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	Dindigul District Profile

About Dindigul


	Dindigul district was carved out of the composite Madurai District on 15.9.85 and named after one of the illustrious son of Tamil Nadu, Thiru.C.N. Annadurai who was affectionately called as Anna by one and all. Dindigul, which was under the rule of the famous Muslim Monarch, Tippusultan, has a glorious past. The historical Rock Fort of this district was constructed by the famous Naik King Muthukrishnappa Naicker. It is located between 10⁰ 05” and 10⁰ 9” North Latitude and 77⁰ 30” and 78^0, 20” East Longitude.

Geographical Position
North Latitude	Between 10⁰05’ and 10⁰ 09’
East Longitute	Between 77⁰ 30’ and 78⁰20’
Area and People	1991 Census	2001 Census
Area (Sq. Km)	6266.64	6266.64
Population	17,60,601	19,18,960
Density	281	386
Main Workers	1991 Census	2001 Census
Total Workers	832493	972775
Male Workers	529891	587667
Female Workers	302602	385108
Rural Workers	707718	700216
Urban Workers	125275	272559
Cultivators	216559	195651
Agricultural Labourers	366338	411304
HouseHold Industry	18655	26989
Other Workers	230941	20273
Marginal Workers	32277	132558
Non-Workers	895831	946185
Temperature (In Celsius)	Maximum	Minimum
Plains	38.1	31.3
Hill Stations	22.9	7.1
Rainfall (in mm)	Normal	Actual
North East Monsoon	432.4	305.7
South West Monsoon	270.8	197.8
Agriculture
Total Cultivated Area (in hec.)	2,27,900
Net Area Sown (in hec.)	2,20,550
Area Sown more than once (in hec.)	7350
Area and Production of Crops	Area(in hec.)	Prod(Tonnes)
Rice	16106	77.7
Millets and Other Cereals	69152	77.6
Pulses	26861	5.3
Sugarcane (Gur)	7437	743.7
Groundnut	12476	33.0
Gingelley	1964	1.3
Cotton (BL)	4092	1.2
Agricultural Land Holding	Holdings	Area
	327560	366805
Irrigation
Net Area Irrigated by (hec.)
Government Canals	3360
Private Canals	---
Tanks	6185
Tube Wells	682
Other Wells	70497
Other Sources	1158
Total Net Area Irrigated	81882
Gross Area Irrigated	89232
Animal Husbandry
Veterinary Institutions
Veterinary Hospitals	5
Vaeyrinary Dispensaries	29
Clinical Centers	1
Poultry Development
Chicks Produced in Hatcheries (Lak Nos.)	4.82
Birds Sold for Breeding (Lak Nos.)	---
Birds Sold for Table (Lak Nos.)	4.82
Livestock Census (Poultry Population)
Cattle	203452
Buffaloes	295943
Sheep	237915
Goat	178441
Poultry	633371
Diary Development
Diaries	1
Milk Chilling Plants	3
Milk Production
Flush Season	60.62
Lean Season	494
Forest	Area (Hec.)
Reserved Forests	84565
Unclasses Forests	135.88
Reserved Lands	19730
Modern Medicine
Number of Hospitals	14
Primary Health Centers	48
Health Sub Centers	312
Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries	840
Total Number of Doctors	272
Tola Number of Nurses	434
Indian Medicine
Number of Hospitals	14
Primary Health Centers	14
Education
Universities	2
Arts and Science Colleges	8
Engineering and Technology	5
Colleges for Special Education	2
Schools for General Education	3226
Schools for Professional Education	5
Transport
Road Length (Km.)
National Hignways	171.00
State Highways	164.07
Corporation and Municipal Roads	233.43
Punchayat and Union Roads	2585.00
Town Panchayat and Townships Road	469.00
Others (Forest Roads)	452.00
Registered Motor Vehicles
Commercial	9055
Non-Commercial	38649
Railway Length
Route Length
Broad Gauge	66
Meter Gauge	117
Track Length
Broad Gauge	66
Meter Gauge	117
Number of Railway Stations	12
Name of Sea Ports	---
Name of Air Ports	---
Co-Operation
Primary Land Development Banks	6
Co-Operative Apex Banks (TNSC)	0
District central Co-Operative Banks	1
Urban Banks	4
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies	198
Housing Co-Operative Societies	25
Employees Co-Operative Societies	56
Lift Irrigation Societies	0
Weavers Co-Operative Socities	42
Industrial Co-Operative Societies	7
Khadi and Village Industries Societies	35
Primary Co-Operative Stores	13
Co-Operative Sugar Mills	0
Social Welfare
Old Age Pensiones	19433
Aid for Pregnancy	0
Aid for Marriage	121
Aid For Handicapped	1111
Aid for Others (Specify)	40
Women Welfare Co-Operative Societies	5
Training Centers	0
Mahalir Mandram	420
Women Development Centres	1
Beneficiaries	1160

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