theni

THENI-DISTRICT PROFILE  Theni District was carved out of the composite Madurai District and started functioning with effect from 1st January 1997. The District comprises of eight blocks and five revenue taluks covering a geographical area of 3242.30 Sq.km. Theni District is located 450 Km away from south of Chennai, the state Head Quarters. The District is well connected by Roads with major cities of the Tamilnadu State and other neighboring states. The District is bounded on the North, East and South by Dindigul, Madurai and Virudhunagar Districts respectively and on the west by Kerala State. Theni District is classified as South Zone-VI under Zone X among the 15 agro climate zones in the country.

The District Administration   Revenue Divisions Periyakulam Uthamapalayam Revenue Taluks       Andipatti Bodinayakkanur Periyakulam Theni Uthamapalayam Revenue Firkas                                17 Revenue Villages                             113  Local Bodies Municipalities Bodinayakkanur Chinnamanur Cumbum Gudalur Periyakulam Theni-Allinagaram Panchayat Unions (Blocks) Andipatti Bodinayakkanur Chinnamanur Cumbum Kadamalai-mailadumparai Periyakulam Theni Uthamapalayam Town Panchayat 22 Village Panchayat                            130  AREA AND POPULATION-2001 Taluk Area InSq.Km Population Literate Male Female Total Male Female Total Theni 201.97 88268 85877 174145 67241 52012 119253 Periyakulam 381.03 95629 92925 188554 68174 50512 118686 Uthama palayam 938.07 189271 187692 376963 137366 103813 241179 Andipatty 916.90 95334 91236 186570 64919 43539 108458 Bodi 804.33 84484 83234 167718 60450 44771 105221  TOTAL 3242.30 552986 540964 1093950 398150 294647 692797    SECTOR                                               MALE                   FEMALE                              TOTAL                  URBAN                                                297834                 294007                             591841  RURAL                                                255152                 246957                              502109  DISTRICT TOTAL                               552986                 540964                            1093950 Population Density per.sq.km                                                          337 Population below poverty line (no of families)                        58,230.  LAND UTILIZATION (in Ha) Geographical Area                                                                           324230 Net Sown Area                                                                                  112895 Forest Area                                                                                       103718 Fallow lands                                                                                        37314  Uncultivable Uses                                                                            166628    TEMPERATURE ( in degree Celsius)  Maximum                  39.5           Minimum            25.8   RAIN FALL (In mm)  Normal Actual 829.8 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 667.7 685.0 1084.5    IRRIGATION (In Ha) By canals                               12264 By Wells                                 41505 By Tanks                                   1949 Net Irrigated area.               55718  AREA IRRIGATED BY CROPS Sl.No Crops Area (in ha.) 1 Paddy  14916 2 Cholam  1240 3 Cumbu  180 4 Maize  6186 5 Rage  15 6 Green gram   19 7 Red gram  58 8 Black gram  19 9 Other Pulses  28 10 Arecanut  7 11 Coriander  31 12 Curry leaves  94 13 Sugarcane  9056 14 Onion  463 15 Banana  4057 16 Mango  1124 17 Grapes  2013 18 Tomato  1973 19 Brinjal  423 20 Tapiaco  27 21 Gingelly  11 22 Groundnut  253 23 Coconut  15913 24 Sunflower  34 25 Cotton  1483 26 Tobacco  21 27 Fodder  28 28 Flowers  292 29 Others  4649 Total TOTAL  64613             Paddy cereals millets oilseeds Sugarcane, Cotton are mainly cultivated in Theni District. Coconut, grapes Mango, Cashew, Silk Cotton, Guava, Banana and Coffee are some of the principal plantation and horticulture crops.  AREA AND PRODUCTION OF CROPS Sl.No Crops  Area (ha.)  