GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION · Parts of Salem, Athur, Sankagiri, Mettur and Omalur taluks in Salem District 7 Alluvial Calcareous Parts of Sankagiri and Mettur Taluks 8 Brown soil Non Calcareous

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GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION

Latitude 110

14’ N - 120 53’ N

Longitude 770 44’ E - 78

0 50’ E

District Existence 09.02.2004

AREA & POPULATION

1. Area (Sq.kms) 5245

2. Population (as per Census 2011) 3482056

3. Population Density (per Sq.kms) 665

REVENUE ADMINISTRATION

1. Divisions (4) 1. Salem

2. Attur

3. Mettur

4. Sangakiri

2. Taluks (13) 1.Salem

2. Salem west

3. Salem South

4. Yercaud

5. Valapady

6. Mettur

7. Omalur

8. Kadayampatti

9. Sangakiri

10. Edappadi

11. Attur

12. Gengavalli

13. Peddanckanpalayam

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3. Firkas 44

4. Revenue Villages 655

LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

1. Corporation Salem

2. Municipalities (4) 1. Attur

2. Mettur

3. Edappady

4. Narasingapuram (2nd

Grade)

3. Panchayat Unions (20) 1. Salem

2. Veerapandi

3. Panamarathupatty

4. Ayothiyapattinam

5. Valapady

6. Yercaud

7. Attur

8. Pethanaickenpalayam

9. Thalaivasal

10. Gengavalli

11. Mecheri

12. Nangavalli

13. Kolathur

14. Omalur

15. Tharamangalam

16. Kadayampatty

17. Sangakiri

18. Magudanchavadi

19. Konganapuram

20. Edappadi

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4. Town Panchayats (33) 1. Ayothiapattanam

2. Attayampatty

3. Kannankurichi

4. Kolathur

5. Konganapuram

6. Mechari

7. Omalur

8. P.N.Patty

9. P.N.Palayam

10. Sankari

11. Tharamangalam

12. Thammampatty

13. Valapadi

14. Veerakkalpudur

15. Jalakandapuram

16. Belur

17. Eadanganasalai

18. Elampillai

19. Gangavalli

20. Kadayampatty

21. Karuppur

22. Keeripatty

23. Mallur

24. Panamarathupatty

25. Sendarapatty

26. Thedavoor

27. Thevur

28. Veeraganur

29. Yethapur

30. Arasiramani

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31. Nangavalli

32. Poolampatty

33. Vanavasi

5. Village Panchayats 385

MEDICINE & HEALTH

1. Government Hospitals 11

2. Primary Health Centre’s 85

3. Urban Health Centres 20

4. Health Sub Centres 406

5. Birth Rate 16.8

6. Death Rate 4.2

7. Infant Mortality Rate 18.0

8. Public Health Service

a. Number of Beds 2635

b. Number of Doctors 474

c. Number of Nurses 729

9. Expectation of Life at Birth

a. Male NA

b. Female NA

EDUCATION

1. Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidhyalaya (KGBV) 0

2. Nursery Only 3

3. Primary with Nursery 253

4. Primary Only 1170

5. Primary with Middle 426

6. Primary with Secondary 237

7. Primary with Higher secondary 321

8. Middle Only 13

9. Middle with Secondary 0

10. Middle with Higher Secondary 0

11. Secondary with Higher Secondary 212

12. I.T.I Government - 3

Private - 9

13. Teacher Training Schools 37

14. Co-op- Training Institute 1

15. Self-Financing College of

Engineering

20

16. Number of Constituent Colleges 2

17. Govt. College of

Arts & Science

3

18. Self-Financing College of

Arts & Science

27

19. Govt. Aided Colleges 2

20. Govt. Music School 1

21. Blind School 1

22. Deaf School 1

23. Mentally Retarded School 6

24. Govt. Engineering College 1

25. Medical College 1

26. Law College 1

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27. District Institute of Education

&Training

2 ( Uthamasolapuram, Gengavalli )

28. Polytechnic Govt – 1

Private - 19

29. University (3) Periyar University , Salem

Periyar Institute of Distance Education ( PRIDE ),

Salem

Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation ( Deemed

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POPULATION (Census 2011)

