madurai

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 3038252
Density : 812 per sq.km
Female : 1511777
Male: 1526475
Elderly : 303773
Literates: 2273430 (83.45%)
Urban Population: 1846801 (60.78%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 1173902
Marginal workers : 180730
Non workers : 1683620
Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission
Total wetland area : 24614 ha
Ramsar sites: Madurai
Area 3742 sq.km , No. of Blocks 13 , No. of Villages 570 , Corporation 1 , Municipalities 3 , Panchayat Unions: 13 ,Town Panchayats 9

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Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: Gundar , Pambar, Vaigai and Vaippar

Gundar River Basin - 44.42%
         
Pambar River Basin
8.12%
Vaigai River Basin
36.74%
Vaippar River Basin
10.71%
Major river: Vaigai and Gundar River
Water Systems : 1035 tanks
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 123496 ha

Cropping intensity - 104.3 %
         
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 231.83 sq.km
Very Dense Forest: 37.47 sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 372.86 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
Madurai Corporation area : 51.85 sq.km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

madurai

Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 31.8 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 22.5 oC
Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

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Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 971.9 mm
Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)
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