Department of Economics and Statistics
Tamil Nadu at a Glance
( Source: Statistical Handbook of Tamil Nadu )
20. Registrations
21. Commercial Taxes
4. Temperature
22. Housing
5. Rain Fall
23. Social Welfare
6. Agriculture
7. Irrigation
26. Local Bodies
10. Fisheries
11. Forests
29. Legislature
12. Electricity
31. Index Numbers
32. State Income
16. Education
34. Employment
35. Employment in Public Sector 18. Communication
North Latitude Between 8� 5' and 13� 35'
East Longitude Between 76� 15' and 80� 20'
Ref. Year
Unit
Figure
POPULATION
:
Census 2011
Nos.
72147030
Rural
��
��
37229590
Urban
��
��
34917440
Density
��
Sq.Kms
555
Sex Ratio
��
for 1000 males
996
By Sex
��
Nos.
:
��
��
36137975
:
��
��
36009055
LITERATES
��
��
51837507
:
��
��
28040491
:
��
��
23797016
��
��
14438445
��
��
7204687
��
��
7233758
��
��
794697
��
��
401068
��
��
393629
��
��
32884681
��
��
21434978
��
��
11449703
��
��
27942181
��
��
18961194
��
��
8980987
Census 2011
No.s
3855375
��
��
2512165
��
��
1343210
��
��
7234101
��
��
3808523
��
��
3425578
��
��
1119458
��
��
514637
��
��
604821
��
��
15733247
��
��
12125869
��
��
3607378
��
��
4942500
��
��
2473784
��
��
2468716
��
��
393082
��
��
220314
��
��
172768
��
��
2372446
��
��
1034184
��
��
1338262
��
��
245435
��
��
76495
��
��
168940
��
��
39262349
��
��
14702997
��
��
24559352
:
��
in %
15.61
Ref. Year
Unit
Figure
Birth Rate (SRS)
:
2013*
(per 1000)
15.6
:
��
��
15.7
:
��
��
15.5
Death Rate (SRS)
:
��
��
7.3
:
��
��
8.1
:
��
��
6.3
Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)
:
��
(per 1000 live Births)
21
:
��
��
24
:
��
��
17
Expectation of life at Birth
:
2011-15
Age in Years
68.60
:
��
��
71.80
Sample Registration System September 2014 Bulletin
Plains
:
2012-13
Celsius
34
:
��
��
24
Hill Stations
:
2012-13
Celsius
22
:
��
��
13
Normal
:
2013-14
In mm.
920.9
Actual
:
��
��
790.6
Ref. Year
Unit
Extent
Total Cultivated Area
:
2013-14
Fasli: 1423
Ha.
5897472
Net Area Sown
:
��
��
4713862
Area Sown more than once
:
��
��
1183610
Area and Production of Principal Crops 2013-14 (Fasli: 1423)
Name of the
Crops
Area (Ha)
(in '000)
Production
('000 Tonnes)
Yield Rate
(In Kg/Ha)
1726
7115
4123
347
513
1479
380
2245
5902
195
151
775
365
311
851
337
916
2721
429
46
9634*
8. Cotton
(bales of 170 Kg. lint each)
(Yield rate : terms of lint)
151
417
469
313
32454
104
10. Banana
92
3840
41534
143
830
5799
* Raw nuts
Net Area Irrigated
:
2013-14
Ha
2679096
:
��
��
653161
:
��
��
-
:
��
��
377571
:
��
��
463467
:
��
��
1178873
:
��
��
6024
Gross Area Irrigated
:
��
��
3310877
Area Irrigated more than once
:
��
��
631781
Ref. Year
Unit
Figure
Veterinary Institutions
:
2013-14
Nos.
139
:
��
��
1771
:
��
��
22
Livestock and Poultry Population
:
As per 19th Livestock Census 2012
Nos.
8814042
:
��
��
780431
:
��
��
4786680
:
��
��
8143341
:
��
��
117348894
Union Dairies
:
2013-14
Nos.
17
Federation Dairies
:
��
��
4
Milk Chilling Plants
:
��
��
35
Length of Coastal
Line
:
2013-14
KM
1076
Coastal Districts
:
��
Nos.
13
Coastal Blocks
:
��
��
25
Marine Fishing
Villages
:
��
��
608
Estimated Marine
Fish Production
:
��
Tonnes
432265
Inland Fish
Production
:
��
��
192029
Ref. Year
Unit
Figure
2013-14
In Lakh Ha.
