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Dharmapuri District Profile
Table of contents
Glossary
List of Figures
List of Tables
1. Dharmapuri
1.1. Overview
1.3.2. Minerals
1.3.3. Education
1.3.4. Healthcare
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Glossary
List of Figures
Figure 1 Dharmapuri GDDP trend (USD million)
List of Tables
Table 1 Production of Minerals for the year 2010-2011 in Dharmapuri District
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Dharmapuri
1.1. Overview of the District
Dharmapuri lies in the western of Tamil Nadu, and 300 Km from the
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state capital Chennai. The district lies between 77 02' and 78 40' of
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the eastern longitudes and 11 47' and 12 33' of the northern
Latitudes. It is bounded by Tiruvannamalai and Villupuram Districts on
the east, Salem District on the South, Krishnagiri District on the north
and Kaveri River & Karnataka's Chamarajanagar District on the west.
The area of the district is 4498 sq.km. It consists of five TaluksDharmapuri, Harur, Palakcode, Pappireddipatti and Pennagaram.
Population of the district is 1506 thousand numbers as per Census
2011. The district is 17% urbanized and constitutes urban literacy rate
of 81%.
Dharmapuri
1390
CAGR-10%
2000
1800
1600
1259
1074
847
987
936
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
Primary
Scondary
2009-10
Tertiary
2010-11
2011-12
Total
Source: District Income estimates, 2004-2005 to 2010-2011, Dept. of Economics and statistics, GoTN
11%
29%
71%
77.8%
13%
44%
59.8%
Remaining area
Forest Cover
Non Agricultural Land
Cultivable barren land
Net Area Sown
1.3.2. Minerals
The mineral base is found to be spread across for the District. It is one of the most important factors for the industrial
development of the area. Dharmapuri district is gifted with minerals like Rough Stone, Black Granite and Quartz. The
following table shows production of minerals during 2010-11 in the district:
Table 1: Production of Minerals for the year 2010-2011 in Dharmapuri District
Sl. No. Mineral
1.
Quartz
2.
Black Granite
1.3.3. Education
Table 2: Educational Institutions in Dharmapuri District
S.No
Educational Institution
Nos.
Primary Schools
937
Middle Schools
351
135
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1.3.4. Healthcare
Table 3 Health care centers and Hospitals in Dharmapuri District
S.No.
Type
1.
Government Hospitals
No.
5
2.
Private Hospitals
26
3.
Ayurvedic Hospitals
33
4.
57
5.
Health Sub-Centres
218
Source: Health and Family Welfare department, Government of Tamil Nadu
Combined Water Supply Scheme (CWSS): More than one local body are involved which consists of assistance
from Minimum Needs Program, National Rural Drinking Water program and financial assistance from institutions
like TUFIDCO, TNUIFSL, NABARD and ADB.
HDPE linings of major canals: High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) linings are being implemented by the state
government to limit the transmission loss.
Commercial
12%
Domestic
58%
163
60
124
25
298
15
85
10
60
89
152
1573
5
877
Source: Ministry of MSME, Dharmapuri District, GoI
Chemicals &
chemical products
1.5%
Textiles
10.5%
Automobiles &
ancillaries
51.9%
Consumer goods
0.2 %
Construction
Material
2.9%
Non-electrical
machinery
17.9%
Electrical machinery
2.6%
Electronics
0.1%
Source: CAPEX
Outstanding
Completed
Status Total
51
51
72
90
13
13
Consumer goods
0.2
25
26
Non-electrical machinery
Construction materials
159
159
Electrical machinery
23
23
Electronics
462
462
Miscellaneous manufacturing
63
63
17.2
872
889
Total
Dharmapuri
NH-7
SH-60
Connectivity
NH-7
Dharmapuri
Salem Domestic Airport to
Dharmapuri is 50 Km
Airport/Seaport
Distance Dharmapuri
180 Km
Salem Airport
50 Km
Chennai Port
315 Km
Chennai port is the nearest major port located to the district at a distance of 315 Km from Dharmapuri
District. Chennai port is second largest port in the country with cargo handling capacity of 64.7 million MT
per annum2.
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http://www.chennaiport.gov.in
The per capita income of Tamil Nadus residents will reach USD 10,000 per annum (at 2010 prices) the present
median income of Upper Middle Income countries - by 2023
Tamil Nadu will attain a high standard of social development, with the Human Development Index of the state
matching those of developed countries by 2023, and
Tamil Nadu would provide to its residents, high quality infrastructure all over the state comparable with the best
in the world
Key facets of Vision 2023 include Tamil Nadus enhanced economic dynamism, best in class human development indicators,
well developed infrastructure that provides universal access to basic services, an investment climate that compares with the
best in Asia, and the evolution into Indias foremost knowledge and innovation hub.
Capacity
Coimbatore-Chengalpet Alignment
462 Km
1500
174 Km
352
3333
833
333
Source: Vision Tamil Nadu 2023, Strategic Plan for Infrastructure- Phase II
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Capital Subsidy
(USD)
0.8 - 8
100
50000
2 Years
8 -17
200
100000
3 Years
17 - 33
300
170000
33 - 83
400
250000
5 Years
83 - 250
600
292000
5 Years
250 - 500
800
330000
5 Years
1000
375000
5 Years
Source: TN Industrial Policy 2014
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