVA
52. Nakkakamuthampatti 33/11 8 MVA
53. Sanganankulam 110/33-11 24 MVA
54. Parapadi 33/11 8 MVA
Source: S.E, TNEB Tirunelveli.

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 10.8. Rural Electrification
Year: 2019-2020

Electrified during the year Electrified up to the year

Town Agricultu
Hamlet Agricultura Town Village Hamlet
s Village ral Pump
l Pump set
set

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)

- - - 499 45 425 1727 82502
Source: S.E, TNEB Tirunelveli Rural Electricity Office.

10.9. Name and Address of Fault Report Offices

Year: 2018-2019*

Sl. No. Name of the Stations/Sub Stations No. fault reported

1 Alankulam 110 KV SS
2 Vannikonenthal 110 KV SS
3 Uthumalai 110 KV SS
4 Sankarankoil 110 KV SS 37
5 Perumalpatty 110 KV SS 31
6 Kalingapatty 110 KV SS 3
7 Kadayanallur 110 KV SS 1
8 Puliyankudi 110 KV SS 6
9 Naranapuram 110 KV SS 3
10 Veersigamani 110 KV SS
11 Tenkasi 110 KV SS 2
12 Senkottai 110 KV SS 10
13 Surandai 110 KV SS 7
14 Kadayam 110 KV SS
15 Keelapavoor 110 KV SS 4
16 Reddiarpatti 33KV SS 12
17 Malayankulam 110 KV SS 11
18 O’Thulukkapatti 110 KV SS 29
19 Viswanathaperi 110 KV SS 1
20 Karivalamvanthnallur 110 KV SS 4
21 Achamputhur 110 KV SS
Source: S.E, TNEB Tirunelveli
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 11. EDUCATION

11.1. Universities, Students and Teachers and Courses Offered

Year: 2019-2020
Students
Sl. No Name of the University Teachers
Boys Girls Total
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

Not Applicable

11.2. Colleges for General Education, Students and Teachers

Year: 2019-2020

Students
Sl. No. of
Type of Institution Teachers
No. Institution
Boys Girls Total

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

1. Government
1 1085 1272 2357 43
Colleges

2.
Aided Colleges 3 1525 5153 6678 266

3. Self Financed
11 2054 3669 5723 307
Colleges

Constituent College 1 442 884 1326 47

4. Aided B.Ed Colleges - - - - -

Self finance B.Ed

5. 13* 58 447 505 40
colleges

Self finance Physical

6. - - - - -
Education college

Total 29 5164 11425 16589 703

Source: Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Regional Office Tirunelveli.

*13 college are in Tenkasi District but only 3 college detail are received from JD College Eduction, Tirunelveli

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 11.3. College for Professional Education, Students and Teachers
Year: 2019-2020

Students
Sl. Type of the No. of
Teachers
No. Institutions Institutions Boys Girls Total
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

1 Govt. Engg. College - - - - -

2 Private Engg.College 3 1171 942 2113 255

Govt. Polytechnic
3 - - - - -
College

Private Polytechnic
4 9(13)* 5671 483 6154 325
College

Source:Anna University Regional Office, Tirunelveli.

11.4. Colleges for Special Education, Students and Teachers

Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. of Students

Type of Institutions Teachers
No. Institutions
Boys Girls Total

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

Aided
College of
1.
Education
Self Finance 5 58 447 505 40

College of
2. Physical Self Finance Nil
Education
Source: Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Regional Office, Tirunelveli.

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 11.5 Schools for General Education, Students and Teachers
Year: 2019-2020

Sl. Students
No. Type of the No. of
Teachers
Institutions Institution Boys Girls Total

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

Higher Secondary
1 96 37859 42550 80409 2418
School

2 High School 63 8312 8195 16507 560

3 Middle school 197 16469 16251 32720 1398

4 Primary school 830 40132 39074 79206 3246
Matriculation Schools
5 Middle School 6 1132 911 2043 57
6 High School 15 3132 2641 5773 238
Higher Secondary
7 51 23549 18783 42332 1708
School
CBSE & ICSE Schools
8 Primary school 1 106 95 201 14
9 Middle School 5 1431 1098 2529 85
10. High School 3 665 553 1218 31
Higher Secondary
11 6 3247 2818 6065 186
School
Source: Chief Educational Office, Samagra Shiksha, Tenkasi.

11.6. Schools for Professional Education, Students and Teachers

Year: 2019-2020
Sl. No. of the Students
Type of the Institution Teachers
No Institutions Boys Girl Total
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Industrial Training Institute
1. 3 535 45 580 37
(Govt)
Industrial Training Institute
2. 11 649 24 673 105
(Private)
Source: R.J.D., of Training, Tirunelveli.

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 11.7. Schools for Special Education, Students and Teachers
Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. of the Students

Type of the Institution Teachers
No. Institution Boys Girls Total
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

1. Teacher training Institution 6 2 214 216 30

Source: The Principal, DIET, Tirunelveli.

11.8. Institutions for other Professional Education, Students and Teachers

Year: 2019-2020
Sl. No. of Students
Type of the Institution Teachers
No. Institutions Boys Girls Total
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

Nil

11.9. School for Music Education, Students and Teachers

Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. of Students

Type of Institutions Teachers
No. Institutions Boys Girls Total
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

Nil

District Govt Music School Tirunelveli

11.10. School for Other Education, Students and Teachers

Year: 2019-2020

Students
Sl. No. Type of Institutions Teachers
Boys Girls Total
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

Nil

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 11.11. Computer Training Centres
Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. Name of the No. of Computer Training Centres

Block/Municipalities

NA

11.12. Hostels and Inmates by Community

Year: 2019-2020

No. of Hostels No. of Inmates

Name of
Caste
Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total

S.C/ST 20 12 32 1541 1483 3024

M.B.C 3 1 4 404 195 599

D.N.C 11 2 13 148 35 183

Minorities - 2 2 - 36 36

B.C 20 13 33 568 260 828

Source: DADWO,& Backward class Officer, Tirunelveli.

11.13. Scholarships to Students by Backward Class

Year: 2019-2020
Denotified Communities/Most Backward Backward Classes
Classes
No of Beneficiaries Amount No. of Beneficiaries Amount
(Rs.) (Rs.)
(1) (2) (3) (4)

10333 20225773 9872 38512711

Data Source: District Backward Class Officer, Tirunelveli.

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 11.14. Scholarships to Students by SC/ST
Year: 2019-2020

Amount
List of Scholarship No. of Beneficiaries
(Rs)

Un-cleaned Occupation Scheme 5953 13492050

Higher Education Special Scholarship 1100 14494500

Application and Registration Fees 5262 680623

Spl.Fee Reimbursement 1176 299668

Goi Pre Matric Scholarship For SC for IX & X 8435 -

Goi Pre Matric Scholarship for ST for IX & X - -

CM Merit Award 27 342000

Legal Service Entertainmend for Scholarship - -

State Prematric Scholarship for English Medium

- -
VI to XII , Tuition Fees Only

AA Schools Scholarship and Stipends - -

Girl Incentive Scholarship for III to VIII 16167 18315500

Online Received

No. of Amount
Scholarship
Beneficiaries (Rs)

College Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe 16628 110536915

School for XI & XII 7566 21257439

Source: DADWO, Tirunelveli.

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 12. FISHERIES
12.1. Fisheries Development
Year: 2019-2020
1. Area:
a. Total Coastal Line of the District Nil

b. (i) Total Inland Fresh Water spread Area 24834 ha

(ii) Estuaries and Brackish Water Area Nil
c. Marine Fishing Villages Nil

2. Fish Production:
Values
Item Quantity (Tonne)
In (Rs in Lakhs)
Inland Stock 250.623 300.748
Unstock 78.147 78.15
Marine Nil Nil

3. Inland:
Sl.
Fisheries Development Freezing Plants
No
1. Ice plants, Cold storages and walk in coolers Ice Plant - Nil
Cold Storage - Nil
Sea food manufacturing Nil
Units in private sector
2. Fisheries Training centre Marine Nil
Inland Nil
3. Fishing Vessels Nil
4. Active Marine Fishermen Nil

4. Export:
Fish and Fish Products Export

Quantity (Tonne) No direct export is being done in this district

Value(Rs.inlakhs) Nil

Source: Assistant Director of Fisheries, Tirunelveli.

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 12.2. Estimated Marine Fish Production / Inland Fish Production
Year: 2019-2020

Sl.
Block/Municipalities Quantity (Tonne) Value Rs(lakh.)
No.
1. Inland Fishing Stocked 250.623 300.748

Unstocked 78.147 78.15

2. Marine Fishing Nil Nil

Source: Assistant Director of Fisheries, Tirunelveli.

12.3. No. of Families Engaged in Fishing

Year: 2018-2019

Sl.
Name of the Block) No. of Families engaged
No.

1. Inland Fishing 366

2. Marine Fishing Nil

Source: Assistant Director of Fisheries, Tirunelveli.

.

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 13. HANDLOOM
13.1. No. of Focal Centres and Location Details
Year: 2019-2020
Sl. No. No of Focal Center Name/Location of the Focal Centres

1. Sankarankovil
2
2. Puliangudi

Source: Asst. Director of Handlooms and Textiles, Tirunelveli.

13.2. No. of Societies & Variety wise Production

Year: 2019-2020

Mixture of Art silk

Cotton Art Silk
and Cotton
No. of
Societies
Length Value Length Value Length Value
in Meter in Lakhs in Meter Rs. In`000’ in Meter in Lakhs

12 2464343 852.85 - - - -

Source: Asst Director of Handlooms and Textiles, Tirunelveli.

13.3. No. of Powerlooms & Employees Working

Year: 2019-2020
Name of No. of
Year No. of Employees working
Focal Center Powerlooms
(1) (4)
(2) (3)

2019-2020 - - -
Source: Asst.Director of Handloom and Textiles Tirunelveli.6.

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 13.4. No. of Families Engaged
Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. of the families engaged in

Name of the Block/Municipalities
No. Handlooms Powerlooms
1. Kadayanallur 19 -
2. Keezhapavur 50 -
3. Kuruvikulam 63 -
4. Sankarankoil 1271 -
5. Vasudevanallur 340 -
6. Tenkasi 384 -
7. Senkottai 70 -
Total 2197 -
Source: Asst. Director of Handlooms and Textiles, Tirunelveli.

13.5. Production of Handloom Cloth

Year: 2019-2020

Production

Sl. No. Variety of Cloth 2019-2020

(Metres) (Rs. In Lakhs)

1. Free Distribution 1964609 672.16

2. Cotton Sarees 0 0.00
3. Art Silk 0 0.00
4. Towel 0 0.00
5. Uniform 499734 180.69
6. Bedsheet 0 0.00
7. Lungies 0 0.00
8. Others 0 0.00
Total 2464343 852.85
Source: Asst. Director of Handlooms and Textiles, Tirunelveli.

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 14. HANDICRAFTS

14.1. Name and Address of Handicrafts

Year: 2019-2020

S.No Address of Handicrafts Products Quantity Value of

Produced Products / item
Shencottai Cane & Bamboo 500 (in Rs.)
Rs.300/- to
1.
Rs.6000
2. Tenkasi-Thenpothai Artistic, Pottery, 2200 Rs.75/- to
Terracotta Rs.7500/-
3. Sankarankovil Hand embroidery 750 Rs.50/- to
Rs.4000/-
Source: A.D Handicraf, Nagerkovil.

