Karur District Profile

• Karur district is bounded by Tiruchirappalli district in the North East, Tiruppur in the West, and Namakkal district in the North and Dindigul and Tiruchirappalli in the South.
• The District is located between 10º 37'N to 11º12'N Latitude, 77º 46'E to 78º 15'E Longitude and has an areal extent of 2901 sq.km.
• There are 8 Blocks, 157 Villages and 2457 Habitations in the District.

Physiography and Drainage

• Karur district is broadly classified into smaller hilly regions represented by Kadavur hills, Ayyarmalai, Thanthoni malai and Velayuthampalayam hills.
• The entire area of this district is drained by the river Cauvery, which flows on the northern boundary of the district.
• The major river courses which come under Cauvery basin are Bhavani, Noyyal and Amaravathi.
• The tributary rivers namely Amaravathi, Kodaganar and Noyyal drain the western part of the district

Rainfall:

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

Geology:

Hydrogeology:

Ground Water Level:

The Ground Water levels from the 34 number of observation wells of TWAD have been analysed for Post-Monsoon and Pre-Monsoon. Since 1991, 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 assistances.

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 1.4.2018

Rural Habitations

Total No. of Rural Habitations: 2457

Urban Towns ( Water Supply Status - 1.08.2019)

Ground Water Level:

The Ground Water levels from the 34 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: