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 Contents

Pages

Foreword XI

Preface XIII

Acknowledgements XV

History and scope of the District Census Handbook XVI

Brief history of the district XVIII

Analytical Note 1

i. Physical features 1

a. Location and Size 1

b. Physiography 1

c. Drainage 2

d. Climate 4

e. Natural Economic Resources 7

f. Agriculture 11

g. Animal Husbandry 16

h. Education 20

i. Health 21

j. Electricity and power 22

k. Industry 24

l. Transport and Communication 25

m. Banks and Credit Societies 30

n. Social Welfare 32

o. Gram Panchayat 33

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 ii. Census - Definitions and Concepts 35

iii. Non Census Concepts 40

iv. 2011 Census findings 42

a. Distribution of population in rural - urban areas 42

b. Size class and status of towns 42

c. Population growth, density, sex ratio, work participation rate 43

d. Literacy and religion 44

e. Availability of University Education 44

f. Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe population 45

v. Brief Analysis of Primary Census Abstract – Table 1 – 35 47

vi. Brief Analysis of Village/Town Directory Data – Table 36 – 45 71

vii. Major Social and Cultural Events and Natural and administrative 79
developments and significant activities during the decade

viii. Brief description of places of religious, Historical and Archaeological 79

importance in villages and places of tourist interests in the towns of the
district

ix. Major characteristic of the district, contribution of the district in the form 83
of any historical figures associated with the district

x. Scope of Village and Town Directory 87

Village and Town Directory

Brief Note on Village and Town Directory 98

Section I : Village Directory

(a) List of Villages merged in towns and outgrowths at 2011 Census 104

(b) Villianur Community Development Block 105

(i) Alphabetical list of Villages along with location code 2001 and 2011 106

(ii) Map 107

(iii) Village Directory 109

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 (c) Ariankuppam Community Development Block 125

(i) Alphabetical list of Villages along with location code 2001 and 2011 126

(ii) Map 127

(iii) Village Directory 129

(d) Appendices to Village Directory 145

Appendix – I : Summary showing total number of villages having 146

Educational, Medical and other amenities in villages –
C.D. Block level.

Appendix –I A : Villages by number of Primary Schools 150

Appendix-I B : Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools 150

Appendix-I C : Villages with different sources of drinking water 151

facilities available

Appendix-II : Villages with 5,000 and above population which do not 152
have one or more amenities available

Appendix- III : Land utilization data in respect of Census towns 154

Appendix-IV : C.D. Block wise list of inhabited villages where no

amenity other than drinking water facility is available 154

Appendix –V : Summary showing number of Villages not having 155

Scheduled Caste Population

Appendix – VI : Summary showing number of Villages not having 155

Scheduled Tribe population

Appendix – VII A : List of villages according to the proportion of the 156

Scheduled Castes to the total population by ranges

Appendix – VII B : List of villages according to the proportion of the 158

Scheduled Tribes to the total population by ranges

Appendix – VIII : Name of villages under each Gram Panchayat 160

(C.D. Blockwise).
Section II : Town Directory

a. Note explaining abbreviation used in Town Directory 165

b. Maps of Municipalities 169-172

c. Statement I – Status and Growth History 174

Statement II – Physical aspect and location of towns 2009 176

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Statement III – Civic and other amenities 2009 178

Statement IV – Medical facilities 2009 180

Statement V – Educational, Recreational and cultural facilities 2009 182

Statement VI – Industry and banking 2009 186

Statement VII – Civic and other amenities in slums 2009 188

Appendix – Towns showing their outgrowth with population 192

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 Analytical Note
Physical Features

Location and Size

Puducherry is the largest district with a geographical area of 293 Sq.km in the
Union Territory of Puducherry. It lies on the Coromandal Coast approximately
between 11o 45' North and 12o 0' North latitudes and between 79o 37' East and
79o 50' East longitudes. It has no definite shape and lies in different places as
patches of lands scattered here and there. It is bounded by Villupuram district on
the North, Cuddalore district on the South, Villupuram and Cuddalore districts of
Tamil Nadu on the West and Bay of Bengal on the East.

Physiography

The Puducherry district is situated in 4.3.3 Physio-geographic region of India

in the Coromandel Coast. This means that it falls in the macro region of Coastal
Plains and Islands (4), meso region of Eastern Coastal Region (3) and micro region
of Coromandel Coast (3).

Geologically, this region is an Archaean formation which is one of the oldest

rocks of the world, found in the northern portion of the district, viz., dunite bed.
The other geological beds range from Cretaceous to Recent period. During the
beginning of the Cretaceous system (around 60-135 million years) of Mesozoic or
secondary era (around 200 million years) for the first time in its geological history
a major portion of Indian peninsula was submerged under the sea as a result of a
universal marine transgression called the “Caenomanian Transgression”.
Authorities believe that the sea transgressed around above 60 miles to the
interior along the Coromandel Coast. The stretch of land extending from
Puducherry to the Cauvery valley had been submerged during this transgression.
This transgression was responsible for the marine formations of Cretaceous
period. The mineral salts present in the sea water as that time got deposited.
The Cretaceous beds in Puducherry comprise of marine limestone, calcareous
marls, sandy and calcareous shale, shell limestone, calcareous sandstones and
granular yellow limestone.

The other belt is Miocene-Pliocene age. During the easterly marine

transgressions, the shallow depressions along the Cuddalore - Thanjavur belt
would have been filled with water to form lagoons and backwaters. These
depressions filled with water received sediments composed of sand, clay and
forest vegetation from the adjoining areas. Subsequent earth movements of
minor magnitude might have uplifted the sedimentary strata to form sandstones
and clays with thick seams of lignite. The vegetation that had been deposited
along with the sands and clays in these depressions must have evidently been
converted later into thick seams of lignite. This is perhaps the origin of lignite at
Bahour and in other places of Puducherry. The Cuddalore sandstone constituted
a great measure of grits and sandstones in which thin beds of clay are
occasionally intercalated. It is characterised by its ferruginous nature and is
tinted with all hues of yellow, red brown and purple. It is often capped with a
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layer of lateritic soil over which lies a covering of red earth. The sandstone
appears in the red-hills just west of Puducherry on a plateau about 4 miles in
width and extending from the Oussudu tank to a point on the coast about 10
miles north of Puducherry. They lie in southern and south-eastern portions of
regions concealed by alluvium. The sandstone rocks may be studied under
3units, viz., (1) Sandstone (2) Pebble and (3) Shale. Sandstones are composed of
greater parts of quartz. These rocks are generally soft and friable with a light
yellow colour. Pink to purple varieties are found in south-east of Suthukeni,
north-west of Kalmandapam and Nathamedu. The pebble variety constitutes
mostly rocks of quartz and occasionally granite pebbles are also observed. This
rock is found along the north-west of Kadirkamam and around Kalapet. Shales
occur as thin beds in the red hills and near Kalapet. The shales are generally
white to light grey in colour. The rocks have been observed in wells near
Nettapakkam, Panayadikuppam, Kuruvinatham, Kizhur, Sadayandikuppam,
Andiarpalayam, Pidarikuppam and Chinnakottakuppam. The shales near
Pudukkadai are stated to be carbo-naceous while around Nonankuppam they
have buff to light brown colour. They are generally elastic and carry fair amounts
of clay particles.

The other bed of formation is of recent and sub-recent ages, i.e. coastal sands,
alluvium soil and lateritic cover up. Major portion of the terrain is covered by
alluvium of varying-thickness. The alluvium consists of a black compact clayey
material generally soft. Light brownish medium-grained sand is observed along
the coast between Pudukuppam and Puducherry and east Kalapet. The laterites
cap the Cuddalore sandstone, the grits and sandstones have been lateritised.
The red hills of Puducherry are covered by these earthly materials especially in
west Kalapet.

Moreover, geologically this western part of this district comprises of Alluvium

of Recent age, Dunite of Pre-Cambrian age and Cuddalore sand stone of Miocene-
Pliocene age rock structures. Alluvium is found in Nettapakkam, southern part
of Mannadipet and Bahour Taluk. Dunites are found in Villianur Taluk and the
Cuddalore sandstone formation is seen in the northern portion of Mannadipet
Taluk. The coastal part consists of alluvium of recent age except a small area on
the north western part, over Ozhukarai and Villianur Taluk, where it is dunite of
Pre-Cambrian Age. Fossiliferous cretaceous limestone is found near the red hills
in the northern portion of the district.

Drainage

Puducherry district being a flat area is situated at an average elevation of

about 15 metres above the sea level. It has been intersected by the deltaic
channels of River Gingee and River.Pennaiyar and other streams forming the two
main drainage basins interspersed with lagoons, lakes and tanks. Malattar,
Ariankuppam and Pambai rivers are the other drainages in the district.

(a) River Gingee: The River Gingee is crossing diagonally from North West to
south east and passing through the areas of Villianur and Puducherry Taluk and
finally merging with sea in the Bay of Bengal near Ariankuppam. This river is
named after Varaha (the avatar of Vishnu) and also called as ‘Varahanadi’. It is
otherwise known as river Sankaraparani which is the meaning of ‘ornament of
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Sankara’(Lord Siva). While originating from the western borders of Gingee Taluk
of Tamil Nadu, it is made up of two affluents at its head, one emanating from
Pakkamalai Hills in the south west and the other from Melmalayanur tank fed by
the Malayanur Hills in the North West zone of Gingee Taluk. After joining, both
streams are flowing in the eastern and southern directions, and finally touch the
borders of Singavaram village at the eastern side, before crossing the Tindivanam
– Tiruvannamalai road near Gingee and then turn again towards the east.

Before six kms of its mouth, the river breaks off into two branches. They are
known as Ariyankuppam river in the north and Chunnambu Ar or Kilinjalar in
the south. Both the rivers finally mix with the sea at the north of Virampattinam
and at the south of Chinna Virampattinam respectively. It runs of only about 34
Kms in Puducherry district out of the total length of the river is 78.89 km. This
river is not a perennial river; it flows only during rains and floods.

(b) River Pennaiyar : In Tamil literature, Pennaiyar is known as ‘Then Pennai’ It

is called ‘Dakshina Pinakini’ in Sanskrit. The word ‘Pinakini’ is nothing but
‘pinaka’which means the bow of Siva. Before touching the sea at Cuddalore
District at northern side, Then Ponnaiyar originates from the Nandidurga Hills of
Karnataka and covers a distance of about 89 km. before entering Tamil Nadu
near Hosur. Thereafter, it runs another 177 km. in Salem district and about 34
km. in Vellore district.Finally, it flows about 122 km.in Cuddalore district and
mixes with the sea into the Bay of Bengal.

Pennaiyar has been used mainly for the purpose of irrigation through a system
of Korambu which consists of an earthen bank across the river for leading the
water into so many channels into the lands. One of the branches of Pennaiyar is
known as Kuduvaiyar. It enters into Puducherry a little north of Kizhur and
merges with Chunnambar (or Kilinjalar) near Tirukkanji, a little west of
Puducherry – Cuddalore road. The Kuduvaiyar river is mainly used for irrigation
by the anicuts at Kizhur, Mangalam and Tirukkanji and runs to a distance of
16.2 km.

The Other branch of Pennaiyar is the Malattar. It takes off from Ponnaiyar
north of Valavanur in Villupuram district, touches the southern fringes of
Nettapakkam and Ariankuppam Communes before it falls into the Bay of Bengal
near Pannithittu after running a distance of 28 km. The Idayar Anicut, Sellenjeri
Anicut and Kumaramangalam regulator which were built acorss the Malattar
serve the purpose of irrigation in the areas of Nettapakkam and Ariankuppam
Communes.

Irrigation

Puducherry having been almost a cradle of civilisation for not less than two
thousand years, it is not surprising that in the days of Pallavas, there were
special committee known as Eri Variya Perumakkal for the management of
irrigation tanks. There is a particular mention about the Bahour lake, the origin
of which may be traced to the Pallavas period from available evidence. The
famous ‘Ousteri’ the largest irrigation lake of the district located Taluk in
Villianur, is said to have been built during the days of Vijayanagar rulers for the
benefit of the farmers of these area.
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(a) Canal Irrigation

The rivers that flow across this district do not serve as direct sources of
irrigation except to a limited extent. In this district there are 13 canals of which 4
canal are having the length of 11 kms. 2 are having the length of 7 kms. and the
rest are less than 5 km. The Suthukeny canal, Authuvoikal (Pillaiarkuppam)
Canal, Korkadu feeding canal, Sitheri canal, Bangaru canal, Mangalam
(Guduvaiyar) canal are some of the channels available for irrigation in this
district. They receive water from Gingee and Pennaiyar rivers.

(b) Well Irrigation

Borewells owned by individual cultivators form an important source of

irrigation, especially in Puducherry district. Irrigation from wells used to be a
tube-well with pump sets. Electricity is being used for pumping waters and small
farmers are given free electricity for irrigation purpose. Majority of the farmers of
Puducherry use tubewell irrigation system.

(c) Tank Irrigation

Puducherry has 84 irrigation tanks and more than 500 Ponds which are the
lifeline of ground water recharging system, source for drinking water and
backbone for the agriculture. Next to wells, tanks (lakes) form the other source of
irrigation in this district. Though there are 2 big tanks available in this district,
existing water in the tanks is not sufficient for a single crop. Usteri (OUSUDU) is
the biggest irrigation tank in Puducherry which probably was built during the
Vijayanagar rule. The lake receives the greatest part of its water from River
Gingee through the Suthukeni channel. The lake situated near the village bearing
the same name, lies about 12 km. from Puducherry towards west.

Bahour Lake in Bahour Commune is the second largest and perhaps the
oldest irrigation tank built by the Pallava dynasty. The tank is fed by the feeding
channel called Bangara vaykkal which takes off from Sornavur anicut about 16.8
km from the tank. In this district there are 84 tanks existed of which 61 are
system tanks and rest are non-system tanks.

Climate

Puducherry District experiences a hot and tropical maritime type of climate

characterized by small daily range of temperature, humid weather and moderate
rainfall. There is no clear demarcation of seasons. However, summer may be
taken to last from March to June followed by this period of the South-West
monsoon which lasts up to September. The month of October and November
constitute the main North-east monsoon season. There is no real cool weather
season, but the period from December to February is relatively cool.

(a) Temperature

The temperature of Puducherry district starts increasing from February

end and it declines from the beginning of august. The average maximum
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temperature is about 37o C and minimum temperature is 27o C during the hot
weather season. The maximum temperature may even rise up to 43o C. the
weather in the months of December to January is very pleasant and cool.

Temperature and Relative Humidity at Puducherry

Temperature
Relative Humidity
Mean Maximum Mean Minimum Pooled Mean
Year
0 0 0 0 0 0
C F C F C F 08.30 Hrs 17.30 Hrs.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

2000 33.2 91.7 24.0 75.1 28.5 83.4 83 77

2001 33.4 92.2 24.2 75.5 28.8 83.9 83 77

2002 33.7 92.6 24.1 75.4 28.9 84.1 79 74

2003 33.6 92.5 24.2 75.5 28.5 83.3 79 72

2004 33.1 91.5 23.9 75.0 28.5 83.5 78 70

2005 33.3 92.0 24.4 75.9 28.9 84.0 79 72

2006 33.4 92.1 24.1 75.3 28.8 83.8 79 71

2007 33.1 91.6 24.1 75.3 28.6 83.5 79 72

2008 33.3 92.0 24.5 76.1 28.9 84.0 79 74

2009 33.8 92.9 24.8 76.7 29.4 84.8 79 71

Source: Indian Metrological Centre, Chennai, 2000-09

The period from about the end of February to Mid-June is a period of

continuous increase is in temperature, when the mean daily temperature rises
from about 25o C to 32o C. May and the early part of June constitute the hottest
period of the year, with the mean daily maximum Temperature at about 34o C
and the mean daily minimum temperature at about 24o C. The summer days are
oppressive due to high humidity. On individual days the maximum temperature
may even reach 43o C. The sea-breeze, however, which sets in the afternoon,
brings welcome relief. Occasional afternoon thunder-storms also give temporary
relief. As the South-West Monsoon remains more or less steady around 35o C
and the mean minimum temperature is around 25o C. December and January
form the coolest part of the year with the mean daily maximum temperature at
about 21o C the mean daily minimum temperature at 21o C. On individual

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days the mean maximum temperature may be as low as 11o C during this period.
(Gazetteer of India – U.T of Puducherry).

(b) Rainfall

The average annual rainfall is of the order of 127 cm. Of this about 50 per
cent is recorded during North -East monsoon season from October-December and
about 25 per cent during South-West monsoon season. November is the rainiest
month contributing about 30 per cent of the annual rainfall. The range of
variation of rainfall from year to year is quite large. The variability of annual
rainfall is fairly large and that of seasonal rainfall still larger. In a year there is an
average, about 55 rainy days in days with rainfall of 2.5 mm or more. During
the north-east monsoon seasons, depressions and storms from the south Bay of
Bengal move across or in the neighborhoods of the region, causing heavy rains
and thunder-storms and gusty winds.
Yearly Average Rainfall in Puducherry district - 2000 to 2010 (In mm)

South-West Hot
Sl Years (June to North-East
monsoon Winter period Weather
.No May) Monsoon
period (June (January to period Total
period (October
to February) (March to
to December)
September) May)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 2000-01 326.7 491.6 6.0 40.2 864.5

2 2001-02 378.2 510.8 185.4 19.6 1094.0

3 2002-03 186.5 694.2 - 40.0 920.7

4 2003-04 347.9 678.7 43.0 212.0 1281.6

5 2004-05 364.0 676.6 28.0 115.0 1183.6

6 2005-06 253.1 1168.0 2.0 129.0 1552.1

7 2006-07 195.0 921.0 6.0 11.0 1133.0

8 2007-08 250.5 823.0 74.0 269.0 1416.5

9 2008-09 140.0 1238.0 18.0 224.0 1620.0

10 2009-10 312.8 1034.0 22.0 111.0 1479.8

Source: Public Works Department, 2000-10, Puducherry Abstract of Statistics- Dep. Of Economics and Statistics

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(c) Winds

Winds are moderately strong throughout the year, except during the transition
months of February-March before the summer seasons and during October before
the outset of the North-east monsoon.

During May to September, Winds are mainly South-Westerly in the mornings.

In the afternoon they generally below from South-East as sea-breeze giving relief
from summer treat with the development of the seasonal low over the south Bay
of Bengal in October, winds take a northerly component, in November the north-
easterlies are fully established which remain till January.

From February, a westerly component begins to predominate in the mornings,

while in the afternoon, winds tends to revert to summer conditions, i.e. South-
easterly in direction.

Natural Resources:

Forest:

Puducherry district does not have forest resources in abundance and there are
no recorded forests in the district. Puducherry presents more or less a flat land.
There are no hills or forests

Minerals:

Soils are Coastal alluvium, red ferruginous soil and black clayey soils are the
main soil types of this District. Coastal alluvium is found in the coastal tract and
it is more sandy over its eastern part and more clayey over its western part. The
red ferruginous soil occurs over the northern part of the district around the red
plateau of Puducherry. The black colour is due to the content of clay particles. It
is of two types, namely, marshy and other with carbonate efflorescence. The
organic contents like nitrogen, phosphate and potash are low. The main sub-
order association of the soil present in the District is Psamments-Tropepts (Sandy
soils of recent and shallow black, brown and alluvial soils of southern region).

Limestone, lignite, varieties of clays like ceramic clay, tile clay, brick clay, etc.
are the chief mineral resources of Puducherry district. The limestone is available
in the areas of Mettuvelli, Tuthipet, Karasur, Sedarapet and Turavai(near
Alankuppam) areas and the lignite is in plenty in Bahour Taluk. Ceramic clay is
found in Kalapet area and brick clay in Odiampet- Pappanchavadi area. The
Reddiarpalayam area consists of tile clays. Moreover varieties of clays are found
in Thondamanatham, Villianur and Poraiyur villages.

Flora:

The flora of Puducherry district has a remarkable diversity which may be

attributed to the diverse soil types comprising the hydromorphic soils (rich in
clay. The halomorphic soils (terrains more or less saltish), the sand dunes and
the very dry soils developed on the red sand stones of Kalapet, Dhanwantarinagar
and Usteri. The flora of the district is listed under six categories viz. Hygrophytes,
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plants of halomorphic soils and sand dunes, plants of sand stones, avenue trees,
hedge plants and ornamental plants.

The hygrophytes are the species in which certain organs or organisms develop
entirely under the water. The trees which are commonly growing in tanks remain
dry most of the time, are Acacia arabica willd (Tam. Karuvelamaram), with black
bark. The tall Vetiveria zizanioides (L) Nash (Gramineae) (Tam.Vettiver) with big
tufts of leaves could also be spotted in this district.

Another group of hygrophtyes could also be spotted on the banks of the tanks
or river but not in the water. They may get immersed water during heavy rains.
One of the most characteristic species of this ecology is a small bamboo called
Arundo donax. Butea monosperma (Tam. Palasamaram) and Pongamja pinnata
(Tam.Punkamaram) are also two characteristic trees growing along the water
course.

The Flora of the halomorphic soils and sand-dunes:

(1) Plants of the halomorphic soils: The halomorphic soils are the alluvial
soils which may be periodically inundated by a film of brackish water. These salty
terrains are sandy and clayish. Their flora is particularly well represented in the
neighbour hood of lagoons in the south of Puducherry town

(2) Plants of sand dunes: The only woody group noticed near the sea is that
of Casuarina equisetifolia - Forest characterised by its needle like leaves. They are
grown along the sea coast and are mostly cultivated for fire wood. Tam.
Nirparutti, Tam.Amantimaram or Badam Maram, Tam. Punnaimaram,
Tam.Odiyamaram are some of the tress spotted in this district.

The flora of the ferruginous sand stones:

The soils developed on the sandstones known as ‘Cuddalore sandstones’ are

generally very poor in organic matter and rich in quartz gravel. The vegetative
landscape is essentially composed of tall palms (Borassus flabellifer) (Tam.
Panaimaram) and Phoenix Sylvestris (Tam.Iccamaram), the small Phoenix with
very short stipe (Tam.Kattu-Iccamaram) Anacardium occidentale and cashewnut
trees (Tam.Mundiri) are distributed widely on these soils.

(i) Avenue Trees

The flora growing along the roadsides is considerably rich in woody species. It
consists of a number of very beautiful trees, some with straight and regular
trunks reaching up to 20 metres and others with shorter trunks but of great
economic value.

Albizia lebbek Benth (Tam.Vakai);Mimosaceae, A popular shade tree; sheds its

leaves from December to the end of March. The tree blossoms at the beginning of
April when young leaves make their appearance. Its wood is used in carpentry.
Tannin is extracted from its bark (Eng.”Siris tree” or East Indian Walnut”)

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 Azadirachta indica Juss. (Tam. Veppamaram), a Meliaceae very common along
the road sides. Usually this tree does not defoliate but its leaves turn yellow
progressively from December to March; flowers in April. Its fruits and leaves are
extensively used in medicine, popularly known as Neem tree or Margosa, it serves
also as fodder and manure.

Cassia stamea Lomk(Tam. Karunkonrai) Caesalpiniaceae, a small sized

ornamental tree is in full bloom in November and December. Flowers are
yellowish-orange and are utilised also for sylviculture in many countries.

Ficus benghalensis (Tam. Alamaram), a Moraceae with hanging aerial roots;

defoliates for some days in April grows spontaneously in India and Sri Lanka. The
figs of banyans are edible .Leaves are used as fodder for sheep. The latex exuded
from this tree is of mediocre quality.

Ficus glomerata Roxb.(Tam. Athimaram), as common as the preceding one on

the roadisdes.It sheds its leaves in March or at the beginning of April. Its fruits
are eaten; the leaves consitute a fodder very rich in protein.

Ficus hispida (Tam. Kattu athimaram), It is practically an evergreen bush or

small tree with big leaves used as fodder for cattle. Fruits are eaten.

Fiscus religiosa (Tam. Aracamaram or Asvattha) is one of the big trees very
common in the garden along the roadsides and in the villages. They are totally
deciduous for some days in April. The woods are utilised in match box industry
(Eng.Peepal)

Madhuca longifolia BacBride var. longifolia Van Royen (Tam. Iluppaimaram)

Sapotaceae. Its leaves resemble that of the mango tree but easily distinguishable
in the early days of March when the flowers make their appearance along with
tender leaves. The seeds contain a fatty oil and the corollas of the flowers are
edibel (Eng. South Indian Mahua or Mowra butter tree).

Parkinsoniaaculeata (Tam. Pachaivelanmaram), Caesalpiniaceae. A very

thorny shrub with green branches introduced from tropical America. Particularly
attractive between 15 January and 15 February when it is covered with yellow
flowers. Its leaves serve as a good fodder.

Salmalia malabarica Schott.et Endl. (Tam. Mullilavu) –Bombacaceae known in

all warm parts of Asia up to Malaysia. In Puducherry it is rare. Entirely
deciduous in March and April when it is covered with big red decorative flowers.
Trees have buttressed trunks (eng.Cotton wood tree’ or Silk cotton tree’)

Samanea saman Tam.Tumkumuncimaram) Mimosaceae. A native of Central

America, it is one of the very big trees with voluminous foliage. Its shapes, nearly
symmetric, resembling an umbrella, is very characteristic. Defoliates sometime in
March and flowers from April to July. The wood is tender. Its leaves and pods are
used for numerous purposes. (Eng. ‘The Rain tree’)

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 Syzygium cumini (Tam. Campunavalmaram), is an evergreen with opposite
leaves, met frequently along the roads. Its fruits are very much appreciated. And
it flowers in January and February (Eng.Black plum or Indian blackberry’).

Tamarindus indica (Tam. Puliyamaram). This Caesalpiniaceae is certainly the

most common tree planted in the highways. Practically evergreen, its fruits are
plucked from March to May.(Eng. Tamarind tree)

Thespesia populnea (Tam. Puvarasam) is a malvaceae which never reaches a

big size on the east coast. It is an evergreen tree, with cordate, long petiolated
leaves. Flowers are yellow and bloom abundantly from January to March. Its
foliage is often used as green manure.( Eng. Indian tulip or Portia tree).

(ii) The hedge plants

They include a select collection of several species in addition to Parkinsonia,

Thespesia, Ficus hispida etc. One often finds here a very leafy Acanthaceae
(Adhatoda vasica Nees) (Tam.Adatodai) measuring about two to three metres in
height with white flowers, abundant in March and April; a bushy Convolvulaceae
(Ipomaea carnea Jacq.) with big rose flowers.

In the gardens one often finds a soft wooded shrub of two or three metres in
height;Jatropha curcas (Tam.Kattu-Amanku) Euphorbiaceae (Eng. ‘Physic nut’ or
‘Purging nut’).Very often a dense row of quick growing bushes or small trees,
spiny as well as unarmed ones, are used as fencing; the spiny species to keep of
cattle and vermin, and the spineless ones as windbreaks; at times used also as
ornamental plants.

The most common spiny under shrubs are the species of agave, particularly
Agave sisalana Perr (Eng. ‘Sisal hemp’) Opuntia dillenii Haw (Tam. Nakatali)
(Eng.’Prickly pear’), Euphorbia antiquorum (Tam.Sadurakkalli) a tall, thorny,
leafless succulent plant, Cereus hexagonus etc.The principal fast growing hedge
trees bearing flowers are the following:

Thevetia neriifolia Juss (Tam. Manjal Alari) has elegant and dense foliage
(Eng.Yellow Oleander or Trumpet flower)

Lantana camara a dense shrub, somewhat thorny with big clusters of orange,
pink or white coloured delicate flowers:

Vitex negundo (Tam. Nocci) a shrub or a small tree with purplish blue flowers
and densely tomentose leaf stalks (Eng. Indian Privet) Besides these, Ricinus
communis (Tam. Amanaku ) (Eng. Castor oil plant) Calamus rotang (Tam.
Pirambu ) (Eng. Ratan palm) Bambusa arundinacea (Tam. Mungil) the common
bamboo and Pedilanthus tithymaloides are also grown as hedge plants.

Small climbing plants commonly gowing with the hedges are : Leptadenia
reticulata (Tam.Palaikodi) Melothria maderaspatana Cogn.(Tam. Musumusukai)
Coccinia indica (Tam.Kovai) and Casealpinia bonduc Baker, full of spines and of
greater dimensions.

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(iii) Ornamental Plants

These are plants, more or less rare, which are chiefly grown in the gardens for
ornamental purposes. In this context mention may be made of the palms other
than
1. Borassus flabellifer (Tam. Panaimaram)
2. Cocos nucifera (Tam. Tennai maram)
3. Areca catechu (Tam. Pakkumaram)
4. Phoenix sylvestris Roxb (Tam. Iccamaram

All these four palms are cultivated for their economic value

Fauna

The fauna of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam may be taken as

essentially the same as that of the nearby districts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala or
Andhra Pradesh, the regions presenting practically the same physical, climatic
and biotic features of the surrounding areas. There are no forest in the district,
which at best contains only disturbed scrub jungle besides open trees and
agricultural fields. As such the fauna is limited and no larger species of wild life
are available. By and large the fauna can be characterised as typical of the drier
areas of Peninsular Indian plains.

This district has a rich variety of fish fauna in the coastal waters (Bay of
Bengal) and also in the numerous ponds, tanks and water courses. About 175
species of fishes are known from Puducherry. A new species of eel Bascanichthys
deranivagalai (Menon) is known from the area. Sharks such as Carcharias sorrah,
Scoliodon sorrakowah, popularly known in Tamil as the “Sura Meen” are common
in these waters. The Bombay Duck (Harpodon nehereus) found plenty in the
Arabian Sea also occurs here though in limited numbers. Amongst the carps and
catfihes, two species of “Kendai meen” are found; Labeo kontius and Labeo boga.
The “Ponnaikeletee” (Osteogeniosus militaris, Tachysurus jella, Mystus gulio and
Pseudeutropius atherinoides) are some of the other catfishes caught in
considerable numbers. (Source: Department of Forest and Wild Life, Puducherry)

Economic Resources:

Economic resources are the important means of subsistence for the working
people of the district. The details about economic resources of important sectors
are given hereunder in brief.

Agriculture

(a) Land and Land Use Pattern

Agriculture is the main occupation in the Puducherry district, which provides

livelihood for majority of the population. The total geographical area of
Puducherry district is 293 sq. kms. as per Census 2011. According to Census
2011, the land classification according to the different uses in rural areas of the
district for the year 2008-09 is given below on the basis of information collected
from the Village Directory.
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 Land Classification of Rural areas in Puducherry District as on 2008-09

Sl. No Classification Area (in hectares)

1 2 3

1 Forest 0
2 Area under Non-Agricultural uses 7107.93
3 Barren and Un Cultivable land 11.35
4 Permanent pasture and other grassing land 0
5 land under miscellaneous tree crops etc., 339.27
6 Culturable waste land 755.27
7 Fallow lands other than current fallows 987.01
8 Current fallows 2032.54
9 Net Area Sown 10425.4
(a) Total Irrigated land area 9632.78
(b) Total unirrigated land area 792.59
Total Area 21658.7
Source: Village Directory 2011, DCHB, Directorate of Census Operations, Puducherry UT

(b) Irrigation:

The major source of irrigation in the district is Tubewell. Though there are
rivers and tanks in the district, water received from these two sources is not
sufficient due to scanty rain in the district. The Net area irrigated by different
sources during 2008-09 in the district is presented in the following table.

Sl.
Source of Irrigation Area (in Hectares)
No
1 2 3
1 Govt.Canals 0
2 Tanks/Lakes 0
3 Wells/Tubewells 10,407
4 Water Falls 0
5 Other Sources 0
Total 10,407
Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics, 2008-09, Puducherry

The Area irrigated more than once in the year 2008-09 is 9,255 hectares and
Gross area irrigated is 19,662 hectares. It may be seen from the table that Tube
wells are the only main source of irrigation in the district.

(c) Cropping Pattern

(i) Area under major crops

Cultivation is the main occupation of the rural population of the Puducherry

district. The soil is most suitable for cultivation. The fertile land of the district
contributes a lot for cultivation. The Physiographical landscape of the district is
almost plain. Paddy, Sugarcane, Groundnut, Cumbu, Ragi, Blackgram,
Greengram, Coconut, Plantain are the major crops grown in the district. Rabi

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season is most suitable for good yield and most of the farmers cultivate 2 crops of
Paddy in this season. During Kharif, Ragi and Cumbu are also cropped. The
above mentioned crops are mostly grown in the southern part of the district while
Cashew, Casuarina, Tapioca etc. are grown in the northern part of the district.
Among various horticulture crops, mango, plantain, banana, chilly, onions are
also grown in considerable areas in the district.The main agricultural
machineries and implements used in the district are power tillers, tractors, mould
board plough, disc harrow, seed – cum- fertilizer drill, leveler, trailers etc.The area
under major crops and crop wise production in Puducherry district for the year
2008-09 are given in the following table.
Area under major crops and crop wise production 2008-09

Sl. No Crop Area(Hectares) Production(M.T.)

1 2 3 4
1 Food crops
A) Cereals
Paddy I Crop Kharif 3,637 9,700
Paddy II Crop Rabi I 5,254 13,550
Paddy III Crop Rabi II 4,885 14,132
Total Paddy 20,780 37,382
Ragi 39 102
cumbu 45 100
Cholam 2 3
Other Millets 1 1
Total cereals 20,867 37,588
B) Pulses
Black Gram 188 137
Green Gram 4 2
Other Pulses 12 17
Total Pulses 204 156
Total Food Grains 14,066 37,744
C) Other food crops
Sugarcane 1,936 161,648
Plantain 247 9,818
Mango 2 3,583
Guava 24 700
Cashewnet - 164
Tapioca 295 8,849
Brinjal 64 1,635
Other Vegetables 142 1,518
Chillies 3 3
Tamarind - 364
Total Food Crops 2,713 188,282

II Non-Food Crops
Groundnut 703 1,553
Gingelly 171 179
Coconut 624 21,424
Other Oil Seeds 3 2
Total Non-Food Crops 1,501 23,158

Grand Total 18,280 249,184

( Food & Non-Food Crops)
Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics, 2008-09, Puducherry.
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 It may be noticed from the above table that Sugarcane is predominantly
cultivated in this district followed by Paddy and Plantain. Among the cereals,
paddy is grown in all seasons every year. Pulses are grown in small area. Among
the Non- Food crops coconut is significantly grown in larger areas compared to
other non – food crops followed by Groundnut and Gingili.

(ii) Average yield per hectare

The average yield per hectare of the principal crops of the district during the
year 2008-09 is given below.
Sl.
Crop 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
No
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Food crops
a) Cereals
Paddy I Crop Kharif 4,462 4,044 3,549 3,637 3,693
Paddy II Crop Rabi I 6,136 5,643 5,264 5,254 5,324
Paddy III Crop Rabi II 5,161 4,574 4,639 4,885 5,081
Total Paddy 15,759 14,261 13,452 13,776 14,098
Ragi 56 48 70 38 33
cumbu 54 72 58 45 50
Cholam 22 4 3 2 6
Other Millets ( thenai) 1 - 2 1 1
Total cereals 15,892 14,385 13,585 13,862 14,188
B) Pulses
Black Gram 161 467 323 188 138
Green Gram 1 31 2 4 2
Other Pulses 7 25 20 12 6
Total Pulses 169 523 345 204 146
Total Food Grains 16,061 14,908 13,930 14,066 14,334
C) Other food crops
Sugarcane 2,074 2,480 2,306 1,936 1,784
Plantain 282 268 285 247 246
Other Fruits 122 97 75 70 56
Tapioca 501 341 329 295 237
Sweet Potatoes - - - - -
Brinjal 83 69 73 64 80
Onion 9 3 3 - -
Other Vegetables 130 101 114 142 137
Chillies 7 8 4 3 6
Turmeric 4 2 4 3 3
Total Other Food Crops 3,212 3,369 3,193 2,760 2,549
Total Food Crops 19,273 18,277 17,123 16,826 16,883
Non - Food Crops
Cotton 66 12 28 23 1
Groundnut 1,147 672 743 703 429
Coconut 674 679 678 624 685
Gingelly 91 106 108 171 228
Casuarina 584 814 1,036 1,198 1,261
Other Non-Food Crops 148 94 116 117 110
Total Non-Food Crops 2,710 2,377 2,709 2,836 2,714
Grand Total 21,983 20,654 19,832 19,662 19,597
( Food & non-food crops)
Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics, 2009-10, Puducherry

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d) Distribution of Holdings:

(i) Land holdings:

The following table furnishes the distribution of number and area of

operational holdings during 2000-01 and 2005-06 as per Agriculture censuses in
Puducherry district.
Sl. Item Agriculture Census
No Year
2000-01 2005-06
1 No. of Operational holdings 22,435 17,243
(59.26) (54.78)
2 Area of operated in Hectares 15,595 14,663
(59.99) (59.96)
3 Average size in Hectares 0.70 0.85
Source: Report on Agriculture Census, 2005-06, Puducherry

Puducherry is the largest district among the four districts of the union
territory in terms of area and population. According to 2005-06 Agricultural
Census No. of Operational Holdings has decreased when compared to 2000-01
Census while area operated remained same. The average size of holding has also
increased from 0.7 Hectares to 0.85 during 2000-05 in Puducherry district when
compared to 2000-01 Agriculture Census.

There are 970 Scheduled castes holdings in the UT, out of which 381 holdings
belong to Puducherry district.

(ii) Operational holdings by type:

The following table shows the percentage distribution of Number of holdings

and Area operated by type of holding in Puducherry as per 2005-06 Agriculture
Census.

Area (in hectare) /

Sl. No Item
Percentage
1 Total Geographical area 29,377
2 Area of Operational holdings 14,663
3 Percentage of area of operational holding 49.91
4 No. of holdings (%) 100.00
(a) Individual 89.89
(b) Joint 8.43
(C) Institutional 1.68
5 Area Operated (%) 100.00
(a) Individual 83.31
(b) Joint 11.59
(C) Institutional 5.10
Source: Report on Agriculture Census, 2005-06, Puducherry

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 According to the Agricultural Census 2005-06, Individual holdings accounted
for 89.89% in Puducherry district. The Joint holding accounted for above 8.43
per cent of the total number of holding and 11.59 per cent of the area operated in
Puducherry district.

According to 2005-06 Agriculture Census, there were 15,145 (68.37 %)

holdings receiving irrigation in Puducherry district. The following table furnishes
distribution of number of holdings according to irrigation status in Puducherry
district.
Sl. No Item Area (in hectares)
Percentage
1 Wholly irrigated holdings 13,975 71.67
2 Partly irrigated holding 1,170 44.08
3 Sub-total holding receiving irrigation 15,145 68.37
4 Wholly un-irrigated 1,113 13.99
Total 16,258 54.00
Source: Report on Agriculture Census, 2005-06, Puducherry

(i) Intensity of cropping:

Sl.No Holding size Intensity of cropping (Ratio)

1 Marginal (0.0 to 1.0 ha) 1.954
2 Small (1.0 to 2.0 ha) 1.903
3 Semi-medium (2.0 to 4.0 ha) 1.819
4 Medium (4.0 to 10.0 ha) 1.556
5 Large (above 10.0 ha) 1.457
Total 1.812
Source: Report on Agriculture Census, 2005-06, Puducherry

The table gives the intensity of cropping by major size group of holdings for all
social groups in the district. The Intensity of cropping measured as a ratio of
Gross cropped area to net area sown was 1.812 in Puducherry during the year
2005-06. The high intensity of cropping in the district is seen among the marginal
holding size group with 1.954 ratio followed by small farmers. Less intensity of
cropping is seen among the large size holding group.

(e) Animal Husbandry

Agriculture allied activities such as livestock rearing and fisheries have played
an important role in the Puducherry economy. Cattle wealth plays a pivotal role
in the rural economy of the district. According to the livestock Census 2003 and
2007, the livestock population in the district is given in the table.

It may be seen from the table that Puducherry district has 84,532 livestock
during 2007. Of which 53,147 are cross breed cows and 2,831 are Indigenous
Cows. Cow population is more in Puducherry District when compared to other
districts so as to cope up with the milk demand of the people. 25,952 Goats are
reared to meet mutton requirement of the area.

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 Sl.No Livestock Population Year
(in numbers) 2003 2007
1 2 3 4
1 Cow (Crossbreed) 45,786 53,147
2 Cow (Indigeneous) 10,045 2,831
3 Buffaloes 1,553 1,009
4 Sheep 2,214 1,141
5 Goat 24,207 25,952
6 Horses and Ponies 51 3
7 Donkeys 17 48
8 Pigs 529 401
Total Livestock 84,402 84,532
(Source: Livestock Census 2003 and 2007- Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Welfare, Puducherry).

It may be seen from the above table that Crossbreed high quality dairy
animals are reared more than 80 per cent of total milk cattle population. It
indicates dairy development in the district.

(f) Poultry farming:

Sl. Type of poultry Livestock Census Years

No 2003 2007
1 Fowls
(a) Cocks 13,785 10,820
(b) Hens 32,090 23,914
(c) Chickens 1,18,469 10,574
2 Ducks
(a) Ducks 24,999 219
(b) Drakes 9,831 201
(c) Duckling 37 113
3 Other Poultry 2,456 1,136
Source: Livestock Census 2003 and 2007- Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Welfare, Puducherry

Poultry plays very important role in the diversification of agriculture in the

district. Poultry farming is an important source of subsidiary in the district and it
gained considerable momentum in Puducherry district. Poultry farming has got a
good potential as a source of supplementary income and even as the main source
livelihood for the farmers in the district. The given table reveals the status of
poultry farming in Puducherry district as per Livestock census 2003 and 2007.

