KANYAKUMARI

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 18,70,374
Density : 1119 per sq.km
Female : 9,44,029
Male: 9,26,345
Elderly : 2,26,824
Literates: 15,48,738 (82.8%)
Urban Population: 778395 (41.6%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 552658
Marginal workers : 126962
Non workers : 1190754
Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission
Total wetland area : 7937 ha
Ramsar sites: Suchindram - Theroor & Vembanur
Area 1672 sq.km , No. of Blocks 9 , No. of Villages 95 , Corporation 1 , Municipalities 4 , Panchayat Unions: 9 ,Town Panchayats 51

KANYAKUMARI

Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: Kodayar and Nambiyar

Kodaiyar River Basin - 95.75%
         
Nambiyar River Basin
4.25%
Major river: Thambaraparani (Kuzhithuraiar)
Water Systems : 9 dams and 2422 tanks
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 73481 ha

Cropping intensity - 108.6 %
         
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Major river: Thambaraparani (Kuzhithuraiar)
Water Systems : 9 dams and 2422 tanks
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 575.07 sq.km
Very Dense Forest: 130.82 sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Coastal
Length of the coast: 71.5 km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 295.97 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
Nagercoil Corporation area : 24.27 sq.km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

KANYAKUMARI

Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 32.9 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 23.5 oC
Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

KANYAKUMARI

Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 1027.1 mm
Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)
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