14.2. Articles Available in Handicrafts

Year: 2019-2020

S No. Name of Craft/s Articles available in the Handicrafts

Mats, Bags, Lamp Shades, Flower vase,
Pen Stand, Pouches, Utility Bags, Table
1. Hand embroidery, Sankarankoil
Coasters, Folders, Frocks, Cushion
Covers. etc.,

Baskets, Lamp Shade, Furniture, Flower

2. Cane & Bamboo, Shenkottai etc., Curtains And Other Utility Items.
vase,

Artistic Pottery/ Terracota,

3. Pottery Items, Earthern lamps
Alwarkurichi, Ilanji, Thenpothai,
Source: A.D Handicrafts.
14.3. Value of Articles Produced
Year 2019-2020

Value of the articles Value of the

Sl. Name of the Inter unit
articles sold in Rs
No. Handicrafts Produced In Rs. Transfer
in Rs.

1. Brass Malabar Lamps 312650 237250 2400

Brass Ornamental 208700 162460 22500

2.
Lamps

3. Brass Lamps 129000 107050 3925

Brass Palam lamp (or) 663000 564000 -

4.
Spl order lamp
Total 1313350 1070760 28825

Source: Source: A.D Handicrafts.

Poompuhar Brass & Bell Metal Centre, Vagaikulam.

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 14.4. No. of Families Engaged In Handicrafts
Year 2019-2020

No. of Estimated
Handicrafts Estimated No.
Sl.No. Name of the Handicrafts Production
Articles of artisans Capacity( in
Produced Rs.)
1 Brass & Metal 3700 700
2 Natural Fibre 2800 1600
3 Hand Embroidery 1750 400
4 Cane & Bamboo 500 150
5 Koragrass Fine Mats 500 250
16.00 Crores
Artistic Pottery /
6 7950 2000
Terracotta
7 Fur Dolls 1000 250
Wood Carving/ Stone
8 3050 1000
Carving
9 Beads Jewellery 3200 300
Source: A.D Handicraft Nagercoil.

HANDICRAFT

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 15. HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE
15.1. Hospitals, Dispensaries Bed Strength, Doctors and Nurses
Year: 2019-2020

Indian Medicine

Ayurvedic

Ayurvedic

combined
Modern

Siddha

Unani

Unani
Classification Grand Total

Sidha

Total
Medicine

Hospital 17 - 13 1 3 17 34
P.H.C 52 2 19 - - 21 73
Urban PHC
H.S.C 177 177
Rural Dispensary 2 4 6 6
Dispensary 1 0 0 0 1 1
Other Medical
Inst.
Bed strength 1609 - 80 - - 80 1689
No.of Doctors 201 5 41 1 3 47 248
No. of Nurses 290 - 2 - - 2 292
Source:J.D.Health,Tenkasi, D.D.Health,Tirunelveli & S.Koil, Sidda College Hospital.

15.2. No. of Allied Pathological Units Available

Year: 2019-2020

No. of Pathological Units

Sl. No. Name of the Block/ Municipality

(1) (2) (3)

1. Tenkasi --

2. Sankarankoil --

3. Shenkottai --

4. Sivagiri --

5. Kadayanallur --

6. Puliyankudi --

Total --
Source: Joint Director of Health, Tenkasi.

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 15.3. Disease/ Category wise Patients Treated
Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. Name of the Disease/Category wise No. of patients treated

1. Allopathy 2737991

2. Indian Medicine 493060

3. Homeopathy 0

Source: D.D.Health, SankaranKoil.

15.4. Distribution of Medical Personnel

Year: 2019-2020

No. of
No. of Nurse No. of Technical persons Others
Doctors

(1) (2) (3) (4)

146 202 144 -

Source: D.D.Health, SankaranKoil.

15.5. Progress of Family Welfare Programs

Year: 2019-2020

Users of
Users of oral
Sterilization IUD conventional
pills
contraceptives
Name of
Sl. the
Achievement

Achievement

Achievement

Achievement

No.
District
Target

Target

Target

Target

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

1 Tenkasi 7750 4696 9685 2912 14220 357 10610 116

*2017-18 Data Source: D.D of Medical & Rural, Health Services & Family Welfare, Tirunelveli.

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 16. HOUSING

16.1. Plan Sanctioned, Building Completed

Year: 2019-2020
(Location having 10000 population and above)
Name of the Town Panchayat
Sl.No. Room Unit Size Private Sector
/Municipalities/Corporations

NIL

Source: Tirunelveli Housing Board.

16.2. Plans Sanctioned, Building Completed

Under Public Sector
Year: 2019-2020
Name of the Panchayat
Sl. No. Room Unit size Private Sector
Union

NIL

Source: Tirunelveli Housing Board.

16.3. Amount Invested in Housing and Building Activity

under Public Sector
Year: 2019-2020

Residential Percentage to Non-Residential Percentage to Total

Rs.in ‘000’ total Rs.in ‘000’ total Rs.in ‘000’

NIL

Source: Tirunelveli Housing Board.

16.4. Construction Activity of Tamil Nadu Housing Board

Year: 2019-2020
Sl. No. Name of the Scheme Number

1. Low Income Group Housing Schemes Flats Nil

2. Middle Income Group Housing Schemes Nil
3. Slum Improvements/Clearance Tenements -
4. Tamil Nadu Government Rental Housing Flats Nil
5. Subsidized Industrial Housing Tenements -
6. Fire Proof Tenements -
7. Special Low Cost Housing Scheme {EWS) -
8. Police -
9 Specify any other -
Source: Tirunelveli Housing Board.
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 16.5. Construction Activity of Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board
Year: 2019-2020

Sl.
Item Achievement
No.

1. Number of Tenements sanctioned for construction 960

2. Number of Tenements constructed In progress

3. Amount sanctioned (Rs.in lakhs) 8733.97

4. Amount spent (Rs.in lakhs) 3557.71

5. Number of tenements occupied -

6. Rent received (Rs.in lakhs) -

Note: Data‟s are unified districts of Tirunelveli & Tenkasi Source: E.E, Slum Clearance Board,
Tirunelveli

16.6. Index Numbers of Buildings Cost in Tirunelveli Centre (1990-2000=100)

Year: 2019-2020

District Urban Building materials Other Building

Sl.No. Labour cost
Centres Cost Charges Index Cost

Not Applicable

Source: Department of Economics & Statistics, Chennai.

16.7. Labour Charges of Construction Workers

Year: 2019-2020

Charges of Male Construction Workers Charges of Female Construction Workers

550 400

Source: D.D. Statistics, Tirunelveli (Unskilled Mazdoor, Building Statistics Report).

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 17. INDUSTRIES
17.1. Results of Annual Survey of Industries
Year: 2019-2020

Characteristic Units Results for all Industries

(1) (2) (3)

Not Available

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6.

17.2. Estimates of Output and Value Added by

Manufacture Based on Annual Survey of Industries
Year: 2019-2020
Industry Description of the Value of output
All Employees Value added
Group Industry Rs. In lakhs
(3) (5)
(1) (2) (4)

Not Available

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6.

17.3. Industrial Production

Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. Name of the Product Unit of quantity Production

(1) (2) (3) (4)

Not Available

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6.

17.4. Production and Value of Major Minerals

Year: 2019-2020

Name of the District Name of the Mineral Quality Value (Rs. in

(Tonne) 000’)
(1) (2)
(3) (4)

Limestone - NA
Tenkasi
Garnet Raw sand Not function

Source: Assistant Director of Mines,Tenkasi.

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 17.5. Small Scale Industries
Year: 2019-2020
Issued
Sl.No Classification Details of Classification Acknowledgement
during 2019-20
1. micro Manufacturing of Food products and beverages 463
2. micro Manufacturing of textiles 244
3. micro Manufacturing of Wearing Apparel, Dressing and Dyeing of
94
fur
4. micro Tanning and dressing of leather, manufacturing of Luggage,
14
hand bags Saddlers, Harness and Footwear
5. micro Mfg.of wood products, wood cork, articles of straw And
61
plating materials, except furniture
6. micro Mfg.of paper and paper products 15
7. micro Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media 34
8. micro Mfg. Of Chemicals and Chemical products 35
9. micro Mfg. Of Rubber and plastic products 17
10. micro Mfg. Of Other non-metallic mineral products 73
11. micro Mfg. Of Basic metals 16
12. micro Mfg. Of Fabricated metal products except machinery And
17
equipments
13. micro Mfg. Of Machinery and equipment N.E.C. 39
14. micro Mfg. Of Office, Accounting and Computing machinery -
15. micro Mfg. Of Radio, Television, Communication
16
equipment And apparatus
16. micro Mfg. Of Medical, Precision and Optical instruments, Watches
19
and clocks
17. Small Mfg. Of Other Transport equipments -
18. micro Mfg. Of Furniture 30
19. micro Recycling 7
20. micro Construction 40
21. micro Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motor 40
22. micro Whole sale of trade and commission trader --
23. micro Maintenance and repairing of personal and household Goods 81
24. micro Hotel and restaurants 192
25. micro Financial inter mediation , except insurance and pension
16
funding
26. micro Activities auxillary to financial inter mediation -
27. Small Real Estate activities 9
28. micro Renting of transport equipments, other machinery and
-
Equipments
29. micro Computer and Related activities 50
30. micro Other business activities -
31. micro Other service activities 157
Total 1779
Data Source: District Industries and Commerce Office.

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 17.6. Khadi and Village Industries
Year: 2019-2020
Production Production Production Sales Employment Earnings
Sl. (Rs. in (Rs. in (Rs. in (Rs. in to (No. of
Industry (Rs. in
No. lakhs) lakhs) lakhs) lakhs) persons) lakhs)
2019-2020 2018-19 2017-18 2019-20 2019-20 2019-20
(1) (2) (3) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

1. Khadi 3.79 33.13 34.09 38.67 3 3.00

Production
2. Yarn 5.18 16.25 22.26 - 59 2.50
Production
3. Soap Industry 11.42 41.60 5.00 11.42 4 3.00

4. Bee-Keeping - -- -- - - -
Industries
5. Pottery - 68.84 -- - - -
industries
6. Leather - 12.90 3.75 -- - -
industries
Industrial
7. Cooperative - 161.13 -- - - -
Society
Source: District Khadi and Village Industries, Tirunelveli.
17.7. No. of Printing Presses
Year: 2019-2020
Number
Sl. No. District
(issued Acknowledgement during 2019-2020)
1. Tirunelveli & Tenkasi 19
Source: District Industries and Commerce Office.
17.8. No. of Photocopy Xerox Centers
Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. Name of the Block No. of Xerox Centers

1. Alangulam 2
2. Kadayam 2
3. Kadayanallur 1
4. Keelapavoor 4
5. Kurivikulam 0
6. Melaneelithanallur 0
7. Sankarankoil 7
8. Shenkottai 0
9. Tenkasi 3
10. Vasudevanallur 0
Total 19
Source: District Industries Centre, Tirunelveli.

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 18. FACTORIES
18.1. Registered and Working Factories
Year: 2019-2020
S.No. Item Numbers
Factories on the register at the beginning of the
1 1048
year
2 Factories added during the year 86
3 Factories removed during the year 1
4 Factories on the reister at the end of the year 1133
5 Number of working factories 886
6 No. of workers 29375
Source: Inspector of Factories, Tirunelveli -11.

