Dindigul District Profile
- Dindigul district is bounded by Tiruchirappalli in the northeast, Karur district in the North, Tiruppur district in the West, Madurai and Theni districts in the South
- The District lies between 10º05’00’’N to 10º49'50’’N Latitude, 77º16’30’’E to 78º19'30’’E Longitude and has an areal extent of 6058 sq.km.
- There are 14 Blocks, 306 Villages and 3779 Habitations in the District.
Physiography and Drainage
- Dindigul district forms parts of Cauvery, Vaigai, and Pamper basins. The northern part of the district falls in the Cauvery basin.
- The main rivers that drain this basin are Shanmuganadhi, Nangangiar and Kodaganar River. The Southern part of the district falls under Vaigai basin.
- The main rivers that drain in this basin are Marudha Nadhi, Manjalar and Vaigai River.
- The Pamper basin forms the eastern part of the district and the minor rivers in this basin are Thirumanimuthar and Palar-Puranthalar.
Rainfall:
The average annual rainfall and the 5 years rainfall collected from IMD, Chennai is as follows:
Acutal Rainfall in mm | Normal Rainfall in mm | ||||
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2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
531.3 | 994.3 | 1118.6 | 502.3 | 925.5 | 930.54 |
Geology:
Rock Type | Geological Formation |
Hard Rock | Gneiss, Charnockite, Pegmatite, Granite, and Laterite, |
Hydrogeology:
Type of Aquifer | Discontinuous unconfined to semi-confined aquifers in fissured formations. |
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Aquifer parameters: Well yield in lpm | |
Transmissivity (T) m2/day | 10-50 |
Permeability (K)m/day | 0.7 - 2 |
Depth of Water level | 4 m to 16m |
Ground Water Level:
The Ground Water levels from the 48 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:
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.
Recharge Structures | ||||||||||
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Check Dam | Percolation Pond | Recharge Pit | Recharge Trench | Others | Ooranies | Defunct Bore well Recharge | Recharge Shaft | Rooftop RWH | Hydro Fracturing | Total |
843 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 934 |
Groundwater Potential as on March 2011 (as per CGWB):
Net Groundwater Availability (in MCM) | 536.56 |
Existing Gross Groundwater draft for all users (in MCM) | 636.75 |
Stage of Groundwater development (in %) | 119 % |
Categorization of District | Over -Exploited |
Categorization of Firkas:
The status of Categorization of firkas as of March 2013 for the District is shown below.
Categorisation based on Extraction (as on March 2013 ) | No. of Firkas | Firkas |
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Over Exploited (>100%) | 21 | Ayyampalayam, Vatlagundu, Chinnakkampatti, Chinnalpatti, Devathur, Eriodu, Kallimanthayam, Kottanatham, Kovilur, Nilakottai, Ayyalur, Oddanchathram, Palakkanoothu, Palayam, Puliyurnatham, Reddiarchatram, Sanarpatti, Silvathur, Thoppampatti, Vadamadurai, Vedasandur, Viruveedu |
Critical (90%-100%) | 5 | Oruthattu, Pillaiyarnatham, Dindigal South, Dharmathupatti, Thappampatti |
Semi-Critical (70%-90%) | 9 | Athoor, Ayakudi, Dindigul North, Kambiliampatti, Korikadavu, Natham, Pappampatti, Reddiapatti, Senthurai |
Safe (<70%) | 5 | Kodaikkanal, Neikkarapattai, Palani, Pannaikadu, Thankikudi |
Others (Poor& Saline) | - | |
Total | 40 |
Water supply status as on 1.4.2018
Rural Habitations
Total No. of Rural Habitations: 3775
Partially covered | 251(10-39 lpcd ) |
Fully covered | 3524 (40 lpcd and above) |
Urban Towns (Water Supply Status - Sep 2016)
S.No | Name of Towns | Population | Present water supply level LPCD |
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Municipalities | |||
1 | Palani | 70467 | 74 |
2 | Kodaikanal | 36501 | 70 |
3 | Dindigul | 207327 | 46 |
4 | Oddanchathram | 30064 | 32 |
Town Panchayats | |||
1 | Ayyapalayam | 12175 | 76 |
2 | Batlagundu | 22928 | 30 |
3 | Chinnalapatti | 26285 | 70 |
4 | Nilakottai | 22197 | 70 |
5 | Pannaikadu | 8731 | 105 |
6 | Sithayankottai | 13634 | 85 |
7 | Vedachandur | 11730 | 35 |
8 | Ayakudi | 27156 | 95 |
9 | Neikaranpatti | 11753 | 80 |
10 | Keeranur | 7200 | 75 |
11 | Ammainaickenaur | 19257 | 34 |
12 | Balasamuthiram | 14179 | 92 |
13 | Palayam | 15336 | 35 |
14 | Natham | 23660 | 23 |
15 | Pattiveeranpatti | 17100 | 80 |
16 | Ayyalur | 17100 | 34 |
17 | Sevagapatti | 11730 | 70 |
18 | Sriramapuram | 10653 | 42 |
19 | Kannivadi | 10369 | 42 |
20 | Eriyodu | 8890 | 42 |
21 | Thadikombu | 18838 | 45 |
22 | Vadamadhurai | 18018 | 42 |
23 | Agaram | 15610 | 44 |
Ground Water Level:
The Ground Water levels from the 51 number of observation wells of TWAD have been analysed for Post-Monsoon and Pre-Monsoon. 5 years average Ground water level in m Below Ground Level for pre and post monsoon is as follows:
Jan |
May |
Jan |
May |
Jan |
May |
Jan |
May |
Jan |
May |
5 Years |
5Years |
6.80 |
9.23 |
13.30 |
13.91 |
10.79 |
10.47 |
9.16 |
12.72 |
15.19 |
29.0 |
13.57 |
11.05 |