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District Agriculture Plan – Kanyakumari District 8Table 2.1. Taluks, Blocks and Agricultural Divisions in the DistrictName of the Name of theName ofTaluks(4)Blocks (9) Agrl. Division(9)Thovalai Thovalai ThovalaiAgastheeswarm Agastheeswaram AgastheeswaramKalkulam Rajakamangalam RajakamangalamVilvancode Kurunthencode KurunthencodeThackalayThiruvattarMelpuramKilliyoorMunchiraiThackalayThiruvattarMelpuramKilliyoorMunchiraiSource: Records of the Office of the Joint Director of Agriculture, KanyakumariKanniyakumari District consists of two Revenue Divisions viz., Nagercoil andPadmanabhapuram. The Nagercoil Revenue Division consists of two taluks, viz.,Agasteeswaram with its headquarters at Nagercoil and Thovalai with its headquarters atBoothapandi.The Padmanabhapuram Revenue Division consists of two taluks,Kalkulam with its headquarters at Thuckalay and Vilavancode with its headquarters atKuzhithurai. There are nine Panchayat Unions, 56 Town Panchayats and 99 VillagePanchayats in the district. There are four Municipalities in Kanyakumari district viz.,Nagercoil, Padmanabhapuram, Colachel and Kuzhithurai.2.2.2. Demographic ProfileThe total population of the district as per 2001 census was 16.70 lakhs of which8.30 lakhs were males and 8.40 lakhs were females. The literacy rate of the district was88 per cent. The total workers in the district were 4.64 lakhs of which 3.95 lakhs weremales and 0.69 were females.