Sl. Items Year

No. 2007-08 2008-09
1 Milks (in tons) 32.833 33.857
2 Egg (in lakh) 75.88 77.93
3 Meat (MTs)
(a) Livestock 3.520 3.654
(b) Poultry 2.143 2.932
Source: Department of Animal husbandry and Animal Welfare, 2008- 09, Puducherry

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 Production of Milk, Meat and Eggs in Puducherry district during the year
2007-09 and 2008-09 is given in the table. Production of Milk, Eggs and Meat are
more during the year 2008-09 when compared to 2007-08.

Fisheries

Puducherry district is located on the coramandal coast. Puducherry district

has a coastal line of 24 kms with the potential of various fish varieties and fishing
localities. Fishing is one of the main sources of livelihood in the district. Inshore
and Marine fishing is important for local economics and livelihood of fishers. Both
Inland and Marine fishing are done in the district. Puducherry has a potential
area of 1196 Hectares of inland water and 126 Hectares of brakish water for
practicing the aqua farming in a better way. The inland fishermen mostly depend
upon fishing in ponds, tanks, lakes and in the estuarine water of River
Ariyankuppam and Chunnambaar. Bahour Lake and Oussudu Lake both
together contribute 840 Hectares of Inland water resources identified as the
largest inland water bodies. Fishermen living in 7 Villages namely
Murungapakkam, Ariyankuppam, Chinnaveerampattinam, Purnankuppam,
Nonankuppam, Nettapakkam and Villianur, in the district are engaged in inland
fishing. The estuaries afford rich fishing ground for the inland fishermen.

Puducherry district is maritime by character, which afford great possibilities of

marine food production in general. There are 16 marine fishing villages along the
coastline of the district. The varieties of fish which appear in a fairly large number
are ribbon fish, sardine. Silver belly, Sharks, Perches and Sciaenid (Jew fix) are
also fairly abundant in this region. The flying fish fishery which lasts from May to
July is probably the most important seasonal fishery of the district.

The following table shows the status of fishing activities in Puducherry district:

Sl. No. Item 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

1 2 3 4 5
1 Total Number of fishing boats 130 154 163
Category I (Wooden Mechanised Boat) 5 101 107
Category II (FRP Mechanised Boat) 41 52 50
Category III (Steel mechanised) Nil 1 6
2 Total Number of fishing Nets NA NA NA

3 Fish Production(in tonnes)

a. Inland Production 3,331 3,712 2,335

b. Marine Production 19,060 21,000 21,810
4 Number of Active fishermen 19,261 18,410 17,919
5 Fishermen/Fisherwomen Primary Co- 33 33 33
operative Societies(number)
6 Membership of fishermen/fisherwomen 32,359 32,326 33,958
primary co-operative societies
Source: Department of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare, 2009-10, Puducherry

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 From the above table, it is found that the total number of fishing boats is
found increasing since the year 2007 - 2008. Among several categories of boats,
Wooden Mechanized Boat is contributing more in fishing activities. The total
inland Production remains on 2335 tones during the year 2009-10 while the
Marine Production was 21810 tonnes in the same year. The total no. of active
fishermen is 17,919 during the year 2009-10 which is less when compared the
previous year. There are 33 Fishermen Co-Operative Societies functioning for the
welfare of Fishermen Community.

The details of fish and prawn catches in marine and inland during the year
2007-10 are given in the following table.

Sl. Item Fishing in M.Tonnes

No
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 Fish Catch

a) Marine 17,219 18,860 19,755 20,598

b) Inland 3,300 3,331 3,712 2,250

2 Prawn Catch

a) Marine 701 845 1,245 1,212

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b) Inland 71 70 174
Source: Department of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare, 2009-10, Puducherry

Species wise Inland Fish Production - 2008-09

Sl. Production
Name of the Fish
No (in M.Tonnes)

1 Major carps 483.000

2 Common carps 164.000
3 Live Fish 0.000
4 Other cat fish 134.000
5 Murrel 80.000
6 Other carps 130.000
7 Feather backs 0.000
8 Hilsa ilisha 5.000
9 Prawns 174.000
10 Mullet 139.000
11 Tilapia 431.000
12 Miscellaneous 1972.000
Total 3712.000
Source: Department of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare, 2008-09, Puducherry

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Education:

Education plays a pivotal role in the economic, social and cultural

development of a country. Apart from moulding characters and values of the
citizens, the overall growth of the country solely depends on educational growth.
Hence, it enjoys the top priority among all social activities in any development
plan. As far as the Puducherry district is concerned, education is placed in a
better position. As per 2011 census, the literacy rate in the Union Territory of
Puducherry was 85.4% as against the National average of 73 per cent.

Literacy rate in Puducherry District

Sl. No. Census Literacy Rate

Year Total /
Rural / Persons Males Females
Urban
1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2011 Total 85.4 91.2 79.9

Rural 78.3 86.2 70.7

Urban 88.6 93.4 83.9

2 2001 Total 80.7 88.4 72.8

Rural 71.1 81.3 60.6

Urban 84.9 91.6 78.2

(Source: Primary Census Abstract 2011, Puducherry)

The type and number of institutions available for general education during
2008-09 in Puducherry district are given in the following table.

Number of Institutions
Sl. No. Type of Institutions
Total Govt. Private
1 2 3 4 5
1 Pre-primary school 396 198 198
2 Primary Schools 196 157 39
3 Middle Schools 91 43 48
4 High Schools 116 47 69
5 Higher Secondary Schools 74 36 38
Total 873 481 392
Source: Directorate of School Education, 2008-09, Puducherry

Almost all the habitations in this district are provided with Primary School
facility within 1 km distance. In addition to the above, 1 Special Schools for Blind
& Hearing Impaired, and one Observation Home & Special School for children are
also functioning in Puducherry.

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 Student’s enrollment and strength of teachers in schools has increased
marginally in Puducherry district. The ratio of teacher : student in the district are
1:25. Percentage of passing in Secondary school level in the district is 83 per cent
and Higher Secondary level is 82 per cent. The distribution of Teachers-Students
in Puducherry district during 2007 – 10 is given below.

Sl.No Numbers 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

1 2 3 4 5
1 Number of Teachers

a. Government 4,112 4,124 4,145

b. Private 4,684 4,787 5,316

2 Number of Students

a. Government 99,248 93,803 89,107

b. Private 1,17,227 1,26,010 1,31,836

Source: Directorate of School Education, 2008-09, Puducherry

Puducherry is the fast becoming Higher Education Hub. The important and
enshrined educational institutions (University/Research Institute/Colleges)
functioning in Puducherry district are given below.

Ø Pondicherry University
Ø Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Post graduate Medical Education &
Research (JIPMER)
Ø The Mahatma Gandhi Dental College & hospital
Ø Vector Control Research Centre
Ø Regional Research Institute (Siddha)
Ø Clinical Research Unit for Homeopathy (Tribal)
Ø Law College
Ø Perunthalaivar Kamaraj Krishi Vigyan Kendra
Ø Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Ø Kanchi mamunivar post graduate studies
Ø Bharathidasan Government college for Women
Ø Tagore Arts & Science College etc.,

In addition to the above, there are 50 typewriting institutes and 58 Computer

learning institutions are run in the district.

Public Health

Puducherry district is best known for its health care delivery services.
Puducherry district has an accessible medical care within the average distance of
1.18 km through a network of Primary Health Centre, Sub-centres, and disease
specific clinics. The following table shows the Number of medical facilities in the
district.
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 Type of Medical Facility in Puducherry district – 2008 -09

Sl. Type of Medical Facility No. of. Centres

No.
1 2 3
1 Allopathic Hospitals 5
2 Ayurveda 15
3 Siddha 15
4 Homoeopathy 8
5 Community Health Centre 2
6 Primary Health Centre 27
7 Primary Health Sub Centre 52
8 ESI Dispensaries 11
Source: Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services, 2008-09, Puducherry.

In Puducherry district, there are 5 major hospitals which provide Allopathic

medical care services. Indian System of Medicines such as Ayurvdic, siddha and
Homoepathy are also provided to the public through separate centers. There are 2
Community Health Centres and 27 Primary Health Centres in the district to
provide health care facilities to the rural population. Apart from that there are 11
ESI hospitals in the district for the health care service for industrial workers in
the district.

Registration of Births and Deaths

Since the registration of births and deaths was compulsory during the
erstwhile French Rule, the people of the Puducherry district are quite aware of
the Civil Registration System. Registration of births and deaths under Civil
Registration system is 100 per cent in Puducherry district. All the births in the
district are taking place in hospitals.

Birth/Death Year
2006 2007 2008 2009
1 2 3 4 5 6
a. Live Birth 100% 100% 100% 100%
b. Death 100% 100% 100% 100%

Source: Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths, Local Administration Department, 2006-09, Puducherry.

All the local bodies issue computerized birth and death certificates for the
events registered under the provisions of the RBD Act, 1969 and the Rules
framed there under.

Electricity

Electricity is the chief necessity for the economic development. All Villages and
towns are electrified in the district. The power requirement of Puducherry district
is met by availing share of power from the Central generating station and by
purchasing power from neighboring state. Puducherry is directly connected to the
Neyveli Lignite Corporation thermal station-II and drawing power at 230 KV level
through two separate 230KV feeders at Villianur and Bahour substation were
earlier operating radically and are now interlinked 230 KV Villianur-Bahour line.
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The transmission lines were brought under the closed loop operations for system
reliability and improvement in voltage condition. Consequent to the tie up, the
interruption at 230KV level has largely been reduced. In addition the voltage
profile in the entire power system in Puducherry District has also been improved
substantially.

Four additional power transformer have been energized, one each at

Thethampakkam, Bahour, Eripakkam and Kurumbapet substations. To improve
the system voltage and meet the growing demand in Thirubuvanai and its
surrounding areas, an additional power transformer has been energized at
Thirubuvanai sub-station. The quantum of Electricity purchased and distributed
among the Domestic and Industrial uses during 2008-09 and the details on
length of H.T. and L.T. lines and progress in electrification up to 31st March,
2009 are shown below.

Sl. Items Unit 2008-09

No.
1 2 3 4
1 Electrified:
No. of Villages No. All villages in Puducherry district
No. of Towns No. All towns in Puducherry district
2 Domestic connections
a) One light services(free) No. 28,166
b) Light, fan and small power No. 1,63,092
3 Commercial connections No. 28,220
4 Agricultural connections No. 8,276
5 Industrial connections
a) H.T.Lines No. 332
b) L.T.Lines No. 4,661
6 Street Lights No. 31,221
Source: Electricity Department, 2008-09, Puducherry.

The main source of lighting in Puducherry district is electricity. Out of total

rural households, 96.6 per cent households use electricity as the main source,
while in urban 98.7 per cent households use electricity as the main source of
lighting in Puducherry district. The households by main sources of lighting in
Puducherry as per housing census are shown below.

Sl. No Main Source of lighting No. of households

Total Rural Urban
1 Electricity 2,26,316 66,907 1,59,409
2 Kerosene 3,809 1,982 1,827
3 Solar energy 17 13 4
4 Other oil 128 82 46
5 Any other 30 16 14
6 No lighting 403 275 128
Total Number of households 2,30,703 69,275 1,61,428
Source: Tables on Houses, Household Amenities and Assets 2011, Puducherry

In Puducherry district, out of total electricity connections, 82.15 per cent

connection for domestic purpose, 12.14 per cent for commercial purpose, 4.3 per
cent for industrial purpose and remaining 3.5 per cent for agriculture.
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Industry:

Puducherry has achieved a rapid industrial progress in all these years and is
poised for spectacular growth. By 2008-09, the district has an impressive
establishment of 59 large-scale industries, 164 medium and 6414 small-scale
units, it includes 5 Textile Mills and 2 Sugar factories. Over the years, there has
been massive growth of industries in Puducherry. The industrial sector employed
just about 8000 persons in the early fifties. Now, with investment of over Rs.
1,77,217 lakhs, industries are the life-blood of economy providing livelihood to
over 80,000 people. Contribution made by small-scale industries in generating
employment as well as in value of production deserves a special mention.
Deliberate promotion of small industries by the Government has yielded positive
dividends. In the district, the Government has decided not to encourage power
and water intensive industries and polluting industries in this territory. Highly
polluting and hazardous are not promoted. Labour intensive industries are given
priority. Industries which provide maximum employment opportunity to the local
manpower in all cadres are encouraged Industries, having high productivity and
sound financial returns with less demand on environmental resources are
promoted. The major commercial public sector units in Puducherry district is
listed below.
1. Puducherry Agro service and Industry Co-operation Ltd. (PASIC)
2. Puducherry Co-operative Sugar mill.
3. Puducherry Industrial Promotion Development and Investment
Corporation LTd (PIPDIC)
4. Puducherry Distilleries
5. Anglo French Textile (AFT)
6. Puducherry co-operative Spinning Mill LTd (SPINCO)
7. Puducherry Tourism and Transport Development Corporation (PTTDC)
8. Puducherry Agro Product, Food and civil Supply Corporation (PAPSCO)

The list of existing Micro & Small enterprises in Puducherry district for the
year 2009-10 are listed below.
Sl. No Type of Industry No. of Units Investment
(In Lakh Rs.)
1 Agro based 8 62,186
2 Cotton textile 1 6,400
3 Woolen, Silk & artificial thread based clothes 12 1,788
4 Readymade garments embroidery 55 7,283
5 Wood/wooden based furniture 3 442
6 Paper & paper products 13 38,846
7 Leather based 1 80
8 Chemical/chemical based 20 83,899
9 Rubber, plastic & petro based 13 61,519
10 Mineral based 4 13,810
11 Metal based (Steel Fab) 2 1,900
12 Engineering units 3 976
13 Electrical machinery & transport equipments 6 14,036
14 Repairing and servicing 1 9,250
15 others 51 19,116
Source: Directorate of Industries and Commerce, 2009-10, Puducherry.

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(i) Infrastructure

Provision of high quality infrastructure is critical for achieving growth in the

district and per capita incomes. Further developments to the Industrial base of
Puducherry and growth in Services can be impacted through bottlenecks in
infrastructure. The key sub sectors within infrastructure that have a direct
bearing on industry are Industrial Parks, Power, Water, Labour and
Transportation.

Industrial Parks

The Nodal agency for development and maintenance of Industrial Parks in

Puducherry is the Puducherry Industrial Promotion Development and Investment
Corporation. It was promoted in 1974 with the primary objective of promoting the
Industrial Development of Puducherry. The PIPDIC has established five industrial
estates at the following places.

1. Thattanchavady
2. Mettupalayam
3. Sedarapet
4. Kattukuppam
5. Kirumampakkam

Handloom:

Handloom Industry in the district, which is next to agriculture, is a source of

livelihood for thousands of people and it has tremendous potential. Weaver
cooperative societies have been formed to ameliorate the economic condition of
the weavers by extricating them from the clutches of the master weavers and to
help them to cross the poverty line.

At present the Puducherry State Weavers' Cooperative Society (PONTEX),

Puducherry Cooperative Handloom Export Development Project (PONFAB) and 13
primary weavers cooperative societies are functioning in the district. There were
1,106 Pit Looms and 319 Frame Looms operating actively under the cooperative
fold in the district.

Transport and Communication:

Transport and Communication facilities are considered as administrative

necessity as well as public convenience. Moreover, a well-knit transportation
system is a pre-requisite for the social and economic development of any district.

Puducherry has good connectivity to all the major cities and to all the villages
in the UT with all-weather roads. It is well connected by air to major cities from
Chennai through Chennai International Airport.

i) Transport:

In the district, all villages and towns are having frequent transport facility. Not
only bus facility, Tempo, battery charging vehicle and Auto are also available to
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the public in all the villages in Puducherry district. The total number of vehicles
registered with the Transport Department in Puducherry district up to 2008-09
is 4,09,909 of which 15,383 are transport vehicles and 3,48,975 are Non-
Transport vehicles.

The Transport Vehicles are the vehicles used for hire purposes and the Non-
Transport Vehicles are used for own purposes. A Statement showing the number
of Motor Vehicles in use in the district as on 31st March 2009 is given below.

Sl.No Type of Vehicles Number of vehicles

2008-09
A Transport Vehicles
I Multiaxled /Articulated Vehicles 538
II Trucks and Lorries 2,613
III Light Motor Vehicles ( Goods)
a) Four Wheelers 3,587
b) Three Wheelers Buses 1,433
Total 5,020
IV Buses
a)Stage carriages 1,059
b)Contract carriages 120
c) Private Service Vehicles 99
d) Other Buses 47
Total 1,325
V Taxies
a) Motor Cabs 68
b) Maxi Cabs 95
c) Other Taxis 1,304
Total 1,467
vI Light Motor Vehicles (Passengers)
a) Three Seaters 4,384
b) Four to Six Seaters 36
Total 4,420
Grand Total (I - IV) 15,383
B Non-Transport Vehicles
1.Two Wheelers 3,48,975
2.Cars 35,704
3.Jeeps 1,377
4. Omni Buses 1,628
5. Van 2,143
6.Tractors 344
7.Trailors 1,001
8.Others 3,354
Total 3,94,526

Grand Total (Transport & Non- Transport Vehicles) 4,09,909

Source: Transport Department, 2008-09 Puducherry.

a) Road:

Puducherry has a good road network and excellent infrastructure facilities.

Puducherry is connected by two National Highways (NH 45A and 66) and the East
Coast Road (ECR) from Chennai. The presence of the ECR between Chennai and

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Puducherry augurs well for Puducherry given the connectivity to a potential
tourism market apart from the access to raw material and product markets. A
network of all-weather metal roads connecting every village exists in this district.
The information regarding length of roads available in Puducherry District as on
31st March 2009 is given in the below table.

Length of Road
Sl. No Item/Details
(in Kms.)
1 Length of Roads (P.W.D)
(a) National highways 38.058
(b) State Highways 36.277
(c) Major District Roads & 179.871
Other District Roads
(d) Rural Roads 183.276
2 Length of Roads 523.205
(Municipalities)
3 Length of Roads 1094.98
(Commune Panchayat)
Source: Public Works Department, 2008-09 Puducherry.

The length of Surfaced and Unsurfaced Roads in the district during the year
2008-09 are given below.

Sl. Region/ Commune Length of Roads (in Kms.)

No Surfaced Roads Un surfaced Roads Total

1 2 3 4 5

1 Ariankuppam 90.134 0 90.134

2 Mannadipet 169.722 97.498 267.22
3 Villianur 259.31 64.814 324.12
4 Bahour 7.16 0 7.16
5 Nettapakkam 59.246 0 59.246
Total 585.572 162.308 747.88
Source: Public Works Department, 2008-09 Puducherry

b) Railways:

Puducherry has its own Railway Station which is connected by a broad gauge
railway line from the five-way junction at Villuppuram and Chennai. There are
express trains which connect Puducherry with other neighbouring cities and
states.

c) Airport:

Puducherry has a small airport maintained by the Airports Authority of

India. Though the operation of the airport would depend on its economic and
financial viability, efforts are made to operate the airport through some

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concessions. The nearest operational airports are at Chennai and Trichy in Tamil
Nadu.

ii) Communication

Puducherry is a part of the Global Information Highway. Good telecom

infrastructures including Postal, Telephone, Mobile and Internet services are
available in the district.

a) Postal

Sl. Number of Total number of post office established in rural and

Area
No Post Offices urban areas of Puducherry district during the year
1 Rural 37 2008-09 may be seen in the given table. Of the 68
post offices in the district, maximum number of post
2 Urban 31
offices i.e, 37 post offices are functioning in rural
areas where as 31 post offices only are operated in
Total 68
urban areas.(Source: Postal Department,2008-09 Puducherry).

b) Telephone, Mobile and Internet facility:

Puducherry district has the highest tele density in the county. Number of
Households having Landline phone, Mobile and Both as per Census 2011 is given
in the following table.

No. of Households
Sl.No. Item
Total Rural Urban

1 2 3 4 5

1 Telephone 12,158 2,643 9,515

2 Mobile 1,48,552 43,988 1,05,564

3 Both 2,8620 2,864 25,756

Source: Houses, Household Amenities and Assets, Census of India, 2011, Puducherry

Sl. No Item Number of Number of Households

Households in Puducherry district
having Computer /Laptop
1 2 3 with/without internet and
1 Computer/Laptop as per Census 2011 may be
a) With internet 15,437 seen in the given table. As
many as 34007 households
b) Without internet 18,570
possess either computer or
Lap tops and out of which 18570 households use internet facility in the district.
(Source: Houses, Household Amenities and Assets, Census of India, 2011.)
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Trade and Commerce

Trade and Commerce includes wholesale and retail trade of all kinds and other
commercial activities like financial, insurance, real estate, business services etc.
The following table shows the value of Foreign Trade by Commodities in Quintals
during the year 2009.

Sl.No Sections 2009-10

1 2 3
1 Food Products 1,818
2 Animal and Vegetables oil &Fats 0
3 Chemical Products 36,638
4 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by materials 0
5 Machinery & Transport equipment 42,92,811
6 Miscellaneous Transactions and Commodities 1,43,008
Total 44,74,275
Source: Office of the Superintendent of Central excise, 2009 Puducherry

No Imports are taking place through Puducherry Port. All transaction are
taking place through Customs Department in Puducherry pertain to goods
imported through the Chennai Sea Port and Chennai Air Port.

Inland Trade-Movement of principal articles by rail and river between

Puducherry and Karaikal Trade blocks and other state-imports (INWARD) are
given below.

Sl. Commodity Imports into Puducherry-

No (Inward) (in Quintals)
2007-08 2008-09

1 2 3 4

1 Rice not in the husk 1,36,410 1,28,940

2 Wheat 1,96,930 -

3 Mineral oil excluding kerosene 25,600 -

4 Cement 3,73,730 2,94,800

Source: Director General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics, 2008-09 Kolkata.

In Puducherry district, at 2011 census, number of dealers under PGST

(Puducherry Goods and Service Tax) alone is 185 and number of dealers both
under CST (Central Sales Tax) and PGST is 798, total new registration is 983 and
the Cumulative total registration is 9199.

Demand and Collection of Sales Tax i.e. Puducherry Goods and Service Tax
(PGST) /Puducherry Value Added Tax (PVAT) and CST in lakhs during the year
2008-09 are given below.

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 Sl. No Item of Expenditure PGST/ PVAT CST

1 2 3 4
1 Demand
(a) Current 33,540.76 16,169.67
(b) Arrear 4,862.90 135.63
Total 38,403.66 16,305.30
2 Collection
(a) Current 29,115.22 16,124.76
(b) Arrear 159.20 1.83
Total 29,274.42 16,126.59
3 Balance
(a) Current 4,425.54 44.91
(b) Arrear 4,703.70 133.80
Total 9,129.24 178.710
Source: Commercial Taxes Department, 2008-09 Puducherry

Total revenue for the year 2008-09 in the district is Rs. 46,683.77 lakhs.
Number of Insurance policies registered in Puducherry district during the year
2008-09 is 31,333 with sum assured of Rs. 424.54 crores. A statement showing
number of Banks, Deposits and Bank credits of scheduled Commercial Banks in
this district are given below.

Number of Banks, Deposits and Bank credits of scheduled Commercial

Banks in Puducherry district

Sl. No Year ending No. of offices Deposits Bank Credit

(in crores) (in crores)
1 2 3 4 5
1 2007 72 3,673 1,793
2 2008 76 3,877 2,184
3 2009 93 4,784 2,729
Source: Reserve Bank of India. 2008- 09.

Co-operative Movement in the Union Territory of Puducherry

Though the Union Territory of Puducherry joined in the co-operative

movement after merger with Indian Union in 1954, it had made a rapid growth by
achieving its desired goals as the Co-operation has given due importance in all
Five Year Plans.

Progress of Co-operation

The co-operative movement in Puducherry has gained momentum and this is

evident from the following table.

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 PROGRESS OF CO-OPERATIVES (1981-82 TO 2009-2010)

(Figure in Lakhs)
Details 1981-82 1991-92 2001-02 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
No. of
1 292 369 482 510 514 514 515
societies
Membership
2 1,74,451 3,38,804 3,93,256 5,37,599 5,48,350 5,96,631 5,76,141
(No.)
Total
working
3 233.26 15,219.01 35,584.30 99,555.43 119,850.93 124,499.62 144,198.80
capital*
(Rs.)
Share
4 capital 460.13 2,239.24 10,743.45 20,479.56 21,942.19 23,706.25 25,824.85
paid* (Rs.)
Population*
5 6.04 8.07 9.74 9.74 9.74 9.74 9.74
(Nos.)
Average
6 working 38.60 1,885.00 3,657.17 10,221.30 12,305.02 2,782.30 14,804.80
capital*

Progress in co-operation by type of credit societies in Puducherry District

during the year 2008-09 may be seen in the following table.

Sl. No Type of Societies No. of Societies

1 2 3
I Credit Societies
1. State Co-operative Bank 1
2. Central Land Development Bank 1
3. Co-operative Urban Bank 1
4. Primary Agricultural Credit Societies 47
5. staff/Employees Credit Societies 55
II Non-Credit Societies
1. Marketing Societies 1
2. Sugar Factory 1
3. Milk Producers Co-op Societies 101
4. Irrigation Societies 4
5. Fisherman Societies 33
6. Weaver Societies 14
7. Industrial Societies 11
8. Spinning Mills 1
9. Consumers stores 13
10. Women's co-op Societies 3
11. Housing Cooperative Societies 51
12. Labour Contract Societies 4
13. Transport Societies 1
14. Students Stores 13
15. Other Non-Credit Societies 4
16. State Co-op Union 1
Total 361
Source: Office of the Registrar of Co-operative Societies, 2008-09 Puducherry

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Social Welfare:

Many welfare programmes are being implemented in Puducherry district

covering different target groups, namely, physically disabled, senior citizens,
Schedule castes and women. Special attention is paid on effective implementation
of centrally funded rural poverty alleviation programme and urban poverty
alleviation programme.

Funds available through the banking sector are also being utilized towards
implementation of economic development schemes dovetailed with state subsidy
for various downtrodden groups of the society like women, SCs, backward classes
and disabled and promotion of self-employment schemes for educated
unemployed youths. Implementation of various welfare schemes contribute
indirectly towards upliftment of many poor families above the poverty line.

A Statement showing number of social welfare homes and their inmates in

Puducherry district for the year 2008-09 is given below.

Sl. No Social Welfare Homes No. of Institutions No. of inmates

1 2 3 4

1 Home for Orthopedically handicapped 1 17

2 Observation Home and Special school for 1 90
Juvenile Delinquents
3 Beggar Home 1 21
4 Special School for Blind and mutes 1 130
5 Home for blind 1 15
6 Home for Aged and Infirm 1 24
7 Hostel for Working women 1 33
8 Hostel for BC students 3 81
9 Home for Mentally Retarded 1 23
10 Voluntary Organizations (licensed) 44 2,132
Total 55 2,566
Source: Directorate of Social Welfare, 2008-09 Puducherry

Government provides various benefits to Children of Age from 6 months to 6

years, Pregnant Women, Lactating Mothers, Adolescent girls etc., and also
provides monthly financial assistant to Old Age Person, Destitute Persons
(Women) and physically handicapped person.

There are 527 Anganwadi Centres to take care women and child welfare in this
district. The number of beneficiaries in Puducherry district for the year 2008-09
is given in the following statement.

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 Sl. Schemes Year
No 2007-08 2008-09
1 2 3 4

1 Old Age Pension 39,230 44,273

2 Widow Pension 33,370 35,976
3 Unmarried Women 320 492
4 Deserted Women 2,796 4,698
5 Eunuchs 7 7
6 Physically Handicapped 15,898 16,167

Source: Dept. of Women & Child Development, 2008-09 Puducherry

Gram Panchayats, its composition, jurisdiction and role in the development

of village and its economy:

The system of Panchayat Raj was introduced in 1963 in Puducherry UT.

Under this set up, the two tier system was introduced namely the Gram
Panchayats and Commune Panchayats.

Gram Panchayat is an important institution of self - government. The Gram

Panchayat is formed for a village or a group of villages. The Gram Panchayat may
be a Revenue village or a group of Revenue villages or hamlets forming part of a
Revenue village. Each Gram Panchayat is divided into wards based on equal
population size. The members of the each Gram Panchayat are elected through
elections and ward members elect President of Gram Panchayat. Presidents of
Gram Panchayats elect Chairman of Commune Panchayats. The tenure of Gram
Panchayat is five years. In the year 1993, the Govt. of India enacted 73rd
constitutional amendments regarding provision of Panchayat Raj. By this
constitutional amendments Panchayats are given constitutional status. Regular
and timely election, participation of women and backward classes, formation of
separate State Election Commission are the other significant amendments in the
act. Decentralized planning process and active participation of people is the soul
of the Panchayat Raj Act. The powers for decentralized planning, implementation
and development are delegated to the Panchayats.

The primary functions of Commune Panchayats are to provide facilities for

health, drinking water, electricity, constructions and maintenance of roads,
bridges etc. organizing relief work at the time of scarcity and drought situation,
sanitation and social welfare. Arrangements for housing facilities for below
poverty line people and rural development schemes are implemented by
Panchayats. Gram Panchayats also implement important programs like MNREGA
and other programs beneficial for local people. Thus Panchayats play an
important role in the development of villages and their economy in Puducherry
Union Territory. There are 98 Gram Panchayats out of 90 Revenue Villages
comprising of 263 Villages/Hamlets in Puducherry Union Territory as per Census
2011. There are 71 Gram Panchayats and 5 Commune Panchayats in
Puducherry district.

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 CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS
Census concepts

Building: A ‘Building’ is generally a single structure on the ground. Usually a

structure will have four walls and a roof. Sometimes it is made up of more than
one component unit which are used or likely to be used as dwellings (residences)
or establishments such as shops, business houses, offices, factories, workshops,
work sheds, Schools, places of entertainment, places of worship, godowns, stores
etc. It is also possible that building which have component units may be used for
a combination of purposes such as shop-cum-residence, workshop-cum-
residence, office-cum-residence etc. But in some areas the very nature of
construction of houses is such that there may not be any wall. Such is the case of
conical structures where entrance is also provided but they may not have any
walls. Therefore, such of the conical structures are also treated as separate
buildings.

Pucca houses: Houses, the walls and roof of which are made of permanent
materials. The material of walls can be any one from the following, namely,
Stones (duly packed with lime or cement mortar), G.I/metal/ asbestos sheets,
Burnt bricks, Cement bricks, Concrete. Roof may be made of from any one of the
following materials, namely, Machine-made tiles, Cement tiles, Burnt bricks,
Cement bricks, Stone, Slate, G.I/Metal/Asbestos sheets, Concrete. Such houses
are treated as Pucca house.

Kutcha houses: Houses in which both walls and roof are made of materials,
which have to be replaced frequently. Walls may be made from any one of the
following temporary materials, namely, grass, Unburnt bricks, bamboos, mud,
grass, reeds, thatch, plastic /polythene, loosed packed stone, etc. Such houses
are treated as Kutcha house.

Dwelling Room: A room is treated as a dwelling room if it has walls with a

doorway and a roof and should be wide and long enough for a person to sleep in,
i.e. it should have a length of not less than 2 meters and a breadth of at least 1.5
meters and a height of 2 meters. A dwelling room would include living room,
bedroom, dining room, drawing room, study room, servant’s room and other
habitable rooms. Kitchen, bathroom, latrine, store room, passageway and
verandah which are not normally usable for living are not considered as dwelling
rooms. A room, used for multipurpose such as sleeping, sitting, dining, storing,
cooking, etc., is regarded as a dwelling room. In a situation where a census house
is used as a shop or office., etc., and the household also stays in it then the room
is not considered as a dwelling room. But if a garage or servant quarter is used by
a servant and if she/ he also lives in it as a separate household then this has
been considered as a dwelling room available to the servant’s household. Tent or
conical shaped hut if used for living by any household is also considered as
dwelling room. A dwelling room, which is shared by more than one household,
has not been counted for any of them. If two households have a dwelling room
each but in addition also share a common dwelling room, then the common room
has not been counted for either of the households.

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Census House : A ‘census house’ is a building or part of a building used or
recognized as a separate unit because of having a separate main entrance from
the road or common courtyard or staircase, etc. It may be occupied or vacant. It
may be used for residential or non- residential purpose or both. If a building has
a number of Flats or Blocks/Wings, which are independent of one another having
separate entrances of their own from the road or a common staircase or a
common courtyard leading to a main gate, these are considered as a separate
Census house.

Village: The basic unit for rural areas is the revenue village, which has definite
surveyed boundaries. The revenue village may comprise of one or more hamlets
but the entire village is treated as one unit for presentation of data. In un
surveyed areas, like villages within forest areas, each habitation area with locally
recognized boundaries is treated as one village.

Rural-Urban area: The data in the census are presented separately for rural and
urban areas. The unit of classification in this regard is ‘town’ for urban areas and
‘village’ for rural areas. The urban area comprises two types of towns viz;
Statutory towns and Census towns. In the Census of India 2011, the definition of
urban area adopted is as follows:

(a) Statutory Towns : All places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment

board or notified town area committee, etc are known as statutory towns.
(b) Census owns: All other places satisfying the following three criteria
simultaneously are treated as Census Towns.
i) A minimum population of 5,000;
ii) At least 75 per cent of male working population engaged in non-agricultural
pursuits; and
iii) A density of population of at least 400 per sq. km. (1,000 per sq. mile)

For identification of places which would qualify to be classified as ‘urban’

all villages, which, as per the 2001 Census had a population of 4,000 and above,
a population density of 400 persons per sq. km. and having at least 75 per cent of
male working population engaged in non-agricultural activity were considered.
To work out the proportion of male working population referred to above against
b) (ii), the data relating to main workers were taken into account. In addition the
above stated towns, urban areas also constitutes of OGs which are the parts of
UAs.

Urban Agglomeration: An Urban Agglomeration is a continuous urban spread

constituting a town and its adjoining urban outgrowths (OGs) or two or more
physically contiguous towns together with or without urban outgrowths of such
towns. In some cases, railway colonies, university campuses, port areas, military
camps etc; may come up near a statutory town outside its statutory limits but
within the revenue limits of a village or villages contiguous to the town. Each
such individual area by itself may not satisfy the minimum population limit to
qualify it to be treated as an independent urban unit but may qualify to be
clubbed with the exiting town as their continuous urban spread (i.e., an Out
Growth). Each such town together with its outgrowth(s) is treated as an
integrated urban area and is designated as an ‘urban agglomeration’. For the

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purpose of delineation of Urban Agglomerations during Census of India 2011,
following criteria has been adopted:

(a) The core town or at least one of the constituent towns of an urban
agglomeration should necessarily be a statutory town; and

(b) The total population of an Urban Agglomeration (i.e. all the constituents put
together) should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census. In varying local
conditions, there were similar other combinations which have been treated as
urban agglomerations satisfying the basic condition of contiguity.

Out Growth (OG): The outgrowth is a viable unit such as a village or a hamlet or
an enumeration block and clearly identifiable in terms of its boundaries and
location. While determining the outgrowth of a town, it has been ensured that it
possesses the urban features in terms of infrastructure and amenities such as
pucca roads, electricity, taps, drainage system for disposal of waste water etc.,
educational institutions, post offices, medical facilities, banks etc and physically
contiguous with the core town of the UA.

City: Towns with population of 100,000 and above are called cities.

Household: A ‘household’ is usually a group of persons who normally live

together and take their meals from a common kitchen unless the exigencies of
work prevent any of them from doing so. Persons in a household may be related
or unrelated or a mix of both. However, if a group of unrelated persons live in a
census house but do not take their meals from the common kitchen, then they
are not constituent of a common household. Each such person was to be treated
as a separate household. The important link in finding out whether it was a
household or not was a common kitchen/common cooking. There may be one
member households, two member households or multi-member households.

Institutional Household: A group of unrelated persons who live in an institution

and take their meals from a common kitchen is called an Institutional Household.
Examples of Institutional Households are boarding houses, messes, hostels,
hotels, rescue homes, observation homes, beggars homes, jails, ashrams, old age
homes, children homes, orphanages, etc. To make the definition more clearly
perceptible to the enumerators at the Census 2011, it was specifically mentioned
that this category or households would cover only those households where a
group of unrelated persons live in an institution and share a common kitchen.

Houseless household : Households who do not live in buildings or census

houses but live in the open or roadside, pavements, in hume pipes, under
flyovers and staircases, or in the open in places of worship, mandaps, railway
platforms, etc., are treated as Houseless Households.

Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes: The list of SCs and STs notified in the
Puducherry UT is given below:-

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List of Scheduled Castes – Puducherry UT

1 Adi Andhra
2 Adi Dravida
3 Chakkiliyan
4 Jambuvulu
5 Kuravan
6 Madiga
7 Mala, Mala Masti
8 Paky
9 Pallan
10 Parayan, Sambavar
11 Samban
12 Thoti
13 Valluvan
14 Vetan
15 Vettiyan
16 Puthirai Vannan

List of Scheduled Tribes-Puducherry UT

No Scheduled Tribe is notified in Puducherry UT as per the Presidential

Order.

Language and Mother tongue: As per the census concept, each language is a
group of mother tongues. The census questionnaire collects information on the
mother tongue of each person. Mother tongue is the language spoken in
childhood by the person’s mother to the person. If the mother died in infancy, the
language mainly spoken in the person’s home in childhood will be the mother
tongue. In the case of infants and deaf mutes, the language usually spoken by
the mother is considered as mother tongue. It is not necessary that the language
spoken as mother tongue should have a script. The mother tongues returned by
the respondents in census are classified and grouped under appropriate
languages according to their linguistic characteristics.

Literate: A person aged 7 years and above who can both read and write with
understanding in any language is taken as literate. A person who can only read
but cannot write is not literate. It is not necessary that to be considered as
literate, a person should have received any formal education or passed any
minimum educational standard. Literacy could have been achieved through adult
literacy classes or through any non-formal educational system. People who are
blind and can read in Braille are treated as literates.

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Literacy rate: Literacy rate of the population is defined as the percentage of
literates in the age-group seven years and above. For different age-groups the
percentage of literates in that age-group gives the literacy rate.

Educational level: The highest level of education a person has completed.

Work: Work is defined as participation in any economically productive activity

with or without compensation, wages or profit. Such participation may be
physical and/or mental in nature. Work involves not only actual work but also
includes effective supervision and direction of work. It even includes part time
help or unpaid work on farm, family enterprise or in any other economic activity.
All persons engaged in ‘work’ as defined above are workers. The main point to
note is that the activity should be economically productive. Reference period for
determining a person as worker and non-worker is one year preceding the date of
enumeration.

Main worker: A person who has worked for major part of the reference period
(i.e. six months or more during the last one year preceding the date of
enumeration) in any economically productive activity is termed as ‘Main worker’.

Marginal worker: A person who worked for 3 months or less but less than six
months of the reference period (i.e. in the last one year preceding the date of
enumeration) in any economic activity is termed as ‘Marginal worker’.

Non-worker: A person who has not worked at all in any economically productive
activity during the reference period (i.e. last one year preceding the date of
enumeration) is termed as ‘Non worker’.

Cultivator: For purposes of the Census, a person is classified as cultivator if he

or she is engaged in cultivation of land owned or from government or from private
persons or institutions for payment in money, kind or share. Cultivation also
includes effective supervision or direction in cultivation. Cultivation involves
ploughing, sowing, harvesting and production of cereals and millet crops such as
wheat, paddy, jowar, bajra, ragi, etc., and other crops such as sugarcane,
tobacco, ground-nuts, tapioca, etc., and pulses, raw jute and kindred fiber crop,
cotton, cinchona and other medicinal plants, fruit growing, vegetable growing or
keeping orchards or groves, etc. Cultivation does not include the plantation crops
like– tea, coffee, rubber, coconut and betel nuts (areca). The workers engaged in
Plantation crops are recorded under “other workers”.

Agricultural labourer: A person who works on another person’s land for wages in
cash or kind or share is regarded as an agricultural labourer. She/he has no risk
in the cultivation, but merely works on another person’s land for wages. An
agricultural labourer has no right of lease or contract on land on which she/he
works.

Household industry worker: Household industry is defined as an industry

conducted by one or more members of the household at home or within the
village in rural areas and only within the precincts of the house where the
household lives in urban areas. The larger proportion of workers in household
industry should consist of members of the household. The industry should not be
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run on the scale of a registered factory which would qualify or has to be
registered under the Indian Factories Act and should be engaged in
manufacturing, processing, servicing and repairs of goods. The activity relate to
production, processing, servicing, repairing or making and selling of goods. It
does not include professions such as a pleader, Doctor, Musician, Dancer,
Waterman, Astrologer, Dhobi, Barber, etc. or merely trade or business, even if
such professions, trade or services are run at home by members of the
household.

Other worker: A person, who has been engaged in some economic activity during
the last year of reference period but not as a cultivator or agricultural labourer or
worker in Household Industry. The type of workers that come under this category
include all government servants, municipal employees, teachers, factory workers,
plantation workers, those engaged in trade, commerce, business, transport,
banking, mining, construction, political or social work, priests, entertainment
artists, etc. In fact, all those workers other than cultivators or agricultural
labourers or household industry workers are ‘Other Workers’.

Work participation rate: Percentage of Workers (Main + Marginal) to total

population.

Population density: Population density is the number of persons inhabited per

square kilometer of the area.

Age: Age is measured in terms of the completed number of years.

