:: Thiruvarur - Livelihood Details

A New Delhi based Research Agency has been engaged by the Project to conduct the Opportunity Assessment and Resource Mapping Study for Livelihoods for Thiruvarur District.

This study was conducted in selected sample Villages.

As part of the study, to analyze the problem and prospects of the existing livelihoods and potential activities discussions were held with the following stakeholders.

SHG Members
Key informants of the Village,
Target groups, Shandy sellers & buyers
Public/Private enterprises
NGOs etc.

Based on the above study, list of Livelihood activities in Thiruvarur District are given below:

:: Traded in
Jaggery Petrol Diesel Kerosene LPG
Cloth Thread Leather products (finished) Fruits Vegetables
Vessel Steel Cement Cattle feeds Fancy item
Plastic Poultry Plantain Tea Coffee
Arcane Match stick Egg Carrot & Beetroot Cabbage
Soft Drinks Mineral water Honey and NTFP Cotton Fabrics Sugar
:: Trading out
Paddy Petroleum Products Milk Sugarcane Cow
Goat Sheep Coconut Tamarind Green Gram
Cotton Rice Flowers Groundnut Fish
Husk Paddy straw Black Gram
:: Existing Livelihoods
 Land Based  Livestock  Trading
 Service Sector  Production  Others
:: Land Based
Cultivation of Paddy Cultivation of Sugarcane
Cultivation of Black Gram Cultivation of Red Gram
Cultivation of Green Gram Cultivation of Groundnut
Cultivation of Ladies finger Cultivation of Coconut
Cultivation of Mangoes Floriculture (Jasmine/Chrysanthemum Cultivation)
:: Livestock
Dairy Milk and Milk based products
Poultry Calf & Sheep Rearing Cattle /Goat Rearing
:: Trading
Grocery Meat Shop Grains Cloth/Garments Show room Poultry feed/Cattle feed Bangles/Cosmetics
:: Service Sector
Readymade Garment Unit Power loom unit Hosiery Unit Tailoring LIC/RD Agent Repair shop
:: Production
Ornamental Pottery Paper moulding toys Clay Items
Aloe Vera fibre products Pottery Candle making
Ceramic Readymade Garments Unit Agarbati unit
Wax candle manufacturing unit Masala Powder processing unit
Textile (Power loom) Jaggery Production Unit
:: Others
Jatropha Processing Contract Farming Coir products FMCG products Poultry
:: Potential Livelihoods
 Land Based  Livestock  Trading
 Service Sector  Production  Others
:: Land Based
Cultivation of Paddy/pulses/ sugarcane/cotton/coconut
Cultivation of Mango/Tamarind/Banana
Cultivation of Jasmine
:: Livestock
Dairy Milk and Milk based Products Poultry
Cattle Calf rearing Goat/Sheep rearing
:: Trading
Bakery Home made snacks vending Jewellery Grocery
Meat Shop Cloth/Garments Show room Grains/ Poultry feed/Cattle feed Bangles/Cosmetics
:: Service Sector
Agro clinics Automobile repair shop Brick manufacturing units Catering service
Computer training center Electrical and electronic works Fabrication work Flour mill
Modern rice mill unit Oil mill unit Gold covering works Cycle repair shop
Beedi rolling Carpentry works Lathe works Soda Factories
Stone crushing units Tiles Manufacturing units
:: Production
Fertilizer Porcelain Steel casting
Sugar and Jaggery Asbestos Tyres and tubes
Synthetic fibres Chemicals Auto parts
Leather products
:: Others
Wood Carving Waste Paper Manufacturing Unit Wet Grinding Unit Stone Curving
Terracotta toys Oil Expeller Floor Mat Weaving Fly ash bricks
Fireworks and crackers making Offset printing press
:: Emerging Livelihoods
 Land Based  Livestock  Trading
 Service Sector  Production  Others
:: Land Based
Sugarcane Groundnut Jowar
Mango Coconut Banana
Ladies finger Chili Onion
:: Livestock
Turkey Rearing Rabbit Rearing Mobile AI Centers to provide AI Facilities
Diary Goatary/Sheep Private Veterinary Clinics
Pig rearing Back yard poultry rearing Inland fisheries
:: Trading
Repacking of provision items Grocery Cloth/Garment Bangle/Cosmetics
Medicine Pan Beedi Kiosks Ice cream parlour Milk food shop
Cement/Building material shop Saw mill Shamiana/tent house Steel furniture
:: Service Sector
Beauty parlor Agro clinics Embroidery and zari works Flour Mill
Rice Mill Mason Repairs Works Barber
Laundry/Ironing STD/PCO Electrician Driver
Tuition Palm leaf products making Bamboo products making Mobile Laundry
Mat weaving unit DTP centre TV repair centre Watch repair centre
Auto driving Cycle repair Mechanic training for 2-wheelers and pump sets Insurance Agent
:: Production
Agro Based industries – Mango/ Banana jam/ Jelly Tissue culture unit to supply sapling of Aylanthus, Banana, Stevia, etc
Processing unit for extracting alkaloid “forskoli” Food processing/ Sugar and jaggery manufacturing
Dairy/Milk products Tamarind Processing Unit
Handloom / Powerlooms Bamboo cane works
Agarbati / Sambirani Match Industry
Coir / Rope making Handicrafts
Brick (Country) Herbal / Ayurvedic medicines
Jasmine extract units Hallow block/floor tiles
IT enabled services Sericulture
Readymade Garments Unit (Tailoring) Natural Dye fabrics
Agarbati unit Wax candle manufacturing unit
Masala Powder processing unit Pickles production unit
Food Items Cane Products
Basket making Sanitary Napkin
Washing Powder Making Carpentry
:: Others
Paddy based industries (Rice bran oil/ paddy husk based industries Readymade Garments manufacturing & trading
Brick kiln Livestock trading
Dal processing (Black gram and Red gram) Eatable making and vending
Rice Mill Paddy processing and rice selling
Drying of fish by using solar panels Fish pickle & Japanese Quail