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Namakkal District

(Key Socio-economic Data of Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu)January, 2017

Editor & DirectorDr. R.K. Thukral

Research EditorDr. Shafeeq Rahman

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Namakkal District at a Glance

District came into Existence 1st January, 1997

District Headquarter Namakkal

Distance from State Capital 391 Kms.

Geographical Area (In Square km.) 3,420 (Ranks 21st in State and 352nd in India)Wastelands Area (In Square km.)(2008-2009)

157.22

Total Number of Households 4,77,757

Population 17,26,601 (Persons), 8,69,280 (Males), 8,57,321 (Females) (Ranks 21st in Stateand 280th in India)

Population Growth Rate (2001-2011)

15.61 (Persons), 14.45 (Males), 16.82 (Females)

Number of SubDistricts/Towns/Villages

Sub-districts (04), Towns (34) and Villages (389)

Forest Cover (2015) 16.82% of Total Geographical AreaPercentage of Urban/RuralPopulation

40.32 (Urban), 59.68 (Rural)

Administrative Language Tamil

Principal Languages (2001) Tamil (86.36%), Telugu (9.81%), Kannada (2.19%), Urdu (1.12%), Malayalam(0.24%), Gujarati (0.18%) and Others (0.01%)

Population Density 505 (Persons per Sq. km.)

Sex Ratio 986 (Females per 1000 Males)

Child Ratio (Age Group 0-6 Year) 914 (Females per 1000 Males)

Number of Live Births (2014) 23,207 (Persons), 12,859 (Males), 10,348 (Females)

Number of Deaths (2014) 13,626 (Persons), 8,172 (Males), 5,454 (Females)

Literacy Rate (In %age) 74.63 (Persons), 82.64 (Males), 66.57 (Females)

Literates 11,76,131 (Persons), 6,53,312 (Males), 5,22,819 (Females)

Illiterates 5,50,470 (Persons), 2,15,968 (Males), 3,34,502 (Females)

Major Religions Hindu (96.93%), Muslim (1.88%), Christian (0.98%), Sikh (0.01%), Buddhist(0.01%) and Jain (0.00%)

Schedule Caste Population 3,45,392 (Persons), 1,73,973 (Males), 1,71,419 (Females), Percentage of SC inTotal Population (2.39)

Major Schedule Caste Population Arunthathiyar (53%); Adi Dravida (23.7%); Pallan (14.1%); Paraiyan, Parayan,Sambavar (3.33%); Devendrakulathan (2.35%)

Schedule Tribe Population 57,059 (Persons), 29,383 (Males), 27,676 (Females), Percentage of ST in TotalPopulation (7.18)

Major Schedule Tribe PopulationMalayali (in Dharmapuri, North Arcot, Pudukottai, Salem, South Arcot andTiruchirapalli districts) (94.51%); Irular (1.21%); Malakkuravan (0.39%);Kondareddis (0.08%); Kattunayakan (0.07%)

Number of Total Workers 8,98,245 (Persons), 5,31,463 (Males), 3,66,782 (Females)Labour Force Participation Rate(2011-2012)

45.16% (Rural), 38.74% (Urban)

Major Source of Income AgriculturalGross District Domestic Product(2005-06) (Rs. in Lakh)

6,23,759 At Current Price / 5,03,554 At Constant (1999-2000) Prices

Net District Domestic Product(2011-12) (E) (Rs. in Lakh)

17,77,038 At Current Price / 10,79,475 At Constant (2004-2005) Prices

Per Capita Income (NDDP, At FactorCost) (2005-06) (In Rs.)

34,185 At Current Price / 16,150 At Constant (1999-2000) Prices

Number of Tourists (2014) 8,47,343 (Domestic Tourist)

Major Tourist Places Boat House at Vasulurpatty, Botanical Garden, Eco Friendly Cottages, Water Falls(Akasa Gangai).

Note: A ll figures for 2011 Census, Otherwise year is mentioned.

No. Particulars Page No.

