Geographical Position:
North Latitude - Between 10 - 36' to 11 - 58'
East Longitude - Between 76 - 49' to 77 - 58'

Area and Population:
Area (Sq.Km.) - 8,162
Population - 25,74,067
Male Population - 13,06,039
Female Population - 12,68,028
Rural Population - 13,84,746
Urban Population - 11,89,321

Density (Sq. Km.) - 314
Literates - 15,32,258

Main Workers:
Total Workers - 14,31,276
Male Workers - 8,72,493
Female Workers - 5,58,783
Rural Workers - 8,49,788
Urban Workers - 5,81,488
Cultivators - 3,00,443
Agricultural Labourers - 4,86,580
Household Industry - 73,388
Other Workers - 5,70,865
Marginal Workers - 1,15,837
Non-Workers - 11,42,791

Languages spoken in the District:
Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada & Urudu

Vital Statistics:
Birth - 41,957
Death - 17,246
Infant Deaths - 1,552

Birth Rate: (Per 1000 Population)
Rural - 16.50
Urban - 15.50
Combined - 16.30

Death Rate: (Per 1000 Population)
Rural - 7.00
Urban - 4.80
Combined - 6.70

Infant Mortality Rate: (Per 1000 Live Births)
Rural - 39.00
Urban - 26.00
Combined - 37.00

Expectation of life at Birth: Male - 64
Female - 64

Temperature:
Plains - Maximum 37.9 C - Minimum 20.0 C

Rainfall: (in mm)
Normal - 660.10
North East Monsoon - 307.60
South West Monsoon - 183.40
Actual - 537.70
North East Monsoon - 294.10
South West Monsoon - 160.30
Number of Rainy days - 35.80

Agriculture:
Total Cultivated Area (Hec) - 3,09,175
Net Area Sown (Hec.) - 2,83,854
Area Sown more than once (Hec.) - 25,321
Area and Production of Principal Crops - Area (Hec.) in ‘000’ - Production in ‘000’ (Tonnes)
Rice - 50.474 - 257.815
Millets and Other Cereals - 27.560 - 23.672
Pulses - 26.072 - 8.862
Sugarcane (Gur) - 35.875 - 451.390
Groundnut - 41.170 - 82.339
Gingelly - 9.336 - 10.206
Cotton (BL) - 9.738 - 22.176

Agricultural Land Holdings: (1995-96)
Holdings - 300764
Are (Hec) - 493892.40
Average Size of Holdings in Hect. - 1.640

Important Food Crops:
Paddy, Turmeric, Tapiaco, Sugarcane, Pulses

Important Non - Food Crops:
Cotton, Groundnut, Gingelly, Sunflower, Tobbaco

Co-operation:
Primary Land Development Banks - 12
Cooperative Apex Banks (TNSC) - 29
District Central Cooperative Banks - 1
Urban Banks - 6
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies - 226
Housing Cooperative Societies - 34
Employees Cooperative Societies - 49
Lift Irrigation Societies - 1
Weavers Cooperative Societies - 197
Industrial Cooperative Societies - 16
Khadi & Village Industries Societies - 28
Primary Cooperative Stores - 26
Co-operative Credit Societies - 50
Other Co-operative Socities - 43

Registration:
No.of Registration Offices - 25
Aggregte Value of property Transferred (Rs.in Crores) - 524.417
Total Receipts (Rs.in Crores) - NA

Housing:
No. of tenements constructed by TNHB - NIL
Group Houses for Adi Dravida - NIL
No. of tenements constructed by TNSCB - NIL
No. of Tenements constructed by PHB - NIL
Deputy Register Housing - Rural - NIL
Deputy Register Housing - Urban - NIL
Samathuvapuram - 4

Social Welfare:
Old Age Pensioners - 26,550
Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy Ammayar Ninaivu Mahaperu Udhavi Thittam - Nil
Moovlur Ramamirtham Ammayar Ninaivu Thirumana Udhavi Thittam - Nil
Marriage Assistance for daughter for Poor widows - 8
Dr. Dharmambal Ammayar (Widow's remarriage) Thittam - 10
Marriage Assistance to orphan girls - 3
Anjugam Ammaiyar Ninaivu Kalappu Thirumana Nidhi Udhavi Thittam - 24
Aid for Handicapped - 1,816
Aid for others (Specify) - NA
Women Welfare Co-operative Societies - 3
Training Centers - 1
Mahalir Mandram - 600
Women Development Center - 2,948
Beneficiaries - 45,432
Uzavar Chandhai - 4

