TIRUNELVELI

District Profile

Demographic - Census 2011

Total Population: 3077233

Density : 455 per sq.km

Female : 1556321

Male: 1520912

Elderly : 348316 (11.32%)

Literates: 2273457(82.50%)

Urban Population: 1520229 (49.40%)

Livelihood - Census 2011

Total Main Workers: 1271407

Marginal workers : 165047

Non workers : 1640779

Eco-sensitive aspects: TN wetland Mission

Total wetland area : 37709 ha

Ramsar sites: Hanumanadhi, Koothankulam Birds Sanctuary

Area 3876 sq.km , No. of Blocks 9 , No. of Villages 204 , Corporation 1 , Municipalities 3 , Panchayat Unions: 9 , Town Panchayats 17

TIRUNELVELI

Land Use / Land Cover

Water Resources

Major River Basin: Nambiyar (37.46%) and Tamiraparani (62.42%)

Nambiyar River Basin - 37.46%

Tamiraparani River Basin

62.42%

Major river: Peyar, Ullar, Karaiyar, Servalar, Pampar, Manimuthar, Varahanatha, Ramanathi, Jambunatha, Gadana nathi, Kallar, Karunaiyar, Pachaiyar, Chittar, Gundar, Aintharuviar, Hanumanathi, Karuppanathi and Aluthakanniar

Water Systems : 8 dams and 875 tanks

(IWS & PWD, 2017)

Agriculture

Net area sown: 67556 ha

Cropping intensity - 110.9 %

(Agriculture statistics, 2021)

Forests

Moderately Dense Forest: 349.79 sq.km

Very Dense Forest: 343.19 sq.km

(FSI 2021)

Sustainable Habitat:

Built up area : 279.45 sq.km (NRSC, 2015)

Tirunelveli Corporation area : 108.65 sq.km

(District Statistical Handbook, 2021-2022)

TIRUNELVELI

Temperature Profile

Observed Temperature Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Maximum Temperature : 32.0 oC
Annual average Minimum Temperature : 23.2 oC

Temperature Projections with reference to baseline:
(1985-2014)

TIRUNELVELI

Rainfall Profile

Observed Rainfall Trend (1951-2020)

Annual average Rainfall : 1041.7 mm

Rainfall Projections with reference to baseline (1985-2014)

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