| I |
GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES | |
| 1 | Area of the territory |
: 9,622 Sq. Kms. |
| 2 | Main rivers |
: Cauvery & Thenpennar |
| 3 | No. of villages |
: 1106 |
| 4 | No. of Towns |
: 3 |
| 5 | Forests (Hec) |
: 3,66,226 hectares. |
| 6 | Coastal Length (Kms) |
: NIL |
| 7 | Area Under cultivation (1999-2000)
a. Net area sown (Hectares)
b. Total cropped area (Hectares)
c. Net irrigated area (Hectares) |
: 3,92,658 hectares.
: 4,55,642 hectares.
: 1,38,697 hectares. |
| II |
HUMAN RESOURCE | |
| 1 | Population (2001 Census) |
: 28.33 lakhs |
| 2 |
Population Density/Sq.Km(2001 Census) |
: 294 |
| 3 |
Percentage of literacy (2001 Census) |
: 59.23 % |
| 4 |
% of work force to population (1999 Census) |
: 48 % |
| III |
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
Important Food crops (1999-2000) | |
| |
|
area (hectares) |
yield (MT) |
| 1 |
Sugarcane |
23,922 |
20,87,100 |
| 2 |
Groundnut |
64,649 |
87,080 |
| 3 |
Cotton |
13,304 |
31,560 |
| 4 |
Horsegram |
54,573 |
3,010 |
| 5 |
Redgram |
10,468 |
6,430 |
| 6 |
Mango |
36,647 |
1,37,490 |
| 7 |
Tomato |
6,081 |
86,150 |
| 8 |
Tapioca |
11,938 |
4,23,290 |
| 9 |
Coconut |
20,472 |
3,741 lakh nuts |
| IV |
FISHERY RESOURCES (1999-2000) | |
| 1 |
Marine fish production (MT) |
: NIL |
| 2 |
Inland fish production (MT) |
: 5592 |
| V |
LIVESTOCK RESOURCES | |
| 1 |
Live stock (nos.) |
: 9,16,895 |
| 2 |
Poultry (nos.) |
: 3,18,593 |
| VI |
MINERAL RESOURCES | : Granite, White Clay, Sand & Quarts |
| VII |
INFRASTRUCTURE | |
| 1 |
Railways - Route Length (Kms) |
: 132 Kms. |
| 2 |
a. Roads - Road Length
b. No. of vehicles on road |
: 5843.5 Kms.
: 38,929 nos. |
| 3 |
a. Power generation
b.Total power consumption |
: 3.58 MU
: 277.24 MU. |
| 4 |
Industrial estates |
: 7 |
| 5 |
No. of Sheds constructed in Estates |
:471 Sheds |
| 6 |
Commercial bank branches |
:153 |
| 7 |
Technical institution |
:13 |
| VIII |
INDUSTRIES (as on 31-7-2001) | |
| A. |
Large/medium scale units |
:112 |
| B. |
Small scale units (regd.) |
:10,880 |
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