22.877
:
��
��
19.459
:
��
��
2.152
:
��
��
1.266
2013-14
Metric Tonnes
-
:
��
(M3)
7728
:
��
Metric Tonnes
5489
:
��
��
5593
:
��
��
0.19
:
��
��
247
:
��
��
36944
:
��
��
104
:
��
��
52
(M3)
76
:
��
��
1413
Gross Generation of Electricity
:
2013-14
MUs
89794
:
��
��
26178
:
��
��
5085
:
��
��
13
:
��
��
58518
Ref. Year
Unit
Figure
Consumption of Electricity
:
2013-14
MUs
60865
:
��
��
12301
:
��
��
15606
:
��
��
7123
:
��
��
20201
:
��
��
1917
:
��
��
3717
Rural Electrification
:
2013-14
Nos.
15979
:
��
��
79259
13 INDUSTRIES AND LABOUR
Micro Small Medium Enterprises
2013-14
Lakhs.
9.68
:
��
��
63.71
:
��
Rs. in Crores
81054.59
:
��
��
205618.07
:
31.12.2013
Nos.
41844
:
��
��
34337
:
��
��
1776360
:
��
��
499426544
Labour
:
As on 31.12.13
No.
235
:
��
��
22
:
��
��
262528
:
��
��
6
:
��
��
536131
14 KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES 2011-12 (P)
(Value Rs. in Lakh)
Khadi and Village
Industries
Production
Sales
Khadi Industries
4428
6555
-
151
5102
5923
9530
12629
Village Industries
152883
178736
Grand Total
162413
1911365
1. Modern Medicine
Ref. Year
Unit
Figure
:
2013-14
Nos.
329+2*
:
��
��
220
:
��
��
396
:
��
��
1751
:
��
��
8712
:
��
��
71968
:
��
��
14960
:
��
��
33063
:
��
��
7268
:
��
��
5839
:
��
��
625
:
��
��
19331
* ESI Hospital at K.K.Nagar, Chennai-78 is functioning under the Control of
ESI Corporation, New Delhi.
15 MEDICAL AND HEALTH (Govt.) � Contd.
1. Indian Medicine
Ref. Year
Unit
Figure
:
As on 01.01.2014
Nos.
4
:
��
��
77
:
��
��
286
:
��
��
475
:
��
��
418
��
��
1160
:
��
��
878
:
��
��
418
:
��
��
94
2. Homoeopathy
:
As on 01.01.2014
Nos.
1
:
��
��
5
:
��
��
37
:
��
��
6
:
��
��
57
:
��
��
50
:
��
��
59
57
:
��
��
-
Ref. Year
Unit
Figure
Universities (as per UGC list)
:
2013-14
Nos.
50
Arts and Science Colleges
:
��
��
693
Colleges for Professional Education
Medicine
:
2013-14
Nos.
20
:
��
��
1
:
��
��
32
:
��
��
22
:
��
��
147
:
��
��
1
:
��
��
93
Engineering and Technology Institutions
:
��
��
572
Polytechnic Colleges
:
��
��
484
Agriculture
:
��
��
34
Veterinary and Fisheries
:
��
��
6
Law Colleges
:
��
��
7
College of Education
:
��
��
689
Schools for Professional Education
:
��
��
662
Schools for Special Education
:
��
��
110
Institutions for Other Professional Education
:
��
��
1823
Schools for General Education
:
��
��
53136
Higher Secondary Schools
:
��
��
8050
High Schools
:
��
��
7287
Middle Schools
:
��
��
8816
Primary Schools
:
��
��
28981
Ref. Year
Unit
Figure
National Highways
:
2013-14
Kilo Metres
4974
State Highways
:
��
��
57043
Corporation
:
��
��
15806
Municipalities Roads
11824
Panchayat Union & Village Panchayat Roads
:
��
��
143084
Town Panchayat Roads
:
��
��
18545
Others (Forest Road)
:
��
��
3350
:
2013-14
In Lakhs
11.34
:
��
��
176.73
Route Length
:
2013-14
Kilo Metre
3846
Broad Gauge
:
��
��
3390
1. Electrified
:
��
��
1770
2. Non-Electrified
:
��
��
1620
:
��
��
456
:
��
��
0
:
��
��
456
Track Length (Incl. Sidings)
:
��
��
6031
:
��
��
5548
:
��
��
3466
:
��
��
2082
:
��
��
484
:
��
��
0
:
��
��
484
Railway Stations
:
��
Nos.
536
:
��
��
468
:
��
��
68
:
��
��
536
4. Sea Ports and Air Ports
:
2013-14
Nos.
18
Major Ports
:
��
��
3
Minor Ports
:
��
��
15
Air Ports
��
��
5
:
2013-14
Nos.
