District Profile

Boundary of Cuddalore District

I. Area (Sq.Km)                        : 3,678

II. Population (2001)                 : 22,85,395

a) Male Population    : 11,50,908

b) Female Population : 11,34,487

c) Rural Population    : 15,31,034

d) Urban Population   : 7,54,361

III. Density                                : 621

IV. Literates                              : 14,20,488

V. Male Workers                      : 6,36,911

VI. Female Workers                 : 3,36,155

VII. Rural Workers                   : 7,29,764

VIII. Urban Workers                 : 2,43,325

IX. Cultivators                            : 1,85,875

X. Agrl. Labourers                      : 4,49,204

XI. House Hold Indus. Workers: 30,457

XII. Other Workers                    : 3,07,530

XIII. Marginal Workers             : 2,43,302

XIV. Non Workers                      : 13,12,329

AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURE (2005-2006)

a) Total Cultivated area (Hec)
b) Net area sown (Hec)
c) Area sown more than once (Hec) 2,72,159
2,19,891
52,268

Area and production of Principal Crops-(2004-2005) Area (Hec) in "000" Production"000" (Tonne)

i) Rice 115 316

ii) Millets and other cereals 126 332

iii) Pulses 36 12

iv) Sugarcane (Gur) 30 355

v) Groundnut 21 49

vi) Gingelly 4 1

vii) Cotton(BALES) 2 1734

AGRICULTURAL LAND HOLDINGS (2005-2006)

i) Holdings
ii) Area (Hec)
iii) Average size of holdings 2,97,836
2,39,279.28
0.8

Important Food crops Paddy, Groundnut, Sugarcane, Cholam, Cambu, Redgram, Cotton, Gingelly, Tapioca, Greengram, Blackgram, Coriander, Banana, Maize, Varagu, Cashewnut.

Important Non food crops Gingelly, Cotton , Groundnet, Coconut.

ANIMAL HUSBANDARY

Veterinary Institution

1. Veterinary Hospitals      : 5
2. Veterniary Dispensaries :39
3. Clinical Centres                : 1
4.Sub Centres                       : 89

Livestock and Poultry Population (2004)

1. Cattle       : 3,43,131
2. Buffaloes : 38,407
3. Sheep       : 57,607
4. Goat         : 2,51,160
5. Poultry     : 3,33,043

COMMUNICATION

a) Post & Telegraph (in numbers)

1. Post offices doing postal business Alone          : 488

2. Post offices doing Post & Telegraph business : 25

b) Telephones (in numbers)

1. No.of Telephones in use        : 1,60,366

2. No.of Public call offices          : 9413

3. No.of Telephone exchanges   : 163

CO-OPERATION

1. Primary Land Development Bank       : 6
2. Co-Operative Apex Banks (TNSC)      : Nil
3. District Central Co-operative Banks     : 35
4. Urban Banks                                            : 2
5. Primary Agricultural Credit Societies    : 167
6. Housing Co-operative Societies             : 30
7. Employees Co-operative Societies         : 76
8. Lift Irrigation Societies                           :1
9. Weavers Co-operative Socities              : 36
10. Industrial Co-operative Socities           : 16
11. Khadi & Village Industries Societies   : 22
12. Primary Co-operative Socities              : 8
13. Co-operative Sugar Mills                      : 1
14. Co-operative Marketing Societies        : 4
15. Other Co-operative Socities                  : 2

DAIRY DEVELOPMENT

a) Dairies                                           : Nil

b) Milk chilling plant                         : 1

c) No.of milk Co-op. Societies          : 237

d) Milk Production Per Day (in Liters) :1,30,16,265

i) Flush season : 0.39 Lakh ltrs/per Day

ii) Lean Season : 0.33 Lakh ltrs/per Day

EDUCATION

1) No. of University                     : 1

2) Arts and Science Colleges     : 8

3) Medicine

a) Allopathy : 1

4) Engineering Colleges               : 4

5) Agricultural Colleges                : 1

6) Colleges for Special Education : 2 (Music)

7) Primary Schools                         : 1245

8) Middle Schools                           : 307

9) Higher Secondary Schools         :137

10) Teacher Training College         : 9

ELECTRICITY

A. Generation of Electricity (in M.U)

i. Thermal                : 16242.43
ii. Power purchased : 383.69 MU

B. Consumption of Electricity (in M.U)

i. Agriculture                                : 630 M.U Per Annum
ii. Industry                                    : 28.52 M.U Per Annum
iii. Commercial                             : 44.16 M.U Per Annum
iv. Domestic & Water works       :230.16 M.U Per Annum
v. Public lighting                           : 39.35 M.U Per Annum
vi. Miscellaneous                         : 577.154 M.U Per Annum

C. Rural Electrification

i. No. of Pumpsets energized : 1308
ii. No. of Villages electrified : 896
iii. No. of Hamlets electrified : 2660

