ERODE DISTRICT PROFILE 2013-2014

GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION
North Latitude

Between 10 36 and 11 58

East Longitude

Between 76 49 and 77 58

1. AREA AND POPULATION

i. Area (Sq. Km.)

5722

2251744

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:
:
:

1129868
1121876
1093768
1157976

iii. Density

391

iv. Literates
a. Male
b. Female
v. Main Workers (Census 2011)
a. Total Workers
b. Male Workers
c. Female Workers
d. Rural Workers
e. Urban Workers
f. Cultivators
g. Agricultural Labourers
h. Household Industry
i. Other Workers
j. Marginal Workers

:
:
:

1492662
828300
664362

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:
:
:
:
:
:
:

1195773
732083
463690
635104
560669
173376
331414
48960
55730
84722

vi.

1055971

CENSUS 2011
ii. Population
a. Male Population
b. Female Population
c. Rural Population
d. Urban Population

Non-Workers

vii. Languages Spoken in the District.

1. Tamil
4. Urdu
7. Hindi

2. Telugu
5. Rajasthani
8.Kannada

3. English
6.Malayalam

2. VITAL STATISTICS:
i.
Birth
ii. Death
iii. Infant Deaths
iv. Birth Rate (Per 1000 Population)
Death Rate (Per 1000 Population )
vi. Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1000
Live Births) Combined
Expectation of life at Birth
a. Male
b. Female

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:
:
:
:

32981
17744
179
13.4
6.5

6.7

:
:

0.52
0.48

:
:

2
0

15

Viii. No. of Deaths of Woman due to

Problems related to child birth
a. At the time of delivery
b. During Pregnancy
c. After Child birth
(Within 42 days)

3. TEMPERATURE
a. Plains
i. Maximum
ii. Minimum
b. Hill Stations
i. Maximum
ii. Minimum

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:
:
:

Nil
Nil

702.9

:
:
:
:

229.8
314.6
16.1
142.4

523.9

:
:
:
:

233.1
210.0
0.0
80.8

4. RAINFALL (IN mm)

a. Normal
i. South West Monsoon
ii. North East Monsoon
iii. Winter Season
iv. Hot Weather Season
b. Actual
i. South West Monsoon
ii. North East Monsoon
iii. Winter Season
iv. Hot Weather Season

II

5. AGRICULTURE
I. a. Total Cultivated Area (Hec)
b. Net Area Sown (Hec.)
c. Area Sown more than once (Hec.)
d. Area and Production of
Principal Crops

:
183250
:
175156
:
8093
Area (Hec.)

i.

Paddy (Rice )

30890

ii.

Millets and Other Cereals

23989

iii.

Pulses

4703

iv.

Sugarcane (Gur)

23540

v.

Groundnut

17111

vi.

Gingelly

5712

vii.

Cotton

568

e. Agricultural Land Holdings (Agricultural Census 2010-2011)

i. Holdings

197532

ii. Area

266012

iii. Average Size of Holdings

1.346

II a. Important Agricultural Crops

1. Paddy

2. Sugarcane

3. Cotton

4. Ground nut

5. Maize

6. Turmeric

7. Onion

8. Chillies

9. Vegetables 10. Coconut 11.Tapiaco 12.Banana

b. Important Non-Agricultural Crops :
1. Teak

2. Casuarinas

3. Eucalyptus 4. Tea

5. Coa Coa

6. Pepper

7. Garlic

8.Flowers

6. IRRIGATION
I i. Net Area Irrigated by :
a. Government Canals
b. Private Canals
c. Tanks
d. Tube/Bore Wells
e. Open Wells
f. Supplementary Irrigation Wells
g. Other Sources
Total Net Area Irrigated
ii. Gross Area Irrigated

III

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:
:

(Hec.)
36337
0
42
29761
54176
0
767
121084

129022

a. Name of Rivers
1. Cauvery

2. Noyyal

b. Name of the Lakes

1. Odathurai
2. Appakkudal
3. Chennasamudram
4. Murali
5. Anthiyur
6. Kavilipalayam
7. Vellode
8. Nallur

3. Bhavani

9. Periya Yeri
10. Ananthasagaram
11. Sanjeevarayan
12. Gettisamudram
13. Vemphathi
14. Kattupalayam
15. Kollapalayam

7.ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
i.

