VELLORE DISTRICT PROFILE
1. GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION

North Latitude Between 12 0 15’ and 130 15’

East Longitude Between 780 20’ and 790 50’

2. AREA AND POPULATION – (2001 CENSUS) (FINAL)


i. Area (Sq.Km.) : 5920.18


ii. Population : 3477317

a. Male Population

: 1741083
b. Female Population : 1736234
c. Rural Population : 2169319
d. Urban Population : 1307998


iii. Density : 573 per Km.


iv. Literates : 2203552


a. Males (%) : 81.98
b. Females (%) : 62.78
Total (%) : 72.36


v. Main Workers (2001 Census) :


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


vi. Non-Workers : 2050137


vii. Language spoken in the District i. Tamil

ii. Telugu

iii. Urdu

iv. Hindi

v. Kannada

vi. Sowrastra

vii. Malayalam


3. VITAL STATISTICS:


i. Birth : 17.1


ii. Death : 6.6


iii. Infant Deaths : 27.9


iv. Birth Rate (Per 1000 Population)
a. Rural : 18.4
b. Urban : 16.7
c. Combined : 17.9


v. Death Rate (Per 1000 Population)


a. Rural : 7.8
b. Urban : 6.0
c. Combined : 7.3


vi. Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1000 Live Births)
a. Rural : 42.0
b. Urban : 22.1
c. Combined : 36.6


vii. Expectation of life at Birth
a. Male : 64.85
b. Female : 65.20


Viii. No. of Deaths of women due to problems related to child birth


a. At the time of delivery : 7
b. During Pregnancy : 21
c. After Child birth (within 42 days) : 46


4. TEMPERATURE (in Degree Centigrade)


a. Plains (VELLORE)
i. Maximum : 39.5
ii. Minimum : 15.6


b. Hill Stations
i. Maximum : N.A.
ii. Minimum : N.A.


5. RAINFALL (IN mm)


a. Normal
i. North East Monsoon : 353.0
ii. South West Monsoon : 442.0


b. Actual
i. North East Monsoon : 370.5
ii. South West Monsoon : 312.3


6. AGRICULTURE (Hec)


a. Total Cultivated Area (Hec) : 211989


b. Net Area Sown (Hec.) : 190058


c. Area Sown more than once (Hec.) : 21931


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 ----


e. Agricultural Land Holdings (2005-06)
i. Number of Holdings : 411091
ii. Area (Hec) : 275577.54
iii. Average Size of Holdings(Hec) : 0.67


f. a. Important Food Crops : Paddy,Jowar,Ragi,Bajra
b. Important Non-Food Crops : Cotton,Sugar,Groundnut


7. IRRIGATION


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


ii. Gross Area Irrigated : 92548


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


iv. No. of Lakes (Tanks) : 1355


8. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY


i. Veterinary Institutions
a. Veterinary Hospitals : 8
b. Veterinary Dispensaries : 50
c. Clinician Centres : 1
d. Sub Centres : 71


ii. a. Poultry Development as on
Chicks produced in hatcheries (Lakh Nos). : Nil
b.Birds sold for breeding (Lakh Nos.) : Nil
c. Birds sold for table (Lakh Nos.) : Nil


iii. Livestock and Poultry Population
a. Cattle : 573883
b. Buffaloes : 34034
c. Sheep : 252029
d. Goat : 248116
e. Poultry : 38525564


9. DAIRY DEVELOPMENT


a. Dairies : 1


b. Milk Chilling Plants : 3


c. No. of Milk Co-op.Societies : 428


d. Milk Production (Lakh Litres) : 5.38


10. FISHERIES


i. Length of Coastal Line (Km.) : Nil


ii. No,of Coastal Blocks : Nil


iii. No.of Coastal Centres : Nil


iv. Marine Fish Production (Tonne) : Nil


v. Inland Fish Production (Tonne) : 7.205


11. FOREST


i. Forest Area (Hec.)
a. Reserved Forests : 143459
b. Reserved Lands : ---
c. Forests : 7263


ii. Out-turn of Forest Product
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


12. ELECTRICITY


i. Generation of Electricity (in m.u.)
a. Hydro : Nil
b. Wind Mill Generation : Nil
c. Thermal : Nil
d. Power Purchased : Nil
e. Gas Turbine : Nil


ii. Consumption of Electricity (in m.u.) Kwh.
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


iii. Rural Electrification
a. Number of Pumpsets Energised : 131247
b.Number of Villages Electrified : 842
c. Number of Hamlets Electrified : All Hamlets Electrified.


