MAHE

Census of India 2011
PUDUCHERRY
SERIES-35 PART XII-A
DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK
MAHE
VILLAGE AND TOWN WISE

PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT (PCA)
DIRECTORATE OF CENSUS OPERATIONS

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Boundary, State / U.T./ District / Taluk.........................
Headquarters: District..................................................
Urban area with Population size: III............................. !
National Highway......................................................... NH 17
Important Metalled Road.............................................
Railway line, Broad Gauge..........................................
District Headquarters is also the Taluk Headquarters. River and Stream.........................................................
Degree College ...........................................................
Hospital ........................................................................
Contents
pages
Foreword IX
Preface XI
Acknowledgement XIII
History and scope of the District Census Handbook XIV
Brief history of the district XVI
Analytical Note 1-22
i. Physical features
a. Location and Size 1
b. Physiography 1
c. Drainage 2
d. Climate and Rainfall 2
e. Natural Resources-Flora and Fauna 3
f. Agriculture 5
g. Animal Husbandry 9
h. Education 11
i. Health 12
j. Electricity and power 13
k. Industry 14
l. Transport and Communication 15
m. Banks and Credit Societies 18
n. Social Welfare 18
o. Major Social and Cultural Events in Mahe District 19
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p. Brief Description of places of Religious, Historical and 21
Archaeological importance and places of tourist interest
q. Major Characteristics of Mahe district 21
ii. Census - Definitions and Concepts 23
iii. Non Census Concepts 28
iv. 2011 Census findings 30
v. Brief Analysis of Primary Census Abstract – Table 1 – 35 32
vi. Brief Analysis of Town Directory Data – Table 36 – 45 46
vii Scope of Village and Town Directory 50
Town Directory
a. Brief Note on Town Directory – Abbreviations used in Town Directory 61
b. Map of Mahe Municipality 65
c. Statement I – Status and Growth History 68
Statement II – Physical aspect and location of towns 2009 70
Statement III – Civic and other amenities 2009. 72
Statement IV – Medical facilities 2009. 74
Statement V – Educational, Recreational and cultural facilities 2009 76
Statement VI – Industry and banking 2009 80
Statement VII – Civic and other amenities in slums 2009 82
Appendix – Towns showing their outgrowth with population 84
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ANALYTICAL NOTE
Analytical Note
Physical Feature
Location and Size
Mahe district is one of the four districts of the Union Territory of Puducherry
which is situated 653 Km away from Puducherry. It is the smallest district with a
total geographical area of 9 Sq. km lying in the armpits of Kannur and Kozhikode
districts of Kerala. It lies approximately between 11041’ North and 11046’ North
latitudes and 75031’ East and 75054’ East longitude on the west coast in Kerala.
It is bounded by Kannur district on the north, Kozhikode on the south, Kannur
and Kozhikode on the east and Arabian Sea on the west.
Physiography
Mahe District is not a contiguous land but lies in two parts. It is a coastal
region with undulating terrain of low elevations with an exception of the
Chalakkara hill which is 60m above mean sea level. It slopes towards Arabian
Sea in the West and has small hills of varying heights. The rocky hill at a height
of 46m is seen near the confluence of River.Mahe, slopes towards the river. Rocky
cliffs have been seen all along the coast. Mayyazhi Puzha (River Mahe) flowing
westward is the main drainage of Mahe.
It may be seen from the physiographic regions of India that Mahe district is
situated in region No. 4.2.4. This means it lies in Macro region of Coastal Plains
and Islands(4), Meso region of Western Coastal Region(2) and micro region of
North Kerala Coast(4).
The geology of Mahe district belongs to the ancient rocks of Archaean age in
its northern portion and deposits of alluvium of recent period in its southern
portion. To the north of Palloor, the rocks are of Amphibolites and oldest type of
rock. The rock is well foliated and dark in colour. It is composed of coarse primes
of hornblende with a small amount of plagioclase and quartz. The southern
portion of Mahe is laterite capping the crystalline rocks known as biotite gneiss.
This rock is hard and compact. These are intruded by basic dykes in some areas.
Soils are recently formed sandy hydromorphic and coastal alluvial in most of the
places. Along the coastal it is sandy loam and in other parts clayey loams
(Orthents-Psamments-Aquents). Mahe consists of two geological plain, viz. Mahe
Coastal Plain and Mahe Rolling Plain.
Mahe coastal plain is composed of ancient rocks of Archaean age in its major
part but recent deposits of alluvium is also seen in the coastal area. It is mainly
occupied by laterite over crystalline rocks known as biotite gneiss. These are
intruded by basic dykes in some areas. These rocks are compact and hard in
nature. Soils are recently formed sandy hydromorphic and coastal alluvial in
most of the places. Along the coastal it is sandy loam and in other parts clayey
loams (Orthents-Psamments-Aquents).
The soils are a mixture of recently formed sandy soils, hydromorphic soils,
coastal alluvial soils (Orthents-Psamments-Aquents) and laterite soils. The soil
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along the coast is sandy loam and in some places it is clayey loam. The nutrient
contents of nitrogen and phosphate are low and those of potash are medium. The
district has Orthents-Psamments-Aquents soil sub-order association (Recent-
Sandy soils), recently formed hydromorphic soils, coastal alluvial soils. These
soils are good for the cultivation of Coconut. There is no mineral worth
mentioning in this district.
Drainage
Mahe is a tiny land with low mounds and hills having numerous storm water
drainages. The main river in the district is River Mahe flowing towards west and
emptied at Arabian Sea. Earenholipuzha is the other notable river flowing
towards west forming the northern boundary of the district also joins the Arabian
Sea. Mahe River is used for navigation and fishing purpose.
River Mahe
The River Mahe gathering the flows around Velliyod, Naripatta and
Kavilumpara – amsams in Kerala adjoining the Western Ghats, runs a distance of
about 55 Km towards the west emptying itself into the sea, north of the hill by the
side of the Mahe Administrator’s residence. The river forms the northern
boundary of Mahe town, separating it from the enclaves of Kallayi and Naluthara
on the north. Though not useful for the purpose of irrigation it is navigable in all
seasons up to Parakkadavu in Kerala, some19 Km further upstream. During
summer it is not navigable beyond Parakkadavu. The length of Poduvacherry
River is 0.90 Km, Pandakkal River is 1.90Km, Pallur River is 1.70 Km and
Ponniam River is 1.0Km length are the other rivers in Mahe district.
Climate and rainfall
Mahe is comparatively cooler than the other districts of the Union Territory
due to its geographical location. Around 77 per cent of the rainfall is received
during the south-west monsoon because of its location in the windward side of
the Western Ghats. The South- west monsoon sets in early June and ends in
September. The monsoon and season wise rainfall in Mahe District during the
last 10 years may be seen in the table given below.
period (October
period (June to
period (March
Winter period
to December)
Hot Weather
South-West
(January to
September)
North-East
February)
Monsoon
monsoon
to May)
Total
Sl. Years (June

No to May)
(in mm) (in mm) (in mm) (in mm) (in mm)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2000-01 2,043.6 515.6 5.0 696.7 3,260.9
2 2001-02 1,976.7 260.3 43.0 428.6 2,708.6
3 2002-03 1,752.2 904.5 24.0 124.2 2,804.9
4 2003-04 2,268.5 210.2 - 829.1 3,307.8
5 2004-05 1,967.0 353.2 21.0 144.2 2,485.4
6 2005-06 2,196.0 430.6 10.2 784.2 3,421.0
7 2006-07 2,404.2 409.8 - 466.7 3,280.7
8 2007-08 3,476.8 311.2 3.2 453.0 4,244.0
9 2008-09 2,036.0 485.6 0.0 272.8 2,794.4
10 2009-10 2,694.0 519.6 30.0 391.2 3,634.8
Source: Abstract of Statistics- 2002--11, Dept. Of Economics and Statistic, Puducherry
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During the south-west monsoon season from June-September the average
maximum temperature is about 290C and the minimum temperature is about
240C. April and May are the hottest period. The temperature decreases from
November onwards and during January it is the lowest around 160C. The average
minimum temperature of the district is about 220C.
Natural Resources : There are no minerals worth mentioning in the district.
Flora
From the floristic point of view, Mahe is situated in the occidental floral
domain more particularly in the Malabar sector. The ecology of this domine with
its hot and humid bio-climates facilitates the development of beautiful dense
forests, semi evergreen or practically evergreen. But there are no natural
vegetation types in this region. The spontaneously growing species are found
along the routes, in the fallow grounds, on the coast and also along the course of
slightly brackish water, particularly in Pandakkal.
Spontaneous Flora
It consists of two vegetation groups. One group characteristics of the western
humid regions and the other one is common in the plains and the littoral regions
of the East and the West. The more remarkable species of the first group are the
following:
1. Ampelocissus arnottiana (Mal.Semparavalli)
2. Ervatamia heyneana (Mal.Kundalapala)
3. Holigarna arnottiana (Mal.Chera)
4. Jasminum malabaricum .
5. Kaempferia
6. Leea sambucina (Mal. Nyeru, Maniporandi)
7. Osbeckia wynaadensis
8. Parsonsia spiralis
Spontaneous vegetation of wide distribution
1. Alternanthera sessilis (Mal.Kozhuppa
2. Aristida sectacea
3. Barringtonia acutangula (Mal.Nir Perzha)
4. Blumea membranaceae
5. Blumea wightiona
6. Centella asiatica (Mal.Kodangal)
7. Clerodendrum infortunatum (Mal. Paragu, Vatta perivelam)
8. Clerodendrum thomsonae
9. Coldenia procumbens
10. Datura fastuosa
11. Derris scandens (Mal.Ponnamvalli)
12. Dryndria quercifolia
13. Euphorbia thymifolia (Mal. Chitrapala)
14. Heliotropium indicum (Mal. Thekkada, Ven-pacha)
15. Lagerstroemia speciosa (Mal. Manimaruthu)
16. Melanthesa rhamnoides (Mal.Kattuniruri)
17. Micrococca mercurialis (Mal.Kunuku-thooki)
18. Mimosa pudica (Mal.Thotta vadi)
19. Oldenlandia corymbosa
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20. Polycarpon tetraphyllum
21. Premna latifolia (Mal.Knappa)
22. Stachytarpheta indica (Mal. Katapunuttu)
23. Stachytarpheta mutabilis
24. Triphasia aurantiola
25. Vitex altissima (Mal. Mayilai)
Cultivated Flora
Mahe is richly endowed with an extraordinary density of the woody vegetation
in the gardens and in the fields. From a purely floristic point of view it may be
noted that many trees of Mahe are also present in Puducherry; Cocos nucifera
(Mal.Tenga), Artocarpus integrifolia (Mal.Pila), Areca catech (Mal.Adakka) are
some of the example.
Fauna
The fauna of Mahe is more or less the same as that of the adjoining Malabar
tract of Kerala. Following animals and birds are commonly found in the district.
1. Suncus murinus Linnaeus (House Shrew)

2. Rousettus leschenaulti Desmarest (Fulvous Fruit Bat)
3. Cynopterus sphinx Vahl (Short nosed Fruit Bat)
4. Pteropus giganteus Briinnich (Indian Flying Fox)
5. Taphozous melanopogon Temminck (Blackbearded Tomb Bat)
6. Megaderma spasma Linnaeus (Malay False Vampire)
7. Megaderma Iyra Geoffroy(Indian False vampire)
8. Rhinlophus rouxi Temminck (Horse shoe Bat)
9. Hipposideros fulvus Gray (Indian Bicoloured Leaf nosed Bat)
10. Hipposideros speoris Schneider (Schneider’s Leaf nosed Bat)
11. Tadarida plicata Buchanan (Wrinkled lipped Bat)
12. Pipistrellus mimus Wroughton ( Indian Pygmy Pipistrelle)
13. Pipistrellus coromandra Gray (IndianPipistrelle)
14. Pipistrellus ceylonicus Kelaart (Kelaarti’s Pipistrelle)
15. Scotophilus kuhli Leach (Lesser Yellow Bat)
16. Kerivoula picta Pallas (Painted Bat)
17. Macaca radiata Geoffroy (Bonnet Monkey)
18. Presbytis entellus Dufresne (Langur)
19. Canis aureus Linnaeus (Asiatic Jackal)
20. Vulpes bengalensis Shaw (Bengal Fox)
21. Paradoxurus jerdoni Blanford (Jerdon’s Palm Civet)
22. Herpestes edwardsi Geoffroy (Indian Grey Mongoose)
23. Tragulus meminna Erxleben (Mouse Deer)
24. Axis axis Erxleben (Spotted Deer)
25. Cervus unicolor Kerr (Sambar)
26. Tetracerus quadricornis Blainville (Four Horned Antelope)
27. Lepus nigricollis Cuvier (Indian Hare)
28. Funambulus palmarum Linnaeus (Indian Palm Squirrel)
29. Funambulus tristatus Waterhouse (Jungle Striped Squirrel)
30. Ratufa indica Erxleben (Indian Giant Squirrel)
31. Millardia meltada Gray (Soft furred Field Rat)
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32. Rattus rattus Linnaeus (House Rat)
33. Mus musculus Linnaeus (House Mouse)
34. Mus cervicolor Hodgson (Fawn coloured Mouse)
35. Bandicota bengalensis Gray (Lesser Bandicoot Rat)
36. Bandicota indica Bechstein (Large Bandicoot Rat)
Following reptiles are commonly seen in the district.
1. Chelonia mydas (Green Turtle)
2. Hemidactylus brooki (House Lizard)
3. Calotes versicolor (Garden Lizard or BloodSucker)
4. Mabuya Carinata (Skink)
5. Lycodon aulicus (Wolf Snake)
6. Cerberusrhynchops (Dog faced Snake)
9. Natrix stolata (Striped Keelback)
10. Ptyas mucosus (Rat Snake)
11. Bungarus Caeruleus (Krait)
12. Naja naja (Cobra)
13. Enhydrina schistosa (Beaked Sea Snake)
Following amphibian species are also found in Mahe district.
1. Rana cyanophylctis (Skipping Frog)
2. Rana hexadactyla (South Indian Frog)
3. Rana limnaocharis limnocharis (Paddy Field Frog)
4. Rana tigrina (Bull Frog)
5. Bufo melanosticus (Common Indian Toad)
Agriculture & Land use
The total geographical area of Mahe district is 9 sq. km as per the Surveyor
General of India. Agricultural activities are very less in the district. Out of 870
hectares of land around 40 hectares are only used for cultivation purpose. Every
household in the district is maintaining garden within their house premises.
Perennial crops like Coconut, betelnut, pepper, Tapioca, mango and plantain etc.,
are grown in the gardens. Garden areas are also treated as agricultural land and
hence 593 hectares of land out of the total area of 870 hectares are shown as
available for cultivation in the district. A total of 277 hectares are used for non-
agricultural and other uses.
There is no irrigation system in Mahe as it is a hilly area and the rivers
flowing in the district are not suitable for irrigation purpose. Few farmers use
ponds for irrigation purpose and the total area irrigated is 44 hectares of which 5
hectares are irrigated more than once as per the data available from the
Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Govt. of Puducherry.
Sl. Source of Irrigation Area (in Hectares)
No.
1 2 3
1 Govt.Canals -
2 Tanks/Lakes -
3 Wells/Tube wells -
4 Water Falls -
5 Other Sources* 30
Total 30
*Spring, Channels, Ponds etc., are included in other sources
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The classification of area by different types of land use is given below for the
year 2008-09:
Area as on
Sl. No. Classification 2008-09
(Hectares)
1 2 3
1 Forest 0
2 Area under Non-Agricultural uses 237
3 Barren and Uncultivable land 1
4 Permanent pasture and other grassing land 0
5 land under miscellaneous tree crops etc., 2
6 Cultivable waste land 25
7 Fallow lands other than current fallows 4
8 Current fallows 8
9 Net Area Sown 593
Total Area 870
Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics, 2008-09 Puducherry
Cropping Pattern
Mahe lies on the coast of Arabian Sea in northern Kerala. The land is an
undulating tract of heaps and hill with rocks. The soil is not suitable for Paddy
cultivation. The coconut growing is the main cultivation in Mahe followed by
Plantain and Betel Nuts. As there is no canal or tube well irrigation existing, the
cultivation wholly depends only on the monsoon showers. Different types of crops
produced in the district are as detailed below:
Area under Crops 2008-09 (in Hectares)
Sl. Crop Area Production
No. (Hectares) (M.T.)
1 2 3 4
Plantain 23 308
Mango 7 54
Other fruits 6 N.A.
Cashew nut 4 4
Tapioca 6 60
Other Vegetables 3 12
Betal nut 61 79
Pepper 12 8
Tamarind 1 3
Total Food Crops 123 528
II Non-Food Crops
Coconut(In 1,000 nuts) 472 4,012
Total Non-Food Crops
Grand Total 595 528*
( Food & Non-Food Crops)
* Excluding Coconut
Source: Abstract of statistics, 2008-09, Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Puducherry
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In Mahe district the soil is not suitable for cultivation of paddy but it is
suitable for other food crops like plantain, fruits, tapioca and vegetables etc., are
only grown. Area under different crops irrigated may be seen in the following
table.
Area under crops irrigated (in Hectares)
Sl.
Crop 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
No
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Food crops 0 0 0 0 0
Other food crops
2 Plantain 21 22 18 23 23
3 Other Fruits
4 Tapioca 17 16 10 6 8
5 6 5 3 3
5 Other Vegetables
Total Other Food
43 44 33 32 34
Crops
Total Food Crops 43 44 33 32 34
Grand Total ( Food &
43 44 33 32 34
non-food crops)
Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics, 2005-06 to 2009-10 Puducherry.
Distribution of Holding Lands:
(i) Land holding:
The number of operational holdings and area operated during 2000-01 and
2005-06 in Mahe district is given below.
Sl. Item Agriculture Census Year