Veterinary Institutions
a. Veterinary Hospitals
b. Veterinary Dispensaries
c. Clinician Centres
d. Sub centres

ii.

:
:
:
:

6
91
2
25

3052400 Native chicks

416000 Broiler chicks
53000 - Native chicks

Poultry Development
a. Chicks produced in hatcheries
(Lakh Nos).
b. Birds sold for breeding
(Nos.)
c. Birds sold for table (Lakh Nos.)

a. Cattle
b. Buffaloes
c. Sheep
d. Goat
e. Poultry

:
:
:
:
:

276584
102840
165277
309202
6007565

:
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:
:
:

1
3
702
854.35
17128.06

2999400 - Native chicks

416000 - Broiler chicks
iii. Livestock and Poultry Population (19th Live stock census)

8. DAIRY DEVELOPMENT
a. Dairies
b. Milk Chilling Plants
c. No. of milk co-operative Societies
Total (Lakhs Ltr)
Value of Milk Produced(Lakhs)

IV

9. FISHERIES
a. Length of Coastal Line (Km.)
b. No. of Coastal Blocks
c. No. of Coastal Centres
d. Marine Fish Production (Tonne)
e. Inland Fish Production (Tonne)

:
:
:
:
:

Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
127.374

10. FOREST
A. Forest Area
a. Reserved Forests
b. Reserved Lands
c. Unclassified Forests

(Hec.)
:
:
:

B. Out-turn of Forest Product

1. Timber (Cu.m.)
2. Fuel wood (MT)
3. Pulpwood (MT)
4. Sandalwood)
5. Rubber (MT)
6. Bamboo (Tone)
7. Tea (Green Leaves M.T)
8. Wattle Bark (MT)
9. Cashew (Tonne)

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:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:

N.A.

:
:
:
:
:

286.6812
Nil
Nil

Nil

Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.

11. ELECTRICITY
A.

Generation of Electricity
a. Hydro (Million Units)
b. Wind Mill Generation (M.W)
c. Thermal
d. Power Purchased (Wind Mill)
e. Gas Turbine

B. Consumption of Electricity (in m.u.) Kwh/Annual

a. Agriculture
:
b. Industry
:
c. Commercial
:
d. Domestic
:
e. Public Lighting & Water Works :
f. Sales to Licensees
:
g. Sales to Other States
:
h. Miscellaneous
:
Rural Electrification
1. Number of Pumpsets Electrified
2. Number of Villages Electrified
3. Number of Hamlets Electrified

Nil

Nil
Nil

During the year

:
1150
:
0
:
0

Up to the year
98392
375
3195

12. ENTERPRISES

RURAL

URBAN

1. No. of Enterprises

93482

91781

2. No. of Persons Employed

208046

227239

3. No. of Enterprises:
a. With Fixed Structure
b. Without Fixed Structure
c. Inside Household

:
:
:

18314
7586
67582

39385
12860
39536

13. INDUSTRIES.
A. 1. No. of Working Factories (Registered)
2. No. of Man days Lost (Lakhs)
3. No. of Trade Unions
4. No. of Strikes
5. No. of Lockouts
6. Large Scale Industries
7. Medium Scale Industries
8. Small Scale Industries
9. Cottage Industries.
10. No. of New factories set up

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:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:

713
7311
Nil
3
Nil
2
95
2464
N.A.
N.A.

11. Name of the Important Industries in the District

a. Textiles
f. Dairy

b. Animal Feed. c. Paper

g. Ancillary Machinery

12. Industrial Park

d. Sugar e. Flour Mills

h. Masala
:

Sipcot, Perundurai

14. KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES

Production
(in Lakhs)

Sales
(Rs. in Lakhs)

a. KHADI
1. Cotton Yarn

28.10

--

2. Woollen

Nil

3.67

3. Silk

Nil

47.81

27.44

11.86

59.49

63.53

4. Polyester Khadi
b. Cotton Khadi
c. VILLAGE INDUSTIRES

5. Soaps
95.00
6. Leather Goods
17.80
7. Others Specify
(Honey, paper Bag, Handicraft and extra)

VI

N.A.
N.A.

