Cuddalore District Profile

• Cuddalore district is bounded by Villuppuram district in the north and northwest, Perambalur district in the southwest, and Ariyalur and Nagapattinam districts in the South and Bay of Bengal in the east.
• Cuddalore district lies between 11º09'00’’N to 11º53'00’’ N Latitude, 78º52'00’’E to 79º51’00’’E Longitude and has an areal extent of 3706 sq.km

Physiography and Drainage:

• Cuddalore district being a coastal zone is mostly covered by plain terrain, without any high relief zone except some sedimentary high ground in Virudhachalam, Cuddalore and Panruti blocks.
• Entire district area is gently sloping towards eastern coastal region. The district is drained by Gadilam and Pennaiyar rivers in the North, Vellar and Coleroon rivers in the south.

Rainfall:

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

Geology:

Ground Water Level:

The Groundwater levels from the 42 number of observation wells of TWAD have been analyzed 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 the TWAD Board under various State and Central Government assistance. The Recharge Structures implemented so far are as under.

Categorization of Firkas:

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

Rural Habitations

Total No. of Rural Habitations 3639