Erode

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 22,51,744
Density : 391 per sq.km
Female : 11,21,876
Male: 11,29,868
Elderly : 2,90,671 (12.91%)
Literates: 14,92,662 (72.58%)
Urban Population: 11,57,976 (51.4%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 11,11,051
Marginal workers : 84,722
Non workers : 10,55,971
Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission
Total wetland area : xxxxx ha
Ramsar sites: Vellode Bird Sanctuary Aval poondarai Lake Kavilipalayam Lake
Area 5722 sq.km , No. of Blocks 14 , No. of Villages 225 , Corporation 1 , Municipalities 4 , Panchayat Unions: 69 ,Town Panchayats 42

Erode

Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: Cauvery river basin

Major river: Cauvery River
Water Systems : 4 dams and 9 tanks
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 158862 ha

Cropping intensity - 107.04 %
         
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 1135.31 sq.km
Very Dense Forest: 400.37 sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 256.736 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
Nagercoil Corporation area : 109.52 sq.km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

Erode

Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 30.4 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 20.1 oC
Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

Erode

Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 895.8 mm
Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)
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