11888
2. Telephones*
:
��
��
2218136
:
��
��
100599
:
��
��
74976
:
��
��
25202
:
��
��
421
:
��
��
2334
3. No. of Cellular Phones in use*
:
��
��
9735570
4.No. of WLL Phones in use*
:
��
��
92481
5. Internet Service
:
��
��
1077689
Primary Agrl. Co-op Credit Societies
:
2013-14
Nos.
4488
Primary Co-op Agri. & Rural Dev. Bank
:
��
��
180
Co-op Urban Banks
:
��
��
120
Employees C.T. & Credit Societies
:
��
��
1758
Urban Stores
:
��
��
150
Employees Co-op Stores
:
��
��
170
Student Stores
:
��
��
2675
Agrl. Producers Co-op Mktg. Societies
112
Other type Co-op Societies
492
Total
10145
Ref. Year
Unit
Figure
District Registrar Offices
:
2013-14
Nos.
50
Receipts
(Stamp Duty+ Registration Fees and Other Receipts)
:
��
Rs.in Cr.
8056
Ref. Year
Unit
Figure
Registered Dealers
:
2013-14
No. in Lakh
10.33
1. VAT
��
��
6.34
2. CST
��
��
3.99
Assessees
:
��
��
4.47
1. VAT
��
��
3.72
2. CST
��
��
0.75
Percentage of Assessees to Dealers
1. VAT
2013-14
%
59
2. CST
��
%
19
:
2013-14
Rs. in Cr.
218
:
��
��
50956
:
��
��
3116
:
��
��
68
:
��
��
1900
:
��
��
300
��
��
1407
Residential houses constructed by
Ref. Year
Unit
Figure
Police Housing Corporation Ltd.
2013-14
No
1796
Tamil Nadu Housing Board
:
��
��
4174
Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board
��
��
3531
Ref. Year
Unit
Figure
Old age Pensioners
2013-14
Nos
3564120
Marriage Assistance Schemes (as Beneficiaries)
:
��
��
137881
��
��
130136
��
��
5488
��
��
112
��
��
717
��
��
1408
24 NUTRITIOUS MEAL PROGRAMME CENTRES
P.T.M.G.R � Noon Meal Scheme (Rural & Urban)
:
2013-14
Nos.
42490
W.B. I.C.D.S.III Project (C.N.C.)
:
�
�
54439
Revenue Districts
:
2013-14
Nos.
32
Revenue Divisions
:
��
��
79
Revenue Taluks
:
��
��
254
Revenue Firkas
:
��
��
1177
Revenue Villages
:
��
��
16710
Ref. Year
Unit
Figure
Corporations
:
2013-14
Nos.
12
Municipalities
:
��
��
124
Panchayat Unions
:
��
��
385
Town Panchayats
:
��
��
528
District Panchayats
:
��
��
31
Village Panchayats
:
��
��
12524
No. of Hamlets
:
��
��
48452
No. of Habitations
:
��
��
79394
Covered by Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yogana
:
31.03.2014
Nos. in Lakhs
5.86
:
��
��
88.70
:
��
Rs. in Crores
25,701
:
��
Rs. in Crores
4,510
in No.s
12,524
:
��
in No.s
1251
:
��
Rs. in Crores
288
Police
:
2013
Nos.
101219
:
��
��
1324
:
��
��
199
:
��
��
36
Prisons
:
2013-14
��
9
:
��
��
3
:
��
��
124
Members of the Legislative Assembly
:
2011
Nos.
234
:
��
��
1
Members of Parliament From Tamil Nadu (Lok Sabha)
:
2014
��
39
Members of Rajya Sabha
:
��
18
Bank Offices
:
2013-14
Nos.
8678
:
��
��
1220
:
��
��
4728
:
��
��
2327
:
��
��
372
:
��
��
31
Life Insurance Corporation of India in Tamil Nadu
:
2013-14
Nos.
330
:
��
��
2181567
:
��
Rs. in Cr.
36885
:
��
��
2226
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (Base Year 2001=100)
:
Ref. Year
Unit
Figure
(Upto March 2015)
Index No.
236
:
��
��
250
:
��
��
249
:
��
��
236
:
��
��
250
:
��
��
241
:
��
��
244
:
��
��
256
Wholesale Price Index Number for all Commodities
(1970-71=100)
:
Up to March 2015
��
2622.33
Consumer Price Index Number for Urban Tamil Nadu
(1970-71=100)Composite Index
:
Up to March 2015
��
3311.91
Consumer Price Index Number for Rural Tamil Nadu
(1970-71=100) Composite Index
:
��
��
3619.50
Index Nos. of Industrial Production
(Base Year 2004-05 =100)
2013-14
��
161.6
Index Nos. of Building Construction Cost (Base year 1999-00=100)
:
2013-14
Index No.
