Dindigul district

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Dindigul district
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Location in Tamil Nadu
Dindigul district
Dindigul district
Coordinates: 10°21′14.4″N77°59′6″E / 10.354000°N 77.98500°E / 10.354000; 77.98500
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg 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 [1]
   Superintendent of Police V. R. Srinivasn, IPS [2]
Area
  Total6,266.64 km2 (2,419.56 sq mi)
  Rank1
Population
 (2011)
  Total2,159,775
  Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
624xxx
Telephone code0451
ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registration TN-57,94 [3]
Largest city Dindigul
Central location: 10°21′N77°59′E / 10.350°N 77.983°E / 10.350; 77.983
Website dindigul.nic.in

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 and virudhunagar are the only 2 districts which are not connected to kerala but share their border with the state of kerala.

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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). The district is struck between the north south chaos as it lies in the center of Tamilnadu. It's relative closeness to the cities of Trichy,Tiruppur,Karur, coimbatore ,Madurai makes this district as a Transport nexus of this region.


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Geography and Climate

The western part of the district which includes constituencies Palani and Oddanchatram lies in the coimbatore plateau which is made up of Red soil(except in some places) While the rest of the district is relatively plain and has black and loamy soil. And the regions of Oddanchatram, Vedasendhur are semi arid , due to the rain shadow effect of Western Ghats ,Sirumalai and Karandhamalai. This Geogrphical contrast attributed to the different food , culture and Settlement. Oddanchatram and palani are open to the coimbatore plateau which contributes to their kongu poppulation, while they are isolated from the district capital of Dindigul by western ghats.

Demographics

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: [5]
Religions in Dindigul district (2011) [6]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
87.02%
Christianity
7.87%
Islam
4.86%
Other or not stated
0.25%

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. [7] 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%. [7] 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. [7]

Languages of Dindigul district (2011) [8]

   Tamil (91.52%)
   Telugu (5.45%)
   Kannada (1.69%)
  Others (1.34%)

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. [8]

Politics

Source: [9] [10]
DistrictNo.ConstituencyNamePartyAllianceRemarks
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

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