Kallakurichi

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Kallakurichi
Kallai
Municipality
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Nickname: 
Sugarcane town
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Kallakurichi
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°44′17″N78°57′43″E / 11.738°N 78.962°E / 11.738; 78.962
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
Region North
District Kallakuruchi
Named for Sugarcane City Agriculture Wood Carving
Government
 • TypeFirst Grade Municipality
Population
 (2019)
 • Total73,528
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
606 202
Telephone code0-4151
Vehicle registration TN-15M
Website kallakurichi.nic.in

Kallakurichi is a Municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Kallakurichi district in Tamil Nadu. As of 2019, the town had a population of 73528. [1]

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Member of the Legislative Assembly (Tamil Nadu) is M. Senthilkumar

Demographics

census
ReligionPercent(%)
Hindu
 
83.87%
Muslim
 
13.4%
Christian
 
1.72%
Sikh
 
0.04%
Buddhist
 
0.02%
Jain
 
0.17%
Other
 
0.71%
No religion
 
0.08%

According to 2011 census, Kallakurichi had a population of 52,508 with a sex-ratio of 984 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. [2] A total of 5,541 were under the age of six, constituting 2,914 males and 2,627 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 15.49% and .27% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 77.08%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. [2] The town had a total of 12801 households. There were a total of 19,013 workers, comprising 471 cultivators, 840 main agricultural labourers, 537 in house hold industries, 14,673 other workers, 2,492 marginal workers, 33 marginal cultivators, 414 marginal agricultural labourers, 102 marginal workers in household industries and 1,943 other marginal workers. [3] As per the religious census of 2011, Kallakurichi had 83.87% Hindus, 13.4% Muslims, 1.72% Christians, 0.04% Sikhs, 0.02% Buddhists, 0.17% Jains, 0.71% following other religions and 0.08% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference. [4]

History

The formation of Kallakurichi District was announced by the state government in January 2019 by bifurcating Viluppuram district. It became official on 26 November 2019. [5]

The district is an agrarian with paddy, maize, sugarcane, black gram etc., as major crops. The district is mainly rain-fed / tank irrigated along with Gomukhi and Manimuktha river dams. [5]

Climate

The climate is moderate to hot, with the maximum temperature being 38 °C and the minimum at 21 °C. The town gets its rainfall from the northeast monsoon during the winter months and the southwest monsoon during the summer months. The average annual rainfall is 1,070 mm. [6]

Economy

Handicraft

Kallakurichi was given a GI Tag for “Wood Carvings” and “Sandalwood Carvings” on 2020 by Tamil Nadu Handicraft Development Corporation Ltd., “Poompuhar” (A Government of Tamil Nadu Undertaking). [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "About city". Kallakurichi municipality. 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals – Kallakurichi". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. 1 2 "History | Kallakurichi District, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, | India" . Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "About city". Kallakurichi municipality. 2011. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Handicraft Development Corporation Ltd". Poompuhar .
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