VELLORE DISTRICT PROFILE
North Latitude Between 12 0 15’ and 130 15’
East Longitude Between 780 20’ and 790 50’
2. AREA AND POPULATION – (2001 CENSUS) (FINAL) |
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i. Area (Sq.Km.) | : 5920.18 |
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ii. Population | : 3477317 |
a. Male Population | : 1741083 |
b. Female Population | : 1736234 |
c. Rural Population | : 2169319 |
d. Urban Population | : 1307998 |
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iii. Density | : 573 per Km. |
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iv. Literates | : 2203552 |
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a. Males (%) | : 81.98 |
b. Females (%) | : 62.78 |
Total (%) | : 72.36 |
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v. Main Workers (2001 Census) : |
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a. Total Workers | : 1427180 |
b. Male Workers | : 951805 |
c. Female Workers | : 475375 |
d. Rural Workers | : 982222 |
e. Urban Workers | : 444958 |
f. Cultivators | : 251394 |
g. Agricultural Laborers | : 390696 |
h. Household Industry | : 161990 |
i. Other Workers | : 623100 |
j. Marginal Workers | : 254535 |
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vi. Non-Workers | : 2050137 |
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vii. Language spoken in the District | i. Tamil |
| ii. Telugu |
| iii. Urdu |
| iv. Hindi |
| v. Kannada |
| vi. Sowrastra |
| vii. Malayalam |
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i. Birth | : 17.1 |
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ii. Death | : 6.6 |
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iii. Infant Deaths | : 27.9 |
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iv. Birth Rate (Per 1000 Population) |
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a. Rural | : 18.4 |
b. Urban | : 16.7 |
c. Combined | : 17.9 |
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v. Death Rate (Per 1000 Population) |
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a. Rural | : 7.8 |
b. Urban | : 6.0 |
c. Combined | : 7.3 |
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vi. Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1000 Live Births) |
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a. Rural | : 42.0 |
b. Urban | : 22.1 |
c. Combined | : 36.6 |
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vii. Expectation of life at Birth |
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a. Male | : 64.85 |
b. Female | : 65.20 |
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Viii. No. of Deaths of women due to problems related to child birth |
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a. At the time of delivery | : 7 |
b. During Pregnancy | : 21 |
c. After Child birth (within 42 days) | : 46 |
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4. TEMPERATURE (in Degree Centigrade) |
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a. Plains (VELLORE) |
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i. Maximum | : 39.5 |
ii. Minimum | : 15.6 |
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b. Hill Stations |
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i. Maximum | : N.A. |
ii. Minimum | : N.A. |
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a. Normal |
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i. North East Monsoon | : 353.0 |
ii. South West Monsoon | : 442.0 |
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b. Actual |
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i. North East Monsoon | : 370.5 |
ii. South West Monsoon | : 312.3 |
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a. Total Cultivated Area (Hec) | : 211989 |
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b. Net Area Sown (Hec.) | : 190058 |
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c. Area Sown more than once (Hec.) | : 21931 |
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d. Area and Production of | Area (Hec.) Production |
Principal Crops | in ‘000’ ‘000’ (Tones) |
Paddy | : 47.416 |
Millets and Other Cereals | : 18.611 ---- |
Pulses | : 14.091 ---- |
Sugarcane | : 16.775 |
Groundnut | : 51.061 |
Gingelly | : 0.515 |
Cotton(bales of 170 Kgs lint each) | : 6.687 ---- |
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e. Agricultural Land Holdings (2005-06) |
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i. Number of Holdings | : 411091 |
ii. Area (Hec) | : 275577.54 |
iii. Average Size of Holdings(Hec) | : 0.67 |
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f. a. Important Food Crops | : Paddy,Jowar,Ragi,Bajra |
b. Important Non-Food Crops | : Cotton,Sugar,Groundnut |
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i. Net Area Irrigated by (Hec.) | : 98390 |
a. Government Canals | : 0 |
b . Private Canals | : Nil |
c. Tanks | : 5004 |
d. Tube Wells | : 15890 |
e. Other Wells | : 77496 |
f. Other Sources | : --- |
Total Net Area Irrigated | : 98390 |
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ii. Gross Area Irrigated | : 92548 |