18.2. Employment in Working Factories

Year: 2019-2020
Sl. Item No of Factory Numbers
Unit Code No
No
1. Cotton Spinning ,cleaning and Baling 43 13111 4987
2. Mining & Quarrying of attractive materials - - -
3. Manufacture of food and beverages 5 10750 57
4. Manufacture of textiles 4 13139 176
5. Manufacture of wearing apparel - - -
6. Manufacture of wooden industrial goods 8 16299 339
7. Manufacture of paper 13 17013 753
8. Publishing and printing 9 18112 261
9. Production of liquor gaseous fuel 1 35201 15
10. Manufacture of matches, fireworks, surgical cotton
156 20291,
& bandages 5124
20292,13121
11. Manufacture of plastic & tire products
11 22209,22111, 720
12. Manufacture of non metallic mineral products - - -
13. Manufacture of basic metal - - -
14. Manufacture of fabricated of metal products 6 25119 155
15. Manufacture of machinery equipments for - - -
16. agriculture of electrical machinery
Manufacture 1 29304 125
17. Manufacture of furniture fixtures, brooms & coir 17 2309 350
18. form mattresses
Generation and transmission of Electricity 3 35101 215
19. Distribution of water - - -
20. Maintenance and repair of heavy motor vehicles 101 45200 2706
21. Supporting and auxiliary transport activating - - -
22. Others 508 - 13392
Total 886 29375
Source: Tirunelveli Inspector of Factories.

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 18.3. Unions: Industrial Disputes by Strikes and Lockouts Gheraos
Year: 2019-2020
Sl. No. Items Numbers
(1) (2) (3)
1. Number of Registered Trade Unions 3
Strike: -
Number of Strikes -
2.
Number of Workers Involved -
Number of Man days Lost -
Lockouts: -
Number of Lockouts -
3.
Number of workers involved -
Number of Mandays Lost -
Gheraos: -
Number -
4.
Workers involved -
Mandays Lost -
Source: District Labour Office.

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 19. LOCAL BODIES
19.1. Municipal Bodies Area and Population by Grades
Year: 2019-2020

Sl. Area Population

Classification of Municipal Bodies Number
No (Sq.Km) (In ‘000’)

1. Corporations 1 108.65 473.64

2. Special Grade - - -

3. Selection Grade - - -

4. First Grade 3 90.75 218.19

5. Second Grade 4 114.25 175.75

6. Third Grade - - -

7. Township Committee - - -
Note: Data‟s are unified District of Tirunelveli & Tenkasi.
Source: Concerned Municipality & Population as per Census 2011.

19.2. Municipal Bodies

Year: 2019-2020

Grade of Municipal Councils

Sl. Corporations/
Corporation

No.
Committees

Municipalities Total
Township
Selection
Special

Second

Third
First

1. Senkottai - - - - 1 - - 1

2. Puliyankudi - - - - 1 - - 1

3. Kadaiyanallur - - - 1 - - - 1

4. Sankarankoil - - - 1 - - - 1

5. Tenkasi - - - 1 - - - 1

Total - - - 3 2 - - 5
Source: RDMA, Tirunelveli.and concerd Municipalites

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 19.3. Panchayat Unions, Village Panchayats / Town Panchayats
Year: 2019-2020

Development Panchayat Village Town

Districts Union Panchayats Panchayats

Tenkasi 10 221 18

Source: Deputy Director of Statistics, Tirunelveli.

19.4. Revenue Divisions, Taluks, Firkas and Revenue Villages

Year: 2019-2020

Revenue Revenue Revenue Revenue

Divisions Taluks Firkas Villages

2 8 30 246
Source: Deputy Director of Statistics, Tirunelveli.

19.5. Tax collected By Corporation / Municipality / Panchayat Union /

Town Panchayat / Village Panchayat
Year: 2019-2020
Tax collected
Sl.No. Name of the Local Body
in Rs. in lakhs
1. Corporation -
2. Municipality
a. Shenkottai 95.84
b. Tenkasi 697.79
c. Sankarankoil 218.36
d. Puliyankudi 202.54
e. Kadaiyanallur 327.78
3. Town Panchayat 1786.08
4. Village Panchayat 593.95
Total: 3922.34
Source: RDMA, A.D.(T.P.), A.D.(Panchayat).

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 19.6. Rural Development Activities
Year: 2019-2020

No. of works Taken No. of works

No. of works Pending
up Completed
Sl.
Name of the Scheme Expenditure Balance
No During AS Amount During During
incurred Amount
the (Rs. in the the
(Rs. in (Rs. in
Year Lakhs) Year Year
lakhs) Lakhs)
1 Green Housing Scheme 404 737.2 95 456.3 309 270.9
Indira Awaaz Yojana
2 Additional Special Project - - - - - - -
Flood

3 Indira Awaaz Yojana (PMAY) 727 1235.9 306 367.2 421 868.7

Anganwadi Upgradation-
4 - - - - - -
Additional Room
Anganwadi Upgradation-
5 Construction of Baby Friendly - - - - - -
Toilets
Anganwadi Upgradation –
6 - - - - - -
Minor Repairs
7 NBA IHHL - - - - - -
8 MPLADS Development 32 291.74 1 30 31 261.74
Scheme
MLACDS Development
9 166 966.53 18 74.86 148 891.67
Scheme
10 Others (Specify) - Biogas - - - - - -
Village Panchayat Service
11 - - - - - -
Centre
12 MGNREGS 7863 12689.05 3706 3164.07 4157 9524.97
13 SSS - - - - - -
14 THAI - - - - - -
15 RCSIDS 51 228.05 0 0 51 228.05
Special scheme for provision of
16 Basic Amenities to Adidravidar 71 210.8 31 100.74 40 110.06
Habitations
Koodankulam Neighbourhood
16 - - - -- - -
Project – NDP – Houses

Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat

17 - - - - - -
Sashakthikaran Abhiyan

18 Nabard XXI - - - - - -
TNRRIS – STREAM –III –
19 8 233.77 0 0 8 233.77
RENEWAL BT
TNRRIS – STREAM –II –
20 31 1576.19 0 0 31 1576.19
STRENGTHENING
TNRRIS – STREAM –I –
21 1 118.4 0 0 1 118.4
UPGRADATION1
22 14th Finance commission - - - - - -
Total 9354 18277.63 4157 4193.17 5197 14084.45
Source: P.D., DRDA, Tirunelveli.

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 20. LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
20.1. No. of Persons Registered During the Year and Total No. of Persons Waiting Upto the End
of the Year as per Live Register
Year: 2019-2020

No. of Persons Total No. of persons

Sl. No. Year registered during the waiting upto the end of the
year year

1. 2019-2020 46443 287756

Source: District Employment Exchange, Tirunelveli.

20.2 No. of Placements During

Year: 2019-2020
Placements upto
Type of Employment Placements
Sl. No. the year (Last 15
Exchanges during the year
Years)
Govt. – 398
-
District Employment Office
1
Tirunelveli
Private - 3278 -
Source: District Employment Exchange.

20.3. Employment under NREGS

Year: 2019-2020

No. of House No. of Man No. of House Wages

No. of House Hold
Hold Provided days given Hold Completed distributed
issued Job Cards
Employment ( Rs. in lakhs) 100 days (Rs. in lakhs)

164379 105219 45.32 1279 8061.51

Source: P.O., DRDA, Tirunelveli.

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 21. LEGAL SERVICES
21.1. Judicial Division and Original Jurisdiction
Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. Item Number

(1) (2) (3)
1. Principal District judge. 1
a. Additional District judge Mahila Court 1
b. 1.Additional District judge 1
2. c. 11.Additional District judge 1
d. III Additional District Judge 1
e. IV Additional District Judge 1
3. Labour judge 1
4. Judge, Family Court 1
5. Additional Dist. Judges, Fast Track Court No 1 & 2 1
6. District munisif cum judicial Magistrate 4
7. Chief Judicial Magistrate 1
8. Sub Judges 10
9. Districts Munsifs 13
10. Judicial Magistrated 15
*Remarks: Data‟s for unified district of Tirunelveli & Tenkasi.
Source: Principal District Court Tirunelveli.

21.2. Results of Civil and Revenue Cases in the Courts of Original Jurisdiction
Civil Suits Regular
Year: 2019-2020
Sl.No. Item Numbers
(1) (2) (3)
1. Original Suits 4154
2. Civil Appeals 972
3. Civil Misc. Appeals 97
4. Execution Petition 984
5. M.C.O.P 3204
6. Criminal Appeals 105
7. Criminal Revision Petition 28
8. Session Cases 651
9. O.Ps. 1555
10. L.A.Ops 1
11. I.Ps (Insolvency Petitions) 9
12. R.C.D.A(Rent Control Original Petitions) 105
13. Small Cause Suits 0
14. Civil Revision Petition 0
15. Appeal Against Taxations Appeals 32
*Remarks: Data‟s for unified district of Tirunelveli & Tenkasi.
Source: Principal District Court Tirunelveli.

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 21.3. Nature of Free Legal Available and No. of Beneficiaries, No. of Cases Disposed of in Lok
Adalat during the Year
Year: 2019-2020

Sl. Nature of free legal No. of cases disposed of in

No. of Beneficiaries
No. available Lok Adalat
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1. M.C.O.P 1234 987
2. Bank Suits 41 41
3. H.M.O.Ps 18 09
4. Civil Suits 502 377
5. Compoundable I.P.C 47 47
6. Maintenance 29 29
7. Labour Case 8 8
8. Taxation 0 0
9. Cheque 21 21
Total 1900 1519
*Remarks: Data‟s for unified district of Tirunelveli & Tenkasi.
Source: Principal District Court Tirunelveli.

21.4. No. of Advocates Practicing in Courts

Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. Name of the Court No. of Advocates Practicing

(1) (2) (3)
1. Tirunelveli Courts 1427
2. Ambasamudram Courts 192
3. Tenkasi Courts 315
4. Sankarankoil Courts 214
5. Valliyoor Courts 215
6. Nanguneri Courts 158
7. Cheranmahadevi Courts 48
8. Shenkottai Courts 74
9. Sivagiri Courts 81
10. Alangulam Court 63
Total 2787
*Remarks: Data‟s for unified district of Tirunelveli & Tenkasi.
Source: Principal District Court Tirunelveli.

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 22. LIBRARIES
22.1. Details of Members, Books available and Readers of the
Head and Branch Libraries in the district
Year: 2019-2020

Place/Name of the Members No. of Books available Number of

Head/Branch (in Nos.) Readers
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Tirunelveli District
48887 168938 50836
Central Library

Branch Library 242089 1584708 2289868

Rural Library 61241 657025 1046089

*Remarks: Data‟s for unified district of Tirunelveli & Tenkasi.
Source: District Library Officer, Tirunelveli.-2.

22.2. Number of Libraries housed in Government Building/Rental Building.

Year: 2019-2020

Libraries in Government Free Libraries in Rental Building in

Building (in Nos.) Building (Nos.)

55 102 45

Source: District Library Officer, Tirunelveli.-2.

22.3. Number of Reading Rooms

Year: 2018-2019

Number of Reading
Sl. No. Type of Libraries Number of Libraries
Room

1 Central library 1 4
2 Branch Library 102 108
3 Children Library 1 1
4 Library for Women’s 1 1
5 Mobile Library 1 -
6 Rural Library 85 85
7 Part-time Library 11 11
Total 202 210
Source: District Library Officer, Tirunelveli.-2.

