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Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) :: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Ramanathapuram District

Area of Opertaion

Geographical details: Ramanathapuram district has a long coastline of around 260 km. The coastal areas are flanked by Beach ridge complex-sand dunes, swamps and backwater. The sand flat is another feature of the coast comprising of clays and silts, often inundated by seawater and encrusted with salt. This district is bounded on the north by Sivagangai and Pudukottai districts, on the east and south by the Bay of Bengal, and on the west by Thoothukudi and Kamarajar districts. The district headquarters is located at Ramanathapuram.

Geographical area  

:

4, 08, 957 ha

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Latitude         

:

9005’-9056’ N

Longitude     

:

78010’-78027’ E

Annual rainfall

:

827.0 mm

Taluks of the district: Ramanathapuram district comprises of seven taluks viz., Kadaladi, Kamuthi, Muthukulathur, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram, Rameshwaram and Thiruvadanai

Name of the Taluk

Total area (ha)

Taluk HQ

Paramakudi

73794

Paramakudi

Rameshwaram

9048

Rameshwaram

Ramanathapuram

77499

Ramanathapuram

Thiruvadanai

81461

Thiruvadanai

Mudhukulathur

48085

Mudhukulathur

Kadaladi

61223

Kadaladi

Kamuthi

57847

Kamuthi

Blocks of the district: In Ramanathapuram District there are 11 Blocks viz., Kadaladi, Kamuthi, Muthukulathur, Bogalur, Nainarkoil, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram,Thiruppullani and Mandapam.

Name of the block

Total area (ha)

No. of Panchayat

No. of villages

Ramanathapuram

214.08

25

25

Paramakudi

290.60

39

34

R.S.Mangalam

519.11

35

41

Thiruvadanai

439.37

47

57

Kamuthi

578.47

53

49

Nainarkoil

273.04

37

36

Bogalur

143.55

26

23

Mudukalathur

396.23

46

38

Kadaladi

686.95

60

53

Thirupullani

28.83

33

25

Mandapam

303.01

28

19

Source: Blockwise statistical report, office of the JDA, Ramanathapuram

 



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