Brief About Thoothukudi District
Location
It is situated in the extreme south-eastern corner of Tamil Nadu
state and bounded on the north by the districts of Tirunelveli,
Virudhunagar and Ramanathapuram, on the east and south-east by
Gulf of Mannar and on the west and south-west by the district
of Tirunelveli. Total area of this district is 4621 sq. kms. and
the administrative headquarters is an Urban agglomeration and
also one of the taluk headquarters within the district.
Forest
The total extent of forest in the district is 11,012 hectares
which works out to 2.47 percent of the total geographical area
of the district. A deer sanctuary is maintained in the hills of
Vallanad. Except Vallanad and Kurumalai hills, there are no other
hills or mountains.
Education
In this district the percentage o effective literacy (excluding
children in the age group 1-6) is 74 %. The number of educational
institutions available in this district are as follows:
a) Arts and Science Colleges 12
b) Medical College 1
c) Engineering Colleges 3
d) Agriculture College 1
e) Fisheries College 1
f) Colleges for Special Education 1
g) Primary Schools 1076
h) Middle Schools 284
i) High Schools 73
j) Higher Secondary Schools 97
k) Teachers Training Colleges 3
l) Government Polytechnic 2
A Government Polytechnic in the name of the greatest Tamil Poet
Subramania Bharathiyar is functioning from 1982 exclusively for
girls at Ettayapuram.
Hospitals
a) No. of Hospitals 10
b) Primary Health Centres 47
c) Health Sub centres 249
d) Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries 1,072
e) No. of Doctors 196
f) No. of Nurses 158
g) No. of Hospitals under Indian Medicine 2
Entertainment
Thoothukudi is having an All India Radio Station and a Doordharshan
Relay Station. There are 42 permanent Cinema theatres, 18 touring
theatres, 4 semi - permanent theatres and 3 Open Air Theatres
providing entertainment to the people of the district.
