TENKASI

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 14,40,795
Density : 500 per sq.km
Female : 7,14,215
Male: 7,26,580
Elderly : 348316
Literates: 10,05,055(70%)
Urban Population: 613758 (43 %)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 1271407
Marginal workers : 165047
Non workers : 1640779
Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission
Total wetland area : 37709 ha
Ramsar sites: Hanumanadhi, Koothankulam Birds Sanctuary
Area 2882.44 sq.km , No. of Blocks 10 , No. of Villages 221 , Corporation NIL , Municipalities 6 , Panchayat Unions: 10 , Town Panchayats 17

TENKASI

Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: Tamiraparani (67.93%) and Vaippar (32.04%)

Tamiraparani River Basin - 67.93%
         
Vaippar River Basin
32.04%
Major river: Chittar river
Water Systems : 5 dams and 112 tanks
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 112813 ha

Cropping intensity - 110.6 %
         
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 218.84 sq.km
Very Dense Forest: 114.11 sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 191 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
Corporation area : xxxx sq.km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

TENKASI

Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 32.0 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 23.2 oC
Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

TENKASI

Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 1041.7 mm
Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)
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