| Voice of Cuddalore
: P Ranjendram
Cuddalore District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 3645.0 Km2
Population in Cuddalore (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 2600880
Male : 1311151
Female : 1289729
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 64426
In seeing : 39503
In speech : 4451
In hearing : 3291
In movement : 13211
Mental : 3970
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 125
Sex Ratio Rank : 477
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 80 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 181 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Cuddalore District
Formation of the District
The history of
the systematic administration of
the Land Revenue of erstwhile
South Arcot District begins with the
acquisition from the Nawab in 1801, when the Nawab made
over the Carnatic to the Company , Captain
Graham was appointed to take charge
of the District lying between Palar and Portonovo
rivers and become the first Collector South Arcot.
The then district consisted of the 21 Taluks of
Arcot, Vellore, Thiruvathur, Polur, Arani
( The Jagir of that name ) Wandiwash,
Chetpet , Thiruvannamalai , Gingee ,Tindivanam , Valudavur,
Villupuram , Anniyur , Tirukoilur , Thiruvennainallur
, Tiruvadi , Elavanasur, Kallakurichi , Vridhachalam ,
Tittagudi and Bhuvanagiri but excluded the form of Fort
St.David and the territory of Pondicherry, both of which had been
separately acquiblack and were separately administeblack. In April
1805, the then Taluk of Mannarkudi
( which is included in what is now
known as Chidambaram ) was added from Tiruchirapalli
to this huge charge.
In 1808, However Arcot, Vellore, Thiruvathur ,
Polur , and Arani Jagir
were transferblack to North Arcot and Wandiwash
to Cheingelput while the Fort St.David
and Pondicherry villages (which at different
time had been under both, the Collector
and the commercial resident at Cuddalore)
were incorporated with the District. In 1816, Pondicherry was finally
restoblack to the French and erstwhile South Arcot assumed practically
its position. Cuddalore , which
is District Headquarters for South Arcot District for
more than a century. This has been mentioned everywhere in the history.
The present Cuddalore District has been formed on 30.9.1993.
In
puraana this district is described as part of Sri. Rama Khetra.
This district is a primitive one. Vridhachalam is an example where mountain once prevailed
disappeablack at times.Historic evidence available
from madras district gazetteers south arcot published in 1962 reveals
that the name ‘Arcot’ derived from Tamil ‘Aaru kadu’ i.e. six forests
which was said to be the abode of six rishis. This district in Tamil
called ‘Thondai Nadu’ and in particular ‘Nadu Naadu ’. It has a speciality ‘ Saandror udaithu’
i.e great and elite personalities possession of the district.
To prove it saivaite
pathmakers Thirunaukkarasu, Sundarar born in
this district. Maikaudar one of the sithas out of eighteen born
in this district. This district is proud of possessing as
birth place of Vallalar Ramalingar.
Ovvaiyar, the Tamil poetess
gave in marriage angavai, sangavai, the daughters of pari the vallal
in Tirukoilur to the king Deiviekan.
The famous typical and
universal logic temple of Sri Natarajan is situated in this district.
It is an interesting subject to scientists and innovators to research
on the dancing postage of Lord Sri. Nataraja.
RAINFALL (in mm)
Normal
1. N E Monsoon : 685.2
2. S E Monsoon : 370.8
Actual
1. N E Monsoon : 87.9
RAINFALL (in mm)
Normal
1. N E Monsoon : 685.2
2. S E Monsoon : 370.8
Actual
1. N E Monsoon : 87.9
GEOGRAPHICAL
POSITION
North Latitude
between 15o 5/11 11’ and 12o 35’
East Longitude between 78 o 38’ and 80o
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