1 Administrative Setup 1-10

Location Map | District w ith Sub-Districts | Reference Map of District |About District | Administrative Unit | Villages | Towns | Wards |Panchayats

2 Demographics 11-32

Population l Sex Ratio | Density | Child Population | Child Sex Ratio |Decadal Growth | Age Group Population | Age Group Population ofCurrently Married | Economically Active Population | Ageing Population |Dependency Ratio | Single Year Age Population | Scheduled CastePopulation | Scheduled Tribe Population | Religious Population | CD BlockPopulation

3 Economy 33-44

GDP/NDP | Per Capita Income | Households by Income Groups |Disposable Income | Banking | Lead Banks | Investment and Debt |Small Savings Collection | Fair Price Shops

4 Market Size 45-56

Monthly Per Capita Expenditure | Estimated Annual Expenditure /Average Per Capita Consumer Expenditure on Services and DurableGoods

5 Life Style 57-61

Households having Radio/Transistor, Television | Households havingComputer/Laptop/Internet | Households having Telephone/MobilePhone | Households having Bicycle, Scooter/Motor Cycle/Moped &Car/Jeep/Van | Circulation of Dailies

6 Infrastructure 62-76

Occupied Houses used as Shops/Offices | Amenities | Sanitation |Vehicle Registered | Road length | Telephones | Electrified Villages |Plants Installed under Bio Gas Development Programme | Post Office &PIN Code | Tourism | LPG Distributors

7 Industries 77-105

Factories, Capital Invested and Persons Employed (2 & 3 digit levelIndustries) | Factories by Type of Organisation/Ownership |Consumption of Fuels | Manufacturing Industries Share of GDP |Outstanding Credit of SCBs according to Industrial Occupation | Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises | Ongoing Projects

8 Labour and Workforce 106-112

Total Workers | Main Workers | Marginal Workers | Non-Workers |Average Wages/Earning per Day Received by Usual Principal ActivityStatus | Daily Agricultural Wages | Employment Indicators

9 Agriculture 113-130

Land Utilisation | Production of Major Food Crops | Production ofCommercial Crops | Production of Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Productionof Spices | Consumption of Fertilisers | Milk Production | Eggs Production| Fish Production | Livestock Population | Poultry Population | Irrigation |Land Holdings | Farmer

10 Education 131-137

Literacy Rate | Population by Educational Level | Census Houses Usedas School/College etc. | Enrollment | Enrollment by Medium of Instruction| Gross/Net Enrollment Ratio | Teachers | Gini Coefficient Education |Population by Mother Tongue

11 Health 138-155

Health Institutions | Live Births Registered | Still Births Registered |Deaths Registered | Infant Deaths Registered | Disabled Population byType of Disability | Houses used for Hospital/Dispensary | Households byMarried Couples per Household and Dwelling Rooms | Maternal and ChildHealth Indicators (HMIS) | District Level Household Health Indicators |Family Welfare Programmes | National Family Health Survey (NFHS)

12 Environment and Pollution 156-159

Geographical Area | Wastelands | Forest Cover | Rainfall | Temperature |Latitude, Longitude and Altitude | Water Quality

13 Housing 160-171

Households | Houseless Households | Houseless Population | Standardof Living Index | Housing Condition | House and Their Uses | SlumPopulation

14 Crime & Law 172-176

Incidence of IPC Crime | Police Stations and Police Posts | Fire Stations |Road Accidents | Police Officer/Officials | Judicial Officers

15 Social and Welfare Schemes 177-184

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGS) | Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) | District Rural DevelopmentAgencies (DRDA) | National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) |Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) | Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)-Gramin |Self-Help Groups (SHGs) | Aadhaar Card (UIDAI) Enrollments

16 Electoral 185-187

Vote Distribution of Major Parties (Parliamentary Election-2014 andAssembly Election 2016) | Name and Address of MPs/MLAs | Electors

17 Annexure - I to V 188-234

18 Useful Contacts 235

19 Abbreviations & Sources 236

20 Concepts and Definitions 237-240

21 Disclaimer & Terms of Use 241

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Administrative Setup

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About Namakkal District

Namakkal is a district of Tamil Nadu state with its administrative headquarters located atNamakkal town. The district got the name from its headquarters town, Namakkal. Theplace is named after the single rock formation called Namagiri, located at the heart ofthe town. When the Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas were fighting amongst each other forpower at that time the Hoysalas came into power and ruled over the region till the 14th

century. Later the place, Namakkal became an integral part of the Vijayanagara Empiretill 1565 AD. Namakkal was ruled by the Madurai Nayakas in 1623 . On the other handRamachandra Nayaka and Gatti Mudaliars, the two Poligans of the Tirumalai Nayak wereruled the Salem area of the Namakkal region. It is believed that the Namakkal fort wasconstructed by Ram Chandra Nayaka. After 1635 AD the region was sequentially ruled bythe Muslim Sultans of Bijapur and Golkonda, then the Mysore kings and lastly theMarattas. Hyder Ali , a very brave ruler came to this place and ruled over it in 1750 AD.In the history some battles for the power were fought in this place and amongst themthe battle between Hyder Ali with the British and Tippu Sultan with the British were themost interesting. Namakkal as a separate district came into existence on 1st January,1997.

