Erode District Profile

• Erode district is bounded by Dharmapuri and Salem districts in the northeast, north and northwest by Karnataka State, The Nilgiris and Coimbatore districts in the southwest, Dindigul in the south, Namakkal and Karur districts in the east.
• The District lies between 10º35'00’’N to 11º58'00’’N Latitude, 76º05'00’’E to 77º57'00’’E Longitude and has an areal extent of 5714 sq.km.

Physiography and Drainage:

• Erode district is having modulating topography with general slope from north east to south west.
• The north western part of the district which includes Thalavadi, Sathyamangalam Gobichettipalayam, Bhavanisagar, Bhavani, Andhiyur, Ammapet blocks is flanked by southern slopes of eastern ghats.
• This district forms part of the Cauvery basin and contributes several tributaries viz Bhavani, Noyyal, Uppar, Vattamalaikarai, Amaravathi, Shanmughanadhi and Nallathangal odai that all drains into the river Cauvery.

Rainfall:

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

Geology:

Ground Water Level:

The Ground Water levels from the 42 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:

Sustainability:

With a view to enhance 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 in district is as under.

Categorization of Firkas:

The status of Categorization of firkas as of March 2020 for the District in is shown below.

Rural Habitations

Total No. of Rural Habitations: 4571