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IJISET - International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering & Technology, Vol. 2 Issue 9, September 2015.

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Educational Status in Kolli Hill, Using Geographical Information System (GIS)

*N.Baskaran **Dr.A.Ilanthirayan *K.Venkatachalam

* Research scholars , External Part-Time Ph.D, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

** Assistant Professor in Geography, Govt Arts College (A), Karur, Tamilnadu

Abstract: Kolli hills is located in Nammakal District, Tamilnadu , India, has an area of

418.5 sq.km. The hill is bounded by Nammakal in the south and south west. Rasipuram is

in the North east. Attur Taluk is in the North and Tiruchirappalli district in the east. Kolli

hills are also called Sathuragiri or square hill. The hill contain of high rising peak and

ravines. The highest point in Kolli hills is 4663 feet above M.S.L, but the general level

of the upper surface of the hills is not more than 3500 feet( 1000m), Its eastern and

northern flanks drain either into Thurayur valley or the valley of the Periyar.The present

paper is educational status of the hill regions at the present decades. Including their

status of the population with educational condition will be studied through Geographical

Information System(GIS).

Keyward: Hill and forest ecosystem, Population with educational status, villages level

information.

Introduction

The welfare and development of tribals has been given high priority right from the

beginning of First Five Year plan, still it remains as most backward group in India on the

three most important indicators of development i.e health, education, and income.

Registrar General of India. (2006). Population Projections for India and the States 2001-

2026. Office of the Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner, Government of

India, New Delhi. As such, education is most important element in the development of

tribal community. It is a powerful instrument to change the values and attitude of the

people and to create in them the urge of the necessary motivation to achieve social

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mobility and social ascendaency. Kapoor, A.K. was studied as Ecology, Demographic

Profile and Socio-Economic Development of a Tribe of Central Himalaya. India, the

provision of tribal education is important since the tribal population of 84 million

accounting for 8.21 percent of the total population in 2001 is larger than any other

country in the World. On an average difference between the literacy rate of general

population and that of scheduled tribes has been around 15 percent. While at the national

level, literacy among males was estimated as 75.9 percent and for females as 54.2

percent, the corresponding figures with regard to tribal males and females were found to

be 59.2 percent and 34.8 percent in 2001. 'Socio-Economic Survey of Tribal ‘s Kerala'

1979 conducted by the state Bureau of Economics and statistics during 19'76-78, is the

most comprehensive survey on the Scheduled Tribes of Kerala. Subramanyam Naidu

2007. Health status of the tribal women and children in India – a case study of eleven

tribes of South India. Tribal health in India -problems and future perspectives, the main

points of focus are the demographic features, literary level, traditional occupation and

current occupation, income and expenditure, indebtedness, housing, schooling, health and

related aspects of the tribal’s.

Study area

The Kollimalai or Kolli Hills are one of the seven hill ranges constituting the

Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, situated in Namakkal district. It lies west of the

Pacchaimalais, with a total area of 503 sq. km. The altitude ranges from 180 m to 1415 m

above sea level. It is 32 km away from the Namakkal town and 120 km away from the

study centre. Geographically it is situated between 11° 10’ 00” to 11° 30’ 00” N and 78°

15’ 00” to 78° 30’ 00” E (Fig.1). The tribals who live in the Kolli hills and the adjacent

hills like the Kalrayan hills, the Shevaroy hills, the Javadi hills, the Pachamalai hills are

called ‘Malayalis’ or hill-dwellers. Among the total population of Kolli hills 94.8% are

tribal’s as per the Census of India (1991). The houses are situated in elevated rocky

places. The number of houses per hamlet ranges from 10 to 200. The main occupation is

agriculture and cattle rearing. They cultivate paddy as wet crop and the tapioca, the

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thinai, the somai, the varagu and the beans as dry crops. The fruit crops such as jack,

pineapple, citrus, guava, mango, banana are also grown. The houses are mostly made of

mud walls and thatched roofs.(Map No.1)

Objectives

The aim of the study is find and trace out the education status of the hilly area with their

accessibilities of the tribal villages. The following objectives

• To study the present school locations with tribal villages

• To measure the distance from the remote villages with schools in the various

categories.

• To analysis the mean distance and maximum distance of the schools in tribal

villages with new sites through GIS.

Research Methodology

The present study focus to educational status and mean distance of schooling in

and around of the kolli hill environment. The base line information of schools and other

educational points with benefit of the tribal villages in the study area mapped through the

field visit with Survey of India toposheet, scale of 1:50,000 and Arc/GIS software.