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 23. MINING AND QUARRYING
23.1. Number of Mining and Quarrying units in the District
Year: 2019-2020

Major Minerals Minor Minerals

Sl.
Name of Taluk Lime Rough
No. Garnet Earth Granite Kankar
Stone Stone
1 Sankarankoil 10 - 8 - 3 -
2 Tenkasi - - 3 1 2 -
3 Sengottai - - 2 - 0 -
4 Sivagiri 6 - 0 1 0 -
5 Veerakeralampudur - - 6 - 2 -
6 Alangulam 2 - 10 - 1 -
7 Thiruvengadam - - - - 1 -
8 Kadayanallur 0 - 2 - - -
Total 18 - 31 2 9 -
Source: Assistant Director of Mines, Tenkasi.

23.2. Classification-wise Production

Year 2019-2020
Production (2019-2020)
Sl. No. Name of the Minerals
(in tonnes/ Cub.M)
1 Limstone 0
2 Garnet 0
3 Rough Stone 838668
4 Gravel/Earth 24753
5 Granite 0
6 Kankar 0
Source: Assistant Director of Mines, Tenkasi.

24. MANUFACTURING SECTOR

24.1. Number of Food and allied Manufacturing Units in the District
Year: 2018-2019
Value of
Sl. Industry Name of Description of All Value
output Rs. In
No Group the district the industry employees added
lakhs

Not Available
Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics.

24.2. Number of Non-Food Manufacturing units in the District

Year: 2018-2019
Value of
Sl. Industry Name of Description of the All Value
output Rs.
No Group the Block Industry Employees added
In lakhs

Not Available

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics.

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 25. MEDICAL SERVICES
25.1. Number of Medical Colleges in the District with Students and Teachers
Year: 2018-2019

No.of.Students
Sl. No Name of the Institution No.of.Teachers
Boys Girls Total

N.A

25.2. Number of Pharmacy College with Students and Teachers

Year: 2018-2019

Sl. Students
Name of the Institution Teachers
No. Boys Girls Total
Sri Ram Nallamani College
1 Of Pharmacy. 33 17 50 15

Source: Concerned Institution.

25.3. Number of Medical Stores in the District (Category-wise)

Year: 2019-2020
Sl.
Item Number of Medical Stores
No.
1 Indian Medicine NA
English Medicine --
Chemists & Druggists 1884
2 Wholesales 668
Restricted Licenses 59
Homeopathy Licenses 20
Total 2631
Source: Asst. Director Drugs Control, Tirunelveli Zone.

25.4. No .of Veterinary Colleges with Students and Teachers

Year: 2019-2020

Students
No. of Name of the
Teachers
Institution. Institution Boys Girls Total

Veterinary College
and Research 164 124 288 65
1
Institute, Tirunelveli

Source: Concerned Department.

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 26. MOTOR VEHICLES
26.1. No. of Motor Vehicles (Category-wise) Registered
Year: 2019-2020

RTO RTO
Sl. No. Name of the Motor Vehicles
Sankarankoil Tenkasi
A. Commercial
1 State Carriage 3 -
a. Public - -
b. Private - -
2 Auto rickshaw 106 428
3 Taxi 43 96
a. Ordinary -
b. Motor cab 5
c. Maxi cab 26
4 Omni Buses(Travel) 35
5 Private Station Vehicle & Others 2
6 School Bus 29 34
7 Mini Bus -
8 Ambulance -
9 Fire Fighter -
10 Light Commercial Vehicle 35 100
11 Lorry 297 686
a. State -
b. National Permit 20 -
12 Articulate Vehicle 5
a. State -
b. National Permit -
13 Tractor/ Trailor -
Total (A) 549 1417
B. Non Commercial
1 Motor Cycle 7012 13538
2 Scooter 2090 1303
3 Moped 644 21
4 Motorcar 558 992
5 Station Wagon -
6 Tractor 333 350
7 Three Wheeler 3
8 Road Roller -
9 Others 36 -
10 Tricycle Auto -
11 Jeep -
12 Four Wheeler -
Total(B) 10673 16207
Grand Total 11222 17624
Source: Regional Transport Officer, Tenkasi & Sankarankoil.

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 26.2. No. of Motor Vehicles (Category Wise) Available for Hire Purpose
Year: 2019-2020

RTO RTO
Sl. No. Category
Sankarankoil Tenkasi*
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1 Auto rickshaw 1306 2712

2 Tourist taxi 561 1471

3 Maxi cabs 530 1358

4 State permit carries (Lorry) 842 2102

5 National permit 116 451

6 Stage carriage (Pri) 37 -

7 Stage carriage (STU) - -

8 Private Station Vehicle - EIV 465 625

9 NCP 1421 3425

10 Kerala based goods carriage - -

11 Kerala tourist taxi 5278 -

Source: Regional Transport Officer, Sankarankoil, Tenkasi.

26.3. No. of Persons Issued Driving License

Year: 2019-2020

RTO RTO
Sl. No. Category
Sankarankoil Tenkasi

(1) (2) (3) (4)

1 Driving License Fresh 7106 11317

2 Driving License Endorsement 1124 1649

3 Driving License Renewal 8149 17589

Total 16379 30555

Source: Regional Transport Officer, Sankarankoil, Tenkasi.

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 27. NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY GENERATION
27.1 No. of Solar Energy Generating Units in the District with Production Data
Year: 2019-2020

Generation
Name and Place of Solar Installed Capacity
Sl. No. (in Mega
energy system exist (in Mega Watts)
Watts)

(1) (2) (3) (4)

1 Solar 537.035 1364.707

Source: Concerned Electricity Generation Units.

27.2 No. of Wind Mills Generating Units with Production Data

Year: 2019-2020

Installed Capacity in MW
Name and Place of Generation
(as on 31-03-2018-2019)
Sl. No Wind Mills Generation (in Million
exist Units)
No. of
MW
WEGS
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

1 Wind 5435 3798.425 6257.514

Source: Executive Engineer Wind Mill, Tirunelveli.

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 28. POLICE AND PRISONS
28.1 Police Force
Year: 2019-2020 (as on 31.03.19)

Police Stations Actual Strength Total

Name of the (Including Out Armed
Sl. No. Local
Stations Special Units) Posts Reserve
Strength
Strength
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
1. Tirunelveli City 30 0 660 467 1127
Tirunelveli-
2. 55 -- 2715 462 3177
Moffusil
Tamilnadu Spl
3. Police (IX and 13 - 843(TSP) 843
XII Battalion)
*Remarks: Data‟s for unified district of Tirunelveli & Tenkasi.
Source: District Superintendent of Police, Tenkasi

28.2. Cognizable Offences under Indian Penal Code (Including Attempts)

Year: 2019-2020 (Upto March 2020)

Number of Cases
Sl. No. Item
Reported

(1) (2) (3)

A .Murder 25
1.
B. Attempt to murder 55
2. Culpable Homicide Not amounting to Murder -

A. Rape 9
3.
B. Attempt to rape -
4. Kidnapping and Abduction 6
5. Dacoity 4
6. Robbery 13

7. Burglary 111
8. Thefts 176
9. Riots 9

10. Criminal Breach of Trust 1

11. Cheating 66

12. Counterfeiting 1
13. Miscellaneous 4011
Total Cognizable Crime Under I.P.C. 4487
Source: District Superintendent of Police, Tenkasi.

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 28.3. Prisons and Convicts
Year: 2019-2020
Sl. No. Classification of Prisons Number
(1) (2) (3)
1. Central Prisons 1

2. Special Prison for Women --

3. Sub-Jails 7

4. Special Sub-Jails for Women 1

5. Open Air Prison --

6. Fifth Garder(Salem) --

7. Borstal School 1

8. Sub-Jail for Women 1

9. District Jails 2
Total 13
Source: Superintendent Central prison, Palayamkottai.

28.3.1. Classification of Convicts

Year: 2019-2020
Sl. No. Length of Sentences Male Female Total
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

1. Below One Year 110 -- 110

Above One Year and not exceeding Two

2. 18 -- 18
Years
Above Two Years and not exceeding Five
3. 42 -- 42
Years
Exceeding Five Years and not exceeding
4. 27 -- 27
Ten Years

5. Exceeding Ten Years - -- -

6. Life Sentence 87 -- 87

7. Sentence to death 3 -- 3

Total 287 -- 287

Note: Data‟s for unified district of Tirunelveli and Tenkasi.
Source: Superintendent Central prison Palayamkottai.

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 28.4. No. of Cases Registered Under P.C.R.
Year: 2019-2020

No. of Cases Registered under

Sl.No. Name of the Stations
P.C.R/ SC/ST (PA) ACT 1989

(1) (2) (3)

1. Tenkasi District 39

Source: District Superintendent of Police, Tenkasi.

28.5. No. of Cases Registered Against Women Harassment and Dowry

Year: 2019-2020 (upto March 2020)

No. of Cases Registered

Sl. No.
Name of the Stations against Women
Harassment and Dowry
(1) (2) (5)
1.
Tenkasi District 388
Source: District Superintendent of Police, Tenkasi.

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 29. PUBLIC HEALTH
29.1. Public Health and Medical Services Rendered by Organizations and Individual
Year: 2019-2020
Ayurvedic,
Sl. Siddha,
Classification Allopathy Ayurvedic Siddha Unani Total
No. Unani
(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (8)
(1) combined
(7)
1. Hospitals 17 - 13 1 3 34
2. P.H.C - 2 23 - - 25
3. H.S.C - - - - - -
Rural
4. - 1 - - - 1
Dispensary
5. Bed Strength 1609 - 80 - - 1689
6. No. of Doctors 201 5 41 1 3 248
7. No.of Nurses 290 - 2 - - 292
Source: J.D. Health, Tenkasi.

29.2. No. of Primary Health Centres with Sub-Centres

Year: 2019-2020
No. of Primary No. of Sub-
Sl. No. Name of the Block / Municipality
Health Centres Centre
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1. Alangulam 5 24
2. Kadayanallur 6 12
3. Keelapavoor 5 26
4. Kuruvikulam 4 16
5. Melaneelithanallur 2 11
6. Shenkottai 4 12
7. Sankarankoil 5 18
8. Tenkasi 6 16
9. Vasudevanalloor 6 25
10. Kadayam 3 17

Total 46 177
Source: Deputy Director Health, SankaranKoil.

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 30. PRINTING AND PUBLICATION

30.1. No. of News Papers, Weekly Magazines, Monthly Magazines Etc., Published
Year: 2019-2020

Language of Type of
Sl. No. Name of the News Paper
Publication Periodicals
(1) (2)
(3) (4)
1. Sri Dharmabathy - -

2. The Missionary intelligence - -

3. Magalir Ungal Choice - -

4. Deva Prasannam - -

5. Jesus gives Victory - -

6. Thaluka Murasu - -

Samuthaya Vizhipunarvu sakthi

7. - -
Sudar

8. Thinathanthi Tamil Daily Paper

9. Thinamalar Tamil Daily Paper

10. Thinamani Tamil Daily Paper

11. Thinakaran Tamil Daily Paper

12. Thinapoomi Tamil Daily Paper

13. Malaimurasu Tamil Daily Paper

14. Malaimalar Tamil Daily Paper

15. The New Indian Express English Daily Paper

Source: RDO,Tenkasi.

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 30.2. No. of Publishers in the District other than News Papers and Magazines
Year: 2019-2020
Sl. No. Name of the Taluk No. of Publishers
(1) (2) (3)

1. Tenkasi N.A

Source: R.D.O., Tenkasi.