No.
2000-01 2005-06
1 No. of Operational holding 6,767 6,786

2 Area of operated 643 637
3 Average size(in Hectare) 0.10 0.09
Source: Report on Agriculture Census, 2005-06, Puducherry
It may be observed from the above table that Mahe district has reported 6,786
holdings with 637.45 hectares of area operated. The number of holdings and area
operated has declined in 2005-06 census as compared to 2000-01 census. The
average size of holdings in Mahe has shown a declining trend as compared to
2000-01 census. Mahe district has not reported any scheduled caste holdings in
the 2005-06 Census.
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(ii) Operational holding by type:
According to the Agricultural Census 2005-06, of the total 870 hectares of

land in Mahe district, 637.45(73.27%) hectares are used for cultivation. Out of
total operational holdings 98.6 per cent of holdings are individual holdings while
joint and institutional holdings are 1 per cent and 0.35 per cent respectively.
Similarly 97 per cent of areas are operated by individual operators only.
The following table shows the percentage distribution of holdings and Area
operated by type of holding in Mahe for all size groups according to 2005-06
Agriculture Census.
Sl. Item Area (in hectare)

No. /Percentage
1 Total Geographical area 870
2 Area of Operational holdings 637.45
3 Percentage of area of operational holding 73.27
4 No. of holdings (%)
(a) Individual 98.60
(b) Joint 1.05
(C) Institutional 0.35
5 Area Operated (%)
(a) Individual 96.89
(b) Joint 1.28
(C) Institutional 1.83
Source: Report on Agriculture Census, 2005-06, Puducherry.
According to 2005-06 Agriculture Census, distribution of number of holdings

according to irrigation status in Mahe district is given in the following table.
Sl. Item Area (in

No. hectares)/
Percentage
1 Wholly irrigated holdings 230(1.2)
2 Partly irrigated holding 458(17.3)
3 Sub-total holding receiving irrigation 688(3.1)
4 Wholly un-irrigated 6029(75.8)
Total 6717(22.3)
(iii) Intensity of cropping:
The Intensity of cropping is measured as a ratio of Gross cropped area to net

area sown in a year. The Intensity of cropping in Mahe district was 1.002 while it
is 1.693 for Puducherry U.T. There is no intensity of cropping in medium and
large holding in respect of Mahe region. The following table is showing the
intensity of cropping by major size group of holding for all social groups in Mahe
district during 2005-06:
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Sl. Holding size Intensity of cropping
No. (Ratio)
1 Marginal (0.0 to 1.0 ha) 1.002
2 Small(1.0 to 2.0 ha) 1.004
3 Semi-medium(2.0to4.0 ha) 1.000
4 Medium(4.0 to 10.0 ha) 0.000
5 Large(above 10.0 ha) 0.000
Total 1.002
Animal Husbandry
Agriculture allied activities such as fishing and livestock rearing have an
important role in the economy of Mahe district. As per 2007 Livestock Census
there were 542 Cattle which include milching and others, 488 dogs and 251
goats. The Census further shows that there were 941 Poultry in Mahe district of
which 425 are Hens and 259 are Chickens. When compared to 2003 livestock
census, a marginal decrease in poultry farming in Mahe district in 2007. The
table below shows the details of the livestock account of Mahe in 2007. The
Poultry population in Mahe district as per the Livestock Censuses 2003 and 2007
are given in the following table.
Sl. Livestock Population Year
No. 2003 2007
1 2 3 4
1 Cow (Crossbred) 600 542
2 Cow(Indigenous) 16 N.A.
3 Buffaloes 1 N.A.
3 Goat 136 251
4 Pigs N.A. 36
5 Rabbit 14 22
6 Dogs 429 488
Total Livestock 1196 1339
Source: Livestock Census 2003 and 2007 - Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Welfare, Puducherry.
Poultry farming:
Sl. Type of poultry Livestock Census Years
No. (in numbers) 2003 2007
1 Fowls
(a) Cocks 217 164
(b) Hens 994 425
(c) Chickens 5,142 259
2 Ducks
(a) Ducks 12 6
(b) Drakes 5 11
(c) Duckling N.A. N.A.
3 Other Poultry N.A. 76
Total 6,370 941
Source: Livestock Census 2003 and 2007 - Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Welfare, Puducherry
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The production of Milk, Meat and Eggs in Mahe is significantly very low when
compared to the other districts of Puducherry UT. Mahe district is depending on
the neighboring districts of Kerala for milk, meat and eggs etc. The following table
shows the production of Milk, Meat and Eggs in Mahe district during the year
2007-08 and 2008-09.
Sl. Items Year

No. 2007-08 2008-09
1 Milks (in MLs)) 0.421 0.352
2 Egg (in lakh) 1.52 1.57
3 Meat (MTs)
(a) Livestock 0.112 0.116
(b) Poultry 0.032 0.043
Fisheries
Among the total Coastal length of 45 km. in the Union Territory of
Pondicherry, just 2 km length of Coastal area only is available in Mahe. Fish
catch is relatively small and fish available here are mostly of estuarine varieties.
The coastline is being a rich fishing belt between Ponnani and Mangalore on the
west coast. There is no Inland Water or Brackish Water resource available in the
district. However, there is no inland fishing and prawn production in Mahe
district. There are 1250 active fishermen in the district. The fishing activities in
the district may be understood from the following table.
Sl. Item 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

No.
1 2 3 4 5
1 Total Number of fishing boats 14 14 14
Category I (FRP Mechanised Boat) 3 2 2
Category II (Wooden Mechanised Boat) 11 12 12
Category III (FRP Vallam) 130 128 129
2 Total Number of fishing Nets 274 270 272
3 Fish Production(in tonnes)
a. Inland Production N.A. N.A. N.A.

b. Marine Production 3,656 3,038 3,290.1
4 Number of Active fishermen 1,226 1,248 1,250
5 Fishermen/Fisherwomen Primary 2 2 2
Co-operative Societies(number)
6 Membership of fishermen 2,393 2,393 2,464
/fisherwomen primary co-operative
societies
Source: Department of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare, 2009-10, Puducherry,
Among several categories of boats, FRP Vallams are contributing more in

fishing activities. The total no. of active fishermen is 1,250 during the year 2009-
10 which is higher than the previous year. One 2-ton ice plant –cold storage unit
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is operated in Mahe, which is producing and selling ice to fisherman at nominal
rate. For the transport of fish from the landing center to the nearest market,
fisher man can hire the departmental fish van through the society. There are 2
Fishermen Co-Operative Societies functioning for the welfare of Fishermen
Community.
The details of fish and prawn catches in marine and inland during the year
2008-09 are as follows:
Sl. Item Fishing in M.Tonnes

No 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Fish Catch
a) Marine 3,835 3,856 3,038 3,290
b) Inland N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
2 Prawn
Catch
a) Marine 410 386 371 289
b) Inland N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
Source: Department of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare, 2009-10, Puducherry
Education
Education plays a pivotal role in the economic, social and cultural

development of a country. Apart from moulding characters and values of the
citizens, the overall growth of the country solely depends on educational growth.
Hence, it enjoys the top priority among all social activities in any development
plan.The missionaries from France had started the first primary school in Mahe
during 1825 to teach Malayalam and French. This was followed by another girls
school opened on 5th July, 1877 by the Sisters of the Congregation of St. Joseph
de’ Cluny. There are 53 educational institutions all together are run in the
district. As far as the Mahe district is concerned, education is placed in a better
position. Among the district of the Union Territory of Pondicherry, Mahe always
stands at the forefront in literacy. As per the 2011 census, the literacy rate in
Mahe district is 97.9 per cent as against the National average of 73 per cent.
Sl. Census Total / Literacy Rate

No. Years Rural /
Urban Persons Males Females
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 2011 Total 97.9 98.6 97.3
Rural N.A. N.A. N.A.
Urban 97.9 98.6 97.3
2 2001 Total 95.7 97.6 94.0
Rural N.A. N.A. N.A.
Urban 95.7 97.6 94.0
Source: Primary Census Abstract 2011, Puducherry
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The number of educational institutions runs by Govt. and private
organizations in the district during 2008-09 are given in the following table.
Sl. No. Type of Institutions Number of Institutions

Total Govt. Private
1 2 3 4 5
1 Pre-primary school 22 10 12
2 Primary Schools 14 10 4
3 Middle Schools 8 1 5
4 High Schools 6 3 3
5 Higher Secondary Schools 5 5 0
6 College 1 1 0
Total 53 29 24
Source: Directorate of School Education, 2008-09, Puducherry
In addition to the above mentioned educational facilities, there is a Polytechnic

college, one I.T.I., one D.T.Ed. College and two B.Ed., colleges are also run in
Mahe. Student’s enrollment and strength of teachers in schools has increased
marginally in Mahe district. The ratio of teachers - students in the district is 1:22.
Percentage of passing in Secondary school level in the district is 99.6 percent and
Higher Secondary level is 65.2 percent. The distribution of Teachers-Students in
Mahe district is given below.
Sl. Numbers 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

No.
1 2 3 4 5
1 Number of Teachers
a. Government 368 377 360
b. Private 198 155 212
2 Number of Students
a. Government 8,084 7,794 7,382
b. Private 4,521 4,822 5,158
Source: Directorate of School Education, 2009-10, Puducherry
In 2011 Census Mahe district has attained 97.9 per cent literacy rate from
95.7 per cent in 2001 by improving 2.2 percentage point during the decade of
2001-2011.
Health
This district has one General Hospital, Maternity Hospital, T.B. Clinic,
Community Health Centre, E.S.I., Primary Health Centre and 3 Primary Health
Sub - Centres for taking health care of the local people. Under Indian System of
Medicine, one Ayurvedic Unit is also functioning in this district.
Medical facilities are well established in the district. A statement showing
number of medical facilities during 2008-09 is given below.
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Sl. Type of Medical Facility No. of. Centres
No
1 2 3
1 Allopathy Hospitals 1
2 Ayurveda 3
3 Siddha 1
4 Homoeopathy 2
5 Community Health Centre 1
6 Primary Health Centre 1
7 Primary Health Sub Centre 4
8 ESI Dispensaries 1
Source: Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services, 2008-09 – Puducherry
Mahe district has achieved 100 per cent registration of births and deaths.
Number of Live births, Still Births and Deaths registered under Civil Registration
System during 2006-09 in the district is given below.
Sl. Birth/Death Year
No.
2006 2007 2008 2009
1 2 3 4 5 6
a. Live Birth
Total 1,057 1,574 1,102 898
Male 523 763 568 464
Female 534 811 534 434
b. Death
Total 373 383 344 290
Male 214 227 205 166
Female 159 156 139 124
Source: Local Administration Department, 2006 to 2009, Puducherry
Electricity
Electricity is the chief necessity for the economic development. There is no
power generation facility in this region. Mahe district is purchasing electricity
from Kerala Electricity Board since 1955. All the settlements of Mahe are
electrified by March, 1972 itself. Out of the total of 13,778 connections in 2008-
09, domestic connections are 8,172 followed by commercial with 2,692
connections and 156 are for industrial purposes.
The details on length of H.T. and L.T. lines and progress in electrification up to
31st March, 2009 are shown below:
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Sl. No Items Unit 2008-09
1 2 3 4
1 Electrified:
No. of Villages No. N.A.
No. of Towns No. In all areas
2 Domestic connections
a) One light services(free) No. 481
b) Light, fan and small power No. 7,691
3 Commercial connections No. 2,692
4 Agricultural connections No. 3
5 Industrial connections
a) H.T.Lines No. 2
b) L.T.Lines No. 154
6 Street Lights No. 2,755
Source: Electricity Department, 2008-09 - Puducherry
The main source of lighting in Mahe district is electricity. Out of total urban
households, 99.3 per cent households have electricity as the main source. The
households by main sources of lighting in Mahe district according to Census of
India2011 is shown below
Sl. No Main source of lighting No. of households
Total Rural Urban
1 Electricity 7,150 - 7,150
2 Kerosene 42 - 42
3 Solar energy 2 - 2
4 Other oil 2 - 2
5 Any other N.A. - N.A.
6 No lighting 1 - 1
Total Number of households 7,197 - 7,197
Source: Tables on Houses, Household Amenities and Assets 2011, Puducherry
Industry
The level of Industrial activity is quite low in this district. Large and medium
Industrial Units have only a meagre presence. The only large scale Industry
functioning in this district is the Cannanore Spinning and Weaving Mill (NTC)
engaged in production of cotton yarn. A total of 712 employees are working in the
mill. There are 247 registered Small Scale Units in this region providing
Industrial employment. These small scale units are engaged in the production of
wooden furniture, bakery products, aerated water, maida, rava, atta, gingely oil,
coconut oil, readymade garments, steel furniture, fiber glass products, Textile mill
spare parts made out of Aluminum etc., Details of different types of Industrial
units registered permanently as on 31.03.2010 are given in the following table.
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2009-10
Sl.
Description of Manufacture No of No of persons
No
Units employed
1 2 5 6
1 Food Products 57 346
2 Cotton textiles 4 583
3 Wool, Silk and synthetic fibre textiles N.A. N.A.
4 Jute, Hamp & Masta & Textiles N.A. N.A.
5 Hosiery & Garments 39 221
6 Wood products 32 160
7 Paper & Printing 12 40
8 Leather Products 4 17
9 Rubber & Plastics 10 57
10 Chemical & Chemical Products 25 58
11 Non-metallic mineral Products 7 81
12 Metal Products 14 80
13 Machinery & Parts 19 92
14 Transport equipment and parts 1 3
15 Miscellaneous 10 82
16 Personal Services & Hotel Project 13 126
17 Repairing & Services 2 32
Total 249 2018
Source: Directorate of Industries and Commerce, 2009-10, Puducherry
Transport and Communication:
Transport and Communication facilities are considered as administrative
necessity as well as public convenience. Moreover; a well-knit transportation
system is a pre-requisite for the social and economic development of any district.
Mahe has good connectivity to all the neighboring cities with all-weather roads.
There is no Railway station and Airport in this region. But a railway station in
neighboring village (Azhiyur) of Kerala state is named as Mahe railway station and
it is situated at a distance of 2 Kms from Mahe. Airport near to Mahe district is in
Calicut International airport, which in Karipur in Malapuram district of Kerala
state. It is 93Kms away from Mahe.
i) Transport:
The district has an adequate number of public and private vehicles for
meeting the present transportation requirements. Mahe district have frequent
bus transport facility. Apart from the bus transport facility, car and auto services
are also available for public in the district. The total number of vehicles registered
in the Transport Department in Mahe district up to 2008-09 is 6655 of which 623
are transport vehicles and 6032 are Non-Transport vehicles. The Transport
Vehicles shown are the vehicles for hire purposes and the Non-Transport Vehicles
are used for own purposes. The Number of Motor Vehicles in use as on 31st
March 2009 is given in the following table.
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Sl. Type of Vehicles Number of vehicles
No 2008-09
1 2 3
A Transport Vehicles
I Multi-axled /Articulated Vehicles 2
II Trucks and Lorries 273
III Light Motor Vehicles ( Goods)
a) Four Wheelers 24
b) Three Wheelers 81
Total 105
IV Buses
a)Stage carriages 18
b)Contract carriages 3
c) Private Service Vehicles 3
d) Other Buses 1
Total 25
V Taxies
a) Motor Cabs 1
b) Maxi Cabs 0
c) Other Taxis 35
Total 36
VI Light Motor Vehicles (Passengers)
a) Three Seaters 182
b) Four to Six Seaters 0
Total 182
Grand Total (I - IV) 6,23
B Non-Transport Vehicles
1.Two Wheelers 3,492
2.Cars 2,258
3.Jeeps 152
4. Omni Buses 99
5. Van 5
6.Tractors 3
7.Trailors 5
8.Others 18
Total B 6,032
Grand Total (Transport & Non- Transport Vehicles) 6,655
Source: Transport Department, 2008-09, Puducherry
a) Road:
There is a National Highways passing through Mahe for a distance of 1.988