Sex Ratio: Number of females per 1,000 males in a population.

Non-Census Concepts

Civic status of urban units: Civic Status of a town/city is determined on the

basis of Civic Administrative Authority of the town e.g., Municipal Corporation /
Corporation, Municipal Committee / Municipal council, Municipality etc.

Size class of U.A./town: Size-class of U.A./Town is based on the population size

of the U.A./City/Town. U.A.s/Towns with 100,000 and above population are
classified as Class I U.A.s/ Towns. Towns with 50,000 to 99,999 population are
classified as Class II towns, 20,000 to 49,999 population are Class III towns,
population with 10,000- 19,999 are Class IV towns, population with 5,000 and
9,999 are Class V towns and towns with less than 5,000 population are Class VI
towns.

Slum area : The Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956, which was
enacted by the Central Government defined slums as (a) Areas where buildings
are in any respect unfit for human habitation; or (b) are by reasons of
dilapidation, overcrowding, faulty arrangement and design of such buildings,
narrowness or faulty arrangement of streets, lack of ventilation, light or
sanitation facilities, or any combination of these factors, are detrimental to safety,
health or morals.

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Mega city : The concept of ‘Mega city’ is a recent phenomenon in the Urban
Sociology and is defined in term of metropolitan city in the form of large size,
problem of management of civic amenities and capacity to absorb the relatively
high growth of population. Indian Census in 1991 treated the population size of 5
million and above as the cutoff point to identify a place as the mega city.
Whereas, for the purpose of inclusion in Centrally Sponsored Scheme for
Infrastructure Development in Mega cities the Ministry of Urban Affairs and
employment, Department of Urban Development adopted the criteria of 4 million
and above population as per 1991 Census for Mega Cities. In 2001 Census, cities
with 10 millions and above population have been treated as Mega cities and the
same criteria of population has been adopted in 2011 census.

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 2011 Census findings
Population and its Distribution:

a. Population:

· Erstwhile Pondicherry district has been renamed as Puducherry district

with effect from 1.10.2006.
· According to 2011 Census, total Population of Puducherry district is
9,50,289 comprising 4,68,258 males and 4,82,031 females. Population of
the district forms 76.15 per cent of the UT Population and ranks first
among the districts.
· Out of the total population of the district 30.8 percent lives in rural areas
while 69.2 percent lives in urban areas.
· Rural population of the district is distributed among 62 villages in four
taluks and Urban population is spread over in three statutory towns and
three census towns.
· Total rural population of the district is 2,93,080 persons comprising
1,44,769 males and 1,48,311 females.
· Total urban population of the district is 6,57,209 persons comprising
3,23,489 males and 3,33,720 females.
· Puducherry district consists of 4 Taluks namely Puducherry, Ozhukarai,
Villianur and Bahour. Ozhukarai Taluk is entirely urban and it is the most
populated Taluk with a total population of 3,00,104 persons while Bahour
Taluk is entirely rural and it is the least populated Taluk of the district with
a total population of 1,20,475 persons.
· Puducherry district has 3 Statutory towns, 3 Census towns and 62
Revenue villages. All the revenue villages are inhabited.
· Among the villages in the district Mannadipet with a total population of
11,176 persons is the most populated village while Kaduvanur is the least
populated village in the district with a total population of 819 persons.
b. Size and status of towns

· According to 2011 Census there are 3 statutory towns and 3 census towns
in the district the following table gives the position, status and size of each
towns.

Sl. Name of the Status Size class Population

No. town
1 Ozhukarai Municipality I 3,00,104
2 Puducherry Municpality I 2,44,377
3 Villianur Census Towns III 34,383
4 Kurumbapet GP+OG III 32,871
5 Ariankuppam Census Town III 29,808
6 Manavely Census Town IV 15,666

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Population Growth:

· According to 2001 Census the total population of the district was

7,35,332. There has been a net addition of 2, 14,954 persons during
2001-11. The decadal growth rate of the district works out to 29.2 per
cent.
· The decadal growth rates of rural and urban areas of the districts are 27.8
per cent and 29.9 per cent respectively.
· The growth rate of rural population is slow in the district due to
urbanization.
Density of Population:

· Density of population of Puducherry district is 3,232 persons per sq. km.

Puducherry district ranks second in terms of population density among the
district after Mahe.
· At Taluk level the density of population varies from 1415 persons in
Bahour Taluk to 8683 persons per sq. km in Ozhukarai Taluk. Population
density of Puducherry Taluk works out to 7,208 persons per sq. km while
that of Villainur Taluk is 1635.
· In rural areas of the district the density of population works out to 1352
persons while in urban areas it comes to 8,506 persons per sq. km.
Sex Ratio

· Sex ratio of the district has significantly improved from 990 females per
1000 males in 2001 to 1029 in 2011.
· The sex ratio of the rural and urban areas of the district are 1024 and 1031
respectively showing the higher sex ratio in urban areas.
· Among the Taluks the highest sex ratio of 1044 females per males has been
recorded in Puducherry Taluk while the lowest of 1018 in Villianur Taluk.
· Ozhukarai which is the entirely urban taluk has the lowest sex ratio of
1021 females per 1000 males in the district while the highest sex ratio
(1044) is recorded in urban areas of Puducherry Taluk.
0-6 Child Sex Ratio

· The sex ratio among the children 0-6 years of the age has significantly
increased by 3 points from 967 girls per 1000 boys in 2001 to 970 in 2011.
· In rural areas this ratio is 953 while in urban area the sex ratio of 0-6
Child Population is 978 girls per 1000 boys.
Work Participation Rate

· The work participation rate is defined as percentage of total workers to the

population. In the same way it is defined for main workers and marginal
workers.
· According 2011 Census the work participation rate (WPR) i.e. total workers
including main and marginal workers constitute 36.6 per cent of the total
population in the district.

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 · Out of 3, 48,105 total workers 3, 15,570 (90.7%) are main workers and
32,535 (9.3%) are marginal workers. 63.4 per cent population belong to the
category of Non Workers.
· Male work participation rate in the district is recorded as 54.8 while that of
female is 19.0 per cent.
Literacy Rate

· A person who can read and write in any language is considered as literate
in Census. All children of age below 7 years are treated as literates to
calculate effective literacy rate.
· Effective literacy rate of district has significantly improved from 80.7 in
2001 to 85.4 in 2011.
· The literacy rate of Male is higher than that of females in the district. Male
literacy rate is recorded as 91.2 while that of female is 79.9 per cent in the
district. The Gender Gap in literacy rate significantly has narrowed down
to 11.37 in 2011 from 15.6 in 2001.
· The percentage of Literates in rural and urban areas are 69.53 and 79.56
per cent respectively.
· The percentage of Male and Female literates in rural areas is 76.17 and
63.05 respectively while in urban areas the percentage is 83.67 and 75.57
per cent respectively.
Availability of University Education:

Puducherry is the fast becoming higher education hub. The important and
enshrined educational institutions including University, Research institutes,
Colleges functioning in the district are given below.

· Pondicherry University
· Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Post graduate Medical Education &
Research (JIPMER)
· Indira Gandhi Govt. Medical College
· The Mahatma Gandhi Dental College & hospital
· Vector Control Research Centre
· Regional Research Institute (Siddha)
· Clinical Research Unit for Homeopathy (Tribal)
· Law College
· Perunthalaivar Kamaraj Krishi Vigyan Kendra
· Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
· Kanchi mamunivar post graduate studies
· Bharathidasan Government college for Women
· Tagore Arts & Science College etc.,

Religion:
Religion forms an integral part of Indian Social System. In the pre-
independence Census Reports the data on religion was presented for 9 major
religions namely Hindus, Muslims, Tribals, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists,

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Parsis, Jewish and others. However since 1951 Census the data on religion has
been presented for six major religions, viz. Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs,
Jains and Buddhists. Besides the minor religions have been classified under the
category of others.
Distribution of major religion in Puducherry District in 2011 Census

Sl. Religion Puducherry UT Puducherry District

No. Population Percentage Population Percentage
1 Hindus 1089409 87.30 8,55,294 90.00
2 Muslims 75556 6.05 32,674 3.44
3 Christian 78550 6.29 58,328 6.14
4 Sikhs 297 0.02 245 0.03
5 Buddhist 451 0.04 366 0.04
6 Jain 1400 0.11 1,328 0.14
7 Others 168 0.01 147 0.02
8 Not Stated 2122 0.17 1,907 0.20

It may be observed that Hindu is the main religion in Puducherry UT and

Puducherry district as well followed by Christians and Muslims. Presence of
other religions are meagre in the UT as well as the Puducherry district.

Scheduled Caste:

· Of the total population of 9,50,289 persons in the district 1,52,406 persons

constituting 16% of the total population belong to Scheduled Caste.
· According to 2011 Census, total SC population of the district was 1,20,980
persons. There has been a net addition of 31,426 persons registering a
decadal growth rate of 26 percent during 2001-11.
· The decadal growth rate of rural and urban SC population in the district is
29.4 percent and 21.8 percent respectively during the last decade.
· Among the four Taluks in the district Bahour Taluk has recorded highest
proportion of 32.3 per cent Scheduled Caste population while Ozhukarai
Taluk has returned the least proportion of 9.12 per cent.
· In terms absolute numbers, Villianur Taluk has the highest number of
Scheduled Caste population of 49,807 persons in the district.
· According to 2011 Census all the 62 villages in the district has returned SC
population, out of which 10 villages have returned more than half of their
total population as Scheduled Caste.
· In Urban areas of the district 66,782(10%) of total population reported as
Scheduled Caste.
· Of the six towns in the district Kurumbapet (GP) has returned highest
proportion of 20 per cent while Manavely (CT) recorded only 3.6 per cent SC
population.
· Sex ratio of SC population i.e. 1,056 females per 1,000 males in the district
is comparatively higher than that of general population (1034).

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 · Similarly (0-6) Child sex ratio of SC population (969) is significantly higher
than that of general population (967).
· Literacy rate of SC population of the district has significantly improved
from 68.6 percent in 2001 to 77.4 per cent in 2011.

Scheduled Tribe:

No Scheduled Tribe is notified in Puducherry UT as per Presidential Order.

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 Brief Analysis of Primary Census Abstract 2011
(Table 1 to 35)
Table 1: Decadal change in population of Taluks by residence 2001 – 2011

Percentage decadal variation Percentage urban

Population
2001-2011 population
Sl.
Taluk
No.
2001 2011

Total Rural Urban Total Rural Urban Total Rural Urban 2001 2011

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

1 Puducherry 275,634 31,576 244,058 316,432 26,581 289,851 +14.80 -15.82 +18.76 88.54 91.60

2 Ozhukarai 217,707 - 217,707 300,104 - 300,104 +37.85 - +37.85 100.00 100.00

3 Villianur 150,330 106,136 44,194 213,278 146,024 67,254 +41.87 +37.58 +52.18 29.40 31.53

4 Bahour 91,661 91,661 - 120,475 120,475 - +31.44 +31.44 - - -

Dist. Total 735,332 229,373 505,959 950,289 293,080 657,209 +29.23 +27.77 +29.89 68.81 69.16

Decadal change in Population of Taluks in Puducherry District by residence

during the decade 2001-11 is shown in the above Table 1. Out of 4 taluks in
Puducherry District, Villianur Taluk has recorded the highest growth of
population by 41.9 per cent followed by Ozhukarai Taluk (37.8%), Bahour Taluk
(31.4%) while Puducherry Taluk has seen the least population growth of 14.8
percent during the last decade. Ozhukarai Taluk is entirely urban while Bahour
Taluk is entirely rural.

Decadal Population growth of rural areas in Puducherry district has increased

by 27.8 per cent. Among the Taluks in the district, Villianur Taluk has shown
the highest growth of rural population by 37.6 per cent while that of Puducherry
Taluk has returned negative growth of (-) 15.8 per cent, the reason being that
some of the rural areas of Puducherry Taluk have been merged with Puducherry
Municipality. In urban areas of the district, Villianur Taluk has recorded the
highest growth of 52.2 percent followed by Ozhukarai Taluk (37.9%) which is
entirely urban.

Table 2: Number and percentage of inhabited villages in specified population

Size ranges with the related population, 2011 (Rural)

Total Population Population

Number and % of

Number and % of

Number and % of

Total rural population

number less than 200 200 - 499
Sr.
C.D. Block of
No.
inhabited
Females

Females

Females
villages

villages

villages
Persons

Males

Males

Males

villages

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1 Villianur 36 146,024 72,421 73,603 - - - - - - 1 ( 3 %)
2 Ariankuppam 26 147,056 72,348 74,708 - - - - - - 1 ( 4 %)
Total 62 293,080 144,769 148,311 - - - - - - 2 ( 3 %)
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Table 2 – Contd.

Population Population Population Population Population

Number and % of

Number and % of

Number and % of

Number and % of
500 - 999 1000 - 1999 2000 - 4999 5000 - 9999 10000 and above
Females

Females

Females

Females

Females
villages

villages

villages

villages
Males

Males

Males

Males

Males
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
460 479 7 ( 19 %) 5,154 5,018 19 ( 53 %) 31,918 32,545 8 ( 22 %) 29,318 29,956 1 ( 3 %) 5,571 5,605
397 422 2 ( 8 %) 1,456 1,530 8 ( 31 %) 14,024 14,659 13 ( 50 %) 46,205 47,303 2 ( 8 %) 10,266 10,794
857 901 9 ( 15 %) 6,610 6,548 27 ( 44 %) 45,942 47,204 21 ( 34 %) 75,523 77,259 3 ( 5 %) 15,837 16,399

All the 62 villages in Puducherry district are inhabited. Number and

percentage of inhabited village in population size at CD Block level in the district
are given in the above Table 2. Villianur CD Block has 36 villages, which is
coterminous with Villianur Taluk while Ariankuppam CD Block has 26 villages of
Puducherry Taluk (4) and Bahour Taluk (22).

There is no village with less than 500 population in the district. One village
each in these two CD Blocks has returned a population total of above 500 but
less than 1000 persons. Nine villages have enumerated the population between
1000 and 1999 while 27 villages have recorded the population total between 2000
and 4999. As many as 21 villages in the district have returned total population
5000 and above, while 3 villages have enumerated 10,000 and above persons in
the district at Census 2011.

Table 3: New Towns, de-notified, declassified and merged town in 2011 Census

(a) New

(i) Statutory town NIL

(ii) Census town 1.Villianur (CT)

2.Ariankuppam (CT)

3.Manavely (CT)

(b) De-notified
(i)Statutory towns of 2001 census de-notified and also did not satisfy the criteria to be treated as
census towns. NIL

NIL
(ii)Statutory towns of 2001 census de-notified but identified as census towns based on demographic
and economic criteria.

NIL

(iii)Census towns of 2001 census are notified as statutory town in 2011 census.

(c (c) Declassified NIL

(d) Wholly merged with other town(s). NIL

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 There are three statutory towns in Puducherry district, namely, Puducherry
(M), Ozhukarai (M) and Kurumbapet (GP). No new statutory Town has been
created in the district during the decades 2001-11, but 3 villages, namely 1.
Villianur 2.Ariankuppam and 3. Manavely have been classified as Census towns.
Neither a statutory town nor a Census town of 2001 Census has been declassified
during the decade.

Table (3) reveals that no towns is de-notified / declassified and merged with
other towns in Puducherry district during the last decade.

Table 4: Sex ratio of the Union Territory and District, 1901-2011

Census Year Puducherry UT Puducherry District

Total Rural Urban Total Rural Urban
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- - - - - -
1901
1911 1058 1058 - 1009 1009 -
1921 1053 1053 - 1013 1013 -
1931 - - - - - -
1941 - - - - - -
1951 1030 1030 - 1006 1006 -
1961 1013 1001 1053 988 979 1025
1971 989 984 996 968 960 977
1981 985 977 992 966 949 980
1991 979 970 985 964 955 969
2001 1001 990 1006 990 976 997
2011 1037 1028 1042 1029 1024 1032

Note:- Sex ratio has been defined here as the number of females per 1000 males. Sex Ratio is not available for the Census Years 1901, 1931 and 1941

Sex ratios of the Union Territory and Puducherry district for the census years
from1901 to 2011 are given in the Table 4. Sex ratio is defined as the number of
females per 1000 males. The sex ratio of the total population of the Union
Territory as well as Puducherry district had been in favour of female population
up to 1951 census but from the census 1961 to 2001 sex ratio of the Puducherry
district had been less than 1000 that is, male population was higher than the
female population during the period. The census 2011 has seen the sex ratio in
favour of female population in Puducherry district that is, female population
outnumbered the male population. It may be seen from the table that as per
Census 2011, Sex ratio of Puducherry district (1029) is less than that of
Puducherry UT (1037) and the same trend is observed both in rural as well as in
urban areas of the district. Compared to 2001 Census, sex ratio of the district
has significantly increased by 39 points from 990 in 2001 to 1029 in 2011.

It may also be seen from the table that ratio of female population for every
1000 males has increased remarkably in rural areas of the district by 48 points
while in urban areas it is only by 35 points during the last decade. After 1951
Census, this district has seen the higher sex ratio of total population that is,
female population outnumbered the male Population in this Census 2011 but
comparatively it is less than that of the Union Territory.
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 Table 5: Sex ratio by Sub-district, 2011

Sl.No. Name of Sub-district Sex ratio

Total Rural Urban

1 2 3 4 5

1 Puducherry Taluk 1044 1043 1044

2 Ozhukarai Taluk 1021 0 1021

3 Villianur Taluk 1018 1016 1022

4 Bahour Taluk 1030 1030 0

District: Puducherry 1029 1024 1032

According to 2011 Census, Sex ratio of total population at Taluk level in

Puducherry district is given in the Table 5. Of the 4 taluks in the district,
Puducherry taluk stands at the top in terms of sex ratio with highest sex ratio of
1044 followed by Bahour Taluk (1030) and Ozhukarai Taluk (1021). Villianur
Taluk has recorded the lowest sex-ratio of 1018 among the taluks. Two taluks
namely Puducherry and Bahour have returned sex ratio above the Puducherry
district average (1029).

It may also be seen from the table that urban areas of the district and also
taluks have recorded higher ratio of females per 1000 males than that of rural
areas. Sex ratio of the rural areas of Puducherry, Villianur and Bahour Taluks
are 1043, 1016 and 1030 respectively. Ozhukarai taluk is entirely urban, which
has returned the sex ratio of 1021 females per 1000 males.

Table 6: Sex ratio by CD Blocks, 2011

Sl.No. Name of CD block Sex ratio

1 2 3

1 Villianur 1016

2 Ariankuppam 1033

Total 1024

There are two Community Development Blocks in Puducherry district namely,

Villianur and Ariankuppam. Villianur C.D Block co-terminus with rural areas of
Villianur Taluk while Ariankuppam C.D. Block comprises of rural areas of
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Puducherry and Bahour Taluks. Both the CD Blocks have returned higher sex
ratio in favour of female population. It may be observed from the Table 6 that
according to Census 2011, among the two CD Blocks of Puducherry district,
Ariankuppam CD Block has returned higher sex ratio of 1033 female per 1000
male population while Villianur CD Block has recorded 1016 females for every
1000 males, which is lower than that of district average (1024).

Table 7: Sex ratio of rural population by ranges, 2011

Range of sex ratio for Number of inhabited Percentage of Population 2011 Percentage distribution
villages villages villages in each of population
range

1 2 3 4 5

Less than 700 0 0.00 0 0.00

700 - 749 0 0.00 0 0.00
750 - 799 0 0.00 0 0.00
800 - 849 0 0.00 0 0.00
850 - 899 0 0.00 0 0.00
900 - 949 3 4.84 4320 1.47
950 - 999 5 8.06 16659 5.68
1000 - 1099 53 85.48 268622 91.65
1100+ 1 1.61 3479 1.19
District: Puducherry 62 100 293080 100
Sex ratio District (Rural):1024

Sex Ratio of villages by the Population sizes is given in the Table 7. It may be
observed from the above table 7 that according to 2011 Census, out of 62 villages
in the district, 53 (85.5%) villages which account for 91.7 percent of total rural
population of the district, returned Sex Ratio in the range of 1000-1099 and 1
village has returned the Sex Ratio of more than 1100 female population per 1000
Males. Overall, female population have outnumbered male population in 54
villages. Only 8 villages have recorded Sex Ratio less than 1000. Out of these 8
villages, 5 villages are falling in the range of Sex Ratio of 950-999 while 3 villages
fall between the Sex Ratio of 900-949.

At Census 2011, Urban Areas have enumerated more female population than
male Population. All the towns in the district have returned sex ratio higher than
1000.
Table 8: Sex ratio of towns, 2011
Sr.No. Name of town Urban status of town Sex ratio

1 2 3 4
1 Puducherry (M) Municipality 1046
2 Ariankuppam (CT) Census Town 1047
3 Manavely (CT) Census Town 1014
4 Ozhukarai (M) Municipality 1021
5 Kurumbapet (GP + OG) (GP + OG) 1026
6 Villianur (CT) Census Town 1020
Sex ratio (Urban) district: 1032

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 It may be seen from the Table 8, that among the towns, Ariankuppam (CT) has
recorded the highest sex Ratio of 1047 females per 1000 males followed by
Puducherry (M) (1046) and Kurumbapet (GP+OG) (1026). Manavely (CT) has
recorded the lowest sex ratio of 1014 among 6 towns of the district.

Table 9: Sex ratio of population in the age group 0-6 for Sub-district, 2011
Sr.No. Name of Sub-district Total/ Rural/ Total population in 0-6 age group Sex ratio
Urban for 0-6 age
group
Persons Males Females
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Puducherry Taluk Total 31539 15776 15763 999

Rural 2804 1404 1400 997
Urban 28735 14372 14363 999
2 Ozhukarai Taluk Total 30464 15523 14941 963
Rural 0 0 0 0
Urban 30464 15523 14941 963
3 Villianur Taluk Total 24354 12489 11865 950
Rural 16718 8592 8126 946
Urban 7636 3897 3739 959
4 Bahour Taluk Total 13481 6900 6581 954
Rural 13481 6900 6581 954
Urban 0 0 0 0
District: Puducherry Total 99838 50688 49150 970
Rural 33003 16896 16107 953
Urban 66835 33792 33043 978

Sex Ratio of Child population in the age group (0-6) of 4 taluks in Puducherry
district is given in the above Table 9. According to 2011 Census, total child
population in the age group (0-6) in Puducherry district is 99838 with the (0-6)
Child sex Ratio of 970. It may be seen from the table that unlike sex ratio of total
population, sex ratio of (0-6) child population in the district has recorded below
1000 in all taluks. Except Puducherry, all taluks have returned lower sex ratio
than that of Puducherry district average sex ratio of (0-6) child population.
Similar is the case in rural areas of the taluks.

Puducherry taluk has recorded the highest sex ratio of 999 female children per
male children in the (0-6) age group followed by Ozhukarai taluk (963),
Bahour(954) and Villianur(950). Sex ratio of (0-6) child population in rural areas
of Puducherry, Villianur and Bahour taluks are 997, 946 and 954 respectively
which is significantly lower than that of urban areas of the taluks. Bahour taluk
is entirely rural.
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 Table 10: Sex ratio of population in the age group 0-6 for CD Blocks, 2011

Sr.No. Name of CD Block Sex ratio

Total population in 0-6 age group for 0-6 age
group
Persons Males Females
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Villianur 16718 8592 8126 946

2 Ariankuppam 16285 8304 7981 961

Total 33003 16896 16107 953

Table 10 shows that Sex Ratio of Child Population in the age group 0-6
recorded in CD Blocks as per 2011 Census. Among the two C.D. blocks in
Puducherry District, Ariankuppam C.D. Block which comprises of rural areas of
Puducherry and Bahour Taluks has recorded the (0-6) Child Sex Ratio as 961
female children for every 1000 Male children, which is higher than that of rural
area of the district while the Villianur C.D. Block, which is coterminous with
Villianur Taluk has recorded sex ratio of (0-6) Child Population as 946.

Table 11: Sex ratio of rural population in the age group 0-6 by ranges, 2011

Range of sex ratio for villages Number of Percentage Population 2011 Percentage
inhabited villages distribution of distribution of
villages population
1 2 3 4 5

Less than 700 1 1.61 159 0.48

700 - 749 0 0.00 0 0.00

750 - 799 1 1.61 298 0.90

800 - 849 5 8.06 2192 6.64

850 - 899 9 14.52 4958 15.02

13
900 - 949 20.97 7761 23.52

950 - 999 14 22.58 8522 25.82

1000 - 1099 13 20.97 7010 21.24

1100+ 6 9.68 2103 6.37

District: Puducherry 62 100 33003 100

Sex ratio District (Rural):953

It may be seen from the Table 11 that out of 62 villages in Puducherry

District, 19 (30.6%) villages have recorded the higher sex ratio of more than 1000
female children per every 1000 male children in (0-6) age group and the lowest
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sex ratio of less than 700 in the same age group returned from 1 village at 2011
Census. As many as 14 (22.6%) villages have recorded the (0-6) child sex ratio
between the range of 950-999. 70 per cent of villages in the district have
recorded (0-6) child sex ratio less than 1000.

Table 12: Sex ratio of population in the age group 0-6 of towns, 2011

Total population in 0-6 age group Sex ratio

Urban status
Sl.No. Name of town for 0-6
of town
age group
Persons Males Females

1 2 3 5 6 7
4

1 Puducherry (M) (M) 23626 11844 11782 995

2 Ariankuppam (CT) (CT) 3357 1664 1693 1017

3 Manavely (CT) (CT) 1752 864 888 1028

4 Ozhukarai (M) (M) 30464 15523 14941 963

5 Kurumbapet (GP + OG) (GP + OG) 3842 1953 1889 967

6 Villianur (CT) (CT) 3794 1944 1850 952

District (Urban): 635-Puducherry 66835 33792 33043 978

Urban areas of Puducherry district comprise of three statutory towns, namely

Puducherry (M), Ozhukarai(M) and Kurumbapet (GP) and three Census Towns,
namely Ariankuppam, Manavely and Villianur. It may be observed from Table 12
that among six towns Manavely CT has returned the highest (0-6) child sex ratio
of 1028 female children per 1000 male children followed by Ariankuppam CT
(1017) and Puducherry (M) (995).

Of the two municipalities in the district Ozhukarai (M) which has returned
comparatively higher (0-6) child population among towns in the district, has
recorded the sex ratio of 963 female children per 1000 male children while
Puducherry (M), which has comparatively returned with less (0-6) child
population than Ozhukarai (M) has recorded (0-6) child sex ratio of 995, which is
higher than that of average of Puducherry district as well as Ozhukarai (M).

Of the 3 Census Towns, 2 Census Towns namely Ariankuppam (CT) and

Manavely (CT) have recorded higher child sex ratios of 1017 and 1028
respectively while the other one - Villianur (CT) has recorded (0-6) child sex ratio
of 952 which is less than that of urban areas of Puducherry District.

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 Table 13: Number and percentage of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes
population in Sub-districts, 2011

Sr.No. Name of Sub-District Total/ Total Total Total Percentage of Percentage of

Rural/ population scheduled scheduled scheduled scheduled tribes
Urban castes tribes castes population to
population population population to total population
total
population

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 Puducherry Taluk Total 316432 36372 0 11.49 0

Rural 26581 7029 0 26.44 0

Urban 289851 29343 0 10.12 0

2 Ozhukarai Taluk Total 300104 27366 0 9.12 0

Rural 0 0 0 0 0

Urban 300104 27366 0 9.12 0

3 Villianur Taluk Total 213278 49807 0 23.35 0

Rural 146024 39734 0 27.21 0

Urban 67254 10073 0 14.98 0

4 Bahour Taluk Total 120475 38861 0 32.26 0

Rural 120475 38861 0 32.26 0

Urban 0 0 0 0 0
Puducherry Total 950289 152406 0 16.04 0

Rural 293080 85624 0 29.22 0

Urban 657209 66782 0 10.16 0

It may be seen from the above table that as per 2011 Census, 16 per cent of
total population belong to Scheduled Castes and no Scheduled Tribe is
enumerated in Puducherry district.

Among 4 Taluks in the district Bahour Taluk has recorded highest proportion
of 32.3 per cent Scheduled Castes Population while Ozhukarai Taluk has
returned the least proportion of 9.12 per cent. In terms of absolute numbers,
Villianur Taluk has highest number of Scheduled Castes population of 49,807
persons.

Out of 2 CD Blocks in Puducherry district, Ariankuppam CD Block has

enumerated the highest Scheduled Caste Population of 45,890 persons (31.3%)
while Villianur C.D. Block has returned 39,734(27.2%) Scheduled Castes
Population.

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 Table 14: Number and percentage of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
(rural) population in CD Blocks, 2011

Sr.No. Name of CD Block Total Total Total Percentage of Percentage of

population scheduled scheduled scheduled castes scheduled tribes
castes tribes population to population to
population population total population total population

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Villianur 146024 39734 0 27.21 0

2 Ariankuppam 147056 45890 0 31.21 0

Total 293080 85624 0 29.22 0

Table 15: Proportion of Scheduled Castes population to total population in

villages, 2011

Percentage range of scheduled Number of Percentage Scheduled castes Percentage

castes population to total villages population
population

1 2 3 4 5

NIL 0 0.00 0 0.00

Less than 5 4 6.45 86 0.10

5 - 10 1 1.61 912 1.07

11 - 20 14 22.58 9777 11.42

21 - 30 14 22.58 19833 23.16

31 - 40 14 22.58 24938 29.13

41 - 50 5 8.06 5785 6.76

51 - 75 10 16.13 24293 28.37

76 and above 0 0.00 0 0.00

62 100.00 85624 100.00
District: Puducherry

According to 2011 Census, all the 62 villages in the district have returned SC
population, out of which 10 villages have returned more than half of the total
population as Scheduled Castes while four villages have recorded the lowest

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concentration of SC population, i.e., less than 5 percent of total population as
Scheduled Castes.

Table 16: Proportion of Scheduled Tribes population to total population in

villages, 2011

Percentage range of scheduled Number of villages Percentage Scheduled tribes Percentage

tribes population to total population
population

1 2 3 4 5
NIL 62 100.00 0 0.00
Less than 5 0 0.00 0 0.00
5 - 10 0 0.00 0 0.00
11 - 20 0 0.00 0 0.00
21 - 30 0 0.00 0 0.00
31 - 40 0 0.00 0 0.00
41 - 50 0 0.00 0 0.00
51 - 75 0 0.00 0 0.00
76 and above 0 0.00 0 0.00

District: Puducherry 62 100.00 0 0.00

As there is no Tribe recognized in Puducherry UT as Scheduled Tribe as per

the Presidential Order 1961, no person is enumerated as Scheduled Tribe at 2011
Census.

Table 17: Number and percentage of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes
population in towns, 2011

Sr.No. Name of town Total Total Total Percentage of Percentage of

Population scheduled scheduled scheduled scheduled tribes
castes tribes castes population to
population population population to total population
total population
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Puducherry (M) 244377 26628 0 10.9 0
2 Ariankuppam (CT) 29808 2140 0 7.18 0
3 Manavely (CT) 15666 575 0 3.67 0
4 Ozhukarai (M) 300104 27366 0 9.12 0
5 Kurumbapet (GP + OG) 32871 6563 0 19.97 0
6 Villianur (CT) 34383 3510 0 10.21 0
District (Urban) :
657209 66782 0 10.16 0
Puducherry

In urban areas of Puducherry district, 66,782 persons (10%) of total population

are enumerated as Scheduled Caste. Of the 6 towns in the district, Kurumbapet
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(GP) has returned highest percentage of 20 percent as SC Population while
Manavely (CT) recorded only 3.6 per cent of total population as Scheduled Castes,
at census 2011. In terms of absolute numbers, Ozhukarai (M) has the highest SC
population (27,366) followed by Puducherry (M) with 26628 persons.

Table 18: Sex ratio among scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (rural) in
CD Blocks, 2011
Sr.No. Name of C.D.block Scheduled castes sex ratio Scheduled tribes sex ratio

1 2 3 4
1 Villianur 1049 0

2 Ariankuppam 1059 0

Total 1054 0

It may be observed from the above table that both the CD Blocks of Puducherry
district have shown that female SC population have outnumbered Male SC
Population i.e., both the CD Blocks have significantly returned high sex ratio of
SC population, at Census 2011.

Table 19: Sex ratio among scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in towns, 2011

Sr.No. Name of town Scheduled castes sex Scheduled tribes sex

ratio ratio

1 2 3 4

1 Puducherry (M) 1070 0

2 Ariankuppam (CT) 1100 0

3 Manavely (CT) 1003 0

4 Ozhukarai (M) 1044 0

5 Kurumbapet (GP + OG) 1048 0

6 Villianur (CT) 1084 0

District (Urban): Puducherry 1058 0

All the towns in Puducherry district have recorded significantly higher sex ratio
among Scheduled Castes at 2011 Census. Ariankuppam (1100), Puducherry (M)
(1070) and Villianur (CT) (1084) have returned higher sex ratio of SC population
than the urban area of the district (1058) as per 2011 Census.
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 Table 20: Number of literates and illiterates, percentage of literates by sex in
Taluks, 2011
Sr.No. Name of Total/ Number of literates and illiterates Percentage of literates Gap in
Taluk Rural/ male-
Urban female
literacy
Number of literates Number of illiterates rate

Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Females

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

1 Puducherry Total 249849 129232 120617 66583 25551 41032 78.96 83.49 74.62 10.29

Rural 18966 10151 8815 7615 2860 4755 71.35 78.02 64.96 15.03

Urban 230883 119081 111802 58968 22691 36277 79.66 83.99 75.5 9.86

2 Ozhukarai Total 240929 124773 116156 59175 23691 35484 80.28 84.04 76.6 8.89

Rural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Urban 240929 124773 116156 59175 23691 35484 80.28 84.04 76.6 8.89

3 Villianur Total 152260 81935 70325 61018 23739 37279 71.39 77.54 65.36 14.48

Rural 101204 55117 46087 44820 17304 27516 69.31 76.11 62.62 15.96

Urban 51056 26818 24238 16198 6435 9763 75.92 80.65 71.29 11.26

4 Bahour Total 83611 45006 38605 36864 14331 22533 69.4 75.85 63.14 15.07

Rural 83611 45006 38605 36864 14331 22533 69.4 75.85 63.14 15.07

Urban 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

District: Puducherry Total 726649 380946 345703 223640 87312 136328 76.47 81.35 71.72 11.37

Rural 203781 110274 93507 89299 34495 54804 69.53 76.17 63.05 15.51

Urban 522868 270672 252196 134341 52817 81524 79.56 83.67 75.57 9.55

As per 2011 Census, Number of literates and illiterates, percentage of literates

by sex at taluk level are given in the above table. Literacy Rate/Percentage of
Literates is worked out to Total Population. Ozhukarai Taluk has registered the
highest percentage of literates with 80.3 percent while the lowest literacy rate
(69.4%) is found in Bahour Taluk. Two taluks namely Puducherry and
Ozhukarai have registered literacy rates of 78.9 per cent and 80.3 percent
respectively which is significantly much higher than that of district (76.4%),
where as Villianur and Bahour Taluks have recorded literacy level below the
district average. At district level, Male literacy level (81.3%) is higher than that of
females (71.72%). The same trend is noticed in all taluks. Gender Gap in Male-

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Female literacy rate is small in Ozhukarai Taluk (8.8%) while the gap is very large
(15.07%) in Bahour Taluk.

Table 21: Number of literates and illiterates, percentage of literates by sex in

CD Blocks (rural), 2011
Sr.No. Name of CD Number of literates and illiterates Percentage of literates Gap in
Block male-
Number of literates Number of illiterates
female
literacy
rate
Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Females
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 2

1 Villianur 101204 55117 46087 44820 17304 27516 69.31 76.11 62.62 15.96

2 Ariankuppam 102577 55157 47420 44479 17191 27288 69.75 76.24 63.47 15.05

Total 203781 110274 93507 89299 34495 54804 69.53 76.17 63.05 15.51

The above table reveals that both C.D. Blocks have registered almost same level
of literacy rate of 69 per cent, which is also same to district rural literacy rate. A
Wide Gap of 15.96 percentage point in male-female literacy rate is found in
Villianur C.D. Block compared to Ariankuppam C.D. Block (15.05 percentage
point).

Table 22: Distribution of villages by literacy rate range, 2011

Range of literacy Number of Percentage Population Percentage

rate for villages inhabited villages distribution of distribution of
villages population

1 2 3 4 5
0 0 0.00 0 0.00
1 - 10 0 0.00 0 0.00
11 - 20 0 0.00 0 0.00
21 - 30 0 0.00 0 0.00
31 - 40 0 0.00 0 0.00
41 - 50 0 0.00 0 0.00
51 - 60 0 0.00 0 0.00
61 - 70 2 3.23 4459 1.52
71 - 80 40 64.52 167358 57.10
81 - 90 20 32.26 121263 41.38
91 - 99 0 0.00 0 0.00
100 0 0.00 0 0.00
District:
62 100.00 293080 100.00
Puducherry

Literacy rate for 78.35

District:

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 Table 22 reveals that all the villages in the district have recorded the literacy
rate above 60 percent. Out of 62 villages in the district 20 villages fall within the
literacy rate range of 81-90 and 40 villages fall within the range of 71-80 literacy
rates. Only 2 villages have recorded literacy rate between 61-70 per cent.

Table 23: Number of literates and illiterates, percentage of literates by sex in

towns, 2011
Sr Number of literates and illiterates
Gap in
. Name of town Percentage of literates
male-
N Number of literates Number of illiterates female
o.
literacy
Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Fe males rate

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 Puducherry (M) 196951 101074 95877 47426 18356 29070 80.59 84.63 76.73 9.23
2 Ariankuppam (CT) 22326 11738 10588 7482 2827 4655 74.9 80.59 69.46 12.85
3 Manavely (CT) 11606 6269 5337 4060 1508 2552 74.08 80.61 67.65 14.45
4 Ozhukarai (M) 240929 124773 116156 59175 23691 35484 80.28 84.04 76.6 8.89
5 Kurumbapet (GP +
24652 12970 11682 8219 3258 4961 75 79.92 70.19 11.68
OG)
6 Villianur (CT) 26404 13848 12556 7979 3177 4802 76.79 81.34 72.34 10.86

District (Urban): 522868 270672 252196 134341 52817 81524 79.56 83.67 75.57 9.55
Puducherry

Table 23 displays the absolute and percentage value of literates and illiterates
in urban areas. Among the towns in Puducherry district, Puducherry (M) has
recorded 80.6 per cent of literacy followed by Ozhukarai (M) with 80.3 percent at
2011 Census.

The lowest literacy rate of 74 per cent in the district is recorded in Manavely
(CT). Male literacy rate in all taluks is higher than that of females. Gap in male-
female literacy is found wider in Manavely (CT) with 14.45 percentge points
followed by Ariankuppam (CT) and Kurmbapet (GP). Gender gap in literacy rate is
narrow in Ozhukarai (M) with 8.9 percentage points.

Table 24: Number of Scheduled Castes literates and illiterates, percentage of

literates by sex in CD Blocks. 2011
Sr.No. Name of CD Number of literates and illiterates Percentage of literates Gap in
Block Number of literates Number of illiterates male-
Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Females female
literacy
rate
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 Villianur 25293 13692 11601 14441 5697 8744 63.66 70.62 57.02 16.12

2 Ariankuppam 29574 15831 13743 16316 6460 9856 64.45 71.02 58.24 15.43

Total 54867 29523 25344 30757 12157 18600 64.08 70.83 57.67 15.74

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 Table 24 gives C.D. Block wise literates and illiterates of SC population by sex.
Ariankuppam C.D. Block has recorded 64.45 per cent of SC population as
literates while Villianur C.D, Block returned 63.66 per cent of SC population as
literates. Literacy rate of Villianur C.D. Block SC population is lower than that of
the district and Ariankuppam C.D. Block SC population. Gap in male-female
literacy is wider in Villianur C.D. Block with 16.12 percentage point while the
same is marginally low in Ariankuppam C.D. Block.

Table 25: Distribution of villages by literacy rate range for Scheduled Castes
population (Rural), 2011

Number of inhabited Percentage Percentage

Range of literacy rate for Scheduled castes
villages having distribution of distribution
villages population
Scheduled castes villages of population

1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0.00 0 0.00

1 - 10 0 0.00 0 0.00

11 - 20 0 0.00 0 0.00

21 - 30 0 0.00 0 0.00

31 - 40 1 1.61 11 0.01

41 - 50 1 1.61 4 0.00

51 - 60 1 1.61 286 0.33

61 - 70 16 25.81 19618 22.91

71 - 80 40 64.52 65389 76.37

81 - 90 1 1.61 69 0.08

91 - 99 1 1.61 245 0.29

100 1 1.61 2 0.00

Total 62 100.00 85624 100.00

District Scheduled 72.85

castes Literacy rate:

Distribution of villages by literacy rate range for scheduled castes population is

given in Table 25. Out of 62 villages in Puducherry district, 40 villages fall in 71-
80 literacy rate range and 16 villages are within the range of 61-70 literacy rate.
Cent percent literacy rate is recorded in 1 village where 2 SC persons only were
enumerated. One village each fall in the literacy rates of 81-90 and 91-99
respectively.

