Cuddalore

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 26,05,914
Density : 707 per sq.km
Female : 12,94,217
Male: 13,11,697
Elderly : 240231
Literates: 1815281 (71.20%)
Urban Population: 885189 (34%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 11,69,880
Marginal workers : 3,32,609
Non workers : 14,36,034
Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission
Total wetland area : 28135 ha
Lake: Veeranam Tank, Bahour, Wellington & Perumal
Area 3678 sq.km , No. of Blocks 13 , No. of Village Panchayat 683 , Corporation 1 , Municipalities 5 , Panchayat Unions: 14 ,Town Panchayats 16

Cuddalore

Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: Cauvery, Parvannar, Pennaiyar, Varahanadhi and Vellar

Cauvery River Basin - 14.97%
Parvannar River Basin - 23.62%
Pennaiyar River Basin - 17.89%
         
Varahanadhi River Basin
0.32%
Vellar River Basin - 43.03%
Major river: Pravannar
Water Systems : 1 dams and 226 tanks
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 212736 ha

Cropping intensity - 148.3 %
         
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 45.98 sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Coastal
Length of the coast: 57.5 km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 421.09 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
Cuddalore Corporation area : 27.69 sq.km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

Cuddalore

Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 33.1 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 23.9 oC
Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

Cuddalore

Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 1092.1 mm
Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)
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