kms, connecting Poozhithala and Mahe Bridge. Out of 131 kms motorable road
in Mahe, 105.230 kms length is maintained by Mahe Municipality, while the
other 25.695 kms. Length is under the maintenance of state PWD. The
information regarding length of roads available in Mahe District as on 31st March
2009 is given in the following table.
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Sl. Item/Details Length of Road
No (in Kms.)
1 Length of Roads (P.W.D)
(a) National highways 1.988
(b) State Highways 1.478
(c) Major District Roads & 22.290
Other District Roads
(d) Rural Roads 0.000
2 Length of Roads 105.230
(Municipalities)
3 Length of Roads 0.000
(Commune Panchayat)
Source: Public Works Department, 2008-09, Puducherry
ii) Communication
A good telecom infrastructure including Postal, Telephone, Mobile and Internet

services is established in Mahe district.
a) Postal
There are 4 Post Offices in Mahe District. Out of 4 one is sub-post office and 3
are Branch post offices. The Postal Index Number (PIN code) of Mahe district is
673 310. The sub post office is located in Mahe town and the Branch post offices
are functioning in Naluthara, Pallor, and Pandakal.
b) Telephone, Mobile and Internet facility:
Number of Households having Landline phones, Mobile phones and Both as

per Census 2011 in the Mahe district are given below:
Sl.No Item Total Rural Urban
1 2 3 4 5
1 Telephone 777 0 777
2 Mobile 2,954 0 2,954
3 Both 3,182 0 3,182

Source: Houses, Household Amenities and Assets, Census of India, 2011, Puducherry.
Number of Households in Mahe district having Computers/Laptops

with/without internet and as per Census 2011 is given below:
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Sl. Item Number of Households
No
1 2 3
1 Computer/Laptop
a) With internet 574
b) Without internet 910
Source: Houses, Household Amenities and Assets, Census of India, 2011, Puducherry.
Banks and Credit Societies:

In Mahe district, 5 Nationalized Banks, 3 Commercial banks and 2 Co-
operative banks serve for the local people. Apart from the commercial banks,
there are 2 credit societies and 25 non-credit societies also functioning in the
district.
Social Welfare:
Many welfare programmes are being implemented in the district covering

different target groups, namely, physically disabled, senior citizens, Adi-Dravidars
and women. Special attention is paid on effective implementation of urban
poverty alleviation programme. Funds available through the banking sector are
also being utilized towards implementation of economic development schemes
dovetailed with state subsidy for various downtrodden groups of the society like
women, SCs, backward classes and disabled and promotion of self-employment
schemes for educated unemployed youths. Implementation of various welfare
schemes would also contribute indirectly towards upliftment of many poor
families above the poverty line. The details of no. of social welfare homes and
inmates of the homes in Mahe district during the year 2008-09 are given in the
following table.
Sl. Social Welfare Homes No. of No. of inmates

No Institutions
1 2 3 4
1 Home for Orthopedically - -
handicapped
2 Observation Home and Special - -
school for Juvenile Delinquents
3 Beggar Home - -
4 Special School for Blind and mutes - -
5 Home for blind - -
6 Home for Aged and Infirm 1 11
7 Hostel for Working women - -
8 Hostel for BC students - -
9 Home for Mentally Retarded - -
10 Voluntary Organizations (licensed) - -
Total 1 11
Source: Directorate of Social Welfare, 2008-09, Puducherry
Government has implemented various welfare schemes to Children of age from
6 months to 6 years, Pregnant Women, Lactating Mothers, Adolescent girls etc.,
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and also provides monthly financial assistance to Old Age Persons, Destitute
Women and Physically Handicapped persons. There are 12 Anganwadi centres to
cater services for women and children beneficiaries in this district. The number of
beneficiaries in Mahe district during the year 2008-09 is given in the following
table.
Sl. Schemes Year

No.
2007-08 2008-09
1 2 3 4
1 Old Age Pension 1288 1478
2 Widows Pension 1349 1446
3 Unmarried Women 250 273
4 Deserted Women 50 75
5 Eunuchs N.A. N.A.
6 Physically Handicapped 437 462
Source: Dept. of Women & Child Development, 2008-09, Puducherry
Major Social and Cultural Events of Mahe district:
Encompassing a total area of 9 sq. km. the district of Mahe bears relics to the
glorious French rule of Puducherry. The Mahe district which is a part of
Puducherry UT, though a former French position, is an integral part of Kerala
State in customs, habits and religious practices.
Majority of the population of this district are Hindus followed by Muslims and
Christians. Major festivals of Hindus of this district are Vishu and Onam.
Muslims celebrate Ramzan, Bakrid, Muharram, Milad-un-Nabi while Christians
celebrate Christmas.
Apart from the above mentioned major festivals of the Hindu Religious
Community of the district celebrate ‘Thira Festival ’ which is conducted in four
places – Koyyodan Koroth at Palloor from 15th to 17th of Malayalam month of
Makaram (January – February, Mahe Puthalam at Mahe from 22nd to 25th of
Kumbham (February – March), Pando Koolam on 30th Meenam and 1st Medam
(March, April and Pando Kavu) at the same time.
Theyyatam, a corrupt deviation of ‘Deiva Attam’ which in anglicized form is

termed the ‘Devil Dance’, is an event peculiar to Malabar Region of Kerala in
which Mahe exists. The origin of the Theyyatam also known as Thira Festival is
lost in obscurity, but the cultural advancement of the people and the more
radical changes in outlook, customs and manners have not been able to
completely efface superstition and it is believed from the earliest of times that
Thira or Theyyatam is one mode of religious worship in appeasement of demons
and devils and as a sort of production against their evil and destructive influence.
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Koyyodan Koroth is an ancient Nayar tarwad and the conduct of this festival
has been in existence for a number of years. The deities associated with this
Thira are :
1. Kuttichathan, a Vaishnavite deity

2. Gulikan, a Saivite deity
3. Ghasntakarnan, a Saivite deity
4. Uchchitta Bhagavathi , a Vaishnavite Goddess
5. Chamundi
6. Karanavar – a deified ancestor
Mahe Puthalam is a well known tarwad of the Thiyyas. Tholan Moopan of this
family is stated to have been the first Administrator of Mahe. The Puthalam
Shrine is the first one dedicated to this form of worship in Mahe. The deities
worshiped at this place are
1. Pookkuttichathan, a Vaishnavite deity

2. Pampoori
3. Gulikan
4. Marpoliyan
5. Thalachuzian
6. Durga Bhagavathi
Pando Kookam and Pando Kavu are two Nayar tarwads. Goddess Paradevata
and God Cherukkan, two Saivite deities are worshipped in the former shrine
whereas in the latter, Lord Ayyappan is worshipped.
It is, however, to be observed that these ancient customs and festivities are
fast dying out, even though the celebration is regular in the Mahe area, partly
due to the political impact on the masses and partly due to the economic
conditions. These festivals played a very important role in the life of the villages
and even to this day, persons who cling to the old orthodox and conservative
notions and ideas have a tinge of regret for the non-observance of these
customary mode of worship.
The annual feast of the venerated shrine of St. Teresa of Avila at Mahe is an
important festival of the Christians. The St. Theresa Church is located in the
heart of Mahe town which celebrates a festival in October every year. This shrine
appears to have been erected in December 1736. A small wooden statute of St.
Teresa, which is considered to be as miraculous as it is ancient. It is stated that it
is unlike in appearance to the statues of St. Teresa which are seen elsewhere to
day. Two stories are current about the origin of this statue. One is that it was
carried along with west coast, in a ship which stopped when it reached Mahe, and
the crew realizing that it was the will of the saint to have it installed there,
unloaded it at Mahe for public veneration. The other is that it was caught in a
fisherman’s fishnet in the sea near Mahe. This miraculous statue which is safely
preserved in the Church is exposed for public veneration only once in a year
during the time of the annual feast in the month of October and it is to this that
strange devotion of people of all religious denominations – Christians, Muslims
and Hindus - is directed.
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Brief description of places of religious, Historical and Archaeological
importance and places of tourist interests in Mahe district:
Endowed with a rich historical past Mahe district is blessed with several
places of tourist interests. Some of the notable tourist destination of Mahe are
St. George Fort – one of the important land marks of the district Mahe, St. George
Church represents the glorious historical antecedents of the bygone French rule
Cherukkalayi Kunnu, Mt. Veera – the bewitching beauty of Cherukallayi Kunnu
in Mount Veera casts a magical spell on the tourists. Mahe boasts of enriched
cultural ancestry that has penetrated from the ancient times to the modern era.
The temples in Mahe district are mostly dedicated to Kuttichathans and

Bhagavathis. Puthalam Bhagavathi temple conducts ‘Thiraiyattam” and “Thira”
which is a kind of dance of ancient art coupled with divinity are worth
mentioning.
Puzhakal Juma Masjidh is the oldest mosque standing on the bank of Mahe
river which was constructed in 16th century. The peculiar feature of this masjid
is that its frontal has the appearance of a Hindu Temple.
The St. Theresa Church, located in the heart of Mahe town. It would surprise
a visitor to this shrine to see that, situated in an essentially non – Christian
locality, it has been and is being fostered and kept up by the St. devotees the
majority of whom are non – Christians viz., Hindus and Muslims. St. Theresa is
for them the Mother of Mahe, and has been for the two centuries and more the
patroness guide and devoted mother whom they invoke in all their trials,
tribulations and afflictions.
Azhimukham is the estuary of Mayyazhi River and Arabian sea. The

picturesque location of Mahe which flanked by blue wavy ocean and rippling
Mayyazhi river is a worth seeing. Tagore Park and Government House are
situated here. There is a statue namely Marianne is in Tagore Park. Marianne is
an imaginary character established by the French for the 100th anniversary of
French revolution. The slogan Liberty, Equality and Fraternity are enshrined on
the statue in French.
Remnants of two forts are still existing in Mahe, namely Othenan’s Fort and
St. George Fort. The first one is situated on the right side of Mahe Civil Station
and the second one is on the highest hill of Cherukalai.
Major Characteristics of Mahe district
Encompassing a total area of 9 sq. km., the district of Mahe bears relics to the
glorious French rule of Puducherry Union Territory. Mahe is the one of
burgeoning trade and commerce centres of Puducherry. The district is equipped
with good infrastructural amenities. The districts presents a harmonious blend
of agricultural growth and industrial productivity. Located to the west of the
Indian peninsula, the fertile land of Mahe is suitable for cultivating various kinds
of crops like paddy, coconut, black pepper, tapioca and banana.
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The cultivation of good quality crops enables the district to earn a large
amount of revenue. Mahe supports small scale, cottage and medium scale
industries that forms the backbone of the economy of the district. Handicrafts
and coir making are important industries of Mahe that enables the local
inhabitants to earn their livelihood. Fisheries and Animal Husbandry are other
important source of generating income for the indigenous population of Mahe.
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CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS
Census concepts
Building: A ‘Building’ is generally a single structure on the ground. Usually a

structure will have four walls and a roof. Sometimes it is made up of more than
one component unit which are used or likely to be used as dwellings (residences)
or establishments such as shops, business houses, offices, factories, workshops,
work sheds, Schools, places of entertainment, places of worship, godowns, stores
etc. It is also possible that building which have component units may be used for
a combination of purposes such as shop-cum-residence, workshop-cum-
residence, office-cum-residence etc. But in some areas the very nature of
construction of houses is such that there may not be any wall. Such is the case of
conical structures where entrance is also provided but they may not have any
walls. Therefore, such of the conical structures are also treated as separate
buildings.
Pucca houses: Houses, the walls and roof of which are made of permanent
materials. The material of walls can be any one from the following, namely,
Stones (duly packed with lime or cement mortar), G.I/metal/ asbestos sheets,
Burnt bricks, Cement bricks, Concrete. Roof may be made of from any one of the
following materials, namely, Machine-made tiles, Cement tiles, Burnt bricks,
Cement bricks, Stone, Slate, G.I/Metal/Asbestos sheets, Concrete. Such houses
are treated as Pucca house.
Kutcha houses: Houses in which both walls and roof are made of materials,
which have to be replaced frequently. Walls may be made from any one of the
following temporary materials, namely, grass, Unburnt bricks, bamboos, mud,
grass, reeds, thatch, plastic /polythene, loosed packed stone, etc. Such houses
are treated as Kutcha house.
Dwelling Room: A room is treated as a dwelling room if it has walls with a

doorway and a roof and should be wide and long enough for a person to sleep in,
i.e. it should have a length of not less than 2 meters and a breadth of at least 1.5
meters and a height of 2 meters. A dwelling room would include living room,
bedroom, dining room, drawing room, study room, servant’s room and other
habitable rooms. Kitchen, bathroom, latrine, store room, passageway and
verandah which are not normally usable for living are not considered as dwelling
rooms. A room, used for multipurpose such as sleeping, sitting, dining, storing,
cooking, etc., is regarded as a dwelling room. In a situation where a census house
is used as a shop or office., etc., and the household also stays in it then the room
is not considered as a dwelling room. But if a garage or servant quarter is used by
a servant and if she/ he also lives in it as a separate household then this has
been considered as a dwelling room available to the servant’s household. Tent or
conical shaped hut if used for living by any household is also considered as
dwelling room. A dwelling room, which is shared by more than one household,
has not been counted for any of them. If two households have a dwelling room
each but in addition also share a common dwelling room, then the common room
has not been counted for either of the households.
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Census House : A ‘census house’ is a building or part of a building used or
recognized as a separate unit because of having a separate main entrance from
the road or common courtyard or staircase, etc. It may be occupied or vacant. It
may be used for residential or non- residential purpose or both. If a building has
a number of Flats or Blocks/Wings, which are independent of one another having
separate entrances of their own from the road or a common staircase or a
common courtyard leading to a main gate, these are considered as a separate
Census house.
Village: The basic unit for rural areas is the revenue village, which has definite
surveyed boundaries. The revenue village may comprise of one or more hamlets
but the entire village is treated as one unit for presentation of data. In un
surveyed areas, like villages within forest areas, each habitation area with locally
recognized boundaries is treated as one village.
Rural-Urban area: The data in the census are presented separately for rural and
urban areas. The unit of classification in this regard is ‘town’ for urban areas and
‘village’ for rural areas. The urban area comprises two types of towns viz;
Statutory towns and Census towns. In the Census of India 2011, the definition of
urban area adopted is as follows:
(a) Statutory Towns : All places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment

board or notified town area committee, etc. are known as statutory towns.
(b) Census owns: All other places satisfying the following three criteria
simultaneously are treated as Census Towns.
i) A minimum population of 5,000;

ii) At least 75 per cent of male working population engaged in non-
agricultural pursuits; and
iii) A density of population of at least 400 per sq. km. (1,000 per sq. mile)
For identification of places which would qualify to be classified as ‘urban’

all villages, which, as per the 2001 Census had a population of 4,000 and above,
a population density of 400 persons per sq. km. and having at least 75 per cent of
male working population engaged in non-agricultural activity were considered.
To work out the proportion of male working population referred to above against
b) (ii), the data relating to main workers were taken into account. In addition the
above stated towns, urban areas also constitutes of OGs which are the parts of
UAs.
Urban Agglomeration: An Urban Agglomeration is a continuous urban spread

constituting a town and its adjoining urban outgrowths (OGs) or two or more
physically contiguous towns together with or without urban outgrowths of such
towns. In some cases, railway colonies, university campuses, port areas, military
camps etc. may come up near a statutory town outside its statutory limits but
within the revenue limits of a village or villages contiguous to the town. Each
such individual area by itself may not satisfy the minimum population limit to
qualify it to be treated as an independent urban unit but may qualify to be
clubbed with the exiting town as their continuous urban spread (i.e., an Out
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Growth). Each such town together with its outgrowth(s) is treated as an
integrated urban area and is designated as an ‘urban agglomeration’. For the
purpose of delineation of Urban Agglomerations during Census of India 2011,
following criteria has been adopted:
(a) The core town or at least one of the constituent towns of an urban
agglomeration should necessarily be a statutory town; and
(b) The total population of an Urban Agglomeration (i.e. all the constituents put
together) should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census. In varying local
conditions, there were similar other combinations which have been treated as
urban agglomerations satisfying the basic condition of contiguity.
Out Growth (OG): The outgrowth is a viable unit such as a village or a hamlet or
an enumeration block and clearly identifiable in terms of its boundaries and
location. While determining the outgrowth of a town, it has been ensured that it
possesses the urban features in terms of infrastructure and amenities such as
pucca roads, electricity, taps, drainage system for disposal of waste water etc.,
educational institutions, post offices, medical facilities, banks etc. and physically
contiguous with the core town of the UA.
City: Towns with population of 100,000 and above are called cities.
Household: A ‘household’ is usually a group of persons who normally live

together and take their meals from a common kitchen unless the exigencies of
work prevent any of them from doing so. Persons in a household may be related
or unrelated or a mix of both. However, if a group of unrelated persons live in a
census house but do not take their meals from the common kitchen, then they
are not constituent of a common household. Each such person was to be treated
as a separate household. The important link in finding out whether it was a
household or not was a common kitchen/common cooking. There may be one
member households, two member households or multi-member households.
Institutional Household: A group of unrelated persons who live in an institution

and take their meals from a common kitchen is called an Institutional Household.
Examples of Institutional Households are boarding houses, messes, hostels,
hotels, rescue homes, observation homes, beggars’ homes, jails, ashrams, old age
homes, children homes, orphanages, etc. To make the definition more clearly
perceptible to the enumerators at the Census 2011, it was specifically mentioned
that this category or households would cover only those households where a
group of unrelated persons live in an institution and share a common kitchen.
Houseless household : Households who do not live in buildings or census

houses but live in the open or roadside, pavements, in hume pipes, under
flyovers and staircases, or in the open in places of worship, mandaps, railway
platforms, etc., are treated as Houseless Households.
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes: The list of SCs and STs applicable in
the Puducherry UT is given hereunder:-
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List of Scheduled Castes – Puducherry UT
1 Adi Andhra
2 Adi Dravida
3 Chakkiliyan
4 Jambuvulu
5 Kuravan
6 Madiga
7 Mala, Mala Masti
8 Paky
9 Pallan
10 Parayan, Sambavar
11 Samban
12 Thoti
13 Valluvan
14 Vetan
15 Vettiyan
16 Puthirai Vannan
List of Scheduled Tribes-Puducherry UT
No Scheduled Tribe is notified in Puducherry UT as per the Presidential Order.
Language and Mother tongue: As per the census concept, each language is a
group of mother tongues. The census questionnaire collects information on the
mother tongue of each person. Mother tongue is the language spoken in
childhood by the person’s mother to the person. If the mother died in infancy, the
language mainly spoken in the person’s home in childhood will be the mother
tongue. In the case of infants and deaf mutes, the language usually spoken by
the mother is considered as mother tongue. It is not necessary that the language
spoken as mother tongue should have a script. The mother tongues returned by
the respondents in census are classified and grouped under appropriate
languages according to their linguistic characteristics.
Literate: A person aged 7 years and above who can both read and write with
understanding in any language is taken as literate. A person who can only read
but cannot write is not literate. It is not necessary that to be considered as
literate, a person should have received any formal education or passed any
minimum educational standard. Literacy could have been achieved through adult
literacy classes or through any non-formal educational system. People who are
blind and can read in Braille are treated as literates.
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Literacy rate: Literacy rate of the population is defined as the percentage of
literates in the age-group seven years and above. For different age-groups the
percentage of literates in that age-group gives the literacy rate.
Educational level: The highest level of education a person has completed.
Work: Work is defined as participation in any economically productive activity

with or without compensation, wages or profit. Such participation may be
physical and/or mental in nature. Work involves not only actual work but also
includes effective supervision and direction of work. It even includes part time
help or unpaid work on farm, family enterprise or in any other economic activity.
All persons engaged in ‘work’ as defined above are workers. The main point to
note is that the activity should be economically productive. Reference period for
determining a person as worker and non-worker is one year preceding the date of
enumeration.
Main worker: A person who has worked for major part of the reference period
(i.e. six months or more during the last one year preceding the date of
enumeration) in any economically productive activity is termed as ‘Main worker’.
Marginal worker: A person who worked for 3 months or less but less than six
months of the reference period (i.e. in the last one year preceding the date of
enumeration) in any economic activity is termed as ‘Marginal worker’.
Non-worker: A person who has not worked at all in any economically productive
activity during the reference period (i.e. last one year preceding the date of
enumeration) is termed as ‘Non worker’.
Cultivator: For purposes of the Census, a person is classified as cultivator if he

or she is engaged in cultivation of land owned or from government or from private
persons or institutions for payment in money, kind or share. Cultivation also
includes effective supervision or direction in cultivation. Cultivation involves
ploughing, sowing, harvesting and production of cereals and millet crops such as
wheat, paddy, jowar, bajra, ragi, etc., and other crops such as sugarcane,
tobacco, ground-nuts, tapioca, etc., and pulses, raw jute and kindred fiber crop,
cotton, cinchona and other medicinal plants, fruit growing, vegetable growing or
keeping orchards or groves, etc. Cultivation does not include the plantation crops
like– tea, coffee, rubber, coconut and betel nuts (areca). The workers engaged in
Plantation crops are recorded under “other workers”.
Agricultural labourer: A person who works on another person’s land for wages in
cash or kind or share is regarded as an agricultural labourer. She/he has no risk
in the cultivation, but merely works on another person’s land for wages. An
agricultural labourer has no right of lease or contract on land on which she/he
works.
Household industry worker: Household industry is defined as an industry

conducted by one or more members of the household at home or within the
village in rural areas and only within the precincts of the house where the
household lives in urban areas. The larger proportion of workers in household
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industry should consist of members of the household. The industry should not be
run on the scale of a registered factory which would qualify or has to be
registered under the Indian Factories Act and should be engaged in
manufacturing, processing, servicing and repairs of goods. The activity relate to
production, processing, servicing, repairing or making and selling of goods. It
does not include professions such as a pleader, Doctor, Musician, Dancer,
Waterman, Astrologer, Dhobi, Barber, etc. or merely trade or business, even if
such professions, trade or services are run at home by members of the
household.
Other worker: A person, who has been engaged in some economic activity during
the last year of reference period but not as a cultivator or agricultural labourer or
worker in Household Industry. The type of workers that come under this category
include all government servants, municipal employees, teachers, factory workers,
plantation workers, those engaged in trade, commerce, business, transport,
banking, mining, construction, political or social work, priests, entertainment
artists, etc. In fact, all those workers other than cultivators or agricultural
labourers or household industry workers are ‘Other Workers’.
Work participation rate: Percentage of Workers (Main + Marginal) to total

population.
Population density: Population density is the number of persons inhabited per

square kilometer of the area.
Age: Age is measured in terms of the completed number of years.
Sex Ratio: Number of females per 1,000 males in a population.
Non-Census Concepts
Civic status of urban units: Civic Status of a town/city is determined on the

basis of Civic Administrative Authority of the town e.g., Municipal Corporation /
Corporation, Municipal Committee / Municipal council, Municipality etc.
Size class of U.A./town: Size-class of U.A./Town is based on the population size

of the U.A./City/Town.
U.A.s/Towns with 100,000 and above population are classified as Class I U.A.s/
Towns. Towns with 50,000 to 99,999 population are classified as Class II towns,
20,000 to 49,999 population are Class III towns, population with 10,000- 19,999
are Class IV towns, population with 5,000 and 9,999 are Class V towns and
towns with less than 5,000 population are Class VI towns.
Slum area : The Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956, which was
enacted by the Central Government defined slums as (a) Areas where buildings
are in any respect unfit for human habitation; or (b) are by reasons of
dilapidation, overcrowding, faulty arrangement and design of such buildings,
narrowness or faulty arrangement of streets, lack of ventilation, light or
sanitation facilities, or any combination of these factors, are detrimental to safety,
health or morals.
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Mega city : The concept of ‘Mega city’ is a recent phenomenon in the Urban
Sociology and is defined in term of metropolitan city in the form of large size,
problem of management of civic amenities and capacity to absorb the relatively
high growth of population. Indian Census in 1991 treated the population size of 5
million and above as the cutoff point to identify a place as the mega city.
Whereas, for the purpose of inclusion in Centrally Sponsored Scheme for
Infrastructure Development in Mega cities the Ministry of Urban Affairs and
employment, Department of Urban Development adopted the criteria of 4 million
and above population as per 1991 Census for Mega Cities. In 2001 Census, cities
with 10 million and above population have been treated as Mega cities and the
same criteria of population has been adopted in 2011 census.
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2011 CENSUS FINDINGS
MAHE DISTRICT
Population and its distribution
· Mahe is located 650 kms away from Puducherry, the Head Quarters of the
Union Territory on the coast of Arabian Sea in Kannur district of Kerala.
· As per Census of India 2011, total population of Mahe district is 41,816

comprising 19,143 males and 22,673 females. Population of the district
accounts for 3.35 per cent of the total population of the Puducherry UT and
ranks fourth in terms of population among the 4 districts of the Union
Territory.
· Mahe district has been entirely urban district since 1991 Census.
· Total population of Mahe District has increased by 4,988 persons from

36,828 in 2001 to 41,816 in 2011 registering a decadal growth rate of
13.54 per cent.
· Mahe district consists of one Taluk namely Mahe Taluk which is co-
terminus with district boundary.
· Mahe district has only one town namely Mahe (M) which is co-terminus
with district and taluk boundaries.
· Entire Mahe district is notified as Municipality. Mahe (M) falls within the
town size class III of the population range of 20,000 – 49,999.
· Mahe District has the highest density of population among the districts in
Union Territory. The density of population of the district is worked out to
4646 persons per Sq. Km., which was 4092 persons per Sq.Km. in 2001.
· Female population has outnumbered Male population in the district. Sex

ratio of the district has significantly improved by 37 sex ratio points from
1147 females per 1000 males in 2001 to 1184 females per 1000 males in
2011 Census.
· (0-6) Child Sex ratio has also considerably increased from 910 in 2001 to
978 in 2011 Census in the district.
· Effective Literacy rate of the district has significantly improved by 2.3

percentage points during the last decade from 95.7 in 2001 to 98.0 in
2011. Mahe district has recorded the highest literacy rate in the Union
Territory.
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· Male literacy rate has recorded as 98.6 while the female literacy rate of the
district is recorded as 97.2.
· Gender gap in literacy rate has significantly narrowed down from 3.7 in
2001 to 1.4 percentage points in 2011.
· Of the total population of 41,816 in the district as per 2011 Census, 144
persons only have reported as Scheduled Caste. Mahe district has a very
low proportion of SC population (0.3 %) to total population among the
districts of Union Territory of Puducherry. In 2001 there were 121 SC
population in the district.
· No tribe is scheduled in the district as per Presidential order.
· Work Participation rate of the district is recorded as 28.2. Male Work

Participation rate is 47.5 while Female Work Participation rate is 12.0.
· Out of 11,802 total workers enumerated, 10,404 (88. 2%) are main workers
and 1,398 (11.8 %) are marginal workers.
· In Mahe district 97.5 per cent of total population reported Malayalam as

their Mother tongue according to Census 2001 while it was 98.9 per cent in
1991 Census followed by only one per cent of population reported Tamil
and Telugu as their Mother Tongue in 2001 Census.
· According to 2011 Census, 66.82 per cent of total population are Hindus
followed by Muslims (30.74%) and Christians (2.29%). At 2001 Census
also the same trend prevailed. In 2001 Census 66.8 percent of total
population of the district were Hindus followed by Muslim (31%) and
Christian (2.2%).
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Brief Analysis of
Primary Census Abstract 2011
(Table 1 to 35)
and
Brief Analysis of
Village and Town Directory 2011
(Table 36 to 45)
Brief Analysis of Primary Census Abstract 2011
(Table 1 to 35)
Table 1: Decadal change in population of Taluks by residence, 2001-2011
Percentage
Percentage decadal
Population urban
variation 2001-2011
population
Sl. No. Taluk
2001 2011
Total Rural Urban Total Rural Urban Total Rural Urban 2001 2011
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1 Mahe 36,828 - 36,828 41,816 - 41,816 +13.54 - +13.54 100.00 100.00
Mahe District
36,828 - 36,828 41,816 - 41,816 +13.54 - +13.54 100.00 100.00
Total
Mahe Taluk is co-terminus with the district boundary. Entire Mahe

district/Taluk is notified as urban/Municipality area. Total population of Mahe
Taluk has increased from 36,828 in 2001 to 41,816 persons in 2011 registering
the decadal growth rate of 13.54.
Table 2: Number and percentage of inhabited villages in specified population

size ranges with the related population, 2011 (Rural)
Population 10000 and above

Population less than 200
Total number of inhabited villages
Number and percentage of village


Population 1000 - 1999

Total rural population

C.D. Block
Females
Females
Females
Females
Females
Females
Females
Females
Persons
Sr.No.
Males
Males
Males
Males
Males
Males
Males
Males
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Mahe District is entirely Urban
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Table 3: New towns, de-notified, declassified and merged town in 2011 census
(a) New
(i) Statutory town NIL
(ii) Census town NIL
(b) Denotified
(i) Statutory towns of 2001 census denotified and also did not satisfy the criteria to be NIL
treated as census towns.
(ii) Statutory towns of 2001 census denotified but identified as census towns based on NIL
demographic and economic criteria.
(iii) Census towns of 2001 census are notified as statutory town in 2011 census. NIL
(c ) Declassified NIL
Wholly merged with other