30.3. No. of Printing Presses in the District

Year: 2019-2020
No. of the Printing
Type of the Press
Name of the Block / Press/ issued
Sl. No. (Letter Press/Off
Municipality Acknowledgement
set/Litho/Colour Graphics)
during 18-19
1. Alangulam 1 Offset
2. Kadayam 0 -
3. Kadayanallur 2 Offset
4. Keelapavoor 1 Offset
5. Kurivikulam 0 -
6. Melaneelithanallur 0 -
7. Sankarankoil 1 Offset
8. Shenkottai 1 Offset
9. Tenkasi 0 -
10. Vasudevanallur 1 Offset
TOTAL 7 -
Source: District Industrial Centers, Tirunelveli.

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 31. Prices- Indices
31.1 Wholesale Price Index of Tamil Nadu
Year: 2019-20
Non- Fuel Manufac
Primary Food Curde& All
Month food Minerals power turing
articles articles Petroleum commodities
articles sector products

Apr-19 158.7 158.47 162.88 172.19 120.82 112.94 125.35 130.9

May-19 160.84 164.39 142.58 196.26 120.4 111.94 125.62 131.39

Jun-19 159.86 164.26 136.84 196.26 117.5 109.07 125.54 130.68

July-19 162.04 164 153.28 197.09 117.43 109.1 125.42 131.1

Aug-19 167.59 166.73 175.95 197.09 115.39 107.47 125.53 132.16

Sep-19 168.1 168.86 166.82 197.09 119.77 107.19 125.96 132.49

Oct-19 171.39 172.38 170.45 196.14 107.08 108.95 125.46 133.2

Nov-19 180.93 179.05 197.87 194.34 107.08 107.96 125.36 135.12

Dec-19 199.34 199.89 204.54 196.14 110.32 110 126.21 140.1

Jan-20 190.28 185.89 222.72 196.46 108.95 113.06 126.97 139.01

Feb-20 172.59 171.73 182.57 196.75 105.97 107.35 126.76 134.02

Mar-20 155.99 157.63 150.14 196.75 96.71 97.16 126.04 128.26

Average 170.64 171.11 172.22 194.38 112.29 108.52 125.85 133.20

Source: DES, Chennai-6

31.1.1 Annual Average Wholesale Price Index Number for Tamil Nadu
Base Year: (2012=100)
Major
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Group
Primary
110.16 121.08 132.95 131.99 140.95 157.97 155.76 170.64
articles
Fuel
power 112.24 125.72 118.68 87.89 90.17 96.09 112.76 108.52
sector

Manufac
turing 106.02 109.09 110.20 109.94 114.68 118.20 122.81 125.85
products
All
107.92 114.38 116.63 111.45 116.75 123.68 128.64 133.20
commodities
Source: DES, Chennai-6.

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 31.2 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers
(State Series)(Base Year 2001=100) Year: 2019-2020

Period Chennai Tiruchirapalli Madurai Coimbatore Coonoor Salem

2019- April 279 298 297 287 328 291

May 282 302 301 287 333 295
June 287 305 305 293 341 301
July 286 305 302 287 339 300
August 286 303 304 286 338 298
September 283 307 304 290 338 299
October 283 305 309 293 340 300
November 288 310 318 300 345 308
December 295 322 323 307 349 311
2020- January 292 331 321 303 350 310
February 289 325 319 301 347 306
March 285 317 313 295 342 298
Average 286 311 310 294 341 301
Source: Director General of Labour Bureau, Shimla.

31.2 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (State Series)
(Base Year 2011=100) Year: 2019-2020

Period Cuddalore Nagercoil Vellore Tuticorin

2019- April 160 163 159 157

May 168 166 160 161
June 163 167 164 160
July 165 167 164 159
August 165 167 164 159
September 165 170 165 163
October 166 172 167 165
November 170 175 170 168
December 170 175 172 167
2020- January 168 174 168 167
February 167 171 164 162
March 167 170 164 162

Average 166 170 165 163

Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6

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 31.3 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers
Base Year 2001=100, Year: 2019-20

Period All India Tamil Nadu

2006 123 117

2007 131 124
2008 142 136
2009 157 151
2010 176 166
2011 192 177
2012 209 198
2013 232 221
2014 247 238
2015 261 254
2016 274 263
2017 281 273
2018 295 283
2019 317 302
Source: Director General of Labour Bureau, Shimla.

31.4 Time Seies Data of Consumer Price Index Numbers for

Industrial Workers (Central Series)
Base Year 2001=100, Year: 2019-20

Period Chennai Tiruchirapalli Madurai Coimbatore

2006-07 119 119 117 121

2007-08 126 128 123 129
2008-09 139 146 137 140
2009-10 153 160 152 156
2010-11 163 178 165 168
2011-12 176 187 177 178
2012-13 202 216 203 200
2013-14 221 235 222 219
2014-15 234 259 245 235
2015-16 253 262 264 245
2016-17 254 267 265 252
2017-18 264 288 280 268
2018-19 272 292 285 279
2019-20 286 311 310 294
Source: Director General of Labour Bureau, Shimla.

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 31.4 Time Seies Data of Consumer Price Index Numbers for
Industrial Workers (Central Series)
Base Year 2001=100, Year: 2019-20

Period Coonoor Salem All India

2006-07 117 116 125

2007-08 125 124 133
2008-09 136 139 145
2009-10 154 154 163
2010-11 171 166 180
2011-12 186 176 195
2012-13 209 197 215
2013-14 227 220 236
2014-15 246 239 251
2015-16 265 260 265
2016-17 273 267 276
2017-18 285 272 284
2018-19 312 284 300
2019-20 341 301 323
Source: Director General of Labour Bureau, Shimla.

31.4.1 Time Series Data of Consumer Price Index Numbers

for Industrial Workers (State Series)
Base Year 2011=100, Year: 2019-20

Cuddalore Nagarcoil Cuddalore Nagarcoil

Year
New Series- Base Year
Old Series- Base Year 1982=100
2011=100**
2006-07 521 515
2007-08 555 552
2008-09 638 624
2009-10 728 677
2010-11 814 783
2011-12 898 877
2012-13 1008 973
2013-14 1126 1059
2014-15 135* 138*
2015-16 137 139
2016-17 140 145
2017-18 150 158
2018-19 157 164
2019-20 166 170
*2015 Calender Year Average ** Base Year shifting w.e.f 01/2015
Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai.
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31.5 Annual Average of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Central Series)
Base Year 2001=100, Year: 2019-20
All
Year Chennai Tiruchirapalli Madurai Coimbatore Coonoor Salem
India
2013 218 232 218 217 224 216 232
2014 230 253 239 231 241 233 247
2015 248 261 259 243 261 254 261
2016 255 266 265 250 271 268 274
2017 261 285 277 265 281 270 281
2018 269 289 281 275 304 280 295
2019 284 304 303 290 336 297 317
Source: Director General of Labour Bureau, Shimla.

31.5.1 Annual Average of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (State Series)
Base Year 2001=100, Year: 2019-20
Year Cuddalore Nagarcoil Vellore Tuticorin
2015 135 138 135 139
2016 139 142 140 140
2017 147 155 147 150
2018 155 163 151 156
2019 165 168 162 160
Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6

31.6 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Selected Essential Items in Rural Tamil Nadu
(Base Year: 2012=100) Year: 2019-2020
Pan,
Fuel Clothing
Food Tobacco Composite
Period & & Others
& Bevarages & Index
Light Foot wear
Intoxicants
April'19 145.1 166.4 136.6 150.5 144.2 145.4.1
May'19 147.5 167.1 137.0 150.9 144.5 146.8
June'19 149.8 167.2 138.9 151.0 144.9 148.3
July'19 150.6 168.1 137.1 151.2 146.3 149.1
Aug'19 150.4 169.1 135.4 151.3 147.2 149.2
September'19 151.3 169.6 135.9 151.5 147.7 149.9
October'19 153.4 169.4 137.0 150.3 148.3 151.1
November'19 157.7 169.5 140.0 151.4 148.7 153.8
December'19 162.9 169.5 141.3 151.8 149.6 156.9
January'20 161.8 169.7 142.0 152.1 151.6 157.1
Feburary'20 158.2 170.8 145.6 152.9 151.9 155.6
March'20 154.6
Average 153.5 168.8 138.8 151.4 147.7 151.5
Source: Ministry of Statistics & Program Implementation, Government of India.
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 31.7 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Selected Essential Items in Urban Tamil Nadu
(Base Year: 2012=100) Year: 2019-2020

Pan, Clothing
Food & Fuel & Composite
Period Tobacco & & Foot Others
Bevarages Light Index
Intoxicants wear
April'19 145.3 165.1 129.6 136.9 135.5 144.6
May'19 148.5 165.5 130.3 137.2 135.5 146.1
June'19 150.8 165.5 133.0 137.6 136.0 147.2
July'19 152.0 165.3 125.4 138.5 138.0 148.0
Aug'19 151.9 165.6 121.5 138.7 139.6 148.3
September'19 152.1 166.0 121.9 138.7 140.1 148.5
October'19 154.4 166.2 123.1 139.4 140.5 150.1
November'19 158.1 166.6 128.4 139.9 141.0 152.2
December'19 165.1 167.5 130.0 140.1 142.4 155.3
January'20 161.6 168.0 132.0 140.8 143.6 154.5
Feburary'20 156.3 172.1 134.9 141.1 143.6 152.8
March'20 152.3
Average 154.2 166.7 128.2 139.0 139.6 150.0
Source: Ministry of Statistics & Program Implementation, Government of India.

31.8 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Selected Essential Items

in Rural & Urban Combined Tamil Nadu
Base Year: (2012=100)
Pan, Clothing
Food & Fuel & Composite
Period Tobacco & & Foot Others
Bevarages Light Index
Intoxicants wear
April'19 145.2 165.9 132.9 143.3 139.2 144.9
May'19 148.0 166.5 133.5 143.7 139.3 146.4
June'19 150.3 166.6 135.8 143.9 139.8 147.7
July'19 151.3 167.1 130.9 144.5 141.5 148.5
Aug'19 151.2 167.8 128.1 144.7 142.8 148.7
September'19 151.7 168.3 128.5 144.8 143.3 149.1
October'19 153.9 168.3 129.7 144.6 143.8 150.5
November'19 157.9 168.5 133.9 145.3 144.3 152.9
December'19 164.0 168.8 135.3 145.6 145.4 156.0
January'20 161.7 169.1 136.7 146.1 147.0 155.6
Feburary'20 157.5 171.3 140.0 146.7 147.1 153.9
March'20 153.2
Average 153.9 168.0 133.2 144.8 143.0 150.6
Source: Ministry of Statistics & Program Implementation, Government of India.

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 31.9 Annual Average of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Rural Tamil Nadu
Base Year: (2012=100)
Pan, Clothing
Food & Fuel & Composite
Period Tobacco & & Foot Others
Bevarages Light Index
Intoxicants wear
2013 114.2 109.2 106.3 112.02 105.53 110.69
2014 121.24 116.17 110.62 123.06 110.83 117.24
2015 129.53 130.72 115.06 131.26 114.19 123.95
2016 136.86 141.58 116.39 138.53 118.63 130.13
2017 143.09 150.75 123.37 145.23 124 136.27
2018 144.61 161.56 134.57 150.85 137.35 142.69
2019 150.28 167.74 137.26 150.85 146.08 148.81
Source: Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation, Government of India.

