CHENGALPATTU

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 2556244
Density : 928 per sq.km
Female : 574888
Male: 581792
Elderly : 362204 (10.8%)
Literates: 834783 (75.4 %)
Urban Population: 590319 (51%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 496961
Marginal workers : 91639
Non workers : 659719
Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission
Total wetland area : 7040 ha
Ramsar sites: Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
Area 2945 sq.km , No. of Blocks 8 , No. of Villages 359 , Corporation 1 , Municipalities 4 , Panchayat Unions: 8 , Town Panchayats 6

CHENGALPATTU

Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: Chennai (30.75%), Palar (40.46%) and Varahanadhi (28.45%)

Chennai River Basin - 30.75%
         
Palar River Basin
40.46%
Varahanadhi River Basin
28.45%
Major river: Cheyyar and Kiliyar
Water Systems : 152 tanks
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 64420 ha

Cropping intensity - 121.3 %
         
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 62.69 sq.km
Very Dense Forest: xxxx sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 432.16 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
Nagercoil Corporation area : 6.09 sq.km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

CHENGALPATTU

Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 33.2 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 23.2 oC
Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

CHENGALPATTU

Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 1166.8 mm
Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)
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