Dindigul District
Dindigul District is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.
Dindigul District (6,266.64 km2) 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 3 revenue divisions, 10 taluks, and 14 panchayat unions. The district is located in Southwest of Tamil Nadu. The district is bound by Madurai district in the south,Tiruppur district in the northwest, Karur district in the north, Tiruchirappalli district in the northeast, Theni district in the Southwest 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 Anna District | |
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 .jpg)    Dhandayuthapani Temple in Palani, Dindigul Fort, Hills near Sirumalai, hills at Kodaikanal, Poombarai village | |
.svg) Location in Tamil Nadu | |
Dindigul district | |
| Coordinates: 10°21′14.4″N 77°59′6″E / 10.354000°N 77.98500°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| Municipal Corporations | Dindigul |
| Founded by | M. G. Ramachandran |
| Headquarters | Dindigul |
| Taluks | Athoor, Dindigul East, Dindigul West, Gujiliamparai, Kodaikanal, Natham, Nilakkottai, Oddanchatram, Palani, Vedasandur |
| Government | |
| • District Collector | Poongodi, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | V. R. Srinivasn, IPS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,266.64 km2 (2,419.56 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,159,775 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 624xxx |
| Telephone code | 0451 |
| ISO 3166 code | ISO 3166-2:IN |
| Vehicle registration | TN-57,94 |
| Largest city | Dindigul |
| Central location: | 10°21′N 77°59′E / 10.350°N 77.983°E |
| Website | dindigul |
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). It is one of the six districts in Tamil Nadu currently receiving funds from Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 714,098 | — |
| 1911 | 780,440 | +0.89% |
| 1921 | 813,581 | +0.42% |
| 1931 | 859,809 | +0.55% |
| 1941 | 974,794 | +1.26% |
| 1951 | 1,083,964 | +1.07% |
| 1961 | 1,178,363 | +0.84% |
| 1971 | 1,398,023 | +1.72% |
| 1981 | 1,564,448 | +1.13% |
| 1991 | 1,760,601 | +1.19% |
| 2001 | 1,923,014 | +0.89% |
| 2011 | 2,159,775 | +1.17% |
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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. 37.41% of the population lived in urban areas. 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%. 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.
At the time of the 2011 census, 91.52% of the population spoke Tamil, 5.45% Telugu and 1.69% Kannada as their first language.
Politics
| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dindigul | 127 | Palani | I. P. Senthil Kumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | SPA | |||
| 128 | Oddanchatram | R. Sakkarapani | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | SPA | ||||
| 129 | Athoor | I. Periyasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | SPA | ||||
| 130 | Nilakottai (SC) | S. Thenmozhi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | None | ||||
| 131 | Natham | Natham R. Viswanathan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | None | ||||
| 132 | Dindigul | Dindigul C. Sreenivaasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | None | ||||
| 133 | Vedasandur | S. Gandhirajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | SPA | ||||
Places of interest
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External links
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