13. ENTERPRISES Rural Urban


i. No.of Agricultural Enterprises : 21941 2299


ii.No.of non-Agricultural Enterprises : 49593 47967


iii.No.of Enterprises :
a. With Premises : 81282 66343
b. Without Premises : 8575 3170


14. INDUSTRIES


i. No.of Working Factories (Registered) : 1321


ii. No.of Mandays Worked (Lakhs) : 717120


iii. No.of Trade Unions : 25


iv. No.of Strikes : ---


v. No.of Lockouts : --


vi. Large Scale Industries : 60


vii. Medium Scale Industries : 257


viii. Small Scale Industries : 702


ix. Cottage Industries : 258


x. No.of New Factories setup : 54


xi. Name of the Important Industries
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


xii. Name of the Industrial Park :

1. SIDCO. Katpadi

2. SIPCOT. Ranipet

3. SIDCO. Arkkonam


15. KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES


i. Production Sales

(Rs.in Lakhs) (Rs.in Lakhs)

KHADI

----- -----
Cotton -- 11.92
Woollen -- 4.07
Silk -- 43.80
Polyester -- 4.62


ii. VILLAGE INDUSTIRES
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


16. MEDICAL AND HELATH (NUMBER)


i. Modern Medicine
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
Dispensaries : 1632
g. Total Number of Doctors : 356
h. Total Number of Nurses : 752


ii. Indian Medicine
a. Hospitals : 12
b. Dispensaries : 2
c. Primary Health Centres : 13
d. Beds in Hospitals and
Dispensaries : 25
e. Total Number of Doctors : 19
f. Total Number of Nurses : 3


iii. Homeopathy
a. Hospitals : 3
b. Dispensaries : --
c. Beds in Hospitals and
Dispensaries : --
d. Total Number of Doctors : 3
e. Total Number of Nurses : --


iv. Unani
a. Hospitals : 1
b. Primary Health Centres : 1
c. No.of.Doctors : 1


17. EDUCATION


i. Universities : 2


ii. Arts and Science Colleges : 21


iii. Colleges for professional Education
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 : --


iv. Colleges for Special Education(Nursing) : 1


v. Pre Primary Schools : 324


vi. Primary Schools : 2568


vii. Middle Schools : 545


viii. High Schools : 247


ix. Higher Secondary Schools : 247


x. Teacher’s Training Institute : 39


xi. No.of fresh entries
(I to V Std.) : Male Female

35725 33324


xii. No.of students passed at
a. High School (X Std) : 39728 (70.3%)
b. Higher Secondary School (XII Std) : 11732 (68.7%)


18. TRANSPORT


i. Road Length (in Km.)
a. National Highways : 227.200
b. State Highways : 122.400
c. Corporation and Municipalities
Roads : 776.720
d. Panchayat Union and Panchayat
Roads : 3709.600
e. Town Panchayat/ Township Roads : 744.205
f. Others (Forest Roads) : Nil


ii. Registered Motor Vehicles
a. Commercial : 3254
b. Non-Commercial : 29863


iii. Railway Length
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 :


iv. Number of Sea Ports : Nil


v. Number of Air Ports : 1


vi. Name of the Air Port : Vellore Aerodram


vii. Name of the Sea Port : Nil


viii. Name of the Export Commodity :

1. Shoes

2. Leather Garments

3. Matches

4. Hand Loom & Power Loom Clothes

5. Beedi


ix. Name of the Import Commodity (Interstate) :

1. Redgram

2. Blackgram

3. Bengalgram

4. Palm oil


19. COMMUNICATION


i. Post & Telegraph (In Number)
a. Post Offices doing posted business Alone : 620
b. Post Offices doing Post & Telegraph : 60
Business


ii. Telephones
a. No.of Telephones in use : 210603
b. No.of Public Call Offices : 16510
c. No.of Telephones Exchanges : 152


