namakkal

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 1726601
Density : 505 per sq.km
Female : 857321
Male: 869280
Elderly : 216391
Literates: 1176131(74.63%)
Urban Population: 696125(40.32%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 839152
Marginal workers : 59093
Non workers : 828356
Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission
Total wetland area : 7687 ha
Ramsar sites: Amirthasagaram lake, Oomayanpatty lake
Area 3420 sq.km , No. of Blocks 15 , No. of Villages 389 , Corporation NIL , Municipalities 5 , Panchayat Unions: 15 ,Town Panchayats 34

namakkal

Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: Cauvery and Vellar

Cauvery River Basin - 89.48%
         
Vellar River Basin
10.52%
Major river: Cauvery and its tributary Thirumanimuttar
Water Systems : 76 tanks
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 155857 ha

Cropping intensity - 143.3 %
         
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 285.33 sq.km
Very Dense Forest: 84.24 sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 277.97 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

namakkal

Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 32.2 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 23.8 oC
Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

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Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 865.7 mm
Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)
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