Geographically, the district lies at 11°22'N latitude, 78°17'E longitude and 218 m altitude.The district encompasses a geographical area of 3,420 sq km and it is bounded by Salemdistrict on the North, Karur district on the South, Salem district, Perambalur district andTiruchirapalli district on the East and Erode district on the West. The climate of thedistrict is characterised as a semi-arid tropical climate. The actual rainfall in the districtwas 793.8 mm in the year of 2015-16.

Administration wise, the district is divided into 4 taluks namely Namakkal, Rasipuram,Tiruchengode and Paramathi-velur. Moreover, it comprises 34 towns and 389 villages.There are 2 lok sabha seats and 6 Assembly constituencies in the district.

According to 2011 census the district has a population of 17,26,601 out of which8,69,280 are males and 8,57,321 are females. The district has a sex ratio of 986(females for every 1000 males). In the year 2001-2011 the population growth rate in thedistrict was 15.61% including 14.45% are males and 16.82% are females. The majorreligion in the district is Hindu with 96.93% of the total population.

The economy of the district is mainly dependent on agriculture. The chief agriculturalproducts in the district are rice, millets, cereals, pulses, sugarcane, groundnut, gingelly,cotton, etc. The adoption of the new agricultural technologies amongst the famers ofthe district helps to increase the production of various agricultural items. Every year ahuge chunk of revenue comes from the agricultural products in the district helps in itseconomy to a great extent. The district is famous for its truck body building industries.Most of the people in the district are directly or indirectly engaged in these industries inorder to earn their livelihood. It is also popularly known as Egg City since it produceshighest number of eggs in India. In the year 2005-2006 the gross domestic product inthe district was Rs 6,23,759 lakhs at current price.


The district is well known as an abode of several reputed educational institutions. Itprovides a platform for higher education. As per 2011 census the literacy rate in thedistrict is 74.63% out of which 82.64% are males and 66.57% are females.

S. Gandhiselvan, a veteran Indian politician and the Minister of state with Health andFamily Welfare portfolio from May 2009 to March 2013 was born on 2 nd June, 1963 atNamakkal town. He is a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party.

The district has several centres of attraction which allures many travellers from differentparts of the country as well as the world. Namakkal Rock Fort, a rock fort located at thepeak of the rock was built by the Cholas in the 9th century. From both the sides, therock fort is bounded by two rock cut cave temples dedicated to Narasimhaswamy andRanganathasamy. Tiruchengode, one of the seven Sivasthalams is located at a distanceof 35 km from the Namakkal town. The Arthanareeswarar Temple is the identity of thisplace. The unique deity of this temple depicts both Lord Shiva and his consort, Parvati.Pilgrims from far off places come to this temple to offer their prayers. Kollimalai Hills ,situated on the Eastern Ghats in the Namakkal district are famous for abundantly foundmedicinal herbs and plants on the hill slopes. Some other notable places of interest in thedistrict are Kavinger Ramalingam Pillai’s House, Aiyaru River, Kailasanathar Temple, AgayaGangai waterfalls, etc.

Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai, a distinguished Tamil poet and freedom fighter was bornon 19th October, 1888 at Namakkal town. The Government of India honoured him withthe most prestigious Padma Bhushan Award in the year 1971 .

