CHAPTER -XII

Annexure – I

TIRUVALLUR DISTRICT AT A GLANCE

For Official use only

THIRUVALLUR DISTRICT
AT A GLANCE

2015-16

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF STATISTICS

THIRUVALLUR DISTRICT
 THIRUVALLUR DISTRICT AT A GLANCE 2015-16

GEOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION
Latitude 12° 10' N 13° 15' N
Longitude 79° 15' E 80° 20' E
District Formation 01.01.1997
TEMPERATURE ( in Celsius)
Minimum 27.70
Maximum 38.00
RAINFALL (in mm) Normal Actual
South West Monsoon 451.6 612.5
North East Monsoon 589.3 342.0
Winter Period 31.5 1.5
Hot Weather Period 67.2 24.6
Total 1139.6 980.6
DISTRICT BOUNDRIES
East Bay of Bengal
West Vellore District
North Andhra Pradesh State
South Kancheepuram District
LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY MOST OF THE PEOPLE
Tamil and Telugu

DEMOGRAPHY
Area and Population ( as per 2011 Census)
Area (Sq.kms) 3422.43
No. of House Holds (HH) 946949
Population 3728104
District Share of TN Population 5.17%
 Ranking of
Indicators State District District at
State Level
Total Population 72138958 3728104 4
0-6 year Child Population 6894821 405669 4
Sex Ratio (for 1000
males) 995 983 5
Population Density 555 1049 3
Decadal Variation in
Population 15.60 35.25 2
Total Literates 52413116 2791721 3
Literacy Rate 80.33 84.03 6
Female Literates 24098521 1296010 7

POPULATION

Category Rural Urban Total

Male 650462 1225600 1876062
Female 649247 1202795 1852042
Persons 1299709 2428395 3728104

0-6 years Child Population

Category Rural Urban Total

Male 72902 135547 208449
Female 69005 128215 197220
Persons 141907 263762 405669

Literate Population

Category Rural Urban Total

Male 476199 1019512 1495711
Female 383501 912509 1296010
Persons 859700 1932021 2791721
Scheduled Caste Population

Category Rural Urban Total

Male 225349 185177 410526

Female 226650 184470 411120

Persons 451999 369647 821646

Scheduled Tribe Population

Category Rural Urban Total

Male 17521 6171 23692

Female 17523 6028 23551

Persons 35044 12199 47243

Literacy Rate
Category General SC ST

Male 89.69 85.38 59.76

Female 78.32 71.36 48.16

Persons 84.03 78.34 53.96

TALUK WISE POPULATION (RURAL & URBAN)

AREA
TALUK RURAL URBAN TOTAL
Sq. Kms

Gummidipoondi 420.51 159356 31185 190541

Ponneri 650.67 243676 146186 389862

Uthukottai 359.54 139891 12740 152631

Tiruttani 448.58 166510 44781 211291

Pallipet 342.37 151910 62163 214073

Thiruvallur 684.73 289759 117289 407048

Poonamallee 178.33 65162 594760 659922

Ambattur 220.91 54085 852495 906580

Madhavaram 116.80 29360 566796 596156

TOTAL 3422.43 1299709 2428395 3728104
TALUK WISE POPULATION (MALE & FEMALE)

TALUK MALE FEMALE TOTAL

Gummidipoondi 95799 94742 190541
Ponneri 195181 194681 389862
Uthukottai 75475 77156 152631
Tiruttani 105568 105723 211291
Pallipet 107698 106375 214073
Thiruvallur 203911 203137 407048
Poonamallee 333307 326615 659922
Ambattur 457820 448760 906580
Madhavaram 301303 294853 596156
TOTAL 1876062 1852042 3728104

TALUK WISE 0-6 YEAR CHILD POPULATION (RURAL & URBAN)