(d) town(s). NIL
*Declassified means the census towns of 2001 census which failed to satisfy the demographic and economic criteria.
Entire Mahe is notified as a single town, namely Mahe Municipality and hence
this table is shown with “NIL”.
Table 4: Sex ratio of the Union Territory and District, 1901-2011
Census Year Puducherry UT Mahe District

Total Rural Urban Total Rural Urban
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1901 - - - - - -
1911 1058 1058 - 1128 1128 -
1921 1053 1053 - 1210 1210 -
1931 - - - - - -
1941 - - - - - -
1951 1030 1030 - 1145 1145 -
1961 1013 1001 1053 1175 1192 1150
1971 989 984 996 1169 1183 1148
1981 985 977 992 1143 1142 1144
1991 979 970 985 1156 - 1156
2001 1001 990 1006 1147 - 1147
2011 1037 1028 1042 1184 - 1184
Note :- Sex ratio has been defined here as the number of females per 1000 males. Sex Ratio is not available for the Census Years 1901, 1931 and
1941. Mahe District is entirely urban since from Census 1991.
In Mahe district female population has always constantly been outnumbering

the Male population since from 1911. Sex ratio of Total population of Mahe
district is 1184 as per census 2011, which significantly higher than that of
Puducherry UT as well as urban areas of Puducherry UT.
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Table 5: Sex ratio by Sub-district, 2011
Sr.No. Name of Sub-district Sex ratio

Total Rural Urban
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mahe Taluk 1184 0 1184
District: Mahe 1184 0 1184
Mahe district has only one taluk namely Mahe which is co-terminus with
district boundary. Entire taluk is urban. It may be seen from the above table
that female population of the Taluk / district outnumbered the Male population.
There are 1184 females per 1000 males in the district/taluk as per Census 2011.
Table 6: Sex ratio by CD Blocks, 2011
Sr.No. Name of CD block Sex ratio
1 2 3
Table 7: Sex ratio of rural population by ranges, 2011
Range of sex ratio for Number of inhabited Percentage of Population 2011 Percentage distribution
villages villages villages in each of population
range
1 2 3 4 5
Mahe District is entirely urban
Table 8: Sex ratio of towns, 2011
Sr.No. Name of town Urban status of town Sex ratio
1 2 3 4
Mahe (M) Municipality 1184

1
Sex ratio (Urban) district: 1184
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Mahe district has only one town namely Mahe Municipality which con-
terminus with district boundary. No rural area is classified in the district. Sex
Ratio of the Mahe (M) is 1184 females per 1000 males, which is significantly
higher than that of urban areas of Puducherry UT (1042).
Table 9: Sex ratio of population in the age group 0-6 for Sub-district, 2011
Sr.No. Name of Sub-district Total / Rural / Urban Total population in 0-6 age Sex ratio for
group 0-6 age group
Persons Males Females
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Mahe Taluk Total 4553 2302 2251 978
Rural 0 0 0 0
Urban 4553 2302 2251 978
District: Mahe Total 4553 2302 2251 978
Rural 0 0 0 0
Urban 4553 2302 2251 978
According to Census 2011, there are 4553 children in the 0-6 age group, out of
which 2302 are male children and the rest of 2251 are female children. Sex ratio
for (0-6) age group child population in the Mahe district/Taluk is 978 which is
significantly lower than that of sex ratio of total population (1184) of the
district/Taluk.
Table 10: Sex ratio of population in the age group 0-6 for CD Blocks, 2011
Sr.No.
Name of CD Block Total population in 0-6 age group Sex ratio for 0-6
age group
1 2 3 4 5 6
Table 11 : Sex ratio of rural population in the age group 0-6 by ranges, 2011
Range of sex ratio for villages Number of Percentage Population 2011 Percentage
inhabited villages distribution of distribution of
villages population
1 2 3 4 5
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Table 12: Sex ratio of population in the age group 0-6 of towns, 2011
Sr.No. Name of town Urban status Total population in 0-6 age group Sex ratio
of town for 0-6
age group
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Mahe (M) (M) 4553 2302 2251 978
District (Urban): Mahe 4553 2302 2251 978
Entire Mahe district is Mahe Municipality. As per Census 2011, sex ratio of
(0-6) age group child population of Mahe (M) is 978, which is significantly lower
than that of urban areas of Puducherry U.T (1042).
Table 13: Number and percentage of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes population in
Sub-districts, 2011
Percentage of
Percentage of
Total Total scheduled
Total/ scheduled
Name of Sub- Total scheduled scheduled castes
Sr.No. Rural/ tribes
District population castes tribes population to
Urban population to
population population total
total population
population
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Mahe Taluk Total 41816 144 0 0.34 0
Rural 0 0 0 0 0
Urban 41816 144 0 0.34 0
Mahe District Total 41816 144 0 0.34 0
Rural 0 0 0 0 0
Urban 41816 144 0 0.34 0
As stated in the earlier statement, Mahe Taluk is co-terminus with Mahe

district. According to Census 2011 there are 41,816 persons in the
district/Taluk, out of which 144 persons have reported Scheduled Castes. The
proportion of SC population in Mahe district works out to 0.34 per cent.
Table 14: Number and percentage of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (rural)
population in CD Blocks, 2011
Sr.No. Name of CD Block Total Total Total Percentage of Percentage of

population scheduled scheduled scheduled castes scheduled tribes
castes tribes population to population to
population population total population total population
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Table 15: Proportion of Scheduled Castes population to total population in villages, 2011
Percentage range of scheduled Number of Percentage Scheduled castes Percentage

castes population to total villages population
population
1 2 3 4 5
Table 16: Proportion of Scheduled Tribes population to total population in villages, 2011
Percentage range of Number of villages Percentage Scheduled tribes Percentage

scheduled tribes population to population
total population
1 2 3 4 5
Table 17: Number and percentage of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes population in
towns, 2011
Total Total Percentage of Percentage of

Sr.No. Name of town Total scheduled scheduled scheduled castes scheduled tribes
Population castes tribes population to population to
population population total population total population
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Mahe (M) 41816 144 0 0.34 0

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District (Urban) :
41816 144 0 0.34 0
Mahe
According to Census 2011, total population of Mahe Municipality is 41816 out

of which 144 are Scheduled Caste population with the proportion of 0.34 per cent
to total population of the district. As per the Presidential Order, no Tribe is
scheduled in Puducherry U.T. and hence no tribe is enumerated in the district
during Census 2011.
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Table 18: Sex ratio among scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (rural) in CD Blocks, 2011
Sr.No. Name of C.D.block Scheduled castes sex ratio Scheduled tribes sex ratio
1 2 3 4
Table 19: Sex ratio among scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in towns, 2011
Sr.No. Name of town Scheduled castes sex Scheduled tribes sex

ratio ratio
1 2 3 4
Mahe (M) 870 -

1
District (Urban): Mahe 870 -
As per Census 2011, Sex ratio of Scheduled Caste population in Mahe(M) is

870 females per 1000 males, which is significantly lower than that of total
population of Puducherry UT (1142) and SC Population of Puducherry UT. There
is no Scheduled Tribe in the district/Municipality as per Presidential Order.
Table 20: Number of literates and illiterates, percentage of literates by sex in sub-districts,
2011
Sr. Name of Total/ Number of literates and illiterates Percentage of literates Gap in
No Sub-district Rural/ male-
. Urban Number of literates Number of illiterates female
literacy
rate
Persons Males Female Person Males Female Person Males Female
s s s s s
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Mahe
1 Taluk Total 36470 16610 19860 5346 2533 2813 87.22 86.77 87.59 1.38
Rural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urban 36470 16610 19860 5346 2533 2813 87.22 86.77 87.59 1.38
District:
Total 36470 16610 19860 5346 2533 2813 87.22 86.77 87.59 1.38
Mahe
Rural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urban 36470 16610 19860 5346 2533 2813 87.22 86.77 87.59 1.38
According to Census 2011, literacy rate of Total population in Mahe district is

87.22. It may be observed from the above Table that female literacy rate of
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females 87.6 per cent is marginally higher than the Male literacy rate of 86.8 per
cent in the district.
Table 21: Number of literates and illiterates, percentage of literates by sex in CD Blocks
(rural), 2011
Gap in
Number of literates and illiterates male-
Percentage of literates female
Sr.No. Name of CD Block literacy
Number of literates Number of illiterates rate
Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Females
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 2
Table 22: Distribution of villages by literacy rate range, 2011
Range of literacy Number of Percentage Population Percentage

rate for villages inhabited villages distribution of distribution of
villages population
1 2 3 4 5
Table 23: Number of literates and illiterates, percentage of literates by sex in towns, 2011
Sr. Name Number of literates and illiterates Percentage of literates

No. of Gap in
town male-
Number of literates Number of illiterates female
literacy
Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Females rate
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Mahe
1 36470 16610 19860 5346 2533 2813 87.22 86.77 87.59 1.38
(M)
District
(Urban): 36470 16610 19860 5346 2533 2813 87.22 86.77 87.59 1.38
Mahe
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According to Census 2011, Mahe (M) has registered 87.2 per cent literacy rate
of total population. Male literacy rate of 86.8 per cent is significantly 1.38
percentage point lower than that of female literacy rate (87.6%) in the
Municipality.
Table 24: Number of Scheduled Castes literates and illiterates, percentage of literates by sex
in CD Blocks. 2011
Number of literates and illiterates Gap in

Sr.No. Name of CD Block Percentage of literates male-
female
Number of literates Number of illiterates literacy
rate
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Table 25: Distribution of villages by literacy rate range for Scheduled Castes population
(rural),
Range of literacy rate for Number of inhabited Percentage distribution of Scheduled castes Percentage
villages villages having villages population distribution
Scheduled castes of population
1 2 3 4 5
Table 26: Number of scheduled castes literates and illiterates, percentage of literates by sex in
towns, 2011
Number of literates and illiterates Gap in

Sr. Name of Percentage of literates male-
No. Town Number of literates Number of illiterates female
literacy
Persons Male Females Persons Male Females Person Male Female rate
s s s s s
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 Mahe 124 66 58 20 11 9 86.11 85.71 86.57 2.23

(M)
District: 124 66 58 20 11 9 86.11 85.71 86.57 2.23

Mahe
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As per Census 2011, a total of 144 persons as enumerated as Scheduled
Castes in Mahe district/ Municipality. Out of 144 SC population, 124 persons
reported as literates and the rest of 20 persons reported as illiterates. It may be
seen from the Table 26, Literacy rate among Scheduled Caste population in the
district is recorded as 86.1 percent, out of which Male literacy rate is 85.7 percent
and female literacy rate is 86.6 per cent. Female literacy level (86.6%) is more
than that of male population (85.7%) in the district / Municipality. Gender Gap
in male-female literacy rate is significantly very low (2.2 percent) in the
district/Municipality.
Table 27: Number and percentage of Scheduled Tribes literates and illiterates by sex in
C.D.Blocks, 2011
Sl.No. Name of Number of literates and illiterates Percentage of literates Gap in

C.D. male-
Number of literates Number of illiterates
Block female
literacy
rate
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
There is no Scheduled Tribe recognized in the Puducherry UT
Table 28: Distribution of villages by literacy rate range for Scheduled Tribes population, 2011
Range of literacy rate Number of inhabited villages Percentage Scheduled Percentage distribution of
for villages distribution Tribes population
of villages Population
1 2 3 4 5
Table 29: Number and percentage of Scheduled Tribes literates and illiterates by sex in Towns,
2011
Sl.No. Name of Number of literates and illiterates Percentage of literates Gap in

Town male-
Number of literates Number of illiterates female
literacy
Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Females rate
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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Table 30: Number and percentage of main workers, marginal workers, and non-workers by
sex in taluks, 2011
Sr. Name of Persons/ Total Main workers Marginal Total workers (main Non workers
No. taluk Males/ popula workers and marginal
Females tion workers)
Number % Number % Number % Number %
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 Mahe Persons 41816 10404 24.88 1398 3.34 11802 28.22 30014 71.78
Taluk
Males 19143 8295 43.33 798 4.17 9093 47.50 10050 52.50
Females 22673 2109 9.30 600 2.65 2709 11.95 19964 88.05
District:
Persons 41816 10404 24.88 1398 3.34 11802 28.22 30014 71.78
Mahe
Males 19143 8295 43.33 798 4.17 9093 47.50 10050 52.50
Females 22673 2109 9.30 600 2.65 2709 11.95 19964 88.05
It may be seen from the Table 30 that as per census 2011, out of total population of 41816
persons in Mahe District 11,802 (28.2%) persons have reported as Workers, out of them 10404
(24.9%) are Main Workers and 1398 (3.3%) are Marginal Workers. Among Male population in
Mahe District/Taluk, Main Workers and Marginal Workers are enumerated 43.3 per cent and 4.2
per cent respectively. Among female population with district, 9.30 per cent females are
enumerated as Main Workers while 2.7 percent are recorded as Marginal Workers. A total of
30,014 persons (71.8%) are enumerated as Non Workers. Among Non-Workers, female Non-
Workers (88.05%) are higher than the male Non Worker (52.50%)
Table 31: Number and percentage of main workers, marginal workers and non-workers by
Sex in CD Blocks, 2011
Sr. Name of Persons/ Total Main workers Marginal Total workers Non workers
No. CD Block Males/ popula workers (main and
Females tion marginal workers)
Number Perce Number Perce Number Percent Number Percent
ntage ntage age age
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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Table 32: Number and percentage of main workers, marginal workers, and non-workers by
sex in towns, 2011
Person Total Main workers Marginal Total workers Non workers

s/ population workers (main and
Sr. Males/ marginal workers)
Name of
No Female
town
. s
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 Mahe (M) Persons 41816 10404 24.88 1398 3.34 11802 28.22 30014 71.78
Males 19143 8295 43.33 798 4.17 9093 47.50 10050 52.50
Females 22673 2109 9.30 600 2.65 2709 11.95 19964 88.05
District Persons 41816 10404 24.88 1398 3.34 11802 28.22 30014 71.78
(Urban):
Mahe Males 19143 8295 43.33 798 4.17 9093 47.50 10050 52.50
Females 22673 2109 9.30 600 2.65 2709 11.95 19964 88.05
According to Census 2011, out of 41816 total population in Mahe(M), Main workers are 10404
(24.9%) persons and Marginal Workers are 1398 (3.3%) persons. It may be seen from the table 32,
Total Workers in the district accounted for 28.2 percent while Non-Workers accounted for 71.8
percent. Among Male population 43.3 percent persons are recorded. Main Workers whereas 4.2
percent Males have reported as Marginal Workers. Among Female Workers, Main and Marginal
Workers are enumerated 9.30 per cent and 2.7 per cent respectively.
Table 33: Distribution of workers by sex in four categories of economic activity in Sub-
District, 2011
Sr. Name Persons/ Total Total Category of workers

No of Males/ popu- workers
. Taluk Females lation (main + Household
marginal Agricultural
Cultivators industry Other workers
workers) labourers
workers
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1 Mahe Persons 41816 11802 43 0.36 82 0.69 69 0.58 11608 98.36

Taluk
Males 19143 9093 25 0.27 60 0.66 56 0.62 8952 98.45
Females 22673 2709 18 0.66 22 0.81 13 0.48 2656 98.04
Persons 41816 11802 43 0.36 82 0.69 69 0.58 11608 98.36
District Males 19143 9093 25 0.27 60 0.66 56 0.62 8952 98.45

: Mahe
Females 22673 2709 18 0.66 22 0.81 13 0.48 2656 98.04
Distribution of Workers by sex in four categories of economic activity in Mahe

