Kannankurichi Town Panchayat

Town Profile

  1. Kannankurichi Town Panchayat Located 7.00 K.M distance from Salem District.
  2. Nearest Railway Station Name : Salem Junction , This Railway Station Located 8.00 k.m Distance from kannankurichi
  3. Nearest Airport Located in : Kamalapuram
  4. Bus Route Details : : Bus No.5,5C
  1. Periya Mariyammam - Ward No : 4 - Street Name - D.K.Vengatachalam Street
  2. Chinnamariyamman - Ward No : 6 - Street Name - Chinna mariyamman Kovil Street
  3. Ukkara Prithingra - Ward No : 2 - Street Name - Patcha Road
  4. Bhuvaneshwariyamman - Ward No : 12 - Street Name - Salem Yercaud Road
  5. Kaliyamman - Ward No : 8 - Street Name - Boosari Sevi Street
  6. Perumal Kovil - Ward No : 8 - Street Name - Perumal Kovil Street
  7. Madurai Veeran Kovil - Ward No : 9 - Street Name - Lakshmanan Clony
  8. Iyyanarappan Kovil - Ward No : 10 - Street Name - Mottangkurichi
  9. Muthumariyamman Kovil - Ward No : 11 - Street Name - Mottangkurichi
  10. Mariyamman Kovil - Ward No : 13 - Street Name - Pethan Street
  11. Kannanur Mariyamman Kovil - Ward No : 15 - Street Name - Thamarai Nagar
Festival Name How many Days Celebrated Which Month Celebrated No of Peoples ParticipatedNotified/Non Notified
Chinna Mariyamman Festivel7APR1000NON-NOTIFIED
Nearest City Name Direction Distance from Town Panchayat
-East0.00 K.m
ErodeWest68.00 K.m
VelloreNorth230.00 K.m
TiruchirapalliSouth142.00 K.m

KANNANKURICHI   SELECTION  GRADE TOWN PANCHAYAT

 SALEM DISTRICT

 INDROUCTION OF THE TOWN PANCHAYAT

               1.LOCATION OF THE TOWN PANCHAYAT

               Kannankurichi is  a Selection  grade town Panchjayat in salem Distict is located at 8. km from salem City. The population as per 2001 census 14994  and then Present Population 2011 Census 19765 Kannankurichi Town Panchayat experienced organized agriculture allied industriesand factories. Further floating population of the town is 2,000coming from the nearby villages for working. The total area of the town is 5.20 sq.km.

                     

Kannanklurichi  town is located at north latitude and east longitude. This town is main centre for around 25 hamlets . In extent and as a total population of 19765 as per 2011 census with the composition of 9995 males and 9770 females.

HISTORY OF KANNANKURICHI

               Kannankurichi region surrounding fully scenic hills and mountains located is called known as Kurichi.  The Located in the region mountain cliff Kannapiraan Temple was reportedgly called Kannan and Kurichi together it become known as called Kanankurichi.  In the region viswakarma fell morethan lived along the cheeks and kurinchi joined called as Kannankurichi.

 2.0   PHYSICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMICFEATURE:

 2.1      GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

                         Kannankurichi town panchayat was constituted in 1946. This town consists of   15  no of wards in 70 Streets.

The Kannankurichi Town Panchayatr is located in Salem District. and near by 8 Km. Salem City Minicipal Corporation.  Agricultural is major activities of the town panchayat.  Kannankurichi town panchayat Situated in Adivaram  Yercadu hills.  So the Climate condition is Cool. The Town Panchayat limit have  Two lakes. The Pudu eari situated in 15th ward Thamarai Nagar, and another one is 10th  ward  Moogan Eari.

                                   

2.2          PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Kannankurichi Town panchayat  Climate  condition is very Cool and Normal, because it is situated in Yercadu adivaram. The average rainfall during a year is 182 mm and the town gets rainfall during the North east monsoon. Average temperature is 34.00 C minimum and 37.50 C is maximum . Major wind directions are east, southeast in May and June and of West and North west in October and November . The soil type of this area is alluvial and Block cotton soil and which is useful for cultivation of paddy, plantain, sugarcane etc. 

