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District Agriculture Plan – Kanyakumari District 15Table 2.9. Block wise Gross Area Irrigated -2004-05(Area in hectares)S. Name of the2004-05No. Block Canal Tank Tube Ordinary Others Totalwell well1. Thovalai 8234 300 28 59 - 87112. Agastheeswaram 7090 780 - 460 - 83303. Rajakamangalam 2580 1112 883 718 - 52734. Kurunthencode 1471 2892 - 185 4 45525. Thackalay 1060 3634 - 29 3 47266. Thiruvattar 707 1312 - 12 94 21257. Melpuram 378 1221 - 5 58 16628. Killiyoor 672 1578 - 30 54 23349. Munchirai 262 902 - 28 12 1204Total 22434 13821 911 1526 225 38917Source: Records of the Office of the Joint Director of Agriculture, KanyakumariTable 2.10. Ground Water PotentialOver Exploited (100%) Critical (85-100%) Semi Critical (60-85%)Nil Nil NilSource: Records of the Office of the Joint Director of Agriculture, Kanyakumari2.2.6 Soil healthThe major soil type in the district is Red soil (65,608 ha), which constituted about67 per cent of the total cultivated area. Lateritic soil (20,003 ha) is the next major soiltype, which accounted for 22 per cent of the total cultivated area in the district. There areminor soil types like coastal alluvium and alluvium, which are found around four and twoper cent to the total area respectively. The details of soil types are furnished in Table2.11.Table 2.11. Soil Types of Kanyakumari District(in hectares)Soil Type Characteristics AreaLateritic soil Reddish brown sandy clay loam 20,033Red soil Red to Yellow sandy clay or sandy 65,608loamCoastal alluvium Pale brown sand 3,830Alluvium Brown sandy clay loam 1,590Source: Records of the Office of the Joint Director of Agriculture, Kanyakumari