General Information about Thoothukudi District
The district of Thoothukudi was carved out from the erstwhile Tirunelveli District on 20th October 1986.
Thiru. R. Arumugam, I.A.S.
was the first Collector of this District.
It is situated in the extreme south-eastern corner
of Tamil Nadu state and bounded on the north by the districts of Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar
and Ramanathapuram, on the east and south-east by Gulf of Mannar and on the west and
south-west by the district of Tirunelveli. Total area of this district is 4621 sq.
kms. and the administrative headquarters is an Urban agglomeration and also one of the
taluk headquarters within the district.
The District Collector & Administrative Units
|
|
Sl.No. |
Revenue Divisions |
Taluks comprised in the Revenue Division |
1. |
Thoothukudi |
a. Thoothukudi b. Srivaikundam |
2. |
Tiruchendur |
a. Tiruchendur b. Sattankulam |
3. |
Kovilpatti |
a. Kovilpatti b. Ettayapuram c. Vilathikulam d. Ottapidaram |
Revenue Firkas
: 41
Revenue Villages : 480
For the purpose of Election, this district is divided into 6 Assembly constituencies and comes under 1 Parliamentary Constituency, as given bellow:
1. Parliamentary Constituency
Thoothukudi
2. Assembly Constituencies
1. Vilathikulam, 2. Thoothukudi, 3. Tiruchendur, 4. Srivaikundam, 5. Ottapidaram, 6. Kovilpatti
Local Bodies
- Corporation : 1
- Municipalities : 2
- Panchayat Unions : 12
- Town Panchayats : 19
- Village Panchayats : 408
- Revenue Firkas : 41
- Revenue Villages : 480
Thoothukudi district has a Geographical area of 4,621 sq.km.
Sl. No. |
Name of the Taluk |
Male |
Female |
Total |
1. |
Thoothukudi |
203368 |
201995 |
405363 |
2. |
Tiruchendur |
138040 |
153388 |
291428 |
3. |
Kovilpatti |
128711 |
133538 |
262249 |
4. |
Sathankulam |
43692 |
53128 |
96820 |
5. |
Srivaikuntam |
93472 |
98411 |
191883 |
6. |
Vilattikulam |
66743 |
68542 |
135285 |
7. |
Ottapidaram |
57201 |
58053 |
115254 |
| 8. | Ettayapuram | 35596 | 38395 | 73991 |
District Total |
766823 |
805450 |
1572273 |
The total extent of forest in the district is 11,012 hectares which works out to 2.47 percent of the total geographical area of the district. A deer sanctuary is maintained in the hills of Vallanad. Except Vallanad and Kurumalai hills, there are no other hills or mountains.
Lands utilised under various purposes are as follows : 2009 - 2010
Category |
Area in hectares |
Percentage |
Geographical area |
470724 |
100% |
Forest |
11012 |
2.34% |
| Barren uncultivable Land | 19878 |
4.22% |
Non-agricultural Land |
76477 |
16.25% |
Cultivable waste Land |
48015 |
10.20% |
| Permanent pastures and
other grazing Land |
5132 |
1.06% |
Net area sown |
178083 |
37.83% |
The net area sown is 37.83% which indicates the predominance of agriculture in the district. The area under cultivable waste is only 10.20% which can be reclaimed for cultivation.
In this district the percentage o effective literacy (excluding children in the age group 1-6) is 74 %. The number of educational institutions available in this district are as follows:
a) Arts and Science Colleges 16
b) Medical College 1
c) Engineering Colleges 11
d) Agriculture College & University 1
e) Fisheries College 1
f) Colleges for Home Science 1
g) Primary Schools 1165
h) Middle Schools 300
i) High Schools 60
j) Higher Secondary Schools 144
k) Teachers Training Colleges 9
l) Government Polytechnic 2
m) Special Schools (Deaf & Dum) 2
A Government Polytechnic in the name of the greatest Tamil Poet Subramania Bharathiyar is functioning from 1982 exclusively for girls at Ettayapuram.
a) No. of Hospitals 13
b) Primary Health Centres 48
c) Health Sub centres 249
d) Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries 1,397
e) No. of Doctors 210
f) No. of Nurses 554
g) No. of Hospitals under Indian Medicine 10
Thoothukudi is having an All India Radio Station and a Doordharshan Relay Station. There are 26 permanent Cinema theatres, 5 touring theatres and 2 Open Air Theatres providing entertainment to the people of the district.