TALUK RURAL URBAN TOTAL

Gummidipoondi 17868 3716 21584
Ponneri 27045 15791 42836
Uthukottai 15517 1284 16801
Tiruttani 18528 4656 23184
Pallipet 17074 7059 24133
Thiruvallur 29626 12245 41871
Poonamallee 7347 63493 70840
Ambattur 5670 93169 98839
Madhavaram 3232 62349 65581
TOTAL 141907 263762 405669
TALUK WISE 0-6 YEAR CHILD POPULATION (MALE & FEMALE)

TALUK MALE FEMALE TOTAL

Gummidipoondi 10952 10632 21584
Ponneri 21900 20936 42836
Uthukottai 8585 8216 16801

Tiruttani 12076 11108 23184

Pallipet 12644 11489 24133
Thiruvallur 21594 20277 41871
Poonamallee 36109 34731 70840
Ambattur 50683 48156 98839
Madhavaram 33906 31675 65581
TOTAL 208449 197220 405669

TALUK WISE LITERATES (RURAL & URBAN)

% of Lit. to
TALUK RURAL URBAN TOTAL Total
Population
Gummidipoondi 98479 22931 121410 63.72
Ponneri 163191 112545 275736 70.73
Uthukottai 85164 9048 94212 61.73
Tiruttani 104992 33728 138720 65.65
Pallipet 98779 42882 141661 66.17
Thiruvallur 200172 92669 292841 71.94
Poonamallee 47370 475884 523254 79.29
Ambattur 39615 695511 735126 81.09
Madhavaram 21938 446823 468761 78.63
TOTAL 859700 1932021 2791721 74.88
 TALUK WISE LITERATES (MALE & FEMALE)

TALUK MALE FEMALE TOTAL

Gummidipoondi 67899 53511 121410
Ponneri 149141 126595 275736
Uthukottai 52339 41873 94212
Tiruttani 77356 61364 138720
Pallipet 80212 61449 141661
Thiruvallur 158836 134005 292841
Poonamallee 277354 245900 523254
Ambattur 385011 350115 735126
Madhavaram 247563 221198 468761
TOTAL 1495711 1296010 2791721

TALUK WISE SC POPULATION (RURAL & URBAN)

% of SC
TALUK RURAL URBAN TOTAL Population
to Total
Gummidipoondi 46740 3109 49849 26.16
Ponneri 92336 31758 124094 31.83
Uthukottai 50974 1764 52738 34.55
Tiruttani 51735 5562 57297 27.12
Pallipet 40532 7526 48058 22.45
Thiruvallur 112753 25296 138049 33.91
Poonamallee 28832 105691 134523 20.38
Ambattur 15071 94714 109785 12.11
Madhavaram 13026 94227 107253 17.99
TOTAL 451999 369647 821646 22.04
TALUK WISE SC POPULATION (MALE & FEMALE)

TALUK MALE FEMALE TOTAL

Gummidipoondi 24815 25034 49849
Ponneri 61814 62280 124094
Uthukottai 26247 26491 52738
Tiruttani 28609 28688 57297
Pallipet 23955 24103 48058
Thiruvallur 68840 69209 138049
Poonamallee 67310 67213 134523
Ambattur 55099 54686 109785
Madhavaram 53837 53416 107253
TOTAL 410526 411120 821646

TALUK WISE ST POPULATION (RURAL & URBAN)

% of SC
TALUK RURAL URBAN TOTAL Population
to Total
Gummidipoondi 4659 441 5100 2.68
Ponneri 6436 1506 7942 2.04
Uthukottai 6335 274 6609 4.33

Tiruttani 5213 1075 6288 2.98

Pallipet 4420 323 4743 2.22
Thiruvallur 5809 1248 7057 1.73
Poonamallee 663 3361 4024 0.61
Ambattur 1135 2645 3780 0.42
Madhavaram 374 1326 1700 0.29
TOTAL 35044 12199 47243 1.27
TALUK WISE ST POPULATION (MALE & FEMALE)

