Lalgudi taluk

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Lalgudi
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Lalgudi
Coordinates: 10°52′N78°50′E / 10.87°N 78.83°E / 10.87; 78.83
countryFlag of India.svg India
state Tamil Nadu
Region Chola Nadu
zoneCentral
District Tiruchirappalli district
division Lalgudi
language
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5.30 (IST)
PIN
621 601
Telephone code0431
ISO 3166 code IN-TN
Vehicle registration TN-48

Lalgudi taluk is an administrative area of Tiruchirapalli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Lalgudi. The taluk of Lalgudi was formed 100 years ago by the British East India Company. Lalgudi taluk consists of two revenue blocks named Pullambadi block and Lalgudi block.

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Transport

The taluk is well connected by roadways as well as railways. NH227 runs longitudinally across the taluk. Government and private buses connect the villages with taluk and district headquarters, and the major towns and cities of central Tamil Nadu. Lalgudi, Pullambadi, Dalmiapuram and Valadi are the major railway stations. The nearest airport is the Tiruchirapalli International Airport, And nearest Railway Junction is the Tiruchirapalli Junction.

Urban areas

  1. Lalgudi
  2. Pullambadi
  3. Dalmiapuram
  4. Poovalur

Number of revenue villages

The taluk hosts 78 villages. 45 are under the revenue block of Lalgudi. The remaining 33 villages are under the revenue block of Pullambadi.

Rivers

Kollidam, Peruvalai, Iyan, Panguni, and Pullambadi are the important channels which traverse the taluk.

Demographics

Religions in Lalgudi taluk (2011) [1]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
78.39%
Christianity
18.19%
Islam
3.31%
Other or not stated
0.11%

According to the 2011 census, Lalgudi had a population of 254,705 with 124,855 males and 129,850 females. 23.24% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes made up 20.95% of the population. Lalgudi taluk had a sex ratio of 1038 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 75.56%. The under-6 age group held 11,821 Males and 11,296 Females. [2]

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References

  1. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Tamil Nadu". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  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.