Water Resources
Major River Basin: Kodayar and Nambiyar
Kodaiyar River Basin - 95.75%
Nambiyar River Basin
4.25%
Major river: Thambaraparani (Kuzhithuraiar)
Water Systems : 9 dams and 2422 tanks
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 73481 ha
Cropping intensity - 108.6 %
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Major river: Thambaraparani (Kuzhithuraiar)
Water Systems : 9 dams and 2422 tanks
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 575.07 sq.km
Very Dense Forest: 130.82 sq.km
(FSI 2021)
Coastal
Length of the coast: 71.5 km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 295.97 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
Nagercoil Corporation area : 24.27 sq.km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)