TALUK MALE FEMALE TOTAL

Gummidipoondi 2518 2582 5100

Ponneri 3946 3996 7942
Uthukottai 3268 3341 6609

Tiruttani 3160 3128 6288

Pallipet 2423 2320 4743
Thiruvallur 3600 3457 7057
Poonamallee 2058 1966 4024
Ambattur 1904 1876 3780
Madhavaram 815 885 1700

TOTAL 23692 23551 47243

Municipality Population
Avadi 345996
Thiruverkadu 62824
Thiruvallur 56074
Poonamallee 57224
Tiruttani 44781

Workers

Main workers 1247918

Marginal workers 290136
Non- workers 2190050
Total Population 3728104
AGRICULTURE
Land Classification (2013-14) Ha.
Forests 19736.010
Barren & Uncultivable Land 13636.125
Land put to Non Agricultural use 109765.515
Cultivable Waste 7075.670
Permanent Pastures & other Grazing Land 8142.765
Land under Miscellaneous -Tree Crops & Groves not
included in Net Area Sown 7046.205
Current Fallow Lands 29935.305
Other Fallow Lands 38446.130
Net Area Sown 108459.275
Total Geographical Area 342243.000
AGRICULTURE CULTIVATED AREA Ha.
TOTAL CULTIVATED AREA 148369
Net Area Sown 108459
Area sown more than once 39910
Total (Gross Cultivated Area) 148369
Irrigated Area
Net Area Irrigated 96165
Area Irrigated more than once 39078
Gross Area Irrigated 135243
Gross Area Un-irrigated 13126
Total Cultivated Area 148369
Paddy

Kar 32156
Samba 43079
Navarai 20590
Total (Paddy) 95825
Cholam 116
Cumbu 631
Ragi 828
Greengram 9418
Blackgram 1093
Horsegram 16
Karamani 59
Chillies 270
Sugarcane 7353
Gingelly 505
Groundnut 7196
Coconut 721
Mango 10593
Vegetables 913
Flowers 1218
Other Crops 11614

TOTAL CULTIVATED AREA 148369

TYPE OF SOIL Blocks
R.K. Pet, Pallipet, Ambattur
Red Loam & Puzhal
Sandy Coastal Alluviam Minjur & Gummidipoondi
Red Sandy Soil Tiruttani & Tiruvalangadu
Sandy Loam and Clay Loam Kadambathur & Ellapuram
Sandy Loam Poondi & Poonamallee

Clay Soil Tiruvalangadu,

Gummidipoondi, Minjur &
Sholavaram

9th AGRICULTURAL CENSUS (2010-11)

No. of
Area Operated
Size / Class Operational
(Ha.)
Holdings
Marginal- ( 0.00-0.99 Ha.) 185059 56295.520
Small - (1.00- 1.99 Ha.) 22572 30742.560
Semi-medium-
(2.00-3.99Ha.) 9057 24204.100
Medium - (4.00-9.99 Ha.) 2627 14500.220
Large- (10.00Ha. & above) 294 4603.825
Total 219609 130346.225
Irrigation Nos.
Government Canals 17
Tanks 1895
Tube wells 20381
Open Wells 7418
Bore wells & others 4431
Rivers/Canal
Kusasthali River
Arani River
Coovam River
Buckhingham Canal
Agriculture Research Centres
Place / Centre CROP
Rice Research Centre, Thirur Rice
Paddy, Pulses and Seed
State Seed Farm, Kolundhalur
Production
Coconut Nursery, Madhavaram Coconut seeding production
Seed Processing Unit,
Kolundhalur Seed Production

FORESTS Ha.
Reserved Forests 18108.785
Unclassified Forests 1627.225
Total Areas 19736.010

4.ANIMAL HUSBANDRY Nos.