1. Male 1781571 51.16 %

2. Female 1700485 48.84 %

3. Total 3482056 4.83 % ( in

TamilNadu)

4. Sex Ratio 954

Child (0 – 6 age)

(i) Male 180002 52.18 %

(ii) Female 164958 47.82 %

Total 344960 9.91 % ( in salem )

(iii) Rural Child Population 173421 50.27 %

(iv) Urban Child population 171539 49.73 %

(v) Child Sex Ratio 917

Rural/Urban Population

1. Rural 1707934 49.05 %

2. Urban 1774122 50.95 %

Literates

1. Male 1300874 80.24 %

2. Female 1010841 65.15 %

Total 2311715 72.86 %

Literates Rural

1. Male 596530 74.57 %

2. Female 422910 56.32 %

Total 1019440 65.74 %

Literates Urban

1. Male 704340 85.79 %

2. Female 587931 73.43 %

Total 1292275 79.67 %

1. Male 292739

2. Female 406434

Total 699173

Schedule Caste Population

1. Male 294062 16.5%

2. Female 286450 16.8%

Total 580512 16.67 %

Schedule Tribes Population

1. Male 60489 3.4%

2. Female 58880 3.5%

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Total 119369 3.43 %

WORKERS

1. Total workers (a + b) 1694160 48.65 %

a. Total Number of Main workers 1561030 92.14%

b. Total Number of Marginal workers 133130 7.86%

2. Non Workers 1787896 51.35 %

Total Population (1+2) 3482056

Categories of Main Workers

1. Cultivators 247011 15.82 %

2. Agricultural Laborers 396158 25.38 %

3. House Hold Industry 132700 8.51 %

4. Other Workers 785161 50.29 %

Total Workers 1561030

Categories of Marginal Workers

1. Cultivators 9993 7.51 %

2. Agricultural Laborers 58052 43.61 %

3. House Hold Industry 8803 6.60 %

4. Other Workers 56282 42.28 %

Total Workers 133130

LAND CLASSIFICATION (in Hectares)

1. Forests (Revenue & Social) 22578.490 4.34%

2. Barren & Uncultivable land 38198.025 7.34%

3. Land put to Non Agricultural use 64052.365 12.31%

4. Cultivable Waste 6208.035 1.19%

5. Permanent Pastures & other Grazing

Land 4200.300 0.81%

6. Land Under Miscellaneous Tree

Crops & groves not included in Net

Area Sown 2902.935 0.56%

7. Current Fallow Lands 71321.585 13.70%

8. Other Fallow Lands 15831.405 3.04%

9. Net Area Sown 192133.350 36.91%

10. Reserve Forest 103103.510 19.81%

Total Geographical Area According to

Village Papers

520529.000

16%

25% 9%

50%

CATAGORIES OF MAIN WORKERS

Cultivators

AgriculturalLaborers

House HoldIndustry

Other Workers

7%

44%

7%

42%

CATAGORIES OF MARGINAL WORKERS

Cultivators

AgriculturalLaborers

House Hold Industry

Other Workers

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4.34%

7.34%

12.31%

1.19%

0.81%

0.56%

13.70%

3.04%

36.91%

19.81%

PERCENTAGE OF LAND USAGE CLASSIFICATION IN SALEM DISTRICT 2016-17

Forests (Revenue & Social)

Barren & Uncultivable land

Land put to Non Agricultural use

Cultivable Waste

Permanent Pastures & other Grazing Land

Land Under Miscellaneous Tree Crops &groves not included in Net Area Sown

Current Fallow Lands

Other Fallow Lands

Net Area Sown

Reserve Forest

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AGRICULTURE CULTIVATED AREA (in HECT)