Natural Resources:
Name of the Mineral - Production (MT)
1. Quartz - 12150 (MT)
2. Feldspar - 3656 (MT)
3. Black granite - 2621.74 cbm
4. Colour granite - 116.964 cbm
5. Rough Stone - 37,090 Load
6. Sand - 17,700 Load

Irrigation:
Net Area Irrigated by (Hec.)
1. Government Canals - 65809
2 . Private Canals - NIL
3. Tanks - 158
4. Tube Wells - 75
5. Other Wells - 83,302
6. Other Sources - 4,988

Total Net Area Irrigated - 1,54,332
Gross Area Irrigated - 1,77,875

Rivers:
Bhavani, Cauvery, Amaravathi, Noyyal

Lakes:
Odathurai, Appakudal, Chennampatti, Murali, Thanneerpallam, Karumparaipallam and Vellode

Animal Husbandry:
Veterinary Hospitals - 10
Veterinary Dispensaries - 50
Clinician Centres - 2

Poultry Development as on
Chicks produced in hatcheries(Lakh Nos) - NIL
Birds sold for breeding (Lakh Nos) - 17.76
Birds sold for table (Lakh Nos) - 32.07

Livestock and poultry population
Cattle - 3,32,083
Buffaloes - 2,65,438
Sheep - 4,17,786
Goat - 3,87,096
Poultry - 23,18,631

Dairy Development:
Dairies - 1
Milk Chilling Plants - 3
No. of Milk Co-operative Societies - 743
Milk Production (Lakh Litres) - NA
Flush Season - 386.58
Leans Season - 410.66

Fisheries:
Length of Coastal Line (Km.) - NIL
No,of Coastal Blocks - NIL
No.of Coastal Centers (landing) - NIL
Marine Fish Production (Tonne) - NIL
Inland Fish Production (Tonne) - 2120
Number of fisherman engaged (Marine/Inland - 4363

Forest:
Forest Area (Hec.)
Reserved Forests - 228749
Reserved Lands - 341.635
Unclasses Forests - NIL

Out-turn of Forest Produce
1. Timber (Cu.m.) - 24.066
2. Fuelwood (MT) - 23
3. Pulpwood (MT) - NA
4. Sandalwood (MT) - 4585.19
5. Rubber (MT) - NA
6. Bamboo (Tonne) - NA
7. Tea Green Leaves (Tonne) - NA
8. Wattle Bark (MT) - NA
9. Cashew (Tonne) - NA

Electricity: 1. Hydro - 295.433
2. Wind Mill Generation - NA
3. Thermal - NA
4. Power Purchased - 18158.538
5. Gas Turbine - NA

Consumption of Electricity (in m.u.) Kwh.
1. Agriculture - Free Supply
2. Industry - 532.02
3. Commercial - 228.52
4. Domestic - 667.38
5. Public Lighting & Water Works - 147.51
6. Sales to Licensees - NIL
7. Sales to Other States - NIL
8. Miscellaneous - 44.24

Rural Electrification
1. Number of Pumpsets Energised - 428
2. Number of Villages Electrified - 539
(All villages are electrified)
3. Number of Hamlets Electrified - (4658) Hamlets are Electrified

Nutritious Meal Programme:
Name of Programme - No.of Total Centres - Beneficiaries
P.T.M.G.R. - 1780 - 161942
I.C.D.S. - 82 - 3323
T.I.N.P. - 1310 - 21403

Revenue Admn. Divisions:
Revenue Divisions - 3
Revenue Taluks - 7
Revenue Firkas - 47
Revenue Villages - 539

Local Bodies:
Corporations - NIL
Municipalities - 5
Panchayat Unions - 20
Town Panchayats - 59
Village Panchayats - 343

Community Development:
No.of Development Divisions - 3
No.of Blocks Covered - 20
Population Covered (Lakhs) - 13.84
Area Covered (Sq.Km.) - 5343.206

Industries:
No.of Working Factories (Registered) - 817
No.of Mandays Worked (Lakhs) - 64.47
No.of Trade Unions - 695
No.of Strikes - 4
No.of Lockouts - 3
Large Scale Industries - 10
Medium Scale Industries - 102
Small Scale Industries - 1816
Cottage Industries - 4368

