NILGIRIS

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 735794
Density : 289 per sq.km
Female : 375251
Male: 360143
Elderly : 70941
Literates: 569647(85.2%)
Urban Population: 435655 (59.24%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 318924
Marginal workers : 31050
Non workers : 385420
Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission
Total wetland area : 3127 ha
Ramsar sites: Ithalar, Longwood Shola, S Kaikatty, Thrchidi-I Thrchidi-II
Area 2545 sq.km , No. of Blocks 4 , No. of Villages 46 , Corporation xxxx , Municipalities 4 , Panchayat Unions: 4 , Town Panchayats 11

NILGIRIS

Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: Cauvery

Cauvery River Basin - xxxx%
         
Major river: Moyar and Bhavani
Water Systems : 1 dam
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 72887 ha

Cropping intensity - 103.7 %
         
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 620.19 sq.km
Very Dense Forest: 447.54 sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 48.06 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
Corporation area : xxxx sq.km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

NILGIRIS

Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 29.2 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 19.3 oC
Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

NILGIRIS

Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 1332.7 mm
Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)
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