1. Paddy 5023.130

2. Cholam 26527.235

3. Cumbu 1187.670

4. Ragi 5012.160

5. Green gram 14203.620

6. Black gram 7185.720

7. Chillies 721.290

8. Cotton 12702.185

9. Groundnut 15765.560

10. Sugarcane 5961.635

11. Turmeric 6584.240

12. Tapiaco 8496.020

13. Gingelly 346.275

14. Maize 30361.530

15. Other Crops 30248.450

Total Cultivated Area 170326.720

Net Area Sown 192133.350

Area Sown More than once 39752.400

Total Cultivated Area 231885.750

1. Net Area Irrigated 75510.735

2. Area Irrigated More than once 9217.245

3. Gross Area Irrigated 84727.980

4. Gross Area Un irrigated 147157.770

MAJOR CROP AREA & PRODUCTION

Area

(in hect)

Yield

(in kg/hec)

Producation (in. Tonnes)

1. Paddy 5023.130

2. Cholam 26527.235

3. Cumbu 1187.670

4. Ragi 5012.160

5. Green gram 14203.620

6. Black gram 7185.720

7. Chillies 721.290

8. Onion 876.415

9. Cotton 12702.185

10. Groundnut 15765.560

11. Sugarcane 5961.635

12. Turmeric 6584.240

13. Tapiaco 8496.020

14. Gingelly 346.275

15. Maize 30361.530

16. Other Crops 90931.065

Total Cultivated Area 231885.750

1. Food Crops Cultivated Area 167080.830

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2. Non food Crops Cultivated Area

64804.920

SOIL TYPE

Sl. Number Type of Soil Places in Districts

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Red Calcareous

Parts of Salem, Athur, Sankagiri, Mettur and Omalur

taluks in Salem District

2 Red Non Calcareous ---- do ----

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Brown Soil Calcareous

Parts of Salem, Mettur and Omalur taluks in Salem

District

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Red Collurial Caleareous

Parts of Salem, Sankagiri, Mettur, Omalur taluks in

Salem District.

5 Red Collurial Non Calcareous Parts of Sankagiri and Mettur taluks in Salem District

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Black Soils

Parts of Salem, Athur, Sankagiri, Mettur and Omalur

taluks in Salem District

7 Alluvial Calcareous Parts of Sankagiri and Mettur Taluks

8 Brown soil Non Calcareous Yercaud Taluk

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AGRICULTURAL CENSUS (2010 – 2011)

Number of Operational holdings

Category (in Hectares) SC ST Others Total

1. Below 0.5 10023 6832 135759 152620

2. 0.5 to 1.0 4847 5444 70329 80620

3. 1.0 to 2.0 2422 4725 51786 58933

4. 2.0 to 3.0 419 1234 13986 15639

5. 3.0 to 4.0 86 410 5095 5591

6. 4.0 to 5.0 45 175 1999 2219

7. 5.0 to 7.5 30 118 1581 1729

8. 7.5 to 10 5 35 392 432

9. 10 to 20 4 20 237 261

10. 20 and above 0 4 111 115

Total Holdings 17881 18997 281281 318159

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Area Operated

Category (in Hectares) SC ST Others Total

1. Below 0.5 2711.031 1881.138 33937.24 38530.73

2. 0.5 to 1.0 3401.52 4132.873 50196.41 57731.42

3. 1.0 to 2.0 3217.93 6898..810 714156.6 81532.35

4. 2.0 to 3.0 998.355 3029.065 33531.7 37559.97

5. 3.0 to 4.0 292.495 1399.15 17436.96 19128.51

6. 4.0 to 5.0 198.87 776.975 8873.209 9849.054

7. 5.0 to 7.5 186.385 699.745 9302.655 10188.79

8. 7.5 to 10 41.525 296.375 3339.037 3676.937

9. 10 to 20 46.98 284.54 3125.72 3457.24

10. 20 and above 0 111.25 4698.385 4809.635

Total Area Operated 11095.1 19509.9 235860 266465

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPT

1. Veterinary Hospitals 6

2. Veterinary Dispensaries 109

3. Clinician Centre’s 1

4. Sub Centre’s 21

5. Mobile Vet Dispensaries 6

TALUK POPULATION

Taluks Population Percentage

1. Salem, Salem West, Salem South 1272743 36.55 %

2. Attur, Pethanaikenpalayam 430949 12.38 %

3. Omalur, Kadayampatti 494355 14.20 %

4. Mettur 419887 12.06 %

47.97%

25.34%

18.52% 4.92%

1.76% 0.70%

0.54%

0.14% 0.08%

0.04%

PERCENTAGE OF CLASSIFICATION OF LAND HOLDERS (As per Agri Census 2010-11)

