DISTRICT PROFILE

District Profile
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION	Details
Lattitude	15⁰ 5” / 11⁰ 11” and 12⁰ 35”N
Longitude	78⁰ 38” and 80⁰ 00” E
District Existence Since	30.09.1993

AREA and POPULATION
Area & Population	Details
1. Area (Sq.kms)	3703
2. Population	26,05,914
3. Population Density (Sq.kms)	707

Language Spoken in Cuddalore District
Language Spoken
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu
Hindi

Revenue Administration : Divisions
S.No	Name Of the Division
1	Cuddalore
2	Chidambaram
3	Virudhachalam

Cuddalore District : TALUKs
S.No	Name Of the Taluk
1	Cuddalore
2	Panruti
3	Chidambaram
4	Kattumannarkoil
5	Virudhachalam
6	Thittakudi
7	Kurinjipadi
8	Bhuvanagiri
9	Veppur
10	Srimushnam

Cuddalore District : Firkas , Revenue Village and Village Panchayats
Firkas Name	Number of villages
Firkas	32
Revenue Villages	905
Village Panchayats	683

LOCAL ADMINISTRATION : **Municipalities**
S.No	Name Of the Municipality
1	Cuddalore
2	Nellikuppam
3	Panruti
4	Chidhambaram
5	Virudhachalam

Cuddalore District : Panchayat Unions
S.No	Name Of the Panchayat Unions
1	Cuddalore
2	Kurinjipadi
3	Annagramam
4	Panruti
5	Keerapalayam
6	Parangipettai
7	Melbhuvanagiri
8	Kumarachi
9	Kattumannarkoil
10	Virudhachalam
11	Nallur
12	Kammapuram
13	Managalore

Cuddalore District : Town Panchayats
S.No	Name Of the Panchayat Unions
1	Kurinchipadi
2	Vaddalur
3	Melpattampakkam
4	Thorapadi
5	Melbhuvanagiri
6	Sethiyathopu
7	Kattumannarkoil
8	Srimushnam
9	Parangipettai
10	Killai
11	Lallpettai
12	Annamalainagar
13	Mangalampettai
14	Gangaikondan
15	Pennadam
16	Thittakudi

DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
Directions
East – Bay of Bengal
West – Villupuram and Salem Districts
North – Villupuram District
South – Nagapattinam and Ariyalur Distict

LAND CLASSIFICATION (IN HECT) (Fasli 1423)
Details	Value
1. Forests	1414.525
2. Barren & Uncultivable Land	14622.745
3. Land put to Non Agricultural use	58793.545
4. Cutivable Waste	6033.690
5. Permanent Pastures & other Grazing Land	603.730
6. Land Under Miscellaneous Tree Crops & groves not include in Net Area Sown	14049.500
7. Current Fallow Lands	34370.960
8. Other Fallow Lands	22333.240
9. Net Area Sown	215559.065
Total Geographical Area	367781

RIVERS
S.No	Name Of The River
1	Thenpennaiyar
2	Kedilam
3	Vellar
4	Manimuthar

RESERVOIRS (Tank)
Name of RESERVOIRS (Tank)	DEPTH (in ft)	CAPACITY(in mc ft)
Wellington (Reservoir)	29.78	2580
Veeranam (Tank)	13.6	990
Perumal (Tank)	6.5	574.48
Valaja (Tank)	5.5	90.72

DIARY DEVELOPMENT
Details	Numbers
Milk producer co-op society	235
Average milk production per day(in liter)	41240
Milk chilling plants	1

FISHERIES
Details	Numbers
Length of coastal line (km)	57.5
No. of coastal blocks	3
No. of coastal centers	3

POLICE & PRISON
Details	Numbers
Police stations	52
out post	1
central prison	1
Sub -jails	12
Borstal school	1

MEDICINE & HEALTH
Details	Numbers
1. Government Hospitals	9
2. Primary Health Centres	64
3. Health Sub Centres(2013)	319
4. Birth Rate	14.1
5. Death Rate	4.4
6. Infant Mortality Rate	11.5
7. Rural Health Service	1304 Beds, 184 Doctors
8. Government Hospitals	9
9. Primary Health Centres	64
10. Health Sub Centres(2013)	319
11. Birth Rate	14.1
12. Death Rate	4.4
13. Infant Mortality Rate	11.5
14. Rural Health Service	1304 Beds, 184 Doctors