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iii. Name of the River | : 1. Palar River |
| 2. Malattar |
| 3. Koundinya Nadi |
| 4. Goddar |
| 5. Pambar |
| 6. Agaram Aru |
| 7. Ponnai River |
| 8. Kallar |
| 9.Naga Nadi |
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iv. No. of Lakes (Tanks) | : 1355 |
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i. Veterinary Institutions |
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a. Veterinary Hospitals | : 8 |
b. Veterinary Dispensaries | : 50 |
c. Clinician Centres | : 1 |
d. Sub Centres | : 71 |
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ii. a. Poultry Development as on |
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Chicks produced in hatcheries (Lakh Nos). | : Nil |
b.Birds sold for breeding (Lakh Nos.) | : Nil |
c. Birds sold for table (Lakh Nos.) | : Nil |
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iii. Livestock and Poultry Population |
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a. Cattle | : 573883 |
b. Buffaloes | : 34034 |
c. Sheep | : 252029 |
d. Goat | : 248116 |
e. Poultry | : 38525564 |
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a. Dairies | : 1 |
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b. Milk Chilling Plants | : 3 |
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c. No. of Milk Co-op.Societies | : 428 |
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d. Milk Production (Lakh Litres) | : 5.38 |
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i. Length of Coastal Line (Km.) | : Nil |
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ii. No,of Coastal Blocks | : Nil |
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iii. No.of Coastal Centres | : Nil |
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iv. Marine Fish Production (Tonne) | : Nil |
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v. Inland Fish Production (Tonne) | : 7.205 |
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i. Forest Area (Hec.) |
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a. Reserved Forests | : 143459 |
b. Reserved Lands | : --- |
c. Forests | : 7263 |
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ii. Out-turn of Forest Product |
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a. Timber (Cu.m.) | : Nil |
b. Fuelwood (MT) | : Nil |
c. Pulpwood (MT) | : Nil |
d. Sandalwood (MT) | : Nil |
e. Soap wood | : Nil |
f. Bamboo (Tonne) | : Nil |
g. Tea Green Leaves (Tonne) | : Nil |
h. Wattle Bark (MT) | : Nil |
i. Cashew (Tonne) | : Nil |
j. Tamarind | : 32.514 M.T |
K. Gallnut | : |
l. Others(Soapnut, Pungan, Nelli, Eachampul, Manipungan, etc) | : 44.847 M.T |
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i. Generation of Electricity (in m.u.) |
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a. Hydro | : Nil |
b. Wind Mill Generation | : Nil |
c. Thermal | : Nil |
d. Power Purchased | : Nil |
e. Gas Turbine | : Nil |
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ii. Consumption of Electricity (in m.u.) Kwh. |
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a. Agriculture | : 423.993 |
b. Industry | : 212.504 |
c. Commercial | : 109.075 |
d. Domestic | : 505.918 |
e. Public Lighting & Water Works | : 67.544 |
f. Sales to Licensees | : Nil |
g. Sales to Other States | : Nil |
h. Miscellaneous Railways | : 120.384 |
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iii. Rural Electrification |
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a. Number of Pumpsets Energised | : 131247 |
b.Number of Villages Electrified | : 842 |
c. Number of Hamlets Electrified | : All Hamlets Electrified. |
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13. ENTERPRISES Rural Urban |
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i. No.of Agricultural Enterprises | : 21941 2299 |
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ii.No.of non-Agricultural Enterprises | : 49593 47967 |
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iii.No.of Enterprises | : |
a. With Premises | : 81282 66343 |
b. Without Premises | : 8575 3170 |
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i. No.of Working Factories (Registered) | : 1321 |
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ii. No.of Mandays Worked (Lakhs) | : 717120 |
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iii. No.of Trade Unions | : 25 |
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iv. No.of Strikes | : --- |
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v. No.of Lockouts | : -- |
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vi. Large Scale Industries | : 60 |
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vii. Medium Scale Industries | : 257 |
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viii. Small Scale Industries | : 702 |
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ix. Cottage Industries | : 258 |
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x. No.of New Factories setup | : 54 |
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xi. Name of the Important Industries |