Below 0.5

0.5 to 1.0

1.0 to 2.0

2.0 to 3.0

3.0 to 4.0

4.0 to 5.0

5.0 to 7.5

7.5 to 10

10 to 20

20 and above

Values in Hectares

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5. Sankagiri 241783 6.94 %

6. Gengavalli 161302 4.63 %

7. Edappadi 223756 6.43 %

8. Yercaud 41869 1.20 %

9. Valappady 195412 5.61 %

Total Population 3482056

Taluk Geographical Area (in hect) In Hectare Percentage to the dist.

1. Salem 22462.590 5.38%

2. Salem West 13136.135 3.15%

3. Salem South 11597.420 2.78%

4. Attur 52160.630 12.50%

5. Omalur 27290.670 6.54%

6. Mettur 62630.530 15.00%

7. Sankagiri 42519.330 10.19%

8. Gengavalli 37783.940 9.05%

9. Edappadi 31813.390 7.62%

10. Yercaud 15416.295 3.69%

11. Valapady 32117.770 7.69%

12. Kadayampatti 26263.100 6.29%

13. Pethanaikenpalayam 42234.690 10.12%

Total Area 417426.49

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ROADS (in KM)

1. National Highways 182.600

2. State Highways & Rural Roads 2441.163

3. Corporation & Municipalities Road 1181.884

4. Panchayat Union Road 8606.850

5. Town Panchayat Road 1134.240

6. Forest Roads 85.985

NORMAL RAINFALL (mm)

Normal Rainfall Actual Rainfall

South West Monsoon 440.6 213.72

North East Monsoon 370.5 54.08

Winter Period 16.0 10.80

Hot Weather Period 170.8 138.36

Whole year 2016-17 997.9 416.96

TEMPERATURE(Celsius)

Minimum 24.1 0C

Maximum 35.2 0C

TELEPHONES

1. Telephones in Use 135583

2. Post Office 374

3. Telephone Exchanges 143

4. Public Call Office (PPCO) 9486

5. General CCBPCO 1535

RESERVOIRS

Height (ft) Capacity

(TMC )

CCA

(ha)

Stanely Reservoir (Mettur Dam) 120 93.4 110000

Anaimaduvu Reservoir 67.25 2.05 2118

Kariyakovil Reservoir 52.49 2.66 2550

NUMBER OF IRRIGATION TANKS(No’s)

40 hect < 457

40 hect > 89

DIARY DEVELOPMENT

No. of Dairy 1

Milk Producer Co-op. Society 617

Average Milk Production per day (in liter) 449239

Milk Chilling Plants 2

FISHERIES

Inland Production (Tonnes) 10821

Families Engaged in Fishing 6210

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POLICE & PRISON

Police Stations 47

Women Police Stations 4

Police Force 2698

Fire & Rescue Station 7

Jails Central - 1

Sub-jails - 9

BUS TRANSPORT

Fleet Strengths 2237

Bus Routes 1868

Employees 13431

Workshops 6

DISTRICT LIBRARY

Central Library 1

Branch Library 65

Village Library 75

Part-time Library 29

Mobile Library 1

NUTRITIOUS MEAL PROGRAMME CENTRES

(i) PTMGR 1788

(ii) ICDS 2696

BANKS

1. Nationalised 181

2. Private sector 92

3. Co-operative 42

4. Pallavan Grama Bank 15

5. TIIC 1

Total 331

LIC 4

M.L.A CONSTITUENCY - (11)

1. Gengavalli

2. Attur

3. Yercaud

4. Omalur

5. Mettur

6. Edappady

7. Sankagiri

8. Salem West

9. Salem North

10. Salem South

11. Veerapandi

M.P CONSTITUENCY - (1)

1. Salem

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DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

