About The Department
The Agriculture Department supports agricultural development and implementation of government schemes in Cuddalore District. The Joint Director of Agriculture is the district-level authority responsible for monitoring and supervising schemes. Block-level activities are coordinated through Assistant Directors of Agriculture and their teams.
MAJOR ACTIVITIES
- Implementation and monitoring of State and Central Government agriculture schemes • Dissemination of improved agricultural technologies and crop practices • Support for quality seeds and farm inputs • Soil testing and soil-health-based fertilizer guidance • Farmer training, demonstrations and field-level extension • Crop monitoring and reporting of natural calamities
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS — DISTRICT HANDBOOK 2025–26
| Geographical area |
367,781 ha |
Net area sown |
209,251.430 ha |
| Current fallows |
24,995.705 ha |
Other fallow land |
39,357.790 ha |
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Soil types: Red loam — Panruti, Kurinjipadi and Virudhachalam; Lateritic soil — Virudhachalam and Thittakudi; Black soil — K.M. Koil, Cuddalore and Chidambaram; Sandy coastal alluvium — Cuddalore, Kurinjipadi and Parangipettai.
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES AND KEY CONTACTS — DISTRICT LEVEL
| Officer Name |
Designation |
Mobile / Contact |
Office Landline |
Official Email |
| Tmt. B. Vasantha |
Joint Director of Agriculture |
9442031184 |
04142-290658 |
jdacuddalore@gmail.com; agricud.tn@nic.in |
| Tr. V. Malarvannan |
Deputy Director of Agriculture (State Schemes) |
9443292028 |
04142-290658 |
jdacuddalore@gmail.com |
| Tr. S. Amirtharaj |
Deputy Director of Agriculture (GOI Schemes) |
9443525662 |
04142-290658 |
jdacuddalore@gmail.com |
| Tr. K. Kathiresan |
Deputy Director of Agriculture (PA AGRI) |
9443493142 |
Not listed |
paagricud@gmail.com |
| Tr. R. Janakiraman |
Deputy Director of Agriculture (SPTL & CC) |
9442238550 |
Not listed |
ptlcud01@gmail.com |
| S. Suresh |
Assistant Director of Agriculture (IQC) |
9444573720 |
Not listed |
jdacuddalore@gmail.com |
| S. Chandru |
Assistant Director of Agriculture (CI) |
9443413941 |
Not listed |
jdacuddalore@gmail.com |
- Information on agriculture schemes and application processes
- Guidance on crop production and improved farming practices
- Support related to quality seeds and farm inputs
- Soil testing and fertilizer guidance
- Farmer training and field demonstrations
- Agricultural extension and crop-condition monitoring
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
BLOCK-LEVEL OFFICES AND CONTACT DIRECTORY — CUDDALORE DISTRICT
Contact details below are transcribed from the block-level list supplied for website updation. Blank numbers or emails were not available in the supplied data and have not been inferred.
