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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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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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Revision as of 23:58, 10 April 2022

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Dindigul.
Dindigul district
District of Tamil Nadu
A valley in the Palani Hills near Kodaikanal
A valley in the Palani Hills near Kodaikanal
Coordinates: 10°21′14.4″N 77°59′6″E / 10.354000°N 77.98500°E / 10.354000; 77.98500
Country India
StateFile:TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
Municipal CorporationsDindigul
Founded byM. G. Ramachandran
HeadquartersDindigul
TaluksAttur,
Dindigul East,
Dindigul West,
Gujiliamparai,
Kodaikanal,
Natham,
Nilakkottai,
Oddanchatram,
Palani,
Vedasandur
Government
 • District CollectorVisakan, IAS[1]
 • Superintendent of PoliceV. R. Srinivasn, IPS[2]
Area
 • Total6,266 km2 (2,419 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,159,775
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
624xxx
Telephone code0451
ISO 3166 codeISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registrationTN-57,94[3]
Largest cityDindigul
Central location:10°21′N 77°59′E / 10.350°N 77.983°E / 10.350; 77.983
Websitedindigul.nic.in

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 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 in the northwest, Karur district in the northeast, Tiruchi district in the east, Madurai and 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 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[4] It is one of the six districts in Tamil Nadu currently receiving funds from Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[4]

Demographics

According to 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.[5] 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%.[5] 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.[6]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901714,098—    
1911780,440+0.89%
1921813,581+0.42%
1931859,809+0.55%
1941974,794+1.26%
19511,083,964+1.07%
19611,178,363+0.84%
19711,398,023+1.72%
19811,564,448+1.13%
19911,760,601+1.19%
20011,923,014+0.89%
20112,159,775+1.17%
source:[7]

Places of interest

See also

References

  1. ↑ District Collector
  2. ↑ Superintendent of Police
  3. ↑ www.tn.gov.in
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Dindigul district". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  7. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901

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