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in the District | : |
| 1. BHEL Ltd., Ranipet |
| 2. TEL Ltd., Katpadi |
| 3. Leather & Leather Product Industries |
| 4. Cotton Yarn manufacturing Mills |
| 5. CO-op Sugar Mills |
| 6. Engineering Industries |
| 7. Match Industries |
| 8. Beedi Industry |
| 9. Hand Loom & Power Loom Industries |
| 10. Chemical Industries |
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xii. Name of the Industrial Park | : |
| 1. SIDCO. Katpadi |
| 2. SIPCOT. Ranipet |
| 3. SIDCO. Arkkonam |
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15. KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES |
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i. | Production Sales |
| (Rs.in Lakhs) (Rs.in Lakhs) |
KHADI | ----- ----- |
Cotton | -- 11.92 |
Woollen | -- 4.07 |
Silk | -- 43.80 |
Polyester | -- 4.62 |
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ii. VILLAGE INDUSTIRES |
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a. Soaps | -- -- |
b. Leather Goods | 1.13 1.13 |
c. Honey | 2.50 2.710 |
d. Others | 76.91 76.91 |
Total (i+ii) | 80.54 80.75 |
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16. MEDICAL AND HELATH (NUMBER) |
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i. Modern Medicine |
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a. No.of Hospitals | : 13 |
b. Dispensaries | : 8 ( E.S.I ) |
c. Primary Health Centres | : 67 |
d. Health Sub Centres | : 454 |
e. Other Medical Institution | : 1 |
f. Beds in Hospitals and |
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Dispensaries | : 1632 |
g. Total Number of Doctors | : 356 |
h. Total Number of Nurses | : 752 |
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ii. Indian Medicine |
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a. Hospitals | : 12 |
b. Dispensaries | : 2 |
c. Primary Health Centres | : 13 |
d. Beds in Hospitals and |
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Dispensaries | : 25 |
e. Total Number of Doctors | : 19 |
f. Total Number of Nurses | : 3 |
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iii. Homeopathy |
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a. Hospitals | : 3 |
b. Dispensaries | : -- |
c. Beds in Hospitals and |
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Dispensaries | : -- |
d. Total Number of Doctors | : 3 |
e. Total Number of Nurses | : -- |
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iv. Unani |
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a. Hospitals | : 1 |
b. Primary Health Centres | : 1 |
c. No.of.Doctors | : 1 |
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i. Universities | : 2 |
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ii. Arts and Science Colleges | : 21 |
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iii. Colleges for professional Education |
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a.Medicine | : |
(1). Allopathy | : 2 |
(2). Indian Medicine | : 1 |
(3). Homoeopathy | : 1 |
b. Engineering Colleges | : 11 |
c. Agriculture Colleges | : 1 |
d. Veterinary Colleges | : -- |
e. Law Colleges | : -- |
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iv. Colleges for Special Education(Nursing) | : 1 |
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v. Pre Primary Schools | : 324 |
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vi. Primary Schools | : 2568 |
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vii. Middle Schools | : 545 |
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viii. High Schools | : 247 |
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ix. Higher Secondary Schools | : 247 |
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x. Teacher’s Training Institute | : 39 |
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xi. No.of fresh entries |
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(I to V Std.) | : Male Female |
| 35725 33324 |
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xii. No.of students passed at |
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a. High School (X Std) | : 39728 (70.3%) |
b. Higher Secondary School (XII Std) | : 11732 (68.7%) |
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i. Road Length (in Km.) |
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a. National Highways | : 227.200 |
b. State Highways | : 122.400 |
c. Corporation and Municipalities |
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Roads | : 776.720 |
d. Panchayat Union and Panchayat |
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Roads | : 3709.600 |
e. Town Panchayat/ Township Roads | : 744.205 |
f. Others (Forest Roads) | : Nil |
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ii. Registered Motor Vehicles |
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a. Commercial | : 3254 |
b. Non-Commercial | : 29863 |
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iii. Railway Length |
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a. Route Length (in Km.) | : |
(1). Broad Gauge | : 152.4 |
(2). Metre Gauge | : Nil |
b.Track Length (in Km.) | : |
(1) Broad Gauge | : 152.4 |