District/Taluk is given in the table 33. According to Census 2011, out of 41816
total population, 11802 persons have reported as Workers. Of the total Workers
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11608 (98.4%) are Other Workers followed by Agricultural Labourers (0.7%),
Household Industry Workers(0.6%) and Cultivators (0.4%). Proportion of Other
Workers among both Male and female Workers are significantly higher than that
of Other Categories of Workers.
Table 34: Distribution of workers by sex in four categories of economic activity in CD Blocks,
2011
Sr. Name of CD Persons/ Total Total Category of Workers

No Block Males/ popula workers
Household
. Females tion (main + Agricultural
Cultivators industry Other workers
marginal labourers
workers
workers)
Num Perce Num Perce Num Perce Num Perce
ber ntage ber ntage ber ntage ber ntage
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Table 35: Distribution of workers by sex in four categories of economic activity in Towns,
2011
Sr. Name Persons/ Total Total Category of workers

No. of Males/ popu- workers
town Females lation (main + Household
Agricultural
marginal Cultivators industry Other workers
labourers
workers) workers
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Mahe
1 (M) Persons 41816 11802 43 0.36 82 0.69 69 0.58 11608 98.36
Males 19143 9093 25 0.27 60 0.66 56 0.62 8952 98.45
Females 22673 2709 18 0.66 22 0.81 13 0.48 2656 98.04
Persons 41816 11802 43 0.36 82 0.69 69 0.58 11608 98.36

District
(Urban): Males 19143 9093 25 0.27 60 0.66 56 0.62 8952 98.45
Females
22673 2709 18 0.66 22 0.81 13 0.48 2656 98.04
Distribution of Workers by sex in four categories of economic activity in Mahe

District/Municipality is given in the table 35. According to Census 2011, out of
41816 total population, 11802 persons have reported as Workers. Of the total
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Workers 11608 (98.4%) are Other Workers followed by Agricultural
Labourers(0.7%), Household Industry Workers(0.6%) and Cultivators (0.4%).
Proportion of Other Workers among both Male and female Workers are
significantly higher than that of Other Categories of Workers.
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Brief Analysis of Village and Town Directory 2011
(Table 36 to 45)
The Village and Town Directory supplied by the State Govt. are presented in
the Book separately. Various types of amenities available and land use pattern of
each village of the district is presented in the Village Directory and facilities like
Schools, Hospitals, Main Industrial activities, Slum details are presented in the
Town Directory. Village Directory has been tabulated at Taluk level while the
Town Directory has been presented at town level. On the basis of the data
certain tables have been designed and brief Analytical Note thereon are given
below from table 36 to 45.
Table 36: Distribution of villages according to availability of different amenities, 2011
Type of amenity available

Number of inhabited villages
Agricultural credit societies

Transport communications $
Approach by pucca road

Name of CD Block
Drinking water
Power supply
Telephone *
Post office#
Education
Medical
Banks@
Sr. No.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Table 37: Number and percentage of rural population served by

different amenities, 2011

Total population of inhabited


Name of CD Block
Drinking water
Power supply
Telephone *
Post office#
Education
Medical
villages
Banks@
Sr. No.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
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Table 38: Distribution of villages not having certain amenities, arranged by distance ranges
from the places where these are available, 2011
Village not having the amenity of Distance range of place from the villages where the amenity is available
Less than 5 5-10 10+ Total (Col. 2-4)

kilometres kilometres kilometres
1 2 3 4 5
Table 39: Distribution of villages according to the distance from the nearest statutory town
and availability of different amenities, 2011

Villages in Each
from the nearest
Distance Range
Statutory Town
(In Kilometres)
Tele phone *
Approach by
Communicat
Agri cultural
Post Office#
Pucca Road
Education*
Percentage
Number of
Transport
Inhabited
Medical^
Banks @
Societies
Number\
Range
Credit
ions $
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Table 40: Distribution of villages according to population range and amenities available, 2011

Number of inhabited villages in

Number \ Percentage
Population range
Drinking water
Power supply
Telephone *
Post office #
Education*
each range
Medical^
Banks@
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
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Table 41: Distribution of villages according to land use, 2011
Sr.No. Name of CD Block Number of Total area Percentage of Percentage of
inhabited (in Hectares) cultivable area to irrigated area to
villages total area total cultivable
area
1 2 3 4 5 6
Note:- Cultivable area= irrigated area + unirrigated area
Table 42: Schools/ colleges per 10,000 populations in towns, 2011
Type of educational institution
Sr. Name of the town

No.
Primary Middle Secondary / Senior College
matriculation secondary
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Mahe (M) 7.41 4.07 2.63 1.20 0.96
Total 7.41 4.07 2.63 1.20 0.96
It may be observed from the Table 42 that for every 10,000 population, there
are 8 Primary Schools, 4 Middle Schools, 3 Secondary Schools, 1 Senior
Secondary School and 1 College in the Municipality.
Table 43: Number of beds in medical institutions in towns, 2011
Sr. No. Name of the town Number of beds in medical

institutions per 10,000 population
1 2 3
1 Mahe (M) 57.87
Total 57.87
In Mahe (M), one Government General Hospital is functioning. As per the

Census 2011, the ratio of Number of beds per 10,000 populations in the district
is 58:10,000.
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Table 44: Proportion of slum population in towns, 2011
Percentage of
Sr.No. Name of the town having Total population Slum population slum population to
slum total population
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mahe (M) 41816 395 0.94
Total 41816 395 0.94
Table 44 is showing the proportion of Slum population in Mahe (M) as per

Census 2011. Proportion of Slum population in the town is very meager. Out of
41816 persons in the Municipality 395 (0.94%) persons only have been
enumerated in the slum areas.
Table 45: Most important commodity manufactured in towns, 2011
Sr. No. Name of the town Name of three most important commodities
manufactured
1 2 3
1 Mahe (M) CottonTextiles, Gold Ornaments, Cashew Nut
The only town of Mahe District is Mahe (M) which is co-terminus with
District. Cannore Spinning and Weaving Mills is the only large scale industry in
the District. There are 234 Small Scale and Micro Industries in the Mahe
Municipality area. Cotton Yarn manufacturing is the major activities in the
District. The other two Major industrial activities in the district are Gold
ornaments and the Cashew Nuts industry.
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Scope of Village and Town Directory
Concepts used in Village and Town Directory:
1. Educational Amenities:-The type of different educational facilities available in

the village is given in numbers. Both Government and private educational
facilities / institutions are considered for this purpose. If there are composite
schools like Middle schools with Primary classes, or Secondary schools with
middle classes, these are included in the number of Primary and Middle schools
respectively. For example, if in a village there are two Primary schools and one
Middle school with primary classes, the number of Primary schools in the village
are given as three and that of Middle school as one even though there may be
only three educational institutions. So also in case of Secondary schools. For
better understanding, the distinctiveness of different types of schools is depicted
hereunder:
1.1 Pre-primary (PP): Now-a-days, the children are sent to schools at a very early
stage. Lot of pre-primary schools, private schools in particular, have come up in
villages and towns. These may or may not be recognized by the competent
authorities. Even many Secondary schools have classes starting from preprimary
level. Pre-primary classes include Nursery, K.G., Pre-basic, Play school, etc.
1.2 Primary School (P): Schools providing education from Standard 1 and
upward up to and inclusive of Standard V are classified as Primary Schools.
1.3 Middle School (M): Schools providing education from Standard VI and
upward up to and inclusive of Standard VIII are classified as Middle Schools. A
School with Class 1 to VIII is treated as two units, i.e. one Primary School and
one Middle School.
1.4 Secondary School (S): Schools providing education from Standard IX and
upwards up to and inclusive of Standard X are classified as Secondary Schools. A
composite school with 1 to X standard is treated as three separate units and
counted separately under the categories of Primary School, Middle School and
Secondary School.
1.5 Senior Secondary School (SS): Schools and colleges that provide education
for Standards XI and XII and first and second year of the Pre-University Course
fall under this category. There are Senior Secondary Schools with Standard I and
upwards up to Standard XII.
1.6. Degree College: (i) Arts/Science/ Commerce: These are all educational
institutions that provide post-PUC level education leading to University
degree/diploma in any subject or combination of subjects and also post-graduate
levels of education. The college offering courses in Arts, Science or Commerce
either separately or in combination are covered under this category.
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(ii) Engineering College (E): It is a graduate/post-graduate degree college
providing Bachelor of Engineering (BE) or Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) or
post-graduate engineering degrees like M.Tech.
(iii) Medical Colleges: These are graduate/post-graduate degree colleges providing

MBBS or equivalent degree in alternative medicine like Ayurveda, Unani,
Homeopathy etc. or post-graduate medical degrees like M.D or equivalent in the
above branches of medicine.
1.7. Management College/ Institute (MI): It offers courses like Diploma in

Management, Post-Graduate Diploma in Management, Masters of Business
Administration (MBA) and specializations in different disciplines of Management
like Marketing, Human Resources Development (HRD) etc.
1.8. Polytechnic (Pt): An Institution providing certificate/diploma (not equivalent

to degree) in any technical subject like engineering, vocational courses like
embroidery, fashion designing etc. It may be both Government and Private.
1.9. Vocational School/ITI: It is a vocational training institute imparting

trainings in specific fields acquiring necessary skill, which will make the trainees
employable or create them opportunities of self-employment. Trainings offered by
Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) fall under this category.
1.10. Non-formal Education/Training Centre (NFTC): Non-vocational education

centers, established by the Central and State Governments provide educational
facilities to the interested persons irrespective of educational qualification, and
age. These education centers are open to all.
1.11. Special School for Disabled: There are Government and Government
recognized institutions/organizations engaged for providing education to different
groups of disabled persons.
2. Medical Facilities: 2.1 Hospital-Allopathic and Hospital-Alternative

medicine: A hospital is an Institution, where sick or injured are given medical or
surgical care. Bed strength differs from hospital to hospital ranging from 31 to 500
depending upon whether these are sub-district, sub-divisional or district
hospitals. If there is hospitals providing facilities under different systems of
medicines such as, Allopathy, Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy etc., these
details are given separately.
(a) Allopathy: The system of medical practice, which treats disease by the
use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the
disease under treatment.
(b) Ayurveda: Ayurveda means ‘Science of life’. The philosophy of
Ayurveda is based on the theory of Pancha Mahabhootas (Five elements) of which
all the objects and living bodies are composed of. The combination of these five
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elements are represented in the form of Tridosha: Vata, Pitta and Kapha. These
three ‘doshas’ are physiological entities of living beings. Ayurveda developed into
eight distinct specialties, i.e., Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Eye and
ENT, Surgery, Toxicology, Geriatrics and Science of virility. Two types of
treatments, Preventive and Curative, are given in Ayurveda.
(c) Unani: Treatment of Unani consists of three components, namely,
preventive, promotive and curative. Unani system of medicine has been found to
be efficacious in conditions like Rheumatic Artharitis. Jaundice, Filarisis,
Eczema, Sinusitis and Bronchial Asthma. For the prevention of the disease and
promotion of health, the Unani System emphasizes six essentials: pure air, food
and water, physical movement and rest, psychic movement and rest, sleep and
wakefulness and retention of useful materials and evacuation of waste materials
from the body.
(d) Homoeopathy: Treatment in Homoeopathy, which is holistic in nature,
focuses on an individual’s response to a specific environment. Homoeopathic
medicines are prepared mainly from natural substances such as plant products,
minerals and animal sources. Homoeopathic medicines do not have any toxic,
poisonous or side effects. Homoeopathic treatment is economical as well and has
a very broad public acceptance.
2.2 Community Health Centre (CHC): Community Health Centers are designed
to provide referral health care for cases from PHC and those in need of specialist
health care approaching the CHC directly. 4 PHCs are included under each CHC
thus catering approximately 80,000 populations in tribal/hilly areas and 1,
20,000 populations for plain areas. CHC is a 30- bedded hospital providing
specialist care in Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery and Pediatrics.
2.3 Primary Health Centre (PHC): A Primary Health Centre is the first contact
point between a village community and the Government medical officer. A PHC
covers a population of 20,000 in hilly, tribal or difficult areas and 30,000
populations in plain areas with 4-6 indoor/observation beds. It acts as a referral
unit for 6 sub-centres. It has a medical officer and para medical staff.
2.4 Primary Health Sub- Centre (PHS): A Primary Health Sub-center is the first
contact point between the primary health care system and the community. As per
the population norms, one PHS is established for every 5,000 population in plain
areas and 3,000 population in hilly/ tribal/ desert areas. Each PHS has a
sanctioned strength of one male and one female health worker.
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2.5 Maternity and Child Welfare Centre (MCW): It provides pre-natal and post-
natal services for both mother and child. The services include regular check-up of
pregnant women, giving folic tablets, counseling, delivery, immunization of
children with check-up etc.
2.6 TB Clinic (TBC): The diagnosis and treatment of TB are functions of the
general health services and hence it is a part and parcel of Primary Health Care.
Specialized units such as the District Tuberculosis Centre (DTC) act as referral
centres. TB clinics are established by the Government of India under the
National Tuberculosis Control Programme and implemented through a network of
DTC. The DTC is the nodal point for TB control activities in the district and it also
functions as a specialized referral Centre. The functions of sub-district level
Tuberculosis Unit (TU) are implementation, monitoring and supervision of TB
control activities in its designated geographical areas.
2.7 Health Centre: Clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed. It
has no in-patient facility. A clinic (or an outpatient clinic) is a small private or
public health facility that is devoted to the care of outpatients, often in a
community, in contrast to larger hospitals, which also treat inpatients.
2.8 Dispensary: Place where patients are treated and medicines provided but
with no in-patient facility. Immunizations, MCH Services and sometimes
pathological tests are carried out here. It may be of allopathic or any alternative
medicine.
2.9 Veterinary Hospital: Mostly run by the State Government or local body for
treatment and preventive measures against diseases of domestic animals like
cows, buffaloes etc in rural areas.
2.10 Mobile Health Clinic: These are Mobile vans well equipped with a range of
health services to villages located far away from the CHCs, PHCs or any public
health sources. The vans visit villages on designated days to deliver the health
care services. The services generally offered are OPD, ante-natal and post-natal,
B.P. examination, X-ray, ECG, Immunization, First Aid etc.
2.11 Family Welfare Centre: Check-up and counseling is provided to the
pregnant and married women regarding small family norm and devices for having
a small family. Temporary and permanent contraceptive devices are provided
here.
2.12 Nursing Home: A nursing home is a long –term care facility licensed by the
state that offers 24-hour room and board and health care services including basic
and skilled nursing care, rehabilitation and a full range of other therapies.,
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treatments and programs to old and sick people. The difference between a
hospital and a nursing home is that a nursing home gives importance to
convalescence from a disease while a hospital gives medical treatment for the
disease.
2.13 Medicine Shop: A shop which sells drugs and medicines of any system of
medicine viz. allopathic, homeopathic, ayurvedic or unani medicines, is
considered as a medicine shop. Sometimes some shops and Paan shops also keep
ordinary medicines, like Crocin, Burnol etc. These shops are not taken as
medicine shops.
3. Drinking water: The following are the main source of drinking water facility
(ies) available in the village.
3.1 Tap Water-treated: This source of drinking water refers to a source of

