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33. ROAD AND TRANSPORT

33.1 LENGTH OF ROADS (IN KILOMETRES)-2013-14

District

Surface Roads Un

Surface

Roads

Total Cement

Concrete

Bituminous Water Bound

Mecadam Total

Pudukkottai 49.53 3439.50 75.15 3564.19 73.66 3637.85

Source: Statistical Hand Book of Tamilnadu 2015

33.2 HIGHWAYS ROADS-2015-16

Name of

Classification

Surfaced Roads

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Roads

Grand

Total

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State Highways - 352.598 - 352.598 - 352.598

Major District

Roads - 507.740 - 507.740 - 507.740

Other District

Roads - 1125.690 - 1125.690 - 1125.690

Sugarcane-

Other district

roads

- 25.300 - 25.300 - 25.300

Total

- 2011.318 - 2011.318 - 2011.318

Source: Divisional Engineer (High ways), (C & M), Pudukkottai

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ROAD MAP

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33.3 LENGTH OF ROAD BY TYPE (All Roads) (in Kms)

Sl.

NO

Block wise (Including

Taluk Area)

Total road length Total in

KM Mud WBM BT CC

Municipalities

1 Pudukkottai 6.60 21.89 140.779 11.45 180.179

2 Aranthangi 8.595 52.00 35.797 14.18 110.57

Sub-Total 15.20 73.89 176.58 25.63 290.75

Block

1 Annavasal 27.85 133.55 359.24 0 520.37

2 Arimalam 144.244 143.867 225.3 3.88 517.291

3 Kunrandarkovil 280.581 130.38 321.99 6.3 739.25

4 Ponnamaravathi 360.345 60.865 272.59 1.65 695.27

5 Pudukkottai 134.86 128.36 234.88 0.28 498.38

6 Thirumayam 71.02 56.095 249.145 6.8 383.06

7 Viralimalai 300.73 164.44 302.52 4.31 772

8 Aranthangi 375.67 186.1 341.39 10.98 914.14

9 Avudayarkovil 250.35 125.46 385.49 4.62 765.92

10 Gandarvakkottai 53.27 50.4 206.83 8.34 318.84

11 Karambakudi 421.64 174.42 385.02 19.4 1000.48

12 Manamelkudi 167.23 50.77 313.15 5.73 536.88

13 Thiruvarankulam 103.39 239.355 417.095 0.6 760.44

Sub-Total 2691.18 1644.062 4014.64 72.89 8422.321

High Ways

1 Pudukkottai - - 299.415 - 299.415

2 Keeranur - - 425.793 - 425.793

3 Thirumayam - - 403.27 - 403.27

4 Alangudi - - 285.37 - 285.37

5 Aranthangi - - 295.45 - 295.45

6 Avudaiyarkoil - - 302.03 - 302.03

Sub-Total 0 0 2011.328 0 2011.328

NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

NH-45B , 210,216

135.3 - 135.3

Town Panchayat

1 Annavasal 2.00 0.00 11.87 1.50 15.37

2 Illupper 0.46 1.05 9.02 5.28 15.80

3 Arimalam 0.00 4.80 18.28 1.19 24.27

4 Keeranur 0.88 2.14 12.29 2.19 17.49

5 Ponnamaravathi 0.98 0.71 21.00 4.23 26.91

6 Karambakkudi 12.14 1.72 15.66 4.76 34.28

7 Keeramanglam 5.29 0.00 29.67 3.14 38.10

8 Alangudi 5.32 0.00 13.00 2.06 20.39

Sub-Total 27.07 10.41 130.79 24.35 192.60

Grand Total 2733.45 1728.36 6468.62 122.86 11052.29

Source: All Block Development Officers, Municipal Commissioner, Highways Department and

All Townpanchayat EO's, (District Planning Cell Data)

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33.4 ROAD ACCIDENTS-2015-16

Sl.No.

