Cuddalore District Profile

• Cuddalore district is bounded by Villupuram district in the north and northwest, Perambalur district in the southwest, and Ariyalur and Nagapattinam districts in the South and Bay of Bengal in the east.
• Cuddalore district lies between 11º09'00’’N to 11º53'00’’ N Latitude, 78º52'00’’E to 79º51’00’’E Longitude and has an areal extent of 3706 sq.km.
• There are 13 Blocks, 683 Villages and 3639 Habitations in the District.

Physiography and Drainage

Cuddalore district being a coastal zone is mostly covered by plain terrain, without any high relief zone except some sedimentary high ground in Virudhachalam, Cuddalore and Panruti blocks.

Geology:

Rainfall:

Hydrogeology:

Ground Water Level:

The Ground Water levels from the 42 number of observation wells of TWAD have been analyzed for Post-Monsoon and Pre-Monsoon. Since 1991, the average Groundwater level in m Below Ground Level for pre and post-monsoon is as follows:

5 years average Ground water level in m Below Ground Level for pre and post monsoon is as follows:

Sustainability:

With a view to enhancing the Sustainability of the drinking water sources, recharge structures are being implemented by TWAD Board under various State and Central Government assistance.

The Recharge Structures implemented so far is as under

Groundwater Potential as on March 2011 (as per CGWB):

Categorization of Firkas:

The status of Categorization of Firkas as of March 2013 for the District in is shown below.

Water supply status as on 1.4.2021

Rural Habitations

Total No. of Rural Habitations 2403

Urban Towns (Water Supply Status - 1.4.2018)