drinking water which is provided to the villagers through pipes within their
premises or to the villagers through common taps (public taps/community water
points) by the Government departments, local bodies, panchayats, public or
private estate agencies, etc. after treatment. Such a source is treated as ‘Tap
water from treated source’.
3.2 Tap Water-un-treated: If the villagers are drawing drinking water through
pipes either directly from a well or bore well or after pumping the well or tube well
water, or the water is supplied through pipes to the households of the village or
through public taps without treatment. Such a source is treated as ‘Tap water
from un-treated source’.
3.3 Covered Well (CW): A well that is (1) covered on sides from run-off water
(i.e., excess water from rain, snowmelt or other sources flows over the land)
through a wall lining or casting that is raised above ground level on a platform
that diverts spilled water away from the well and (2) covered so that bird
droppings and animals cannot fall down the hole. It is considered as covered well.
3.4 Un-covered Well (UW): A well which is (1) un-covered on sides from runoff
water, (2) un-covered from bird droppings and animals; or (3) both.
3.5 Hand Pump (HP): Hand pump means where ground water is taken out
manually by operating a hand pump.
3.6 Tube Well / Borehole (TW): Tube well denotes the ground water source from
where ground water is taken out through electrical or diesel pump. Spring,
River/Canal, Tank/Pond/Lark are self - explanatory.
4. Community Toilet Complex : Community Toilet may be constructed and

maintained by Gram Panchayats or Private NGOs like Sulabh Sauchalaya or
likes.
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5. Rural Sanitary Mart or Sanitary Hardware Outlet (RSM): It is an outlet
dealing with the materials, hardware and designs required for the construction of
not only sanitary latrines but other sanitary facilities such as compost pit,
washing platform and other sanitation and hygiene accessories required for
individuals, households and the environment in the rural areas.
6. Community bio-gas or recycle of waste for productive use: Many of the

solid wastes having economic values but put for disposal can be recycled for
reuse. For example, food, cow dung, leaves, vegetable, paper, wood, plastics, old
cloth etc. However, some of the wastes are not recyclable. These are carbon
paper, thermocoal etc. When recyclable solid wastes is subjected to
decomposition, bio-gas could be produced under favourable conditions. These
systems of recycling may be there at the village level organized by Gram
Panchayats with technical support from Governments or non-government
organizations.
7. Communication and transport Facilities:
7.1 Post Office (PO): Self-explanatory.
7.2 Sub-Post Office (SPO): Sub-post office includes Extra Departmental Post
Offices and those providing franchise postal services and also part time services
in lieu of some honorarium. The limited postal services include sale of stamps,
receipt of letters and money orders and also distribution of letters.
7.3 Post & Telegraph Office (PTO): Telegraph office is set up by the Government
to enable people to send or receive telegrams. If the phonogram facility is
available (though the Telegraph office may not be equipped with Morse Code
Transmitters), the village is considered to be having telegraph facility.
7.4 Telephones (landlines): If the village is having the Public Call Office (PCO)
either run by the Post Office or by individuals or by a private shop, then the
village is considered to be having telephone facility.
7.5 Public Call Office (PCO)/Mobile PCO: Self - explanatory.
7.6 Mobile Phone Coverage: Mobile phones are now very common particularly in
urban areas. Some villages by virtue of being in close proximity to the urban
areas also enjoy the benefits of the mobile phone services. Even if a few villagers
avail the services of mobile phones, then the village is considered to be having
access to mobile phone.
7.7 Internet Cafes/Common Service Centres (CSC): If the village is having the
facility of Cyber Cafes or shops owned by private individuals providing the facility
of surfing of the internet, then the village is considered to be having access to
internet/cyber cafe facility. Government of India formulated the scheme of CSC
with the vision of providing all government services in an integrated manner at
the door step of the citizen at an affordable cost even in the remotest corners of
the country through a combination of it based as well as non-IT based services.
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7.8 National Highway (NH): These are main highways running through the
length and breadth of the country. Each NH is numbered like NH-1, NH-2 for
easy identification.
7.9 State Highway (SH): These are roads of a state linking district headquarters
and important cities within a State and connecting them with NHs or Highways of
the neighboring States.
7.10 Major District Roads (MDR): These are important roads within a district,
serving areas of production and markets and connecting these with each other or
with the main Highways.
7.11 Other District Roads (ODR): These are roads serving rural areas of
production and providing them with outlet to market centres, taluka
headquarters, block development headquarters or other main roads.
7.12 Village Road: The approach to village refers to the state of road etc., leading
to the village. This is to see whether the village is approachable both in fair and
foul weather, and whether it is inaccessible only for some time in the year.
7.13. Black-Topped (Pucca) Road (BTR): A road provided with a bituminous

surfacing.
7.14 Gravel (Kuchha) Road (GR): A road constructed using well compacted
crushed rock or gravel material (coarse sand, small stones), which is fairly
resilient and does not become slippery when wet.
7.15 Water Bound Macadam (WBM): This is the road layer made of crushed or
broken mixture of sand and rock fragments mechanically interlocked by rolling
and voids filled with screening and binding material with the assistance of water.
7.16 Foot Path (FP): A trodden path for the use by pedestrians and in some
cases bicycles. The Foot Paths are not suitable for vehicular traffic except bicycles
in some cases. Most of the interior/forest villages are connected by Foot Paths.
8. Banks and Credit Societies: - Banking facility means a place where a person
can operate a bank account.
8.1 Commercial Bank (CB): These may be banks wholly owned by the
Government of India. or by Indian or Foreign Companies.
8.2 Cooperative Banks (Coop. B): A co-operative bank is a financial entity

which belongs to its members, who are at the same time the owners and the
customers of their bank. Cooperative banks are often created by persons
belonging to the some local or professional community or sharing a common
interest. These banks are registered under the Cooperative Societies Act. The
cooperative banks are regulated by RBI and are covered by the Banking
Regulations Act, 1949.
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8.3 Agricultural Credit Society (ACS): Major objectives of the ACS are to supply
agricultural credit to meet the requirements of funds for agricultural production,
the distribution of essential consumer commodities, the provision of storage and
marketing facilities and for light agricultural implements and machinery.
8.4 Non-Agricultural Credit Society (NCS): These societies include consumer

cooperative societies and also credit cooperative societies of certain categories of
persons like teachers, health workers, etc.
9. Miscellaneous Facilities:
9.1 Self-help Group (SHG): Self-Help Groups are groups of between 10-25
women created by either NGOs or under the SGSY (Swarnjayanti Gram
Swarozgar Yojana) for the purposes of meeting local credit needs. They are
sometimes called Mahila Mandals in villages.
9. 2. Public Distribution System (PDS) shop: The shops through which some
essential commodities are sold by the government at subsidized rates. They may
also be known as ration shops and control shops.
9.3. Mandis/Regular Market: These are those clusters of shops with or without
fixed premises which are open on at least six days a week and opens at least from
morning hours to dusk.
9.4. Weekly Haat: These are those clusters of shops with or without fixed
premises which are open once a week.
9.5. Agricultural Marketing Society: It is a common platform to analyse the

issues among all the individuals and institutions in the field of agricultural
marketing.
9.6. Nutrition Centre: Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS): The

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme set up by the Government
of India with the objective of providing following package of services to the
children under 6 years and pregnant and lactating mothers in villages such as;
Immunization, Health Check-up, Referral Services, Pre-school Non-formal
Education and Nutrition & Health Education.
9.7. Anganwadi Centre: Each centre under the ICDS scheme is run by an
Anganwadi Worker. One Anganwadi worker is appointed for specified population
of the village. They are basically local women. They are assisted by Anganwadi
helper. They provide pre-school non-formal education at the Centre and provide
food to the children.
9.8. Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA): ASHA is a health activist in the
community who will create awareness on health and its social determinants and
mobilize the community towards local health planning and increased utilization
and accountability of the existing health services. She would be a promoter of
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good health practices. She will also provide a minimum package of curative care
as appropriate and feasible for that level and make timely referrals. She will act
as a motivator of different types of health related activities. Unlike ANM, she will
not be involved in any clinical activities like immunization.
9.9. Sports Club/Recreation Centre: Indoor and out-door games are arranged
by the Club and activities like wrestling, Judo Karate etc. are also done there.
9.10. Cinema/Video Hall (CV): If regular cinema houses licensed by

Government is available, then the town/village is considered to be having the
facility of Cinema Hall. Video hall owners screen films in their own or hired
premises.
9.11. Public Library: Books are kept there which can be accessed by the public
on loan basis. These may be sponsored by Government or Local Body or
Panchayat or any influential person. Free service or nominal charges are made for
using the facility.
9.12. Public Reading Room: Here the public may read newspapers and
magazines. These may be sponsored by Government or Local Body or Panchayat
or any influential person.
9.13. Newspaper Supply: The availability of the Newspaper(s), both in English or

vernacular, in the village is considered to having the said facility.
10. Availability of Electricity/Power. If power is actually available, whatever

may be the form of its use, it is indicated affirmative. If the village is having
electricity for domestic purposes and the residents are using the same for
domestic use, then it is considered that domestic power supply is available. If the
electricity authority has not given domestic supply to the households on their
request and people are using unauthorized electricity either by stealthily or
misuse the supply meant for agricultural or industrial purposes, then it is not
considered as availability of electricity for domestic purposes. However, if the
village goes out of power due to temporary technical problems such as,
transformer failures, theft of electrical equipment, etc., it is considered that
electricity is available. Supply of electricity is considered available even when
there is a temporary ban on new domestic connections. Connections to
residential houses, bungalows, clubs, hostels and hospitals run on non-
commercial basis, charitable, educational and religious institutions are included
in the domestic category.
10.1 Power Supply for domestic use: This category includes electricity used
only for domestic consumption.
10.2 Power supply for agricultural use: This category includes all electricity
connections given to the farmers for conducting various agricultural activities
including irrigation.
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10.3 Power supply for commercial use: This category includes electricity
connections given for workshops, industries etc. or for any commercial purposes.
10.4 Power supply for all uses: This category includes electricity connection is
available for domestic use, agricultural use, and for any commercial purposes.
11. Land Use Pattern: The land use area of the villages is given in hectares. The
land use pattern in the Village Directory conform to the pattern of classification of
land use as recommended by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. The
Ministry has recommended the maintenance of records of land use pattern under
the 9 categories as indicated in the Village Directory.
12. System of drainage: Generally, by drainage system, we mean the network of

mains and branches of underground conduits for the conveyance of sewerage to the
point of disposal. Sewers that carry only household and industrial wastage are
called separate sewers; those that carry storm water from roofs, streets and other
surfaces are known as storm water drains, while those carrying both sewage and
storm water are called combined sewers. However, in towns, which are not provided
with such underground sewerage system, it is mentioned whether it has open
drainage system. There may be possibility of the town having both closed as well as
open drainage systems.
13. Type of latrines: The data on various types of latrines both public and private
together are collected. The three types of latrines considered here are, Pit Latrine,
Flush/Pour Flush Latrine and Service Latrine.
(i) Pit System: The latrines are attached to the pit that is dug into the ground for
the reception of night soil, are reckoned as pit latrine.
(ii) Flush/pour flush: A flush latrine uses a cistern or holding tank for flushing
water and has a water seal, which is a U-shaped pipe, below the seat or squatting
pan that prevents the passage of flies and odours. A pour flush latrine uses a water
seal, but unlike a flush latrine, a pour flush latrine uses water poured by hand for
flushing (no cistern is used).
(iii) Service: Type of latrine from where night soil is removed manually by
scavengers. All other types of latrines are covered under “Others” category.
14. Protected Water Supply- Source and capacity of Storage system: There
are various sources of water supply and its storage system in the town.
14.1 Service Reservoir: A service reservoir is a water storage container that

holds clean water after it has been treated in a water plant, and before it is piped
to the end users. These containers are covered, and are designed to keep the
water safe from contamination. Their main purpose is to provide a buffer within
the water supply system so that water supplies can be maintained across periods
of varying demand.
14.2 River Infiltration Gallery: Infiltration Galleries are capable of supplying
large quantities of water, and are used where wells are unable to supply water
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needs, i.e. where an impermeable rock barrier affects well efficiency, or where
surface water sources are too shallow for intake screens. Infiltration galleries are
one or more horizontal screens placed adjacent to (on-shore), or directly
underneath (bed-mounted), a surface water source.
14.3 Bore Well Pumping System: A bore well is a well of 6" to 12" in diameter
drilled into the earth for retrieving water. The depth of a bore well can vary from
50 feet to 3000 feet. Water is pumped out to surface through
electricity/generator.
14.4 Pressure Tank: Tank that is used to ensure consistent water pressure and
for storage of water. Usually located in basement of house but sometimes (in
older settings) located in well pit.
15. Road lighting (Points): Road lighting means the number of street lights that
are maintained in the town.
16. Home Orphanage: Orphanage is the name to describe a residential institution

devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or
otherwise unable to care for them. Parents, and sometimes grandparents, are
legally responsible for supporting children, but in the absence of these or other
relatives willing to care for the children, they become a ward of the state, and
orphanages are a way of providing for their care and housing.
17. Working women's hostel: These may be recognised or non-recognised by any

public authority. The data on number of working women's hostels available in the
town are collected with number of seats.
18. Old Age Home: There are two types of Old Age Homes in India. One is the
"Free" type which cares for the destitute old people who have no one else to care
for them. They are given shelter, food, clothing and medical care. The second type
is the "Paid" home where care is provided for a fee. Nowadays, such "Retirement"
homes have become very popular in India and they are well worth considering.
19. Stadium: A stadium is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts
or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly or completely surrounded by a
structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.
20. Auditorium/Community Hall: These are the places where meetings, social
functions etc. are organised.
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TOWN DIRECTORY
Brief Note on Town Directory
Abbreviations used in Town Directory 2011 Census:-
Town Directory covers the Non-Census data for Mahe Municipality. It

presents important and useful information like civic and other amenities available
in Mahe (M). The information in the Town Directory is covered in the following
seven statements viz., Statements I to VII.
Statement I : Status and Growth History
Statement II : Physical Aspects and Location of town, 2009
Statement III : Civic and other Amenities, 2009
Statement IV : Medical Facilities, 2009
Statement V : Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, 2009
Statement VI : Industry and Banking 2009
Statement VII: Civic and other Amenities in Slums, 2009
Statement I :- Status and Growth History:
Column 1 – Serial Number:- Self explanatory
Column 2:- Class, Name and civic status of town:- The Class is presented
according to population of the towns in 2011 Census as follows:
Population Class Population Class

100,000 and above I 10,000 – 19,999 IV
50,000 – 99,999 II 5,000 – 9,999 V
20,000 – 49,999 III Below - 5,000 VI
The following abbreviations are used to denote the Civic Status of the town.
Civic Status Codes Civic Status Codes
i-Municipal Corporation M.Corp. xii – Notified Town Area NTA
ii-Municipal Committee MC xiii – Industrial Notified INA
Area
iii-Municipal Council M Cl xiv – Industrial Township ITS
iv-City Municipal Council CMC xv – Township TS
v-Town Municipal TMC xvi – Town Panchayat TP
Council
vi- Municipal Board MB xvii – Nagar Panchayat NP
Vii –Municipality M xviii – Town Committee/ TC
Town Area Committee
viii- Cantonment CB xix – Small Town ST
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Board/Cantonment Committee
ix- Notified Area NA xx – Estate Office EO
x –Notified Town NT xxi –Gram Panchayat GP
xi - Notified Area NAC xxii – Census Town CT
Committee/ Notified Area
Council
Column 3 - 25: - These columns are self explanatory
Statement II: - Physical Aspects and Location of town, 2009.
Column 1 - 2 Serial number and Name of town: - Self explanatory
Columns 3 to 5 - Physical Aspects:-In these columns the Rainfall and Maximum

and Minimum Temperature of the town is recorded.
Columns 6 to 12:- Name and road distance of the town (in kms.) from the State
headquarters, District headquarters, Sub-divisional/Taluk/Tahsil/ Police
station/Development Block/Island HQ., Nearest city with population of one lakh
and more, Nearest city with population of five lakh and more, Railway station and
Bus route is recorded in these columns respectively. If
the names mentioned in these columns are the same as the referent town itself,
the distance is recorded as (0) zero.
Statement III – Civic and other Amenities, 2009:-
Column 1 - 2 Serial number and Name of town: - Self explanatory
Column 3 – Road length (in km.):- The information about the road length (in km.)
within the limit of the town is recorded in this column.
Columns 4 to 7- System of drainage: - The system of drainage available in the

town is indicated in these columns by the following codes:
System of drainage Codes
Open drains OD
Closed drains CD
Both drains BD
Columns 8 to 11-Number of latrines: - The number of various types of latrines

available in the town is indicated in these columns.
Columns No. 12 & 13 – Protected water supply: - The information on source of

water supply and system of water storage with capacity available in the town are
given in these columns in the following codes:
Column 12 (Source of water supply):-

