Social,
Environmental & Economic Sustainability
Our analysis of the rank of the district
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
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION
North Latitude between 15o 5/11 11’ and 12o 35’
East Longitude between 78 o 38’ and 80o