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Administrative Setup Administrative UnitAdministrative Division:- Namakkal

Sub-districts:

1. Namakkal

2. Paramathi-Velur

3. Rasipuram

4. Tiruchengode

Towns: 1. Alampalayam (TP) 22. Periyapatti (CT)

2. Athanur (TP) 23. Pillanallur (TP)

3. Chinnamudalaipatti (CT) 24. Pothanur (TP)

4. Ellandaikuttai (CT) 25. Pudupalayam Agraharam (CT)

5. Erumaipatti (TP) 26. R.Pudupatti (TP)

6. Kalappanaickenpatti (TP) 27. Rasipuram (M)

7. Kondichettipatti (CT) 28. Seerapalli (TP)

8. Kosavampatti (CT) 29. Senthamangalam (TP)

9. Kumarapalayam (M) 30. Thathankuttai (CT)

10. Mallasamudram (TP) 31. Tiruchengode (M)

11. Mohanur (TP) 32. Velur (TP)

12. Nallipalayam (CT) 33. Venkarai (TP)

13. Namagiripettai (TP) 34. Vennanthur (TP)

14. Namakkal (M)

15. Padaiveedu (TP)

16. Pallipalayam (M)

17. Pallipalayam Agraharam (CT)

18. Pandamangalam (TP)

19. Paramathi (TP)

20. Pattinam (TP)

21. Periyamanali (CT)

Sub-districts, Towns, CD Blocks and Villages(2011)

District Sub-districts Towns CD Blocks VillagesNamakkal 4 34 15 389Tamil Nadu 215 1097 388 15979

India 5924 7933 6596 640930

Rank of District in State 28 14 6 21Rank of District in India 464 36 90 484


Demographics

Sex Ratio

Female per 1000 Males (2011)

District Total Rural Urban

Namakkal 986 979 997

Tamil Nadu 996 993 1000

India 943 949 929

Rank of District in State 27 27 23

Rank of District in India 142 186 82

Density

Persons per Sq. Km. (2011)


Namakkal 505 330 2316

Tamil Nadu 555 320 2561

India 368 269 3689



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Economy

BankingHouseholds Availing Banking Services

(2011)

Residence District Total Number ofHouseholds

Total Number ofHouseholds Availing

Banking Services (%)Total Namakkal 477757 239297 (50.09)

Tamil Nadu 18493003 9712804 (52.52)

India 246692667 144814788 (58.70)

Rank of District in State 19 19

Rank of District in India 182 233

Rural Namakkal 284156 139902 (49.23)

Tamil Nadu 9563899 4322082 (45.19)

India 167826730 91369805 (54.44)



Urban Namakkal 193601 99395 (51.34)

Tamil Nadu 8929104 5390722 (60.37)

India 78865937 53444983 (67.77)



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Market Size

Broad Category-wise Monthly Per Capita Expenditure - Rural In Rs. (2011-2012)

Broad Categories of Goods and Services Namakkal TamilNadu India

Rank ofDistrictin State

Rank ofDistrictin India

Cereals 225.15 153.89 153.13 2 44

Cereal Substitute 0.33 0.20 0.88 3 124

Pulses & Products 54.81 52.59 41.88 16 123

Milk & Milk Products 90.64 92.45 116.13 19 299

Sugar & Salt 15.35 15.88 26.10 17 515

Edible Oil 41.36 35.74 48.22 8 390

Egg, Fish & Meat 85.45 73.66 45.62 7 129

Vegetables 56.60 62.08 61.88 21 390

Fruits (Fresh) 38.33 32.86 19.18 10 58

Fruits (Dry) 2.56 3.06 5.59 16 313

Spices 49.01 46.16 28.78 11 31

Beverages etc. 23.83 38.85 21.01 25 262

Served Processed Food 40.00 60.02 36.09 24 189

Packaged Processed Food 34.23 26.32 17.49 6 45

Pan 6.52 6.18 4.34 9 156

Tobacco 5.09 11.74 15.27 26 538

Intoxicants 30.59 19.92 10.49 6 56

Fuel and Light 110.24 103.80 118.26 14 365

C lothing 216.21 75.84 74.67 1 10

Bedding etc. 0.95 2.61 5.66 18 474

Footwear 10.17 8.63 16.83 12 437

Education 19.24 68.73 39.84 26 392

Medical (Institutional) 7.65 17.27 23.15 12 213

Medical (Non-institutional) 70.62 86.76 64.52 21 178

Entertainment 44.59 30.15 14.24 2 24

Minor Durable Type Goods 4.12 3.06 4.33 6 282

Toilet Articles 54.33 42.83 30.67 3 39

Other Household Consumables 45.62 46.80 28.18 17 73

Consumer Services excl. Conveyance 80.55 70.09 57.57 11 137

Conveyance 154.20 112.79 60.92 6 45

Rent 4.29 16.85 6.31 25 192

Consumer Taxes & Cesses 4.11 5.19 3.59 17 199

Durable Goods 48.18 81.79 78.14 19 257

Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) 1674.93 1504.82 1278.94 10 123

