sivaganga

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 1339101
Density : 316 per sq.km
Female : 670429
Male: 678662
Elderly : 151612
Literates: 959744(79.9%)
Urban Population: 412845(30.83%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 461102
Marginal workers : 159069
Non workers : 718930
Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission
Total wetland area : 67172 ha
Ramsar sites: Vettangudi Birds Sanctuary
Area 4233 sq.km , No. of Blocks 12 , No. of Villages 515 , Corporation Nil , Municipalities 3 , Panchayat Unions: 12 ,Town Panchayats 142

sivaganga

Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: Agniyar (1.52%), Gundar (7.01%), Pambar (75.23%) and Vaigai (16.23%)

Agniyar River Basin - 1.52%
         
Gundar River Basin
7.01%
Pambar River Basin
75.23%
Vaigai River Basin
16.23%
Major river: Pambar, Manimuttar and Sarugani river
Water Systems : 603 tanks
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 108068 ha

Cropping intensity - 100.3 %
         
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 37.28 sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 177.62 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

sivaganga

Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 32.4 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 23.1 oC
Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

sivaganga

Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 936 mm
Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)
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