Geographical Position of Tamil Nadu

Geographical Position of Tamil Nadu

General

• North Latitude Between  - 8 5' and 13 35'
• East Longitude Between  - 76 15' and 80 20'
• Geographic Area 1,30,058 km2 (4.0% of country)
• Population (As per Census 2011) - 7,21,38,958 (6.0% of country)
• Rural - 3,71,89,229
• Urban - 3,49,49,729
• Density - 555 / km2

Rainfall (in mm.) - Normal: 921.60, Actual: 937.10

Length of Coastal Line (Km) - 1076

Revenue Districts - 32

Revenue Villages (2003-04) - 16,564

Panchayats - Town Panchayats: 559, Village Panchayats: 12,524

Recorded Forest Area

• Reserved Forest - 19,459 km2 (Protected Forest: 2,152 km2 and Unclassed Forest: 1,266 km2)
• Total 22,877 km2
• Of State's Geographic Area - 17.59 %
• Of Country's Forest Area - 2.95 %

Forest Cover

• Very Dense forest - 2,948 km2
• Moderately Dense Forest - 10,199 km2
• Open Forest - 10,697 km2
• Total - 23,844 km2
• Of State's Geographic Area - 18.33 %
• Of Country's Forest Cover - 3.42 %

Mangrove Forests: Total - 39 km2

Scrub: Scrub Forest - 1,212 km2

Forest & Tree Cover

• Total Forest & Tree Cover - 28,710 km2
• Of State's Geographic Area - 22.07 %
• Of Country's Forest & Tree Cover - 3.64%

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Sources taken from: http://www.forests.tn.nic.in/