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 Table 26: Number of Scheduled Castes literates and illiterates percentage of
literates by sex in towns, 2011

Number of literates and illiterates

Percentage of literates Gap in

male-
Name of Town Number of literates Number of illiterates female
Sr.
literacy
No.
rate

Fe males
Persons
Females

Females
Persons

Persons
Males

Males

Males
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 Puducherry (M) 19588 10219 9369 7040 2647 4393 73.56 79.43 68.08 13.27

2 Ariankuppam (CT) 1430 747 683 710 272 438 66.82 73.31 60.93 16.49

3 Manavely (CT) 384 211 173 191 76 115 66.78 73.52 60.07 14.13

4 Ozhukarai (M) 20851 10917 9934 6515 2472 4043 76.19 81.54 71.07 12.17

Kurumbapet(GP +
5 4581 2424 2157 1982 780 1202 69.80 75.66 64.22 15.30
OG)

6 Villianur (CT) 2455 1298 1157 1055 386 669 69.94 77.08 63.36 15.94

District: Puducherry 49289 25816 23473 17493 6633 10860 73.81 79.56 68.37 13.30

As per 2011 Census, Literacy status of SC population in the urban areas of

Puducherry district is given in the Table 26. Of the 6 towns in the district,
Ozhukarai (M) has recorded the highest literacy rate of 76.2 percent among SC
population, which is above the urban figure (73.8) of the district, followed by
Puducherry (M) with 73.6 per cent.

Highest literacy rate of Male SC population is registered in Ozhukarai (M)

followed by Puducherry (M) (79.4%). Female SC population has recorded the
highest literacy rate in Ozhukarai (M) (71%) followed by Puducherry (M) (68.1%)
while the lowest is recorded in Manavely (CT) (60.1%). Gap in Male SC -Female
SC literacy rate is much wider in Ariankuppam (CT) with 16.5 percentage points
and narrow in Ozhukarai (M) with 12.17 percentage points.

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Table 27: Number and percentage of Scheduled Tribes literates and illiterates by
sex in C.D.Blocks, 2011

Sl. Name Gap in

No. of C.D. Number of literates and illiterates Percentage of literates male-
Block female
literacy
Number of literates Number of illiterates rate

Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Females

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

No Scheduled Tribes are recognised in the Puducherry UT

Table 28: Distribution of villages by literacy rate range for Scheduled Tribes
population, 2011

Range of literacy Number of inhabited villages Percentage Scheduled Percentage distribution

rate for villages distribution of Tribes of population
villages Population

1 2 3 4 5

No Scheduled Tribes are recognised in the Puducherry UT

Table 29: Number and percentage of Scheduled Tribes literates and illiterates
by sex in Towns, 2011

Number of literates and illiterates

Percentage of
literates
Number of literates Number of illiterates Gap in male-female
Sl. Name literacy rate
No. of Town
Females

Females

Females
Males

Males

Males
Persons

Persons

Persons

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

No Scheduled Tribes are recognised in the Puducherry UT

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Table 30: Number and percentage of main workers, marginal workers, and non-
workers by sex in taluks, 2011

Total workers
Marginal (main and
Sr.N Name of Persons/ Total Main workers workers marginal Non workers
o. taluk Males/ popul morkers)
Females ation

Percentage

Percentage

Percentage

Percentage
Number

Number

Number

Number
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 Puducherry Persons 316432 104889 33.15 8242 2.60 113131 35.75 203301 64.25

Males 154783 80176 51.80 5027 3.25 85203 55.05 69580 44.95

Females 161649 24713 15.29 3215 1.99 27928 17.28 133721 82.72

2 Ozhukarai Persons 300104 103179 34.38 4931 1.64 108110 36.02 191994 63.98

Males 148464 78742 53.04 3027 2.04 81769 55.08 66695 44.92

Females 151640 24437 16.12 1904 1.26 26341 17.37 125299 82.63

3 Villianur Persons 213278 68204 31.98 13259 6.22 81463 38.20 131815 61.80

Males 105674 50303 47.60 7503 7.10 57806 54.70 47868 45.30

Females 107604 17901 16.64 5756 5.35 23657 21.99 83947 78.01

4 Bahour Persons 120475 39298 32.62 6103 5.07 45401 37.68 75074 62.32

Males 59337 28732 48.42 3142 5.30 31874 53.72 27463 46.28

Females 61138 10566 17.28 2961 4.84 13527 22.13 47611 77.87
Persons 950289 315570 33.21 32535 3.42 348105 36.63 602184 63.37
District: Puducherry
Males 468258 237953 50.82 18699 3.99 256652 54.81 211606 45.19

Females 482031 77617 16.10 13836 2.87 91453 18.97 390578 81.03

The above table shows classification of workers at district and taluks as per
Census 2011. Main workers, who had worked for atleast 6 months during the
reference period of Census 2011 i.e., one year period before the Population
Enumeration, have accounted for 33 percent in Puducherry District. At taluk
level, the highest proportion of Main workers is registered at Ozhukarai Taluk
(34.4%).

Marginal worker, who had reported as worked for less than 6 months
accounted for 3.42 per cent at district level and the highest return of Marginal
workers is found in Villianur Taluk (6.2%) followed by Bahour Taluk (5.1%). Non-
workers, who had not at all worked even for 1 day during last one year before
Census 2011 accounted for 63.3 percent at district level. Among the taluks,
highest proportion of Non-worker is reported in Puducherry (M) (64.25%) folowed
by Ozhukarai Taluk (64 %).

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Table 31: Number and percentage of main workers, marginal workers and non-
workers by Sex in CD Blocks, 2011

Sr. Name of Persons/ Total Main workers Marginal Total workers Non workers
No. CD Block Males/ popula workers (main and
Females tion marginal
workers)

Percentage

Percentage

Percentage

Percentage
Number

Number

Number

Number
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 Villianur Persons 146024 46058 31.54 11381 7.79 57439 39.34 88585 60.66

Males 72421 33297 45.98 6438 8.89 39735 54.87 32686 45.13

Females 73603 12761 17.34 4943 6.72 17704 24.05 55899 75.95

2 Ariankuppam Persons 147056 47478 32.29 7563 5.14 55041 37.43 92015 62.57

Males 72348 34917 48.26 3946 5.45 38863 53.72 33485 46.28

Females 74708 12561 16.81 3617 4.84 16178 21.65 58530 78.35
Total Persons 293080 93536 31.91 18944 6.46 112480 38.38 180600 61.62

Males 144769 68214 47.12 10384 7.17 78598 54.29 66171 45.71

Females 148311 25322 17.07 8560 5.77 33882 22.85 114429 77.15

As per Census 2011, returns of Main workers, Marginal workers and Non-
workers at CD Block level are given in the above table. Main workers in
Ariankuppam CD Block accounted for 32.3 per cent which is marginally higher
than that of Villianur C.D. Block (31.5%). Higher number of Marginal worker
returned in Villianur C.D. Block with 7.8 percent while in Ariankuppam C.D.
Block it is only 5.1 per cent.

Among the two C.D. Blocks, in the district, Ariyankuppam C.D. Block has
enumerated maximum number of 92,015 (62.6%) Non-workers while Villianur
C.D. Block reported the minimum number of 88,585 (60.7%) persons as Non -
workers.

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Table 32: Number and percentage of main workers, marginal workers, and non-
workers by sex in towns, 2011

Persons/ Total Main workers Marginal Total workers Non workers

Males/ popul workers (main and
Females ation marginal
workers)
Sr.
Name of town
No.

Percentage

Percentage

Percentage

Percentage
Number

Number

Number

Number
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 Puducherry (M) Persons 244377 81931 33.53 5989 2.45 87920 35.98 156457 64.02

Males 119430 62247 52.12 3758 3.15 66005 55.27 53425 44.73

Females 124947 19684 15.75 2231 1.79 21915 17.54 103032 82.46

2 Ariankuppam (CT) Persons 29808 9731 32.65 450 1.51 10181 34.16 19627 65.84

Males 14565 7703 52.89 282 1.94 7985 54.82 6580 45.18

Females 15243 2028 13.30 168 1.10 2196 14.41 13047 85.59

3 Manavely (CT) Persons 15666 5047 32.22 343 2.19 5390 34.41 10276 65.59

Males 7777 4041 51.96 183 2.35 4224 54.31 3553 45.69

Females 7889 1006 12.75 160 2.03 1166 14.78 6723 85.22

4 Ozhukarai (M) Persons 300104 103179 34.38 4931 1.64 108110 36.02 191994 63.98

Males 148464 78742 53.04 3027 2.04 81769 55.08 66695 44.92

Females 151640 24437 16.12 1904 1.26 26341 17.37 125299 82.63

5 Kurumbapet Persons 32871 10752 32.71 652 1.98 11404 34.69 21467 65.31
(GP + OG)
Males 16228 8204 50.55 425 2.62 8629 53.17 7599 46.83

Females 16643 2548 15.31 227 1.36 2775 16.67 13868 83.33

6 Villianur (CT) Persons 34383 11394 33.14 1226 3.57 12620 36.70 21763 63.30

Males 17025 8802 51.70 640 3.76 9442 55.46 7583 44.54

Females 17358 2592 14.93 586 3.38 3178 18.31 14180 81.69
Persons 657209 222034 33.78 13591 2.07 235625 35.85 421584 64.15
District(Urban):
Puducherry Males 323489 169739 52.47 8315 2.57 178054 55.04 145435 44.96

Females 333720 52295 15.67 5276 1.58 57571 17.25 276149 82.75

It may be observed from the above table that among six towns in Puducherry
district, Ozhukarai (M) has recorded the highest percentage of 34.38 per cent
Main workers followed by Puducherry (M) with 33.53 per cent.

All the towns in the district have returned almost equal proportion of Main
Workers, Marginal Workers in the district, while Villianur (CT) returned highest
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percentage of 3.5 per cent Marginal workers and Ozhukarai (M) recorded the least
1.6 per cent of Marginal Workers. Ozhukarai has reported 1,91,994(64 %) Non-
workers followed by Puducherry (M) with 1,56,457 (64 %) Non-workers.

Table 33: Distribution of workers by sex in four categories of economic activity

in Taluks, 2011

Sr. Name of Persons/ Total Total Category of workers

No. Taluks Males/ popul workers
Females ation (main + Household
marginal Agricultural
Cultivators industry Other workers
workers) labourers
workers

Percentage

Percentage

Percentage

Percentage
Number

Number

Number

Number
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

1 Puducherry Persons 316432 113131 1316 1.16 3773 3.34 1985 1.75 106057 93.75

Males 154783 85203 1054 1.24 2294 2.69 1035 1.21 80820 94.86

Females 161649 27928 262 0.94 1479 5.30 950 3.40 25237 90.36

2 Ozhukarai Persons 300104 108110 1198 1.11 1793 1.66 1755 1.62 103364 95.61

Males 148464 81769 1022 1.25 1262 1.54 970 1.19 78515 96.02

Females 151640 26341 176 0.67 531 2.02 785 2.98 24849 94.34

3 Villianur Persons 213278 81463 4071 5.00 24654 30.26 2011 2.47 50727 62.27

Males 105674 57806 3339 5.78 14537 25.15 1012 1.75 38918 67.33

Females 107604 23657 732 3.09 10117 42.77 999 4.22 11809 49.92

4 Bahour Persons 120475 45401 2808 6.18 21688 47.77 599 1.32 20306 44.73

Males 59337 31874 2328 7.30 12954 40.64 348 1.09 16244 50.96

Females 61138 13527 480 3.55 8734 64.57 251 1.86 4062 30.03

Persons 950289 348105 9393 2.70 51908 14.91 6350 1.82 280454 80.57
District:
Puducherry Males 468258 256652 7743 3.02 31047 12.10 3365 1.31 214497 83.58

Females 482031 91453 1650 1.80 20861 22.81 2985 3.26 65957 72.12

As per Census 2011, the broad categories of workers namely Cultivators,

Agricultural Labourers, Household Industry Workers and Other Workers have
accounted for 2.7 per cent; 14.9 per cent, 1.8 per cent ad 80.6 per cent
respectively in Puducherry District. Proportion of Other Workers in the district
and the taluks is significantly higher than the other three categories. Cultivators
and Agricultural Labourers are more in Bahour and Villianur Taluks whereas
Other Workers are comparatively less in these two taluks. Ozhukarai Taluk has
returned higher proportion of Other Workers (95.6%) followed by Puducherry

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Taluk (93.8%). Percentage of Household Industry Workers is very low when
compared to other categories of workers.

Table 34: Distribution of workers by sex in four categories of economic activity

in CD Blocks, 2011

Category of Workers

Total workers (main + marginal

Cultivators Agricultural Household Other workers
labourers industry
workers
Persons/ Males/ Females
Name of CD Block

Total population

Percentage

Percentage

Percentage

Percentage
Number

Number

Number

Number
workers)
Sr. No.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

1 Villianur Persons 146024 57439 3701 6.44 23088 40.20 1288 2.24 29362 51.12

Males 72421 39735 3008 7.57 13448 33.84 673 1.69 22606 56.89

Females 73603 17704 693 3.91 9640 54.45 615 3.47 6756 38.16

2 Ariankup Persons 147056 55041 3247 5.90 23974 43.56 704 1.28 27116 49.27
pam

Males 72348 38863 2675 6.88 14232 36.62 397 1.02 21559 55.47

Females 74708 16178 572 3.54 9742 60.22 307 1.90 5557 34.35

Total Persons 293080 112480 6948 6.18 47062 41.84 1992 1.77 56478 50.21

Males 144769 78598 5683 7.23 27680 35.22 1070 1.36 44165 56.19

Female
148311 33882 1265 3.73 19382 57.20 922 2.72 12313 36.34
s

At 2011 Census, both Villianur CD Block and Ariankuppam CD Block have

recorded half of the total workers, as other workers. Agricultural Labourers have
accounted for 40.20 per cent in Villianur CD Block and 43.56 per cent in
Ariyankuppam CD Block. Cultivators and Household Industry workers are very
less in these CD Blocks.

All the 6 six towns in the district, have returned significantly higher proportion
of other workers. Puducherry (M) has recorded 97 per cent of workers as other

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workers followed by Ozhukarai (M) with 95.6 per cent. All the towns have
reported less proportion of other three categories of workers.

Table 35: Distribution of workers by sex in four categories of economic activity

in Towns, 2011

Sr. Name of Persons/ Total Total Category of workers

No. town Males/ popul workers
Females ation (main +
marginal Household
Agricultural
workers) Cultivators industry Other workers
labourers
workers

Numb % Numb % Numb % Numb %

er er er er

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1 Puducherry Persons 244377 87920 622 0.71 846 0.96 1586 1.80 84866 96.53
(M)
Males 119430 66005 493 0.75 585 0.89 845 1.28 64082 97.09

Females 124947 21915 129 0.59 261 1.19 741 3.38 20784 94.84

2 Ariankuppam Persons 29808 10181 81 0.80 224 2.20 193 1.90 9683 95.11
(CT)
Males 14565 7985 70 0.88 172 2.15 95 1.19 7648 95.78

Females 15243 2196 11 0.50 52 2.37 98 4.46 2035 92.67

3 Manavely (CT) Persons 15666 5390 174 3.23 417 7.74 101 1.87 4698 87.16

Males 7777 4224 144 3.41 259 6.13 46 1.09 3775 89.37

Females 7889 1166 30 2.57 158 13.55 55 4.72 923 79.16

4 Ozhukarai (M) Persons 300104 108110 1198 1.11 1793 1.66 1755 1.62 103364 95.61

Males 148464 81769 1022 1.25 1262 1.54 970 1.19 78515 96.02

Females 151640 26341 176 0.67 531 2.02 785 2.98 24849 94.34

5 Kurumbapet Persons 32871 11404 152 1.33 894 7.84 233 2.04 10125 88.78
(GP + OG)
Males 16228 8629 134 1.55 624 7.23 109 1.26 7762 89.95

Females 16643 2775 18 0.65 270 9.73 124 4.47 2363 85.15

6 Villianur (CT) Persons 34383 12620 218 1.73 672 5.32 490 3.88 11240 89.06

Males 17025 9442 197 2.09 465 4.92 230 2.44 8550 90.55

Females 17358 3178 21 0.66 207 6.51 260 8.18 2690 84.64

District Persons 657209 235625 2445 1.04 4846 2.06 4358 1.85 223976 95.06
(Urban):
Puducherry Males 323489 178054 2060 1.16 3367 1.89 2295 1.29 170332 95.66

Females 333720 57571 385 0.67 1479 2.57 2063 3.58 53644 93.18

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 Brief Analysis of Village and Town Directory 2011
(Table 36 to 45)
The information provided in the Village and Town Directory are supplied by
the State Govt. which are presented in the Book separately. Various types of
amenities available and land use pattern of each village of the district is
presented in the Village Directory and facilities like Schools, Hospitals, Main
Industrial activities, Slum details are presented in the Town Directory. Village
Directory has been tabulated at Community Development Block level while the
Town Directory has been presented at town level. On the basis of the data
certain tables have been designed and brief Analytical Notes thereon are given
below from table 36 to 45.

Table 36: Distribution of villages according to availability of different amenities,

2011

Sr. Name of CD Block Number of Type of amenity available

No. inhabited
villages Education Medical Drinking Post office#
water
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Villianur 36 36 ( 100) 36 ( 100) 36 ( 100) 17 ( 47.22)

2 Ariankuppam 26 26 ( 100) 26 ( 100) 26 ( 100) 19 ( 73.08)

Total 62 62 ( 100) 62 ( 100) 62 ( 100) 36 ( 58.06)

Table 36: Distribution of villages according to availability of different amenities,

2011 (Contd.)

Sr. Name of CD Type of amenity available

No. Block
Telephone * Transport Banks@ Agricultural Approach Power
communica credit by pucca supply
tions $ societies road

1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13

1 Villianur 36 ( 100) 36 ( 100) 21 ( 58.33) 20 ( 55.56) 36 ( 100) 36 ( 100)

2 Ariankuppam 26 ( 100) 26 ( 100) 13 ( 50) 14 ( 53.85) 26 ( 100) 26 ( 100)

Total 62 ( 100) 62 ( 100) 34 ( 54.84) 34 ( 54.84) 62 ( 100) 62 ( 100)
Note:- Percentages are given in brackets.
# Post office includes post office, telegraph office and Post and telegraph office.
$ Transport communication includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways.
@ Bank includes Commercial Bank and Cooperative Bank.
* Telephone includes Telephone,PCO and Mobile.

It may be seen from the above table that at 2011 Census, all the villages in both
the C.D. Blocks of the district have reported the availability of all the basic
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amenities like Education, Medical, Drinking Water, Telephone, Transport and
Electricity. Post offices are functioning only in 36(58%) villages while Banks and
Agricultural Credit Societies are established in 34 villages only.

Table 37: Number and percentage of rural population served by

different amenities, 2011

Sr. Name of CD Total population

Type of amenity available
No. Block of inhabited
villages Education Medical Drinking Post office#
water
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Villianur 146024 146024 ( 100) 146024 ( 100) 146024 ( 100) 98001 ( 67.11)

2 Ariankuppam 147056 147056 ( 100) 147056 ( 100) 147056 ( 100) 115608 ( 78.61)

Total 293080 293080 ( 100) 293080 ( 100) 293080 ( 100) 213609 ( 72.88)

Table 37: Number and percentage of rural population served by

different amenities, 2011 (Contd.)

Sr. Name of CD Type of amenity available

No Block
. Telephone * Transport Agricultural Approach by Power supply
Banks@
communications credit societies pucca road
$

1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13

1 Villianur 146024 ( 100) 146024 ( 100) 112967 ( 77.36) 99591 ( 68.2) 146024 ( 100) 146024 ( 100)

2 Ariankuppam 147056 ( 100) 147056 ( 100) 93852 ( 63.82) 88233 ( 60) 147056 ( 100) 147056 ( 100)

Total 293080 ( 100) 293080 ( 100) 206819 ( 70.57) 187824 ( 64.09) 293080 ( 100) 293080 ( 100)

Not e:- Percent ages are given in bracket s.

# Post office includes post office, t elegraph office and P ost and t elegraph office.
$ T ransport communication includes bus service, rail facilit y and navigable wat erways.
@ Bank includes Commercial Bank and Cooperat ive Bank.
* T elephone includes T elephone,P CO and Mobile.

At 2011 Census, entire rural population of the district have reported that they
are provided with the basic amenities viz., Schools, Hospitals, Drinking Water,
Transport, Telephone, Roads and Electricity Supply within their respective
villages.
The above table reveals the status of availability of different amenities to the
rural population of the districts at C.D. Block level. Both the C.D. Blocks in the
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district have got basic amenities of School Education, Hospitals, Drinking Water,
Telephone, Transport and Communications, Roads and Electricity at Village level.
In Ariankuppam C.D. Block, Post Offices are accessible to 79 per cent of
population while in Villianur C.D. Block, it is only for 67 per cent population.
Bank facilities are available to 77 per cent of people within the village level in
Villianur C.D. Block whereas in Ariankuppam C.D. Block it is only for 64 per cent
of population.
Table 38: Distribution of villages not having certain amenities, arranged by
distance ranges from the places where these are available, 2011

Village not having the amenity of Distance range of place from the villages where the amenity is available
Less than 5 5-10 kilometres 10+ kilometres Total (Col. 2-4)
kilometres

1 2 3 4 5

1. Education:-

(a) Primary school 0 0 0 0

(b) Middle school 11 1 0 12

(c) Degree college 17 30 3 50

2. Medical:-

(a) Hospital 10 2 34 46

(b) PHC 36 10 0 46

3. Post office- 25 1 0 26

4. Telephone 0 0 0 0

5. Bus service 0 0 0 0

6. Bank:-

(a) Commercial Bank 27 13 0 40

(b) Cooprative bank 23 13 0 36

7. Agricultural credit societies 24 4 0 28

Note:-
Degree college includes Art,Engineering and Medicine
Hospital includes Allopathic & Alternative Medicine
Post office includes post office, telegraph office and post & telegraph office
Telephone includes Telephone,PCO and mobiles
Bus includes private and public

From the above table it may be seen that 12 villages do not have middle schools
in the district while students of 50 villages are required to travel atleast 5 Kms
distance to get their College Education. As far as medical facilities are concerned,
residents of 46 villages are required to travel atleast 5 kms for Hospitals and
PHCs. As many as 26 villages population are to go atleast 5 kms to access postal

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services and 40 villages in the district have to walk atleast 5 kms for Banking
facilities and people of 28 villages have to go atleast 5 kms. for Agricultural Credit
Societies.

Table 39: Distribution of villages according to the distance from the nearest
statutory town and availability of different amenities, 2011

Type of amenity available

Villages in Each
from the nearest
Distance Range

Statutory Town
(In Kilometres)

Percentage

Tele phone *

Approach by
Communicat

Agri cultural
Post Office#
Number\

Pucca Road
Education*

Transport
Medical^

Banks @

Societies
Number of

Credit
ions $
Inhabited

Range

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Less than 5 Number 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1

Percentage 100 100 0 100 100 0 0 100

5 - 15 Number 25 25 25 15 25 25 13 14 25

Percentage
100 100 60 100 100 52 56 100

16- 50 Number 36 36 36 21 36 36 21 20 36

Percentage 100 100 58.33 100 100 58.33 55.56 100

51+ Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Percentage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Unspecified Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Percentage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Number 62 62 62 36 62 62 34 34 62

Percentage 100 100 58.06 100 100 54.84 54.84 100

Note:-
* Education includes all education
calities.
^ Medical includes all medical
facalities.
# Post office includes post office, telegraph office and Post and telegraph office.
$ Transport communication includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways.
@ Bank includes Commercial Bank and Cooperative bank.
* Telephone includes Telephone, PCO and Mobile..

Villages have been classified according to their distance from the nearest
statutory town in the above Table 39. It may be seen from the table that out of
62 Villages in the district, 61 Villages are located beyond 5 Km distance from
their nearest town. A total of 36 Villages are located far away from the statutory
towns, i.e. between 16-50 Km, while 25 Villages are situated at a distance
between range of 5-15 Km distance. Only one village is located very near to a
statutory town i.e., within the range of 5 Kms. Further, it may also be noticed
that despite their locations far away from the towns, all the villages have
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Educational facilities, Medical facilities, Transport and Communication facilities
and Pucca Approach Roads. Out of 62 Villages, 36 Villages only have Post
Offices, 34 Villages only have Banking facilities and 34 Villages have reported
availability of Agricultural Credit Societies.
Table 40: Distribution of villages according to population range and amenities
available 2011

Type of amenity available

Number\ Percentage

villages in each range

Number of inhabited
Population range

Agricultural credit
communications $
Drinking water

Power supply
Approach by
Telephone *
Post office #
Education*

pucca road
Transport
Medical^

societies
Banks@
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1-499 Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Percentage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

500-999 Number 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 2

Percentage 100 100 100 50 100 100 0 0 100 100

1000 - 1999 Number 9 9 9 9 1 9 9 1 2 9 9

Percentage 100 100 100 11.11 100 100 11.11 22.22 100 100

2000 - 4999 Number 27 27 27 27 13 27 27 14 16 27 27

Percentage 100 100 100 48.15 100 100 51.85 59.26 100 100

5000 - 9999 Number 21 21 21 21 18 21 21 16 13 21 21

Percentage 100 100 100 85.71 100 100 76.19 61.9 100 100

10000 + Number 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Percentage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
District
Total Number 62 62 62 62 36 62 62 34 34 62 62
Percentage 100 100 100 58.06 100 100 54.84 54.84 100 100
Note:- Percentages are given in brackets.
* Education includes all education facalities.
^ Medical includes all medical facalities.
# Post office includes post office, telegraph office and Post and telegraph office.
$ Transport communication includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways.
@ Bank includes Commercial Bank and Cooperative Bank.
* Telephone includes Telephone,PCO and Mobile.

The Table 40 above reveals that the distribution of villages according to

different Population ranges and amenities available within their jurisdiction in the
district. There are three villages in the population range of 1000 and more and it
is observed that all these three villages have cent per cent amenities to meet out
their minimum needs. Similarly for 21 villages in the population range of 5000 –

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9999, amenities like Education, Medical, drinking water, telephone, transport
facilities, banks, pucca roads and power supply are available cent per cent within
their jurisdiction. It may also be seen that 2 villages in the population range of
500-999 have adequate facilities except banking. Further, it may also be noticed
that despite their size of population, all the villages have Educational facilities,
Medical facilities, Transport and Communication facilities and Pucca Approach
Roads. Out of 62 Villages, 36 Villages only have Post Offices, 34 Villages only
have Banking facilities and 34 Villages reported availability of Agricultural Credit
Societies.
Table 41: Distribution of villages according to land use, 2011

Sr.No. Name of CD Block Number of Total area Percentage of Percentage of

inhabited (in Hectares) cultivable area to total irrigated area to
villages area total cultivable
area
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Villianur 36 11589.27 47.12 91.49
2 Ariankuppam 26 10069.47 49.30 93.40

Total 62 21658.74 48.13 92.40

Note:- Culativable area= irrigated area + unirrigated area

Distribution of villages according to land use pattern at 2011 may be seen in

the above Table No.41. Among the two C.D. Blocks, Ariankuppam C.D. Block has
recorded higher percentage (49.3%) of cultivable area while Villianur C.D. Block
has reported comparatively less cultivable area (47.12%). In both the C.D.
Blocks, irrigated land areas are more than 90 per cent of total cultivable area.

Table 42: Schools / Colleges per 10,000 population in towns, 2011

Sr. Name of the town Type of educational institution

No.
Primary Middle Secondary / Senior College
matriculation secondary

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Puducherry (M) 4.54 3.07 2.33 0.90 0.25

2 Ariankuppam (CT) 4.70 2.68 1.68 0.67 0.00

3 Manavely (CT) 6.38 3.83 1.91 0.64 0.64

4 Ozhukarai (M) 3.67 2.30 1.53 0.77 0.63

5 Kurumbapet (GP + OG) 3.95 2.74 3.65 1.52 0.61

6 Villianur (CT) 6.98 4.36 2.62 1.45 0.00

Total 4.29 2.77 2.01 0.88 0.43

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 In the above table 42, it may be seen that for every 10,000 population, at least
4 Primary Schools, 3 Middle Schools, 2 Secondary Schools, 1 Senior Secondary
School have been established in Puducherry District. Approximately, for every
20,000 population, there is a college in the district at 2011 Census.

Table 43: Number of beds in medical institutions in towns, 2011

Sr. No. Name of the town Number of beds in medical institutions

per 10,000 population

1
2 3
1 Puducherry (M) 67.60

2 Ariankuppam (CT) 9.39

3 Manavely (CT) 0.00

4 Ozhukarai (M) 68.31

5 Kurumbapet (GP + OG) 0.00

6 Villianur (CT) 8.14

Total 57.18

Puducherry district is well known for its medical facilities. Two District
Hospitals and 10 Medical College hospitals are functioning in the district.
Number of beds available in Medical Institutions per 10,000 population has been
worked out for each town in the district in the Table 43. Bed ratio per 10,000
population in urban areas of Puducherry disrict works out to 57.18. Among the
towns, Ozhukarai (M) has more medicl facilities with 68.3 beds per 10,000
population of the town than the other towns. Puducherry (M) stands next with
67.6 beds per 10,000 population. In Ariankuppam (CT) and Villianur (CT) Bed-
Population ratios work out to 9.39 and 8.14 respectively. Manavely (CT) and
Kurumbapet (GP) do not have any Medical Institution within their jurisdiction.

Table 44: Proportion of slum population in towns 2011

Sr.No. Name of the town having Total Slum population Percentage of

slum population slum population
to total population

1 2 3 4 5
1 Puducherry (M) 244377 24669 10.09
2 Ozhukarai (M) 300104 2866 0.96
3 Kurumbapet (GP + OG) 32871 3757 11.43
Total 577352 31292 5.42

As per Census 2011, among the three statutory towns in the district Puduherry
(M) enumerated maximum number slum population in terms of absolute

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numbers (24,669). In terms of percentage, Kurumbapet (GP) has recorded 11.4
per cent slum population while Ozhukarai (M) has least slum population of 0.96
per cent among the Statutory Towns in the district.

Table 45: Most important commodity manufactured in towns, 2011

Sr. No. Name of the town
1 2
1 Puducherry (M)
2 Ariankuppam (CT)
3 Manavely (CT)
4 Ozhukarai (M)
5 Kurumbapet (GP + OG)
6 Villianur (CT)
Name of three most important commodities manufactured
3
Cotton Textiles, Indian Made Foreign Liquor, Hand Made Paper
Coir, Plastic Buttons, Polythene Bags
Coir, Coconut, Country Liquor
Glass Bottles, Chemicals Polymers, Pharmacutical
Imfl, Paper Cups, Cottorn Yarn/cloth
Pdl(arrack), Packaging, Cement Bags

In the above Table, three most important commodities manufactured in the

towns of Puducherry district are given. Puducherry (M) is well known for Cotton
Textiles Industries. Ozhukarai (M) is the Industrial Centre in the district where
number of chemical factories are run. Major Industries of Indian Made Foreign
Liquor, Cotton spinning Mill and Paper Cups are located in Kurumabpet (GP).
Census Towns in the district are also Industrial areas of the district.

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Major Social and Cultural Events, Natural and administrative developments
and significant activities during the decade

Puducherry People culture, festivals reflects the social structure of the

Union Territory. The culture of Puducherry has imbibed various fairs and
festivals. Some of these fairs and festivals are religious in nature while others are
cultural and spirituals. Few of the popular fairs and festivals that have religious
significance are festival Kinni Radhothsavam in Kamatchi Amman Temple, Masi
Magam, Brahamothsavam in Manakula Vinayagar Temple, Bastille Day on 14th
July, Fire Walking Festival, Annual Festival at Muthumariamman Temple, 22nd
day festival in Drowpathi Amman Temple and many more.

The International Yoga festival in January and the Veerampattinam Car

Festival are the two famous festivals. Puducherry was the erstwhile colony of
France, so the influence of French culture is evident on the Architecture, Cuisine
and Lifestyle of the people of Puducherry. The influence of neighbouring State of
Tamil Nadu is also quite evident on their culture. Puducherry is a popular
pilgrimage centre where people following various religions come here. Religion
and Spirituality are imbibed in the culture of the district. In and around
Puducherry there are more than 350 temples.

The people of Puducherry are engaged in different types of handicrafts like

leather, woodcraft, pottery, metal craft etc. It has a cosmopolitan culture and
people belonging to different castes, creed and religions live here amicably.

Puducherry people speak Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam alongwith French and

English. An interesting fact about the people of Puducherry is that half of the
population in the district hold dual citizenship of both French and Indian. The
people of Puducherry are easy and happy going. Puducherry district has a
population that is harmonius mix of different religions. Thus the fairs and
festivals in Puducherry are also centered around their presiding deity though
everybody irrespective of caste and creed takes part in them.

Lord Subramaniyar, Muthumarriamman and Anglamman are mostly

worshipped by the Hindus of Puducherry. Similarly Christians take part in the
feast of lady of Lourdes and celebrates St. Therese Festivals. The muslims also
have their mosques and their respective celebrations. The Pongal Festival is the
most important festival in Puducherry though there are many other celebrations.

Brief description of places of religious, historical or archaeological

importance in villages and places of tourist interests in the towns of the
district.

Tourism

If peace and a break is the most sought after, then Puducherry is surely one of
the choicest holiday destinations in South India. The town offers a unique

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experience with its mix of modern heritage and spiritual culture. With a
predominantly historical background, Puducherry takes one century back in
time.

Puducherry is one of the most popular tourist destinations in South India. The
city comprises of beautiful colonial buildings, churches, temples, and statues,
blended with systematic town planning and the well planned French style
avenues, thus preserving much of the colonial ambience. Puducherry is also a
popular weekend destination, with a blend of spiritual aura, French colonial
heritage, Tamil culture, virgin beaches and the cosmopolitan flair of many
nationalities in a small but varied city.

Large number of tourists and people from neighboring areas flock Puducherry
especially during the International Yoga Festival, Fire Walking Festivals,
Masquerade or Mask festival. All these festivals are celebrated with great
enthusiasm by people from all walks of life.

i. Tourism Infrastructure

In terms of hotel accommodation, good restaurants, roads, transport and

communication systems like tourist taxies and luxury coaches, and availability of
financial services like commercial banks and foreign exchange dealers,
Puducherry is relatively well developed to meet the requirements of various
classes of tourists.

There are many boutique shops attached to leading hotels and / or

functioning independently, offering a choice of products and specialties to the
discerning tourists. The products sold here are various handicraft items and
artefacts made from metals, stones, wood, etc., textile products, curio items like
brass /bronze sculptures, images of deities and terracotta images.

For the leisure / adventure tourists, there are a variety of attractions at the
Chunnambar Water Sports Complex, providing options like Tree House, Island
with restaurant and relaxation facilities, rowing boats and pedal boats (Kayaks),
bar, and room accommodation too.

There is also a newly set up amusement park in the town, which however, is
more likely to be an attraction for the local citizens and the domestic tourists.

ii. Tourist Inflow

The spiritual, pilgrim, healthcare and leisure tourists form the major share of
the tourist traffic in the region. There is also a considerable number among the
domestic tourists from the adjacent areas of Puducherry.

Commercial travelers in increasing numbers over the years, having business

linkages with industrial and trading firms in Puducherry, have also been an
important segment of the tourist traffic in Puducherry. Day visitors for livelihood
/ employment, sightseeing, shopping, etc. from adjacent Tamil Nadu areas are
also significant in numbers.
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 Number of Tourists visited Puducherry district during the year 2004 – 2009

Sl. Item 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

No
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Foreign tourist arrivals 31,867 35,519 45,886 57,265 59,952 53,835
2 Domestic tourist 4,80,644 4,83,441 5,44,916 6,55,056 6,85,483 7,23,945
arrivals
Source: Directorate of Tourism, 2004-09 Puducherry

The Major attractions in Puducherry:

Sri Aurobindo Ashram

The Ashram located at Rue de la Marine, is one of the most well-known and
wealthiest ashrams in India, with devotees from India and all over the world
flocking to it for spiritual salvation. Its spiritual tenets represent a synthesis of
yoga and modern science. The Ashram was set up in 1926 by Sri Aurobindo
Ghose, one of India’s greatest philosopher-poets, who originally came to
Puducherry to escape prosecution by the British. It was after arriving here that
he was drawn into the spiritual realm and discovered the power of yoga.

Auroville

Auroville or the “City of Dawn” – is an experimental township which is situated

8 Km north – west of Puducherry on the East Coast Road. It was founded in 1968
by Mirra Richard, also known as Mother, the spiritual collaborator of Sri
Aurobindo. Auroville was designed by the French architect Roger Anger. Auroville
is meant to be a universal town where people of goodwill can live together in
peace and progressive harmony, above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities.
The purpose of Auroville is to realize human unity. During the inauguration
ceremony of Aurville on 28 February 1968, soil from 124 countries was placed in
a lotus – shaped urn and mixed to symbolize universal oneness. The Government
of India and UNESCO have endorsed the project. In the middle of the town is the
Matrimandir, which has been acclaimed as “an outstanding and original
architectural achievement.”

Beaches

Puducherry has four main beaches which are fairly popular and are relatively
cleaner compared to other beaches in India. Promenade beach is considered as
the pride of Puducherry. It is 1.5 km long along the east coast that speaks of the
legacy and memories of the past. The Paradise beach located 8 km from the town,
along the Cuddalore Main road is one of the beautiful beaches which can only be
accessed by boat. The other two beaches are Serinity beach and Auroville beach.
As the name itself suggests, Serinity beach is one of the virgin beaches with
serene surroundings to the north of the town. Auroville Beach is located close to

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Auroville and 12 kms from the main Puducherry town. The shallow waters and
small waves make it an ideal place for swimming for the tourists.

Temples, Churches & Mosques

Though the temples, churches and mosques in Puducherry are not as

popular as others in the country but they are charming in their own unique way
with some of them dating back to the 10th Century AD Chola period. Some of the
prominent ones are Manakula Vinayagar Koil, Varadaraja Perumal Temple,
Vedhapureeswarar temple, Sri Gokilambal Thirukameshwara Temple, Church of
the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Church of Capuchins, Jamai Mosque, Kutbha mosque
etc.

Heritage Building and Monuments

A number of heritage buildings and monuments are present around the

Promenade beach such as the Children's Park & Dupleix Statue, Gandhi statue,
Nehru Statue, Le Café, French War Memorial, 19th Century Light House, Bharathi
Park, Governors Palace, French War Memorial, Romain Rolland Library,
Legislative Assembly, Puducherry Museum and the French Institute of
Puducherry at Saint-Louis Street etc.

Museums

There are six museums in Puducherry which depict the glory of the French
Rule in 18th Century. The prominent Museums are Puducherry Museum,
Ananda Ranga Pillai Museum, Bharati Memorial Museum, and Bharathidasan
Museum etc. The Puducherry Museum has a gallery with sculptures and has a
collection of rare bronzes and stone sculptures from the pallava and Chola
dynasties and artifacts excavated from Arikamedu, an ancient port just 7 Km
from the city, that had trade links with the Roman empires.

Arikamedu

Arikamedu is an archaeological site located at a distance of 7 Km from

Puducherry which is spread over an area of 34.57 acres and is under the control
of the Archaeological Survey of India since 1982. Sir Mortimer Wheeler
conducted his best-known excavation in 1945 and Jean-Marie Casal in 1947–
1950. It was the port of Podouke identified as an "emporium" in the Periplus of
the Erythraean Sea and Ptolemy. Amphorae,Terra sigillata Arretine ware, Roman
lamps, glassware, glass and stone beads, and gems were found at the site. Based
on these excavations, Wheeler had concluded that the Arikamedu was a Greek
trading post, trading with Rome which started operating during the reign of
Augustus Caesar, and lasted for about two hundred years only from late first
century BC to first and second centuries AD.

Chunnambar Boat House

Chunnambar Boat house is situated 8 kms away from Puducherry, along the
Cuddalore Main Road. The beach at Chunnambar is known as Plage Paradiso or
'Paradise Beach' is located near the mouth of the backwater. The sand of the
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beech is pristine and the water is clean. It's an ideal place for sun bathing and
beach sports.

Botanical Garden

The Botanical Garden adds great educational and recreational value to

Puducherry. The gate leading to the garden is reminiscent of French architecture
and it stands out from its immediate surroundings because it is smack in the
middle of the old Tamil town. The Botanical Garden was laid out in 1826 in
ornate French style, with pruned trees, beautiful flower beds and gravel lined
paths and fountains.

The French introduced many exotic plants from all over the world, many of
which thrived. The sprawling 22 acres garden houses more than 1500 species of
plants with placards indicating the species, common name and interesting
information like the uses of the tree, amount of oxygen generated and its
medicinal value; this could well qualify as one of the best botanical gardens in
South India. A mix of endangered and exotic species of plants is spread out all
over the place. There are 28 plots dividing the Botanical Garden and each has a
separate theme.

The garden was started by the French colonists on an experimental basis to

analyze the crops that could be cultivated in the District. Later trees were planted
here and Perrottet was instrumental in transforming the place into a botanical
garden in 1831. His memorial can be seen inside the premises. In 1960, after the
Transfer of Power from the French, the garden became the hub of horticultural
development in Puducherry. The garden also offers Toy train rides, six fountains
one of which is a musical and dancing fountain - active on weekends, with two
shows in the evening. It also boasts of a Japanese rock structure and an
aquarium.

Major Characteristics of the district, contribution of the district in the form

of any historical figure associated with the district.

Puducherry district is one of the important districts of Puducherry UT.

Puducherry bears relics to the rich cultural ancestry and traditional legacy of the
bygone French Era. Unaltered and unaffected by rapid industrialization, the
district of Puducherry has preserved the rich historical past of the glorious period
of French Colonies. Puducherry has become an integral part of India in the year
of 1954.

