VIRUDHUNAGAR

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 1942288
Density : 458 per sq.km
Female : 974579
Male: 967709
Elderly : xxxxx
Literates: 1398788(80.15%)
Urban Population: 980226 (50.47%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 854066
Marginal workers : 96092
Non workers : 992130
Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission
Total wetland area : 29071 ha
Ramsar sites: xxxxx
Area 4243 sq.km , No. of Blocks 11 , No. of Villages 450 , Corporation 1 , Municipalities 5 , Panchayat Unions: 11 ,Town Panchayats 9

VIRUDHUNAGAR

Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: Gundar , Vaigai and Vaippar

Gundar River Basin - 30.99%
         
Vaigai River Basin
0.01%
Vaippar River Basin
69%
Major river: Vaippar and Gundar
Water Systems : 5 dams and 338 tanks
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 141380 ha

Cropping intensity - 104.9 %
         
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 131.57 sq.km
Very Dense Forest: 41.13 sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 183.85 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
Sivakasi Corporation area : 19.86 sq.km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

VIRUDHUNAGAR

Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 31.6 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 22.7 oC
Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

VIRUDHUNAGAR

Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 983.2 mm
Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)
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