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Ariyalur District
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Ariyalur District at a Glance
Administrative Setup
Location Map
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Ariyalur is a district of Tamil Nadu state with its administrative headquarters located at
Ariyalur town. The district got its name from its headquarters town, Ariyalur. Legends
believed that earlier the place, Ariyalur was popularly known as Hari Nindra Oor meaning
the place where Hindu god Hari (Vishnu) stood. The Alanthurayar Kothandaramasamy
Temple, situated at Ariyalur is the place from where the nine avatars of Hari carved out
of a single stone . During different periods of time the place was ruled by different rulers
from different dynasties such as dynasties of Pallavas, Cholas, Pandyas, Hoysalas,
Vijayanagar, Palayam, Bijapur Sultans, Marathas, Carnatic Nawabs and finally British.
After India got its independence, Ariyalur was carved out of the Perambalur district and
emerged as a separate district on 1st January, 2001. But, on 31 st March, 2002 it was
again merged with the Perambalur district. At last, Ariyalur was re-carved and came into
existence as a separate district on 23rd November , 2007.
Geographically, the district lies at 1114'N latitude, 7908'E longitude and 75 m altitude.
The district encompasses a geographical area of 1,940 sq km and it is bounded by
Cuddalore district on the North, Thanjavur district on the South, Cuddalore district and
Thanjavur district on the East and Perambalur district and Tiruchirapalli district on the
West. Most of the rainfall in the district occurs in the monsoon season. The actual
rainfall in the district was 1054.3 mm in the year of 2015-16.
Administration wise, the district is divided into 3 taluks namely Ariyalur, Udayarpalayam
and Sendurai. Moreover, it comprises 4 towns and 213 villages. There are 1 Lok Sabha
seats and 2 Assembly constituencies in the district.
According to 2011 census the district has a population of 7,54,894 (persons) out of
which 3,74,703 are males and 3,80,191 are females . The district has a sex ratio of 1015
(females for every 1000 males). In the year 2001-2011 the population growth rate in the
district was 8.54% including 8.06% are males and 9.01% are females. The major religion
in the district is Hindu with 93.84% of the total population.
The economy of the district is mainly dependent on industrial sector. More than half of
its population are directly or indirectly engaged in the industrial sector in order to earn
their livelihood. Cement industry is the prime industry in the district and every year a
huge chunk of revenue comes from the various cement industries in the district helps in
its economy to a great extent. Some of the big cement units present in the district are
Birlas (Ultra Tech Cement), India cements, Dalmia cements, Madras cements and many
more . The Tamil Nadu government's undertaking TANCEM factory is the first cement
producing factory in Ariyalur. In terms of agriculture, sugar cane and cashew are the
foremost agricultural products in the district. The pre-dominate soil in the district is red
sanding with scattered packers of black soil which is best suited for growing the dry
crops. The district is also abundant in mineral resources. Some of the commonly found
mineral resources in the district are lime stone, shale, sand stone, canker, phosphate
nodules, etc.
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Administrative Setup
Administrative Unit
Administrative Division:- Ariyalur
Sub-districts:
1. Ariyalur
2. Sendurai
3. Udayarpalayam
Towns:
1. Ariyalur (M)
2. Jayankondam (M)
3. Udayarpalayam (TP)
4. Varadarajanpettai (TP)
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Demographics
Population
(2011)
Residence District Persons Male Female
Total Ariyalur 754894 374703 380191
Tamil Nadu 72147030 36137975 36009055
India 1210569573 623121843 587447730
Rank of District in State 30 30 30
Rank of District in India 491 494 487
Rural Ariyalur 671100 333253 337847
Tamil Nadu 37229590 18679065 18550525
India 833463448 427632643 405830805
Rank of District in State 26 26 26
Rank of District in India 456 461 446
Urban Ariyalur 83794 41450 42344
Tamil Nadu 34917440 17458910 17458530
India 377106125 195489200 181616925
Rank of District in State 32 32 32
Rank of District in India 510 515 505
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Economy
Banking
Households Availing Banking Services
(2011)
Total Number of
Residence District Total Number of Households Availing
Households Banking Services (%)
Total Ariyalur 198106 94905 (47.91)
Tamil Nadu 18493003 9712804 (52.52)
India 246692667 144814788 (58.70)
Rank of District in State 31 31
Rank of District in India 443 469
Rural Ariyalur 176818 82190 (46.48)
Tamil Nadu 9563899 4322082 (45.19)
India 167826730 91369805 (54.44)
Rank of District in State 26 26
Rank of District in India 398 412
