chennai

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 46,46,732
Density : 26,903 per sq.km
Female : 23,10,888
Male: 23,35,844
Elderly : 4,52,819
Literates: 37,76,276 (85.33 %)
Urban Population: 4646732 (100%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 16,19,554
Marginal workers : 1,97,743
Non workers : 28,29,435
Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission
Total wetland area : 917 ha
Ramsar sites: Pallikaranai marshland
Area 476 sq.km , No. of Blocks 15

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Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: Chennai River Basin

         
Major river: Araniar, Korattalaiyar or Kosasthalaiyar, Cooum and Adyar
Water Systems : 2 tanks
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 8.047 sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Coastal
Length of the coast: 19 km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 361 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
Greater Chennai Corporation area : 438 sq.km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

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Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 33.2 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 23.3 oC
Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

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Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 1186.5 mm
Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)
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