Krishnagiri

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 1879809
Density : 367 per sq.km
Female : 919577
Male: 960232
Elderly : 161672
Literates: 1157958 (71.46%)
Urban Population: 428363 (22.8%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 742001
Marginal workers : 135778
Non workers : 1002030
Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission
Total wetland area : xxxxx ha
Ramsar sites: Pampar Estuary
Area 5129 sq.km , No. of Blocks 10 , No. of Villages 655 , Corporation 1 , Municipalities 2 , Panchayat Unions: 10 ,Town Panchayats 12

Krishnagiri

Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: Cauvery and Pennaiyar

Cauvery River Basin - 37.14%
         
Pennaiyar River Basin
62.83%
Major river: Pambar and Burgur
Water Systems : 3 dams
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 168328 ha

Cropping intensity - 141.1 %
         
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 821.34 sq.km
Very Dense Forest: 92.39 sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 202.828 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
Hosur Corporation area : 72.41 sq.km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

Krishnagiri

Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 31.5 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 20.8 oC
Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

Krishnagiri

Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 850.6 mm
Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)
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