Demographics
According to 2011 census, Tindivanam had a population of 72,796 with a sex-ratio of 1,003 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. [2] A total of 7,664 were under the age of six, constituting 3,922 males and 3,742 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 16.59% and 0.49% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 78.19%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. [2] The town had a total of 17,088 households. There were a total of 24,415 workers, comprising 595 cultivators, 672 main agricultural labourers, 465 in house hold industries, 19,541 other workers, 3,142 marginal workers, 51 marginal cultivators, 431 marginal agricultural labourers, 207 marginal workers in household industries and 2,453 other marginal workers. [3] As per the religious census of 2011, Tindivanam had 82.16% Hindus, 11.95% Muslims, 4.39% Christians, 0.04% Sikhs, 0.02% Buddhists, 1.36% Jains, 0.08% following other religions and 0.0% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference. [4]
Climate
Tindivanam's climate is classified as tropical. In winter, there is much less rainfall in Tindivanam than in summer. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Aw. The average annual temperature is 28.4 °C in Tindivanam. In a year, the average rainfall is 1,045 mm (41.1 in). Precipitation is the lowest in March, with an average of 5 mm (0.20 in). With an average of 220 mm (8.7 in), the most precipitation falls in October. At an average temperature of 32.3 °C, May is the hottest month of the year. January has the lowest average temperature of the year. It is 24.5 °C. Between the driest and wettest months, the difference in precipitation is 215 mm (8.5 in). During the year, the average temperatures vary by 7.8 °C.
| Climate data for Tindivanam |
|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.8
(83.8) | 30.5
(86.9) | 32.7
(90.9) | 34.7
(94.5) | 37.4
(99.3) | 37.2
(99.0) | 35.4
(95.7) | 34.8
(94.6) | 34.2
(93.6) | 32
(90) | 29.4
(84.9) | 28.3
(82.9) | 32.9
(91.3) |
|---|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.2
(68.4) | 20.5
(68.9) | 22.5
(72.5) | 25.6
(78.1) | 27.2
(81.0) | 27
(81) | 26
(79) | 25.4
(77.7) | 25
(77) | 24
(75) | 22.3
(72.1) | 20.8
(69.4) | 23.9
(75.0) |
|---|
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 19
(0.7) | 10
(0.4) | 5
(0.2) | 18
(0.7) | 42
(1.7) | 43
(1.7) | 87
(3.4) | 160
(6.3) | 131
(5.2) | 220
(8.7) | 216
(8.5) | 94
(3.7) | 1,045
(41.2) |
|---|
| Source: https://en.climate-data.org/asia/india/tamil-nadu/tindivanam-968051/#climate-table |
Oil Seed Research Station
Oilseeds Research Station is located in a distance of 3 km from Tindivanam town. Started as Agricultural Research Station in 1935, later inducted with Tamilnadu Agricultural University in the year 1981. Oilseeds Research Station has been established by Govt of Tamilnadu to evolve groundnut , sesame and castor varieties with desirable attributes viz., short duration, high yield, high oil content, drought tolerance, fresh seed dormancy, resistance to major insect pests and diseases etc. Groundnut (Has separate Kolmudal Nilayalam (Tamil)) & Oil seeds research station – affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University [9]
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