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Denkanikottai
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Denkanikottai | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Thenkanikottai | |
 Betrayswamy Temple, Denkanikottai | |
  Denkanikottai Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Denkanikottai Denkanikottai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°31′36″N 77°47′34″E / 12.52667°N 77.79278°ECoordinates: 12°31′36″N 77°47′34″E / 12.52667°N 77.79278°E | |
| India |  India |
| Tamil Nadu |  Tamil Nadu |
| Region | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Krishnagiri |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Panchayat |
| • Body | Denkanikottai Town Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 879 m (2,884 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 31,868 |
| • Density | 1,702/km2 (4,410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 635107 |
| Telephone code | 04347 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-70 |
| Website | townpanchayat.in/denkanikottai |
Denkanikottai, also known as Thenkanikottai, is a semi-urban Panchayat Town in Krishnagiri district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the headquarters of Denkanikottai Taluk.
Geography[edit]
Denkanikottai is located at 12°31'11"N 77°46'48"E. It is situated on the south-western extreme of the Deccan Plateau, East of the Western Ghats. The forest area of Denkanikottai forms the prime elephant habitat in the district. It is part of the Cauvery Elephant Reserve a part of the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary (450 km2). It has dry but pleasant weather conditions throughout the year.
Climate[edit]
The climate in denkanikottai is tropical. In winter, there is much less rainfall in Denkanikotta than in summer. According to Köppen and Geiger, this climate is classified as Aw. The temperature here averages 24.0 °C. Precipitation here averages 877 mm. The driest month is January, with 4 mm of rain. With an average of 202 mm, the most precipitation falls in October. April is the warmest month of the year where the temperature in April averages 27.3 °C to 33.7 °C. December has the lowest average temperature of the year where it is 15 °C to 20.9 °C.
| Climate data for Denkanikottai | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average max °C | 27.4 | 30.2 | 32.8 | 33.7 | 33.1 | 30.1 | 28.4 | 28.5 | 28.8 | 28.1 | 26.9 | 26.3 | 29.52 |
| Average low °C | 15 | 16.2 | 18.5 | 21 | 21.3 | 20.3 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 17.3 | 15.5 | 18.55 |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 4 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 119 | 60 | 88 | 109 | 142 | 202 | 69 | 23 | N/A |
| Source: en.climate-data.org, | |||||||||||||
Demographics[edit]
As of 2015 India census, Denkanikottai had a population of 31,868. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Denkanikottai city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Denkanikottai Town Panchayat has population of 31868 of which 16,325 are males while 15,543 are females as per report released by Census India 2015.[1] Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 2986 which is 12.31% of total population of Denkanikottai (TP). In Denkanikottai Town Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 968 against state average of 996. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Denkanikottai is around 912 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943. Literacy rate of Denkanikottai city is 79.83% lower than state average of 80.09%. In Denkanikottai, Male literacy is around 83.05% while female literacy rate is 73.47%.Denkanikottai Town Panchayat has total administration over 5,393 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
See also[edit]
- Tigress of Jowlagiri, man-eating tigress in the Jowlagiri village of Denkanikotta taluk
References[edit]
- ↑ "Denkanikottai Population Census 2011". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
Sources[edit]
- Data. tamilkuruvi.in.
- Denkanikotta. climate-data.org.
- Distric Profile. krishnagiri.nic.in.
- Denkanikottai. Wikimapia.