20. CO-OPERATION


i. Primary Land Development Banks : 9


ii. Cooperative Apex Banks (TNSC) : Nil


iii. District Central Cooperative Banks
(Including Branches) : 1 (Branches - 35)


iv. Urban Banks (Including Branches) : 20


v. Primary Agricultural Credit Societies : 180


vi. Housing Cooperative Societies : 29


vii. Employees Cooperative Societies : 68


viii. Lift Irrigation Societies : Nil


ix. Weavers Cooperative Societies : 49


x. Industrial Cooperative Societies : 13


xi. Khadi & Village Industries Societies : 33


xii. Primary Cooperative Stores : 10


xiii. Cooperative Sugar Mills : 3


xiv. Co-operative Marketing Societies : 7


xv. Other Co-operative Societies : 175


21. REGISTRATIONS


i. No.of Registration Offices : 27


ii.Aggregte Value of property Transferred
(Rs.in Crores) : 141.2


iii.Total Receipts (Rs.in Crores) : 49.59


22. HOUSING


i. No.of tenements constructed by
Tamil Nadu Housing Board : Nil


ii. Deputy Registrar Housing : Nil


iii. No.of tenements constructed by
Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board : Nil


iv. Police Housing Board : Nil


v. Deputy Registrar, Housing – Rural : ---


vi. Deputy Registrar, Housing – Urban : ---


vii. Samathuvapuram : 7


viii. Total No.of Households :
a. S.C. : ---
b. S.T. : ---
c. Others : ---


ix. No.of Households below poverty line : ---


23. SOCIAL WELFARE (in Nos.)


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


ii. Dr.Muthulakshmi Reddy Ammaiyar Ninaivu : ----
Mahapperu Udhavi Thittam
(National Maternity Benefit Scheme) : 8160


iii. Marriage Assistance
a. Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar General SC+ST
Ninaivu Thirumana Udhavi Thittam : 4757 1665
b. Marriage Assistance for daughter of Poor
Widows : 145 74
c. Dr. Dharmambal Ammaiyar (Widow
Remarriage ) Thittam : 3 --
d. Marriage Assistance to orphan girls : 9 5
e. Anjugam Ammaiyar Ninaivu Kalappu
Thirumana Nidhi Udhavi Thittam : 13 304


iv. Aid for Handicapped : Nil


v. Aid for others (specify) : Nil


vi. Women Welfare Co-operative Societies : 4


vii. Training Centres : 4


viii.Mahalir suya uthavi kuzhukkal
(i) Group : 18022
(ii) Member : 302422


ix. Women Development Centre : Nil


x. Beneficiaries : Nil


xi. Uzhavar Santhai : 5


24. NUTRITIOUS MEALS PROGRAMME


Name of the Programme No.of Total

Centres Beneficiaries
i. Purachi Thalaivar M.G.R. : 2176 366564


ii. I.C.D.S : 2724 144135


25. REVENUE ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS


a. Revenue Divisions : 3
b. Revenue Taluks : 8
c. Revenue Firkas : 52
d. Revenue Villages : 842


26. LOCAL BODIES


a. Corporations : Nil
b. Municipalities : 14
c. Panchayat Unions : 20
d. Special Village Panchayats : 22
e. Village Panchayats : 753


27. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT


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


28. POLICE AND PRISONS


i. Police
a. Police Force
i. Local : 1162
ii. Armed Reserve : 534
b. Police Stations : 33
c. Police Outposts :


ii. Prisons
a. Central Prisons : 2
b. Other Prisons : 6


29. LEGISLATURE


i. Members of the Legislative Assembly
a. Elected : 12
b. Nominated : Nil


ii. Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) : 3


iii. Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) : Nil


30. CINEMA THEATRES (in Nos.)


i. Permanent
a. Air-conditioned : 3
b. Non-Air conditioned : 73
c. Air Cooled : 1


ii. Open Air Theatres : ---


iii. Semi Permanent : 5


iv. Touring : 19


31.BANKS AND INSURANCE


i. Bank Officers : 247
Primary Co-op. Banks : 185


ii. Life Insurance
a. Offices : 7
b. Policies Issued : N.A
c. Sum Assured (Rs.in Crores) :


32.NATURAL RESOURCES :


a. Name of the Minerals found in the District : VERMICULITS


33. GENERAL


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.


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


Assistant Director of Statistics,

Vellore.

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