1. East - Villupuram District

2. West - Erode District

3. North - Dharmapuri District

4. South - Namakkal & Thirchy District

RIVERS

Kavery River

Sarabanga River

Vasita Nathi

Suvetha River

REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES

Commercial Vehicles 10684

Non Commercial Vehicles 58532

Regulated Markets 13

Cold Storages 5

Rural Godowns 43

LPG CONNECTION

Single connections 329466

Double Connections 463522

FAIR PRICE SHOPS

Number of Shops 1541

Ration Cards

1. Rural 563364

2. Urban 416638

Total 980002

ELECTRICITY

Pump set Energized (2016 - 2017) 134154

Electrified Hamlets 5555

STUDENTS HOSTEL

Hostels Students

Most Backward Class Welfare Dept.

(i) Boys 23 1394

(ii) Girls 9 655

Total 32 2049

Backward Class Welfare Dept.

(i) Boys 10 707

(ii) Girls 06 423

Total 16 1130

Adhidravidar Welfare Dept.

(i) Boys 29 923

(ii) Girls 13 858

Total 42 1781

Schedule Tribes Welfare Dept.

(i) Boys 5 2835

(ii) Girls 2 2740

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(iii) Both Boys Girls 50 -----

Total 57 557936j

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MAJOR INDUSTRIES

Salem Steel Plant

JSW Steels Pvt Ltd

The Chemplast Sanmar Pvt Ltd

Tamilnadu Manesite

Narasu’s Coffee

Textiles & Spinning Mills

MALCO

SAGO-SERVE

TOURIST PLACES

Yercaud (Mini Ooty )

Kurumpatti Zoologigal Park

Poiman Karadu, Panamarathu patty

Mettur dam

Poolampatty Water Place ( Salem’s Kerala )

Attur Fort

Sankagiri Fort

Salem Steel Plant

Anaimaduvu Dam

Kariyakoil Dam

PLACE OF WORSHIP

Kailasanathar Temple, Tharamangalam

Kottai Mariamman Temple

Sugavaneshwarar Temple

Arulmigi Alagirinathar Temple

Ayodhyapattanam Ramar Temple

Kandhasramam

1008 Lingam Temple

Kalangi Siddhar Temple

Belur Siva Temple

Rajaganapathi Temple

Jama Masjid ( built by Tippu Sultan )

C.S.I. Church

MINING & QUARRYING

Production in MT/M3 Values in Rs.

Lime Stone 356110 MT 3,55,99,678

Quartz 1960 MT 3,10,100

Feldspar 107712 MT 1,10,29,191

Magnesite 133442 MT 1,10,52,050

Bauxite 12000 MT

9,60,000

Dunite 6288 MT 1,58,640

Rough Stone 703872 M3 3,56,90,020

Soil / Gravel 36606 M3

11,81,100

Granite – Black 2203.496 M3

85,79,531

Granite – Color 64053.848 M3

1,36,88,840

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LANGUAGE SPOKEN

1. Tamil

2. Telugu

3. Karnataka

4. Hindi

5. Urdu

RANK OF SALEM DISTRICT OUT OF 32 DISTRICTS IN THE STATE

1. Sex Ratio 31

2. Population Density 9

3. Decadal Variation in Population 5

4. 0-6 Age Child Population 15

5. Female Literates 28

6. Literacy Rate 27

7. Total Population 18

8. Total Literates 21

9. District Share of Total Population 2.61%

10. Decadal Population Growth Rate 20.67%

11. Number of House Holds(HH) 448053

12. Per capita Income Current

Price (2009-10) (in Rs.)