Name of the Police

Station

Total Number

of Accidents

No. of persons

injured

Number of

persons killed

1 Pudukkottai 50 59 8

2 Thirugokarnam 132 140 26

3 Ganesh Nagar 122 127 16

4 Gandarvakottai 91 94 13

5 Aranthangi 98 100 27

6 Avudaiyarkoil 24 26 2

7 Keeranur 108 111 39

8 Mathur 58 63 17

9 Illupur 39 40 13

10 Annavasal 34 36 14

11 Viralimalai 124 127 45

12 Ponnamaravathi 35 35 9

13 Pannayapatti 9 10 2

14 Thirumayam 87 89 29

15 K.Puthupatti 28 29 10

16 Alangudi 89 90 14

17 Karambakudi 79 80 13

18 Keeramangalam 19 21 2

19 Vadakadu 31 32 4

20 Kottaipattinam 29 31 10

21 Manamelkudi 31 33 11

22 Mimisal 29 35 12

Total 1346 1408 336

Source :Superintendent of Police. Pudukkottai

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33.5 TRANSPORT CORPORATIONS

Year : 2015-16

Sl.No

Name of the Corporations

Year of Formation

Headquarter District Covered

No.of buses as on 31st March-16

1 TNSTC(KUM)LTD;

Pudukkottai Region 1996

H.O Kumbakonam B.O Pudukkottai

Fully Pudukkottai

Trichy Sivagangai Thanjavur

465

33.6 SELECT INDICATORS ON OVERALL PERRFORMANCE OF STATE TRANSPORT CORPOTAIONS

Year : 2015-16

SL.NO ITEM NUMBERS

1 Fleet Strength 471

2 Kilometers Operated carried per day(in lakhs) 2.14

3 Number of passengers carried per day(in lakhs) 3.37

4 Fleet Utilisation (Percentage) 97.37

5 Kilometer efficiency (percentage) 105.5

6

Kilometer run per litre of diesel

a) City/Town

5.62

b) Mofussil 5.56

7 Number of routes (As on 31.03.2016) 565

8 Number of New routes introduced during the year Nil

9 New villages benefitted during the year Nil

10 Benefited village population ( in lakhs) Nil

11 Staff strength 2851

12 Number of New Buses purchases 37

Source: Managing Director, T.N.S.T.C (Kumbakonam) Ltd.,Pudukkottai Region

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33.7 PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (PVT. OWNERSHIP)- 2014-15

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Esskay Roadways

AL Habaz Motor Transport

S.V.S.Transport

Leena Bus Transport

Deenadayalan Transport

A.V.M.Passenger Service

Sri Sakthi Vinayakar Transport

P.L.A.Roadways

Pandiyan Roadways

Vijaya Transport

Jayalakshmir Transport

Thilainayagi Bus Service

Umayambikat Transport

Papathi Ammal Bus Service

Balamurugan Transport

Shanthi Bus Service

Renganayaki Transport

Saraswathi Transport

Moogambikai Transport

N.M.R.Transport

Dhanalakshmi Transport

Saratha Transport

S.T.Transport

Kuruvi Transport

Poondimatha Transport

V.K.S.Transport

N.N.L.Transport

P.L.K.Transport

T.T.K.Transport

A.R.K.Transport

M.K.Transport

G.K.M.Transport

Raja Transport

Chidambaram Transport

C.T.Transport

Sagayamatha Transport

Jansi Transport

Royal Transport

Palanimurugan Transport

Seethiammal Transport

K.R.Roadways

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33.8 RAILWAY LINES AND STATIONS-2015-16

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1 Route Length

(in Km.) 83.57 -- --

83.57

2 Track Length

(in Km.) 97.55 -- --

97.55

3 Number of Railway Station

7 1. Thirumayam 2.Namansamuthiram 3.Pudukkottai 4.Vellanur 5.Narthamalai 6.Keeranur 7.Kumaramangalam

