DISTRICT PROFILE - MADURAI
Madurai District is situated in the South of Tamil Nadu state. It is bounded on the North by the districts of Dindigul, Thiruchirapalli and on the East by Sivagangai and on the West by Theni and South by Virudhunagar .
Geographical
location
North Latitude :
Between 9°30.00 and
10°30.00
East Latitude :
Between 77°00.00 and 78°30.00
Languages spoken :
Tamil, Telegu, Sourashtra, English, Hindi
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Area & Population - 2001 Census |
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Area in Square K.m. |
3741.73 |
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Population |
25,78,201 |
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(a) Males |
13,03,363 |
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(b) Females |
12,74,838 |
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(c) Rural |
11,34,025 |
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(d) Urban |
14,44,176 |
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Density/S.q.K.m. |
689 |
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Literates |
17,76,654 |
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Main Workers |
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a.Total Workers |
10,88,543 |
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b.Male Workers |
73,65,555 |
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c.Female Workers |
3,51,988 |
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d.Rural Workers |
5,86,264 |
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e.Urban Workers |
5,02,279 |
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f.Cultivators |
1,19,493 |
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g.Agricultural Labourers ,, ,, |
2,36,443 |
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h.Household Industry ,, ,, |
34,688 |
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i. Other Workers |
5,58,921 |
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j.MarginalWorkers (2001 Census) |
1,38,998 |
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Non-Workers |
14,89,658 |
| Revenue Administrative Divisions | |
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Revenue Divisions |
2 |
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Revenue Taluks |
7 |
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Revenue Firkas |
52 |
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Revenue Villages |
670 |
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Local Bodies |
|
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I.Corporations |
1 |
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ii.Municipalities |
6 |
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iii.Town Panchayats |
12 |
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iv.Village Panchayats |
431 |
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Community Development |
|
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No of Development divisions |
2 |
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No of Blocks Covered |
13 |
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Populations Covered (In Lakhs) |
12,46,777 |
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Area covered (in Sq K.M) |
3650.26 |
Legislature |
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Members of Legislative Assembly |
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a. Elected |
10 |
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b. Nominated |
-- |
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Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) |
3 |
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Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) |
-- |
Medical and Health (Number) |
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1. Modern Medicine |
|
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Hospitals |
8 |
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Dispensaries |
19 |
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Primary Health Centres |
42 |
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Health Sub Centres |
314 |
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Other Medical Institutions |
19 |
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Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries |
2597 |
|
Doctors |
267 |
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Nurses |
1006 |
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2.Indian Medicine |
|
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Hospitals |
4 |
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Dispensaries |
10 |
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Primary Health Centres |
16 |
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Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries |
-- |
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Doctors |
23 |
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Nurses |
-- |
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3.Homoeopathy |
|
|
Hospitals |
1 |
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Dispensaries |
-- |
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Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries |
50 |
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Doctors |
14 |
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Nurses |
3 |
Education |
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1.University |
1 |
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2.Arts and Science Colleges |
33 |
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3 Medical Colleges |
|
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a. Allopathy |
1 |
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b. Indian Medicine |
-- |
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c. Homoeopathy |
1 |
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4.Engineering Colleges |
5 |
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5.Agriculture Colleges |
1 |
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6.Veterinary Colleges |
-- |
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7.Law Colleges |
1 |
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8.Colleges for Special Education |
4 |
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9.Pre Primary Schools |
378 |
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10.Primary Schools |
936 |
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11.Middle Schools |
304 |
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12.High Schools |
93 |
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13.Higher Secondary Schools |
120 |
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14.Teacher Training Institute |
9 |
Transport |
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1.Road Length (in Km) |
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National Highways |
58.8 |
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State Highways |
102.8 |
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Corporation and Municipal Roads |
307.11 |
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Town Panchayat /Township Roads/Panch.Union |
1024.52 |
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Others (forest roads) |
|
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2.Registered Motor Vehicles |
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Commercial |
9224 |
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Non Commercial |
23,631 |
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3.Railway Length (in K.m) |
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a. Route Length |
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Broad Gauge |
71.41 |
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Metre Gauge |
62.03 |
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b. Track Length |
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Broad Gauge |
92.31 |
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Metre Gauge |
71.18 |
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Railway Stations |
11 |
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4.Sea port |
-- |
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5.Air Port |
1 |
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6.Name of the Sea port |
-- |
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7.Name of the Air port |
MADURAI |
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Communication |
|
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Post and Telegraph in Nos. |
436 |
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Post offices doing postal business alone |
407 |
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Post offices doing post and Telegraph business |
29 |
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Telephones |
|
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a.No of Telephones in Use |
1,18,294 |
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b.No of Public Call Offices |
11,086 |
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c.No of Telephone Exchanges |
64 |
| Rain Fall (in mm) | Normal | Actual in 2006 |
| South West Monsoon | 300.4 | 241.3 |
| North East Monsoon | 406.5 | 610.8 |
| Winter | 15.7 | 10.1 |
| Summer | 112.7 | 183.3 |