(i) Tap water T
(ii) Tube-well water TW
(iii) Tank Water TK
(iv) Well water W
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Column 13 (System of water storage):-
(i) Over Head Tank OHT

(ii) Service Reservoir SR
(iii) River Infiltration Gallery RIG
(iv) Bore Well Pumping System BWP
(v) Pressure Tank PT
The information on 2 major source of water supply is given in column 12

and the system of water storage with capacity against each in kilo-litres (in
bracket) is presented in column 13.
Columns 14 Fire Fighting Service: - In case the firefighting service is available in

the referent town, `yes’ is recorded. If the facility is not available within the town,
the name of the nearest place having this facility with its distance from the
referent town has been recorded.
Columns 15 to 19- Electrification (Number of connections):-Different types of

electric connections have been shown in these columns, i.e., Domestic,
Industrial, Commercial, Road lighting (points) & others.
Statement IV: Medical Facilities, 2009:-
Columns 1 - 2 Serial number and Name of town: - Self explanatory
Columns 3 to 13 :- The number of various medical institutions such as

Hospitals, Dispensaries, Health Center, Family Welfare Center, Maternity and
Child Welfare Center, Maternity Homes, T.B. Hospital/clinic, Nursing Homes,
Charitable Hospital/Nursing Home, Mobile Health Clinic and Others as available
in the town, are indicated in these columns (along with number of beds in
brackets).
If a medical facility is not available in the town, the name of the nearest place
and its distance in kilometers from the town where the facility is available is
mentioned.
Column 14 - Veterinary Hospital:-The Number of Veterinary Hospitals available in

the town is given in this column.
Column 15 - Medicine Shop:-The number of Medicine shops available in the town

is given in this column.
Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, 2009:-
Columns 3 to 15 Educational Facilities:- The information on number of Primary

school, Middle school, Secondary school, Senior Secondary school, Arts/Science/
Commerce colleges (of degree level and above), Medical colleges, Engineering
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colleges, Management Institute/Colleges, Polytechnics, Recognized Shorthand,
Typewriting and vocational training Institutions, Non-formal Education Center
(Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Center), Special School for disabled and Others available
in the town, are indicated in these columns.
If an educational facility is not available in the town, the name of the

nearest place and its distance in kilometers from the town where the facility is
available is mentioned.
Columns 16 to 23 – Number of Social, Recreational and Culture Facilities :- The

information on No. of Home Orphanage, Working women’s hostels (with No. of
seats in bracket), No. of Old Age Home, Stadium, Cinema Theatre,
Auditorium/Community halls, Public libraries and Reading rooms available in
the town are given under these column.
Statement VI: Industry and Banking 2009:-
Columns 3 to 5 - Names of three most important commodities manufactured:-

The names of three most important commodities manufactured in the town are
given under these columns.
Columns 6 to 8 - Number of banks: - The number of banks available in the

referent town both Commercial and Co-operative banks are recorded against
these columns.
Columns 9 & 10 – Number of Agricultural and Non Agricultural Credit Societies: -

The number of Agricultural and Non Agricultural Credit Societies available in the
referent town are given in these columns.
Statement VII: Civic and other Amenities in Slums, 2009:-
This statement VII provides information on civic and other amenities in all
slums whether notified or not and for all towns having statutory bodies, like
Municipality, Municipal Corporation, Town area committee etc.
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Statutory Town with MDDS Code................................ 804039
National Highway......................................................... NH 17
Important Metalled Road.............................................
Railway line, Broad Gauge..........................................
River and Stream.........................................................
High School / Senior Secondary School...................... S
Bank............................................................................. B
Health Centre / Dispensary.......................................... D
Other Medical Facilities...............................................

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7. CHALAKKARA NORTH
8. PALLOOR SOUTH WEST
9. PALLOOR SOUTH EAST
10.PALLOOR NORTH EAST
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11.PALLOOR NORTH WEST

12.PANDAKKAL SOUTH
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To Koz
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HOSPITAL, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE......................
Town Directory Statements
67
STATE
Status and
Sr. Class, name and civic Location Name of Taluk/ Name of CD Area Number of Scheduled Scheduled
No. status of town Code No. Tahsil/ Police block (sq. households Castes Tribes
Station/Islands Km.) including Population Population
etc. houseless (2011 (2011
households Census) Census)
(2011
Census)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
III,
1 804039 MAHE MAHE 9.00 7420 144 -
Mahe (M),
Municipality
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MENT - I
Growth History
Population and growth rate (in brackets) of the town at the Density Sex ratio Class, name Sr. No.
Censuses of (2011 and civic status
1901- 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 Census) 1991 2001 2011 of town
1951
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1
7951 8972 9588 10446 36828 41816 III,

- 4646 1141 1147 1184 1
(-) (12.8) (6.9) (8.9) (252.6) (13.54) Mahe (M),
Municipality
69
STATE
Physical Aspects and
Phys ical aspects Name of and road dis tance (in kms .)
Rainfall Temperature
(in mm) (in centigrade)
Sr.
Name of town Maxi Minimu
No. State HQ. District HQ.
mum m
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Mahe (M) 3122.9 32.3 25.1 P UDUCHERRY (650) MAHE (0)
70
MENT-II
Location of Towns, 2009
Name of and road distance (in kms.) from
Sub-Division/
Taluk/ Tahsil / Nearest city with Nearest city with Railway Bus Name of Sr.
Police station/ population of one population of five station route town No.
Development lakh and more lakh and more
Block/ Island HQ.
8 9 10 11 12 2 1
MAHE (0) TELLICHERRY (8) KOZHIKODE (65) MAYIZHI (3) YES (0) Mahe (M) 1
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STATE
Civic and
System of drainage Number of latrines
Road length (in kms.)

Name of Town
Flush/Pour Flush
Sr.No.
Both -Open &
(Water borne)
Closed (CD)
Closed (BD)
Open (OD)
Pit System
Service
Others
Nil
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1 Mahe (M) 107 - - BD - 0 14 0 0
*In case t his service is not available in the t own, the name of the nearest place and it s dist ance from the town
where facility is available has been given
@T wo major source only
Abbre vi ation
TT: T ap wat er from treated source TK/P/L:T ank/Pond/Lake
TU:T ap water from un-t reated source O :Others
CW : Covered well O HT:Over head T ank
UW : Un-covered well SR:Service Reservoir
HP:Hand pump RIG:River Infilt ration Gallery
TW/B:T ubewell /Borehole BW P:Bore Well Pumping syst em
RW :Rainwater PT:Pressure T ank
S:Spring N\A,NA,N.A.: Not Avialable
72
Source of supply
12
(Codes) @
MENT - III
System of storage
with capacity in
13
kilo litres (along
Protected water supply

other Amenities, 2009
with Codes) @
TT,N/A OHT(970),N/A(N/A)
14
Yes
Fire fighting service*
Domestic
73
Industrial
connections)
15 16 17 Commercial
9397 196 2236

Road lighting
18
3405
Electrification (Number of
(points)
19
130 Others
2
Name of Town
Mahe (M)
1
1
Sr.No.
STATE
Medical
No. of Medical facilities* (with number of beds in brackets)

Hospitals Dispensaries Health Family Maternity and
Sr.No. Name of Town
(Allopathic Center Welfare Child Welfare
& Others) Center Center
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Mahe (M) 7(201) 6(0) 6(0) 4(0) 4(0)
*If a m edical facility is not available in the town,nearest place distance from the town where facilit y is available has been given
74
M ENT IV
Facilities, 2009
No. of Medical facilities* (with number of beds in brackets)

Veterinary Medicine
Maternity T.B.Hospital/ Nursing Charitable Mobile Others
Hospital Shop Name of Town Sr.No.
Homes Clinic Homes Hospital/Nu Health etc.
(Numbers) (Numbers)
rsing Home Clinic
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2 1
1(41) 4(0) 0 0 0 0 2(0) 12 Mahe (M) 1
75
STATE
Educational, Recreational and
Number of Educational Facilities*
Commerce colleges (of
Engineering colleges
Medical colleges
Secondry school
Senior Secondry
degree level and

Primary school
Middle school
Sr. No. Name of Town

Arts/ Science/
above)
school
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 Mahe (M) 31 17 11 5 1 2 TELECHERRY (28)
*If an educat ional facilit iy is not available in t he t own, t he name of t he nearest place and its dist ance from the town where facilit y is
available has been given
76
Management
1
10
Institute/ colleges MENT-V
1
11
Polytechnics
Cultural Facilities, 2009
Recognised
Shorthand,
1
12
Typewriting and
vocational training
institutions
Non-formal Education
13
Center (Sarva Shiksha
Number of Educational Facilities*
77
Abhiyan Center)
KANNUR(38)
Special School for
1
14
Disabled
2
15
Others
2
Mahe (M)
Name of Town
1
1
Sr. No.
STATE
Educational, Recreational and
Number of Social, Recreational and Cultural facilities
No. of Old Age Home

hostles (with No. of
Working women's
seats in bracket)
Sr. No. Name of Town
No. of Home
Orphange
Stadium
1 2 16 17 18 19
1 Mahe (M) 1 2 1 1
78
M ENT-V
Cultural Facilities, 2009
Number of Social, Recreational and Cultural facilities

Community halls
Cinema Theatre
Public libraries
Reading rooms
Name of Town Sr. No.
Auditorium/
20 21 22 23 2 1
TELECHERRY (8) 2 4 3 MAHE (M) 1
79
STATE
Industry and
Names of three most important commodities

Name of Town
Sr. No.
2nd
1st
1 2 3 4
1 Mahe (M) COTTON TEXT ILES GOLD ORNAMENTS
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MENT - VI
5
3rd
Banking, 2009
CASHEW NUT
manufactured
5
6
Nationalised Bank
Private Commercial
3
7
Bank
Number of banks
81
5
8
Co-oprative Bank
Number of agricultural
0
9
credit societies
Number of non-
20
10
agricultural credit
societies
2
Name of Town
Mahe (M)
1
1
Sr. No.
STATE
Civic and other
S yste m o f d ra ina ge
Population of the Slum
Paved roads (in kms.)

No. of households
S r.
Both (Open &

(approximate)
(approximate)
N C la ss a nd na me o f to w nN a me o f the slum
Is it notified
o.
Closed)
Closed
Open
Nil
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1 I M a he (M ) A tta k ulo th No 9 32 2 - - BD -
2 D a rma sa la C e m e nt R o a d No 2 3 0 - - BD -
3 T ha zha p a ra mb a No 10 37 0 - - BD -
4 P o o zhitha la No 12 39 0 - - BD -
5 P a ra k k a l No 17 52 0 - - BD -
6 V a la vil V illa ge No 11 33 0 - - BD -
7 M uk k uva nd a p a ra mb a C o lo ny No 18 66 0 - - BD -
8 M a nd a p a ra mb a C o lo ny No 19 66 0 - - BD -
9 K a nna c ha nk a nd y No 17 44 1 - - BD -
10 K izhe d a th C o lo ny No 6 23 0 - - BD -
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MENT - VII
amenities in Slums, 2009
E le c tr ic ity ( N u m b e r
supply of protected water

N u m b e r o f la tr in e s
No. of tap points/ public

o f c o n n e c tio n s )
hydtrants installed for

P r iv a te
Flush/ Pour Flush
(Water borne)
Road lighting
N a m e o f th e s lu m
Community
Pit System
Domestic
(points)
Service
Others
Others
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 3
0 9 0 0 1 20 90 6 0 A tta k u lo th
0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 D a r m a s a la C e m e n t R o a d
0 10 0 0 1 30 40 3 0 T h a zh a p a r a m b a
0 12 0 0 1 34 44 5 0 P o o z h ith a la
0 17 0 0 1 44 68 12 0 P a ra k k a l
0 11 0 0 1 32 54 5 0 V a la v il V illa g e
0 18 0 0 1 31 72 10 0M u k k u v a n d a p a r a m b a C o lo n y
0 19 0 0 1 33 76 7 0 M a n d a p a r a m b a C o lo n y
0 17 0 0 1 29 68 8 0 K a nna c ha nk a nd y
0 6 0 0 1 23 34 4 0 K izh e d a th C o lo n y
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Appendix to Town Directory
Towns showing their Outhgrowth with population
Sl. No. Name of Town with Population of Core Town Name of Outhgrowth Population of
Location Code Outhgrowth
1 2 3 4 5
--------------------------------------------------Nil-----------------------------------------------------
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Census of India 2011

SERIES-35 PART XII-A

DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK

VILLAGE AND TOWN WISE

DIRECTORATE OF CENSUS OPERATIONS

History and scope of the District Census Handbook XIV

Brief history of the district XVI

Analytical Note 1-22

a. Location and Size 1

d. Climate and Rainfall 2

e. Natural Resources-Flora and Fauna 3

j. Electricity and power 13

l. Transport and Communication 15

m. Banks and Credit Societies 18

o. Major Social and Cultural Events in Mahe District 19

q. Major Characteristics of Mahe district 21

ii. Census - Definitions and Concepts 23

iii. Non Census Concepts 28

iv. 2011 Census findings 30

v. Brief Analysis of Primary Census Abstract – Table 1 – 35 32

vi. Brief Analysis of Town Directory Data – Table 36 – 45 46

vii Scope of Village and Town Directory 50

a. Brief Note on Town Directory – Abbreviations used in Town Directory 61

b. Map of Mahe Municipality 65

c. Statement I – Status and Growth History 68

Statement II – Physical aspect and location of towns 2009 70

Statement III – Civic and other amenities 2009. 72

Statement IV – Medical facilities 2009. 74

Statement V – Educational, Recreational and cultural facilities 2009 76

Statement VI – Industry and banking 2009 80

Statement VII – Civic and other amenities in slums 2009 82

Appendix – Towns showing their outgrowth with population 84

Location and Size

Sl. Years (June

1. Suncus murinus Linnaeus (House Shrew)

Area under crops irrigated (in Hectares)

Sl. Item Agriculture Census Year

1 No. of Operational holding 6,767 6,786

According to the Agricultural Census 2005-06, of the total 870 hectares of

Sl. Item Area (in hectare)

According to 2005-06 Agriculture Census, distribution of number of holdings

Sl. Item Area (in

(iii) Intensity of cropping:

The Intensity of cropping is measured as a ratio of Gross cropped area to net

Sl. Items Year

Sl. Item 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

2 Total Number of fishing Nets 274 270 272

3 Fish Production(in tonnes)

a. Inland Production N.A. N.A. N.A.

Among several categories of boats, FRP Vallams are contributing more in

Sl. Item Fishing in M.Tonnes

Education plays a pivotal role in the economic, social and cultural

Sl. Census Total / Literacy Rate

Sl. No. Type of Institutions Number of Institutions

In addition to the above mentioned educational facilities, there is a Polytechnic

Sl. Numbers 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

b) Light, fan and small power No. 7,691

3 Commercial connections No. 2,692

4 Agricultural connections No. 3

There is a National Highways passing through Mahe for a distance of 1.988

A good telecom infrastructure including Postal, Telephone, Mobile and Internet

b) Telephone, Mobile and Internet facility:

Number of Households having Landline phones, Mobile phones and Both as

Sl.No Item Total Rural Urban