Urban Ariyalur 21288 12715 (59.73)
Tamil Nadu 8929104 5390722 (60.37)
India 78865937 53444983 (67.77)
Rank of District in State 32 32
Rank of District in India 487 495
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Total Workers
(2011)
Residence District Persons Male Female
Total Ariyalur 359851 212547 147304
Tamil Nadu 32884681 21434978 11449703
India 481743311 331865930 149877381
Rank of District in State 30 30 30
Rank of District in India 461 488 383
Rural Ariyalur 328972 190203 138769
Tamil Nadu 18861330 11214535 7646795
India 348597535 226763068 121834467
Rank of District in State 27 27 27
Rank of District in India 424 451 347
Urban Ariyalur 30879 22344 8535
Tamil Nadu 14023351 10220443 3802908
India 133145776 105102862 28042914
Rank of District in State 32 32 32
Rank of District in India 503 514 460
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Agriculture
Land Utilisation
In Hectares (2014-15)
Rank of
Particulars Ariyalur Tamil District
Nadu in State
i) Reporting Area For Land Utilisation Statistics 193398 13033116 29
- Forests 739 2125475 31
ii) Not Available for C ultivation
-Area under Non Agricultural Uses 32382 2199157 27
-Barren and Un C ulturable Land 8523 488739 19
-Total 40905 2687896 26
iii) Other Uncultivated Land Excluding Fallow Land
-Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands 1291 107925 17
-Land under Misc Tree C rops and Groves Not Included in Net 23572 235696 3
Area
-C ulturable Waste Land 3213 325196 24
-Total 28076 668817 7
iv) Fallow Land
-Fallow Lands Other than C urrent Fallows 16879 1733589 22
-C urrent Fallow 7687 998321 25
-Total 24566 2731910 27
v) Net Area Sown 99112 4819018 26
vi) Total C ropped Area 111877 5994501 26
vii) Area Sown More than Once 12765 1175483 17
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Education
Literacy Rate
(2011)
Residence District Persons Male Female
Total Ariyalur 71.34 81.23 61.74
Tamil Nadu 80.09 86.77 73.44
India 72.99 80.89 64.64
Rank of District in State 31 27 31
Rank of District in India 345 328 348
Rural Ariyalur 70.07 80.38 60.06
Tamil Nadu 73.54 82.04 65.05
India 67.77 77.15 57.93
Rank of District in State 24 22 26
Rank of District in India 286 283 286
Urban Ariyalur 81.39 87.99 75.01
Tamil Nadu 87.04 91.8 82.31
India 84.11 88.76 79.11
Rank of District in State 27 27 28
Rank of District in India 390 370 381
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Geographical Area
Area in Km 2 (2011)
District Total Rural Urban
Ariyalur 1940 1886.69 53.31
Tamil Nadu 130060 116427.97 13632.03
India 3287469 3101505.00 102221.00
Rank of District in State 29 29 32
Rank of District in India 518 495 434
Wastelands by Category
Area in Km 2 (2008-2009)
Rank of Rank of
Category Ariyalur Tamil India District District
Nadu in State in India
Gullied/Ravenous Land (Medium) - 125.29 6145.96 0 0
Gullied/Ravenous Land (Deep) - 0.91 1266.06 0 0
Land with Dense Scrub - 2082.87 86979.91 0 0
Land with Open Scrub - 1981.04 93033.00 0 0
Waterlogged and Marshy Land (Permanent) - 54.06 1757.07 0 0
Waterlogged and Marshy Land (Seasonal) - 65.27 6946.31 0 0
Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity (Medium) - 239.59 5414.53 0 0
Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity (Strong) - 28.19 1391.09 0 0
Shifting C ultivation - C urrent Jhum - - 4814.68 0 0
Shifting C ultivation - Abandoned Jhum - - 4210.46 0 0
Under-Utilised/Degraded Forest (Scrub Domin) - 2519.76 83699.71 0 0
Under-Utilised/Degraded Forest (Agriculture) - 75.81 15680.26 0 0
Degraded Pastures/Grazing Land - 934.07 6832.17 0 0
Degraded Land under Plantation C rop - 31.84 278.53 0 0
Sands-Riverine - 32.73 2111.96 0 0
Sands-C oastal - 180.89 654.47 0 0
Sands-Desertic - - 3934.80 0 0
Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab>40m - - 9279.75 0 0
Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab 15-40m - - 14273.03 0 0
Mining Wastelands - 94.97 593.65 0 0
Industrial wastelands - 4.07 58.00 0 0
Barren Rocky/Stony Waste - 270.43 59482.29 0 0
Snow covered /Glacial Area - - 58183.44 0 0
Total - 8721.79 467021.16 0 0
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Housing
Material of Roof
Residence District G.I./Metal/
Burnt Stone/ Asbestos Concrete Any other
Brick Slate Sheets Material
Total Ariyalur 555 611 2171 45751 444
Tamil Nadu 239603 234442 1453614 8075130 64250
India 16381118 21127976 39273252 71659299 926861
Rank of District in State 32 32 31 31 29
Rank of District in India 476 562 587 345 419
Rural Ariyalur 490 524 1972 38272 429
Tamil Nadu 108642 99534 721223 3015935 27934
India 12111943 14860863 26733862 30746938 613969
Rank of District in State 29 31 30 30 19
Rank of District in India 428 532 540 245 342
Urban Ariyalur 65 87 199 7479 15
Tamil Nadu 130961 134908 732391 5059195 36316
India 4269175 6267113 12539390 40912361 312892
Rank of District in State 32 32 32 32 32
Rank of District in India 513 569 628 451 544
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