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KARUR DISTRICT PROFILEClick This Image To Zoom
 SALIENT DETAILS
ProfileLocationInland district of the State
 Lat. N 10° 37' to 11° 12
 Long. E 77° 46' to 78° 15'
 Area 3214 Sq.Kms
 No.of Taluks 4
 No. of Blocks8
 Villages203
 No. of Villages158
 No. of Habitations 2257
PhysiographicType of TerrainPlain topography with residual hills
 Elevation in m amslMax: 945 Min: 91.5
 HillsIyyarmalai, Thanthonimalai and Velayuthampalayam hills
 RiverCauvery
 Tributaries Amaravathi, Kodavanar, Noyyal, Pungar, Nanganji
Average annual Rainfall673 mm
ClimateSubtropical
Temperature in degree Celsius Max: 26.7 to 38.6
 Min: 18.7 to 29.3
River BasinCauvery river basin (Kulithalai Minor basin, Amaravathi Minor Basin , Tiruchi Minor basin.)
GeologyHard rock mostly Charnockites and mixed Gneiss and Anorthosites
HydrogeologyType of aquiferWater Table to Semi confined conditions
 Aquifer parametersHard rockAlluvial formation
 Well yield in lps 1.66 – 2.58.3 – 16.66
 Transmissivity (T)(m 2/day)28 – 7545 - 205
 Permeability (K)(m/day)5 – 92-4.5
 Specific Yield in %0.7 – 2.36.8
Depth of Water level3 m to 15m
 
 SALIENT DETAILS
( Based on Ground Water Estimation Committee report)
Utilisable ground water recharge 321.5 MCM
Net Ground Water draft 212.6 MCM
Balance101.8 MCM
BLOCKS WITH STAGE OF GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT ( As on March 2004 )
OVER EXPLOITED Greater than 100% Kadavur
 Thanthoni
CRITICAL Between 90 and 100%Nil
SEMI CRITICAL 70 and 90% Aravakurichi
 Krishnarayapuram
SAFE Less than 70% K.Paramathy
 Karur
 Kulithalai
 Thogamalai
SALINENil
RECHARGE STRUCTURES
Check Dams346
Ooranies5
Defunct borewell recharge 6
Water supply status as on 1.4.2011
 Rural Habitations
Total No. of Rural Habitations: 2257
Partially covered475 (10-39 lpcd )
Fully covered1782 (40 lpcd and above)
 
 Urban Towns( Water Supply status - December 2011)
S.NOName of Towns Population Present water supply level LPCD
Municipalities
1 Karur 168448 95
2 Kulithalai 26161 97
Town panchayats
1 TNPL Pugalur 5865 90
2 Krishnarayapuram 10533 72
3 Punjaipugalur 20309 60
4 Pallapatti 19039 62
5 Punjaithottakurichi 9649 82
6 Uppidamangalam 10151 72
7 P.J.Cholapuram 6552 70
8 Puliyur 11491 82
9 Nangavaram 16408 68
10 Maruthur 10214 60
11 Aravakkurichi 11519 60