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D I S T R I C T
P R O F I L E
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Source: Assistant Director of Statics,Tiruvannamalai.
| Geographical Position |
| North Latitude |
Between 11'55 &
13'15
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| East Longitude |
Between 78'20
& 79'50
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| Area and Population |
| Area (Sq. Km.) | 6191 | ||
| Population (Census of India 2001) | |||
| Total | Rural | Urban | |
| Person | 2186125 | 1785364 | 400761 |
| Males | 1095859 | 895738 | 200121 |
| Females | 1090266 | 899626 | 200640 |
| Number of Literates | |||
| Total | Rural | Urban | |
| Person | 1297151 | 1014930 | 28221 |
| Males | 761403 | 605600 | 155803 |
| Females | 535748 | 409330 | 126418 |
| Total Workers | |||
| Total | Rural | Urban | |
| Person | 1064783 | 924770 | 140013 |
| Males | 633166 | 526621 | 106545 |
| Females | 431617 | 398149 | 33468 |
| % Main Workers | |||
| Total | Rural | Urban | |
| Person | 38 | 39.6 | 30.7 |
| Males | 49.9 | 50.1 | 49.2 |
| Females | 25.9 | 29 | 12.4 |
| % Marginal Workers | |||
| Total | Rural | Urban | |
| Person | 13.7 | 15.8 | 4.3 |
| Males | 7.8 | 8.7 | 4.1 |
| Females | 13.7 | 15.8 | 4.3 |
| % Cultivators | |||
| Total | Rural | Urban | |
| Person | 32.4 | 36.5 | 5.8 |
| Males | 35.7 | 41.8 | 5.5 |
| Females | 27.6 | 29.4 | 6.8 |
| % Agricultural Labourers | |||
| Total | Rural | Urban | |
| Person | 39.8 | 43.7 | 13.8 |
| Males | 28.3 | 32.4 | 8.5 |
| Females | 56.6 | 58.7 | 30.8 |
| Vital Statistics |
| i. Births |
39021
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| ii. Deaths |
16752
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| iii. Infant deaths |
1643
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| iv. Birth rate ( Per 1000 Population ) | |
|
a. Rural |
18.5
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b. Urban |
19.6
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c. Combined |
19.1
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| v. Death rate ( Per 1000 Population ) | |
|
a. Rural |
8.4
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b. Urban |
8.1
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c. Combined |
8.2
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| vi. Infant Mortality Rate ( Per 1000 Live Births ) | |
|
a. Rural |
25.7
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b. Urban |
16.3
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c. Combined |
42.1
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| vii. Expectation of Life at Birth | |
|
a. Male |
61
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b. Female |
51
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| Temperature ( in Degree Celsius ) |
| a. Plains | |
| i. Maximum |
44.1
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| ii. Minimum |
15.5
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| Rainfall ( in mm ) |
| a. Normal |
1074.7
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| b. Actual |
965.4
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| Agriculture |
| a. Total Cultivated Area (Hect.) |
262384
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|
| b. Net Area Sown ( Hect. ) |
205316
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|
| c. Area Sown more than once (Hect.) |
57068
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|
| d. Area and Production of Principal Crops |
Area(Hect)
in '000' |
Production
'000' ( Tonnes) |
|
i. Rice |
87.57
|
254.22
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ii. Millets and Other Cereals |
118.38
|
291.13
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iii. Pulses |
27.24
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10.13
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iv. Sugarcane ( Gur ) |
26.5
|
263.03
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v. Groundnut |
66.21
|
104.09
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vi. Gingelly |
6.55
|
3.33
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vii. Cotton ( BL ) |
3.00
|
6.88
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| e. Agricultural Land Holdings ( 1990-91 ) | ||
|
i. Holdings |
337082
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ii. Area ( Hect. ) |
332826
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iii. Average Size of Holdings ( Hect. ) |
1.00
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| Irrigation |
| i. Net Area Irrigated by ( Hect ) | |
|
a. Government Canals |
2607
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b. Tanks |
50217
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c. Tube Wells |
349
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d. Other Wells |
109093
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e. Other Sources |
3883
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Total Net Area Irrigated |
121894
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ii. Gross Area Irrigated |
176590
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| Animal Husbandry |
| i. Veterinary Institutions | |
|
a. Veterinary Hospitals |
4
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|
b. Veterinary Dispensaries |
37
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c. Clinician Centers |
1
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| ii. Livestock
Census ( 1994 ) Livestock and Poultry Population |
|
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a. Cattle |
679653
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b. Buffaloes |
90353
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c. Sheep |
416222
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d. Goat |
275692
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e. Poultry |
485316
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| Dairy Development |
| a. Milk Chilling Plants |
2
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| b. Milk Production ( Lakh Liters ) | |
|
Flush Season |
279
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|
Lean Season |
168
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| Fisheries |
| a. Inland Fish Production ( Tonne ) |
20
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| Forest |
| a. Forest Area ( Hect. ) | |
|
a. Reserved Forests |
106653
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b. Unclassified Forests |
46665
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| b. Out-turn of Forest Product | |
|
1. Sandalwood ( MT ) |
24.657
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2. Cashew ( MT ) |
1.54
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| Electricity |
| A. Generation of Electricity (in m.u.) | |
|
a. Power Purchased |
53.60
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| B. Consumption of Electricity (in m.u) | |
|
a. Agriculture |
192.21
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b. Industry |
26.00
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c. Commercial |
14.50
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d. Domestic |
94.80
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e. Public Lighting & Water Works |
20.00
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f. Sales to Licensees |
44.40
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| C. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION | |
| 1. Number of Pump sets Energised |
3284
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| 2. Number of Villages Electrified |
1067
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| 3. Number of Hamlets Electrified |
1250
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| 1. No. of Working Factories ( Registered ) |
240
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| 2. No. of Mandays Worked ( Lakhs ) |
12
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| 3. No. of Trade Unions ( Registered ) |
46
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| 4. Medium Scale Industries |
6
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| 5. Small Scale Industries |
3381
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| 6. Cottage Industries |
2104