EMPLOYMENT

Enrolement in this district during the years

YEAR MEN WOMEN TOTAL

2000 1,15,247 59,910 1,75,157

2001 1,26,688 66,716 1,93,404

2002 1,96,865 69,714 2,66,579

2003 1,19,932 69,573 1,89,505

2004 1,15,278 72,361 1,87,639

2005 87,403 52,313 1,39,716

2006 88,657 59,667 1,48,324

FISHERIES

1) Length of Coastal line (KM)                       : 57.5

2) No. of Coastal Block                                   : 3

3) No. of Coastal centers (Landing)               : 3

4) Marine Fish Production (MT)                    : 18000

5) Inland Fish Production (MT)                      : 5823

6) No. of Fisherman engaged (Land/marine) : 13769

FOREST

1) Forest Area (Hec) : 9718.85

a) Reserved Forest (Hec) : 9467.13
                                    b) Reserved Lands (Hec) : 196.52
c) Unclasses Forest (Hec) : 55.20

2) Out-turn of Forest Product

a) Fuel wood (MT) : 15.500

b) Timber (Cu,m)    : Teak-13.634m3

c) Cashew (MT)      : 0.55

d) Others (specify)

     i) Palmyara leaves :3400 Nos.

     ii) Palmyra Nuts     :5000 Nos.

GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION

North Latitude between 15^o5'/11^o 11’ and 12^o 35’

East Longitude between 78 ^o38’ and 80^o

HOUSING

1. No. of Tenements constructed by TNHB   : Nil

2. Dy. Registrar Housing                                 : 769

3. Total No. of Household (2001 Census)

     a)S.C. (Approximate)  : 140995

     b)S.T. (Approximate)  : 2616

     c)Others (Approximate): 367789

4. No. of Tenements constructed by TNSCB : Nil

5. No. of Tenements constructed by PHB      : Nil

6. Samathuvapuram                                         : 3

7.No of HouseHolds below poverty line         :114136

INDUSTRIES

            A. Industries in the District

1. No. of Working Factories : 228
2. No. of Trade Unions          : 57
3. Large Scale Industries      : 35
4. Small Scale Industries       : 617
5. Cottage Industries             :200
6. Medium Scale Industries :114

            B. Name of the Important Industries in the District

1. Neyveli Lignite Corporation , Neyveli
2. MRK Sugar Mill, Sethiathope
3. EID Parry (I) Ltd, Nellikuppam
4. Ambiga Sugar Mills, Pennadam
5. TANFAC, Cuddalore O.T
6. Vanavil , Cuddalore O.T
7. National Cotton Mills, Chidambaram
8. SPIC Pharma Chemicals , Cuddalore O.T
9. Asian Paints(I) Limited, Cuddalore O.T
10.Tagros Chemicals (I) LTD., Cuddalore O.T
11.Clariant Chemicals LTD., Cuddalore O.T
C. Name of the Industrial ParkC. Name of the Industrial Park

1. SIPCOT , Cuddalore O.T
2. SIDCO, Semmandalam, Cuddalore
    a) Cuddalore
    b) Vridhahalam
    c) Vadalur
3. Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Neyveli

IRRIGATION

A. Net Area Irrigated by (in Hect)- (2005-06)

i. Govt. Canals    : 46,584
ii.Tanks               : 7104
iii. Tube wells      : 92,451
iv. Other wells     : 8644
v. Other sources : 230

B. Gross area irrigated (in Hect): 1,80,792

C. Name of the Rivers / Lakes:

i. Gadilam
ii. Pennar
iii. Vellar
iv. Veeranam
v. Perumal Eri
vi. Wellington Lake

KHADI & VILLAGE INDUSTRIES

A. Khadi Sales (Rs. in Lakhs)

1. Cotton : 12.37
2. Woolen : 1.24
3. Silk        : 36.02
4. Polyster : 5.36

B. Village Industries Sales (Rs. in Lakhs)

1. Soaps     : 19.96
2. Pottery : 0.88
3. Leather : 0.39

LEGISLATURE

1. No. of Parliamentary Constituency : 2
26 Cuddalore

27 Chidambaram-(SC) (Part)

2. No. of Legislative Assembly Constituency : 9


151 - Titakudi (sc)

152 - Vridhachalam

153 - Neyveli

154 - Panruti

155 - Cuddalore

156 - Kurinjipadi

157 - Bhuvanagri

158 - Chidambaram

159 - Kattumannarkoil (sc)

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LOCAL BODIES

a. Corporation                      : Nil

b. No. of Municipalities       : 5

c. No. of Panchayat Unions : 13

d. No. of Town Panchayats : 16

e. Village Panchayats          : 681

MEDICAL

A. Modern Medicine

a. No. of Hospitals                              : 8
b. Primary Health Centres                 : 50
c. Health Sub-Centres                        : 319
d. Other Medical Institution               : 53(Govt.5, Pvt.48)
e. Beds in Hospitals & Dispensaries : 1408
f. Total No. of Doctors                        : 212
g.Total No. of Nurses                         : 187

B. Indian Medicine

a. No. of Hospitals                             : 8
b. Primary Health Centres                  : 12
c. Beds in Hospitals & Dispensaries : 30
d. Total No. of Doctors                       : 16
e. Total No. of Nurses                        : 4

C. Hemeopathy

a. No. of Hospitals       : 2
b. Dispensaries             : 1
c. Total No. of Doctors : 2
d.Total No. of Nurses   : Nill

NUTRITIOUS MEAL PROGRAMME

Name of the Programme .......No. of Centres

a. PTMGR ....................... 1495

b. ICDS ............................. 397

c. TINP .............................. 1215

POLICE

A. Police

1. Police Force

i. Locals                  :1531
ii. Armed Reserve : 473

2. Police Stations : 66

3. Police Outposts : 1

B. Prisons

1. Central Prison : 1
2. Other Prisons : 11

RAINFALL (in mm)

Normal

1. N E Monsoon : 716.5

2. S W Monsoon : 373.6

Actual

1. N E Monsoon : 1346.1

2. S W Monsoon : 340.3

REGISTRATION

1. No. of Registration Offices                         : 26

2. Aggregate value of property transferred   : 615.85
       (Rs. in Crores)

3. Total receipt (Rs. in Crores)                       : 39.23

REVENUE ADMINSTRATIVE DIVISIONS

1. Revenue Divisions : 3

2. Revenue Taluks     : 6

3. Revenue Firkas      : 32

4. Revenue Villages   : 896

Taluk wise Revenue Villages

TAMIL Tamil & English

கடலூர் Cuddalore

பண்ருட்டி Panruti

சிதம்பரம் Chidambaram

காட்டுமன்னார்கோயில் Kattumannarkoil

விருத்தாசலம் Virudhachalam

திட்டக்குடி Titagudi

SOCIAL WELFARE

1. Old Age Pensioners                                : 4,39,980

2. Marriage Assistance of daughters of
      poor widows                                           : 42

3. Dr. Dharmambal Ammaiyar
      widows re-marriage Thittam                 : 8

4. Marriage Assistance for Orphan Girls : 18

5. Anjugam Ammaiyar Ninaivu Kalappu
     Thirumana Nithivuthavi Thittam           : 61

6. Aid for Handicapped                                : 1592

7. Women welfare Co-operative Societies : 4

8. Training Centres                                      : 1

9. Mahalir Mandram (SHG)                        : 12087

10. Beneficiaries :--

11. Uzhavar Chandai                                    : 4

VITAL STATISTICS (2005-2006)

1. Birth              : 53,089

2. Death            : 11,109

3. Infant Death :837

4. Birth Rate (per 1000 Population)

a. Rural       : 20.8
b. Urban       :28.1
c. Combined : 23.2

5. Death rate (per 1000 Population)

a. Rural       : 5.7
b. Urban       : 3
c. Combined : 4.9

    TEMPERATURE IN THE DISTRICT

1. Maximum : 36.8 C

2. Minimum : 19.9 C

TRANSPORT & SEA PORT

I. Road Length (Kms)

1. National Highways                              : 183.738 (Km)
2. State Highways                                    : 1671.024
3. Corporation & Municipalties Roads   : 436.93
4. Panchayat Union & Panchayat Roads : 4283.93
5. Town Panchayat & Township Roads : 791.634
6. Others (Forest Roads)                          : Nil

II. Railway Length (Kms)

1. Broad Guage                 : 107
2. Meter Guage                 : 81
3. No. of Railway Stations : 27
4. Name of Sea Port           : Cuddalore Old Town
5. Name of Import Commodity : Crude oil (Cargo Handled 255474 M.T)

III. No. of Sea port : 1

Area and production of Principal Crops-(2004-2005)	Area (Hec) in "000"	Production"000" (Tonne)
i) Rice	115	316
ii) Millets and other cereals	126	332
iii) Pulses	36	12
iv) Sugarcane (Gur)	30	355
v) Groundnut	21	49
vi) Gingelly	4	1
vii) Cotton(BALES)	2	1734

Important Food crops	Paddy, Groundnut, Sugarcane, Cholam, Cambu, Redgram, Cotton, Gingelly, Tapioca, Greengram, Blackgram, Coriander, Banana, Maize, Varagu, Cashewnut.
Important Non food crops	Gingelly, Cotton , Groundnet, Coconut.

YEAR	MEN	WOMEN	TOTAL
2000	1,15,247	59,910	1,75,157
2001	1,26,688	66,716	1,93,404
2002	1,96,865	69,714	2,66,579
2003	1,19,932	69,573	1,89,505
2004	1,15,278	72,361	1,87,639
2005	87,403	52,313	1,39,716
2006	88,657	59,667	1,48,324

TAMIL	Tamil & English
கடலூர்	Cuddalore
பண்ருட்டி	Panruti
சிதம்பரம்	Chidambaram
காட்டுமன்னார்கோயில்	Kattumannarkoil
விருத்தாசலம்	Virudhachalam
திட்டக்குடி	Titagudi