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District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 1210,77
Density : 648 per sq.km
Female : 1974643
Male: 1961688
Elderly : 376541
Literates: 2773928(19.17%)
Urban Population: 1701987(43.24%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 1360185
Marginal workers : 329145
Non workers : 2247001
Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission
Total wetland area : 32640 ha
Ramsar sites: Palar River Mouth
Area 2234 sq.km , No. of Blocks 7 , No. of Villages 288 , Corporation xxxx , Municipalities 5 , Panchayat Unions: 7 , Town Panchayats 9

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Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: Chennai (57.14%) and Palar (42.86%)

Chennai River Basin - 57.14%
         
Palar River Basin
42.86%
Major river: Ponnai river
Water Systems : 484 tanks
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 49969 ha

Cropping intensity - 128.4 %
         
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 14.34 sq.km
Very Dense Forest: xxxx sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 167.15 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
Corporation area : xxxx sq.km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

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Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 32.5 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 22.1 oC
Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

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Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 939.3 mm
Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)
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