Dharmapuri

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 15,06,843
Density : 335 per sq.km
Female : 7,32,540
Male: 7,74,303
Elderly : 3,50,826
Literates: 9,17,709 (68.5%)
Urban Population: 2,60,912 (17.3%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 6,52,996
Marginal workers : 98,174
Non workers : 7,55,673
Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission
Total wetland area : 652996 ha
Lakes: Dharmapuri, Thumbala Halli, Kadagathur
Ramsar sites: 755673
Area 4497 sq.km , No. of Blocks 8 , No. of Village Panchayat 251 , Municipalities 1 , Panchayat Unions: 10 ,Town Panchayats 10

Dharmapuri

Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: Cauvery, Pennaiyar and Vellar

Cauvery River Basin - 41.92%
         
Pennaiyar River Basin
56.11%
Vellar River Basin
1.98%
Major river: Cauvery and Pennaiyar
Water Systems : 5 dams and 172 tanks
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 162974ha ha

Cropping intensity - 152.4 %
         
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 841.48 sq.km
Very Dense Forest: 267.56 sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 92.87 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
Nagercoil Corporation area : xxxx sq.km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

Dharmapuri

Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 31.9 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 21.4 oC
Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

Dharmapuri

Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 894.6 mm
Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)
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