65321

13. Documents Registration Offices 12

14. District Speciality S - STEEL PLANT

A - ALUMINIUM

L - LIME STONE

E - ELECTRICITY

M - METTUR DAM

15. Memorial House

16. Research Centers

Tapioca & Castor Research Station

Sheep Research Station

Yethapur

Pottaneri,

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POPULATION BY TALUK WISE IN SALEM DISTRICT

(As per 2011 Census)

Taluks

Population Literates

Male Female Total Male Female Total

Salem 645797 628635 1274432 503644 422520 926164

Yercaud 21047 20785 41832 13562 10023 23585

Valapady 98674 96741 195415 72375 57296 129671

Mettur 217182 200278 417460 154584 112198 266782

Omalur 259550 235311 494861 174991 122401 297372

Sangakiri 125818 116853 242671 88751 62888 151639

Edappadi 116241 106615 222856 76376 50714 127090

Attur 215626 213670 429296 157974 126004 283978

Gengavalli 80634 80551 161184 58617 46797 105414

SALEM 1780569 1699439 3480007 1300874 1010841 2311695

SC/ST POPULATION BY TALUK WISE IN SALEM DISTRICT

(As per 2011 Census)

Taluks

Population Literates

Male Female Total Male Female Total

Salem 88482 87918 176400 6048 6032 12080

Yercaud 2669 2823 5492 14159 13959 28118

Valapady 26311 26059 52370 5443 5212 10655

Mettur 27780 26612 54392 4888 4615 9503

Omalur 47087 43359 90446 2922 2671 5593

Sangakiri 18086 16914 35000 557 492 1049

Edappadi 11657 11101 22758 179 178 287

Attur 51474 51288 102755 20956 20488 41444

Gengavalli 20516 20383 40899 5407 5233 10640

SALEM 294062 286457 580512 60559 58880 119369

POPULATION INDICATORS

Rural Urban Total

Number of House Holds (HH) 342859 105194 448053

Population Percentage 77.25% 22.75%

Total Population 1451446 428363 1879809

Male 742444 217788 960232

Female 709002 210575 919577

Sex Ratio 953 965 956

Child (0-6) Sex Ratio 919 942 924

Child (0-6) 166231 51092 217323

Male (0-6) 86561 26271 112832

Female (0-6) 79670 24821 104491

Child (0-6) Percentage 10.70% 11.21%

Male Child Percentage 10.89% 11.34%

Female Child Percentage 10.50% 11.07%

Total Literates 865259 322699 1187958

Male 494718 172344 667062

Female 370541 150355 520896

Literacy Rate 68.41% 86.07%

Male 76.49% 90.50%

Female 59.96% 81.50%

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SALEM DISTRICT -SOCIO ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2016-17

1 Density of population per sq.km (as per census 2011) 665

2 % of Urban Population to total population (census 2011) 50.95

3 Sex Ratio (Number of females per 1000 of males)- 9census 2011) 954

4 % of Scheduled castes to total population (census 2011) 16.7

5 % of Scheduled tribes to total population (census 2011) 3.4

6 % of Literates among male population (census 2011) 80.24

7 % of Literates among female population (census 2011) 65.15

8 % of workers to total population (census 2011) 48.65

9 % of female workers to total population (census 2011) 15.46

10 % of Agriculture workers to total population (census 2011) 18.47

11 % of Net Area sown to Total Geographical Area 36.91

12 % of Area sown more than once to Net Area Sown 20.69

13 % of Net Area Irrigated to Net Area sown 36.91

14 % of Gross Area Irrigated to Gross Area sown 36.91

15 Per Capita Net Area sown (Hectare)

0000

.063

16 Bovine Population per square km 328

17 Workers in registered factories per lakh of population 439

18 Percentage of villages electrified 99 .39

19 Per Capita annual consumption of E.B for domestic purpose(units) 261 .13

20 Percentage of consumption of electricity by purpose

a. Domestic 28 .41 b. Commercial 10 .29 c. Industries 18 .63

d. Public lighting & Public works 4 .75 e. Agriculture

18 .88 f. Others 19 .04

21 Length of Railway line per 1000 sq.km of area 39

22 Length of Surfaced roads per 1000 sq.km of area 2189

23 Number of Post Offices per lakh of population 10

24 Number of Public Call Offices per lakh of population 273

25 Number of Primary schools per lakh of population 41

26 Number of Middle schools per lakh of Population 13

27 Number of High schools per lakh of population 7

28 Number of Higher Sec. Schools per lakh of population 9

29 Number of Hospital beds per lakh of population 64

30 Number of Libraries per lakh of population

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