| Geographical Position |
| North Latitude |
Between 8 0 03 ’ and 80 35’ |
| East Longitute |
Between 770 15 ’ and 770 36’ |
| Area and People |
2001 Census |
| Area (Sq. Km) |
3741.73 |
| Population |
25,62,279 |
| Males |
12,95,124 |
| Females |
12,76,155 |
| Rural |
11,29,028 |
| Urban |
14,33,251 |
| Density |
733 |
| Literates |
17,95,791 |
| Main Workers |
2001 Census |
| Total Workers |
947042 |
| Male Workers |
675246 |
| Female Workers |
271796 |
| Rural Workers |
468131 |
| Urban Workers |
478911 |
| Cultivators |
186380 |
| Agricultural Labourers |
401867 |
| HouseHold Industry |
--- |
| Other Workers |
363361 |
| Marginal Workers |
134644 |
| Non-Workers |
1480593 |
| Revenue Administrative Divisions |
| Revenue Divisions |
2 |
| Revenue Taluk |
7 |
| Revenue Firkas |
51 |
| Revenue Villages |
669 |
| Local Bodies |
| Corporations |
1 |
| Municipalitis |
3 |
| Town Panchayats |
15 |
| Village Panchayats |
431 |
| Community Development |
|
| Number of Development Divisions |
2 |
| Number of Blocks Covered |
13 |
| Populations Covered (In Lacs) |
1203841 |
| Area Covered (In Sq.Km) |
364433 |
| Legislature |
| Member of Legislative Assembly |
|
| Elected |
10 |
| Nominated |
--- |
| Member of Parliament (Lok Shaba) |
3 |
| Member of Parliament (Rajya Shaba) |
--- |
| Mecine and Health |
|
| Modern Medicine |
|
| Number of Hospitals |
11 |
| Dispensaries |
18 |
| Primary Health Centers |
42 |
| Health Sub Centers |
314 |
| Other Medical Institutions |
19 |
| Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries |
2480 |
| Total Number of Doctors |
366 |
| Tola Number of Nurses |
1043 |
| Indian Medicine |
|
| Number of Hospitals |
6 |
| Dispensaries |
10 |
| Primary Health Centers |
12 |
| Beds in Hospitals and Dispnsaries |
4 |
| Number of Doctors |
27 |
| Number of Nurses |
--- |
| Homeopathy |
|
| Hospitals |
2 |
| Dispensaries |
--- |
| Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries |
25 |
| Doctors |
19 |
| Nurses |
4 |
| Education |
|
| Universities |
1 |
| Arts and Science Colleges |
33 |
| Medical Colleges |
|
| Allopathy |
1 |
| Indian Medicine |
--- |
| Homeopathy |
1 |
| Engineering Colleges |
3 |
| Agricultural Colleges |
1 |
| Vertinery Colleges |
--- |
| Law College |
1 |
| College for Special Education |
3 |
| Pre-Primary Schools |
--- |
| Primary Schools |
1034 |
| Middle Schools |
218 |
| High Schools |
92 |
| Higher Secondary Schools |
106 |
| Teacher Training Institute |
4 |
| Transport |
|
| Road Length (Km.) |
|
| National Hignways |
145 |
| State Highways |
1114 |
| Corporation and Municipal Roads |
364 |
| Punchayat and Union Township Roads |
1349 |
| Others (Forest Roads) |
--- |
| Registered Motor Vehicles |
|
| Commercial |
9625 |
| Non-Commercial |
56238 |
| |
| Route Length |
|
| Broad Gauge |
62.935 |
| Meter Gauge |
81.568 |
| Track Length |
|
| Broad Gauge |
78.395 |
| Meter Gauge |
95.928 |
| Number of Railway Stations |
7 |
| --- |
| Madurai (1) |
| Communication |
|
| Post and Telegraphs in Nos |
411 |
| Post Office Doing Postal Business Only |
29 |
| Telephones |
|
| Number of Telphones in Use |
271633 |
| Primary Agricultural Credit Societies |
198 |
| Number of Public call offices |
4248 |
| Number of Telephone Exchanges |
150 |
| Rainfall (in mm) |
Normal |
Actual |
| South West Monsoon |
282.10 |
237.80 |
| North East Monsoon |
399.30 |
316.70 |
| Winter |
33.40 |
78.70 |
| Summer |
143.00 |
133.30 |
| Source from: http://www.kanyakumari.tn.nic.in/ |
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