15.MEDICAL AND HEALTH

I. Modern Medicine (Govt)
a. No. of Hospitals
b. Dispensaries
c. Primary Health Centres (Wings)
d. Health Sub Centres
e. Other medical Institutions
f. Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries
g. Total Number of Doctors
h. Total Number of Nurses

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:
:
:
:
:
:
:

8
1
54
311
5
1133
168
188

II. Indian Medicine

a. Hospital
b. Dispensaries
c. Primary Health Centres
d. Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries
e. Total Number of Doctors
f. Total Number of Nurses

:
:
:
:
:
:

8
0
25
55
38
3

III. Homoeopathy
a. No. of Hospitals
b. Dispensaries
d. Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries
e. d. Total Number of Doctors
e. Total Number of Nurses

:
:
:
:
:

1
0
0
1
0

:
:

Nil
18

:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:

1
0
0
16
0
0
0
20
136
864
314
100
134

16. EDUCATION
1. Universities
2. Arts and Science Colleges
3. Colleges for Professional Education
Medicine
i. Allopathic
ii. Indian Medicine
iii. Homoeopathy
b. Engineering
c. Agriculture (Forest)
d. Veterinary
e. Law
4. Colleges for Special Education
5. Pre Primary Schools
6. Primary Schools
7. Middle Schools
8. High Schools
9. Higher Secondary School

VII

10. Teacher Training Institute

11. No. of Fresh entries
(I to V STD)
12. No. of students passed at
a) High school (X STD)
b) Higher Secondary School (XII STD)
13. No. of children never enrolled in School
14. EGS - Education Guarantee Scheme

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:
:

17
Male
N.A.

Female
N.A.

:
:
:
:

14273
12355
Nil

13596
13328
Nil

:
:
:
:
:
:
:

60.200
321.253
924.726
4630.020
1374.625
856.446
259.210
290.400

:
:

During
Year
2291
47419

:
:

90
0

:
:
:
:
:

136
0
9
0
0

:
:

0
0

17. TRANSPORT
A. Road Length (Km.)
1. National Highways
2. State Highways
3. Corporation and Municipalities Road
4. Panchayat Union and Panchayat Road
5. Town Panchayat Road
6. Other District Roads
7. Others (NABARD & Village Roads)
8. Major District Road

B. Registered Motor Vehicles

1. Commercial
2. Non-Commercial

End of the
Year
24572
388638

C. Railway Length
1. Route Length (Km.)
i. Broad Gauge
ii. Meter Gauge
2. Track Length (Km.)
i. Broad Gauge
ii. Meter Gauge
3. Number of Railway Stations
D. i. Number of Sea Ports
ii. Name of the Port
E. i. Number of Air Ports
ii. Name of the Air Port

F. Name of the Export and Import Commodities

i. EXPORTS: 1. Textile
ii. IMPORTS: 1. Dyes Fabric

2. Turmeric

3. Sugar

2. Chemicals

VIII

4.Edible oil

18.COMMUN ICATION
a. Post & Telegraph
1. Post Offices doing postal business alone
2. Post Offices doing Post & Telegraph business

:
:

289
NIL

:
:
:
:

79245
3240
80
307

:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
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:
:

1
162
7
5
19
49
1
5
0
52
1
1
1
1
1
0
0

:
:

19
2,14,14,00,040

86,934

b. Telephones
1. No. of Telephones in use
2. No. of Public Call Offices
3. No. of Telephone Exchanges
4. No of Cell phone Tower

19.CO-OPERATION
1. Erode Dist. Central Co-operative Bank Ltd, Erode
2. Primary Agri. Co-operative Bank
3. Primary Agri. And Rural Development Bank
4. Urban Bank
5. Primary Co-operative Stores
6. Employees Co-op Credit Society
7. Consumer Co-op. Wholesale Stores
8. Co-op. Marketing Societies
9. Vegetable Growers Co-Op. Marketing Societies
10. Student Co-op. Stores
11. Diesal Loco railway Employees Co-op Society
12. Co op. Prinding Press Society
13. District Co-op Union
14. Labour Contract Society
15. Sathy Lamb Society
16. Land Colonisation
17. Lift Irrigation coo-op Society

20.REGISTRATIONS
a. No.of Registration Offices
Aggregate Value of property
Transferred (Rs.in Lakhs)
c. No of Registration

IX

21.HOUSING
i.

