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Tamil Nadu

Map of Tamil Nadu
 
Population
(million)
(2001)
GSDP (current prices (Rs’000 million)
(2005-06)
Per capita Income (Rs)
(2005-06)
Growth rate for Real GSDP 2000 - 2006 (%) Big towns (No.) Urban population
(%)
Distribution of Households
(%)
Rich Middle Class Poor
62.11 2093.1 28,150 16.22 26 49.7
12.9 63.3 23.8
 
Black Arrow State Priority Areas: Electronics; software; auto components; pharmaceuticals; leather Investment strengths:
Black Arrow Business-savvy state government; responsive local administration; good railways, ports and telecom network; adequate road connectivity; availability of low cost labour through out the state. In the southern region Tamil Nadu is the best governed state.
Black Arrow Investment weaknesses: Large power deficits; lowest purchasing-power among southern states.
 
  Value   Value
Physical infrastructure

 

Per capita power supply (2005-06) - KWH

863

Villages electrified %

100

 

Power surplus %

-0.6

Telecom density (2002)

8

Cell phones / 1000 persons

115

Road length km / 1000 sq. km area (2002)

1277

Surfaced roads % (2001)

92.9

Registered Vehicles/million population

1263.5

Non Transport vehicles/million
population (2003)

1139.3

No. of ports

15

Railway track length km/’000
sq km (2003-04)

32.2

Airports

7

Irrigated farming % (2003)

50.33

Quality of Governance

 

Average annual enterprise growth (1998-2005) %

8.49

 

% of state GDP spent on important growth items

1.89

 

Labour Infrastructure

 

Average annual employment growth (1998-2005) (%)

4.62

Man days lost in labour disputes ‘000(2001)

1779.9

Social Infrastructure

 

Literacy rate (%)

73.5

Urban population %

49.7

Perceptions of Investors

 

Physical infrastructure

4

Quality of Governance

4

Labour

3

Social Infrastructure

2