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| Khadi and Village Industries |
| a. KHADI |
Production
(Rs. in Lakhs)
|
Sales
( Rs in Lakhs ) |
|
1. Cotton |
1.65
|
2.55
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| b. VILLAGE INDUSTRIES |
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Total ( a+b ) |
42.03
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49.38
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| Medical and Health |
| 1. Modern Medicine | |
| a. No. of Hospitals |
7 ( Govt ) 6 ( Pvt)
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| b. Dispensaries |
4 ( Pvt )
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| c. Primary Health Centres |
77
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| d. Health Sub Centres |
374
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| e. Other Medical Institution |
1
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| f. Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries |
765
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| g. Total Number of Doctors |
162
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| h. Total Number of Nurses |
548
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| 2. Indian Medicine | |
| a. Dispensaries |
1
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| b. Primary Health Centres |
18
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| c. Total Number of Doctors |
17
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| 3. Homeopathy | |
| a. Dispensaries |
1
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| b. Total Number of Doctors |
1
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| Education |
| 1. Arts and Science Colleges |
9
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| 2. College for Professional Education |
|
| a. Engineering And Technology |
9
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| 3.School for General Education |
2445
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| 4. School for Professional Education |
2
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| 5. Institutions for Other Professional Education |
21
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| Transport |
| A. Road Length ( K.m. ) | |
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1. National Highways |
78
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2. State Highways |
2435.90
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3. Corporation and Municipalities Roads |
110.97
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4. Panchayat Union and Panchayat Road |
3320
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5. Town Panchayat and Townships Roads |
127.08
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6. Others ( Forest Roads ) |
134.28
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B. Registered Motor Vehicles |
|
|
1. Commercial |
716
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2. Non Commercial |
10610
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| C. Railway Length | |
|
1.Route Length ( K.m. ) |
|
|
i. Meter Gauge |
93
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| 2. Track Length |
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| i. Meter Gauge |
93
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| 3.Number of Railway Stations |
11
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| Communication |
| A. Post & Telegraph | |
|
1.Post Offices doing Posted Business Alone |
467
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2. Post Offices doing Post & Telegraph Business |
467
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B. Telephones |
|
|
1. No.of Telephones in Use |
19452
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2.No.of Public Call Offices |
401
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3.No.of Telephones Exchanges |
49
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| Co-Operative Sector |
| a. Primary Land Development Banks |
8
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b. District Central Cooperative Banks |
1
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c. Urban Banks |
4
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d. Primary Agricultural Credit Societies |
155
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e. Housing Cooperative Societies |
17
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f. Employees Cooperative Societies |
37
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g. Lift Irrigation Societies |
1
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h. Weaves Cooperative Societies |
25
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i. Industrial Cooperative Societies |
3
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j. Khadi & Village Industries Societies |
26
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| k.Primary Cooperative Stores Length |
3
|
|
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l. Cooperative Sugar Mills |
1
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| Registrations |
| a. No. of Registration Offices |
24
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| b. Aggregate Value of Property Transferred ( Rs in Crores ) |
523.35
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| c. Total Receipts ( Rs in Crores ) |
523.35
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| Housing |
| i. No. of Tenements Constructed by Tamil Nadu Housing Board |
604
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| ii. No. of Tenements Constructed by Police Housing Board |
104
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| Social Welfare ( in Nos ) |
| a. Old Age Pensioners |
86850
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b. Aid for Pregnancy |
10123
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c. Aid for Marriage |
1732
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d. Aid for Handicapped |
1915
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e. Women Welfare Cooperative Societies |
814
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f. Training Centres |
40
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|
g. Mahalir Mandram |
540
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|
Nutritious Meals Programme |
| Name of Programme | No. of Centres |
Total Beneficiaries
|
|
1. P.T.M.G.R |
53833
|
306544
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| 2. I.C.D.S |
1799
|
199005
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| Revenue Administrative Divisions |
| a. Revenue Divisions |
2
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| b. Revenue Taluks |
6
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| c. Revenue Firkas |
52
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| d. Revenue Villages |
1067
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| Local Bodies |
| Community Development |
| a. No. of Development Divisions |
2
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| b. No. of Blocks Covered |
18
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| c. Population Covered ( Lakhs ) |
18
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| d. Area Covered ( Sq. Km. ) |
6191
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| Police and Prisons |
| a. Police | |
|
1. Police force |
|
|
i. Local |
1067
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ii. Armed Reserve |
312
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2. Police Stations |
37
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3. Police Outposts |
2
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| b. Prisons | |
|
No of Prisons |
6
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| Cinema Theatres |
| a. Permanent |
|
| 1. Air Conditioned |
2
|
| 2.Non-Air Conditioned |
48
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| b.Open Air Theatre |
1
|
| c.Touring |
38
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| Banks & Insurance |
| a. Bank Officers |
115
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| b. Life Insurance |
|
| 1. Offices |
4
|
| 2.Policies Issued |
44236
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| 3.Sum Assured ( Rs.in Crores ) |
180.08
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