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Life Style

Households having Telephone/Mobile Phone(2011)

Residence DistrictTotal

Number ofHouseholds

Telephone/Mobile PhoneLandline Only

(%)Mobile only

(%) Both (%)

Total Namakkal 477757 22258 (4.66) 300910 (62.98) 29271 (6.13)

Tamil Nadu 18493003 1052287 (5.69) 11482800(62.09)

1315734(7.11)

India 246692667 9919641 (4.02) 131202021(53.18)

14759187(5.98)

Rank of District inState

18 22 20 18

Rank of District inIndia

201 409 308 341

Rural Namakkal 284156 13377 (4.71) 170718 (60.08) 16516 (5.81)

Tamil Nadu 9563899 470756 (4.92) 5477155 (57.27) 393678 (4.12)

India 167826730 5245232 (3.13) 80465674(47.95)

5502705(3.28)


20 24 21 23


320 547 452 497

Urban Namakkal 193601 8881 (4.59) 130192 (67.25) 12755 (6.59)

Tamil Nadu 8929104 581531 (6.51) 6005645 (67.26) 922056(10.33)

India 78865937 4674409 (5.93) 50736347(64.33)

9256482(11.74)


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Infrastructure

Households by Main Source of Drinking Water - Rural(2011)

Particulars Namakkal Tamil Nadu IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Total Number of Households 284156 9563899 167826730 20 320

Tap water from Treated Source(%)

139556 (49.11) 4405123(46.06)

29969145(17.86)

27 551

Tap water from UntreatedSource (%)

65951 (23.21) 3176059(33.21)

21736020(12.95)

12 128

Total Tap (%) 205507 (72.32) 7581182(79.27)

51705165(30.81)

20 421

Covered Well (%) 3264 (1.15) 85417 (0.89) 2591028 (1.54) 19 292

Un-covered Well (%) 28830 (10.15) 465582 (4.87) 19742630(11.76)

20 351

Total Well (%) 32094 (11.29) 550999 (5.76) 22333658(13.31)

15 315

Handpump (%) 2436 (0.86) 500134 (5.23) 73245349(43.64)

24 349

Tubewell/Borehole (%) 40842 (14.37) 735568 (7.69) 13898837(8.28)

10 260

Spring (%) 401 (0.14) 23819 (0.25) 1184498 (0.71) 13 251

River/Canal (%) 1291 (0.45) 24881 (0.26) 1412565 (0.84) 25 566

Tank/Pond/Lake (%) 106 (0.04) 84545 (0.88) 1771796 (1.06) 29 604

Other Sources (%) 1479 (0.52) 62771 (0.66) 2274862 (1.36) 21 526

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Infrastructure

Households by Type of Fuel used for Cooking(2011)

Resi-dence District

Total Numberof

Households

Type of Fuel Used for Cooking

Fire Wood (%) Crop Residue(%)

Cowdung Cake(%)

Total Namakkal 477757 170204 (35.63) 1936 (0.41) 476 (0.10)

Tamil Nadu 18493003 8040139 (43.48) 112342 (0.61) 34552 (0.19)

India 246692667 120834388(48.98)

21836915 (8.85) 19609328 (7.95)


18 27 27 12


201 497 474 209

Rural Namakkal 284156 136260 (47.95) 1438 (0.51) 360 (0.13)

Tamil Nadu 9563899 6393141 (66.85) 76755 (0.80) 24536 (0.26)

India 167826730 104963972(62.54)

20696938(12.33)

18252466(10.88)


20 28 29 19


320 552 547 280

Urban Namakkal 193601 33944 (17.53) 498 (0.26) 116 (0.06)

Tamil Nadu 8929104 1646998 (18.45) 35587 (0.40) 10016 (0.11)

India 78865937 15870416 (20.12) 1139977 (1.45) 1356862 (1.72)


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Industries

Factories, Capital Invested and Persons Employed Value in Rs. Lakh (2009-2010)