Most of the local indigenous population of Puducherry district speaks the local
dialect of Tamil. However representing the rich cultural traditions of the ancient
past, a large number of the local inhabitants also interact in French. The
educated elites of the district prefer the Global language of English that has
helped to erase International barriers. Puducherry has maintained a perfect
balance between agricultural productivity and industrial development. While
most of the local inhabitants are engaged in the traditional occupation of farming

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and the allied economic activities of Animal Husbandry and fishing for earning
their livelihood, the educated people are engaged in Industries and Service
Sectors.

Historical figures associated with the district:

There were many great leaders and personalities associated with the history of
Puducherry district and some of them are given below.
Ananda Ranga Pillai (30 March 1709 – 16 January 1761) was a dubash in the
service of the French East India Company. He is mainly famous for his set
of private diaries from the years 1736 to 1761 which portray life in 18th century
India. Ananda Ranga was especially known for his proximity to the French
Governor Joseph François Dupleix, who favored him in various appointments.
Since the discovery and translation of his diaries during the 19th and early 20th
centuries, Ananda Ranga Pillai has accumulated a great deal of posthumous fame
and recognition for his depiction of 18th century South India, the intrigues and
deals in French Puducherry and his description of the French conquest of Madras
and the Carnatic Wars. His set of diaries has emerged as one of our primary
sources of reference on the Carnatic Wars. C. S. Srinivasachari, a prominent
Indian historian, described Ananda Ranga Pillai as "the Samuel Pepys of French
India". Ananda Ranga Pillai's house in Puducherry, which is located in a street
named after the dubash, was one of the few buildings to survive the British
invasion of the city in 1761. It was recently recognized as a heritage monument
by the Government of Puducherry. The mansion is known for its unique blend of
Indian and French architecture: the ground floor being built in Indian fashion,
while the columns which supported the terrace followed the French architectural
style.
V. Subbiah (7February 1911–1993): At the time of India's Independence in 1947,
Puducherry was under French control. It took seven years for Puducherry to
achieve freedom. Puducherry has a unique place in the history of the freedom
movement in the country. It played a twin role, first it had to fight for its own
freedom and secondly, it gave active support to the Independence struggle against
the British. V. Subbiah was a communist leader he was the Secretary of
the Communist Party of French India. He is regarded as the founder of the trade
union movement in the union territory. Subbiah was one of the 'Tamrapatra
awardees', awarded the decoration for his role in the Indian freedom struggle.
During the early phase of his political career, Subbiah was influenced
by Mahatma Gandhi and joined the Indian National Congress. He founded the
Harijan Sevak Sangh in 1933. He launched a publication
called Swathantiram ('Independence'). He was jailed both by French and British
colonial authorities and moved underground when not in jail. In 1935 he
organized a union of thousands of textile workers in Puducherry. In July 1936,
twelve textile workers were killed as French police opened fire on demonstrators
in a bid to qualm the agitations of the union. The killings sparked uproar. Nehru
asked Subbiah to travel to Paris to negotiate directly with the French government.
Subbiah did so, and in Paris he was able to reach an agreement guaranteeing a
law for an 8-hour day for the workers in French India. In 1946 he was elected to
the Representative Assembly of French India as a candidate of the National
Democratic Front. In January 1947 he was elected to the French Senate as a
representative of French India. He sat in the Republican and Resistance Union for
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the French Union (the parliamentary faction of the French Communist Party). In
mid-1951 the arrest warrant against V. Subbiah was withdrawn. V. Subbiah
emerged as a major leader of the independence movement. In a public statement
he called for the formation of a united front compromising the Communist Party
and other pro-independence groups. V. Subbiah met Nehru on 13 August 1954 to
discuss the prospects of the resistance struggle. On 1 November 1954 France left
French India. V. Subbiah returned from exile, meeting a hero's welcome from
jubilant masses. Following the integration of Puducherry with the Indian Union,
V. Subbiah became leader of the Opposition in 1954 and 1963. He served as a
member of the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry 1964-1969 for the Communist
Party of India. In the coalition cabinet that governed the union territory 1969-
1973 he served as Minister of Agriculture.
Great nationalists like Aurobindo and Subramaniam Bharati took asylum in
Puducherry when Britishers were out to arrest them.

Subramania Bharathi (11December 1882-11 September 1921), was a writer,

poet, journalist, freedom fighter and social reformer from Tamil Nadu. Popularly
known as "Mahakavi Bharathi", he was a pioneer of modern Tamil poetry and is
considered one of the greatest Tamil literary figures of all time. His numerous
works were fiery songs kindling patriotism and nationalism during the Indian
Independence movement. During his exile in Puducherry, Bharati had the
opportunity to meet many other leaders of the revolutionary wing of the
Independence movement like Aurobindo, Lajpat Rai and V.V.S. Aiyar, who had
also sought asylum under the French. He wrote three of his greatest works
namely Kuyilpattu, Panchalisabatham and Kannanpattu during his stay in
Puducherry and also he edited "India" after it was banned in Madras by the
British administration. It was in Puducherry that the revolutionary V.V.
Subramaniya Iyer gave arms training to Vanchinathan, the youth who later killed
the then Tirunelveli collector Ashe, a white man.

Bharathidasan, a twentieth century Tamil poet, Bharathidasan was born in

Puducherry. His original name was Subburathinam. He was deeply influenced by
the Tamil poet and freedom fighter, Mahakavi Subramania Bharathi, who
mentored him and hence named himself Bharathidasan. A participant in the
Indian independence movement, he opposed the British and the French. He was
imprisoned for voicing his views against the French Government that was ruling
Puducherry at that time. A poet in his own right, writing mostly on socio-political
issues like caste, women's liberation and rationalism, Bharathidasan was one of
the key figures in the Dravidian rationalist movement. He was called 'Puratchi
Kavingnar' by the great rationalist leader and social reformer, Periyar E V
Ramaswami. He remained a prolific writer and poet till he died in 1964. He was
awarded the Sahitya Academy Award posthumously.
Sri.Aurobindo Ghose, an Indian nationalist, philosopher, yogi, guru and
poet. He joined the Indian movement for independence from British rule, for a
while became one of its influential leaders and then became a spiritual reformer,
introducing his visions on human progress and spiritual evolution. Aurobindo
studied for the Indian Civil Service at King's College, Cambridge, England. After
returning to India he took up various civil service works under the maharaja of
the princely state of Baroda and began to involve himself in politics. He was
imprisoned by the British for writing articles against British rule in India. He was
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released when no evidence was provided. During his stay in the jail he had
mystical and spiritual experiences, after which he moved to Puducherry, leaving
politics for spiritual work. During his stay in Puducherry, Aurobindo developed a
method of spiritual practice he called Integral Yoga. The central theme of his
vision was the evolution of human life into a life divine. He believed in a spiritual
realisation that not only liberated man but transformed his nature, enabling a
divine life on earth. In 1926, with the help of his spiritual collaborator, Mirra
Alfassa (referred to as "The Mother"), he founded the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. He
died on 5 December 1950 in Puducherry. His main literary works are The Life
Divine, which deals with theoretical aspects of Integral Yoga; Synthesis of Yoga,
which deals with practical guidance to Integral Yoga; and Savitri: A Legend and a
Symbol, an epic poem which refers to a passage in the Mahabharata, where its
characters actualise Integral Yoga in their lives. His works also include
philosophy, poetry, translations and commentaries on
the Vedas, Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita. He was nominated for the Nobel
Prize in Literature in 1943 and for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950.
Edouard Goubert was former Mayor and first chief minister of
Puducherry between 1 July 1963–11 September 1964. Initially a strongly pro-
French leader, he later shifted towards the pro-merger Indian National Congress,
which ultimately became the death knell for the sovereignty of
France's comptoirs (trading posts) in India.
V. Venkatasubha Reddiar, the second and the fourth Chief Minister of the Union
Territory of Puducherry. He was the first Indian Chief Minister of Puducherry. His
sacrifices and struggles to liberate Puducherry from French rule would take
volumes in the annals of Puducherry history. He was the pioneer in the freedom
struggle to liberate Puducherry from French rule. As per the direction of Pt.
Jawaharlal Nehru 12 leaders including him formed a parallel government against
French Government on 31 March 1954 which resulted to merge Puducherry with
Indian Union on 13 October 1954. He was the Chief Minister of the Union
Territory of Puducherry. He held this position from September 11, 1964 to April
8, 1967 and from March 6, 1968 to September 17, 1968.
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 Scope of Village and Town Directory

Concepts used in Village and Town Directory:

1. Educational Amenities:-The type of different educational facilities available in

the village is given in numbers. Both Government and private educational
facilities / institutions are considered for this-purpose. If there are composite
schools like Middle schools with Primary classes, or Secondary schools with
middle classes, these are included in the number of Primary and Middle schools
respectively. For example, if in a village there are two Primary schools and one
Middle school with primary classes, the number of Primary schools in the village
are given as three and that of Middle school as one even though there may be
only three educational institutions. So also in case of Secondary schools. For
better understanding, the distinctiveness of different types of schools is depicted
hereunder:

1.1 Pre-primary (PP): Now-a-days, the children are sent to schools at a very early
stage. Lot of pre-primary schools, private schools in particular, have come up in
villages and towns. These may or may not be recognized by the competent
authorities. Even many Secondary schools have classes starting from preprimary
level. Pre-primary classes include Nursery, K.G., Pre-basic, Play school, etc.

1.2 Primary School (P): Schools providing education from Standard 1 and
upward up to and inclusive of Standard V are classified as Primary Schools.

1.3 Middle School (M): Schools providing education from Standard VI and
upward up to and inclusive of Standard VIII are classified as Middle Schools. A
School with Class 1 to VIII is treated as two units, i.e. one Primary School and
one Middle School.

1.4 Secondary School (S): Schools providing education from Standard IX and
upwards up to and inclusive of Standard X are classified as Secondary Schools. A
composite school with 1 to X standard is treated as three separate units and
counted separately under the categories of Primary School, Middle School and
Secondary School.

1.5 Senior Secondary School (SS): Schools and colleges that provide education
for Standards XI and XII and first and second year of the Pre-University Course
fall under this category. There are Senior Secondary Schools with Standard I and
upwards up to Standard XII.

1.6. Degree College: (i) Arts/Science/Commerce : These are all educational

institutions that provide post-PUC level education leading to University
degree/diploma in any subject or combination of subjects and also post-graduate
levels of education. The college offering courses in Arts, Science or Commerce
either separately or in combination are covered under this category.

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(ii) Engineering College (E): It is a graduate/post-graduate degree college
providing Bachelor of Engineering (BE) or Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) or
post-graduate engineering degrees like M.Tech.

(iii) Medical Colleges: These are graduate/post-graduate degree colleges

providing MBBS or equivalent degree in alternative medicine like Ayurveda,
Unani, Homeopathy etc. or post-graduate medical degrees like M.D or equivalent
in the above branches of medicine.

1.7. Management College/ Institute (MI): It offers courses like Diploma in

Management, Post-Graduate Diploma in Management, Masters of Business
Administration (MBA) and specializations in different disciplines of Management
like Marketing, Human Resources Development (HRD) etc.

1.8. Polytechnic (Pt): An Institution providing certificate/diploma (not

equivalent to degree) in any technical subject like engineering, vocational courses
like embroidery, fashion designing etc. It may be both Government and Private.

1.9. Vocational School/ITI: It is a vocational training institute imparting

trainings in specific fields acquiring necessary skill, which will make the trainees
employable or create them opportunities of self-employment. Trainings offered by
Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) fall under this category.

1.10. Non-formal Education/Training Centre (NFTC): Non-vocational

education centers, established by the Central and State Governments provide
educational facilities to the interested persons irrespective of educational
qualification, and age. These education centers are open to all.

1.11. Special School for Disabled: There are Government and Government
recognized institutions/organizations engaged for providing education to different
groups of disabled persons.

2. Medical Facilities:

2.1 Hospital-Allopathic and Hospital-Alternative medicine: A hospital is an

Institution, where sick or injured are given medical or surgical care. Bed strength
differs from hospital to hospital ranging from 31 to 500 depending upon whether
these are sub-district, sub-divisional or district hospitals. If there is hospitals
providing facilities under different systems of medicines such as, Allopathy,
Ayuveda, Unani and Homeopathy etc., these details are given separately.

(a) Allopathy: The system of medical practice, which treats disease by the use of
remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the disease
under treatment.
(b) Ayurveda: Ayurveda means ‘Science of life’. The philosophy of Ayurveda is
based on the theory of Pancha Mahabhootas (Five elements) of which all the
objects and living bodies are composed of. The combination of these five elements
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are represented in the form of Tridosha: Vata, Pitta and Kapha. These three
‘doshas’ are physiological entities of living beings. Ayurveda developed into eight
distinct specialities, i.e., Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Eye and ENT,
Surgery, Toxicology, Geriatrics and Science of virility. Two types of treatments,
Preventive and Curative, are given in Ayurveda.
(c) Unani: Treatment of Unani consists of three components, namely, preventive,
promotive and curative. Unani system of medicine has been found to be
efficacious in conditions like Rheumatic Artharitis. Jaundice, Filarisis, Eczema,
Sinusitis and Bronchial Asthma. For the prevention of the disease and promotion
of health, the Unani System emphasizes six essentials: pure air, food and water,
physical movement and rest, psychic movement and rest, sleep and wakefulness
and retention of useful materials and evacuation of waste materials from the
body.
(d) Homoeopathy: Treatment in Homoeopathy, which is holistic in nature,
focuses on an individual’s response to a specific environment. Homoeopathic
medicines are prepared mainly from natural substances such as plant products,
minerals and animal sources. Homoeopathic medicines do not have any toxic,
poisonous or side effects. Homoeopathic treatment is economical as well and has
a very broad public acceptance.

2.2 Community Health Centre (CHC): Community Health Centres are designed
to provide referral health care for cases from PHC and those in need of specialist
health care approaching the CHC directly. 4 PHCs are included under each CHC
thus catering approximately 80,000 populations in tribal/hilly areas and 1,
20,000 populations for plain areas. CHC is a 30- bedded hospital providing
specialist care in Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Surgery and Paediatrics.

2.3 Primary Health Centre (PHC): A Primary Health Centre is the first contact
point between a village community and the Government medical officer. A PHC
covers a population of 20,000 in hilly, tribal or difficult areas and 30,000
populations in plain areas with 4-6 indoor/observation beds. It acts as a referral
unit for 6 sub-centres. It has a medical officer and para medical staff.

2.4 Primary Health Sub- Centre (PHS): A Primary Health Sub-centre is the first
contact point between the primary health care system and the community. As per
the population norms, one PHS is established for every 5,000 population in plain
areas and 3,000 population in hilly/ tribal/ desert areas. Each PHS has a
sanctioned strength of one male and one female heath worker.

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2.5 Maternity and Child Welfare Centre (MCW): It provides pre-natal and post-
natal services for both mother and child. The services include regular check-up of
pregnant women, giving folic tablets, counseling, delivery, immunization of
children with check-up etc.

2.6 TB Clinic (TBC): The diagnosis and treatment of TB are functions of the
general health services and hence it is a part and parcel of Primary Health Care.
Specialized units such as the District Tuberculosis Centre (DTC) act as referral
centres. TB clinics are established by the Government of India under the
National Tuberculosis Control Programme and implemented through a network of
DTC. The DTC is the nodal point for TB control activities in the district and it also
functions as a specialized referral centre. The functions of sub-district level
Tuberculosis Unit (TU) are implementation, monitoring and supervision of TB
control activities in its designated geographical areas.

2.7 Health Centre: Clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed. It
has no in-patient facility. A clinic (or an outpatient clinic) is a small private or
public health facility that is devoted to the care of outpatients, often in a
community, in contrast to larger hospitals, which also treat inpatients.

2.8 Dispensary: Place where patients are treated and medicines provided but
with no in-patient facility. Immunizations, MCH Services and sometimes
pathological tests are carried out here. It may be of allopathic or any alternative
medicine.
2.9 Veterinary Hospital: Mostly run by the State Government or local body for
treatment and preventive measures against diseases of domestic animals like
cows, buffaloes etc., in rural areas.
2.10 Mobile Health Clinic: These are Mobile vans well equipped with a range of
health services to villages located far away from the CHCs, PHCs or any public
health sources. The vans visit villages on designated days to deliver the health
care services. The services generally offered are OPD, ante-natal and post-natal,
B.P. examination, X-ray, ECG, Immunization, First Aid etc.
2.11 Family Welfare Centre: Check-up and counseling is provided to the
pregnant and married women regarding small family norm and devices for having
a small family. Temporary and permanent contraceptive devices are provided
here.
2.12 Nursing Home: A nursing home is a long –term care facility licensed by the
state that offers 24-hour room and board and health care services including basic
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treatments and programs to old and sick people. The difference between a
hospital and a nursing home is that a nursing home gives importance to
convalescence from a disease while a hospital gives medical treatment for the
disease.

2.13 Medicine Shop: A shop which sells drugs and medicines of any system of
medicine viz. allopathic, homeopathic, ayurvedic or unani medicines, is
considered as a medicine shop. Sometimes some shops and Paan shops also keep
ordinary medicines, like Crocin, Burnol etc. These shops are not taken as
medicine shops.

3. Drinking water: The following are the main source of drinking water facility
(ies) available in the village.

3.1 Tap Water-treated: This source of drinking water refers to a source of

drinking water which is provided to the villagers through pipes within their
premises or to the villagers through common taps (public taps/community water
points) by the Government departments, local bodies, panchayats, public or
private estate agencies, etc. after treatment. Such a source is treated as ‘Tap
water from treated source’.

3.2 Tap Water-un-treated: If the villagers are drawing drinking water through
pipes either directly from a well or bore well or after pumping the well or tube well
water, or the water is supplied through pipes to the households of the village or
through public taps without treatment. Such a source is treated as ‘Tap water
from un-treated source’.

3.3 Covered Well (CW): A well that is (1) covered on sides from run-off water
(i.e., excess water from rain, snowmelt or other sources flows over the land)
through a wall lining or casting that is raised above ground level on a platform
that diverts spilled water away from the well and (2) covered so that bird
droppings and animals cannot fall down the hole. It is considered as covered well.

3.4 Un-covered Well (UW): A well which is (1) un-covered on sides from runoff
water, (2) un-covered from bird droppings and animals; or (3) both.

3.5 Hand Pump (HP): Hand pump means where ground water is taken out
manually by operating a hand pump.

3.6 Tube Well / Borehole (TW): Tube well denotes the ground water source from
where ground water is taken out through electrical or diesel pump. Spring,
River/Canal, Tank/Pond/Lark are self-explanatory.

4. Community Toilet Complex : Community Toilet may be constructed and

maintained by Gram Panchayats or Private NGOs like Sulabh Sauchalaya or
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5. Rural Sanitary Mart or Sanitary Hardware Outlet (RSM): It is an outlet
dealing with the materials, hardware and designs required for the construction of
not only sanitary latrines but other sanitary facilities such as compost pit,
washing platform and other sanitation and hygiene accessories required for
individuals, households and the environment in the rural areas.

6. Community bio-gas or recycle of waste for productive use: Many of the

solid wastes having economic values but put for disposal can be recycled for
reuse. For example, food, cow dung, leaves, vegetable, paper, wood, plastics, old
cloth etc. However, some of the wastes are not recyclable. These are carbon
paper, thermo coal etc. When recyclable solid wastes is subjected to
decomposition, bio-gas could be produced under favourable conditions. These
systems of recycling may be there at the village level organized by Gram
Panchayats with technical support from Governments or non-government
organizations.

7. Communication and transport Facilities:

7.1 Post Office (PO): Self-explanatory.

7.2 Sub-Post Office (SPO): Sub-post office includes Extra Departmental Post
Offices and those providing franchise postal services and also part time services
in lieu of some honorarium. The limited postal services include sale of stamps,
receipt of letters and money orders and also distribution of letters.

7.3 Post & Telegraph Office (PTO): Telegraph office is set up by the Government
to enable people to send or receive telegrams. If the phonogram facility is
available (though the Telegraph office may not be equipped with Morse Code
Transmitters), the village is considered to be having telegraph facility.

7.4 Telephones (landlines): If the village is having the Public Call Office (PCO)
either run by the Post Office or by individuals or by a private shop, then the
village is considered to be having telephone facility.

7.5 Public Call Office (PCO)/Mobile PCO: Self explanatory.

7.6 Mobile Phone Coverage: Mobile phones are now very common particularly in
urban areas. Some villages by virtue of being in close proximity to the urban
areas also enjoy the benefits of the mobile phone services. Even if a few villagers
avail the services of mobile phones, then the village is considered to be having
access to mobile phone.

7.7 Internet Cafes/Common Service Centres (CSC): If the village is having the
facility of Cyber Cafes or shops owned by private individuals providing the facility
of surfing of the internet, then the village is considered to be having access to
internet/cyber cafe facility. Government of India formulated the scheme of CSC
with the vision of providing all government services in an integrated manner at
the door step of the citizen at an affordable cost even in the remotest corners of
the country through a combination of it based as well as non-IT based services.

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7.8 National Highway (NH): These are main highways running through the length
and breadth of the country. Each NH is numbered like NH-1, NH-2 for easy
identification.

7.9 State Highway (SH): These are roads of a state linking district headquarters
and important cities within a State and connecting them with NHs or Highways of
the neighboring States.

7.10 Major District Roads (MDR): These are important roads within a district,
serving areas of production and markets and connecting these with each other or
with the main Highways.

7.11 Other District Roads (ODR): These are roads serving rural areas of
production and providing them with outlet to market centres, taluka
headquarters, block development head quarters or other main roads.

7.12 Village Road: The approach to village refers to the state of road etc., leading
to the village. This is to see whether the village is approachable both in fair and
foul weather, and whether it is inaccessible only for some time in the year.

7.13. Black-Topped (Pucca) Road (BTR): A road provided with a bituminous

surfacing.

7.14 Gravel (Kuchha) Road (GR): A road constructed using well compacted
crushed rock or gravel material (coarse sand, small stones), which is fairly
resilient and does not become slippery when wet.

7.15 Water Bound Macadam (WBM): This is the road layer made of crushed or
broken mixture of sand and rock fragments mechanically interlocked by rolling
and voids filled with screening and binding material with the assistance of water.

7.16 Foot Path (FP): A trodden path for the use by pedestrians and in some cases
bicycles. The Foot Paths are not suitable for vehicular traffic except bicycles in
some cases. Most of the interior/forest villages are connected by Foot Paths.

8. Banks and Credit Societies: - Banking facility means a place where a person
can operate a bank account.

8.1 Commercial Bank (CB): These may be banks wholly owned by the
Government of India. or by Indian or Foreign Companies.

8.2 Cooperative Banks (Coop. B): A co-operative bank is a financial entity

which belongs to its members, who are at the same time the owners and the
customers of their bank. Cooperative banks are often created by persons
belonging to the some local or professional community or sharing a common
interest. These banks are registered under the Cooperative Societies Act. The
cooperative banks are regulated by RBI and are covered by the Banking
Regulations Act, 1949.

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8.3 Agricultural Credit Society (ACS): Major objectives of the ACS are to supply
agricultural credit to meet the requirements of funds for agricultural production,
the distribution of essential consumer commodities, the provision of storage and
marketing facilities and for light agricultural implements and machinery.

8.4 Non-Agricultural Credit Society (NCS): These societies include consumer

cooperative societies and also credit cooperative societies of certain categories of
persons like teachers, health workers, etc.

9. Miscellaneous Facilities:

9.1 Self-help Group (SHG): Self-Help Groups are groups of between 10-25
women created by either NGOs or under the SGSY (Swarnjayanti Gram
Swarozgar Yojana) for the purposes of meeting local credit needs. They are
sometimes called Mahila Mandals in villages.

9.2. Public Distribution System (PDS) shop: The shops through which some
essential commodities are sold by the government at subsidized rates. They may
also be known as ration shops and control shops.

9.3. Mandis/Regular Market: These are those clusters of shops with or without
fixed premises which are open on at least six days a week and opens at least from
morning hours to dusk.

9.4. Weekly Haat: These are those clusters of shops with or without fixed
premises which are open once a week.

9.5. Agricultural Marketing Society: It is a common platform to analyse the

issues among all the individuals and institutions in the field of agricultural
marketing.

9.6. Nutrition Centre: Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS): The

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme set up by the Government
of India with the objective of providing following package of services to the
children under 6 years and pregnant and lactating mothers in villages such as;
Immunization, Health Check-up, Referral Services, Pre-school Non-formal
Education and Nutrition & Health Education.

9.7. Anganwadi Centre: Each centre under the ICDS scheme is run by an
Anganwadi Worker. One Anganwadi worker is appointed for specified population
of the village. They are basically local women. They are assisted by Anganwadi
helper. They provide pre-school non-formal education at the Centre and provide
food to the children.

9.8. Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA): ASHA is a health activist in the
community who will create awareness on health and its social determinants and
mobilize the community towards local health planning and increased utilization
and accountability of the existing health services. She would be a promoter of
good health practices. She will also provide a minimum package of curative care
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as appropriate and feasible for that level and make timely referrals. She will act
as a motivator of different types of health related activities. Unlike ANM, she will
not be involved in any clinical activities like immunization.

9.9. Sports Club/Recreation Centre: Indoor and out-door games are arranged
by the Club and activities like wrestling, Judo Karate etc. are also done there.

9.10. Cinema/Video Hall (CV): If regular cinema houses licensed by

Government is available, then the town/village is considered to be having the
facility of Cinema Hall. Video hall owners screen films in their own or hired
premises.

9.11. Public Library: Books are kept there which can be accessed by the public
on loan basis. These may be sponsored by Government or Local Body or
Panchayat or any influential person. Free service or nominal charges are made for
using the facility.

9.12. Public Reading Room: Here the public may read newspapers and
magazines. These may be sponsored by Government or Local Body or Panchayat
or any influential person.

9.13. Newspaper Supply: The availability of the Newspaper(s), both in English or

vernacular, in the village is considered to having the said facility.

10. Availability of Electricity/Power. If power is actually available, whatever

may be the form of its use, it is indicated affirmative. If the village is having
electricity for domestic purposes and the residents are using the same for
domestic use, then it is considered that domestic power supply is available. If the
electricity authority has not given domestic supply to the households on their
request and people are using unauthorized electricity either by stealthily or
misuse the supply meant for agricultural or industrial purposes, then it is not
considered as availability of electricity for domestic purposes. However, if the
village goes out of power due to temporary technical problems such as,
transformer failures, theft of electrical equipment, etc., it is considered that
electricity is available. Supply of electricity is considered available even when
there is a temporary ban on new domestic connections. Connections to
residential houses, bungalows, clubs, hostels and hospitals run on non-
commercial basis, charitable, educational and religious institutions are included
in the domestic category.

10.1 Power Supply for domestic use: This category includes electricity used
only for domestic consumption.

10.2 Power supply for agricultural use: This category includes all electricity
connections given to the farmers for conducting various agricultural activities
including irrigation.

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10.3 Power supply for commercial use: This category includes electricity
connections given for workshops, industries etc. or for any commercial purposes.

10.4 Power supply for all uses: This category includes electricity connection is
available for domestic use, agricultural use, and for any commercial purposes.

11. Land Use Pattern: The land use area of the villages is given in hectares. The
land use pattern in the Village Directory conform to the pattern of classification of
land use as recommended by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. The
Ministry has recommended the maintenance of records of land use pattern under
the 9 categories as indicated in the Village Directory.

12. System of drainage : Generally, by drainage system, we mean the network of

mains and branches of underground conduits for the conveyance of sewerage to the
point of disposal. Sewers that carry only household and industrial wastage are
called separate sewers; those that carry storm water from roofs, streets and other
surfaces are known as storm water drains, while those carrying both sewage and
storm water are called combined sewers. However, in towns, which are not provided
with such underground sewerage system, it is mentioned whether it has open
drainage system. There may be possibility of the town having both closed as well as
open drainage systems.

13. Type of latrines: The data on various types of latrines both public and private
together are collected. The three types of latrines considered here are, Pit Latrine,
Flush/Pour Flush Latrine and Service Latrine.

(i) Pit System: The latrines are attached to the pit that is dug into the ground for
the reception of night soil, are reckoned as pit latrine.

(ii) Flush/pour flush: A flush latrine uses a cistern or holding tank for flushing
water and has a water seal, which is a U-shaped pipe, below the seat or squatting
pan that prevents the passage of flies and odours. A pour flush latrine uses a water
seal, but unlike a flush latrine, a pour flush latrine uses water poured by hand for
flushing (no cistern is used).

(iii) Service: Type of latrine from where night soil is removed manually by
scavengers. All other types of latrines are covered under “Others” category.

14. Protected Water Supply- Source and capacity of Storage system: There
are various sources of water supply and its storage system in the town.

14.1 Service Reservoir: A service reservoir is a water storage container that

holds clean water after it has been treated in a water plant, and before it is piped
to the end users. These containers are covered, and are designed to keep the
water safe from contamination. Their main purpose is to provide a buffer within
the water supply system so that water supplies can be maintained across periods
of varying demand.
14.2 River Infiltration Gallery: Infiltration Galleries are capable of supplying
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needs, i.e. where an impermeable rock barrier affects well efficiency, or where
surface water sources are too shallow for intake screens. Infiltration galleries are
one or more horizontal screens placed adjacent to (on-shore), or directly
underneath (bed-mounted), a surface water source.
14.3 Bore Well Pumping System: A bore well is a well of 6" to 12" in diameter
drilled into the earth for retrieving water. The depth of a bore well can vary from
50 feet to 3000 feet. Water is pumped out to surface through
electricity/generator.
14.4 Pressure Tank: Tank that is used to ensure consistent water pressure and
for storage of water. Usually located in basement of house but sometimes (in
older settings) located in well pit.
15. Road lighting (Points): Road lighting means the number of street lights that
are maintained in the town.

16. Home Orphanage: Orphanage is the name to describe a residential institution

devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or
otherwise unable to care for them. Parents, and sometimes grandparents, are
legally responsible for supporting children, but in the absence of these or other
relatives willing to care for the children, they become a ward of the state, and
orphanages are a way of providing for their care and housing.

17. Working women's hostel: These may be recognised or non-recognised by any

public authority. The data on number of working women's hostels available in the
town are collected with number of seats.

18. Old Age Home: There are two types of Old Age Homes in India. One is the
"Free" type which cares for the destitute old people who have no one else to care
for them. They are given shelter, food, clothing and medical care. The second type
is the "Paid" home where care is provided for a fee. Nowadays, such "Retirement"
homes have become very popular in India and they are well worth considering.

19. Stadium: A stadium is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports,

concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly or completely
surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view
the event.

20. Auditorium/Community Hall: These are the places where meetings,

social functions etc. are organised.

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 Brief Note on Village and Town Directory

Abbreviations used in Village/Town Directory 2011 Census:-

Village Directory 2011 Census:-

The Village Directory has been compiled for both inhabited and un-inhabited
villages. In the village directory both private and government
facilities/institutions have been given. In case of un-inhabited /depopulated
villages, the location code number, name and area of the village has been given
universally in Village Directory and Village PCA. The columns relating to the
amenities and land use pattern, etc. being left blank and it will be noted against
the name of the village that it is un-inhabited/depopulated. The Appendices to
Village Directory and Inset Tables based on village Directory data are also
prepared for inhabited villages.
In the Village Directory format for 2011 Census there are 121 columns and
the details thereon are as follows:
Columns 1: Serial Number: - Self explanatory. All the villages within the CD
block are presented serially in the ascending order of their location code number.
Columns 2: Name of village: - Self explanatory. The name of the villages are
shown against this column. This also includes the forest and uninhabited
villages.
Columns 3: Location Code Number of village. The location code number of the
villages are shown against this column.
Columns 4: Area of the Village: - The area of the villages has been given in
hectares.
Column 5: Total Population: - The total population of the village as per 2011
Census has been given against this column.
Column6: Number of Households: - The number of households as per 2011
Census have been given in this column.
Amenities: - The availability of different infrastructural amenities such as
education, medical, drinking water, post, telegraph, banks, credit societies,
recreation and cultural facilities, communication, power, etc. in each village have
been given in the Village Directory. Wherever the amenities are not available in
the village, the distance range code viz; ‘a’ for <5 Kms, ‘b’ for 5-10 Kms and ‘c’ for
10+ Kms of the nearest where facility is available is given. Column wise details
are given below:
Columns No. 7 – 20 Educational Facilities: - All the different educational
facilities available in the village have been given under these columns.
Nursery/LKG//UKG classes are included in Pre-Primary Schools, Classes up to
class V included in Primary School; Classes from VI to VIII are included in the
Middle school. Classes from IX and X included in Secondary School. Classes
from XI and XII are included in Senior Secondary School. In case of composite
schools like middle school with primary school or secondary school with middle
school, these are also included in the number of primary and middle schools,
respectively. The information on the entire educational institutes is given under
these columns.

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 Columns No. 21 to 38 - Medical Facilities: - All the different medical facilities
available in the village have been given under these columns.
Columns No. 39 to 46 -Drinking Water: - The information on availability of
various types of the drinking water facility within the village has been given under
these columns.
Columns No. 47 to 50 – Availability of Toilet and others:- The information on
availability of toilet and Bio-Gas etc. available in the village has been given under
these columns.
Columns No. 51 to 67 Communication (Post & Telegraph and transport):- The
information on communication and Post Office, Sub-Post Office, & Telegraph
Office, Village PIN Code number, Phone-Landlines, Mobile Phone, Private Courier
Facility, Internet Café, etc; available in the village has been given under these
columns. The information on all various transport facilities whether
public/private transport like Bus, Railway Station, or Navigable waterways, Taxi ,
Van, Tractors etc. available in the village has also been given under these
columns.
Columns No.68 to 79 – Village connected to High ways, Village Roads, Banks
and Credit Societies: - The information on all roads connected to village has been
given under these columns. These include National Highway, State Highway,
District Roads and other district roads connected to the village, Pucca roads,
Kutchcha Roads, Water Bounded Macadam Roads, Navigable Water Ways and
Foot Paths has been given under these columns. Further, the information on
availability of banks, ATM and Agricultural Credit societies in the village has been
given under these columns.
Column No. 80 to 96 Miscellaneous Facilities: - The information on various
miscellaneous facilities available in the village has been given under these
columns. These includes Self -Help Group, Public Distribution Shop (PDS),
Mandi /Regular Market, Weekly Haat, Agricultural Marketing Society, Nutrition
Centre(ICDS),Anganwadi Centre, ASHA, Community Centre, Sports Fields, Sports
Club/Recreation Centre, Cinema/Video Halls, Public Library, Public Reading
Room, News Paper Supply, Assembly Polling Station, Birth and Death
Registration Office.
Columns No. 97 to 100 – Electricity: - Availability of Power Supply in the village,
whatever may be the form of its use has been given in these columns. These
include Electricity for Domestic Use, Electricity for Agriculture Use Electricity for
Commercial Use, and Electricity for all purpose Domestic Uses.
Column No. 101 and 102 -Nearest Town: - The name of the nearest town along
with the distance range code has been in these columns.
Land use and Irrigation: - The land use pattern in the Village Directory conform
to the pattern of classification of land use as recommended by the Ministry of
Agriculture, Government of India. The Ministry has recommended the
maintenance of records of land use pattern under the following 9 categories.
(i)-Column No. 103 -Forests:-This includes all lands classed as forest under any
legal enactment dealing with forests or administered as forests, whether state-
owned or private, and whether wooded or maintained as potential forest land.
The area of crops raised in the forest and grazing lands or areas open for grazing
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 (ii)-Column No. 104- Area under non-agricultural use:-This includes all lands
occupied by buildings, roads and railways or under water, e.g. rivers and canals
and other lands put to uses other than agriculture.
(iii)-Columns No. 105- Barren and un-culturable land:-This includes all barren
and unculturable land like mountains, deserts, etc. land which cannot be
brought under cultivation except at an exorbitant cost should be classed as
unculturable whether such land is in isolated blocks or within cultivated
holdings.
(iv)-Column No. 106- Permanent Pastures and other Grazing Lands:-This
includes all grazing lands whether they are permanent pastures and meadows or
not. Village common grazing land is included under this head.
(v)-Column No. 107- Land under Miscellaneous Tree Crops, etc.:- This includes
all cultivable land which is not included in ‘Net area sown’ but is put to some
agricultural uses. Lands under Causing trees, thatching grasses, bamboo
bushes and other groves for fuel, etc. which are not included under ‘Orchards’ are
classed under this category.
(vi)-Column No. 108- Culturable Waste Land: - This includes lands available for
cultivation, whether not taken up for cultivation or taken up for cultivation once
but not cultivated during the current year and the last five years or more in
succession for one reason or other. Such lands may be either fallow or covered
with shrubs and jungles which are not put to any use. They may be assessed or
unassessed and may lie in isolated blocks or within cultivated holdings. Land
once cultivated but not cultivated for five years in succession is also included in
this category at the end of the five years.
(vii)-Column No. 109- Fallow Lands other than Current Fallows: - This includes
all lands which were taken up for cultivation but are temporarily out of
cultivation for a period of not less than one year and not more than five years.
(viii)-Column No. 110- Current Fallows: - This represents cropped area, which
is kept fallow during the current year. For example, if any seeding area is not
cropped against the same year it may be treated as current fallow.
(ix)-Column No. 111- Net Area Sown: - This represents the total area sown with
crops and orchards. Area sown more than once; in the same year is counted only
once.
Column No. 112- Total Irrigated Land Area: - It includes all land which is
cultivable and irrigated by any source of irrigation. The total irrigated area of the
village has been given under this column.
Column No. 113- Total Un-Irrigated land Area: - Un-Irrigated area includes all
land which is cultivable but not irrigated by any source of irrigation. The total un-
irrigated land area of the village has been given under this column.
Column No. 114 to 118 Area Irrigated by source: - The area irrigated by various
source of irrigation in the village have been given under these columns. The
different source of irrigation facilities available in the village are as follows:
(i)-Canals(C)-Govt. or Pvt., (ii)-Wells/Tube-wells (W/TW), (iii)-Tanks/Lake(T/L),
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 Columns No.119 to 121:-Three most important commodities manufactured:-
The names of three most important commodities manufactured in the village are
indicated in this column.
C.D.Block level totals of the Village Directory:-
At the end of entries for the Village Directory of each C.D. Block, the totals of
different columns are being given wherever possible. However, in case of some of
the columns, it may not be possible to work out the CD Block level totals, in such
cases the particular of relevant columns are being left blank against C.D.Block
level.
Appendices to Village Directory: - The Village Directory also includes the
following appendices:

Appendix –I : Summary showing total number of villages having

Educational, Medical and other amenities in villages –
C.D. Block level.

Appendix I A : Villages by number of Primary Schools.

Appendix I B : Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools.

Appendix I C : Villages with different sources of drinking water facilities

available.

Appendix II : Villages with 5,000 and above population which do not have
one or more amenities available.

Appendix –III : Land utilization data in respect of Census towns.

Appendix –IV : C.D. Block wise list of inhabited villages where no amenity
other than drinking water facility is available.

Appendix –V : Summary showing number of Villages not having Scheduled

Caste population.

Appendix –VI : Summary showing number of Villages not having Scheduled

Tribe population.

Appendix -VII A: List of villages according to the proportion of the

Scheduled Castes to the total population by ranges.

Appendix- VII B: List of villages according to the proportion of the

Scheduled Tribes to the total population by ranges.

Appendix –VIII : Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat

(C.D. blockwise).

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Villages fully merged in towns and outgrowths at 2011 CENSUS

Sl. No. Name of Village in 2001 Census Name of Taluk Present Status

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 Villianur Community Development Block
Alphabetical List of Villages
District: Puducherry
Taluk : Villianur

Location Code
Sl. No. Name of Village
2011 Census 2001 Census
Name of Taluk: Villianur

1 Arugur 644951 00002900

2 Chettipet 644924 00000200
3 Kalithirthalkuppam 644938 00001600
4 Karasur 644943 00002100
5 Katteri 644927 00000500
6 Kizhur 644952 00003000
7 Kodathur 644930 00000800
8 Koodapakkam 644948 00002600
9 Kunichampet 644931 00000900
10 Kuppam 644928 00000600
11 Madagadipet 644939 00001700
12 Manakuppam 644958 00003600
13 Manalipet 644923 00000100
14 Mangalam 644954 00003200
15 Mannadipet 644932 00001000
16 Oussudu 644950 00002800
17 Perungalur 644957 00003500
18 Pillaiyarkuppam 644947 00002500
19 Pudukuppam 644926 00000400
20 Ramanathapuram 644946 00002400
21 Sannasikuppam 644937 00001500
22 Sathamangalam 644953 00003100
23 Sedarapet 644942 00002000
24 Sellipattu 644936 00001400
25 Sorapet 644934 00001200
26 Suthukeny 644925 00000300
27 Thethampakkam 644929 00000700
28 Thirubuvanai 644940 00001800
29 Thirukanji 644956 00003400
30 Thiruvandarkoil 644941 00001900
31 Thondamanatham 644945 00002300
32 Thuthipet 644944 00002200
33 Ulaivaikkal 644949 00002700
34 Uruvaiyar 644955 00003300
35 Vadanur 644933 00001100
36 Vambupet 644935 00001300

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VILLIANUR C.D. BLOCK
PUDUCHERRY DISTRICT
Kilometres
3 1.5 0 3
Area in Sq.Km. 130

No. of Taluks 1

B
TAMIL NADU No. of Villages 36
! 926
Distance from
644923
! District 10 Kms
R . 925 S Headquarters
Gi n ge e 924 S! F ro
B m
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nur
931 TAMIL NADU
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932
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944
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I N D 947
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934 936 !S S ! 946
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S B
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mb KURUMBAPET OZHUKARAI (M)
3

ai
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cherry
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B ! 948 To Pudu
950 ! D SB
! rry
e
B S
Koodapakkam
S 804038 To Puduche
R. 949 rry
TAMIL NADU ! che
! 940
Thirubuvanai Pudu To
Kalithirthalkuppam B To Puducherry
938
From ! B
S Thiruvandarkoil RS

OC AM
S 941 To Villianur
Viluppuram NH 45A ! S
644960

BL PP
644959 (CT)

K
S
S ! 939
ODIAMPET

C. IAN erry
B 951
B Madagadipet From Viluppuram VILLIANUR

D. KU
! Arugur

h
SB (OG)

AR uduc
D

P o
T
From To Cuddalore NH
Viluppuram 45A To Villianur
TAMIL NADU NH 4 5 A
954
S!
955
!
956
B ! TAMIL
B
953 S
From Siruvan !S952
! NADU
dadu re
om l o
Fr dda
kkam u
Ne ttapa C
From 957
ARIANKUPPAM ! ARIANKUPPAM
C.D. BLOCK C.D. BLOCK
! 644958 TAMIL
Villianur Community Development Block (C.D.Block)
boundary is co-terminus with Taluk boundary NADU
excluding Statutory town.

