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Dharmapuri District Population

Vanniyar History

Rudolph noted that, although "necessarily tentative" because of being based on figures from the 1931 census, the Vanniyars in the 1980s constituted around 10% of the population of Tamil Nadu, being particularly prevalent in the northernmost districts of Chingelput, North Arcot, South Arcot and Salem, where they formed around 25% of the population.[9] Vanniyar/Palli constituted 30% of the population of Pondicherry in the nineteenth century.
              Country                        Tamil Population         Year
           United States                  341,396                            2021 estimates
          South Africa                   250,000                            2018 estimates
          Canada                            237,890                            2021 census
          Singapore                        198,449                             2020 census

Culture-Heritage The inhabitants of the District speak different languages. The predominant communities found in this area are the Kapus, Lingayaths, Okkaligas, Baliya Chetties, Oddars and Scheduled Castes like Holeyas and Madigas. The weavers of this area mostly belong to Sali Chetties.The Baramahal area comprising eastern part of the Dharmapuri taluk constitutes Telugu and Tamil speaking communities, majority of whom belong to Vanniars. The Malayali tribe is inhabited in the Chitheri Hills areas. Among the Scheduled Caste population Adi-Dravidars and Arunthathiars form major share who scattered throughout the district. Eminent Personalities Subramaniya Siva (04.10.1884 to 23.07.1925) Subramaniya Siva The relentless freedom fighter and heroic patriot Subramaniya Siva chose Papparapatti village in Pennagaram taluk as the center of activities during his last years of life. He came to Papparapatti in 1921. Though his efforts to establish a Bharatashram at Papparapatti did not materialize, the land donated to him for this purpose is still used for public purposes and has in it the samadhi of Subramaniya Siva. Despite his illness and the severe restrictions imposed on him by the British government, he did a lot in enlightening the people in political matters and introducing order in their public life. Through his dramas and bhajans, he sought to bring about consciousness among the people of their rich tradition and culture. He was the author of the journal Jnanabhanu. The books Ramanuja Vijayam and Madhya vijayam were written by him.
Agriculture In Dharmapuri district average Normal rainfall is 853.10 mm. Total number of farmers in the district is 2,10,300 out of which 1,90,000 farmers are small and marginal farmers. Agriculture continues to be the most predominant sector of the District economy, as 70 percent of the population is engaged in Agriculture and allied activities for their livelihood. The District has total Geographical area of 443741 Ha with net cultivated area of 166843 Ha. The Major crops raised in this district are millets and pulses in rain fed conditions.
The Government policy and objectives have been to ensure stability in agricultural production and to increase the agricultural production in a sustainable manner to meet the food requirement of growing population and also to meet the raw material needs of agro based industries, thereby providing employment opportunities to the rural population. Dharmapuri District has all along been one of the Districts in the state with a creditable performance in agricultural production with the farmers relatively more responsive and receptive to changing technologies and market forces.
The Agriculture Department has taken up the challenge to achieve higher growth rate in agriculture by implementing several development schemes and also propagation of relevant technologies to step up the production. Kalaignarin All Village Integrated Agricultural Development Programme-KAVIADP, State Agricultural Development Programme-SADS, National Mission On Sustainable Agriculture- NMSA, Chief Minister Dry Land Development Mission-CMDDM, Sustainable Cotton Cultivation Mission-SCCM, PMKSY- Micro Irrigation, PMFBY- Insurance, Soil health improvement through Bio-Fertilizer, Green Manuring, Organic farming, adoption of Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) technologies are given priority through various programmes, besides crop diversification to fetch better return and value addition to agricultural produce are given priority to improve the economic status of the farming community of the district
Soil type The district has a vide range of soil types. The soil, in general, is low in nitrogen and phosphate content. Red loamy soil is found in Hosur, Shoolagiri, Thally and Kelamangalam blocks. Lateritic and sandy coastal alluvium soils are found in almost all blocks. Black soil is seen in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri taluks. Red & sandy soil is found in Hosur and Harur taluks.
Rivers & Canals Cauvery and Thenpennar are the major rivers flowing through the district. Vaniar and Markandanathi are the tributaries of Thenpennar. Krishnagiri dam, which is constructed across Thenpennar, irrigates part of the area. River Cauvery is not benefiting the district for irrigation. Due to topographical conditions the possibility of constructing a dam across the Cauvery is remote. Chinnar, Palar Thoppiar, Kallar, Varathiar and Pambar are minor rivers, which are almost dry during most part of the year.
Forests The district possesses 3.66 lakh hectares of land constituting 38 % of its geographical area under forest. The district possesses the highest forest cover in terms of area, which accounts for 17.2 % of the forest in the state.

Census: Population: Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri: Male data was reported at 34,091.000 Person in 03-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 32,643.000 Person for 03-01-2001. Census: Population: Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri: Male data is updated decadal, averaging 13,138.500 Person from Mar 1901 to 03-01-2011, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 34,091.000 Person in 03-01-2011 and a record low of 3,271.000 Person in 03-01-1911. Census: Population: Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAC032: Census: Population: By Towns and Urban Agglomerations: Tamil Nadu.

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