31.9 Annual Average of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Urban- Tamil Nadu
Base Year: (2012=100)
Pan, Clothing
Food & Fuel & Composite
Period Tobacco & & Foot Others
Bevarages Light Index
Intoxicants wear
2013 115.46 110.88 105.53 108.36 106.18 110.13
2014 122.1 118.75 106.34 113.97 112.61 117.53
2015 131.19 139.68 112 118.5 116.55 124.51
2016 136.68 146.33 107.23 122.74 120.5 129.68
2017 141.18 153.41 119.38 126.58 124.68 135.36
2018 140.76 161.48 133.34 132.07 132.43 140.43
2019 150.30 165.51 127.28 137.97 137.75 147.31
Source: Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation, Government of India.

31.9 Annual Average of Consumer Price Index Numbers for U & R Combined Tamil Nadu
Base Year: (2012=100)
Pan, Clothing
Food & Fuel & Composite
Period Tobacco & & Foot Others
Bevarages Light Index
Intoxicants wear
2013 114.2 109.81 105.91 110.09 105.9 110.36
2014 121.68 117.09 108.36 118.27 111.85 117.41
2015 130.38 133.93 113.44 124.53 115.56 124.28
2016 136.76 143.29 111.56 130.19 119.73 129.86
2017 142.1 151.71 121.27 135.39 124.38 135.76
2018 142.67 161.53 133.93 140.94 134.52 141.36
2019 150.28 166.94 132.00 144.07 141.28 147.94
Source: Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation, Government of India.

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 32. QUALITY CONTROL
32.1. List of Industrial/Establishment Units Having Quality Control
Facilities and the Products Subjected to Quality Control.
Year: 2019-2020

Establishment Units having, Products subjected to

Sl. No List of Industries
Quality Control Facilities Quality Control

1.Dharani Sugars 1.Sugar

1. Sugar Factories
2.Em.Pee.Sugars 2.Power Generation
Data Source: Concerned Office.

3. REGISTRATION
33.1. No. of Registration Offices in the District
Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. Name of the Block / Municipalities No. of Registration Office

MUNICIPALITY
1. Sankarankoil 1
2. Puliangudi 1
3. Kadayanallur 1
4. Tenkasi 2
5. Shencottai 1
Total 6
BLOCK
1. Alangulam 2
2. Kadayanallur 1
3. Sankarankoil 1
4. Vasudevanallur 2
5. Keelapavoor 2
6. Tenkasi 1
7. Melaneelithanallur 2
8. Kadayam 1
9. Kurivikulam
10. Shencottai
Total 12
Grand Total 18
Source: Deputy Inspector General of Registration Tirunelveli -1.
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 33.2. Registration and Aggregate Value of Properties Transferred
Year 2019-2020

Aggregate Value of Properties

No. of Registration Transferred
(Movable and Immovable) (Movable and Immovable )
(in Rs)

24793 773372994

Source: Deputy Inspector General of Registration Tirunelveli -1.

34. REPAIRS AND SERVICE
34.1. Authorised Automobiles Repair and Service Stations
Year: 2019-2020

Authorized Automobiles Repair

Sl.No. Name of the Block / Municipalities and Service
(in No’s.)
1 Tenkasi --
2 Vasudevanallur --
3 Sankarankoil --
4 Shencottai --
5 Keelapavoor --
6 Kadayanallur --
1
7 Alangulam

8 Kadayam -
9 Kuruvikulam --
10 Melaneelithanallur --
Total 1
Source: District Industries Centre, Tirunelveli

34.2. Authorised Electrical and Electronic Goods Repair and Service Units
Year: 2019-2020

Electrical and Electronic goods Repair and

Name of the Block / Municipalities
Service Units(in No’s)

Not Available

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 35.1. HOTELS
Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. Name of District No. of Hotels

(1) (2) (3)

1. Tirunelveli & Tenkasi 69

Source: Deputy Commissioner (CT), Tirunelveli.

35.2. Details of Hotels

Year: 2018-2019

Sl. No of Hotels with No of Hotels without

Name of District
No. Lodging Facilities Lodging Facilities

1. Tirunelveli & Tenkasi 22 69

Source: Deputy Commissioner (CT), Tirunelveli.

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 36. RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES
36.1. List of Cinema Theatres and their Capacities
Year: 2019-2020
Sl. Name of the District-
No. of the Cinema Theatres Capacity
No. Tirunelveli
1. Air conditioned 10 5056
2. Non Air Conditioned 9 5073
3. Open Air - -
4. Semi Permanent - -
5. Touring - -
Source: District Collectorate („C‟ Section ), Tirunelveli.

36.2. List of Clubs and Associations

Year: 2019-2020*
Name of the Club and
Sl. No. Place
Association
1. Palayamkottai Lions Club
2. Palayamkottai Rotary Club
3. Palayamkottai District Club
4.* Tirunelveli Rotary Club/ Lions Club
5. Ambasamudram Rotary Club
6. Ambasamudram Lions Club
7. Tenkasi Rotary Club
8. Tenkasi Lions Club
9. Nanguneri Lions Club
10. Shenkottai Lions Club
11. Alankulam Lions Club
12. Surandai Lions Club
13. Tisayanvillai Rotary Club/ Lions Club
14. Sankarankovil Lions Club
15. Kadayanallur Lions Club
16. Puliyangudi Lions Club
17.* Valliyoor Rotary Club/ Lions Club
*Sl.No.4-17 (2016-17 Data)Source: Concerned Office.

36.3. List of Motion Picture Distributors and Projection Services

Year: 2019-2020
Name of the Picture Distributors /
Sl. No. Name of the Block / Municipality
Projection Services

Not Available

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 37. SOCIAL WELFARE
37.1. Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Nutritious Meals Programme Centres
Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. Project No. of Centres

1. ICDS 2562

2. P.A. Noon Meal Centre (School Sector) 2068

Total 4630
Source: P.O., ICDS &P.A. Noon Meal, Tirunelveli.

37.2. No. of Beneficiaries under Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Nutritious Meals Programme
Year: 2019-2020
Sl.
No. of Beneficiary Under age Group Beneficiaries
No.

ICDS Centres

1. 6-36 Months Children 79594

2. 37-60 Months Children 34617

3. Pregnant & Lactating Woman 28185

4. 1 to 2 Years Egg Beneficiries 22209

P.A. Noon Meal Centre

5. 5-9 Years Children 104179

6. 10-14 Years Children 61452

7. 15&16 Years 0

8. NCLP 285

Source: P.O., ICDS &P.A. Noon Meal, Tirunelveli.

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 37.3. Number of Beneficiaries under Free Supply of Text Books and Uniforms
Year: 2019-2020
Sl. Age group 6-14 (Standards I to VIII)
No Name of School Text Books Uniforms
(Boys & Girls) (Boys & Girls)

1. Primary 23012 29966

2. Upper Primary 39915 53220

Source: District Educational Office, Sankarankoil.

37.4. Number of Beneficiaries under Free Cycles Scheme

Year: 2019-2020

No. of Schools Boys Girls Total

60 4815 6411 11226

Source: CEO, Tirunelveli.

37.5. Number of Beneficiaries Free Supply of Laptop

Year: 2019-2020
Distributed Laptop’s
No. of Schools Total
Boys Girls

60 - 19558

Source: CEO, Tirunelveli.

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 37.6. Number of Beneficiaries under Old age Pension Scheme
Year: 2019-2020

REFDDWP
IGNOAPS

REFDWP
CMPUPT

REFOAP
IGNWPS

REFPHP
IGNDPS

TOTAL
DDWP
DAPS

DWP

UWP
Taluk

Alangulam 1791 134 432 287 173 47 44 213 0 0 0 0 3121

Kadayanallur 2413 139 544 772 1062 136 98 819 24 2 8 1 6018

Sankarankoil 3081 326 752 476 1033 224 77 790 12 0 9 0 6780

Shencottai 2226 69 659 318 487 134 41 680 0 0 0 0 4614

Sivagiri 3629 77 1084 325 1015 112 73 205 0 0 0 0 6520

Tenkasi 1955 77 401 574 711 166 73 668 1 0 0 0 4626

Thiruvengadam 2117 178 535 301 634 102 61 368 0 0 0 0 4296

V.K.Pudur 2362 167 879 215 228 91 76 57 0 0 0 0 4075

Total 19574 1167 5286 3268 5343 1012 543 3800 37 2 17 1 40050
Source: Special Deputy Collector(SSS), Tenkasi.

37.7. Free Houses and House Sites Distributed to Communities

Year: 2019-2020

House distributed
Name of the Taluk D.C&M.B.
S.C. S.T. B.C Others Total
C
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
House distributed
- - - - - -
(Samuthuvapuram)
House distributed
38 - 18 - 671 727
(PMAY Houses)
House distributed
- - - - - -
(IAY Special Project Flood)
House distributed
124 - 35 20 225 404
(Green House)

House sites distributed - - - - - -

Source: P.D. DRDA District Collectoratre, Tirunelveli.

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 37.8 Implementation of Relief Measures and Pension Schemes
Year: 2019-2020

Sl. Name of the Scheme/ Relief No. of Total Amount Disbursed

No. Measures Beneficiaries (Rs. in ‘000’)
Freedom Fighters Pension Scheme
05 146000
a)State Government
1.
Freedom Fighters Pension Scheme
03 28350
b) Central Government

Ellai Kavalar/ Tamilaringar Pension

2. 10 308500
Scheme

3. Agavai Muthirntha Tamilaringar 10 330400

Source: D.D. Tamil Dept & DTO, Tirunelveli.

37.9 Social Welfare Schemes

Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. of Value of Assistant

Name of the Schemes
No. Beneficiaries (Kind of Cash) in Rs.

Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Ninaivu

1 2167 81725000
Marriage Assistance Scheme

EVR Maniammaiyar Ninaivu Widow

2 16 550000
Daughter Marriage Assistance scheme

Dr.Muthulakshmi Reddy Ninaivu Inter –

3 31 1175000
Caste Marriage Assistance scheme

Annai Therasha Ninaivu Orphan Girls

4 2 75000
Marriage Assistance scheme

Dr.Dharmambal Ammaiyar Ninaivu Widow

5 0 0
Remarriage Assistance Scheme

Chief Minister’s Girl Child Protection

6 1102 27550000
Scheme

Source: District Social Welfare Officer, Tirunelveli.

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 38. SANITARY SERVICES
38.1. No. of Sanitary Workers engaged in Sanitation, Garbage and Sewage
Disposal and other Particulars
Year: 2019-2020
No. of Sanitary
No. of Sanitary Workers
No. of
Workers engaged in
Workers
Sl.No. Name of the Municipality engaged in Other
engaged in
Garbage and connected
Sanitation
Sewage disposal works related
with sanitation
1. Tenkasi 132 57 -
2. Sankarankoil 282 282 73(DBC)
3. Kadayanallur 298 210 0
4. Puliyangudi 171 141 30
5. Senkottai 21 21 0
Total 904 711 103
Source: R.D.M.A., Tirunelveli

38.2. No. of Vehicles Engaged in Sanitary Services

Year: 2019-2020

No. of vehicles engaged in Sanitary

Sl. No. Name of the Municipality
Services
1. Tenkasi 11
2. Sankarankoil 9
3. Kadayanallur 15
4. Puliyangudi 10
5. Senkottai 2
Total 47
Source: R.D.M.A., Tirunelveli

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 39. SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH SERVICE
39.1. Institutions and Laboratories Engaged In Research Work

Name and address of Institutions and Type of Research Field

Laboratories
(1) (2)

Agmark voluntary packers applied

State Agmark Grading Laboratory,
certificate for authorization Quality
Head post Office Road,
checking and grading and also issue for
Tirunelveli - 2
Agriculture commodities.
Note: Data‟s for unified district of Tirunelveli & Tenkasi.
Source: Deputy Director of Agriculture (Agri Buisness), Tirunelveli.

