Question

Which district in Tamil Nadu has the highest share of forest?
A) Villupuram
B) Salem
C) Erode
D) Theni

Answer 1

Hint: This district is famous for textile manufacturing and turmeric cultivation.
This district is also famous for Kodiveri dam, BhavaniSagar Dam, Kodumudi and etc. are famous for tourists. The other name of this district is ‘Yellow City’.

Complete answer:
Option A) Villupuram - Total forest area covered in this district is 7194 Sq. Km. The soil in the forest is mostly forest soils. Villupuram district was formed on 30th September 1993. Thus, the forest cover area in this district is not the highest share of forest and this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Salem – Salem is famous for coffee plantation, orchidarium and orange groves. This district is considered as the most visited place by tourists. The Salem forest comprises the hill ranges - Shervaroys, Kalrayans, Pachamalai and the Kolli hills and the total forest area of Salem forest is 1435 Sq. Km. So, this option is not considered as the highest share of forest in Tamil Nadu.
Option C) Erode – Erode is known as the ‘Yellow city’ or the ‘Turmeric City’. The total area of forest cover in this district is 2307 Sq. km. And this is the correct answer because it consists of the highest number of shares in Tamil Nadu.
Option D) Theni – In Theni district there are a total 27 forest areas and the covered area is 795.81 Sq. Km. Theni is famous for its nature like Suruli waterfalls. The main forest plantation species in Theni district is tamarind. However, Theni does not have the highest share of forest in Tamil Nadu and this is an incorrect answer.

Hence the correct answer is (Option C).

Note: Tamil Nadu has nine major forests ranging from wet evergreen forest to moist deciduous, grasslands, scrub forest and sholas. Total area of forest in this respective state is 22,877 Sq. Km (which is 17.59% of the state’s geographic area). out of which Erode consists of 2307 Sq. Km and this is the highest share of forest area.