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District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 1618345
Density : 348 per sq.km
Female : 815157
Male: 803188
Elderly : 164020
Literates: 1110545(77.2%)
Urban Population: 316354(19.55%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 640248
Marginal workers : 121445
Non workers : 856652
Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission
Total wetland area : 72402 ha
Ramsar sites: Agniar River Mouth, Chinnamani Mangroove, Manalmelkudi Talik Grama Kodiyakarai
Area 4644 sq.km , No. of Blocks 13 , No. of Villages 750 , Corporation NIL , Municipalities 2 , Panchayat Unions: 13 ,Town Panchayats 8

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Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: Agniyar , Pambar and Cauvery

Agniyar River Basin - 66.2%
         
Pambar River Basin
15.71%
Cauvery River Basin
18.07%
Major river: Agniar, Vellar, Koraiyar, and Gundar
Water Systems : 351 tanks
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 136926 ha

Cropping intensity - 104.9 %
         
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 90.78 sq.km
Very Dense Forest: 0.58 sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 298.70 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

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Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 33.0 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 23.6 oC
Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

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Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 946.2 mm
Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)
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