C.D. Block Headquarters is also Taluk Headquarters.

Out Growth with MDDS Code.................................. 644960

National Highway.................................................... NH 45A

Boundary, State / U.T./ District..................................... State Highway......................................................... SH 203

,, C.D. Block....................................................
,, Taluk............................................................
,, Village with MDDS Code...........................
Headquarters: C.D. Block.............................................
Important Metalled Road.........................................
RS
Railway line with Station, Broad Gauge..................
! 644923 River and Stream.....................................................
High School / Senior Secondary School.................. S

Villages with Population size : 500-999, 1000-4999, Bank......................................................................... B

5000 & above.............................................................. ! ! ! Primary Health Centre..............................................

804038 Health Centre / Dispensary.......................................
Statutory Town with MDDS Code............................... D

Census Town with MDDS Code................................. 644959 Other Medical Facilities.............................................

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Amenities and
Number of educational amenities available. (If not available
within the village , the distance range code viz; a for < 5
Kms, b for 5-10 Kms and c for 10+ kms of nearest place where

Total area of the village ( in hectares rounded up to one decimal place)

facility is available is given).

Degree college of arts science & commerce (ASC)

Number of households (2011 census)

Non-formal training centre (NFTC)

Special school for disabled (SSD)
Total population ( 2011 census )

Vocational training school /ITI

Senior Secondary school (SS)

Management institute (MI)

Engineering college(EC)
Pre-Primary school (PP)

Medical college (MC)

Secondary School (S)
Primary school (P)
Middle school (M)
Location code no.

Polytechnic (Pt)

Others (specify)
Name village
Sr.No.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
CD Block:- Villianur (0001)

1 Manalipet 644923 108.91 1244 285 1 1 1 a a c c c c c c c c b

2 Chettipet 644924 252.61 1822 431 1 1 a a a b c c c c c c c b
3 Suthukeny 644925 428.01 2637 611 1 1 1 1 a c b c c c c c c c
4 Pudukuppam 644926 278.58 2211 519 1 1 1 1 a c b c c c c c c c
5 Katteri 644927 366.8 4292 1054 3 6 3 3 2 c b b c c c c c c
6 Kuppam 644928 305.45 2731 666 a 1 a a a c c b c c c c c c
7 Thethampakkam 644929 163.7 2109 512 2 2 a a a c b b c c c c c b
8 Kodathur 644930 362.9 3605 786 2 5 4 1 b c b b c c c c c b
9 Kunichampet 644931 540.04 5692 1376 1 2 1 1 1 b c c c c c c c b
10 Mannadipet 644932 405.95 11176 2584 8 10 7 5 1 b b b b c c c c 1
11 Vadanur 644933 350.06 4925 953 5 '7 4 3 1 b b b b c c c c a
12 Sorapet 644934 435.04 5110 1202 3 4 2 2 b b c c c c c c c b
13 Vambupet 644935 184.35 1111 269 1 2 1 a b b b b b c c c c b
14 Sellipattu 644936 274.94 2893 664 1 1 1 1 b b b b b c c c c b
15 Sannasikuppam 644937 347.11 2375 589 2 2 2 b b b b b b b c c c b
16 Kalithirthalkuppam 644938 557.42 8862 2137 5 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 b b c c 2
17 Madagadipet 644939 368.62 7253 1709 5 7 4 3 2 a 1 a 1 b b c c 1
18 Thirubuvanai 644940 327.99 9374 2247 4 4 3 3 2 a a a a b b c c a
19 Thiruvandarkoil 644941 384.04 7078 1651 4 6 5 4 1 a b b b c b c c b
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Land use ( As in 2009 )
N u mb e r o f M e d ic a l A me n it ie s a v a ila b le . (If n o t
a v a ila b le w it h in t h e v illa g e , t h e d is ta n c e ra n g e
c o d e v iz; a fo r < 5 K ms , b fo r 5-10 K ms a n d c
fo r 10+ kms o f n e a re s t p la c e w h e re fa c ilit y is
a v a ila b le is g iv e n ).
Community health centre (CHC)
Primary health sub centre (PHS)
Primary health centre (PHC)
21 22
a b
a b
a a
a a
b 1
b a
b a
a a
a a
1 1
a a
a 1
a a
a a
a a
b a
b a
b 1
b a
Maternity and child welfare centre (MCW)
Hospital-alternative medicine (HO)
Hospital-allopathic (HA)
T.B. clinic (TBC)
23 24 25 26
1 1 c c
a a c c
1 1 c c
1 1 c c
1 2 1 c
a a c c
a a c c
1 1 c c
1 1 c c
a 1 1 c
1 1 c c
a 1 1 c
a a c c
1 1 c c
1 1 c c
1 1 c c
1 1 c c
a 1 1 c
1 1 c c
Veterinary hospital (VH)
Dispensary (D)
27 28
c c
c c
c c
c c
1 c
c c
c c
c c
c c
2 1
c c
1 c
c c
c c
c c
c c
c c
1 1
c c
N u mb e r o f N o n -Go v e rn me n t
M e d ic a l A me n it ie s a v a ila b le .
Charitable non Govt. hospital/Nursing home.
Traditional practitioner and faith healer .
Medical practitioner with MBBS Degree
Medical practitioner with other degree
Medical practitioner with no degree
Family welfare centre (FWC)
Mobile health clinic (MHC)
Name of Village
Medicine Shop
Serial Number
29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Others
38 2 1
c c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Manalipet 1
c c c 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 Chettipet 2
c c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Suthukeny 3
1 c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Pudukuppam 4
1 c 1 0 4 0 4 1 1 0 Katteri 5
c c c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Kuppam 6
c c c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Thethampakkam 7
c c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Kodathur 8
c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Kunichampet 9
1 c 1 1 5 2 5 1 5 0 Mannadipet 10
c c 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Vadanur 11
c c 1 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 Sorapet 12
c c c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Vambupet 13
c c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Sellipattu 14
c c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sannasikuppam 15
c c 1 1 300 2 0 1 2 0 Kalithirthalkuppam 16
1 c 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 Madagadipet 17
c c 1 0 9 0 3 1 1 0 Thirubuvanai 18
1 c 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 Thiruvandarkoil 19
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Amenities and
A vailability of drinking water - Availability of toilet & Communication and
Yes / No others Yes / No transport facilities (If
amenities available code -
Yes is given except for
Village Pin Code ,If not

Community bio- gas or recycle of waste for productive

Rural manitary mart or sanitary hardware outlet
Well water (Covered / Uncovered well)

Post & Telegraph office (P&TO)

Community toilet including bath.
Community toilet excluding bath.
Tap water (Treated/Untreated)

(Land lines)
available near the village.

Public call office (PCO)

Tube wells / Bore well

Sub post office (SPO)

Tank / Pond / Lake

Village Pin Code

Post office(PO)
Name village

River / Canal
Hand Pump

Telephones
Spring

Others
Sr.No.

use.

1 2 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56

CD Block:- Villianur (0001)

1 Manalipet Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b a b 605501 Yes Yes

2 Chettipet Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a a a 605501 Yes Yes
3 Suthukeny Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No No b Yes b 605502 Yes Yes
4 Pudukuppam Yes No No No No No No No No No No No c a c 605502 Yes Yes
5 Katteri Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b Yes b 605502 Yes Yes
6 Kuppam Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a a a 605502 Yes Yes
7 Thethampakkam Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b b b 605502 Yes Yes
8 Kodathur Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a a a 605501 Yes Yes
9 Kunichampet Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a b a 605501 Yes Yes
10 Mannadipet Yes No No No No No No No No No No No Yes a Yes 605501 Yes Yes
11 Vadanur Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a Yes a 605501 Yes Yes
12 Sorapet Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b Yes b 605501 Yes Yes
13 Vambupet Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b a b 605501 Yes Yes
14 Sellipattu Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b Yes b 605105 Yes Yes
15 Sannasikuppam Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b Yes a 605101 Yes Yes
16 Kalithirthalkuppam Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a Yes c 605107 Yes Yes
17 Madagadipet Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b Yes c 605107 Yes Yes
18 Thirubuvanai Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a Yes a 605107 Yes Yes
19 Thiruvandarkoil Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a Yes a 605102 Yes Yes
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Land use ( As in 2009 )
Village connected to highways,village roads, banks
& credit s ocieties (If amenities available code -Yes
available within the village , the distance is given, If not available within the village , the
range code viz; a for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10 dis tance range code viz; a for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10
Kms and c for 10+ kms of nearest place Kms and c for 10+ kms of neares t place where
where facility is available is given). facility is available is given).

Cycle-pulled rickshaws(Manual & Machine driven)

Internet cafes/ Common service centre (CSC)

Connected to major district road (MDR)

Water bounded macadam(WBM) roads

Navigable waterway (river/canal)(NW)
Connected to national highway(NH)

Commercial & Co-operative Banks

Connected to others district road
Connected to state highway(SH)
Bus service (Public & Private)

Agricultural Credit Societies

Carts driven by animals
Sea /River ferry service
Mobile phone coverage

Private courier facility

Auto/Modified Autos

Name of Village
Railway stations

Kutchcha roads
Taxis and Vans

Serial Number
Footpaths (FP)
Pucca roads
Tractors

ATM
57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 2 1

Yes a b Yes c b b Yes c Yes - b a Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes b a Manalipet 1
Yes a a Yes c a a Yes c Yes - c a Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a a Yes Chettipet 2
Yes a b Yes c c c Yes c Yes - c a Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes b Yes Suthukeny 3
Yes a a Yes c c c Yes c Yes - c c Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a c Yes Pudukuppam 4
Yes Yes Yes Yes c c c Yes c Yes - c c Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes b Yes Katteri 5
Yes a a Yes c c c Yes c Yes - c c Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a c a Kuppam 6
Yes a b Yes b b b Yes c Yes - c Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a b a Thethampakkam 7
Yes a a Yes a a a Yes c Yes - c Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes a Yes Kodathur 8
Yes a a Yes c a a Yes c Yes - c a Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes a Yes Kunichampet 9
Yes Yes Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes c Yes - b Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Mannadipet 10
Yes a a Yes b a a Yes c Yes - b Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes a Yes Vadanur 11
Yes b b Yes c b b Yes c Yes - b Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes b Yes Sorapet 12
Yes b b Yes b b b Yes c Yes - b Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes b b a Vambupet 13
Yes b b Yes b b b Yes c Yes - b Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes b b a Sellipattu 14
Yes b b Yes b a a Yes c Yes - b b Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes b Yes Sannasikuppam 15
Yes Yes Yes Yes b a a Yes c Yes - a Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes a a Kalithirthalkuppam 16
Yes Yes Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes c Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes b Madagadipet 17
Yes Yes Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Thirubuvanai 18
Yes a Yes Yes a Yes Yes Yes c Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Thiruvandarkoil 19
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Amenities and
Availability of miscellaneous facilities (If amenities available code -Yes is Availability of
given, If not available within the village , the dis tance range code viz; a electricity
for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10 Kms and c for 10+ kms of nearest place where (Yes/No)
facility is available is given).

ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist)

Power Supply for Agricultural Use (EAG)

Power Supply for Commercial Use (EC)
Public distribution system (PDS) shop

Power Supply for Domestic Use (ED)

Community centre with/without TV

Birth & Death Registration Office

Power Supply for All Uses (EA)

Sports Club / Recreation Centre
Agricultural marketing society
Nutritional Centres (ICDS )
Anganwadi centre & others

Assembly Polling station

Mandis / Regular market
Self-Help Group (SHG)

Public Reading Room

Cinema / Video Hall

Newspaper Supply
Public Library
Name village

Weekly Haat

Sports Field,
Sr.No.

1 2 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
CD Block:- Villianur (0001)

1 Manalipet Yes Yes Yes c a Yes Yes - b Yes Yes b a b Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes Yes
2 Chettipet Yes Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes - a Yes Yes a Yes a Yes Yes a Yes Yes Yes Yes
3 Suthukeny Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes Yes
4 Pudukuppam Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - Yes Yes a c b a Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes Yes
5 Katteri Yes Yes Yes c b Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes c a b Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
6 Kuppam Yes Yes Yes c b Yes Yes - a Yes a b Yes b Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes Yes
7 Thethampakkam Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - a Yes Yes b a a Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes Yes
8 Kodathur Yes Yes Yes c a Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes a a a Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes Yes
9 Kunichampet Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - a Yes Yes a a a Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
10 Mannadipet Yes Yes Yes b b Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes a Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
11 Vadanur Yes Yes Yes b b Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes a a a Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
12 Sorapet Yes Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes - b Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
13 Vambupet Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - b Yes b b a a Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
14 Sellipattu Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes b Yes b Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
15 Sannasikuppam Yes Yes Yes b b Yes Yes - b Yes Yes b b b Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
16 Kalithirthalkuppam Yes Yes Yes c b Yes Yes - a Yes Yes b Yes a Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes Yes
17 Madagadipet Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes a a a Yes Yes a Yes Yes Yes Yes
18 Thirubuvanai Yes Yes Yes a a Yes Yes - a Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
19 Thiruvandarkoil Yes Yes Yes a a Yes Yes - a Yes Yes a Yes Yes Yes Yes a Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Land Use
Neares t Town Area under different types of land us e ( in hectares rounded up to one
decimal place)
Distance range code i.e. a for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10 Kms

Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands

Land Under Miscellaneous Tree Crops etc.

Fallow lands other than current fallows

Area under Non-agricultural Uses

Barren and Un-cultivable land

Total Un-irrigated Land Area

Total Irrigated Land Area
Culturable Waste Land
and c for 10+ kms .

Name of Village
Current Fallows

Net Area Sown

Serial Number
Forests
Name

101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 2 1

PUDUCHERRY c 0 36.5 0 0 5.4 0 4 24.8 38.2 36 2.2 Manalipet 1

PUDUCHERRY c 0 55.3 0 0 15.6 5.1 7.1 33.6 135.9 128.2 7.6 Chettipet 2
PUDUCHERRY c 0 134.7 0 0 2.7 1.1 3.9 35.4 250.2 245.1 5.1 Suthukeny 3
PUDUCHERRY c 0 42.9 0 0 1.3 1.8 15.6 60.6 156.4 121.5 34.9 Pudukuppam 4
PUDUCHERRY c 0 122.5 0 0 13.9 7.7 8.1 66.2 148.4 131.2 17.2 Katteri 5
PUDUCHERRY c 0 73.2 0 0 8.6 3.1 9.3 52.7 158.5 153.6 4.9 Kuppam 6
PUDUCHERRY c 0 75.5 0 0 0.9 2.6 7.2 2.9 74.7 74.4 0.3 Thethampakkam 7
VILLUPURAM c 0 103.3 0 0 3.7 2 5.4 19.5 229 226 3 Kodathur 8
PUDUCHERRY c 0 123.3 0 0 6.7 7.7 0.8 36 365.5 340.3 25.3 Kunichampet 9
PUDUCHERRY c 0 143.4 0 0 9.7 2.9 12.8 58.1 179.1 175 4 Mannadipet 10
PUDUCHERRY c 0 141.5 0 0 1.4 3.2 5.2 4.4 194.3 167.1 27.2 Vadanur 11
PUDUCHERRY c 0 78.2 0 0 1.9 3.1 10.6 40.9 300.3 293 7.2 Sorapet 12
PUDUCHERRY c 0 27.2 0 0 1.2 1.7 15.2 5.3 133.8 116.9 16.9 Vambupet 13
PUDUCHERRY c 0 87 0 0 1.1 1.3 2.6 11.6 171.4 169.9 1.5 Sellipattu 14
VILLUPURAM c 0 68.1 0 0 5.9 2.4 29.5 17 224.1 186.1 38 Sannasikuppam 15
VILLUPRAM b 0 162.8 0 0 4.5 23.4 17.3 103 246.5 234.4 12.2 Kalithirthalkuppam 16
VILUPURAM c 0 125.1 0 0 14.4 1.9 50.2 60.3 116.6 108.5 8.1 Madagadipet 17
VILLUPURAM c 0 170.6 0 0 7 27.8 13.7 18.9 90 82.1 7.9 Thirubuvanai 18
VILLUPURAM c 0 195.4 0 0 14.9 47.4 15.2 24.9 86.2 84.6 1.6 Thiruvandarkoil 19

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Amenities and Land use ( As in 2009 )
A rea irrig ated b y s o u rce Name o f th re e mo s t imp o rtan t co mmo d ities
(in h ectare). man u factu red

Wells/Tube-wells(W/TW)

Tanks/Lakes(T/L)

Water Falls(WF)

Name of Village

Serial Number
Name village

Canals ( C )

Others(O)

Second
Sr.No.

Third
First

1 2 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 2 1

CD Block:- Villianur (0001)

1 Manalipet 0 36 0 0 0 - - - Manalipet 1
2 Chettipet 0 128.2 0 0 0 - - - Chettipet 2
3 Suthukeny 0 245.1 0 0 0 Pvc Pipes - - Suthukeny 3
4 Pudukuppam 0 121.5 0 0 0 - - - Pudukuppam 4
5 Katteri 0 131.2 0 0 0 Sugar - - Katteri 5
6 Kuppam 0 153.6 0 0 0 - - - Kuppam 6
7 Thethampakkam 0 74.4 0 0 0 Blue Drops Steel Rod Steel Rod Thethampakkam 7
8 Kodathur 0 226 0 0 0 Corrugated Box - - Kodathur 8
9 Kunichampet 0 340.3 0 0 0 Rubber Gasket Bottle Caps Bottle Caps Kunichampet 9
10 Mannadipet 0 175 0 0 0 - - - Mannadipet 10
11 Vadanur 0 167.1 0 0 0 - - - Vadanur 11
12 Sorapet 0 293 0 0 0 - - - Sorapet 12
13 Vambupet 0 116.9 0 0 0 - - - Vambupet 13
14 Sellipattu 0 169.9 0 0 0 - - - Sellipattu 14
15 Sannasikuppam 0 186.1 0 0 0 Plastic Goods - - Sannasikuppam 15
16 Kalithirthalkuppam 0 234.4 0 0 0 Starch - - Kalithirthalkuppam 16
17 Madagadipet 0 108.5 0 0 0 Masquito Coil - - Madagadipet 17
18 Thirubuvanai 0 82.1 0 0 0 Lpg Gas Filling Spinning Mill Spinning Mill Thirubuvanai 18
19 Thiruvandarkoil 0 84.6 0 0 0 Home Appliances - - Thiruvandarkoil 19
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Number of educational amenities available. (If not available
within the village , the distance range code viz; a for < 5
Kms, b for 5-10 Kms and c for 10+ kms of nearest place where

Total area of the village ( in hectares rounded up to one decimal place)

facility is available is given).

Degree college of arts science & commerce (ASC)

Number of households (2011 census)

Non-formal training centre (NFTC)

Special school for disabled (SSD)
Total population ( 2011 census )

Vocational training school /ITI

Senior Secondary school (SS)

Management institute (MI)

Engineering college(EC)
Pre-Primary school (PP)

Medical college (MC)

Secondary School (S)
Primary school (P)
Middle school (M)
Location code no.

Polytechnic (Pt)

Others (specify)
Name village
Sr.No.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

CD Block:- Villianur (0001)

20 Sedarapet 644942 456.97 4756 1149 3 3 3 2 1 a b b b c c c c 2

21 Karasur 644943 272.04 1752 397 1 1 a a a c b b a c c c c a
22 Thuthipet 644944 274.38 939 230 1 1 1 a a b a b b c c c c 1
23 Thondamanatham 644945 319.65 4090 983 2 2 3 2 1 b 1 a b c c c c a
24 Ramanathapuram 644946 333.27 2841 703 1 1 1 1 1 b a a b c c c c a
25 Pillaiyarkuppam 644947 238.32 2744 658 1 2 1 1 a b a b b c c c c a
26 Koodapakkam 644948 325.29 7147 1712 3 3 2 2 1 b a a b c c c c 1
27 Ulaivaikkal 644949 244.22 1224 320 1 1 a a a b b 1 b c c b b 2
28 Oussudu 644950 619.9 3227 729 3 5 1 1 1 a a a a c c b b a
29 Arugur 644951 384.02 8758 2073 6 7 4 4 2 b b 1 b c c c c b
30 Kizhur 644952 311.34 2955 698 3 3 2 1 b b b b b a b c c b
31 Sathamangalam 644953 208.61 2977 675 2 2 a a a b b b b c c c c b
32 Mangalam 644954 328.64 4320 973 4 4 2 2 a a a b a c c b b a
33 Uruvaiyar 644955 181.58 4568 1090 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 b 1 c c b b 1
34 Thirukanji 644956 459.6 4207 1005 2 3 2 a a a a b a c c b b a
35 Perungalur 644957 151.13 1765 437 1 1 a a a a a b a b b c c a
36 Manakuppam 644958 37.79 1254 290 2 2 a a a b b b b b c c c b
Block Total : 11589.3 146024 34367 89 113 66 48 19 2 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 11
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Nu mb e r o f M ed ic al A men ities av ailab le . (If n o t Nu mb er o f No n -Go v ern men t
av a ilab le with in th e v illag e , t h e d is t an c e ra n g e M ed ical A me n ities a v ailab le.
co d e v iz; a fo r < 5 Kms , b fo r 5-10 Kms an d c
fo r 10+ kms o f n e ares t p lace wh ere fac ility is
av ailab le is g iv en ).
Community health centre (CHC)
Primary health centre (PHC)
21 22
c 1
c a
c a
b a
b 1
b a
b 1
b a
b a
c 1
b b
a a
a a
a b
a b
b b
a b
1 8
Charitable non Govt. hospital/Nursing home.
Maternity and child welfare centre (MCW)
Traditional practitioner and faith healer .
Medical practitioner with MBBS Degree
Medical practitioner with other degree
Hospital-alternative medicine (HO)
Medical practitioner with no degree
Primary health sub centre (PHS)
Family welfare centre (FWC)
Mobile health clinic (MHC)
Veterinary hospital (VH)
Hospital-allopathic (HA)
T.B. clinic (TBC)
Name of Village
Dispensary (D)
Medicine Shop
Serial Number
Others
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 2 1
b 1 1 c 1 1 c c 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 Se da r a p e t 20
b a c c c c c c c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 K a r a sur 21
b a c c c c c c c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 T h ut h ip e t 22
a a c c c c 1 c c 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 T h o n da m a n a t h a m 23
a 1 1 c c 1 c c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 R a m a n a t h a p ur a m 24
a a c c c c c c c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 P illa iy a r k up p a m 25
a 1 1 c 1 c 1 c 1 0 3 2 2 1 2 0 K o o da p a k k a m 26
a a c c c c c c c 1 205 0 0 1 1 0 U la iv a ik k a l 27
1 1 c c c c c c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 O ussudu 28
a 1 1 c 1 1 c c 1 1 259 0 1 1 1 0 A r ugur 29
2 2 c c c c 1 c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 K iz h ur 30
1 1 c c c c 1 c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sa t h a m a n ga la m 31
a a c c c c c c c 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 M a n ga la m 32
1 1 c c c c 1 c 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 U r uv a iy a r 33
a a c c c c c c c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 T h ir uk a n ji 34
a a c c c c c c c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 P e r un ga lur 35
b a c c c c c c c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 M a n a k up p a m 36
17 25 8 0 8 5 10 0 24 4 800 9 21 40 27 0 B l o c k To t a l
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Amenities and
A v a ila b ility o f d rin kin g wa te r - A v a ila b ility o f t o ile t &
Ye s / N o o t h e rs Ye s / N o Communication and
transport facilities (If
amenities available code -
Yes is given except for
Village Pin Code ,If not

Community bio- gas or recycle of waste for productive

Rural manitary mart or sanitary hardware outlet
Well water (Covered / Uncovered well)

Community toilet including bath.

Community toilet excluding bath.

Post & Telegraph office (P&TO)

Tap water (Treated/Untreated)

(Land lines)
available near the village.

Public call office (PCO)

Tube wells / Bore well

Sub post office (SPO)

Tank / Pond / Lake

Village Pin Code

Post office(PO)
Name village

River / Canal
Hand Pump

Telephones
Sr.No.

Spring

Others

use.
1 2 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56

CD Block:- Villianur (0001)

20 Sedarapet Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a Yes a 605111 Yes Yes

21 Karasur Yes No No No No No No No Yes No No No b a b 605502 Yes Yes
22 Thuthipet Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a a b 605502 Yes Yes
23 Thondamanatham Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b Yes b 605602 Yes Yes
24 Ramanathapuram Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b a b 605502 Yes Yes
25 Pillaiyarkuppam Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b a b 605502 Yes Yes
26 Koodapakkam Yes No No No No No No No Yes No No No a Yes a 605502 Yes Yes
27 Ulaivaikkal Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a a a 605110 Yes Yes
28 Oussudu Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a a a 605110 Yes Yes
29 Arugur Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b Yes b 605102 Yes Yes
30 Kizhur Yes No No No No No No No Yes No No No a Yes a 605106 Yes Yes
31 Sathamangalam Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b a b 605110 Yes Yes
32 Mangalam Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No No a Yes a 605110 Yes Yes
33 Uruvaiyar Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a a a 605110 Yes Yes
34 Thirukanji Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a a a 605110 Yes Yes
35 Perungalur Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a a a 605110 Yes Yes
36 Manakuppam Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a a a 605106 Yes Yes
Block Total : 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 16 1 36 36 36

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available within the village , the distance range Village connected to highways,village roads, banks
code viz; a for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10 Kms and c & credit societies (If amenities available code -Yes
for 10+ kms of nearest place where facility is is given, If not available within the village , the
available is given). distance range code viz; a for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10
Kms and c for 10+ kms of nearest place where
facility is available is given).

Cycle-pulled rickshaws(Manual & Machine driven)

Internet cafes/ Common service centre (CSC)

Connected to major district road (MDR)

Water bounded macadam(WBM) roads

Navigable waterway (river/canal)(NW)

Connected to national highway(NH)

Commercial & Co-operative Banks

Connected to others district road
Connected to state highway(SH)
Bus service (Public & Private)

Agricultural Credit Societies

Carts driven by animals

Sea /River ferry service

Mobile phone coverage

Private courier facility

Auto/Modified Autos

Name of Village
Railway stations

Kutchcha roads

Serial Number
Taxis and Vans

Footpaths (FP)
Pucca roads
Tractors

ATM
57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 2 1

Yes Yes Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - a Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes a Sedarapet 20
Yes a a Yes c a a Yes Yes Yes - b Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a a a Karasur 21
Yes b b Yes b b b Yes c Yes - b Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a b a Thuthipet 22
Yes b b Yes b b b Yes c Yes - b a Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes b Yes Thondamanatham 23
Yes b b Yes b b b Yes c Yes - b a Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes b a Ramanathapuram 24
Yes b b Yes b b b Yes c Yes - b Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes b b a Pillaiyarkuppam 25
Yes a a Yes a a Yes Yes c Yes - b Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes a Yes Koodapakkam 26
Yes a a Yes a a a Yes c Yes - a Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a a a Ulaivaikkal 27
Yes a a Yes a a a Yes c Yes - a Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a a Yes Oussudu 28
Yes b b Yes b Yes Yes Yes c Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Arugur 29
Yes b b Yes b b b Yes c Yes - b a Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes b b b Kizhur 30
Yes a a Yes b b b Yes c Yes - b b Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes b Yes Sathamangalam 31
Yes Yes a Yes a a a Yes c Yes - a Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a a Yes Mangalam 32
Yes a a Yes a Yes Yes Yes c Yes - a Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes a Yes Uruvaiyar 33
Yes a a Yes a Yes Yes Yes c Yes - a Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes a Yes Thirukanji 34
Yes b b Yes b a Yes Yes c Yes - b b Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a a a Perungalur 35
Yes a a Yes b a a Yes c Yes - b b Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a b a Manakuppam 36
36 7 7 36 0 8 10 36 3 36 0 4 22 36 36 36 - - - 36 21 6 20 Block Total
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Amenities and
A vailability of mis cellaneous facilities (If amenities available code -Yes is Availability of
given, If not available within the village , the dis tance range code viz; a electricity
for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10 Kms and c for 10+ kms of nearest place where (Yes /No)
facility is available is given).

ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist)

Power Supply for Agricultural Use (EAG)

Power Supply for Commercial Use (EC)

Public distribution system (PDS) shop

Power Supply for Domestic Use (ED)

Community centre with/without TV

Birth & Death Registration Office

Power Supply for All Uses (EA)

Sports Club / Recreation Centre
Agricultural marketing society

Nutritional Centres (ICDS )

Anganwadi centre & others

Assembly Polling station

Mandis / Regular market
Self-Help Group (SHG)

Public Reading Room

Cinema / Video Hall

Newspaper Supply
Public Library
Name village

Weekly Haat

Sports Field,
Sr.No.

1 2 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 9 9 1 00

CD Block:- Villianur (0001)

20 Sedarapet Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes Yes
21 Karasur Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - Yes Yes c a a a Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes Yes
22 Thuthipet Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - Yes Yes b b a b Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
23 Thondamanatham Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - Yes Yes b b Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
24 Ramanathapuram Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - Yes Yes a a a a Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
25 Pillaiyarkuppam Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
26 Koodapakkam Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes a Yes a Yes Yes a Yes Yes Yes Yes
27 Ulaivaikkal Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - a Yes Yes a a a Yes Yes a Yes Yes Yes Yes
28 Oussudu Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - a Yes a a a a Yes Yes a Yes Yes Yes Yes
29 Arugur Yes Yes Yes a a Yes Yes - b Yes Yes a Yes a Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
30 Kizhur Yes Yes Yes b b Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes b Yes b Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes Yes
31 Sathamangalam Yes Yes Yes b b Yes Yes - a Yes b b a b Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
32 Mangalam Yes Yes Yes b b Yes Yes - a Yes a a a a Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
33 Uruvaiyar Yes Yes Yes b b Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes a Yes a Yes Yes a Yes Yes Yes Yes
34 Thirukanji Yes Yes Yes b b Yes Yes - a Yes Yes a Yes a Yes Yes a Yes Yes Yes Yes
35 Perungalur Yes Yes Yes c b Yes Yes - a Yes Yes b b b Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
36 Manakuppam Yes Yes Yes b b Yes Yes - a Yes b b Yes Yes Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
Block Total : 36 36 36 1 3 36 36 - 17 36 25 2 18 8 36 36 6 36 36 36 36

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Land use ( As in 2009 )
Land Use
Nearest Town Area under different types of land use ( in hectares rounded up to one
decimal place)
Distance range code i.e. a for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10 Kms

Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands

Land Under Miscellaneous Tree Crops etc.

Fallow lands other than current fallows

Area under Non-agricultural Uses

Barren and Un-cultivable land

Total Un-irrigated Land Area

Total Irrigated Land Area
Culturable Waste Land
and c for 10+ kms .

Name of Village
Current Fallows

Net Area Sown

Serial Number
Forests
Name

101 102 10 3 104 1 05 106 10 7 10 8 109 110 111 112 113 2 1

PUDUCHERRY c 0 194.4 0 0 7.8 118.8 27.1 30.6 78.2 1.6 76.6 Sedarapet 20
PUDUCHERRY c 0 60 0 0 4.3 4.5 22 64.1 117 45.7 71.3 Karasur 21
PUIDUCHERRY c 0 91.8 0 0 55.1 27.8 19.2 8.9 71.6 48.5 23.1 Thuthipet 22
PUDUCHERRY c 0 114.6 0 0 9.5 44.4 17.4 49.6 84.2 83 1.2 Thondamanatham 23
PUDUCHERRY c 0 86.2 0 0 5.4 16.1 13.2 25 187.4 181 6.4 Ramanathapuram 24
PUDUCHERRY c 0 69.1 0 0 7.3 2.7 5.7 12.3 141.2 135 6.2 Pillaiyarkuppam 25
PUDUCHERRY c 0 115.7 0 0 0.6 2.8 14.8 53.7 137.6 137.4 0.2 Koodapakkam 26
PUDUCHERRY c 0 71.2 0 0 2.9 2.5 11.8 32.8 123 120.6 2.4 Ulaivaikkal 27
PUDUCHERRY c 0 435.6 0 0 1.7 1.4 31.7 27.7 121.8 120.9 0.9 Oussudu 28
PUDUCHERRY c 0 152 0 0 2.3 13.5 30.3 7.1 178.8 174.7 4.1 Arugur 29
PUDUCHERRY c 0 74.2 0 0 4.4 11.9 18.2 16 186.7 180.5 6.2 Kizhur 30
PUDUCHERRY c 0 60.4 0 0 5 2.2 3.1 6.4 131.6 131.2 0.4 Sathamangalam 31
PUDUCHERRY c 0 91.2 0 0 6 4 15.5 14.1 197.8 193.7 4.1 Mangalam 32
PUDUCHERRY c 0 53.8 0 0 2 3.4 12.5 30.3 79.5 75.8 3.7 Uruvaiyar 33
PUDUCHERRY c 0 122.8 0 0 6.1 1.1 72.7 48.5 208.4 178 30.4 Thirukanji 34
PUDUCHERRY c 0 27.5 0 0 2.6 0.7 3.1 23.3 94 92.6 1.4 Perungalur 35
PUDUCHERRY c 0 10 0 0 0.4 1 2.7 0.2 23.5 22.1 1.4 Manakuppam 36
0 0 0 3797 0 0 244.2 405 554.7 1126.7 5461.4 4996.2 465.1 Block Total

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Amenities and Land use ( As in 2009 )
Area irrigated by source Name of three most important commodities
(in hectare). manufactured

Wells/Tube-wells(W/TW)

Tanks/Lakes(T/L)
Water Falls(WF)

Name of Village

Serial Number
Name village

Canals ( C )

Others(O)

Second
Sr.No.

Third
First

1 2 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 2 1

CD Block:- Villianur (0001)

20 Sedarapet 0 1.6 0 0 0 Plastic Bottles Imfl FabricatedStove Sedarapet 20

21 Karasur 0 45.7 0 0 0 Cement - - Karasur 21
22 Thuthipet 0 48.5 0 0 0 CorrugatedBox - - Thuthipet 22
23 Thondamanatham 0 83 0 0 0 Steel Rod - - Thondamanatham 23
24 Ramanathapuram 0 181 0 0 0 Glass Container - - Ramanathapuram 24
25 Pillaiyarkuppam 0 135 0 0 0 - - - Pillaiyarkuppam 25
26 Koodapakkam 0 137.4 0 0 0 Fibre Chair - - Koodapakkam 26
27 Ulaivaikkal 0 120.6 0 0 0 SodiumSulphate - - Ulaivaikkal 27
28 Oussudu 0 120.9 0 0 0 - - - Oussudu 28
29 Arugur 0 174.7 0 0 0 Sugar - - Arugur 29
30 Kizhur 0 180.5 0 0 0 - - - Kizhur 30
31 Sathamangalam 0 131.2 0 0 0 - - - Sathamangalam 31
32 Mangalam 0 193.7 0 0 0 Soap, Powder Plastic Products Paper Sheet Mangalam 32
33 Uruvaiyar 0 75.8 0 0 0 Pvc Pipe - - Uruvaiyar 33
34 Thirukanji 0 178 0 0 0 Pvc Pipe - - Thirukanji 34
35 Perungalur 0 92.6 0 0 0 - - - Perungalur 35
36 Manakuppam 0 22.1 0 0 0 - - - Manakuppam 36
Block Total : 0 4996.2 0 0 0 - - - Block Total
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2. Bahour Taluk

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Alphabetical List of Villages

District: Puducherry
Taluks : 1. Puducherry
2. Bahour

Location Code Number

Sl. No. Name of Village
2011 Census 2001 Census
Name of Taluk: Puducherry

1 Abishegapakkam 644918 00003900

2 Purnankuppam 644920 00004100
3 Tavalakuppam 644919 00004000
4 Thimmanaickenpalayam 644917 00003800

Name of Taluk : Bahour

5 Aranganur 644970 00005100

6 Bahour 644978 00005900
7 Embalam 644964 00004500
8 Eripakkam 644963 00004400
9 Irulansandy 644977 00005800
10 Kaduvanur 644974 00005500
11 Karaiyambuthur 644975 00005600
12 Kariamanickam 644962 00004300
13 Karikalampakkam 644966 00004700
14 Kirumampakkam 644971 00005200
15 Korkadu 644965 00004600
16 Kuruvinatham 644982 00006300
17 Madukkarai 644961 00004200
18 Manamedu 644976 00005700
19 Manapattu 644979 00006000
20 Nettapakkam 644968 00004900
21 Outchimedu 644980 00006100
22 Panayadikuppam 644969 00005000
23 Pandasozhanur 644967 00004800
24 Parikalpet 644981 00006200
25 Pillaiarkuppam 644972 00005300
26 Seliamedu 644973 00005400

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Amenities and
Number of educational amenities available. (If not available
within the village , the distance range code viz; a for < 5
Kms , b for 5-10 Kms and c for 10+ kms of nearest place where

Total area of the village ( in hectares rounded up to one decimal place)

facility is available is given).

Degree college of arts science & commerce (ASC)

Number of households (2011 census)

Non-formal training centre (NFTC)

Special school for disabled (SSD)
Total population ( 2011 census )

Vocational training school /ITI

Senior Secondary school (SS)

Management institute (MI)

Engineering college(EC)
Pre-Primary school (PP)

Medical college (MC)

Secondary School (S)
Primary school (P)

Middle school (M)

Location code no.

Polytechnic (Pt)

Others (specify)
Name village
Sr.No.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

CD Block:-Ariankuppam (0002)

1 Thimmanaickenpalayam 644917 507.86 3479 808 1 1 1 a a a a b b c c b b a

2 Abishegapakkam 644918 305.99 7124 1616 2 3 2 2 a 1 1 b b c c b b 1
3 Tavalakuppam 644919 349.89 9212 2252 7 8 4 1 1 1 a a a c c a a a
4 Purnankuppam 644920 406 6766 1742 4 4 3 a a b b b b c c b b a
5 Madukkarai 644961 307.72 9049 2085 4 6 4 3 a b b b b a a c c a
6 Kariamanickam 644962 392.79 7685 1807 6 6 4 2 1 b b b b 1 1 c c 1
7 Eripakkam 644963 282.87 4703 1100 1 2 a a a b b b b a a c c a
8 Embalam 644964 639.77 8331 2022 7 8 3 2 1 b b b b c c c c a
9 Korkadu 644965 345 3418 838 2 3 2 1 1 a a b a c c c c 1
10 Karikalampakkam 644966 327.06 6558 1633 3 4 3 2 1 a a b a c c c c 1
11 Pandasozhanur 644967 435.36 5643 1404 4 5 3 1 a b b b b a a c c a
12 Nettapakkam 644968 288.77 6331 1549 2 2 2 1 1 b b c b a 1 c c a
13 Panayadikuppam 644969 202.65 1316 316 1 1 1 a a c c c c c c c c b
14 Aranganur 644970 229.66 2426 541 1 1 a a b b b b b c c c c b
15 Kirumampakkam 644971 460.01 10133 2229 2 4 2 1 1 b 1 1 1 b b b b 1
16 Pillaiarkuppam 644972 502 5309 1190 3 3 2 a a b a 1 a b b b b a
17 Seliamedu 644973 463.58 5984 1426 6 6 2 1 a b a a a c b c c a
18 Kaduvanur 644974 97.71 819 210 1 1 b b b b b b b b b c c b
19 Karaiyambuthur 644975 459.14 4518 1077 4 5 3 2 1 c c c c c c c c b
20 Manamedu 644976 220.19 2345 547 4 2 a a a c b c c c c c c c
21 Irulansandy 644977 186.94 1670 400 1 1 1 a a c b b b b b c c a

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N u m b e r o f M e d ic a l A m e n it ie s a v a ila b le . (If n o t N u m b e r o f N o n -G o v e rn m e n t
a v a ila b le w it h in t h e v illa g e , t h e d is t a n c e ra n g e M e d ic a l A m e n it ie s a v a ila b le .
c o d e v iz ; a fo r < 5 K m s , b f o r 5 -1 0 K m s a n d c
fo r 1 0 + k m s o f n e a r e s t p la c e w h e r e fa c ilit y is
a v a ila b le is g iv e n ).

Charitable non Govt. hospital/Nursing home.

Maternity and child welfare centre (MCW)

Traditional practitioner and faith healer .