CUDDALORE
| Name / Designation |
Mobile |
Email |
Jayasree
Assistant Director of Agriculture |
9080787048 |
adacud2023@gmail.com |
S. Ponnivalavan
Agricultural Officer |
6380337059 |
Not provided |
Jayasree
Deputy Agricultural Officer |
9080787048 |
Not provided |
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ANNAGRAMAM
| Name / Designation |
Mobile |
Email |
Mahalakshmi
Assistant Director of Agriculture |
9865174470 |
adaangm2024@gmail.com |
A. Vijai
Agricultural Officer |
8940299480 |
Not provided |
S. Dhanasekaran
Deputy Agricultural Officer |
7010383150 |
Not provided |
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KURINJIPADI
| Name / Designation |
Mobile |
Email |
C. K. Venkatesan
Assistant Director of Agriculture |
9842099565 |
adakpdnew@gmail.com |
Selvamoorthy
Agricultural Officer |
8946051436 |
Not provided |
Muthiyan
Deputy Agricultural Officer |
Not provided |
Not provided |
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PANRUTI
| Name / Designation |
Mobile |
Email |
T. Parthasarathi
Assistant Director of Agriculture |
9443666937 |
adapanruti2022@gmail.com |
Babu
Agricultural Officer |
9789488334 |
Not provided |
Vacant
Deputy Agricultural Officer |
Not provided |
Not provided |
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KEERAPALAYAM
| Name / Designation |
Mobile |
Email |
P. Sivapriyan
Assistant Director of Agriculture |
9677544298 |
keeraiadagri23@gmail.com |
P. Shivapiriyan
Agricultural Officer |
9677544298 |
Not provided |
A. Rayappanathan
Deputy Agricultural Officer |
6374410242 |
Not provided |
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KUMARATCHI
| Name / Designation |
Mobile |
Email |
D. Thamizhvel
Assistant Director of Agriculture |
7904581956 |
adakum22@gmail.com |
Nadarajan
Agricultural Officer |
7904069083 |
Not provided |
K. Deivasikamani
Deputy Agricultural Officer |
9245402230 |
Not provided |
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MELBHUVANAGIRI
| Name / Designation |
Mobile |
Email |
V. Vijayakumar
Assistant Director of Agriculture |
8637468172 |
adambvg2024@gmail.com |
Not provided
Agricultural Officer |
Not provided |
Not provided |
Balasaravanan
Deputy Agricultural Officer |
8248879767 |
Not provided |
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KATTUMANNARKOVIL
| Name / Designation |
Mobile |
Email |
R. Umadevi
Assistant Director of Agriculture |
8778395580 |
kmkada123@gmail.com |
R. Umadevi
Agricultural Officer |
8778395580 |
Not provided |
R. Selvaraj
Deputy Agricultural Officer |
9842206874 |
Not provided |
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PARANGIPETTAI
| Name / Designation |
Mobile |
Email |
Nandhini
Assistant Director of Agriculture |
9345602078 |
adaparangi@gmail.com |
Veeramani
Agricultural Officer |
9500890126 |
Not provided |
D. Sivasankar
Deputy Agricultural Officer |
9443103876 |
Not provided |
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SRIMUSHNAM
| Name / Designation |
Mobile |
Email |
A. Amudha
Assistant Director of Agriculture |
8072329966 |
asrimushnam@gmail.com |
A. Amudha
Agricultural Officer |
8072329966 |
Not provided |
R. Vilvendan
Deputy Agricultural Officer |
9629819753 |
Not provided |
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MANGALUR
| Name / Designation |
Mobile |
Email |
K. Keerthana
Assistant Director of Agriculture |
9965486621 |
mangaloreada@gmail.com |
K. Keerthana
Agricultural Officer |
9965486621 |
Not provided |
Ramasamy
Deputy Agricultural Officer |
9843080493 |
Not provided |
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NALLUR
| Name / Designation |
Mobile |
Email |
M. Geetha
Assistant Director of Agriculture |
9345260592 |
nallurada2023@gmail.com |
Dinesh
Agricultural Officer |
8110907523 |
Not provided |
M. Elangovan
Deputy Agricultural Officer |
9786307526 |
Not provided |
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VRIDHACHALAM
| Name / Designation |
Mobile |
Email |
M. Z. Mohammed Nizam
Assistant Director of Agriculture |
6369840085 |
adavri2017@gmail.com |
T. Suganya
Agricultural Officer |
9600565046 |
Not provided |
K. Venkatesan
Deputy Agricultural Officer |
9788272164 |
Not provided |
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KAMMAPURAM
| Name / Designation |
Mobile |
Email |
Subha
Assistant Director of Agriculture |
9698349108 |
kammapuramada@gmail.com |
Subha
Agricultural Officer |
9698349108 |
Not provided |
A. Francis
Deputy Agricultural Officer |
9655794713 |
Not provided |
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Office Contact Details
District Agriculture Office, Gundusalai, Semmandalam, Cuddalore – 607 001 | Office telephone: 04142-290658 | Email: agricud.tn@nic.in
