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.
• There are 13 Blocks, 265 Villages and 3597 Habitations in the District.

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.

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 38 number of observation wells of TWAD have been analysed for Post-Monsoon and Pre-Monsoon. Since 1991,the years average Ground water level in m Below Ground Level for pre and post monsoon is as follows:

5 years average Ground water 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: 2455

Urban Towns ( Water supply status - 1.4.2018)