Name of the important industry in the District
1. Sugar Industries, Bannari & Sakthi
2. SKM Poultry forms & Egg Powder Unit
3. Ginning Factories
4. Groundnut Oil Mills
5. Leather Processing Industries
6. Handloom & Powerloom Units

Industrial Park:
SIPCOT, Perundurai

Production (Rs.in Lakhs) - Sales (Rs.in Lakhs)
KHADI
1. Cotton - 39 - 45.97
2. Woollen - NA - 0.93
3. Silk - NA - 63.41
4. Polyester - 34.48 - 22.15

VILLAGE INDUSTIRES - 47.44 - 43.76
Total (i+ii) - 120.92 - 176.22

Medical and Health:
Modern Medicine
No.of Hospitals - 10
Dispensaries - 1
Primary Health Centres - 66
Health Sub Centres - 412
Other Medical Institutions - 91
Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries - 1145
Doctors - 258
Nurses - 242

Indian Medicine
Hospitals - 10
Dispensaries - 2
Primary Health Centres - 30
Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries - 25
Doctors - 30
Nurses - 3

Homoeopathy
No.of Hospitals - 1
Dispensaries - NIL
Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries - 5
Doctors - 1
Nurses - NIL

Education:
Universities - NIL
Arts and Science Colleges - 19
Medical Colleges - 1

Medicine
Allopathy - 1
Indian Medicine - NIL
Homoeopathy - NIL

Engineering Colleges - 7
Agriculture Colleges - NIL
Veterinary Colleges - NIL
Law Colleges - NIL
Colleges for Special Education - NIL
Pre-Primary Schools - 106
Primary Schools - 1508
Middle Schools - 176
High Schools - 130
Higher Secondary Schools - 132
Teachers Training Colleges - 1

Transport:
Road Length (in Km.)
1. National Highways - 137.20
2. State Highways - 3783.25
3. Corporation and Municipalities Roads - 402.979
4. Panchayat Union and Panchayat Road - 4318.095
5. Town Panchayat and Townships Road - 1783.182
6. Others (Forest Roads) - NIL

Registered Motor Vehicles
1. Commercial - 4,24,290
2. Non-Commercial - 4,68,406

Railway Length (in Km.)
Route Length (in Km)
1. Broad Gauge - 90
2. Meter Gauge - NIL

Track Length(in Km.)
1. Broad Gauge - N.A
2. Meter Gauge - NIL

Number of Railway Stations - 11
Number of Sea Ports - NIL
Number of Air Ports - NIL

Export commodity:
Textiles, Turmeric, Sugar & Edible Oil

Import Commodity:
Dyes and Chemicals

Communication:
1.Post Offices doing posted business alone - 393
2. Post Offices doing Post & Telegraph - 228

3. Letter Boxes - 3005

1. No.of Telephones in use - 1,82,309
2. No.of Public Call Offices - 4,147
3. No.of Telephones Exchanges - 116

Police and Prisons:
Police Force
Local - 1229
Armed Reserve - 242
Police Stations - 49
Police Outposts - 1
Central Prisons - NIL
Other Prisons - 7

Legislature:
Members of the Legislative Assembly:
Elected - 10
Nominated - NIL
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - 1
Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) - 1

Cinema Theatres:
1. Air-conditioned - 3
2. Non-conditioned - 73
3. Air Cooled - 1
Open Air Theatres - 2
Semi Permanent - 12
Touring - 36

Banks and Insurance:
Bank Officers - 258
Primary Co-operative Banks - 226
Life Insurance Offices - 9
Policies Issued - 89,961
Sum Assured (Rs.in Crores) - 772.80

Important pilgrims Centers:
Magudeeswaran Temple - Kodumudi
Periya Mariamman Temple - Erode
Murugan Temple - Thindal
Murugan Temple - Chennimalai
Sivanmalai Andavar Temple - Kangayam
Sullikaradu Temple - Nambiyur
Pachamalai Murugan Temple - Gobi
Bharaneerwarar Temple - Sathy
Bannariamman Temple - Sathy
Sangameswarar Temple - Bhavani(Kooduthurai)
Gurunathasami Temple - Anthiyur
Kuppannasami Temple - Elumathur
Pariyur Kaliamman Temple - Gobi

Important Tourist Centers:
T.N. Palayam - Periya Kodiveri Anai
Bhavani - Kooduthurai
Birds Sanctuary - Vellodu
Bhavanisagar - Bhavanisagar Dam
Erode - Periyar Memorial House
Vijayamangalam - Vijayapuriamman Temple
Govt. Musium - Erode