Medical practitioner with MBBS Degree

Medical practitioner with other degree

Hospital-alternative medicine (HO)

Medical practitioner with no degree

Community health centre (CHC)

Primary health sub centre (PHS)

Family welfare centre (FWC)

Primary health centre (PHC)

Mobile health clinic (MHC)

Veterinary hospital (VH)
Hospital-allopathic (HA)
T.B. clinic (TBC)

Name of Village
Dispensary (D)

Medicine Shop

Serial Number
Others
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 2 1

a a 1 1 c c c c c c 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Thimmanaickenpalayam 1
a 1 a 1 1 c 1 c c c 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 Abishegapakkam 2
b 1 1 1 1 b 1 b 1 b 1 1 33 0 2 1 1 0 Tavalakuppam 3
b a 1 2 b b b b b b 1 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 Purnankuppam 4
b 1 a 1 1 c 1 c c c 1 0 3 0 2 1 3 0 Madukkarai 5
b 1 a 1 1 c 1 c c c 1 0 3 1 2 1 2 0 Kariamanickam 6
b a 1 1 c c c c c c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Eripakkam 7
a a 1 1 c c c c c c 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 Embalam 8
a b 1 1 c c c c c c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Korkadu 9
1 b a 1 1 c 2 c 1 c 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 Karikalampakkam 10
b a 1 1 c c c c c c 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 Pandasozhanur 11
a 1 a 1 1 c 1 c a c 1 0 3 0 3 1 1 0 Nettapakkam 12
b a 1 1 c c a c c c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Panayadikuppam 13
a a 1 1 c c a c a c 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Aranganur 14
b 1 a 1 1 c 1 1 1 c 1 1 270 1 2 1 2 0 Kirumampakkam 15
b a 1 1 c c a c a c 1 1 250 0 0 1 1 0 Pillaiarkuppam 16
b a 1 1 c c a c 1 c 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Seliamedu 17
a a 1 1 a a a a 1 c 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Kaduvanur 18
b 1 b 1 1 c 1 c b c 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 Karaiyambuthur 19
b a 1 1 c c a a b c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Manamedu 20
b a a a c c a c a c a 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Irulansandy 21

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Amenities and
A vailab ility of drinking water - A vailab ility o f to ilet & Communication and
Yes / No o thers Yes / No transport facilities (If
amenities available code -
Yes is given except for
Village Pin Code ,If not

Community bio- gas or recycle of waste for productive

Rural manitary mart or sanitary hardware outlet
Well water (Covered / Uncovered well)

Post & Telegraph office (P&TO)

Community toilet including bath.

Community toilet excluding bath.

Tap water (Treated/Untreated)

(Land lines)
available near the village.

Public call office (PCO)

Tube wells / Bore well

Sub post office (SPO)

Tank / Pond / Lake

Village Pin Code

Post office(PO)
Name village

River / Canal
Hand Pump

Telephones
Sr.No.

Spring

Others

use.

1 2 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56

CD Block:-Ariankuppam (0002)

1 T himmanaickenpalayam Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a Yes b 605007 Yes Yes

2 Abishegapakkam Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b Yes b 605007 Yes Yes
3 T avalakuppam Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a a a 605007 Yes Yes
4 Purnankuppam Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No No b Yes b 605007 Yes Yes
5 Madukkarai Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a Yes a 605105 Yes Yes
6 Kariamanickam Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a Yes Yes 605107 Yes Yes
7 Eripakkam Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a a a 605106 Yes Yes
8 Embalam Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b Yes b 605106 Yes Yes
9 Korkadu Yes No No No No No No No Yes No No No a Yes a 605110 Yes Yes
10 Karikalampakkam Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b Yes b 605110 Yes Yes
11 Pandasozhanur Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a a a 605105 Yes Yes
12 Nettapakkam Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No No Yes a Yes 605106 Yes Yes
13 Panayadikuppam Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a Yes c 607402 Yes Yes
14 Aranganur Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b a b 607402 Yes Yes
15 Kirumampakkam Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b Yes b 607402 Yes Yes
16 Pillaiarkuppam Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a Yes b 607402 Yes Yes
17 Seliamedu Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a Yes a 607402 Yes Yes
18 Kaduvanur Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a Yes b 607402 Yes Yes
19 Karaiyambuthur Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b Yes b 607402 Yes Yes
20 Manamedu Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a Yes b 607402 Yes Yes
21 Irulansandy Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a a a 607402 Yes Yes

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available within the village , the distance Village connected to highways,village roads, banks
range code viz; a for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10 & credit societies (If amenities available code -Yes
Kms and c for 10+ kms of nearest place is given, If not available within the village , the
where facility is available is given). distance range code viz; a for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10
Kms and c for 10+ kms of nearest place where
facility is available is given).
Cycle-pulled rickshaws(Manual & Machine driven)
Internet cafes/ Common service centre (CSC)

Connected to major district road (MDR)

Water bounded macadam(WBM) roads

Navigable waterway (river/canal)(NW)
Connected to national highway(NH)

Commercial & Co-operative Banks

Connected to others district road
Connected to state highway(SH)
Bus service (Public & Private)

Agricultural Credit Societies

Carts driven by animals
Sea /River ferry service
Mobile phone coverage

Private courier facility

Auto/Modified Autos

Name of Village
Railway stations

Kutchcha roads

Serial Number
Taxis and Vans

Footpaths (FP)
Pucca roads
Tractors

ATM
57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 2 1

Yes a a Yes c a a Yes c Yes - a a Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes b a Thimmanaickenpalayam 1
Yes a a Yes c Yes Yes Yes c Yes - a Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a a a Abishegapakkam 2
Yes Yes a Yes b Yes Yes Yes b Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Tavalakuppam 3
Yes Yes b Yes b Yes Yes Yes c Yes - a a Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a a a Purnankuppam 4
Yes a a Yes b Yes Yes Yes c Yes - b a Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Madukkarai 5
Yes Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes c Yes - b Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Kariamanickam 6
Yes a a Yes b b Yes Yes c Yes - b Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a a a Eripakkam 7
Yes b Yes Yes b b Yes Yes c Yes - b Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Embalam 8
Yes Yes a Yes a a Yes Yes c Yes - a Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes a Yes Korkadu 9
Yes Yes b Yes b b Yes Yes c Yes - b Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Karikalampakkam 10
Yes a a Yes c a a Yes c Yes - b b Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a a a Pandasozhanur 11
Yes Yes b Yes c c Yes Yes c Yes - b Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes a Yes Nettapakkam 12
Yes b b Yes c a Yes Yes c Yes - c Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a b Yes Panayadikuppam 13
Yes b b Yes c b b Yes c Yes - b Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes b b Yes Aranganur 14
Yes Yes Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes b Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Kirumampakkam 15
Yes a a Yes b b b Yes b Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a Yes a Pillaiarkuppam 16
Yes a a Yes c a a Yes c Yes - a Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes a Yes Seliamedu 17
Yes b b Yes b b b Yes b Yes - b b Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes b b b Kaduvanur 18
Yes b b Yes b c Yes Yes b Yes - c Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes b Yes Karaiyambuthur 19
Yes b b Yes b b b Yes b Yes - c c Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes b b Yes Manamedu 20
Yes a a Yes b a a Yes b Yes - b a Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a b a Irulansandy 21

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Amenities and
Availability of miscellaneous facilities (If amenities available code -Yes is Availability of
given, If not available within the village , the distance range code viz; a electricity
for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10 Kms and c for 10+ kms of nearest place where (Yes/No)
facility is available is given).

ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist)

Power Supply for Agricultural Use (EAG)

Power Supply for Commercial Use (EC)
Public distribution system (PDS) shop

Power Supply for Domestic Use (ED)

Community centre with/without TV

Birth & Death Registration Office

Power Supply for All Uses (EA)

Sports Club / Recreation Centre
Agricultural marketing society
Nutritional Centres (ICDS )
Anganwadi centre & others

Assembly Polling station

Mandis / Regular market
Self-Help Group (SHG)

Public Reading Room

Cinema / Video Hall

Newspaper Supply
Public Library
Name village

Weekly Haat

Sports Field,
Sr.No.

1 2 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

CD Block:-Ariankuppam (0002)

1 Thimmanaickenpalayam Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - b Yes Yes c Yes a Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
2 Abishegapakkam Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - b Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
3 Tavalakuppam Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - a Yes Yes b a a Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
4 Purnankuppam Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - b Yes Yes c Yes b Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
5 Madukkarai Yes Yes Yes b b Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes b Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
6 Kariamanickam Yes Yes Yes b b Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes b a a Yes Yes a Yes Yes Yes Yes
7 Eripakkam Yes Yes Yes b b Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes b Yes b Yes Yes a Yes Yes Yes Yes
8 Embalam Yes Yes Yes c b Yes Yes - b Yes Yes b Yes b Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
9 Korkadu Yes Yes Yes c c Yes Yes - a Yes a a a a Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
10 Karikalampakkam Yes Yes Yes c b Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes b Yes b Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes Yes
11 Pandasozhanur Yes Yes Yes b b Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes b Yes a Yes Yes a Yes Yes Yes Yes
12 Nettapakkam Yes Yes Yes b b Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes b Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
13 Panayadikuppam Yes Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes - a Yes Yes c a a Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes Yes
14 Aranganur Yes Yes Yes c b Yes Yes - b Yes Yes c a a Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
15 Kirumampakkam Yes Yes Yes c b Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
16 Pillaiarkuppam Yes Yes Yes c a Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes b a b Yes Yes a Yes Yes Yes Yes
17 Seliamedu Yes Yes Yes c b Yes Yes - a Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes Yes a Yes Yes Yes Yes
18 Kaduvanur Yes Yes Yes c b Yes Yes - b Yes b b b b Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
19 Karaiyambuthur Yes Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes - b Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
20 Manamedu Yes Yes Yes c a Yes Yes - b Yes Yes c a a Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
21 Irulansandy Yes Yes Yes c b Yes Yes - a Yes Yes b a a Yes Yes a Yes Yes Yes Yes

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Land Us e
Neares t Town A rea under different types of land us e ( in hectares rounded up to one
decimal place)
Distance range code i.e. a for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10 Kms

Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands

Land Under Miscellaneous Tree Crops etc.

Fallow lands other than current fallows

Area under Non-agricultural Uses

Barren and Un-cultivable land

Total Un-irrigated Land Area

Total Irrigated Land Area
Culturable Waste Land
and c for 10+ kms .

Name of Village
Current Fallows

Net Area Sown

Serial Number
Forests
Name

101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 2 1

PUDUCHERRY c 0 138.2 0 0 1.3 8.6 1 115 243.8 228 15.8 Thimmanaickenpalayam 1

PUDUCHERRY c 0 131.8 0 0 4.6 9.6 15.1 16 128.9 123.6 5.3 Abishegapakkam 2
PUDUCHERRY b 0 129.6 0 0 5.8 18.5 10.2 57.7 128.1 74.8 53.3 Tavalakuppam 3
PUDUCHERRY c 0 202.9 11.4 0 2.8 11.5 16.3 32.7 128.5 101.3 27.2 Purnankuppam 4
VILLUPURAM c 0 88.6 0 0 12.3 1.1 2.2 72.6 131 123.9 7.1 Madukkarai 5
VILLUPURAM c 0 107.9 0 0 3.9 0.9 13.3 21.5 245.3 239.9 5.4 Kariamanickam 6
PUDUCHERRY c 0 84.9 0 0 4.6 5.3 31.9 45.7 110.5 106.1 4.4 Eripakkam 7
VILLUPURAM c 0 145.4 0 0 8.8 8.9 4.6 48.7 423.5 418.4 5 Embalam 8
PUDUCHERRY c 0 122.6 0 0 1.7 12 28.8 6.9 173 168 5.1 Korkadu 9
PUDUCHERRY c 0 73.2 0 0 3.2 2.2 1.8 17.1 229.5 209.5 20 Karikalampakkam 10
VILLUPURAM c 0 80.8 0 0 4.1 1.6 2.7 10.9 335.3 331.6 3.7 Pandasozhanur 11
VILLUPURAM c 0 90.5 0 0 1 2.2 0.9 56.7 137.5 132.8 4.7 Nettapakkam 12
NELLIKUPPAM c 0 86.2 0 0 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.1 113.4 113.1 0.2 Panayadikuppam 13
CUDDALORE b 0 49.2 0 0 0.8 0.1 2.3 9.9 167.3 165.3 2 Aranganur 14
CUDDALORE b 0 148 0 0 0.5 55 38.2 48.8 169.5 136.2 33.3 Kirumampakkam 15
CUDDALORE b 0 229.7 0 0 0.9 59 52.5 27.7 132.2 107.7 24.5 Pillaiarkuppam 16
CUDDALORE b 0 95.4 0 0 1.8 0.1 15.5 8.7 342.1 327 15.1 Seliamedu 17
NELLIKUPPAM c 0 33.6 0 0 0.4 0.3 4.1 1.8 57.6 57.5 0.1 Kaduvanur 18
NELLIKUPAM b 0 169.7 0 0 5.4 2.8 3.6 13.2 264.4 263 1.4 Karaiyambuthur 19
NELLIKUPPAM c 0 93.5 0 0 2 1.6 2.4 13.2 107.5 106.8 0.7 Manamedu 20
CUDDALORE b 0 37.3 0 0 1.2 0.6 1.1 5.8 141 140.7 0.3 Irulansandy 21

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Amenities and Land use ( As in 2009 )

Land Us e Name of three mos t important commodities

Area irrigated by s ource manufactured
(in hectare).

Wells/Tube-wells(W/TW)

Tanks/Lakes(T/L)

Water Falls(WF)

Name of Village

Serial Number
Name village

Canals ( C )

Others(O)

Second
Sr.No.

Third
First

1 2 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 2 1

CD Block:-Ariankuppam (0002)

1 Thimmanaickenpalayam 0 228 0 0 0 - - - Thimmanaickenpalayam 1

2 Abishegapakkam 0 123.6 0 0 0 - - - Abishegapakkam 2
3 Tavalakuppam 0 74.8 0 0 0 - - - Tavalakuppam 3
4 Purnankuppam 0 101.3 0 0 0 - - - Purnankuppam 4
5 Madukkarai 0 123.9 0 0 0 Paper Plywood Distilleries Oil Madukkarai 5
6 Kariamanickam 0 239.9 0 0 0 Paint Iron Rods Electrical Goods Kariamanickam 6
7 Eripakkam 0 106.1 0 0 0 Auto Spares Iron Rods Tyre Retread Eripakkam 7
8 Embalam 0 418.4 0 0 0 Soap Pharmaceticals - Embalam 8
9 Korkadu 0 168 0 0 0 - Iron Rods Lg Tyres Korkadu 9
10 Karikalampakkam 0 209.5 0 0 0 Cotton Yarn - - Karikalampakkam 10
11 Pandasozhanur 0 331.6 0 0 0 Paint Polythene Bags Copper Wire Pandasozhanur 11
12 Nettapakkam 0 132.8 0 0 0 - - - Nettapakkam 12
13 Panayadikuppam 0 113.1 0 0 0 - - - Panayadikuppam 13
14 Aranganur 0 165.3 0 0 0 - - - Aranganur 14
15 Kirumampakkam 0 136.2 0 0 0 Corrugated Box - - Kirumampakkam 15
16 Pillaiarkuppam 0 107.7 0 0 0 Shampoo - - Pillaiarkuppam 16
17 Seliamedu 0 327 0 0 0 Shampoo - - Seliamedu 17
18 Kaduvanur 0 57.5 0 0 0 - - - Kaduvanur 18
19 Karaiyambuthur 0 263 0 0 0 Electrical Fittings - - Karaiyambuthur 19
20 Manamedu 0 106.8 0 0 0 - - - Manamedu 20
21 Irulansandy 0 140.7 0 0 0 - - - Irulansandy 21
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Amenities and
Number of educational amenities available. (If not available
within the village , the distance range code viz; a for < 5
Kms, b for 5-10 Kms and c for 10+ kms of nearest place where

Total area of the village ( in hectares rounded up to one decimal place)

facility is available is given).

Degree college of arts science & commerce (ASC)

Number of households (2011 census)

Non-formal training centre (NFTC)

Special school for disabled (SSD)
Total population ( 2011 census )

Vocational training school /ITI

Senior Secondary school (SS)

Management institute (MI)

Engineering college(EC)
Pre-Primary school (PP)

Medical college (MC)

Secondary School (S)
Primary school (P)

Middle school (M)

Location code no.

Polytechnic (Pt)

Others (specify)
Name village
Sr.No.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

CD Block:-Ariankuppam (0002)

22 Bahour 644978 887.66 10927 2669 9 7 5 4 3 c 1 b c b b c c 2

23 Manapattu 644979 613.09 8227 1951 5 5 1 a a b a a a b b b b 4
24 Outchimedu 644980 311.72 3959 964 2 3 1 1 1 a b b b a a c c b
25 Parikalpet 644981 372.76 3835 909 4 3 1 1 a b 1 b b b b c c a
26 Kuruvinatham 644982 473.28 7289 1845 3 3 3 1 a c b b b c c c c a
Block Total : 10069.5 147056 35130 89 97 53 26 12 2 4 2 1 1 2 0 0 11
District Total : 21658.7 293080 69497 178 210 119 74 31 4 8 5 4 1 2 0 0 22

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N u m b e r o f M e d ic a l A m e n it ie s a v a ila b le . (If n o t N u m b e r o f N o n - G o v e rn m e n t
a v a ila b le w it h in t h e v illa g e , t h e d is t a n c e ra n g e M e d ic a l A m e n it ie s a v a ila b le .
c o d e v iz; a fo r < 5 K m s , b fo r 5 -1 0 K m s a n d c
f o r 1 0 + k m s o f n e a re s t p la c e w h e re fa c ilit y is
a v a ila b le is g iv e n ).

Charitable non Govt. hospital/Nursing home.

Maternity and child welfare centre (MCW)

Traditional practitioner and faith healer .

Medical practitioner with MBBS Degree

Medical practitioner with other degree

Hospital-alternative medicine (HO)

Medical practitioner with no degree

Community health centre (CHC)

Primary health sub centre (PHS)

Family welfare centre (FWC)

Primary health centre (PHC)

Mobile health clinic (MHC)

Veterinary hospital (VH)
Hospital-allopathic (HA)
T.B. clinic (TBC)

Name of Village
Dispensary (D)

Medicine Shop

Serial Number
Others
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 2 1

b 1
c b
a a
b a
b a
1 8
2 16
a 1 1 c 1 c 1 c 1 0 10 5 3 3 4 0 Bahour 22
2 2 c c a c 1 c 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 Manapattu 23
1 1 c c b c b c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Outchimedu 24
a a c c a c a c a 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Parikalpet 25
1 1 c c a c 1 c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Kuruvinatham 26
17 26 9 0 10 1 8 0 24 3 585 17 23 29 26 0 Block Total
34 51 17 0 18 6 18 0 48 7 1385 26 44 69 53 0 District Total

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Availability of drinking water - Availability of toilet & Communication and
Yes / No others Yes / No transport facilities (If
amenities available code -
Yes is given except for
Village Pin Code ,If not

Community bio- gas or recycle of waste for productive

Rural manitary mart or sanitary hardware outlet
Well water (Covered / Uncovered well)

Post & Telegraph office (P&TO)

Community toilet including bath.
Community toilet excluding bath.
Tap water (Treated/Untreated)

(Land lines)
available near the village.

Public call office (PCO)

Tube wells / Bore well

Sub post office (SPO)

Tank / Pond / Lake

Village Pin Code

Post office(PO)
Name village

River / Canal
Hand Pump

Telephones
Sr.No.

Spring

Others

use.

1 2 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56

CD Block:-Ariankuppam (0002)

22 Bahour Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes a Yes 607402 Yes Yes

23 Manapattu Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b Yes b 607402 Yes Yes
24 Outchimedu Yes No No No No No No No No No No No b a b 607402 Yes Yes
25 Parikalpet Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a a a 607402 Yes Yes
26 Kuruvinatham Yes No No No No No No No No No No No a Yes a 607402 Yes Yes
Block Total : 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 17 3 26 26 26
District Total: 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 3 33 4 62 62 62

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available within the village , the distance Village connected to highways,village roads, banks
range code viz; a for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10 & credit societies (If amenities available code -Yes
Kms and c for 10+ kms of nearest place is given, If not available within the village , the
where facility is available is given). distance range code viz; a for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10
Kms and c for 10+ kms of nearest place where
facility is available is given).
Cycle-pulled rickshaws(Manual & Machine driven)
Internet cafes/ Common service centre (CSC)

Connected to major district road (MDR)

Water bounded macadam(WBM) roads

Navigable waterway (river/canal)(NW)
Connected to national highway(NH)

Commercial & Co-operative Banks

Connected to others district road
Connected to state highway(SH)
Bus service (Public & Private)

Agricultural Credit Societies

Carts driven by animals
Sea /River ferry service
Mobile phone coverage

Private courier facility

Auto/Modified Autos

Name of Village
Railway stations

Kutchcha roads
Taxis and Vans

Footpaths (FP)

Serial Number
Pucca roads
Tractors

ATM
57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 2 1

Yes Yes Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes b Yes - a Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Bahour 22
Yes a a Yes b Yes Yes Yes b Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes b Manapattu 23
Yes a a Yes b Yes Yes Yes b Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a a a Outchimedu 24
Yes a a Yes b a a Yes b Yes - b b Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a b a Parikalpet 25
Yes a a Yes c a a Yes c Yes - b b Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes a b a Kuruvinatham 26
26 8 4 26 0 8 16 26 0 26 - 5 17 26 26 26 - - - 26 13 9 14 Black Total
62 15 11 62 0 16 26 62 3 62 - 9 39 62 62 62 - - - 62 34 15 34 District Total

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Availability of miscellaneous facilities (If amenities available code -Yes is Availability of

given, If not available within the village , the distance range code viz; a electricity
for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10 Kms and c for 10+ kms of nearest place where (Yes/No)
facility is available is given).

ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist)

Power Supply for Agricultural Use (EAG)

Power Supply for Commercial Use (EC)
Public distribution system (PDS) shop

Power Supply for Domestic Use (ED)

Community centre with/without TV

Birth & Death Registration Office

Power Supply for All Uses (EA)

Sports Club / Recreation Centre
Agricultural marketing society
Nutritional Centres (ICDS )
Anganwadi centre & others

Assembly Polling station

Mandis / Regular market
Self-Help Group (SHG)

Public Reading Room

Cinema / Video Hall

Newspaper Supply
Public Library
Name village

Weekly Haat

Sports Field,
Sr.No.

1 2 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

CD Block:-Ariankuppam (0002)

22 Bahour Yes Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
23 Manapattu Yes Yes Yes b a Yes Yes - a Yes Yes b Yes a Yes Yes a Yes Yes Yes Yes
24 Outchimedu Yes Yes Yes b a Yes Yes - b Yes Yes b b b Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes
25 Parikalpet Yes Yes Yes b b Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes b Yes a Yes Yes a Yes Yes Yes Yes
26 Kuruvinatham Yes Yes Yes c b Yes Yes - a Yes Yes c Yes a Yes Yes a Yes Yes Yes Yes
Block Total : 26 26 26 0 3 26 26 - 10 26 24 0 16 5 26 26 6 26 26 26 26
District Total : 62 62 62 1 6 62 62 - 27 62 49 2 34 13 62 62 12 62 62 62 62

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Land Use
Neares t Town Area under different types of land us e ( in hectares rounded up to one
decimal place)
Distance range code i.e. a for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10 Kms

Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands

Land Under Miscellaneous Tree Crops etc.

Fallow lands other than current fallows

Area under Non-agricultural Uses

Barren and Un-cultivable land

Total Un-irrigated Land Area

Total Irrigated Land Area
Culturable Waste Land
and c for 10+ kms .

Name of Village
Current Fallows

Net Area Sown

Serial Number
Forests
Name

101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 2 1

CUDDALORE b 0 403.3 0 0 1.1 10.2 102.8 47.9 322.2 302.9 19.4 Bahour 22
CUDDALORE b 0 162.8 0 0 10.4 114.1 29 116.5 180.3 129.4 50.9 Manapattu 23
CUDDALORE b 0 109.7 0 0 7 22.9 25.7 66.2 80.3 66.7 13.5 Outchimedu 24
CUDDALORE b 0 92.6 0 0 2.6 0.2 18 25.3 234.1 232.1 2 Parikalpet 25
CUDDALORE b 0 203.3 0 0 6.4 0.8 7.4 18.3 237.1 230 7.2 Kuruvinatham 26
0 0 0 3310.7 11.4 0 95.4 350.3 432.3 905.9 4963.9 4636.3 327.6 Blcok Total
0 0 0 7107.7 11.4 0 339.6 755.3 987 2032.6 10425.3 9632.5 792.7 District Total

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Amenities and Land use ( As in 2009 )
Land Use Name of three most important commodities
Area irrigated by source manufactured
(in hectare).

Wells/Tube-wells(W/TW)
Tanks/Lakes(T/L)
Water Falls(WF)

Name of Village

Serial Number
Name village

Canals ( C )

Others(O)

Second
Sr.No.

Third
First

1 2 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 2 1

CD Block:-Ariankuppam (0002)

22 Bahour 0 302.9 0 0 0 Polymer Products - - Bahour 22

23 Manapattu 0 129.4 0 0 0 Corrugatged Box - - Manapattu 23
24 Outchimedu 0 66.7 0 0 0 Shampoo - - Outchimedu 24
25 Parikalpet 0 232.1 0 0 0 - - - Parikalpet 25
26 Kuruvinatham 0 230 0 0 0 - - - Kuruvinatham 26
Block Total : 0 4636.3 0 0 0 - - - Block Total
District Total : 0 9632.5 0 0 0 - - - District Total

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145
 2
1
1
Sr.No.

T ot al
block

Villianur
2

Ariankuppam
Name of CD

3
Total number of inhabited villages in the C. D. block

62
26
36
4
Total population of C.D. block

293080
147056
146024
5
Pre-primary school

61
26
35
6
Primary school

62
26
36
7
Middle school

50
22
28
8

39
16
23
Secondary school

146
9
Senior secondary school (SS)

25
10
15

4
2
2
Degree college of arts sceince & commerce

10

8
4
4
Degree college of engineering

11

5
2
3
Medical college

12

4
1
3
Management institute

13

1
1
0
Polytechnic

14

2
2
0
Vocational training school /ITI

15
Villages having educational institutions

0
0
0
Non-formal training centre
16

0
0
0 Special school for disabled
17

7
8

Others (specify)

15
18

0
0
0

No educational facility
19
Summary showing total number of villages having
Appendix - I
 2
1
1
Community health centre

20

8
8
Primary health centre

16
21
Primary health sub centre

32
16
16
22
Maternity and child welfare centre

47
24
23
23
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9
8

17
T.B. clinic

0
0
0
Hospital-allopathic

24 25

9
7
Hospital-alternative medicine

16
26

6
1
5
Dispensary

27

8
Veterinary hospital

18
10
28

0
0
0
Mobile health clinic

29
Family welfare centre

47
24
23
30

147
Villages having M edical ins titutions

Medical practioner (with MBBS Degree)

34
18
16
31

7
5
Medical practioner (with other degree)

12
32
educational, medical and other amenities - CD Block level

Medicine shop

32
15
17
33

0
0
0
Others

34

0
0
0
No medical facility

35

T o tal
b lo c k

V illia n u r
2

A r ia n k u p p a m
N ame of CD

2
1
1
Sr.No.
 Sr.

2
1
1
No.

Total
block

Villianur
2

Ariankuppam
Name of CD

62
26
36
Tap water (treated/untreated)

0
0
0
Well water (coverd/ uncovered well)

0
0
0
Hand pump

0
0
0
Tubewell/ borewell

0
0
0
Spring

0
0
0
River/ canal

0
0
0
Tank/ pond/ lake
Villages having drinking water

0
0
0
Others

0
0
0
No drinking water facility

3
2
1
Post office

33
17
16
Sub post office

4
3
1
Post & telegraph office

148
62
26
36
Phone (land lines)

62
26
36
Public call office

62
26
36
Mobile phone coverage

8
7
Villages having Post & Telegraph

Internet cafes/ Common service centre

Village roads-pucca road

15 62 62
26 26
36 36
Bus service (public/private)

0
0
0
Railwary station
Auto/ modified autos
Taxi & vans

16 26 62
8 16 26
8 10 36
36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 Tractors
Villages having transport

Navigable water ways (river/canal/sea ferry

0
0
0
58

service)

34
13
21

Commercial & co-operative

Banks

9
6
Appendix - I

15
59 60
Summary showing total number of villages having

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educational, medical and other amenities - CD Block level

C r e d it V illa g e s h a v in g V illa g e s h a v in g Name of CD S r.N o .

M is c e lla n e o u s block
s o c ie t ie s r e c r e a t io n fa c ilit y p o w e r s u p p ly
Public distribution system (PDS) shop

Birth & death registration office

Agricultural credit societies

Availability of news paper

Asembly polling station

Public reading rooms
Cinema / video halls

Public library

Not available
Weekly haat

Available

61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 2 1

20 2 18 8 36 36 1 36 6 36 0 Villianur 1

14 0 16 5 26 26 0 26 6 26 0 Ariankuppam 2

34 2 34 13 62 62 1 62 12 62 0 T ot al

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Villages by number of primary schools

Sr.No. Name of C.D.Block Total Number of primary schools

number of None One Two Three Four +
inhabited
1 2 villages
3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Villianur 36 0 11 8 5 12
2 Ariankuppam 26 0 5 3 6 12
Total 62 0 16 11 11 24

Appendix IB - Village Directory

Villages by primary, middle and secondary schools

Sr.No. Name of CD Block Total Type of educational institutions available

number of No school At least one At least one At least one
inhabited primary primary middle school
villages school and school and and one
no middle one middle secondary
school school school
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Villianur 36 0 8 28 23

2 Ariankuppam 26 0 4 22 16
Total 62 0 12 50 39

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Villages with different sources of drinking water facilities available
Sr.No Name of C.D.Block Number of villages with different sources of drinking water facilities
. Only tap Only well Only Only More than one
(treated/ (covered / tubewell handpump source only from
untreated) uncovered) /borewell tap, well,
tubewell,hand pump
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Villianur 36 0 0 0 0
2 Ariankuppam 26 0 0 0 0
Total 62 0 0 0 0

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Villages with 5000 and above population which

Sr. No. Name of CD Block Name of village Location Population Amenities not available
code Senior College Primary
number secondary health sub
school centre
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Villianur Kunichampet 644931 5692 Available N.A. Available
2 Villianur Mannadipet 644932 11176 Available N.A. N.A.
3 Villianur Sorapet 644934 5110 N.A. N.A. N.A.
4 Villianur Thirubuvanai 644940 9374 Available N.A. N.A.
5 Villianur Thiruvandarkoil 644941 7078 Available N.A. Available
6 Villianur Koodapakkam 644948 7147 Available N.A. N.A.
7 Villianur Arugur 644951 8758 Available Available N.A.
8 Ariankuppam Abishegapakkam 644918 7124 N.A. Available N.A.
9 Ariankuppam Purnankuppam 644920 6766 N.A. N.A. Available
10 Ariankuppam Madukkarai 644961 9049 N.A. N.A. N.A.
11 Ariankuppam Kariamanickam 644962 7685 Available N.A. N.A.
12 Ariankuppam Embalam 644964 8331 Available N.A. Available
13 Ariankuppam Karikalampakkam 644966 6558 Available N.A. N.A.
14 Ariankuppam Pandasozhanur 644967 5643 N.A. N.A. Available
15 Ariankuppam Nettapakkam 644968 6331 Available N.A. N.A.
16 Ariankuppam Kirumampakkam 644971 10133 Available Available N.A.
17 Ariankuppam Pillaiarkuppam 644972 5309 N.A. Available Available
18 Ariankuppam Seliamedu 644973 5984 N.A. N.A. Available
19 Ariankuppam Bahour 644978 10927 Available Available N.A.
20 Ariankuppam Manapattu 644979 8227 N.A. N.A. Available
21 Ariankuppam Kuruvinatham 644982 7289 N.A. N.A. Available

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do not have one or more amenities available.

(indicate N.A. where amenity not available) Name of village Name of CD Block Sr. No.
Tap Bus Approach by Banks
drinking facility pucca road
water
9 10 11 12 3 2 1
Available Available Available Available Kunichampet Villianur 1
Available Available Available Available Mannadipet Villianur 2
Available Available Available Available Sorapet Villianur 3
Available Available Available Available T hirubuvanai Villianur 4
Available Available Available Available T hiruvandarkoil Villianur 5
Available Available Available Available Koodapakkam Villianur 6
Available Available Available Available Arugur Villianur 7
Available Available Available N.A. Abishegapakkam Ariankuppam 8
Available Available Available N.A. Purnankuppam Ariankuppam 9
Available Available Available Available Madukkarai Ariankuppam 10
Available Available Available Available Kariamanickam Ariankuppam 11
Available Available Available Available Embalam Ariankuppam 12
Available Available Available Available Karikalampakkam Ariankuppam 13
Available Available Available N.A. Pandasozhanur Ariankuppam 14
Available Available Available Available Nettapakkam Ariankuppam 15
Available Available Available Available Kirumampakkam Ariankuppam 16
Available Available Available N.A. Pillaiarkuppam Ariankuppam 17
Available Available Available Available Seliamedu Ariankuppam 18
Available Available Available Available Bahour Ariankuppam 19
Available Available Available Available Manapattu Ariankuppam 20
Available Available Available N.A. Kuruvinatham Ariankuppam 21

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Land utilisation data in respect of Census Towns.

Sl. Name Total Forests Area Barren Permane Land Cultu Fallow Current Net Total Total
No of Area under and nt Under rable Lands Fallows Area Irriga Un-
Census Non- Un- Pastures Miscell Waste other Sown ted irriga
Towns agricul cultiva and aneous Land than Land ted
and tural ble Other Tree Current Area Land
C.D.Blo Uses land Grazing Crops Fallows Area
ck Lands etc.
within
Bracket

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

- - - - - NOT AVAILABLE - - - - - -

A ppendix IV - V illage D ire ctory

C .D. b lo ck w ise list o f in h ab ited v illages w h ere n o am en ity
o th er th an d rin k in g w ater facility is av ailab le.
District:P u du ch erry

C .D. b lo ck : V illian u r & A rian k u p pam C .D. B lo ck

S e ri a l n u m be r L oc a ti on c ode n u m be r N a m e of v i lla ge
1 2 3

------------------------N IL----------------------------------

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Summary showing number of villages not having scheduled castes population

Sr.No. Name of C.D. Block Total Uninhabited Inhabited Number of inhabited

villages villages villages villages having no
scheduled castes
population
1 2 3 4 5 6

1 Villianur 36 0 36 0

2 Ariankuppam 26 0 26 0

Total 62 0 62 0

Appendix VI - Village Directory

Summary showing number of villages not having scheduled tribes population

Sr.No. Name of C.D. Block Total Uninhabited Inhabited Number of inhabited villages
villages villages villages having no scheduled tribes
population
1 2 3 4 5 6

1 Villianur 36 0 36 36

2 Ariankuppam 26 0 26 26

Total 62 0 62 62

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List of villages according to the proportion of the scheduled castes

A - Scheduled Castes
C .D . B l o c k : V i l li a n u r (0 0 0 1 )
R a n g e o f s c h e d u le d c a s t e s Lo c a t io n c o d e n u m b e r N a m e o f v illa g e
p o p u la tio n (P e rc e n t a g e s )

1 2 3
Le s s t h a n 5 64 492 6 P u d u ku p p a m
Le s s t h a n 5 64 492 7 K a t t e ri
Le s s t h a n 5 64 494 9 U la iv a ikk a l
11 - 2 0 64 492 4 C h e tt ip e t
11 - 2 0 64 493 5 Va m b u p e t
11 - 2 0 64 493 6 S e llip a tt u
11 - 2 0 64 494 6 R a m a n a t h a p u ra m
11 - 2 0 64 494 7 P illa iy a rku p p a m
11 - 2 0 64 495 1 A ru g u r
11 - 2 0 64 495 3 S a t h a m a n g a la m
11 - 2 0 64 495 4 M a n g a la m
11 - 2 0 64 495 6 T h iru k a n ji
11 - 2 0 64 495 8 M a n a ku p p a m
21 - 3 0 64 492 3 M a n a lip e t
21 - 3 0 64 493 1 K u n ic h a m p e t
21 - 3 0 64 493 2 M a n n a d ip e t
21 - 3 0 64 493 4 S o ra p e t
21 - 3 0 64 493 8 K a lith irt h a lku p p a m
21 - 3 0 64 493 9 M a d a g a d ip e t
21 - 3 0 64 494 2 S e d a ra p e t
21 - 3 0 64 494 5 T h o n d aman ath a m
21 - 3 0 64 495 5 U ru v a iy a r
31 - 4 0 64 492 9 T h e th a m p a kka m
31 - 4 0 64 493 0 K o d ath u r
31 - 4 0 64 493 3 Va d a n u r
31 - 4 0 64 493 7 S a n n a s iku p p a m
31 - 4 0 64 494 0 T h iru b u v a n a i
31 - 4 0 64 494 1 T h iru v a n d a rko il
31 - 4 0 64 494 8 K o o d a p a kka m
31 - 4 0 64 495 7 P e ru n g a lu r
41 - 5 0 64 492 8 Kuppam
41 - 5 0 64 494 3 K a ra s u r
41 - 5 0 64 494 4 T h u t h ip e t
41 - 5 0 64 495 2 K izh u r
51 - 7 5 64 492 5 S u t h u ke n y
51 - 7 5 64 495 0 Ous sudu
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and the scheduled tribes to the total population by ranges.

A - Scheduled Castes
C.D. B loc k : Ar iank uppam (0 0 0 2 )
Ran g e o f s ch ed u led ca s tes Lo c atio n c o d e n u mb er N ame o f v illag e
p o p u la tio n (Pe rce n tag es )

1 2 3
Les s th a n 5 644920 Pu rn an ku p p a m
5 - 10 644919 T a v alaku p p am
11 - 20 644964 Emb a la m
11 - 20 644968 N etta p a kkam
11 - 20 644980 O u tc h imed u
11 - 20 644982 K u ru v in a th a m
21 - 30 644966 K arika lamp akka m
21 - 30 644970 A ran g an u r
21 - 30 644972 Pilla iarku p p am
21 - 30 644975 K ara iy a mb u th u r
21 - 30 644978 Ba h o u r
31 - 40 644961 M a d u kka rai
31 - 40 644962 K ariaman icka m
31 - 40 644965 K o rkad u
31 - 40 644967 Pa n d a s o zh an u r
31 - 40 644974 K ad u v a n u r
31 - 40 644979 M a n ap attu
41 - 50 644963 Erip akka m
51 - 75 644917 T h imma n aicken p alay am
51 - 75 644918 A b is h eg ap akka m
51 - 75 644969 Pa n a y ad iku p p a m
51 - 75 644971 K iru ma mp akka m
51 - 75 644973 Se lia med u
51 - 75 644976 M a n ame d u
51 - 75 644977 Iru lan s an d y
51 - 75 644981 Pa rikalp et

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B - S c h e d u le d T rib e s
C .D . B l o c k : V i l l i a n u r (0 0 0 1 )
R a n g e o f s c h e d u le d t r ib e s L o c a t io n c o d e n u m b e r N a m e o f v illa g e
p o p u la t io n ( p e rc e n t a g e s )

1 2 3

- --- ---- --- --- ---- --- --- --- ---- --- --- --- ---- N IL - ---- --- --- --- ---- --- --- --- ---- --- --- --- ---- --- --- ---- --- --- --

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and the scheduled tribes to the total population by ranges.

