Dindigul

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 21,59,775
Density : 344 per sq.km
Female : 10,78,837
Male: 10,80,938
Elderly : 10,80,938 (10%)
Literates: 1481834 (68.2%)
Urban Population: 8,08,040 (37.4%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 9,63,017
Marginal workers : 1,42,138
Non workers : 10,54,620
Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission
Total wetland area : xxxxx ha
Ramsar sites: Vaiyapuri Tank Kodaikanal Lake Idumban Kulam
Area 6266 sq.km , No. of Blocks 14 , No. of Villages 306 , Corporation 1 , Municipalities 3 , Panchayat Unions: 14 ,Town Panchayats 23

Dindigul

Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: Agniyar , Cauvery , Pambar Kottakaraiyar and Vaigai

Agniyar River Basin - 0.15%
         
Cauvery River Basin
72.66%
Pambar Kottakaraiyar River Basin
8.53%
Vaigai River Basin
18.66%
Major river: Shanmuganadhi, Nangangiar and Kodaganar River
Water Systems : 1 dam and 159 tanks
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 217694 ha

Cropping intensity - 101.9 %
         
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 788.27 sq.km
Very Dense Forest: 251.81 sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 264.01 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
Nagercoil Corporation area : 14.01 sq.km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

Dindigul

Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 31.4 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 21.7 oC
Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

Dindigul

Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 926.7 mm
Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)
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