EDUCATION
Institution	Numbers
1. University	1
2. Primary School	1316
3. Middle Schools	366
4. High Schools	205
5. Hr. Sec. Schools	192
6. Government I.T.I	2
7. Teacher Training Colleges	34
8. Co-op-Training Institute	1
9. Engineering Colleges	7
10. College of Arts & Science	12
11. Agriculture Colleges	1
12. Govt. .Music .School	2
13. Institute Of Ceramic Technology	1
14. District Institute Of Education & Training	1

AGRECULTURE CULTIVATED AREA(Hect)
productivity	Qty
1. Paddy
(i) Kar	32549.350
(ii) Samba	89210.445
(iii) Navarai	5725.995
Total(Paddy only)	127485.790
2. Ragi	199.175
3. Cumbu	3559.090
4. Maize	20520.220
5. Varagu	1459.585
6. Black Gram	11229.840
7. Green Gram	11229.840
8. Sugarcane	30304.000
9. Mango	494.935
10. Banana	4250.825
11. Guava	570.405
12. Cashew nut	30146.205
13. Coconut	1881.120
14. Tamarind	129.985
15. Tapioca	3252.010
16. Flowers	511.120
17. Vegetables	1017.400
18. Other Crops	239711.005
Total Cultivated Area	325355.070
Net Area Sown	215559.065
Area Sown More than once	109796.005
Total Cultivated Area	325655.070
1. Net Area Irrigated	143438.725
2. Area Irrigated More than once	44083.320
3. Gross Area Irrigated	187522.045
4. Gross Area Un irrigated	137833.025
SOIL TYPE:	Red Loan, Lateritic Soil, Black soil, Sandy Coastal Alluvium, Red Sandy Soil

9 TH AGRICULTURAL CENSUS(2010-2011)
productivity	Qty
1.Marginal Holdings 1 Hect	248222
2.Small Holdings 1-2 Hect	41088
3.Semi-medium Holdings 2-4 Hect	16200
4.Medium Holdings 4-10 Hect	4725
5.Large Holdings 10 & Above Hect	409
Total Holdings	310644

Area Operated
Area Details	Numbers
1.Marginal Holdings < 1 Hect	90655
2.Small Holdings 1-2 Hect	56374
3.Semi-medium Holdings 2-4 Hect	43278
4.Medium Holdings 4-10 Hect	26584
5.Large Holdings 10 & Above Hect	6751
Total Area Operated	223643

Social Group Wise holdings
Social Group	Numbers
1.Schedule Caste	50067
2.Schedule Tribes	239
3.Other Caste	260195
Total Holdings	310644

Social Group Wise Area Operated (in hect)
Details	Numbers
1.Schedule Caste	23817
2.Schedule Tribes	127
3.Other Caste	198757
Total Area Operated	223643
Avarage Land Holding Size (in hectares)	0.72

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPT (2013)
HospitalDetails	Numbers
Vertinary Hospitals	5
Vertinary Dispensaries	60
Clinician Centres	1
Sub Centres	77
Mobile Vet Dispensaries	3
Animal Disease Investigaton Unit	1

TALUK GEOGRAPHICAL AREA (in hect)
Name Of Taluk	Area Details
Cuddalore	32090.745
Panruti	47273
Kurinjipadi	33378.255
Chidambaram	64882
Kattumannarkoil	48223
Virudhachalam	61926
Tittakudi	46100.560
Veppur	33907.440
Total Geographical Area	367781.000

NORMAL RAINFALL (mm)
Weather Details	Rain Fall
South West Monsoon	383.1
North East Monsoon	697.8
Winter Period	44.1
Hot Weather	81.7
Actual Rainfall	1086.4
Normal Rainfall	1206.7
Regulated Markets	10
Cold Storages	2

No Of Assembly Constituence : 9
S.No	NAME OF ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY
1	Cuddalore
2	Panruti
3	Kurinjipadi
4	Neyvelli
5	Bhuvanagiri
6	Kattumannarkoil
7	Chidhambaram
8	Virudhachalam
9	Titagudi

No Of Parliament Constituency : 2
S.No	Name Of Parliament Constituency
1	Cuddalore
2	Chidhambaram

STUDENTS HOSTEL
Most Backward Class Welfare Dept.	Hostels	Students
1. Boys	24	1910
2. Girls	11	946
Total	35	2856
Backward Class Welfare Dept.
1. Boys	20	1494
2. Girls	11	773
Total	31	2267
Adhidravidar Welfare Dept. (2013)
1. Boys	36	3470
2. Girls	23	2287
Total	59	5757

