Socio-cultural Processes and Livelihood Patterns at Tirurangadi - CDS

Table II
Population of Tirurangadi Taluk
Population
Total
population
Total
Agricultural
Cultivators
workers labourers
Male 300373 121671 5676 12426
(100) (40.7) (4.7of C3) (10.2)
Female 319006 12881 306 1819
(100) (4.0) (2.4 of C3) (14.1)
Total 619379 134452 5982 14245
(100) (21.7) (4.5 of C3) (10.6)
Source: Census of 2001; Provisional Population tables.
Household
industry
1595
(1.3)
466
(3.6)
2061
(1.5)
Other
workers
101974
(83.8)
10290
(79.9)
112264
(83.4)
The 1991 Census figures show that about11-15% of the main workers in the area has
been cultivators, and about 30% are agricultural labourers. The comparable averages of
the work distribution in agriculture for the Taluk are as follows:
Table III
Work participation in Agriculture- Tirurangadi Taluk
Population Main workers Cultivators
Agricultural
labourers
Male 101608(100) 5676(5.59) 12426(12.23)
Female 8732(100) 306(3.50) 1819(20.83)
Total 110340(100) 5982(5.42) 14245(12.91)
Source: Census of 2001: Provisional Population tables
The figures show that the percentage of cultivators and agricultural labourers is very low
in the region and it is possible that the percentage has declined during the past one
decade. We should compare this with the possibilities for agriculture presented in the
land use studies, which shows that the agricultural potential of the region has not been
made use of the people in the area. IT should also be noted that the number of non-
workers, come to 78.3% of the total population, and the number of women non-workers,
come to 96%. Even assuming that there are a number of students and other dependents in
the population, the number of non-workers in the region requires serious consideration.