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.

Geology:

Rainfall:

The average annual rainfall and the 5 years rainfall collected from IMD, Chennai is as follows:

Hydrogeology:

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. Since 1991, the average Groundwater level in m Below Ground Level for pre and post monsoon is as follows:

5 years 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.

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 is shown below.

Water supply status as on 1.4.2021

Rural Habitations

Total No. of Rural Habitations: 3083

Urban Towns (Water Supply Status - Sep 2016)