Dindigul district

Dindigul District is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Dindigul District is the second largest district in Tamil Nadu by area after Thiruvannamalai District. 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 bound by Tiruppur district in the northwest, Karur district in the north, Tiruchirappalli district in the northeast, Madurai and Theni districts in the south, 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.

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Dindigul.

Dindigul district
District of Tamil Nadu
Dhandayuthapani Temple in Palani, Dindigul Fort, Hills near Sirumalai, hills at Kodaikanal, Poombarai village
Location in Tamil Nadu
Location in Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 10°21′14.4″N 77°59′6″E
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
Municipal CorporationsDindigul
Founded byM. G. Ramachandran
HeadquartersDindigul
TaluksAthoor,
Dindigul East,
Dindigul West,
Gujiliamparai,
Kodaikanal,
Natham,
Nilakkottai,
Oddanchatram,
Palani,
Vedasandur
Government
 • District CollectorS. Visakan, IAS[1]
 • Superintendent of PoliceV. R. Srinivasn, IPS[2]
Area
 • Total6,266 km2 (2,419 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,159,775
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
624xxx
Telephone code0451
ISO 3166 codeISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registrationTN-57,94[3]
Largest cityDindigul
Central location:10°21′N 77°59′E
Websitedindigul.nic.in

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).[4]

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]
Religion Percent
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
District No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
Dindigul 127 Palani I. P. Senthil Kumar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam INDIA
128 Oddanchatram R. Sakkarapani Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam INDIA
129 Athoor I. Periyasamy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam INDIA
130 Nilakottai (SC) S. Thenmozhi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMK
131 Natham Natham R. Viswanathan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMK
132 Dindigul Dindigul C. Sreenivaasan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMK
133 Vedasandur S. Gandhirajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam INDIA

Places of interest

See also

References
  1. District Collector
  2. Superintendent of Police
  3. www.tn.gov.in
  4. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  5. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  6. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Tamil Nadu". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  7. "District Census Handbook 2011 - Dindigul" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Tamil Nadu". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  9. "VELAMPATTI PIN CODE". ABP NEWS GROUP. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
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