7 1. Thirumayam 2.Namansamuthiram 3.Pudukkottai 4.Vellanur 5.Narthamalai 6.Keeranur 7.Kumaramangalam

Source: Southern Railway, Pudukkottai

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33.9 TRAIN NUMBER AND TIMINGS as on 5.12.2016

Train No. From To Arrival Departure Day

16713 Exp Chennai Rameswaram 23.48 23.50 Daily

16714 Exp Rameswaram Chennai 00.13 00.15 Daily

16618 Exp Coimbatore Rameswaram 01.00 01.02 Wednesday only

15119 Exp Rameswaram Varanasi 02.55 02.57 Thursday only

16181 Exp Chennai Manamadurai 02.58 03.10 Thursday & Sunday

12606 Exp Karaikudi Chennai 05.33 05.35 Daily

16101 Exp Chennai Rameswaram 06.13 06.15 Daily

76830 Pas Karaikudi Trichy 07.38 07.40 Daily

56829 Pas Trichy Rameswaram 07.40 07.42 Daily

76840 Pas Virudunagar Trichy 10.28 10.30 Except Sunday

76807 Pas Mannarkudi Manamadurai 10.56 10.58 Daily

18495 Exp Rameswaram Bhuvaneswar 12.09 12.10 Sunday Only

76808 Pas Manamadurai Mannarkudi 15.48 15.50 Daily

76839 Pas Trichy Virudunagar 16.43 16.45 Except Sunday

18496 Exp Bhuvaneswar Rameswaram 16.58 17.00 Saturday Only

16861 Exp Puducheri Kanniyakumari 17.58 18.00 Thursday Only

56830 Pas Ramewaram Trichy 19.08 19.10 Daily

76831 Pas Trichy Karaikudi 19.18 19.20 Daily

16862 Exp Kanniyakumari Puducheri 20.28 20.30 Daily

15120 Exp Varanasi Rameswaram 18.53 18.55 Tuesday Only

16102 Exp Rameswaram Chennai 21.13 21.15 Daily

16182 Exp Manamadurai Chennai 22.08 22.10 Thursday & Sunday

12605 Exp Chennai Karaikudi 22.00 22.02 Daily

16617 Exp Rameswaram Coimbatore 23.15 23.17 Wednesday Only

Source: Southern Railway, Pudukkottai

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33.10 LENGTH OF ROADS BY DISTRICT- 2013-14

(in Kilometres)

Districts

Surfaced Roads Un-

Surfaced Roads

Grand Total

(Col. 5 + Col.6)

Cement` Concrete

Bitumi- nous

Water Bound

macadam

Total for Surfaced

Roads

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1. Chennai 1219.95 4011.65 254.19 5485.79 203.43 5689.22

