Tiruppur District Profile
- Tiruppur district is bounded by Karur district in the East, Coimbatore in the West, and Erode in the North and Dindigul district in the South.
- The District lies between 10º 14'N to 11º 20'N Latitude, 77º 27'E to 77º 56'E Longitude and has an areal extent of 2296 sq.km.
Physiography and Drainage:
- The southern part of the Tiruppur district is covered by hill ranges of Western Ghats (Anamalai, Sirumuga malai, Nilgiri , Boluvampatti, Janakal and Velligiri) and the rest of the district consists of undulating plain sloping gradually from West to East.
- The major rivers flowing through the district are Noyyal and Amaravathi, which come under the Cauvery basin.
- Chinnar and Tenar rivers are the main tributary of Amravati River, which is the main source of irrigation in the district.
- Nallar and Palar river are covered under the Parambikulam-Aliyar basin.
- Both Amaravathi dam and Thirumurthy dam are the prime source of irrigation in the district, whereas Uppaar dam is another dam which receives water from seasonal rains.
Rainfall:
The average annual rainfall and the 5 years rainfall collected from IMD, Chennai is as follows:
Actual Rainfall in mm | Normal Rainfall in mm | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
679.8 | 716.2 | 488.1 | 748.8 | 845.1 | 606.8 |
Geology:
Rock Type | Geological Formation | ||||
Hard Rock | Gneiss, Charnockite, Granite, Quartzite, Laterite and Alluvium |
Ground Water Level:
The Ground Water levels from the 38 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 |
16.3 |
26.4 |
12.4 |
9.8 |
7.6 |
10.9 |
8.4 |
12.3 |
7.1 |
10.6 |
11.9 |
8.8 |
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 in district is as under.
Recharge Structures | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Check Dam | Percolation Pond | Recharge Pit | Recharge Trench | Others | Ooranies | Defunct Bore well Recharge | Recharge Shaft | Rooftop RWH | Hydro Fracturing | Total |
267 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 339 |
Categorization of Firkas:
The status of Categorization of firkas as of March 2020 for the District in is shown below.
Categorisation based on Extraction (as on 2020) | No. of Firkas | Firkas |
---|---|---|
Over Exploited (>100%) | 23 | Avinashi(E), Avinashi(W), Avinashipalayam(S), Cheyur, Gudimangalam, Kangeyam, Kannivadi, Karadivavi, Kundadam, Kunnathur, Mulanur, Palladam, Periavalavadi, Perumanallur, Pethappampatti, Pongalur, Ponnapuram, Samalapuram, Tiruppur (S), Uthiyur, Uthukuli, Vellakoil, Velampalayam |
Critical (90%-100%) | 4 | Alangiyam, Nathakadaiyur, Sankarandampalayam, Tiruppur (N) |
Semi Critical (70%-90%) | 5 | Dharapuram, Kurichikottai, Nallur, Thungavi, Udumalpet |
Safe (<70%) | 1 | Madathukulam |
Others (Poor & Saline) | 0 | |
Total | 33 |
Rural Habitations
Total No. of Rural Habitations: 3597
Partially covered | 0 (10-39 lpcd ) |
Fully covered | 3597 (40 lpcd and above) |