40. STORAGE FACILITIES

40.1. List of Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Storage Godowns
Year: 2019 - 2020
Sl. No Item Numbers Capacity (MT)
1. Agriculture 31 3100

2. Co-Operation 137 14126

3. Civil Supplies 5 15000

4. Panchayat Union 37 4720

7
5. Regulated Market (4-Own Building, 16200
3- Rented building)
6. Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corp 7 18000
Source: D.D. Agri/ Secretary District Agriculture Marketing Committee Office/ AD
(Panchayat),/JR Co-op, Tvl.

40.2. List of Cold Storage and Godowns

Year: 2019 – 2020

Name of the No. of Units/(MT)

Sl. Name and address of the cold
Regulated
No. Cold storage
Market Godown
storage
Regulated Market, 8 Rajapalayam
1. Sankarankovil 1/(500) 4/(800,800,1000,2000)
road, Sankarankovil- 627756
Regulated Market, Madurai Road,
2. Tenkasi 1/(25) 2/(1000)
Tenkasi – 627811
Regulated Market, Kadayam Road,
3. Pavoorchatram 1/(1000) 3/(800,1000,5000)
Pavoorchatram
Regulated Market,Electric Board
4. Kadayanallur 1/(200) 2/(800,2000) Opposite, Tenkasi Road,
Kadayanallur
Source: Secretary District Agriculture Marketing Committee Office, Tirunelveli.
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 41. TEXTILES
41.1. No. of Ginning, Spinning and Weaving Mills
Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. No. of Ginning mills No. of Spinning mills No. of Weaving mills
(1) (2) (3) (4)

1. 1 40 3

Source: Inspector of Factories.

41.2. Quantum of Production

Year: 2019-2020

Ginning Mills Weaving mills

Spinning mills production
production Production
(2)
(1) (3)

- - -

Source: Inspector of Factories.

42. TRADE AND COMMERCE

42.1. No. of Major and Minor Trade and Commercial Estate
Year 2019-2020

No. of
Sl. No. of major No. of minor
Commodities Commercial
No. Trade Trade
estate

Paddy
1.

2. Chillies

3. Cotton
159 236 -
4. Groundnut

5. Blackgram

6. coriander
Source: Secretary, Tirunelveli Marketing Committee.

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 43. TRANSPORT

Tenkasi has an extensive transport network and is well-connected to

other major cities by road and rail. The city is located on NH 7, 160 km
(99 mi) south of Madurai and 60 km (37 mi) west of Tirunelveli. Tenkasi is
also connected by major highways to Kollam, Tirunelveli, Rajapalayam and
Sankarankovil.

The city is connected to major cities in all four directions. Madurai

and Virudhunagar to the North, Tirunelveli to the south, Kollam to the west
and Tirunelveli to the east. Tenkasi is also connected to major Indian cities
with daily service to Chennai, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai and Kollam,
Guruvayur. There is passenger service to Madurai, Kollam and Tirunelveli.

The nearest airport to Tenkasi is Tuticorin Airport (TCR) at

Vagaikulam in Thooothukudi District, 92 km (57 mi) east of the city, which
offers daily flights to Chennai. The nearest inter airports are Madurai
International Airport, 155 km (96 mi) away and Thiruvananthapuram
International Airport (TRV), about 112 km(81mi) away.

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 43.1. Length of Roads (In Kilo Metres)
Year 2019-2020

Surfaced Roads (K.M)

Un
Grand
Name of authority Water surfaced
Cement Bitumino Total
bound Total Roads
Concrete us
Macadam

National High ways - 71.40 - 71.40 - 71.40

State High ways 0.230 221.515 - 221.745 221.745

Major District
0.665 183.495 - 184.160 184.160
Road

Other District
2.848 687.190 - 690.038 690.038
Road

Sugarcane Roads - 8.0 - 8.0 - 8.0

Source: S.E (H), Tirunelveli & S.E. (NH), Tirunelveli.

43.2. Accidents
Year: 2019-2020
Name of the Total No. of
Sl. Number of
corporation/Block/ Number persons
No. persons killed
Municipality of Accidents injured

1. Tirunelveli Moffusial 873 989 210

Tirunelveli City
2. 387 366 69
(Upto March 2020)
Source: Superintendent of Police, Tenkasi.

43.3. Registered Motor Vehicles

Year: 2019-2020
Commercial Non Commercial
RTO Total
Vehicles Vehicles

Sankarankoil 549 10673 11222

Tenkasi 1417 16207 17624

Source: Regional Transport Office Sankarankoil& Tenkasi.

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 43.4. Transport Corporations
Year: 2019-2020
No. of
Sl. Name of the Headquart District
Year of Formation buses as on
No. Corporations er covered
31st March
01.01.1974 (Formation)
01.04.1983 (Bifurcation
Tamil Nadu as TNSTC (Madurai
State Transport Division-II Ltd)
Corporation 12.02.2004 Regional Tirunelveli,
1. (Tirunelveli) (Amalgamation as the H.Q- Tenkasi & 636
Ltd., existing corporation) Tirunelveli Tuticorin
Tirunelveli 23.10.2010 (Bifurcation
Region as TNSTC Tirunelveli
Ltd.,)
Tirunelveli Region
Source: GM TNSTC Tirunelveli. Ltd., Tirunelveli Region

43.5. Selected Indicators on Overall Performance of State Transport Corporations

Year: 2019-2020
Name of the Transport
Sl. No. Item
Corporation
1. Fleet Strength as on 31st March 636

2. Kilometers operated carried per day (in lakhs) 2.67

3. Number of passengers carried per day (in lakhs) 5.49

4. Fleet Utilization (Percentage) 90.08

5. Kilometer efficiency (Percentage) 96.95

a) City 5.43
Kilometer run per litre of
6. b) Mofussil 5.24
diesel
c) Overall 5.29

7. Number of routes (as on 31st March) 428

8. Number of New routes introduced during the year 1

9. New villages benefited during the year 1

10. Benefited village population (in lakhs) 0.35

11. Staff strength as on 31St March 3975

12. Number of New Buses purchased during this year 86

Source: GM, TNSTC, Tirunelveli Region.

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 43.6. Railway Lines (Broad Gauge) and Stations
Year: 2019-2020

Tirunelveli Tiuticorin Srivaikundam

Item Sub Sub Sub Total
Division Division Division

Route Length 29.20 80.03 61.01 170.24

Track Length 54.20 115.99 69.23 239.42

No. of Railway
4 11 11 26
Stations

Source :Combined Report of Tirunelveli & Tenkasi District.

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 43.7. Port Development
1. Major Ports
2. Minor ports
Vessels entered and Cargo handled
Vessels Cargo
Name of the Port
entered handled
Chennai
Major Ports Tuticorin Nil Nil

Cuddalore
Intermediate Ports Nil Nil
Nagapattinam
Kilakarai
Rameswaram
Pamban
Minor Ports Colachal
Nil Nil
Kanniyakumari
Valinokkam
* Including Transshipment, Cargo
and Container cargo
Source: Concerned Port Office.

43.8 AIR PORTS

Year.2019-2020
Sl. Passengers (in ‘000’)
Airport
No. Embarked Disembarked Transit Total
(2)
(1) (3) (4) (5) (6)
INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT, MADRAS
1. a) International
b) Domestic
DOMESTIC AIRPORT Nil
a) Madras

2. b) Coimbatore
c) Madurai
d) Tiruchirappalli
Cargo Handled (Tonne) Revenue (Rs. In lakhs)

Loaded Unloaded Total PAX Cargo Total

(7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12)

Nil

Source: Concerned Airport.

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 43.9. Private Transport Operators
Year: 2019-2020

Type of the
Sl. No. Transport Sankarankoil Tenkasi Total
Operations

1. Moffusil 23 43 66

2. Tourist - - -

3. Spare 14 29 43

4. Mini Bus Route 37 67 104

Source: Regional Transport Officer, Sankarankoil, Tenkasi.

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 TOURISM

PLACES OF IMPORTANCE IN
TENKASI DISTRICT

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 44. TOURISM
Places of Importance in Tenkasi District

Courtallam

Courtallam is situated at a mean elevation of 160 meters (520 ft) on the Western Ghats in
Tenkasi District of Tamilnadu, India. The numerous waterfalls and cascades along with the
ubiquitous health resorts in the area have earned in the title of “Spa of South India”. The falls are
fullest with rain on the hills. They are Main falls, Five Falls, the Shenbhaga Falls, the Tiger Falls, old
Courtallam falls, Honey falls, Orchard falls and Sitraruvi.

Sankarankoil

Sankarankovil temple was built in the early part of the 11th century. C.E. The temple at
Sankarankoil depicts Hari and Hara as one God. There is a deity named Sankara Narayanan, which
is half Lord Shiva and half Lord Vishnu. There is another deity, named Avodai ambal or Gomathi
Ambal, after whom the temple is named; it was built by Ukrama Pandiyan in 900 C.E. Scared sand is
available, which is believed curative by some. June is marked by the Adi Thabasu festival.

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Pottalpudur Dargah

Pottalpudur Dargah is one of the most prominent centers of pilgrimage in the district of
Tenkasi. This famous Dargah which has the architectural style of the Hindu temples is well-known
for its services to the people of all community and it stands as a good example of secularism and
communal harmony.

Aanjanayar Temple

One finds reference to this place in Kishkinda Kandam Anjaneya is said to have stayed here
for a week along with the Vanara army Located 150kms South West of Madurai and about 20kms
East of Tenkasi on the Madurai-Tenkasi Highway is the Anjaneya temple in Krishnapuram near

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Kadayanallur. The Anjaneya idol is made out of a single stone and is seen to be going down below the
earth.

4.1. Places of Tourist Attraction

Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. Tourist Place

Main falls, Old Falls, Five Falls, Honey Falls, Tiger
1. Courtalam
Falls and Boating
2. Shencottai Gundar Dam Site
3. Vadakarai Adavi Nainar Dam Site
4. Kadayam Kadana Dam.
Source: District Tourist Development Office.

44.2. List of Places of Worship

Sl. No. Places of Worship

1. A/M Kasi viswanatharkoil –Tenkasi.

2. A/M Sankaranarayanar Temple – Sankarankoil.
3. Chitrasabai – Courtallam.
4. A/M Aanjanayar Temple – Kadayanallur
5. A/M Balasubramaniaswamy Temple – Aykudi
Source: District Tourist Development Office.

44.3. List of Hotels and Lodging Houses

Year: 2019-2020

Hotels &
S.No. Name of Area Hotels Lodging Houses
Lodging Houses
1 Shenkottai 6 -- 4
2 Tenkasi 52 6 68
3 Sankarankovil 10 -- 8
Source: Deputy Commissioner (CT), Tirunelveli.

44.4. List of Travel Agents

Year: 2019-2020

Sl. List of Travel Agents List of Travel Agents

No. RTO Sankarankoil RTO Tenkasi
(1) (2)
1. Nil Nil

Source: RTO, Sankarankoil & Tenkasi.

