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COIMBATORE DISTRICT PROFILEClick This Image To Zoom
 SALIENT DETAILS
ProfileLocationNorth Western part of the State
 Lat. N 10° 12' to 11° 57'
 Long. E 76° 39' to 77° 56'
 Area 4707.5 sq. Kms
 No.of Taluks 5
 No. of Blocks12
 No. of Villages229
 No. of Habitations 1826
PhysiographicType of TerrainHilly with undulating plains
 Elevation in m amslMin:600 Max:2500
 Hills Anamalai, Sirumuga malai ,Nilgiri hill(westernghats),Boluvampatti,Janakal and Vellingiri
 RiverNoyil, Bhavani, Amaravathi, Aliyar and Palar
Average annual Rainfall719 mm
ClimateSub-Tropical
Temperature Max:36°C – 41° C
 Min: 14°C – 31° C
River Basin Cauvery River Basin
 Parambikulam – Aliyar River Basin
GeologyCompletely covered by hard rock represented by Charnockites, Gneisses.
HydrogeologyType of aquiferConfined to semi confined to unconfined aquifers.
 Aquifer parameters Yield50 – 300 lpm
 Transmissivity (T):1.49 – 164.18 m2/day
 Permeability (K):0.25 – 26.75 m/day
Depth of Water level7m to 25m
 BLOCKS WITH STAGE OF GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT ( As on March 2004 )
OVER EXPLOITED Greater than 100%Name of Blocks
  Annur
 Kinathukadavu
 Madukarai
 P.N.Palayam
 Pollachi North
 Pollachi South
 Sarkarsamakulam
 Sultanpet
 Sulur
 Thondamuthur
CRITICAL 90 and 100% Karamadai
SEMI CRITICAL 70 and 90%  Pongalur
 Tiruppur
SAFE Less than 70% Anamalai
SALINENill
RECHARGE STRUCTURES
Check Dams247
Percolation Ponds23
Ooranies3
Defunct Bore well Recharge5
Water supply status as on 1.4.2011
 Rural Habitations
Total No. of Rural Habitations: 1985
Partially covered514 (10-39 lpcd )
Fully covered1471 (40 lpcd and above)
 Urban Towns ( Water supply status - December 2011)
S.NOName of Towns Population Present water supply level LPCD
Corporations
1Coimbatore 1341095138
Municipalities
1Mettupalayam66595152
2Pollachi88302 200
3Valparai95101 122
Town Panchayats
1 Gudalur 21966 64
2 Narasimhanaickenpalayam 11271 55
3 Sarkarsamakulam 7982 70
4 Edikarai 6333 70
5 No.4 Veerapandi 12794 56
6 Karumathampatti 26477 55
7 Karamadai 27817 57
8 Anamalai 16467 108
9 Dhaliyur 9658 60
10 Periyanaickenpalayam 22844 53
11 Annur 18052 70
12 Pallapalayam 9898 64
13 Erugur 18622 57
14 Vellalur 17340 70
15 Kannampalayam 11940 63
16 Madukarai 26441 50
17 Othakalmandapam 10320 67
18 Sulur 24152 39
19 Thirumalaiyanpalayam 11136 70
20 Ettimadai 7543 55
21 Sirumugai 19383 90
22 Jamin Uthukuli 14859 79
23 Udayarkulam 11999 65
24 Vettaikaranpudur 18360 65
25 Kottur 25261 65
26 Perur 7965 70
27 Chettipalayam 8103 33
28 Thondamuthur 9340 46
39 Vedapatti 9732 127
30 Puluvapatti 11964 60
31 Kinathukadavu 8651 40
32 Sooleswaranpatti 18211 45
33 Periyanagamam 7683 60
34 Mupperipalayam 8732 49
35 Samathur 5812 70
36 Thenkarai 7247 104
37 Alandurai 7130 89