No. of tenements constructed by

Tamil Nadu Housing Board
ii. Dy. Registrar Housing
iii. No. Of Tenements Constructed by
TNSCB
iv. No. Of Tenements Constructed by PHB
v.
Dy. Registrar Housing - Rural
vi. Dy. Registrar Housing - Urban
vii. Total No. of Free House Sites Distributed
a. S.C
b. S.T
c. BC & MBC
d. Others
viii. No. of households below poverty line
i. IAY New houses
ii. GHS New houses
iii. GHS New houses (Weavers)

:
:

N.A.
0

:
:
:
:

108
105
Nil
Nil

:
:
:
:

N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.

:
:
:

2589
1728
354

3161

:
:
:
:

53
17
429
11

f. Mozhi Kavalar Pension Scheme

N.A.

g. Nalintha Kalainger Pension Scheme

50

22.SOCIAL WELFARE (in Nos.)

a. Moovalur Ramarthimam Ammaiar
Nenaivu Thittam
b. Tamilnadu Government Kalappu Thirumana
Thittam
c. Annai Therasa Nenaivu Thittam
d. E.V.R Maniyammai Nenaivu Thittam
e. Dr. Dharmbal Nenaivu Thittam

23. NUTRITIOUS MEALS PROGRAMME

Name of Programme

No. of Centres

i. P.T.M.G.R.
ii. I.C.D.S.

:
:

1627
1289

24. REVENUE ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

a. Revenue Divisions
b. Revenue Taluks
c. Revenue Firkas
d. Revenue Villages

:
:
:
:

2
6
34
375

25. LOCAL BODIES

a. Corporations
b. Municipalities
c. III Grade Municipalities
d. Panchayat Unions
e. Town Panchayats
f. Village Panchayats

:
:
:
:
:
:

1
3
1
14
42
225

:
:
:
:

1
14
10.94

a. Police
1. Police Force
i. Local (men)
ii. Women
iii. Traffic

:
:
:

1088
53
72

2. Police Stations
i. Local (men)
ii. Women
iii. Traffic

:
:
:

36
4
3

3. Police Outposts

:
:

0
5

1. Members of Legislative Assembly

a. Elected

b. Nominated
2. Members of Parliment (Lok Sabha)
3. Members of Parliment (Rajya Sabha)

:
:
:

0
1
0

:
:
:
:
:
:

10
29
0
0
0
0

26. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

a. District Panchayat
b. No. of Blocks Covered
c. Population Covered (Lakhs)
d. Area Covered (Sq. Km.)

27. POLICE AND PRISIONS

b. Prisons
1. Central Prisons
2. Other Prisons (Dist. Prison+Sub Jails)

28. LEGISLATURE

29. CINEMA THEATRES

a. Permanent
1. Air-conditioned
2. Non-conditioned
3. Air Cooled
b. Open Air Theatres
c. Semi Permanent
d. Touring

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30.BANKS/INSURANCE
a. Banks Branches
b. Primary Co-op. Banks
b. Life Insurance
1. Offices
2. Policies Issued
3. Sum Assured (Rs. in Crores)

:
:

451
162

:
:
:

N.A.
N.A.
N.A.

31. NATURAL RESOURCES

Name of the Minerals Found in the District
1. Raw Granite
2.Lime Stones 3.Rough Stones

32. GENERAL
1. Name of the Important Pilgrim Centres
1.Bhavani Sangameswarar Temple, Bhavani
2.Bannariamman Temple, Bannari
3.Erode Mariamman Temple, Erode
4.Chennimalai Murugan Temple, Chennimalai
5.Magudeswarar Temple,Kodumudi,
6.Vijayapuriamman Temple, Vijayamangalam
7.Pariyur amman Temple, Gobichettipalayam
2. Name of the Important Tourist Centres
1.Bhavanisagar Dam, Bhavanisagar
2.Kodivery Annai, Thukkanaiakkanpalayam
3.Bhavani Kooduthurai, Bhavani
4.Periyar Memorial House, Erode
5.Erode Musium, Erode
6.Birds sanctuary, Vellode
7.Cavuery padakuthurai, Kodumudi
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4. Sand