(2) Metre Gauge | : Nil |
c. No.of Railway Station | : |
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iv. Number of Sea Ports | : Nil |
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v. Number of Air Ports | : 1 |
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vi. Name of the Air Port | : Vellore Aerodram |
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vii. Name of the Sea Port | : Nil |
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viii. Name of the Export Commodity | : |
| 1. Shoes |
| 2. Leather Garments |
| 3. Matches |
| 4. Hand Loom & Power Loom Clothes |
| 5. Beedi |
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ix. Name of the Import Commodity (Interstate) | : |
| 1. Redgram |
| 2. Blackgram |
| 3. Bengalgram |
| 4. Palm oil |
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i. Post & Telegraph (In Number) |
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a. Post Offices doing posted business Alone | : 620 |
b. Post Offices doing Post & Telegraph | : 60 |
Business |
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ii. Telephones |
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a. No.of Telephones in use | : 210603 |
b. No.of Public Call Offices | : 16510 |
c. No.of Telephones Exchanges | : 152 |
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i. Primary Land Development Banks | : 9 |
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ii. Cooperative Apex Banks (TNSC) | : Nil |
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iii. District Central Cooperative Banks |
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(Including Branches) | : 1 (Branches - 35) |
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iv. Urban Banks (Including Branches) | : 20 |
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v. Primary Agricultural Credit Societies | : 180 |
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vi. Housing Cooperative Societies | : 29 |
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vii. Employees Cooperative Societies | : 68 |
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viii. Lift Irrigation Societies | : Nil |
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ix. Weavers Cooperative Societies | : 49 |
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x. Industrial Cooperative Societies | : 13 |
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xi. Khadi & Village Industries Societies | : 33 |
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xii. Primary Cooperative Stores | : 10 |
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xiii. Cooperative Sugar Mills | : 3 |
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xiv. Co-operative Marketing Societies | : 7 |
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xv. Other Co-operative Societies | : 175 |
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i. No.of Registration Offices | : 27 |
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ii.Aggregte Value of property Transferred |
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(Rs.in Crores) | : 141.2 |
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iii.Total Receipts (Rs.in Crores) | : 49.59 |
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i. No.of tenements constructed by |
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Tamil Nadu Housing Board | : Nil |
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ii. Deputy Registrar Housing | : Nil |
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iii. No.of tenements constructed by |
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Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board | : Nil |
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iv. Police Housing Board | : Nil |
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v. Deputy Registrar, Housing – Rural | : --- |
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vi. Deputy Registrar, Housing – Urban | : --- |
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vii. Samathuvapuram | : 7 |
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viii. Total No.of Households | : |
a. S.C. | : --- |
b. S.T. | : --- |
c. Others | : --- |
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ix. No.of Households below poverty line | : --- |
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23. SOCIAL WELFARE (in Nos.) |
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i. a. Old Age Pensioners | : 107457 |
b. Widow Pensioners | : 58573 |
c. Deserted Agri.Labour | : 21944 |
d. Deserted Widow | : 15687 |
e. Physically Handicapped | : 7461 |
Total | : 212192 |
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ii. Dr.Muthulakshmi Reddy Ammaiyar Ninaivu | : ---- |
Mahapperu Udhavi Thittam |
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(National Maternity Benefit Scheme) | : 8160 |
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iii. Marriage Assistance |
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a. Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar | General SC+ST |
Ninaivu Thirumana Udhavi Thittam | : 4757 1665 |
