Dharapuram taluk

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Dharapuram taluk is a taluk in Tirupur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters is the town of Dharapuram. Dharapuram taluk previously included what is now Kangeyam taluk. [1]

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Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Dharapuram had a population of 282,889 with 140,874 males and 142,015 females. There were 1008 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 67.11. Child population in the age group below 6 was 10,215 Males and 9,510 Females. [2]

Panchayat Unions

Panchayat Union Blocks Comes Under Dharapuram Taluk are:

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References

  1. ↑ "Tahsildar, Dharapuram | Tiruppur District, Government of Tamil Nadu | Textile City | India".
  2. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
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