TIRUVALLUR

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 3728104
Density : 1098 per sq.km
Female : 1876062
Male: 1852042
Elderly : 312683
Literates: 2791721(84.03%)
Urban Population: 2428395(65.10%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 1247918
Marginal workers : 290136
Non workers : 2190050
Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission
Total wetland area : 53863 ha
Ramsar sites: Araniar, Pulicat Lake Birds Sanctuary
Area 3,423 sq.km , No. of Blocks 14 , No. of Villages 526 , Corporation 1 , Municipalities 6 , Panchayat Unions: 14 ,Town Panchayats 8

TIRUVALLUR

Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources
Major River Basin: Chennai and Palar

Chennai River Basin - 99.73%
         
Palar River Basin
0.09%
Major river: Araniar, Kosasthalaiyar, Adayar and Coovum
Water Systems : 137 tanks
(IWS & PWD, 2017)
Agriculture
Net area sown: 89016 ha

Cropping intensity - 165.9 %
         
(Agriculture statistics, 2021)
Forests
Moderately Dense Forest: 45.45 sq.km
Very Dense Forest: 11.16 sq.km
(FSI 2021)

         
Sustainable Habitat:
Built up area : 476 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)
Avadi Corporation area : 65 sq.km
(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

TIRUVALLUR

Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 33.1 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 23.1 oC
Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

TIRUVALLUR

Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 1127.6 mm
Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)
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