B - S c h e d u le d T r ib e s

C .D . B l o c k : A r i a n k u p pa m ( 0 0 0 2 )
R a n g e o f s c h e d u le d t r ib e s L o c a t io n c o d e n u m b e r N a m e o f v illa g e
p o p u la t io n ( p e r c e n t a g e s )

1 2 3

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N IL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Number of villages under each

Sl. Name of gram panchayat and Area of gram Number Total Total Total
No. location code number panchayat in Number of villages with location code numbers of popula Sched Sched
hectare house tion uled uled
Number Location code Name of Village holds Castes Tribes
numbers popula popul
tion ation

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ariankuppam C.D. Block (0002)
1 Abishegapakkam 0001 N.A 2 644917 Thimmanaickenpalayam 989 4559 3541 -
644918 Abishegapakkam
2 Thimmanaickenpalayam 0002 N.A 1 644917 Thimmanaickenpalayam 756 3285 2053 -
3 Thavalakuppam 0003 N.A 2 644918 Abishegapakkam 1816 7359 840 -
644919 Tavalakuppam
4 Andiarpalayam 0004 N.A 1 644919 Tavalakuppam 891 3736 560 -
5 Purnankuppam 0005 N.A 1 644920 Purnankuppam 1011 3850 35 -
644919 Tavalakuppam
6 Nallavadu 0006 N.A 1 644920 Purnankuppam 955 3792 0 -
7 Ariankuppam (west) 0007 N.A 1 644921 Ariankuppam (CT) 2471 10475 1809 -
644922 Manavely (CT)
8 Ariankuppam 0008 N.A 1 644922 Manavely (CT) 1950 7788 123 -
644921 Ariankuppam (CT)
9 Kakayanthope 0009 N.A 1 644921 Ariankuppam (CT) 2306 9323 162 -
644922 Manavely (CT)
10 Veerampattinam 0010 N.A 2 644921 Ariankuppam (CT) 1737 6800 168 -
644922 Manavely (CT)
11 Manavely 0011 N.A 1 644922 Manavely (CT) 2764 11088 453 -
644921 Ariankuppam (CT)
12 Madukkarai East 0046 N.A 2 644961 Madukkarai 1532 6479 2331 -
644962 Kariamanickam
13 Madukkarai West 0047 N.A 1 644961 Madukkarai 689 3100 635 -
14 Kariamanickam 0048 N.A 1 644962 Kariamanickam 872 3635 344 -
15 sooramangalam 0049 N.A 1 644962 Kariamanickam 799 3520 2408 -
16 Eripakkam 0050 N.A 1 644963 Eripakkam 936 4051 2008 -
17 Kalmandapam 0051 N.A 3 644963 Eripakkam 1611 6457 2052 -
644967 Pandasozhanur
644968 Nettapakkam
18 Embalam 0052 N.A 1 644964 Embalam 1326 5138 511 -
19 Sembiapalayam 0053 N.A 1 644964 Embalam 696 3193 1089 -
20 Korkadu 0054 N.A 1 644965 Korkadu 838 3418 1235 -
21 Karikalampakkam 0055 N.A 1 644966 Karikalampakkam 1633 6558 1349 -

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Gram Panchayat (C.D. block wise)

Sl. Name of gram panchayat and Area of gram Number Total Total Total
No. location code number panchayat in Number of villages with location code numbers of popula Sched Sched
hectare house tion uled uled
Number Location code Name of Village holds Castes Tribes
numbers popula popul
tion ation

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ariankuppam C.D. Block contd.
22 Nettapakkam 0056 N.A 1 644968 Nettapakkam 1506 6169 961 -
23 Karaiyambuthur - 0057 N.A 2 644969 Panayadikuppam 1393 5834 2151 -
Panayadikuppam 644975 Karaiyambuthur
24 Seliamedu 0058 N.A 2 644970 Aranganur 1231 5048 1683 -
644973 Seliamedu
25 Kirumampakkam 0059 N.A 1 644971 Kirumampakkam 1258 6196 3121 -
644972 Pillaiyarkuppam
26 Pillaiyarkuppam 0060 N.A 2 644971 Kirumampakkam 1211 5330 2405 -
644972 Pillaiarkuppam
27 Pannithittu 0061 N.A 1 644971 Kirumampakkam 908 3720 731 -
28 Kudiyiruppupalayam 0062 N.A 2 644972 Pillaiarkuppam 778 3558 2516 -
644973 Seliamedu
29 Manapattu 0063 N.A 1 644979 Manapattu 1458 6022 1899 -
30 Manamedu 0064 N.A 2 644974 Kaduvanur 757 3164 1913 -
644976 Manamedu
31 Kuruvinatham 0065 N.A 2 644977 Irulansandy 1573 6491 1914 -
644982 Kuruvinatham
32 Bahour - East 0066 N.A 1 644978 Bahour 1128 4781 2183 -
33 Bahour - west 0067 N.A 1 644978 Bahour 1541 6146 51 -
34 Pudukuppam 0068 N.A 2 644979 Manapattu 545 2419 923 -
644980 Outchimedu
35 Krishnavaram 0069 N.A 1 644980 Outchimedu 912 3745 468 -
36 Parikalpet 0070 N.A 1 644981 Parikalpet 909 3835 1939 -
37 soriankuppam 0071 N.A 1 644982 Kuruvinatham 672 2468 41 -
Villianur C.D. Block

38 Chettipet 0012 N.A 2 644923 Manalipet 716 3066 647 -

644924 Chettipet
39 Suthukeny 0013 N.A 2 644925 Suthukeny 1123 4746 2767 -
644929 Thethampakkam
40 Sandai Pudukuppam 0014 N.A 1 644926 Pudukuppam 519 2211 2 -

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Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat (C.D. block wise)

Sl. Name of gram panchayat and Area of gram Number Total Total Total
No. location code number panchayat in Number of villages with location code numbers of popula Sched Sched
hectare house tion uled uled
Number Location code Name of Village holds Castes Tribes
numbers popula popul
tion ation

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
41 Katteri kuppam 0015 N.A 2 644927 Katteri 1720 7023 1264 -
644928 Kuppam
42 Kodathur 0016 N.A 1 644930 Kodathur 786 3605 1368 -
43 Kunichampet 0017 N.A 1 644931 Kunichampet 1376 5692 1309 -
44 Mannadipet 0018 N.A 1 644932 Mannadipet 1257 5061 1507 -
45 Thirukkanur 0019 N.A 1 644932 Mannadipet 1327 6115 1131 -
46 Vadanur 0020 N.A 2 644933 Vadanur 1279 6247 1710 -
Puranasingupalayam 644938 Kalithirthalkuppam
47 Sorapet 0021 N.A 2 644934 Sorapet 1471 6221 1575 -
644935 Vambupet
48 Sellipattu 0022 N.A 1 644936 Sellipattu 664 2893 394 -
49 Sannasikuppam 0023 N.A 2 644937 Sannasikuppam 1070 4407 1310 -
644941 Thiruvandarkoil
50 Kalithirthalkuppam 0024 N.A 1 644938 Kalithirthalkuppam 1811 7540 1765 -
51 Madagadipet 0025 N.A 1 644939 Madagadipet 1709 7253 1752 -
52 Thirubuvanai 0026 N.A 1 644940 Thirubuvanai 2422 10103 3206 -
644941 Thiruvandarkoil
53 Thiruvandarkoil 0027 N.A 1 644941 Thiruvandarkoil 995 4317 1759 -
54 Sedarapet 0028 N.A 2 644942 Sedarapet 1546 6508 2215 -
644943 Karasur
55 Thondamanatham 0029 N.A 2 644944 Thuthipet 1213 5029 1501 -
644945 Thondamanatham
56 Pillaiyarkuppam 0030 N.A 2 644946 Ramanathapuram 1361 5585 951 -
644947 Pillaiyarkuppam
57 Koodapakkam 0031 N.A 1 644948 Koodapakkam 1528 6407 2399 -
58 Poraiyur Agaram 0032 N.A 3 644948 Koodapakkam 1233 5191 2350 -
644949 Ulaivaikkal
644950 Oussudu
59 Ariyur 0033 N.A 1 644951 Arugur 2073 8758 1632 -
60 Sivarandagam 0034 N.A 1 644952 Kizhur 698 2955 1301 -
61 Sathamangalam 0035 N.A 2 644953 Sathamangalam 965 4231 747 -
644958 Manakuppam

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Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat (C.D. block wise)

Sl. Name of gram panchayat and Area of gram Number Total Total Total
No. location code number panchayat in Number of villages with location code numbers of popula Sched Sched
hectare house tion uled uled
Number Location code Name of Village holds Castes Tribes
numbers popula popul
tion ation

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
62 Mangalam 0036 N.A 1 644954 Mangalam 973 4320 473 -
63 Uruvaiyar 0037 N.A 2 644955 Uruvaiyar 1527 6333 1964 -
644957 Perungalur
64 Thirukanji 0038 N.A 1 644956 Thirukanji 1005 4207 735 -
65 Kurumbapet 0039 N.A 1 804038 Kurumbapet (GP + OG) 1978 7894 1572 -
66 Sulthanpet 0040 N.A 1 804038 Kurumbapet (GP + OG) 1498 7293 416 -
644959 Villianur (CT)
67 Manaveli 0041 N.A 2 804038 Kurumbapet (GP + OG) 3241 13357 1925 -
804038 Odiampet (OG)
644959 Villianur (CT)
68 Odiampet 0042 N.A 2 804038 Odiampet (OG) 2026 8713 4223 -
644959 Villianur (CT)
69 Villianur 0043 N.A 1 644959 Villianur (CT) 3547 14347 806 -
70 Kottaimedu 0044 N.A 1 644959 Villianur (CT) 2296 9727 1001 -
71 Kanuvapet 0045 N.A 1 644959 Villianur (CT) 1431 5923 130 -

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 Brief Note on Town Directory

Abbreviations used in Town Directory 2011 Census:-

Town Directory covers the Non-Census data for Mahe Municipality. It

presents important and useful information like civic and other amenities
available in Mahe (M). The information in the Town Directory is covered in
the following seven statements viz., Statements I to VII.

Statement I : Status and Growth History

Statement II : Physical Aspects and Location of town, 2009

Statement III : Civic and other Amenities, 2009

Statement IV : Medical Facilities, 2009

Statement V : Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, 2009

Statement VI : Industry and Banking 2009

Statement VII: Civic and other Amenities in Slums, 2009

Statement I :- Status and Growth History:

Column 1 – Serial Number:- Self explanatory

Column 2:- Class, Name and civic status of town:- The Class is presented
according to population of the towns in 2011 Census as follows:

Population Class Population Class

100,000 and above I 10,000 – 19,999 IV
50,000 – 99,999 II 5,000 – 9,999 V
20,000 – 49,999 III Below - 5,000 VI

The following abbreviations are used to denote the Civic Status of the town.
Civic Status Codes Civic Status Codes
i-Municipal Corporation M.Corp. xii – Notified Town Area NTA
ii-Municipal Committee MC xiii – Industrial Notified INA
Area
iii-Municipal Council M Cl xiv – Industrial Township ITS
iv-City Municipal Council CMC xv – Township TS
v-Town Municipal TMC xvi – Town Panchayat TP
Council
vi- Municipal Board MB xvii – Nagar Panchayat NP
vii –Municipality M xviii – Town Committee/ TC
Town Area Committee

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viii- Cantonment CB xix – Small Town ST
Board/Cantonment Committee
ix- Notified Area NA xx – Estate Office EO
x –Notified Town NT xxi –Gram Panchayat GP
xi - Notified Area NAC xxii – Census Town CT
Committee/ Notified Area
Council

Column 3 - 25: - These columns are self explanatory

Statement II: - Physical Aspects and Location of town, 2009.

Column 1 - 2 Serial number and Name of town: - Self explanatory

Columns 3 to 5 - Physical Aspects:-In these columns the Rainfall and

Maximum and Minimum Temperature of the town is recorded.

Columns 6 to 12:- Name and road distance of the town (in kms.) from the
State headquarters, District headquarters, Sub-divisional/Taluk/Tahsil/
Police station/Development Block/Island HQ., Nearest city with population
of one lakh and more, Nearest city with population of five lakh and more,
Railway station and Bus route is recorded in these columns respectively. If
the names mentioned in these columns are the same as the referent town
itself, the distance is recorded as (0) zero.

Statement III – Civic and other Amenities, 2009:-

Column 1 - 2 Serial number and Name of town: - Self explanatory

Column 3 – Road length (in km.):- The information about the road length (in
km.) within the limit of the town is recorded in this column.

Columns 4 to 7- System of drainage: - The system of drainage available in

the town is indicated in these columns by the following codes:
System of drainage Codes
Open drains OD
Closed drains CD
Both drains BD

Columns 8 to 11-Number of latrines: - The number of various types of

latrines available in the town is indicated in these columns.

Columns No. 12 & 13 – Protected water supply: - The information on source

of water supply and system of water storage with capacity available in the
town are given in these columns in the following codes:

Column 12 (Source of water supply):-

(i) Tap water T
(ii) Tube-well water TW

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 (iii) Tank Water TK
(iv) Well water W

Column 13 (System of water storage):-

(i) Over Head Tank OHT

(ii) Service Reservoir SR
(iii) River Infiltration Gallery RIG
(iv) Bore Well Pumping System BWP
(v) Pressure Tank PT

The information on 2 major source of water supply is given in column

12 and the system of water storage with capacity against each in kilo-litres
(in bracket) is presented in column 13.

Columns 14 Fire Fighting Service: - In case the firefighting service is

available in the referent town, `yes’ is recorded. If the facility is not available
within the town, the name of the nearest place having this facility with its
distance from the referent town has been recorded.

Columns 15 to 19- Electrification (Number of connections):-Different types

of electric connections have been shown in these columns, i.e., Domestic,
Industrial, Commercial, Road lighting (points) & others.

Statement IV: Medical Facilities, 2009:-

Columns 1 - 2 Serial number and Name of town: - Self explanatory

Columns 3 to 13 :- The number of various medical institutions such as

Hospitals, Dispensaries, Health Center, Family Welfare Center, Maternity
and Child Welfare Center, Maternity Homes, T.B. Hospital/clinic, Nursing
Homes, Charitable Hospital/Nursing Home, Mobile Health Clinic and Others
as available in the town, are indicated in these columns (along with number
of beds in brackets).

If a medical facility is not available in the town, the name of the nearest
place and its distance in kilometers from the town where the facility is
available is mentioned.

Column 14 - Veterinary Hospital:-The Number of Veterinary Hospitals

available in the town is given in this column.

Column 15 - Medicine Shop:-The number of Medicine shops available in the

town is given in this column.

Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, 2009:-

Columns 1 - 2 Serial number and Name of town: - Self explanatory

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Columns 3 to 15 Educational Facilities:- The information on number of
Primary school, Middle school, Secondary school, Senior Secondary school,
Arts/Science/ Commerce colleges (of degree level and above), Medical
colleges, Engineering colleges, Management Institute/Colleges, Polytechnics,
Recognized Shorthand, Typewriting and vocational training Institutions,
Non-formal Education Center (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Center), Special
School for disabled and Others available in the town, are indicated in these
columns.

If an educational facility is not available in the town, the name of the

nearest place and its distance in kilometers from the town where the facility
is available is mentioned.

Columns 16 to 23 – Number of Social, Recreational and Culture Facilities :-

The information on No. of Home Orphanage, Working women’s hostels (with
No. of seats in bracket), No. of Old Age Home, Stadium, Cinema Theatre,
Auditorium/Community halls, Public libraries and Reading rooms available
in the town are given under these column.

Statement VI: Industry and Banking 2009:-

Columns 1 - 2 Serial number and Name of town: - Self explanatory

Columns 3 to 5 - Names of three most important commodities

manufactured:- The names of three most important commodities
manufactured in the town are given under these columns.

Columns 6 to 8 - Number of banks: - The number of banks available in the

referent town both Commercial and Co-operative banks are recorded against
these columns.

Columns 9 & 10 – Number of Agricultural and Non Agricultural Credit

Societies: - The number of Agricultural and Non Agricultural Credit Societies
available in the referent town are given in these columns.

Statement VII: Civic and other Amenities in Slums, 2009:-

This statement VII provides information on civic and other amenities

in all slums whether notified or not and for all towns having statutory
bodies, like Municipality, Municipal Corporation, Town area committee etc.

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 STATE

Status and

Sr. Class, name and civic Location Name of Taluk/ Name of CD Area Number of Scheduled Scheduled
No. status of town Code No. Tahsil/ Police block (sq. households Castes Tribes
Station/Islands Km.) including Population Population
etc. houseless (2011 (2011
households Census) Census)
(2011
Census)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

I,
1 804036 PUDUCHERRY - 19.54 60638 26628 -
Puducherry (M),
Municipality

III,
2 644921 PUDUCHERRY ARIANKUPPAM 3.63 7350 2140 -
Ariankuppam (CT),
Census Town

IV,
3 644922 PUDUCHERRY ARIANKUPPAM 5.03 3878 575 -
Manavely (CT),
Census Town

I,
4 804037 OZHUKARAI - 34.56 74133 27366 -
Ozhukarai (M),
Municipality

III,
5 804038 VILLIANUR - 8.9 7790 6563 -
Kurumbapet (GP + OG),
Gram Panchayat

III,
6 644959 VILLIANUR VILLIANUR 5.6 8227 3510 -
Villianur (CT),
Census Town

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MENT - I

Growth History

Population and growth rate (in brackets) of the town at the Density Sex ratio Class, name Sr.
1901- 1961 1971 Censuses1991
1981 of 2001 2011 (2011 1991 2001 2011 and civic status No.
1951 Census) of town

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1

51762 133570 162639 203065 220865 244377 I,

- 12507 984 1017 1046 1
(-) (158.1) (21.8) (24.9) (8.8) (10.65) P uducherry (M),
Municipality
III,
29808 Ariankuppam
- - - - - - 8212 - - 1047 2
(-) (CT ),
Census T own

15666 IV,
- - - - - - 3115 - - 1014 3
(-) Manavely (CT ),
Census T own

19755 86988 157131 217707 300104 I,

- - 8684 954 978 1021 4
(-) (340.33) (80.63) (38.55) (37.85) Ozhukarai (M),
Municipality
III,
1793 5013 44194 32871 Kurumbapet (GP
- - - 3693 939 976 1026 5
(-) (179.6) (781.6) (-25.62) + OG),
Gram Panchayat

34383 III,
- - - - - - 6140 - - 1020 6
(-) Villianur (CT ),
Census T own

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 STATE

Physical Aspects and

P h y s ic a l a s p e c t s N a me o f a n d ro a d d is t a n c e (in kms .)
R a in fa ll T e mp e ra t u re
(in mm) (in c e n t ig ra d e )
S r.
N a me o f t o w n M a xi M in im u
No. Sta te H Q . D is t ric t H Q .
mu m m

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 P uduc h e r r y ( M ) 1 4 7 9 .8 3 2 .1 2 5 .8 P U D U CH E RRY (0 ) P U D U CH E RRY (0 )

2 A r ia n k up p a m ( C T ) 1480 37 28 P U D U CH E RRY (7 ) P U D U CH E RRY (7 )

3 M a n a v e ly ( C T ) 260 37 28 P U D U CH E RRY (7 ) P U D U CH E RRY (7 )

4 O z h uk a r a i ( M ) 1222 3 3 .4 2 4 .2 P U D U CH E RRY (5 ) P U D U CH E RRY (5 )

5 K ur um ba p e t ( GP + O G) 1 2 2 2 .1 3 3 .2 2 4 .2 P U D U CH E RRY (7 ) P U D U CH E RRY (7 )

6 Villia n ur ( C T ) 2 4 3 .1 3 5 .7 2 0 .9 P U D U CH E RRY (1 0 ) P U D U CH E RRY (1 0 )

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MENT-II

Location of Towns, 2009

Name of and road distance (in kms.) from

Sub-Division/
Nearest city
Taluk/ Tahsil / Nearest city with Bus Sr.
with population Railway station N a me o f to w n
Police station/ population of one route No.
of five lakh and
Development lakh and more
more
Block/ Island HQ.

8 9 10 11 12 2 1

PUDUCHERRY (0) OZHUKARAI (5) CHENNAI (164) PUDUCHERRY (0) YES (0) P uduc h e r r y ( M ) 1

PUDUCHERRY (7) PUDUCHERRY (7) CHENNAI (170) PUDUCHERRY (7) YES (0) A r ia n k up p a m ( C T ) 2

PUDUCHERRY (7) PUDUCHERRY (7) CHENNAI (174) PUDUCHERRY (7) YES (0) M a n a v e ly ( C T ) 3

OZHUKARAI (0) PUDUCHERRY (5) CHENNAI (164) PUDUCHERRY (5) YES (0) O z h uk a r a i ( M ) 4

VILLILANUR (5) PUDUCHERRY (7) CHENNAI (171) SULTANPET (5) YES (0) K ur um b a p e t ( G P + O G ) 5

VILLIANUR (0) PUDUCHERRY (10) CHENNAI (175) SULTANPET (2) YES (0) V illia n ur ( C T ) 6

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Civic and

S y s t e m o f d ra in a g e N u m b e r o f la t rin e s
Road length (in kms.)

Flush/Pour Flush
Name of Town

Both -Open &

(Water borne)
Closed (CD)

Closed (BD)
Open (OD)

Pit System

Service
Sr.No.

Others
1 2 3 4 5 6 Nil
7 8 9 10 11

1 P uduc h e r r y ( M ) 1 1 6 .1 7 - - BD - 0 110 0 0

2 A r ia n k up p a m ( C T ) 1 3 .9 - - BD - 0 5 0 0

3 M a n a v e ly ( C T ) 6 .4 - - BD - 0 4 0 0

4 O z h uk a r a i ( M ) 3 3 4 .1 - - BD - 0 60 0 0

5 K ur um ba p e t ( G P + O G ) 3 3 .0 5 - - BD - 0 3 0 0

6 V illia n ur ( C T ) 1 4 .5 5 - - BD - 0 2 0 0

*In case t his service is not available in the t own, the name of the nearest place and it s dist ance from the town
where facility is available has been given
@T wo major source only

Abbre vi ation

TT: T ap wat er from treated source TK/P/L:T ank/Pond/Lake

TU:T ap water from un-t reated source O :Others
CW : Covered well O HT:Over head T ank
UW : Un-covered well SR:Service Reservoir
HP:Hand pump RIG:River Infilt ration Gallery
TW/B:T ubewell /Borehole BW P:Bore Well Pumping syst em
RW :Rainwater PT:Pressure T ank
S:Spring N\A,NA,N.A.: Not Avialable

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MENT - III

other Amenities, 2009

Electrification (Number of
Protected water supply
Fire fighting service* connections)
System of storage
Source of supply

kilo litres (along

with capacity in

Name of Town
with Codes) @

Road lighting
Commercial
(Codes) @

Domestic

Industrial

(points)

Sr.No.
Others
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2 1

TT,N/A OHT(13551),N/A(N/A) Yes 73790 992 16484 8229 4235 Puducherry (M) 1

TT,N/A OHT(740),N/A(N/A) No,PUDUCHERRY(7) 5032 82 611 748 63 Ariankuppam (CT) 2

TT,N/A OHT(200),N/A(N/A) No,PUDUCHERRY(7) 3511 41 322 432 98 Manavely (CT) 3

TT,N/A OHT(5624),N/A(N/A) Yes 48789 835 5746 7289 526 Ozhukarai (M) 4

TT,N/A OHT(761),N/A(N/A) No,VILLIANUR(5) 3523 35 220 265 6 Kurumbapet (GP + OG) 5

TT,N/A OHT(750),N/A(N/A) Yes 2100 5 200 160 0 Villianur (CT) 6

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Medical

No . of M edical facilities * (with nu mb er of beds in brackets )

Ho s p itals Dis p ens aries Health Family M aternity an d
Sr.No . Name of Town
(A llop ath ic Center W elfare Ch ild W elfare
& Others ) Cen ter Center
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 P uduch erry (M ) 1 1 (1 17 8) 17 (3 6) 1 7 (3 6) 9 (3 6) 9(36 )

2 Ariank up pam (CT ) 1(0) 4 (7 ) 4(7) 2 (7 ) 2(7)

3 M an av ely (CT ) 2 2 2 2 2

4 Ozhuk arai (M ) 9(18 60 ) 18 (1 3) 1 8 (1 3) 13 (1 3 ) 1 3(13 )

5 Kurum bapet (GP + OG) 5 4 (0 ) 4(0) 4 (0 ) 4(0)

6 Villian ur (CT ) 2(0) 3 (7 ) 3(7) 2 (7 ) 2(7)

*If a m edical facility is not available in the town,nearest place distance from the town where facilit y is available has been given

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MENT IV

Facilities, 2009

No. of Medical facilities* (with number of beds in brackets)

Veterinary Medicine
Maternity T.B.Hospital/ Nursing Charitable Mobile Others
Hospital Shop Name of Town Sr.No.
Homes Clinic Homes Hospital/Nu Health etc.
(Numbers) (Numbers)
rsing Home Clinic
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2 1

1(330) 10(36) 0 9 1(0) 0 5(0) 82 Puducherry (M) 1

7 2(7) 0 0 1(0) 0 1(0) 8 Ariankuppam (CT) 2

7 0 0 0 1(0) 0 1 0 Manavely (CT) 3

3 14(151) 0 5 1(0) 0 4(0) 27 Ozhukarai (M) 4

5 4(0) 0 1 1(0) 0 5 3 Kurumbapet (GP + OG) 5

10 2(7) 0 0 1(0) 0 1(0) 5 Villianur (CT) 6

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Educational, Recreational and

Number of Educational Facilities*

Commerce colleges (of

Engineering colleges
Medical colleges
Secondry school
Senior Secondry

degree level and

Primary school
Middle school

Sr. No. Name of Town

Arts/ Science/

above)
school

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 Puducherry (M) 111 75 57 22 2 OZHUKARAI(5) OZHUKARAI(5)

2 Ariankuppam (CT) 14 8 5 2 TAVALAKUPPAM(4) OZHUKARI(10) KIRUMAMPAKKAM(10)

3 Manavely (CT) 10 6 3 1 TAVALAKUPPAM(6) KIRUMAMPAKKAM(7) KIRUMAMPAKKAM(7)

4 Ozhukarai (M) 110 69 46 23 5 3 1

5 Kurumbapet (GP + OG) 13 9 12 5 VILLIANUR(5) ULAIVAIKKAL(8) 1

6 Villianur (CT) 24 15 9 5 2 ULAIVAIKKAL(2) URUVAIYAR(1)

*If an educat ional facilitiy is not available in the town, the name of the nearest place and it s distance from t he town where facilit y is
available has been given

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Cultural Facilities, 2009

Number of Educational Facilities*

Non-formal Education
Center (Sarva Shiksha
vocational training

Special School for

Institute/ colleges

Abhiyan Center)
Typewriting and

Name of Town Sr. No.

Management

Polytechnics

Recognised

institutions
Shorthand,

Disabled

Others
10 11 12 13 14 15 2 1

2 OZHUKARAI(5) 1 22 3 6 Puducherry (M) 1

PUDUCHERRY(7) OZHUKARAI(10) PUDUCHERRY(7) 5 3 1 Ariankuppam (CT) 2

PUDUCHERRY(7) OZHUKARAI(10) PUDUCHERRY(7) 6 ARIYANKUPPAM(1) 1 Manavely (CT) 3

4 2 2 24 3 12 Ozhukarai (M) 4

ULAIVAIKKAL(8) OZHUKARAI(5) 1 VILLIANUR(5) PUDUCHERRY(7) 1 Kurumbapet (GP + OG) 5

URUVAIYAR(1) OZHUKARAI(12) 3 6 PUDUCHERRY(10) 4 Villianur (CT) 6

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Educational, Recreational and

Number of Social, Recreational and Cultural facilities

No. of Old Age Home

hostles (with No. of
Working women's

seats in bracket)
Sr. No. Name of Town
No. of Home
Orphange

Stadium
1 2 16 17 18 19

1 P uducherry (M) 15 1 2 1

2 Ariankuppam (CT ) 3 P UDUCHERRY(7) 3 P UDUCHERRY(7)

3 Manavely (CT ) ARIYANKUPP AM(1) P UDUCHERRY(7) ARIYANKUPP AM(1) P UDUCHERRY(7)

4 Ozhukarai (M) 12 3 4 1

5 Kurumbapet (GP + OG) 1 OZHUKARAI(5) PUDUCHERRY(7) OZHUKARAI(5)

6 Villianur (CT ) 2 PUDUCHERRY(10) P UDUCHERRY(10) OZHUKARAI(8)

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MENT-V

Cultural Facilities, 2009

Number of Social, Recreational and Cultural facilities

Community halls
Cinema Theatre

Public libraries

Reading rooms
Name of Town Sr. No.
Auditorium/

20 21 22 23 2 1

5 38 8 8 Puducherry (M) 1

PUDUCHERRY(7) 4 2 2 Ariankuppam (CT ) 2

PUDUCHERRY(7) ARIYANKUPPAM(1) ARIYANKUPPAM(1) ARIYANKUPPAM(1) Manavely (CT ) 3

4 10 9 9 Ozhukarai (M) 4

OZHUKARAI(5) 1 VILLIANUR(5) VILLIANUR(5) Kurumbapet (GP + OG) 5

1 PUDUCHERRY(10) 1 1 Villianur (CT ) 6

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Industry and

N a me s o f th re e mo s t imp o rta n t c o mmo d it ie s

Name of Town
Sr. No.

2nd
1st

1 2 3 4

1 P uduc h e r r y ( M ) CO T T O N T E X T IL E S I N D I A N M A D E F O R E I GN L I Q U O R

2 A r ia n k up p a m ( CT ) CO IR P L A ST I C B U T T O N S

3 M a n a v e ly ( C T ) CO IR CO CO N U T

4 O z h uk a r a i ( M ) GL A SS B O T T L E S C H E M I C A L S P O L Y M E RS

5 K ur um ba p e t ( GP + O G) IM FL P A P E R CU P S

6 Villia n ur ( C T ) P D L (A RRA CK ) P A C K A GI N G

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Banking, 2009

manufactured Number of banks

Number of agricultural
Private Commercial

Number of non-
Nationalised Bank

agricultural credit
Co-oprative Bank

Name of Town
credit societies

societies

Sr. No.
Bank
3rd

5 6 7 8 9 10 2 1

HAND MADE PAPER 30 20 9 2 86 Puducherry (M) 1

POLYT HENE BAGS 0 1 1 0 0 Ariankuppam (CT) 2

COUNT RY LIQUOR 0 1 0 0 0 Manavely (CT ) 3

PHARMACUTICAL 16 3 6 4 65 Ozhukarai (M) 4

COTT ORN YARN/ CLOT H 1 0 0 1 4 Kurumbapet (GP + OG) 5

CEMENT BAGS 3 1 1 1 0 Villianur (CT) 6

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Civic and other
Class and name of town

Sys tem of drainage

Population of the Slum

Paved roads (in kms.)

No. of households
Name of the slum

Both (Open &

(approximate)

(approximate)
Is it notified

Closed)
Closed
Sr.No.

Open

Nil
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1 I P uduch erry (M ) Arun t h adh ip uram No 97 388 3 - - BD -
2 P adm in i T ho t t am No 30 116 1 - - BD -
3 Kurich ik upam So ut h No 129 504 1 - - BD -
4 An it h a Nagar No 164 720 7 - - BD -
5 Kurich ik upp am (No rt h ) No 31 123 2 - - BD -
6 Nagam m an Nagar No 74 271 6 - - BD -
7 P udu Nagar(Nain arm an dapam ) No 37 139 5 - - BD -
8 Ko m bak k am (Harijan Co lo n y ) No 209 794 8 - - BD -
9 Arak k av adiam m an Ko il T h o p p u No 77 297 1 - - BD -
10 Rasso u Uday ar T h ot t am No 113 593 4 - - BD -
11 St . Dav idp et No 45 173 1 - - BD -
12 Ellam m an Ko il T h o p p u No 186 768 2 - - BD -
13 So lai Nagar(So ut h ) No 77 333 1 - - BD -
14 Ay a T h o p p u No 147 559 3 - - BD -
15 So lai Nagar(No rt h ) No 66 288 3 - - BD -
16 Vadak k up et (T h en gait h it t u) No 138 551 2 - - BD -
17 P illiay ar Ko il T h idal No 31 117 9 - - BD -
18 P eriy ap et (T h en gait h it t u) No 89 353 2 - - BD -
19 Net h aji Nagar III No 328 1 4 83 5 - - BD -
20 New Co lo ny (T h engait h it t u) No 78 265 9 - - BD -
21 M et t u St reet (T h en gait h it t u) No 113 393 6 - - BD -
22 Jafarbai T h o t t am No 38 152 1 - - BD -
23 M urun gap ak k am p et No 150 586 4 - - BD -
24 Velram p et No 159 596 9 - - BD -
25 In dira Nagar No 178 693 4 - - BD -
26 Bh arat h i M ill T h it t u No 110 402 1 - - BD -
27 P aray arit h ot t am No 31 113 1 - - BD -
28 Am bedh k ar Nagar No 91 399 1 - - BD -
29 P illai T h o t t am No 204 711 1 - - BD -
30 T h ro wp at h iam m an Ko il No 130 503 2 - - BD -
31 Iy yan ark o il Keerapalay am No 165 729 2 - - BD -
32 Ken n edy Nagar No 32 124 1 - - BD -
33 Ro ddiarp et No 76 148 1 - - BD -
34 Naip at t i No 25 82 3 - - BD -
35 At lier Sh an t h i No 169 635 4 - - BD -

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MENT - VII
amenities in Slums, 2009

N u mb e r o f la trin e s Ele c t ric ity (N u mb e r o f

installed for supply of

c o n n e c tio n s )

Name of the slum

No. of tap points/
P riv a te

public hydtrants

protected water

Road lighting
Flush (Water

Community
Flush/ Pour
Pit System

Domestic

(points)
Service

Others
Others
borne)

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 3
0 10 0 0 1 197 190 10 0 A r un t h a dh ip ur a m
0 9 0 0 1 65 60 3 0 P a dm in i T h o t t a m
0 39 0 0 1 201 220 14 0 K ur ic h ik up a m So ut h
0 164 0 0 0 251 230 35 0 A n it h a N a ga r
0 31 0 0 0 62 62 16 0 K ur ic h ik up p a m ( N o r t h )
0 74 0 0 0 148 138 11 0 N a ga m m a n N a ga r
0 37 0 0 0 37 74 20 0 P udu N a ga r ( N a in a r m a n da p a m )
0 120 0 0 1 275 358 35 0 K o m ba k k a m ( H a r ija n C o lo n y )
0 46 0 0 1 159 146 7 0 A r a k k a v a dia m m a n K o il T h o p p u
0 16 0 0 1 185 151 22 0 R a sso u U da y a r T h o t t a m
0 0 0 0 1 60 90 11 0 St . D a v idp e t
0 132 0 0 1 250 212 22 0 E lla m m a n K o il T h o p p u
0 12 0 0 1 140 141 11 0 So la i N a ga r ( So ut h )
0 33 0 0 1 252 201 9 0 Ay a T h oppu
0 7 0 0 1 135 121 6 0 So la i N a ga r ( N o r t h )
0 15 0 0 1 154 205 18 0 Va da k k up e t ( T h e n ga it h it t u)
0 0 0 0 1 131 124 21 0 P illia y a r K o il T h ida l
0 8 0 0 1 178 151 20 0 P e r iy a p e t ( T h e n ga it h it t u)
0 25 0 0 1 501 402 38 0 N e t h a ji N a ga r I I I
0 0 0 0 1 155 156 21 0 N e w C o lo n y ( T h e n ga it h it t u)
0 0 0 0 1 101 202 15 0 M e t t u St r e e t ( T h e n ga it h it t u)
0 0 0 0 1 70 126 10 0 Ja f a r ba i T h o t t a m
0 36 0 0 1 200 145 26 0 M ur un ga p a k k a m p e t
0 0 0 0 1 250 300 29 0 Ve lr a m p e t
0 0 0 0 1 275 301 28 0 I n dir a N a ga r
623 1 0 0 1 101 152 39 0 B h a r a t h i M ill T h it t u
0 3 0 0 1 62 62 4 0 P a r a y a r it h o t t a m
0 5 0 0 1 124 171 6 0 A m be dh k a r N a ga r
0 63 0 0 1 301 352 42 0 P illa i T h o t t a m
0 8 0 0 1 121 111 20 0 T h r o wp a t h ia m m a n K o il
0 15 0 0 1 104 96 18 0 I y y a n a r k o il K e e r a p a la y a m
0 3 0 0 1 125 132 4 0 K e n n e dy N a ga r
0 1 0 0 1 130 146 39 0 R o ddia r p e t
0 10 0 0 1 134 175 10 0 N a ip a t t i
0 0 0 0 1 141 251 28 0 A t lie r Sh a n t h i

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Class and name of town

System of drainage

Population of the Slum

Paved roads (in kms.)

No. of households
Name of the slum

Both (Open &

(approximate)

(approximate)
Is it notified

Closed)
Closed
Sr.No.

Open

Nil
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
36 I Puducherry (M) Kut hiraikulam No 118 434 3 - - BD -
37 T hiruvalluvarr Nagar No 137 598 1 - - BD -
38 Deivanayagam Pillai T hott am No 32 114 2 - - BD -
39 Ms. Agraharam No 111 401 1 - - BD -
40 Kat tamanikuppam No 98 389 4 - - BD -
41 Debassynpet No 179 694 1 - - BD -
42 Chinnayapuram No 64 235 4 - - BD -
43 Sakthi Nagar No 338 1239 # - - BD -
44 Ganibai T hot t am No 32 120 1 - - BD -
45 Kann Doctor T hot tam No 262 965 1 - - BD -
46 Sakkilipalayam No 75 147 7 - - BD -
47 Pudu Nagar (Govinda Salai) No 24 81 1 - - BD -
48 Govindasalai No 168 630 4 - - BD -
49 Kumaragurupallam No 1174 433 5 - - BD -
50 Solai Nagar (Ext ension) No 136 597 1 - - BD -
51 Chevarayapet No 32 141 3 - - BD -
52 Vait hikuppam No 309 1178 4 - - BD -
53 Chavukkupet No 62 274 1 - - BD -
54 Solai Nagar(Harijan Colony) No 83 338 4 - - BD -
55 Kanniammal T hopu No 149 560 5 - - BD -
56 I Ozhukarai (M) Pakkamudyanpet (RG T hott am) No 2 5 0 - - BD -
57 Kavoundanpalayam (Mariamman Nagar) No 48 187 4 - - BD -
58 Pudunagar(Reddiarpalayam) No 148 553 8 - - BD -
59 Boomianpet (Harijan Colony) No 70 323 5 - - BD -
60 Poraiyarkulam(Saram) No 51 182 1 - - BD -
61 Gundupalayam No 25 86 1 - - BD -
62 Sokkanat han pet (Harijan Colony) No 54 172 2 - - BD -
63 Shunmugapuram(Meenat chipet ) No 170 544 3 - - BD -
64 Veemacoudanpalayam No 163 591 4 - - BD -
65 Poongagulam(Saram) No 65 223 1 - - BD -
66 III Kurumbapet (GP + OG) Periyapet No 89 353 2 - - BD -
67 Dharmapuri No 199 677 3 - - BD -
68 Pitchaiveeranpen Harijan Colony No 119 494 2 - - BD -
69 Moolakulam Kalathumedu No 47 179 1 - - BD -
70 Kurumbapet No 25 54 1 - - BD -
71 Kalmedupet No 3700 2000 3 - - BD -

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N u mb e r o f la trin e s Ele c tric ity (N u mb e r o f

installed for supply of

c o n n e c tio n s )

Name of the slum

No. of tap points/
P riv a t e

public hydtrants

protected water

Road lighting
Flush (Water

Community
Flush/ Pour
Pit System

Domestic

(points)
Service

Others
Others
borne)

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 3
0 33 0 0 1 110 211 9 0 K ut h ir a ik ula m
0 5 0 0 1 126 155 6 0 T h ir uv a lluv a r r N a ga r
0 132 0 0 1 134 155 22 0 D e iv a n a y a ga m P illa i T h o t t a m
0 0 0 0 1 123 145 11 0 M s. A gr a h a r a m
0 16 0 0 1 113 251 22 0 K a t t a m a n ik up p a m
0 46 0 0 1 115 175 7 0 D e ba ssy n p e t
0 26 0 0 1 130 128 8 0 C h in n a y a p ur a m
0 90 0 0 1 501 301 33 0 Sa k t h i N a ga r
0 6 0 0 1 64 114 6 0 Ga n iba i T h o t t a m
0 2 0 0 1 476 401 26 0 K an n D o ct o r T h o t t am
0 53 0 0 1 150 150 13 0 Sa k k ilip a la y a m
0 2 0 0 1 48 148 7 0 P udu N a ga r ( Go v in da Sa la i)
0 0 0 0 1 301 270 15 0 Go v in da sa la i
0 8 0 0 1 100 230 17 0 K um a r a gur up a lla m
0 25 0 0 1 272 270 6 0 So la i N a ga r ( E x t e n sio n )
0 27 0 0 1 64 114 13 0 Ch ev aray ap et
0 197 0 0 1 475 468 16 0 Va it h ik up p a m
0 52 0 0 1 124 124 12 0 C h a v uk k up e t
0 1 0 0 1 160 160 7 0 So la i N a ga r ( H a r ija n C o lo n y )
0 25 0 0 1 102 252 38 0 K a n n ia m m a l T h o p u
0 0 0 0 1 60 101 1 0 P a k k a m udy a n p e t ( R G T h o t t a m )
0 17 0 0 1 113 144 9 0 K a v o un da n p a la y a m ( M a r ia m m a n N a ga r )
0 29 0 0 1 203 150 40 0 P udun a ga r ( R e ddia r p a la y a m )
0 70 0 0 1 136 150 16 0 B o o m ia n p e t ( H a r ija n C o lo n y )
0 22 0 0 1 116 143 5 0 P o r a iy a r k ula m ( Sa r a m )
0 12 0 0 1 90 125 8 0 Gun dup a la y a m
0 0 0 0 1 119 154 11 0 So k k a n a t h a n p e t ( H a r ija n C o lo n y )
0 19 0 0 1 235 145 32 0 Sh un m uga p ur a m ( M e e n a t c h ip e t )
0 40 0 0 1 228 135 31 0 Ve e m a c o uda n p a la y a m
0 0 0 0 1 130 170 6 0 P o o n ga gula m ( Sa r a m )
0 9 0 0 1 89 89 9 0 P e r iy a p e t
0 48 0 0 1 199 199 78 0 D h a r m a p ur i
0 26 0 0 1 119 119 35 0 P it c h a iv e e r a n p e n H a r ija n C o lo n y
0 15 0 0 1 47 47 5 0 M o o la k ula m K a la t h um e du
0 2 0 0 0 25 25 2 0 K ur um ba p e t
0 0 0 0 0 0 3200 200 0 K a lm e dup e t

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 A p p e n d ix to T o w n D ir e c to r y

T o w n s s h o w in g t h e i r O u t h g r o w t h w it h p o p u la t io n

S l. N o . N a m e o f T o w n w it h P o p u la t io n o f C o r e Name of P o p u la t io n
L o c a t io n C o d e Town O u t h g ro w t h of
O u t h g ro w t h

1 2 3 4 5

1 K u ru m b a p e t (G P ) 19506 O d ia m p e t ( O G ) 13365
804038

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