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 SALIENT DETAILS
ProfileLocationInland district of the State
 Lat. N 10° 16' to 11° 22'
 Long. E 78° 15' to 79° 16'
 Area 4421 Sq.Kms
 No.of Taluks 8
 No. of Blocks14
 No. of Villages408
 No. of Habitations 2867
PhysiographicType of TerrainPlain topography
 Elevation in m amsl
 HillsKolli hills, Pachamalai hills
 RiverCauvery, Coleroon
 TributariesAiyaru, Uppar, Koraiyar
Average annual Rainfall820 mm
ClimateSubtropical
Temperature in degree Celsius Max: 26.7 to 38.56
 Min: 18.7 to 29.3
River BasinCauvery
GeologyHard rock mostly Charnockites and mixed Gneiss with river Alluvium.
HydrogeologyType of aquiferWater Table to Semi confined conditions.
 Aquifer parameter: Alluvium Cretaceous Hard rock
 Well yield in lps: 10 - 20 1.1-3.5 1-2
 Transmissivity (T) m 2/day 49 - 216 33 – 782 32 – 80
 Permeability (K) m/day 2 – 510 – 665 – 10
 Specific capacity. (lpm/md) 7.20.3 – 2.560.8 – 2.5
Depth of Water level3 m to 15m
 
 GROUND WATER POTENTIAL AS ON JANUARY 2003 (AS PER CGWB & PWD)
( Based on Ground Water Estimation Committee report)
Utilisable ground water recharge709.7 MCM
Net Ground Water draft 497.8 MCM
Balance211.9 MCM
BLOCKS WITH STAGE OF GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT ( As on March 2004 )
OVER EXPLOITED Greater than 100% Manapparai
 Tattayangarpettai
 Thuraiyur
 Uppiliyapuram
CRITICAL Between 90 and 100% Musiri
SEMI CRITICAL 70 and 90% Nil
SAFE Less than 70%  Andanallur
 Lalgudi
 Manikandam
 Thottiam
 Mannachanallur
 Marungapuri
 Pullambadi
 Thiruverumbur
 Vaiyampatti
SALINENil
RECHARGE STRUCTURES
Check Dams:172
Percolation Ponds:3
Ooranies:5
Recharge Trench 3
Defunct Borewell Recharge: 3
Water supply status as on 1.4.2011
 
 Rural Habitations
Total No. of Rural Habitations: 2867
Partially covered154 (10-39 lpcd )
Fully covered2713 (40 lpcd and above)
 
 Urban Towns
S.NOName of Towns Population Present water supply level LPCD
Corporation
1 Tirchi 795938 100
Municipalities
1 Thuraiyur 31005 72
2 Manapparai 35770 72
3 Thuvakudi 35428 90
Town Panchayats
1 Musiri 27941 75
2 Poovalur 8906 72
3 Manachanallur 21511 71
4 Kallakudi 11491 70
5 Sirugamani 9994 80
6 Mettupalayam 7550 70
7 Thathaiyangarpettai 12286 70
8 Thottiyam 13683 71
9 Kattuputhur 11118 71
10 Pullampadi 11215 53
11 Lalgudi 23405 71
12 Uppliyapuram 6699 69
13 Balakrishnampatti 8582 72
14 Ponnampatti 10660 70
15 S.Kannanur 11782 76
16 Koothappar 17056 92