Result and Discussion

Literate Population

As per the census hand book 2011, census of tamilnadu, showing the literate

population of the kolli hill with 16 revenue villages given table No.1. The total literate

population is 21073, the male Population is 12240 and Female population is 8833. The

highest literate population is Valavanthinadu, Ariyurnadu,Valapuranadu, and Bailnadu,

the lowest Literate population is Adakkampudukombai and Pelappadinadu. The

moderate literate population is located in Thirupulinadu, chithurnadu and

Periaikkarinadu.( Map No.2)

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Table No.1 Literate Population in Kolli hill

Name P_LIT M_LIT F_LIT Peraikkarinadu 602 343 259 Bailnadu 1888 1173 715 Chithurnadu 765 471 294 Edappulinadu 1054 601 453 Thiruppulinadu 939 552 387 Pelappadinadu 171 108 63 Alathurnadu 413 253 160 Gundaninadu 468 321 147 Adakkampudukombai 119 66 53 Gundurnadu 1722 1014 708 Valappurnadu 2457 1399 1058 Ariyurnadu 2781 1568 1213 Valavanthinadu 3020 1672 1348 Thinnanurnadu 1669 955 714 Devanurnadu 1163 674 489 Selurnadu 1842 1070 772 Total 21073 12240 8833

Source: Census of India 2011

The most of the literate villages located mean centre of the study area with good

accessible transport with road network. The infrastructure and schooling facilities is

available valavanthinadu, Valappurnadu,Bailnadu, and Selurnadu. The Educational

points are available wherever possible the easy transport facilities with over population.

The fig No.1 showing the literate population in and around of the kolli hill (Census

2011). Its showing the literate status in the study area like Valavanthinadu, Ariyurnadu

and Valappurnadu.

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Fig. No.1 Literate Population in Kolli hill

Illiterate Population

As per the census of Tamilnadu 2011, the table No.2 showing the illiterate

population of Kolli hill is 19406, the Male Population is 8622, Female Population is

10784. The highest ratio of illiterate population is Bailnadu,Valappurnadu, Gundaninadu

and Ariyurnadu, the lowest literate population is Adakkampudukombai, Pelappadinadu

and Alathurnadu.(Map No.3)

Table No.2 Illiterate Population in Kolli hill

Name P_ILL M_ILL F_ILL Peraikkarinadu 894 453 441 Bailnadu 2684 1239 1445 Chithurnadu 866 385 481 Edappulinadu 1255 611 644 Thiruppulinadu 1460 663 797 Pelappadinadu 349 163 186 Alathurnadu 415 173 242 Gundaninadu 701 289 412 Adakkampudukombai 124 60 64

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Gundurnadu 2088 947 1141 Valappurnadu 2151 949 1202 Ariyurnadu 1902 812 1090 Valavanthinadu 1327 531 796 Thinnanurnadu 868 350 518 Devanurnadu 1147 510 637 Selurnadu 1175 487 688 Total 19406 8622 10784

Source: Census of India 2011

Fig. No.3.5 Illiterate Population in Kolli hill

Socio-economic status with schooling

Social status with economic importance of the particular area or region like hill

area of the kolli environment is one of the unique with potential tourism activities in the

present days, improving the infrastructure and facilities by the government of tamilnadu .

The educational condition of the study area were improved the schooling in the hill top. It

is attracting the public’s and also outside of the tamilnadu.The region have both

government and private organization have run the primary to higher secondary level. The

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government side also run the model and adi-drivider/tribal schools in many location in

and around of the study area.

Conclusion

The conclusion of the present study for educational status of the schooling and

other educations in and around of the kolli hills. The major focus for the literate and

Illiterate population among the 16 villages in the kolli hills. The highest literate

population is Bailnadu, Valavanthinadu, Valappurnadu, Gundarnadu and Ariyurnadu, the

male literate population is high and low in Female population. The location is come

under the potential resources and Physiography in nature occupied forest, soil, water and

agriculture engaged to tribal’s. The government implementing the so many social

awareness programe by NGO’s. The NGO’s also role to counseling to tribal communities

for school going children , women’s and youths.

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Registrar General of India. (2006). Population Projections for India and the States 2001- 2026. Office of the Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner, Government of India, New Delhi.

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Map No.1 Study area-Kolli hill

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Map No.2 Literate Population in Kolli Hill

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Map No.3 Illiterate Population in Kolli Hill

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