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	\| leader_name1 = Visakan, [[Indian Administrative Service\|IAS]]<ref>[http://www.tn.gov.in/collectors\|Dindigul District Collector]</ref>		\| leader_name1 = Visakan, [[Indian Administrative Service\|IAS]]<ref>[http://www.tn.gov.in/collectors\|Dindigul District Collector]</ref>
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	\| leader_name2 = ~~Ravali Priya Gandhapuneni~~, [[Indian Police Service\|IPS]]<ref>[http://www.tnpolice.gov.in/CCTNSNICSDC/wicket/page?7\|Dindigul Superintendent of Police]</ref>		\| leader_name2 = V. R. Srinivasn, [[Indian Police Service\|IPS]]<ref>[http://www.tnpolice.gov.in/CCTNSNICSDC/wicket/page?7\|Dindigul Superintendent of Police]</ref>
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	'''Dindigul District''' is one of the 38 districts ~~(an administrative region~~ in the ~~southwest)~~ of [[Tamil Nadu]] ~~state~~ in [[India]]. Dindigul District is the largest district in Tamil Nadu by area. The district was carved out of [[Madurai district\|Madurai District]] in 1985. It has an area of 6266.64 km<sup>2</sup> and comprises three revenue divisions, ten taluks, and 14 panchayat unions. The district is bound by [[Tiruppur district\|Tiruppur]] district in the northwest, [[Karur district\|Karur]] district in the northeast, [[Tiruchirappalli district\|Tiruchi]] district in the east, [[Madurai district\|Madurai]] and [[Theni district\|Theni]] districts in the south, and [[Idukki district]] of [[Kerala]] to the west. As of 2011, the district had a population of 2,159,775 with a sex-ratio of 998 females for every 1,000 males.		'''Dindigul District''' is one of the 38 districts in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]] in [[India]]. Dindigul District is the largest district in Tamil Nadu by area. The district was carved out of [[Madurai district\|Madurai District]] in 1985. It has an area of 6266.64 km<sup>2</sup> and comprises three revenue divisions, ten taluks, and 14 panchayat unions. The district is bound by [[Tiruppur district\|Tiruppur]] district in the northwest, [[Karur district\|Karur]] district in the northeast, [[Tiruchirappalli district\|Tiruchi]] district in the east, [[Madurai district\|Madurai]] and [[Theni district\|Theni]] districts in the south, and [[Idukki district]] of [[Kerala]] to the west. As of 2011, the district had a population of 2,159,775 with a sex-ratio of 998 females for every 1,000 males.

	==Economy==		==Economy==
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	*[[Thalakuthu water falls]]		*[[Thalakuthu water falls]]
	*[[Athoor]] Dam		*[[Athoor]] Dam
			*[[Narikkalpatti]], agriculture, weaving
	*Rangamalai [[Vedasandur]]		*Rangamalai [[Vedasandur]]
	*MounaGuru swami [[Kasavanampatti]]		*MounaGuru swami [[Kasavanampatti]]
			*[[Kalthurai]]
	*Kopanaswamymalai [[Reddiyarchatram]]		*Kopanaswamymalai [[Reddiyarchatram]]
	*Pulla veli water Fall's		*Pulla veli water Fall's
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	*Athoor - Sadaiyandi Temple		*Athoor - Sadaiyandi Temple
	*Soundaraja Temple - Thadikombu		*Soundaraja Temple - Thadikombu
			*[[Thirumalaigoundenvalasu]]
			*[[Vembarpatti]]
			*[[Viruveedu]]