Veterinary Hospitals 5

Veterinary Dispensaries 70
Veterinary Sub Centres 19

Upgraded Sub Centres 12

Mobile Units 1
Live Stock & Poultry Population (2007)
Cattle 82179
Sheep 37430
Goat 98058
Poultry 85758
5 DIARY DEVELOPMENT
No. of Dairy 2
No. of Milk Co-operative Societies 2615
Milk Production per day (in Litres) 11826
No. of Chilling Centres 1

6 FISHERIES
Coastal Line of the district 27.9 Kms.
Inland Fresh water spread area 47982 Ha
Marine Fishing Villages 79
Marine Fish Production (in Tonne) 9812.35
Inland Fish Production (in Tonne) 13440.58
Marine Fishing Population 57999

7 EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS Nos.
Government Primary Schools 934
Government Middle Schools 279
Government High Schools 147
Government Higher Secondary Schools 99
Hearing Impaired Hr. Sec. School 1
Higher Secondary School for the Blind,
Poonamallee 1
Government I.T.I. 1
District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) 1
Self Finance Teachers Training Institute 12
University(Govt. & Private) 6
College of Arts & Science
(Govt. & Private) 20
Self Finance Engineering College 43
Nursing Colleges 2
LIBRARY
Central Library 1
Branch Library 73
Village Library 48
Part time Library 22

NUTRITIOUS MEAL PROGRAMME CENTRES

No. of
Department No. of Beneficiaries
Centres
ICDS Centres 2094 177215
NOON-MEAL Centres 1524 153890

HOSTELS

Department Nos. Inmates

Adi Dravidar & Tribal Welfare 40 2460

Most Backward Class & Denotified
Communities 17 905
Backward Class 19 1140

MEDICAL & HEALTH

District Head Quarters Hospital 1

Government Hospitals (Taluk) 8
Primary Health Centres 51
Health Sub Centres 280
Nursing Home- Private 53
Maternity & Child Welfare Clinic 42
Allopathy Hospital/Clinic private 405
Ayurvedic Hospital/Clinic private 3
Homeopathy Hospital/Clinic
private 64
9 CIVIL SUPPLIES
No. of Fair Price Shops 1061
No. of Ration Cards 544082
LPG Connection
Single (Cylinder) 161425
Double (Cylinders) 98467

10 INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT
Road (Kms.)
Mud Road 1067.591
Metal Road
(Water Bound Macadam) 725.377
Bituminous 5936.167
Cement Concrete Road 660.762
TOTAL 8389.9

Bus Transport

Fleet Strengths 303

Routes 287
Depots 5
Staff Strengths 1735
Average Distance
covered by a bus (in km) 445

Rail Transport
No. of Railway Stations 37
Route Length (in Km) 120

Vessels Cargo handled

Port
entered (in MT)
Ennore Port 697 27.34

ROAD ACCIDENTS

No. of accidents 1384

No. of persons injured 1555
No. of persons killed 401
COMMUNICATON

Post Offices doing postal business 380

No. of Telephone exchanges 75
No. of Public Call Office (PCO) 3215
No. of Land line Telephones 103003

11 INDUSTRIES
Type of Industrial Estates

SIPCOT Industrial Estate Gummidipoondi,

Thervaikandigai
Industrial Estate Ambattur
SIDCO Industrial Estate Tirumazhaisai, Kakkalur,
Ambattur, Tirumulaivoyal,
Gummidipoondi & Vichoor

MAJOR INDUSTRIES (Popular)

Name of the Company Place
TVS Motor Company Padi

Ashok Leyland Ennore

Carborandom Universal Tiruvotriyur
TI Cycles Ambattur
Godrej Company Ambattur
Royal Enfield Ennore
Loto Chocolate Company Aranvoyal
United Breweries Company Aranvoyal
12 ADMINISTRATION
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
CHENNAI CORPORATION(5)
Zone -1 Tiruvotriyur
Zone -2 Manali
Zone -3 Madhavaram
Zone -7 Ambattur
Zone -11 Valasarawakkam
 Avadi
Thiruverkadu
MUNICIPALITES(5)
Thiruvallur
Poonamallee
Tiruttani
Uthukottai
Thiruninravur
Thirumazhisai
Minjur
Ponneri
TOWN PANCHAYATS(10)
Naravarikuppam
Gummidipoondi
Pothaturpet
Pallipet
Arani
Thiruvallur
Kadambattur
Poondi
Ellapuram
Poonamallee
Tiruttani
PANCHAYAT UNIONS(14) Tiruvalangadu
R.K.Pet
Pallipet
Minjur
Sholavaram
Gummidipoondi
Villivakkam
Puzhal
LEGAL SERVICES