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 44.5 Train Service Timing (01.04.2020)

Train Schedule
Train Name Type Arival Days
No. Time
16791 Tirunelveli- Pallakad Exp S M T W T F S 00:03
16792 Palakkad-Tirunelveli Exp S M T W T F S 03:43
16101 Chennai Egmore – Kollam Exp S M T W T F S 04:23
06016 Velankanni – Ernakulam Exp - M - - - - - 05:05
56732 Sengottai – Madurai Pass S M T W T F S 06:48
56796 Sengottai- Tirunelveli Pass S M T W T F S 07:01
06035 Tambaram-Tirunelveli Exp - - - - - - S 07:05
12661 Chennai Egmore – Sengottai Exp S M T W T F S 08:08
56801 Tirunelveli - Sengottai Pass S M T W T F S 08:33
16181 Chennai Egmore – Sengottai Exp S - T - T - - 08:58
56731 Madurai – Sengottai Pass S M T W T F S 10:08
56800 Sengottai-Tirunelveli Pass S M T W T F S 10:28
56797 Tirunelveli – Sengottai Pass S M T W T F S 10:55
56734 Sengottai – Madurai Pass S M T W T F S 12:03
56733 Madurai – Sengottai Pass S M T W T F S 14:08
56728 Sengottai – Tirunelveli Pass S M T W T F S 14:53
16102 Kollam – Chennai Egmore Exp S M T W T F S 15:23
56803 Tirunelveli – Sengottai Pass S M T W T F S 15:33
56736 Sengottai -Madurai Pass S M T W T F S 16:03
16182 Sengottai – Chennai Egmore Exp S - T - T - - 16:38
56802 Sengottai – Tirunelveli Pass S M T W T F S 18:03
12662 Sengottai – Chennai Egmore Exp S M T W T F S 18:22
06015 Ernakulam – Velankanni Exp - - - - - - S 18:53
06036 Tirunelveli – Tambaram Exp - - - - T - - 19:20
56727 Tirunelveli - Sengottai Pass S M T W T F S 20:05

44.6. Railway Length (in Km.)

Year: 2019-2020
No. of Railway Route Length Track Length
Station
Broad Gauge Meter Gauge Broad Gauge Meter Gauge
26 257.0 - 495.45 -

Source: Southern Railway.

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 45. VITAL STATISTICS
45.1. Births and Deaths Registered
Year: 2019-2020
Live Births Deaths Infant
Sl. No. Name of the Block
Registered Registered Death
1 Alangulam 2201 1033 16
2 Kadayanallur 2604 1103 17
3 Shenkottai 1349 748 8
4 Sankarankoil 2184 810 12
5 Kuruvikulam 1115 638 12
6 Keelapavoor 2295 952 24
7 Melaneelithanallur 829 455 13
8 Tenkasi 2452 848 15
9 Vasudevanallur 2413 1113 15
10 Kadayam 1567 687 18
Total 19009 8387 150
Source: D.D (Health), Sankarankoil.

45.2. Birth, Death and Infant Mortality Rates

Year: 2019-2020 (‘000)
Infant Mortaily
Sl. No. Name of the Block Birth Death
Rate
1. Alangulam 11.3 5.3 7.3
2. Kadayanallur 10.4 5.1 6.5
3. Shenkottai 12.3 5.1 5.9
4. Sankarankoil 13.6 5.3 5.5
5. Kuruvikulam 14.3 5.2 10.8
6. Keelapavoor 12.1 5.4 10.5
7. Melaneelithanallur 11.2 6.2 15.7
8. Tenkasi 12.1 5.4 6.1
9. Vasudevanallur 12.1 6.3 6.2
10. Kadayam 14.0 6.0 11.5
Total 12.34 5.53 8.6
Source: D.D (Health), Sankarankoil.

45.3. Death by Causes

Year: 2019-2020
Sl.No. Name of the Causes for Death No. of the Death
1. Tuberclosis 85
2. Heart Disease 3538
3. Other Fever 0
4. Special Disease 0
5. Other Disease 4764
Source: D.D (Health) Sankarankovil.
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 46. VOLUNTARY SERVICES

46.1. List of Voluntary Services Available in the District for The

Development of Rural and Urban Population
Year: 2019-2020

Sl. No. Name of Programme No. of Prog.

1. Youth Club Development Programme (YCDP) 7

Training on Youth Leadership and community
2. 2
Development(TYLCD)
3. Block level sports 9

4. District level sports 1

5. District folk culture 1

6. Work camp 1

7. Theme Based Awareness and Education Programme 7

8 Days and Weeks 25

9. Swatchhta Fortnight 10

10. Swathhta Evam Shramdhan 6

11. District Youth Convention 1

12. Education in Basic Vocational and Soft skill training 3

13. Neighbourhood Youth Parliament 20

14. Fit India Cycle rally 19

15. Constitution Day 3

16. Declamation contest 1

17. SBM 4

18. NYV Training 1

19. Awards and outstanding Youth Club 1

20. Distribution and outstanding materials Youth club 106

Source: Nehru Yuvakendra, Tirunelveli.

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 47. WATER WORKS AND SUPPLY
47.1. No. of Schemes Operated In the District
Year: 2019-2020

Name of the
Sl. No. Name of the Scheme
Municipalities

1. Courtallam CWSS
1 Tenkasi
2. Tamirabarani ULB

1. Kottamalaiyar CWSS
2 Sankarankovil 2. Tamirabarani CWSS
3. Manur CWSS

1. Tamirabarani CWSS
3 Kadayanallur
2. Karuppanathi Scheme ULB

1. Kottamalaiyar CWSS
4 Puliyangudi
2. Thamirabarani CWSS

1. Tamirabarani CWSS
5 Shencottai
2. Sasivothama Scheme ULB
Source: E.E., TWAD Board, Maintenance Division, Tirunelveli.

47.2. No. of Workers Engaged In the Water Works and Supply

Year: 2019-2020
Name of the No. of Workers
Sl.
Municipalities/ Town Name of the Schemes engaged in water
No.
Panchayat works and supply
Municipality

1. Tenkasi Tamirabarani ULB 23

Kottamalaiyar CWSS
2. Sankarankoil Tamirabarani CWSS 2
Manur CWSS
Karuppanathi -ULB
3. Kadayanallur 16
Kottamalaiyar CWSS ,
4. Puliyangudi 12
Thamirabarani CWSS
Sachivothama (Local Source)
5. Senkottai 3
Tamirabarani – TWAD
TOTAL 56

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 47.2. No. of Workers Engaged In the Water Works and Supply
Year: 2019-2020
No. of
Name of the Workers
Sl.
Municipalities/ Town Name of the Schemes engaged in
No.
Panchayat water works
and supply
Town Panchayat
Tamirabarani River Scheme &
1. Achanpudur 2
Local Scheme
Sankarankovil – Vasudevanallur
2. Alangulam 0
CWSS
3. Alwarkurichi Kadana River Scheme 2

4. Aykudi Tamirabarani River Shceme 4

Courtalam – Shencottai CWSS
5. Courtalam 1
and Vannamadai
6. Ilanji Courtallam – Shencottai CWSS 1
7. Kilapavoor Tamirabarni & Kadana CWSS 6

8. Melagaram Thisyanvilai-nanguneri CWSS 1

9. Panpoli Tamirabarani River Scheme 1

Sankarankovil – Vasudevanallur
10. Pudur (S) 2
CWSS
Tamirabarani River CWSS &
11. Rayagiri 0
Sampavar Vadakarai Source

Naranammalpuram – Sankar
12. Sambavar Vadagarai 3
Nagar CWSS

13. Sivagiri Tamibarani River CWSS 1

Panagudi-Vallioor-Nanguneri-
14. Sundarapandiapuram 1
Thisyanvilai CWSS
Acchanpudur-Ayikudi CWSS &
15. Surandai 5
Local Source
16. Thiruvenkadam Tamirabarani River Scheme 1
Vadakarai Ayikudi – Acchanpudur –
17. 0
Keezhpadugai Vadakarai Panpoli CWSS
18. Vasudevanallur Vallioor – Panagudi CWSS 1

TOTAL: 32
(*2016-17 Data) Source: P.A., (P.D.,) A.D., (T.P.,) RDMA.

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 47.3. No. of House Connections, Fountains
Year: 2019-2020
No. of House water
Sl. connections
Name of the Municipalities
No. House
Fountain
connection

1. Tenkasi 13847 182

2. Sankarankoil 5665 110

3. Kadayanallur 14011 0

4. Puliyangudi 11805 50

5. Senkottai 4882 144

Source: R.D.M.A., Tirunelveli.

47.4. Educational Expenditure*

Year: 2019-2020
Type of School No. of Schools Rs.”000”

Government 170 350,02,99,137

Aided 160 261,37,09,855

*Combined Report of Tirunelveli & Tenkasi District.

Data Source: CEO, Tirunelveli.

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 Details of Dams and Reservoirs in Tenkasi District

1. Gadana Reservoir

1 Full reservoir level 85 ft.

2 Capacity of the dam 352 M.C.ft.

3 Total length of the dam 5569 ft.

4 Total length of Earth dam 5340 ft.

5 Year of construction 1974

6 Flood discharge 26800 C.ft./.sec.

7 Ayacut - Single crop 242 Acres

8 Ayacut - Double crop 8082 Acres

9 New lands 1000 Acres

10 No. of anaicuts 6

11 No. of surplus arrangements (Size) 7 Nos. (25 ft. X 10 ft.)

12 Canal sluice vent size 3 ft. X 3 ft.

13 River sluice vent Size 5 ft. X 6 ft.

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 2.Ramanathi Reservoir

1 Full reservoir level 84 ft.

2 Total Capacity of the dam 152 M.C.ft.

3 Total length of the dam 2749 ft.

4 Total length of Earth dam 2409 ft.

5 Year of construction 1974

6 Flood discharge 10450 C.ft./sec.

7 Water spread area 0.15 Sq. Miles

8 Ayacut - Single crop 94.80 acres

9 Ayacut - Double crop 4082.91 acres

10 New lands 519.00

11 Water rate lands 246.80 acres

12 No.of anaicuts 9

13 No. of surplus arrangements 2 (30 ft. X 15 ft.)

14 Canal sluice vent size Vadakal - 5 ft. X 6 ft.

Thenkai - 5 ft. X 6 ft.

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 3. Karuppanathi Dam

1 Full reservoir level 72 ft.

2 Total Capacity of the dam 1815 M.C.ft.

3 Total length of the dam 2919 ft.

4 Total length of Earth dam 2788 ft.

5 Year of construction 1976

6 No. of anaicuts 6

7 Ayacut - Dry land 796 Acres

8 Ayacut - Wet land 7867 Acres

9 Flood discharge 12600 C.ft. / sec

10 Water spread area 1.95 Sq.miles

11 No. of surplus arrangements (Size) 2 (30 X 15 ft.)

12 Canal sluice vent size 5 X 6 ft.

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 4. Gundar Reservoir

1 Full reservoir level 36.09 ft.

2 Capacity of the dam 25 M.C.ft.

3 Total length of the dam 1463 ft.

4 Total length of the Earth dam 991 ft.

5 Total length of the masonry dam 492 ft.

6 Year of construction 1983

7 Ayacut (Double Crop) 1122 Acres

8 No. of anaicuts 6

9 Flood discharge 958 C.ft. / sec

10 Water spread area 35.30 Acres

11 Surplus arrangement length 253 ft.

12 River sluice vent size 5 X 6 ft.

13 Sambodai kal sluice size 3 X 4 ft.

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 5. Adavinainar Kovil Dam

1 Full reservoir level 132 ft.

2 Length of the dam 670 Mtre

3 Water spread area 87 Acres

4 Ayacutt Area 2339.5 Hects.

5 Year of construction 2002

6 Capacity of the Dam 174 ft.

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