Production in tonnes  Productivity Kg./ha.  1 Rice(Paddy) 14915 66093 4431 2 Cholam 11998  17073 1423 3 Cumbu 3127  3952 1264 4 Ragi 94  183 1947 5 Redgram 1873 1144 611 6 Greengram 292  114 392 7 Blockgram 357  185 519 8 Groundnut 2037  4021 1974 9 Gingily 665  330 497 10 Sunflower 74 99 1346 11 Cotton(Bales of 170Kg ) 1861  563 303 12 Sugarcane  9054  1201221 132673 13 Chillies 117  96 821 14 Onion 464  3702 7979 15 Banana 4102  22720 5539  RIVERS 1) Periyar River 2) Vaigai River 3) Kotta Kudi River 4) Suruliaru River 5) Varaganathi River 6) Manjalaru River 7) Varattaru River   Name of the Dam Height(ft)  Capacity     (M.cft) Length of Canals( In Km) 1. Vaigai dam 71  6091  51.30 2. ManjalarDam 57 487.35 7.20 3. Periyar Dam 136/152 11210/15662 -- 4. Sothuparai   126 100 7.23  AGRICULTURE SUPPORT SERVICES Regulated Markets                                            8 Cold Storage                                                      4  SERICULTURE   Name of the block  Area under Mulberry(Ha)  Production of Cocoons in Kg. Value in (In Lakhs)  Theni 69.43 50802 55.88 Periyakulam 61.13 17340 18.21 Bodi 90.79 69620 76.58 Chinnamanur 52.63 37728 39.61 Uthamapalayam 26.11 14406 15.13 Cumbum 28.34 8462 8.04 Mailadumparai 103.25 40959 43.01 Andipatti 52.02 26518 29.17 Total 483.70 265835 285.63  LIVESTOCK POPULATION Sl.no Classification Numbers 1 Cattle 74277 2 Buffaloes 39650 3 Sheep 52247 4 Goats 83454 5 Horses & Ponies 894 6 Pigs 21574 7 Mules 1070 8 Donkeys 1213 9 Domestic Dogs 12938 Total Livestock 287317 10 Poultry –Fowls 514278 11 Ducks 974 Total Poultry 515252  DAIRY DEVELOPMENT (MILK PRODUCTION) No of Milk Societies Qty.of Milk produced  in Lit 453 36641057    VETERINARY INSTITUTIONS                                                                         a) Veterinary Hospitals                    3             b) Veterinary Dispensaries             22  FISHERIES Fishing Centres Inland Fish Catch in Tonnes Vaigaidam & Manjalar Dam 29.806  CO-OP SOCIETIES In Theni District 246  Co -operative societies are functioning including 10 Industrial Co-op societies.  POST OFFICES Bodi  Division                                                          14 Periyakulam Division                                             17    ENERGY & POWER    Electricity in( M.U.(P)) 1) Generation of Electricity   a)Hydro 598.081   b) Power Purchased 105.06       2) Consumption of Electricity in M.units   a) Agriculture 62.957   b) Industry 35.465   c) Commercial 15.665   d) Domestic 82.863   e) Public lights and water works 24.967   f)  Miscellaneous 6.832       3) Rural Electrification   a) No of Pump Set Energized 33,432   b) No of Villages Electrified 194   c) No of Hamlets Electrified 286              WIND MILL              In Theni District 3 units are generating power and supplying to EB Grid.  EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THENI DISTRICT Medical College (Govt) 1 Arts and Science Colleges 11 Engineering Colleges 2 Polytechnic 1 I.T.I. 7 Forest College 1 Horticultural College & Research Centre 1 Teacher Training College 4 Higher Secondary Schools 26 High Schools 26 Primary Schools 749 Computer Training Centres 52    BANKS          Canara Bank is operating as the Lead Bank in this District.          The distribution of bank branches in the district is as given below.                    Bank  Branches Nationalized/ Private Sector Banks Theni Central Co-Op Bank Ltd State Land Development Banks Tamilnadu Industrial Investment Corporation 82 9 4 1  NO OF NGOs                                                     55  SELF HELP GROUPS             No of SHGs                                 8550             Savings Linked                            5925    Credit linked                               4525  FARMERS CLUB Total No of clubs 25 Bank clubs 15 NGO clubs 10  TRANSPORT  Road length in Kilo Meters a) National High Ways 162.70 b) State High Ways 725.77 c) Municipal Roads 213.175 d) Panchayat Union and Panchayat  Roads 1112.58 e) Others (Forest Roads) 58.30      Railways (Track Length) Metre Gauge From Aundipatty to Bodi 49.09 No of Railway Station 3  COMMUNICATION FACILITIES   COMMUNICATION FACILITIES No of Telephone Connections 38,096 No of Telephone Exchanges 25 No of Post Offices 147 No of Post & Telegraph Offices 21   MEDICAL AND HEALTH a) Government Hospitals 13 b) Primary Health Centres 38 c) Health Sub-Centres 162 d) Dispensaries 8 e) Medical College & Hospital 1  TOURISM Important pilgrim Centres Suruli Andavar Temple Surulipatti Sivakami Amman Temple Chinnamanur Saneeswaran Temple kuchanur Sri Gowmari Amman Temple Veerapandi Sri Mavoothu Velappar Temple Aundipatti Important Tourist Centres Centres Vaigai Dam Chothuparai Dam Suruli Falls Megamalai Falls-K.Mailadumparai Kumbakarai Falls Highwayvis