Dindigul District Profile

• Dindigul district is bounded by Tiruchirappalli in the northeast, Karur district in the North, Tiruppur district in the West, Madurai and Theni districts in the South.
• The District lies between 10º05’00’’N to 10º49'50’’N Latitude, 77º16’30’’E to 78º19'30’’E Longitude and has an area extent of 6058 sq.km.

Physiography and Drainage:

• Dindigul district forms parts of Cauvery, Vaigai, and Pampar basins. The northern part of the district fall in the Cauvery basin.
• The main rivers that drain this basin are Shanmuganadhi, Nangangiar and Kodaganar River. The Southern part of the district falls under Vaigai basin.
• The main rivers that drain in this basin are Marudha Nadhi, Manjalar and Vaigai River.
• The Pampar basin forms the eastern part of the district and the minor rivers in this basin are Thirumanimuthar and Palar-Puranthalar.

Rainfall:

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

Geology:

Ground Water Level:

The Ground Water levels from the 51 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:

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.

Rural Habitations

Total No. of Rural Habitations: 3775