	==See also==		==See also==
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	* [https://dindigul.nic.in/ Dindigul District]		* [https://dindigul.nic.in/ Dindigul District]
	* [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Dindigul-District-A-Profile/article15984964.ece Dindigul district - A profile - The Hindu, Monday, 15 Feb 2010]		* [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Dindigul-District-A-Profile/article15984964.ece Dindigul district - A profile - The Hindu, Monday, 15 Feb 2010]
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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Dindigul}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dindigul district
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Tamil Nadu|District]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]
| image_skyline = Mist and valley 1.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = A valley in the Palani Hills near [[Kodaikanal]]
| image_map = India Tamil Nadu districts Dindigul.svg
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|10|21|14.4|N|77|59|6|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[File:TamilNadu Logo.svg|22px]] [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_type3 = Region
| subdivision_name3 =
| subdivision_type4 = Municipal Corporations
| subdivision_name4 = [[Dindigul]]
| subdivision_type5 = Municipalities
| subdivision_name5 =
| subdivision_type6 = Town Panchayats
| subdivision_name6 =
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]
| named_for =
| parts_type = [[Taluka|Taluks]]
| parts = [[Athoor taluk|Attur]], [[Dindigul East taluk|Dindigul East]], [[Dindigul West taluk|Dindigul West]], [[Gujiliamparai taluk|Gujiliamparai]], [[Kodaikanal taluk|Kodaikanal]], [[Natham taluk|Natham]], [[Nilakkottai taluk|Nilakkottai]], [[Oddanchatram taluk|Oddanchatram]], [[Palani taluk|Palani]], [[Vedasandur taluk|Vedasandur]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Dindigul]]
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| leader_title1 = [[District Collector]]
| leader_name1 = Visakan, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]<ref>[http://www.tn.gov.in/collectors|Dindigul District Collector]</ref>
| leader_title2 = [[Superintendent of Police]]
| leader_name2 = Ravali Priya Gandhapuneni, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]<ref>[http://www.tnpolice.gov.in/CCTNSNICSDC/wicket/page?7|Dindigul Superintendent of Police]</ref>
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 6266
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 2,159,775
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 624xxx
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 0451
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN]]
| registration_plate = TN-57,94<ref>[http://www.tn.gov.in/sta/a2.pdf www.tn.gov.in]</ref>
| blank1_name_sec1 = Largest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Dindigul]]
| blank4_name_sec1 = Central location:
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| website = {{URL|https://dindigul.nic.in/}}
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'''Dindigul District''' is one of the 38 districts (an administrative region in the southwest) of [[Tamil Nadu]] state in [[India]]. Dindigul District is the largest district in Tamil Nadu by area. The district was carved out of [[Madurai district|Madurai District]] in 1985. It has an area of 6266.64 km2 and comprises three revenue divisions, ten taluks, and 14 panchayat unions. The district is bound by [[Tiruppur district|Tiruppur]] district in the northwest, [[Karur district|Karur]] district in the northeast, [[Tiruchirappalli district|Tiruchi]] district in the east, [[Madurai district|Madurai]] and [[Theni district|Theni]] districts in the south, and [[Idukki district]] of [[Kerala]] to the west. As of 2011, the district had a population of 2,159,775 with a sex-ratio of 998 females for every 1,000 males.

==Economy==
In 2006, the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Dindigul one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the six districts in Tamil Nadu currently receiving funds from [[Backward Regions Grant Fund|Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme]] (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Dindigul district had a population of 2,159,775 with a sex-ratio of 998 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> A total of 216,576 were under the age of six, constituting 111,955 males and 104,621 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 20.95% and 0.37% of the population, respectively. The average literacy of the district was 68.61%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The district had a total of 560,773 households. There were a total of 1,105,155 workers, comprising 155,332 cultivators, 388,725 main agricultural labourers, 25,253 in house hold industries, 393,707 other workers, 142,138 marginal workers, 10,073 marginal cultivators, 79,234 marginal agricultural labourers, 5,576 marginal workers in household industries and 47,255 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Dindigul district|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=703298|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref>{{historical populations|11=1901|12=7,14,098|13=1911|14=7,80,440|15=1921|16=8,13,581|17=1931|18=8,59,809|19=1941|20=9,74,794|21=1951|22=10,83,964|23=1961|24=11,78,363|25=1971|26=13,98,023|27=1981|28=15,64,448|29=1991|30=17,60,601|31=2001|32=19,23,014|33=2011|34=21,59,775|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Places of interest==
*[[Kodaikanal]]
*[[Palani|Palani - Murugan Temple]]
*[[Sirumalai]]
*[[Dindigul Fort|Dindigul RockFort]]
*Pachalur hills [[Oddanchatram]]
*[[Thalakuthu water falls]]
*[[Athoor]] Dam
*Rangamalai [[Vedasandur]]
*MounaGuru swami [[Kasavanampatti]]
*Kopanaswamymalai [[Reddiyarchatram]]
*Pulla veli water Fall's
*Pandri malai,Thandikudi hills
*Athoor - Sadaiyandi Temple
*Soundaraja Temple - Thadikombu

==See also==
*[[List of districts of Tamil Nadu]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://dindigul.nic.in/ Dindigul District]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Dindigul-District-A-Profile/article15984964.ece Dindigul district - A profile - The Hindu, Monday, 15 Feb 2010]

{{Tamil Nadu}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Districts of Tamil Nadu]]