268.83
:
��
��
435.24
:
��
��
313.95
:
��
��
325.99
(Base Year 2004-05) (Rs in Lakh)
Ref. Year
Unit
Figure
Gross State Domestic Product at Current Prices
:
2013-14(AE)
Rs. in Lakhs
85423816
Gross State Domestic Product at Constant Prices
:
��
��
48061805
Percapita Income(NSDP)
:
��
In Rupee
112664
:
��
��
62361
33 STATE FINANCE BUDGET ESTIMATE
:
2014-15 (BE)
Rs. in Lakhs
12738983
Disbursement
:
��
��
12710047
:
��
��
+28936
��
��
:
��
��
3120478
Disbursement
:
��
��
3370743
:
��
��
-250265
:
��
��
-221329
Tax Revenue
:
��
��
11084959
:
��
��
1946834
:
��
��
9138125
Non-Tax Revenue
:
��
��
:
��
��
808398
:
��
��
845627
:
��
��
12738983
Expenditure on Revenue Account by Principal Heads
Development Expenditure
:
2013-14(BE)
Rs. in Lakhs
7300835
Social Services
:
��
��
4796846
:
��
��
2503959
Non-Development Expenditure
:
��
��
4210430
:
��
��
1198782
:
��
��
12710047
Working of Employment Exchanges
:
2013-14
Nos.
37
:
��
��
1523820
:
��
��
24267
:
��
��
8478948
35 EMPLOYMENT IN PUBLIC SECTOR
:
31.03.2014
Nos.
213037
:
��
��
550043
:
��
��
178216
:
��
��
318879
:
��
��
172201
SELECT SOCIO ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF TAMIL NADU AND INDIA
Tamil Nadu All India
1.
Area ('000' Sq.Kms) (2011 Census)
130 3287 2.
Population ( in Crores) (2011 Census)
7.21 121.0
Rural (�� )
3.72 83.30
Urban (�� )
3.49 37.70 3.
Density (Population per Sq.Kms) (2011 Census)
555 382
Decadal Growth Rate (2011 Census)
15.61 17.64 4.
Sex Ratio ( Females per 1000 Males) (2011 Census)
996 943 5.
Urban Population Percentage (2011 Census)
48.45 31.80 6.
Birth Rate � 2013 (SRS)
15.6 21.4 7.
Death rate � 2013 (SRS)
7.3 7.0 8.
Infant Mortality Rate � 2013 (SRS)
21 40 9.
Literacy Rate � 2011 Census
Persons *
80.09
73.0
Male *
86.77
80.9
Female *
73.14
65.4
10.
Area under Rice � 2013-14 ('000 Ha)
1726
# 42754
11.
Production of Rice �2013-14 ('000 Tonnes)
7115
#105232
12.
Average Yield of Rice �2013-14 (Kg / Ha.)
4123
# 2460
13.
Total Livestock � 2012 (as per 19th Livestock Census)
(in Lakh Nos.)
227
5121
14.
Poultry � 2012 (as per 19th Livestock Census) (in Lakh Nos.)
1173
7292
15.
Production of Milk 2013-14 ( '000 Tonnes) ( Cow, Buffalo and Goat )
7049
136950
16.
Production of Eggs 2013-14 (in Cr)
1412
# 7344
17.
No. of Reporting Mines (All Minerals) 2012-13 (P)
347
3694
18.
No. of Census Houses (in Crores) 2011 Census
2.31
33.1
19.
No. of Households (in Crores) 2011 Census
1.85
24.7
20.
Budgetary Position � 2014-15 (B.E.) (Rs in Cr)
Revenue Account
Receipts
127390
1416951
Disbursement
127100
1795396
Capital Account
.
Receipts
31205
4677306
.
Disbursement
33707
4303772
21.
Actual Strength of Police Force � 2013 (Civil and Armed)
101219
1731537
22.
No. of Policemen per100 sq.km. of Area �2013
77.9
54.7
23.
Marine Products Exports
a. Quantity (in Tonnes)
2013-14
94843
983756
b. Value (Rs. in Crores)
2013-14
4874.28
30213.26
24.
Coastal Length (Kms)
1076
8041
25.
Per Capita Income at Current Prices � (Rs.) NSDP 2013-14 (AE)
112664
74920
25.
Per Capita Income at Constant Prices � (Rs.) NSDP 2013-14 (AE)
62361
39961
* Literacy rate is the percentage of literates to total population aged 7 years and above.
# Represent 2012-13 data for all india
Source:
India Statistics-2015
Reserve Bank of India
Audience Research Officer, Prasar Bharathi AIR, Chennai-4
Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
Commercial Taxes At a Glance � 2013-14
Marine Product Export Development Authority, Cochin
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