2. Kancheepuram 700.22 4597.55 230.33 5528.10 316.60 5844.71

3. Thiruvallur 234.09 4010.06 551.14 4795.29 192.82 4988.11

4. Cuddalore 226.67 3658.58 404.69 4289.94 91.85 4381.78

5. Villupuram 331.23 4839.96 103.31 5274.50 286.92 5561.42

6. Vellore 684.87 4296.38 244.89 5226.14 290.83 5516.97

7. Tiruvannamalai 246.27 3586.20 42.98 3875.45 54.57 3930.02

8. Salem 409.07 4881.44 238.52 5529.04 478.44 6007.48

9. Namakkal 296.61 3440.62 73.39 3810.61 390.84 4201.45

10. Dharmapuri 311.61 2350.74 15.95 2678.31 153.60 2831.91

11. Krishnagiri 90.19 2239.59 46.15 2375.93 43.57 2419.50

12. Erode 379.05 5655.97 211.84 6246.86 609.59 6856.45

13. Coimbatore 507.99 5891.13 475.99 507.99 1084.94 8024.51

14. The Nilgiris 213.82 1982.43 100.15 2296.40 1142.62 8017.74

15. Tiruchirappalli 341.40 4995.62 281.21 5618.23 525.82 6144.05

16. Karur 116.77 1952.18 281.98 2350.93 522.83 2873.76

17. Perambalur 47.39 981.08 17.16 1045.63 36.63 1082.26

18. Pudukkottai 49.53 3439.50 75.15 3564.19 73.66 3637.85

19. Thanjavur 282.25 4593.65 86.10 4962.00 85.97 5047.97

20. Nagapattinam 133.26 3023.94 73.95 3231.15 64.40 3295.55

21. Thiruvarur 114.01 2491.78 70.94 2676.73 36.73 2713.46

22. Madurai 374.59 3372.68 166.02 3913.29 339.52 4252.81

23. Theni 265.20 1807.62 82.87 2155.69 255.33 2411.02

24. Dindigul 284.60 4692.66 248.55 5225.82 471.93 5697.74

25. Ramanathapuram 100.76 3014.33 97.51 3212.61 127.41 3340.02

26. Virudhunagar 302.68 3077.42 30.85 3410.95 183.09 3594.04

27. Sivaganga 119.68 3532.24 42.27 3694.20 148.83 3843.03

28. Tirunelveli 706.92 5831.82 193.33 6732.07 605.03 7337.10

29. Thoothukkudi 240.35 3511.24 63.26 3814.86 140.98 3955.83

30. Kanniyakumari 973.83 3381.62 210.97 4566.42 465.61 5032.02

31. Ariyalur 10.64 1506.20 43.64 1560.47 54.78 1615.25

32. Tiruppur 391.84 5884.80 20.90 6297.55 740.95 7038.50

STATE 10707.35 116568.00 5080.17 132320.20 9540.31 141860.51

Source: 1) The Chief Engineer, National Highways, Chennai-5 2) The Chief Engineer , Highways & Rural Works, Chennai-5

3) The Commr. of Municipal Administration, Chennai-5 4) The Director of Town Panchayats, Chennai-108

5) The Director of Rural Development, Chennai-15. & 6) The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Chennai-15

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33.11 ROAD ACCIDENTS BY DISTRICTS 2013

City/District Total No. of

Accidents

No. of

Persons

Injured

No. of

Persons

Killed

1. Chennai City 9705 8700 1247

2. Coimbatore City 1300 1138 248

3. Madurai City 695 668 145

4. Salem City 761 785 136

5. Tirunelveli City 396 448 89

6. Trichy City 641 701 129

7. Ariyalur 536 522 152

8. Coimbatore 2263 2174 706

9. Cuddalore 3595 4873 490

10. Dharmapuri 1500 1770 363

11. Dindigul 2015 2524 611

12. Erode 1839 2093 554

13. Kancheepuram 3191 3590 920

14. Kanniyakumari 1223 1319 285

15. Karur 1017 1332 341

16. Krishnagiri 1688 1901 477

17. Madurai 1983 2141 515

18. Nagapattinam 1288 1533 237

19. Namakkal 1954 2072 442

20. The Nilgiris 280 434 45

21. Perambalur 470 939 162

22. Pudukkottai 1225 1298 349

23. Ramanathapuram 882 981 279

24. Salem 2439 2507 633

25. Sivaganga 960 1140 262

26. Thanjavur 2273 2773 469

27. Theni 1184 1831 227

28. Tirunelveli 1887 2315 487

29. Tiruppur 2515 2960 724

30. Thiruvallur 1200 1432 346

31. Tiruvannamalai 1663 1836 462

32. Thiruvarur 1039 1348 187

33. Tiruchirappalli 1628 2360 541

34. Thoothukkudi 1439 1773 380

35. Vellore 3173 3814 772

36. Villupuram 3143 3990 824

37. Virudhunagar 1230 1665 309

38. Railway Police, Chennai 5 1 3

39. Railway Police, Trichy 13 0 15

STATE TOTAL 66238 75681 15563

Note : Chennai Suburban Merged with Chennai City W.E.F. August 2011 Source: Director General of Police, Chennai-4