Resi-dence

Parti-culars Namakkal Tamil Nadu India



Total Number of Factories 926 26790 158875 10 41

Fixed Capital 206244.65 13285203.89 135152558.41 18 126

Working Capital 50606.13 2714468.22 38773062.57 15 145

Invested Capital 304488.07 19747538.72 193236508.71 16 128

Outstanding Loans 134581.48 7547286.33 66299569.18 15 101

Number of Workers 30415 1541815 9157610 15 79

Total Persons Engaged 34909 1877245 11722092 15 83

Wages to Workers 17678.27 1054941.05 6893810.30 12 86

Total Emoluments 24452.11 2097873.94 14698680.86 15 114

Rural Number of Factories 242 8523 59445 11 71

Fixed Capital 78113.77 6379995.46 72858090.83 20 143

Working Capital 28153.87 1216313.06 15351594.08 16 126





Wages to Workers 8103.71 369079.86 2520923.54 13 80


Urban Number of Factories 684 18266 99430 11 38

Fixed Capital 128130.88 6905208.43 62294467.58 10 82

Working Capital 22452.26 1498155.16 23421468.50 11 134





Wages to Workers 9574.56 685861.18 4372886.77 13 83



Labour and Workforce

Marginal Workers(2011)

Residence Workers Sex Namakkal Tamil Nadu IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Total Total Marginal Workers Persons 59093 4942500 119296891 29 520 Male 26206 2473784 58716571 29 529

Female 32887 2468716 60580320 28 505 Cultivators Persons 5976 393082 22851283 22 554 Male 2554 220314 9688619 23 554

Female 3422 172768 13162664 20 532Agricultural Labourers Persons 25112 2372446 58162962 28 468

Male 9206 1034184 27485424 29 494Female 15906 1338262 30677538 28 443

Household Industries Persons 3641 245435 6004843 25 417 Male 1037 76495 2235514 28 467

Female 2604 168940 3769329 24 378Other Workers Persons 24364 1931537 32277803 26 425

Male 13409 1142791 19307014 27 442Female 10955 788746 12970789 26 389

Rural Total Marginal Workers Persons 42725 3522214 102848265 26 521 Male 18347 1662061 48728355 26 525



Male 7848 921652 26291170 28 497Female 13808 1233506 29744981 26 446



Male 7533 494489 11374400 26 445Female 5895 367206 8503849 24 433

Urban Total Marginal Workers Persons 16368 1420286 16448626 25 284 Male 7859 811723 9988216 27 337



Male 1358 112532 1194254 24 285Female 2098 104756 932557 21 152



Male 5876 648302 7932614 26 326Female 5060 421540 4466940 22 210

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Agriculture

Land UtilisationIn Hectares (2014-15)

Particulars Namakkal TamilNadu


i) Reporting Area For Land Utilisation Statistics 336719 13033116 23

- Forests 43909 2125475 16

ii) Not Available for Cultivation

-Area under Non Agricultural Uses 38755 2199157 24

-Barren and Un Culturable Land 24539 488739 7

-Total 63294 2687896 24

iii) Other Uncultivated Land Excluding Fallow Land

-Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands 6664 107925 6

-Land under Misc Tree Crops and Groves Not Included in NetArea

3769 235696 17

-Culturable Waste Land 4760 325196 19

-Total 15193 668817 17

iv) Fallow Land

-Fallow Lands Other than Current Fallows 9293 1733589 27

-Current Fallow 46029 998321 8

-Total 55322 2731910 20

v) Net Area Sown 159001 4819018 16

vi) Total C ropped Area 224896 5994501 9

vii) Area Sown More than Once 65895 1175483 8

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Education

Literacy Rate (2011)

Residence District Persons Male Female

Total Namakkal 74.63 82.64 66.57

Tamil Nadu 80.09 86.77 73.44

India 72.99 80.89 64.64



Rural Namakkal 71.34 80.21 62.36

Tamil Nadu 73.54 82.04 65.05

India 67.77 77.15 57.93



Urban Namakkal 79.51 86.28 72.77

Tamil Nadu 87.04 91.8 82.31

India 84.11 88.76 79.11



Population by Educational Level(2011)