VILLAGE PANCHAYATS 526

REVENUE ADMINISTRATION
DIVISIONS(4) Thiruvallur
Tiruttani
Ponneri
Ambattur

TALUKS(11) Gummidipoondi
Ponneri
Uthukottai
Tiruttani
Pallipet
Thiruvallur
Ambattur
Poonamallee
Madhavaram
Tiruvotriyur
Maduravoyal
FIRKAS 52
REVENUE VILLAGES 705
REVENUE HAMLET VILLAGES 135

POLICE & PRISON Nos.

Police Stations 28
Women Police Station 4
Police Force 1300
Central Jail, Puzhal 1
Sub-jails 3
 Principal District and Sessions Court 1
Principal District Munsif Court 1
Additional District and Sessions Courts 4
Additional District and Munsif Court 1
District Munsif Courts 8
Judicial Magistrate Courts 12
Sub Courts 4
Other Courts 4
No. of Advocates Practicing in Courts 1007

M.L.A. CONSTITUENCY (10)

MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Sl. Name of the Assembly
Candidate Name Party Affiliation Phone No.
No. Constituency
1 No. 001-Gummidipoondi Thiru. K.S. Vijayakumar AIADMK 9445279999

2 No. 002-Ponneri (SC) Thiru. P. Balaraman AIADMK 9382698074

3 No. 003-Tiruttani Thiru. P.M. Narasimman AIADMK 9443386356

4 No. 004-Tiruvallur Thiru V.G. Raajendran DMK 9841037747

9600627999
5 No. 005-Poonamallee (SC) Thiru T.A. Elumalai AIADMK
9750976555
6 No. 006-Avadi Thiru K. Pandiarajan AIADMK 9840879559

7 No. 007-Maduravoyal Thiru P.Benjamin AIADMK 9884995440

8 No. 008-Ambattur Thiru V. Alexander AIADMK 9841033211

9 No. 009-Madavaram Thiru S.Sudharsanam DMK 9444016596

10 No. 010-Tiruvottiyur Thiru K.P.P. Samy DMK 9444226666

 M.P. CONSTITUENCY (4) M.L.A. CONSTITUENCY
Thiruvallur Thiruvallur, Poonamallee,
Gummidipoondi,
Ponneri, Avadi & Madhavaram
Arakkonam Tiruttani
North Chennai Tiruvotriyur
Sriperumbudur Maduravoyal , Ambattur

MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
Sl. Candidate Name and Party
Constituency Name Phone No.
No. Address Affiliation
Dr. P. Venugopal
4/45, Tiruvallur Street
1 01 - Tiruvallur (SC) AIADMK 9444011634
G.K.M. Colony, Agaram
Chennai - 600072
13 REFUGEE CAMPS

SRILANKAN REFUGEE CAMPS

No. of No. of
Place
Families Persons
Gummidipoondi
(Pethikuppam) 955 3167
Puzhal (Kavangarai) 374 1134

Total 1329 4301

TOURIST PLACES

14 Places of Interest Poondi Dam , Poondi

Pulicat Lake, Ponneri
Worship Places
Veeraraghavaswamy Temple, Thiruvallur
Sri Vadaranyeswarar Temple, Tiruvalangadu
Sri Vadivudaiamman Temple, Tiruvotriyur
Lord Subramania Swamy Temple, Tiruttani
Angala Parameswari Amman Temple, Putlur
Veera Anjaneya Temple, Kakkalur
Sri Bhavani Amman Temple, Periyapalayam
Murugan Temple, Siruvapuri
Sri Karumariamman Temple, Tiruverkadu