Salem

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 3482056
Density : 665 per sq.km
Female : 1700485
Male: 1781571
Elderly : 377827
Literates: 2285562(72.9%)
Urban Population: 1774122(50.95%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 1561030
Marginal workers : 133130
Non workers : 1787896
Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission
Total wetland area : 15270 ha
Ramsar sites: xxxxx
Area 5237 sq.km , No. of Blocks 20 , No. of Villages 58 , Corporation 1 , Municipalities 4 , Panchayat Unions: 21 , Town Panchayats 33

Salem

Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: XXXXXXX

XXXXX River Basin - xxxx%
         
XXXXX River Basin
xxxx%
Major river: XXXXX
Water Systems : XXXXX
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 205085 ha

Cropping intensity - 150.5 %
         
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 764.36 sq.km
Very Dense Forest: 200.99 sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 463.81 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
Salem Corporation area : 91.34 sq.km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

Salem

Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 32.3 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 22.0 oC
Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

Salem

Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 928.2 mm
Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)
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