TIRUNELVELI

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 3077233
Density : 455 per sq.km
Female : 1556321
Male: 1520912
Elderly : 348316 (11.32%)
Literates: 2273457(82.50%)
Urban Population: 1520229 (49.40%)

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 3876 sq.km , No. of Blocks 9 , No. of Villages 204 , Corporation 1 , Municipalities 3 , Panchayat Unions: 9 , Town Panchayats 17

TIRUNELVELI

Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: Nambiyar (37.46%) and Tamiraparani (62.42%)

Nambiyar River Basin - 37.46%
         
Tamiraparani River Basin
62.42%
Major river: Peyar, Ullar, Karaiyar, Servalar, Pampar, Manimuthar, Varahanatha, Ramanathi, Jambunatha, Gadana nathi, Kallar, Karunaiyar, Pachaiyar, Chittar, Gundar, Aintharuviar, Hanumanathi, Karuppanathi and Aluthakanniar
Water Systems : 8 dams and 875 tanks
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 67556 ha

Cropping intensity - 110.9 %
         
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 349.79 sq.km
Very Dense Forest: 343.19 sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 279.45 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
Tirunelveli Corporation area : 108.65 sq.km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

TIRUNELVELI

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)

TIRUNELVELI

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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