Educational Level Namakkal TamilNadu India



Illiterate 550470 20309523 447216165 19 320

Literate 1176131 51837507 763638812 22 250

Literate without Educational Level 55633 2300483 35153231 18 232

Below Primary 140300 5629379 146897597 22 401

Primary 291709 12325162 184170833 23 255

Middle 195046 9608004 133903266 25 267

Matric/Secondary 183092 8193224 105939743 20 206

Higher Secondary/Intermediate Pre-University/Senior Secondary

160294 6429350 77942593 17 162

Non-technical Diploma or Certificate not Equal toDegree

3286 150086 1072289 19 92

Technical Diploma or Certificate not Equal toDegree

28690 1558526 7238719 25 68

Graduate and Above 114472 5457742 68288971 16 177

Unclassified 3609 185551 3031570 23 258

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Health

Disabled Population by Type of Disability-Total (2011)

Type of Disability Sex Namakkal Tamil Nadu IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Total Number of Disabled Persons Persons 26345 1179963 26810557 22 382

Male 14556 657418 14986202 23 388

Female 11789 522545 11824355 22 374

In Seeing Persons 3177 127405 5032463 17 441

Male 1643 67744 2638516 20 448

Female 1534 59661 2393947 17 441

In Hearing Persons 4560 220241 5071007 23 379

Male 2205 109879 2677544 23 400

Female 2355 110362 2393463 22 350

In Speech Persons 1762 80077 1998535 26 319

Male 970 44512 1122896 26 331

Female 792 35565 875639 26 308

In Movement Persons 8033 287241 5436604 18 285

Male 4832 177476 3370374 19 299

Female 3201 109765 2066230 17 264

Mental Retardation Persons 2231 100847 1505624 24 257

Male 1288 55854 870708 22 265

Female 943 44993 634916 25 250

Mental Illness Persons 596 32964 722826 25 419

Male 300 17707 415732 26 461

Female 296 15257 307094 25 370

Any Other Persons 3994 238392 4927011 28 412

Male 2174 131150 2727828 28 415

Female 1820 107242 2199183 28 402

Multiple Disability Persons 1992 92796 2116487 26 400

Male 1144 53096 1162604 26 394

Female 848 39700 953883 26 410


Environment and Pollution

Geographical Area

Area in Km2 (2011)


Namakkal 3420 3119.43 300.57

Tamil Nadu 130060 116427.97 13632.03

India 3287469 3101505.00 102221.00



Wastelands by Category

Area in Km2 (2008-2009)

Category Namakkal TamilNadu India



Gullied/Ravenous Land (Medium) - 125.29 6145.96 0 0

Gullied/Ravenous Land (Deep) - 0.91 1266.06 0 0

Land with Dense Scrub 47.01 2082.87 86979.91 12 284

Land with Open Scrub 48.17 1981.04 93033.00 18 319

Waterlogged and Marshy Land (Permanent) - 54.06 1757.07 0 0

Waterlogged and Marshy Land (Seasonal) - 65.27 6946.31 0 0

Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity (Medium) 0.37 239.59 5414.53 22 147

Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity (Strong) 0.23 28.19 1391.09 12 91

Shifting Cultivation - Current Jhum - - 4814.68 0 0

Shifting Cultivation - Abandoned Jhum - - 4210.46 0 0

Under-Utilised/Degraded Forest (Scrub Domin) 33.34 2519.76 83699.71 19 327

Under-Utilised/Degraded Forest (Agriculture) 0.20 75.81 15680.26 20 297

Degraded Pastures/Grazing Land - 934.07 6832.17 0 0

Degraded Land under Plantation Crop - 31.84 278.53 0 0

Sands-Riverine 0.27 32.73 2111.96 12 126

Sands-Coastal - 180.89 654.47 0 0

Sands-Desertic - - 3934.80 0 0

Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab>40m - - 9279.75 0 0

Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab 15-40m - - 14273.03 0 0

Mining Wastelands 4.59 94.97 593.65 8 41

Industrial wastelands - 4.07 58.00 0 0

Barren Rocky/Stony Waste 23.05 270.43 59482.29 3 132

Snow covered /Glacial Area - - 58183.44 0 0

Total 157.22 8721.79 467021.16 18 409

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Housing

Households by Condition of Census Houses Occupied by them (2011)

