KANCHEEPURAM

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 1156680

Density : 928 per sq.km

Female : 574888

Male: 581792

Elderly : 362204 (10.8%)

Literates: 834783 (75.4 %)

Urban Population: 590319 (51%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 496961

Marginal workers : 91639

Non workers : 659719

Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission

Total wetland area : xxxxx ha

Lakes: Uthiramerur, Parandur, Govindavadi, Kooram, Uthukadu, Thirupulivanam, Magaral, Sri Perumbudur, Theneri, Kolavai, Great Salt, Madhuranthakam, Odiyur, Sirudavoor, Chemabarambakkam

Area 1712 sq.km , No. of Blocks 25 , No. of Villages 274 , Corporation 1 , Municipalities 2 , Panchayat Unions: 5 ,Town Panchayats 5

KANCHEEPURAM

Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources

Major River Basin: Chennai and Palar

Chennai River Basin - xxxx%

Palar River Basin

xxxx%

Major river: Palar, Araniyar & Kosasthalaiyar and Thondiar river

Water Systems : 1 dams and 858 tanks

(IWS & PWD, 2017)

Agriculture

Net area sown: 39048 ha

Cropping intensity - 146.9 %

(Agriculture statistics, 2021)

Forests

Moderately Dense Forest: 10.58 sq.km

(FSI 2021)

Sustainable Habitat:

Built up area : 274.089 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)

Kancheepuram Corporation area : 36.14 sq.km

(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

KANCHEEPURAM

Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 33.2 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 23.2 oC

Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

KANCHEEPURAM

Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 1147.1 mm

Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)

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