Namakkal District Profile

• Namakkal district is bounded by Tiruchirappalli district in the East, Erode district in the West, and Salem district in the North and Karur district in the South.
• The District lies between 11º 00'00”N to 11º 34’ 48”N Latitude, 77º 40'15”E to 78º 29' 30”E Longitude and has an areal extent of 3404 sq.km.

Physiography and Drainage:

• Namakkal district is characterized by undulating terrain with isolated hillocks, which are part of Eastern Ghats.
• Kolli hills range is the important hill in the district. The general slope of the area is towards south and southeast.
• Most of the southern part of the district is drained by Cauvery and its tributary Thirumanimuttar.

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 34 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: 3936