ResidenceResidence andResidence-Cum-Other

Condition Namakkal TamilNadu India

Rank ofDistrict in

State


Total Total Total 477757 18493003 246692667 19 182

Good 351179 12981814 131019820 18 99

Livable 119116 5169742 102470426 25 369

Dilapidated 7462 341447 13202421 26 450

Residence Total 465779 18126538 238189293 19 180

Good 343130 12748341 127061465 18 99

Livable 115307 5041536 98285306 25 365

Dilapidated 7342 336661 12842522 26 448Residence-cum-other use

Total 11978 366465 8503374 12 261

Good 8049 233473 3958355 12 171

Livable 3809 128206 4185120 16 340

Dilapidated 120 4786 359899 18 468

Rural Total Total 284156 9563899 167826730 18 230

Good 206819 6159726 77041343 14 100

Livable 72161 3168153 79855814 23 429

Dilapidated 5176 236020 10929573 22 446

Residence Total 279074 9375736 161631554 18 225

Good 203259 6044114 74481057 14 99

Livable 70691 3098637 76520935 24 424


Total 5082 188163 6195176 16 371

Good 3560 115612 2560286 11 254

Livable 1470 69516 3334879 20 464

Dilapidated 52 3035 300011 25 504

Urban Total Total 193601 8929104 78865937 18 110

Good 144360 6822088 53978477 18 99

Livable 46955 2001589 22614612 19 130

Dilapidated 2286 105427 2272848 19 264

Residence Total 186705 8750802 76557739 18 110

Good 139871 6704227 52580408 18 97

Livable 44616 1942899 21764371 19 132


Total 6896 178302 2308198 11 86

Good 4489 117861 1398069 11 86

Livable 2339 58690 850241 12 85

Dilapidated 68 1751 59888 10 204


Crime & Law

Incidence of IPC Crime

(2014)

Crime Heads Namakkal Tamil Nadu IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Murder 35 1805 34134 25 371

Attempt to Commit Murder 37 2922 41898 27 326

Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder 1 50 3349 15 446

Attempt to Commit Culpable Homicide 0 0 4371 0 0

Rape 0 455 38678 0 0

Attempt to Commit Rape 0 16 4310 0 0

Kidnapping & Abduction 27 1746 78412 22 492

Dacoity 0 101 4399 0 0

Making Preparation and Assembly ForCommitting Dacoity 1 74 2835 12 200

Robbery 31 1969 38090 19 253

Criminal Trespass/Burglary 65 5266 114667 27 403

Theft 130 11969 442464 28 445

Unlawful Assembly 0 314 9878 0 0

Riots 44 2784 66206 21 318

Criminal Breach of Trust 5 242 20089 17 470

Cheating 40 4536 109737 25 399

Forgery 3 168 11268 5 241

Counterfeiting 0 161 1979 0 0

Arson 10 675 9299 24 285

Grievous Hurt 20 1519 105560 17 459

Dowry Deaths 0 95 8458 0 0

Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage herModesty 48 1102 82411 8 386

Insult to the Modesty of Women 3 229 9738 5 210

Cruelty by Husband or his Relatives 11 2103 123163 28 529

Importation of Girls From Foreign Country 0 0 14 0 0

Causing Death by Negligence 420 14704 128837 16 65

Offences Against State 0 0 177 0 0

Offences Promoting Enmity Between DifferentGroups 0 16 337 0 0

Extortion 0 662 8210 0 0

Disclosure of Identity of Victims 0 1 135 0 0

Incidence of Rash Driving 1691 52844 409857 13 47

Human Trafficking 0 0 726 0 0

Unnatural Offence 1 7 1148 3 180

Other IPC Crimes 1380 84665 944105 28 246

Total Cognizable IPC Crimes 4003 193200 2858939 25 232

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Social and Welfare Scheme

Financial Performance under District Rural Development Agencies (DRDA)Rs. in Lakh (2013-2014)

District Numberof Blocks

Total Allocation(Centre+State)

Total Allocation(Centre+State)

CentralAllocation

Entitlement

CentralAllocationBudgeted

Namakkal 15 122.57 128.70 96.52 43.63

Tamil Nadu 385 3641.35 3823.42 2867.56 1296.22

India 5670 68119 71524.44 55204.75 24954.08

Rank of District in State 6 13 13 13 13

Rank of District in India 83 117 117 146 146

Contd.

District Numberof Blocks

Amount Released(1st Installment)

(2nd Installment) TotalReleasedAmount

Released Restoration

Namakkal 15 21.82 0.00 N.A 21.82

TamilNadu

385 648.11 393.04 0.00 1041.15

India 5670 11970.18 6216.17 6.97 18193.32

Rank ofDistrict inState

6 10 0 0 22

Rank ofDistrict inIndia

83 190 0 0 441

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