2.3            HISTORY OF TOWN PANCHAYAT

      This  Town Panchayat which is near by located salem city corporation and very close to salem junction. This is one of the Fast developed town. The famous Fort and insisted as a MODERN THEATRE during the period of 1930 to 1980 and it was intrupted and 1980’s. Also the Factory, Namely “COFFEE CURING WORKS” runned at the Place for the past 40 years.

                       

2.2           DEMOGRAPHIC CHARATERISTICS

Tamil Nadu state is one of the most urbanized states next only Maharastra & Gujarat in India as per 1991 census. It Endowed the large number of small & medium town in Tanjore Districts with population of 13880 as per 2001 census of India.

            According to 2011 census fogures Kannankurichi is a class ‘ A ‘ town with the population of 19765. The growth of population and the percentage of growth of population Orathanadu Town for the past is as follows.

               TABLE  II DECENNIAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE VARIATION      

Year

Population

Variation

% of Variation

1961

8500

-

-

1971

9157

657

7.72

1981

10187

1030

11.25

1991

12567

2380

23.36

2001

14994

2427

19.31

2011

19765

4771

32.92

 Source : census of India 2011 General  Population Table.

It can be  seen from the above table. Compare the trend of population gorwth  of Kannankurichi  Town with the urban areas of Salem District. It is observe from the above table that the percentage growth of population in Kannankurichi  town during the previous decades is same when compared with the State Urban population and there is a slight variation when compared to the district Urban population growth. 

2.2.1  DENSITY

The total extent of town is 5.20 sq.km the overall density of the population of this town panchayat. The town is divided into 15 census wards. The high density of population found on all wards uniformly. 

2.2.2  ECONOMIC BASIS AND EMPLOYMENT:

The economic base of the town is mainly derived agricultureand trade activities. The participation rate in the last three decades has been ranging from 36 % ( 1971) to 14% ( 1991) of the total population. 70-75 % of this working force is constituted by male workers and remaining  30 to 40 % by female working force. It is noted that the marginal increase in women participation rate from 1971 to 1991. 

2.7      MASTER PALN FOR KANNANKURICHI

The existing administrative status of the town comes under the classififcation of Town Panchayat which is coming under the administration of Director of Town panchayats. Government of tamilNadu. Till now the town does not have the master paln under Tamilnadu & country planning  act. However  in the Government of tamilNadu taking ernest. Efforts to prepare master paln for all the Town panchayats before the 10th plan period. The development of the town is guided by the guidelines and instructions issued by Government of Tamil Nadu. Director of Town panchayat  and District collector. The absence of the master paln also substituted by Director of Town & country Planning organization, Government of TamilNadu’s instructions based on the 74th amendment Act. The elected council has been formed which will take care of development and perspective plan of the town. 

2.8     LAND USE  PATTERN

               It is  observed that commercial areas are around. The town panchayat office and along the Mahalakshmi Nagar at 12th ward, Kannankurichi. In the east public and semi oublic land used are found in the east of the town. High and middle income residential areas are located in 3 ward No. and middle income areas are in ward 9. The low income and EWS residential areas are situated in Ward No.3 As observed and incurred from the officials of the local body about 80% area of the Town Panchayat come under area of cultivated land. 

2.9 PROJECTS  IDENTIFIED BY KANNANKURICHI TOWN PANCHAYAT

Official  records and enquiry’s with officials and elected representatives reveal that Kannankurichi Town panchayat serves for about 1 villages in its vicinity. It functions as Commercial / administrative centre and in future it can attract household and agriculture and alied industries. Accordingly it can grow as service cun processing centre also. There is a good demand for commercial activities and other service- based  activities  provided the existing physical and social infrastructure are improved. Projects identified by the town panchayat are as follows.