D.

Senthil Kannan

There are 3 theories as to the origin of the name:

y Thoothu (Dig) + Kudi (Drink) - As there were no rivers people

had to dig borewell, to drink water

y "Thoortha ( reclaimed) + Kudi (Settement) - Settlement built

on land reclaimed from sea.

y Thoothuvan ( Messenger) + Kudi (Camp)

In Ramayana, Hanuman camped here on his journey to Srilanka in search of Sitadevi. The early name was Thirumandhiranagar

About Tuticorin
Location Area - Tuticorin District Population Located in the Gulf of Mannar 4621 Sq.k.m (Tuticorin 206.31 sq km) Thoothukudi District -15.72 lakhs ( 2001) Thoothukudi - 4.05lakhs ( 2001) 135 Kms. Hot & humid Summer: 40.5C to 29.5C, Winter: 26.7C to 18.4C 661.6 mm Concentration of heavy minerals like ilmenite, garnet, zircon, rutile tourmaline, monazite, sillimanite, leucoxene, epidote, kyalnite, hornblends

Coastal line Temperature

Average Annual Rainfall Natural Resource

Location

y It is one of the oldest seaports in the world and was the

y y y y y

seaport of the Pandyan kingdom after Korkai (old pandya capital). 550BCE to 15th Century. The place was famous for its pearl diving, fishing and ship building since old days. Taken over by Portuguese in 16th century ( 1548) 110yrs Taken over by Dutch in 17th century (1658) 167 yrs Taken over by British in 19th century ( 1825) 117 yrs Thoothukudi became the centre of the Indian Independence Movement in the early 20th century, with many leaders like VOC, Subramanya Bharathi etc . Thoothukudi was established as a Municipality in 1866 with Roche Victoria as its first chairman. It attained the status of Corporation on August 5, 2008 after 142 years

Sl. No.

Taluks comprised Revenue Divisions in the Revenue Division Thoothukudi a. Thoothukudi b. Srivaikundam

Parliamentary Constituency 1. Thoothukudi Assembly Constituencies 1. Vilathikulam

1.

2.

Tiruchendur

a. Tiruchendur b. Sattankulam

2. Thoothukudi 3. Tiruchendur

a. Kovilpatti b. Ettayapuram 3. Kovilpatti c. Vilathikulam d. Ottapidaram

4. Srivaikundam 5. Ottapidaram 6. Kovilpatti

Industries

VOC Port Thermal Power Station SPIC fertilizer plant DCW Kilburn Chemicals Madura Coats Sterlite Copper Industries TAC Ltd. Heavy Water Plant

y VV Minerals y Sivanthi Joe Coir y Nila SeaFoods y Ramesh Flowers y Loyal Textiles y Agsar paints y Venus Water heaters y VVD Coconut Oil y Maris Associates y BIO foods

Gengki Tea

Land Utilization

Category Geographical area Forest Barren uncultivable Land Non-agricultural Land Cultivable waste Land Permanent pastures and other grazing Land Net area sown

Area in hectares 4,59,054 11.002 19.944 68.573 20.154 5.052 1,88,296

Percentage 100% 2.4% 4.3% 15% 4.4% 1.1% 42.0%

The net area sown is 42.0% which indicates the predominance of agriculture in the district.

Agriculture

Soil
Red loam Lateritic Soil Black Soil Sandy Coastal Alluvial Red Sandy Soil

Crops
Maize Corn Cumbu Cholam Kuthiraivali Cotton Groundnut Banana

Tourist Destination
Church of Our Lady of Snow
The church was opened in August 1713. In July 1982 Pope John Paul II raised the shrine to the status of Basilica

Bharathiyar memorial Mandapam

The birth house of Bharathiyar made as memorial. It is 42 kms from North of Thoothukudi.

Kattabomman Memorial Fort

The existing memorial fort constructed by Government of Tamilnadu in 1974 The remnants of the old for is protected by Archaeological Survey of India

Manapad Church
Built in the year 1581 Associated with St. Francis Xavier

Tiruchendur Temple
One of six abodes of Lord Subramanya Inscriptions of Pandian kings are available in this temple

Navatirupathi
Constructed in Pandya and the early Chola period Places include Thiruvaigundam, Natham, Thirupuliyankudi, Perunkulam, Erattaithirupathi, Alwarthirunagari, Thirukolur, and Thenthiruparrai

Mode of Transport

Roads State Highways Major district roads Other district roads 405.15 km 202.05 km 1380.63 km

*Four laning of NH 7A (53 Kms) (Tuticorin Tirunelveli) *Four laning of NH 45B (123 Kms) (Tuticorin Madurai)

Railways
A Broad Gauge single line connects Madurai to Bangalore via Dindigul - Karur Erode Salem A Broad Gauge single line connects Madurai- Tiruchi Chennai

Airports
Tuticorin airport is located 10 km from Thoothukudi Madurai 140 Km Thiruvananthapuram 249 Km Tiruchirapally 228 Km Bangalore 468 Km

Hospitals & Health Care

Important Hospitals AVM Hospital Sundaram Arulraj Hospital City Hospital Sacred Heart Hospital Tuticorin Medical College Hospital

Medical facilities Number of Hospitals 10

Primary Health Centres

47

Health Sub centres

249

Beds in Hospitals Vasan Eye Care Aravinth Eye Hospital Number of Doctors

1072

196

y The effective literacy percentage of the district, excluding children in the

age group of 1 to 6, is 74%.

y Tuticorin district ranks 2nd in literacy rate in Tamilnadu
College Type School Type Primary Middle schools High schools Hr. Secondary schools Nos. 1076 284 73 97 Arts and Science Colleges Medical College Engineering College Agricultural College Fisheries College College for Special Education Teachers Training College Government Polytechnic Nos.
12 1 3 1 1 1 3 2

y Tuticorin and its surroundings is called the nursery of volleyball

Tharuvai stadium is maintained by Sports Development Authority of TN. y 400m Athletic track y 25m Swimming pool, y a Basketball court, y a Boxing ring y a Football ground, y 2 Hockey grounds, y a Multi Gym y a Squash court, y a Synthetic Hockey training ground a Volleyball court

y Pigeon Racing is one of

Port Trust Beach the favourite past time in Hare Island Tuticorin, which has roots Roche Park back to 18th century. Tharuvai Grounds Cinema Halls y Pigeon race, is organised January to April where the Shopping - WGC Road & pigeon fanciers compete VE Road & Bala Vinayagar with their pigeons for Koil Street short, middle and y DSF Grand Plaza long(1500 km) distance pigeon racing.
y y y y y y

y Salt y Port y Fish y V.O.Chidhambaranar y Macroons/ Rich Plum Cakes y Night Clubs/ Parotta Stalls y Sterlite Copper y SPIC y Thermal Power Station y Dried Flowers

THANK YOU