Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
15.4% of women in Thoothukudi own land in their name, behind the typical district. 38.4% own a house in their name, behind the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 4.4% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 84% of the population of that age.
In Thoothukudi, which ranks 17 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 3%, against 17% nationally and women with a bank account at 94.1%, against 79.4% nationally.