Major Industries
S.No	Name of the Industries
1	Thermal Power Station, Neyvelli
2	M.R.Krishnamoorthy Co-op, Sugar Mill
3	E.I.D,Parry
4	Ambika Sugar Mill
5	TANFAC
6	National Cotton Mill
7	SPIC Pharma Chemicals
8	Thiru Arooran Sugar Mills
9	Neycer (I) Ltd.,
10	Tagros Chemicals (I) Ltd.,
11	Asian Paints (I) Ltd.,
12	STCMS Electric Company Ltd.,
13	Shasun Durgs & Chemicals Ltd.,
14	Bayer Material Science(P) Ltd.,
15	Askema Peroxides India (P) Ltd.,
16	Saravana Insulators Ltd.,
17	Calariant Chemicals Ltd.,
18	Chemplast Sunmar Ltd.,
19	Pandian Chemicals Ltd.,
20	Lotte (I) Corporation Ltd.,

Type of Industries
Name of the Industries	Total No
Production of Oil	4
Storage of Dairy Products	4
Paddy Hulling	34
Manufacture of Food Products	14
Packaged Drinking Water	12
Manufacturing Fabrics	6
Coconut Fibre	4
Packaging Materials Manufacturing	1
Manufacturing of Paper made Envelopes	3
Manufacturing of File Covers, Boards	1
Printing	8
Production of Bio Fertilizer	1
Manufacturing of Thermo Plastic Polythene	1
Manufacturing of Fireworks	41
Manufacturing of Sanitary wares	2
Manufacturing of Refractory Bricks	49
Manufacturing of Refractory & Ceramic Goods	5
Fire Bricks	8
Metal Rolling Mill	3
Reconditioning of Conveyor Rollers	1
Electrical Equipment	2
Manufacturing of All Tyres, Carts, Wheels	1
Two Wheeler Sales & Service	7
Automobile Repairs	4

Mining & Quarring (Taluk Wise)
Name of Taluk	Numbers
Cuddalore	41
Panruti	20
Chirdambaram	6
Kattumannarkoil	1
Vriddhachalam	5
Tittagudi	1
Kurinjipadi	4

Tourist Places
S.No	Name of the Tourist place
1	Sri Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram
2	Sri Ragavendra Birth Palce, Bhuvanagiri,
3	Sri Devanathaswamy Temple, Thiruvandipuram,
4	Sri Hayagrivar Temple, Thiruvandipuram,
5	Apparswamy Temple, Thiruvamur,
6	Silver Beach, Devanampattinam
7	N.L.C., Neyveli,
8	Pichavaram Forest, Chidambaram,
9	Veeratameswarar Temple, Thiruvathigai,
10	Ramalingamsami Madam, Vadalur,
11	Nambiandaranambi Birth Place, Thirunaraiyur,
12	Padaleeswarar Temple, Cuddalore,
13	Sri Bhuvaraga swamy Temple, Srimushnam,
14	Sri Virudhagiri swamy Temple, Virudhachalam,
15	Sri Ramalingamsamy Adigal, Brith Place of Marudhru,
16	Sri Kolajiappar Temple, Manavalanallur, Virudhachalam,
17	Perumal Eari Boat House,
18	Vrudhachalam Teppakulam Boat House,

TALUK POPULATION
Taluks	Total	Rural	Urban
Cuddalore	426017	214071	211946
Panruti	412654	278468	134186
Kurinjipadi	331299	158805	172494
Chidhambaram	469416	300516	168900
Kattumannarkoil	276170	218438	57732
Virudhachalam	423035	327965	95070
Tittakudi	262289	219986	42303

TALUK 0-6 CHILDREN
Taluks	Total	Rural	Urban
Cuddalore	41003	21917	19086
Panruti	44884	31454	13430
Kurinjipadi	30047	17038	13009
Chidhambaram	45045	29515	15530
Kattumannarkoil	26519	20888	5631
Virudhachalam	46654	37085	9569
Tittakudi	26432	22432	4000

TALUK LITERATES
Literates Details	Rural	Urban	Total
Number of House Holds (HH)	342859	105194	448053
Population Percentage	77.25%	22.75%
Total Population	1451446	428363	1879809
Male	742444	217788	960232
Female	709002	210575	919577
Sex Ratio	953	965	956
Child (0-6) sex ratio	919	942	924
Child (0-6)	166231	51092	217323
Male (0-6)	86561	26271	112832
Female (0-6)	79670	24821	104491
Child (0-6) Percentage	10.70%	11.21%
Male Child Percentage	10.89%	11.34%
Female Child Percentage	10.50%	11.07%
Total Literates	865259	322699	1187958
Male	494718	172344	667062
Female	370541	150355	520896
Literacy Rate	68.41%	86.07%
Male	76.49%	90.50%
Female	59.96%	81.50%