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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
2017

May
2017

Jan
2018

May
2018

Jan
2019

May
2019

Jan
2020

May
2020

Jan
2021

May
2021

5 Years
Pre Monsoon
Average

5Years
Post Monsoon
Average

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.

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)