b. Marriage Assistance for daughter of Poor |
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Widows | : 145 74 |
c. Dr. Dharmambal Ammaiyar (Widow |
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Remarriage ) Thittam | : 3 -- |
d. Marriage Assistance to orphan girls | : 9 5 |
e. Anjugam Ammaiyar Ninaivu Kalappu |
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Thirumana Nidhi Udhavi Thittam | : 13 304 |
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iv. Aid for Handicapped | : Nil |
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v. Aid for others (specify) | : Nil |
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vi. Women Welfare Co-operative Societies | : 4 |
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vii. Training Centres | : 4 |
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viii.Mahalir suya uthavi kuzhukkal |
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(i) Group | : 18022 |
(ii) Member | : 302422 |
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ix. Women Development Centre | : Nil |
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x. Beneficiaries | : Nil |
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xi. Uzhavar Santhai | : 5 |
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24. NUTRITIOUS MEALS PROGRAMME |
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Name of the Programme | No.of Total |
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i. Purachi Thalaivar M.G.R. | : 2176 366564 |
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ii. I.C.D.S | : 2724 144135 |
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25. REVENUE ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS |
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a. Revenue Divisions | : 3 |
b. Revenue Taluks | : 8 |
c. Revenue Firkas | : 52 |
d. Revenue Villages | : 842 |
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a. Corporations | : Nil |
b. Municipalities | : 14 |
c. Panchayat Unions | : 20 |
d. Special Village Panchayats | : 22 |
e. Village Panchayats | : 753 |
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27. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
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a. No.of Development Divisions | : 3 |
b. No.of Blocks Covered | : 20 |
c. Population Covered (in Lakhs) | : 34.83 |
d. Area Covered (in Sq.Km.) | : 6077 |
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i. Police |
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a. Police Force |
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i. Local | : 1162 |
ii. Armed Reserve | : 534 |
b. Police Stations | : 33 |
c. Police Outposts | : |
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ii. Prisons |
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a. Central Prisons | : 2 |
b. Other Prisons | : 6 |
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i. Members of the Legislative Assembly |
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a. Elected | : 12 |
b. Nominated | : Nil |
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ii. Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) | : 3 |
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iii. Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) | : Nil |
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30. CINEMA THEATRES (in Nos.) |
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i. Permanent |
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a. Air-conditioned | : 3 |
b. Non-Air conditioned | : 73 |
c. Air Cooled | : 1 |
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ii. Open Air Theatres | : --- |
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iii. Semi Permanent | : 5 |
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iv. Touring | : 19 |
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i. Bank Officers | : 247 |
Primary Co-op. Banks | : 185 |
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ii. Life Insurance |
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a. Offices | : 7 |
b. Policies Issued | : N.A |
c. Sum Assured (Rs.in Crores) | : |
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a. Name of the Minerals found in the District | : VERMICULITS |
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1. Name of the important Pilgrim Centres : | a. Vellore Port Jalagandeeswarar Temple |
| b. Vallimalai Murugan Temple |
| c. Sholingur Narasima Swamy Temple |
| d. Rathinagiri Balamurugan Temple |
| e. Jalagamparai Eswaran Koil |
| f. Virinjipuram Margapandeeswarar Temple |
| g.Pallikonda Ranganathar Temple |
| h. Sripuram,Golden Temple,Ariyur. |
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2. Name of the Important Tourist Centres : | a. Vellore Port |
| b. Muthu Mandapam, Vellore River - bed |
| c. Delhi Gate , Arcot |
| d. Thippusulthan Mahal, Arcot |
| e. Amirithi forest |
| f. Morthana Dam, Gudiyatham |
| g. Kavalur Observator |
| h. Ellagiri Hills |
| i. Javvadu Hills |
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Assistant Director of Statistics,
Vellore.