Dinnur, Krishnagiri district

Dinnur, also spelled Dhinnur, is a hamlet located three kilometers north from its major village of Thally Kothanur in Tamil Nadu, India.[4] It is eight kilometers away from the town of Thally. The primary occupations of the villagers are farming and labor service. This village comes under the Kuppatti Gram Panchayath.[5]

Dinnur
தின்னுர்
Dhinnur
Hamlet/Village
Dinnur is located in Tamil Nadu
Dinnur
Dinnur
Coordinates: 12.5868°N 77.7056°E / 12.5868; 77.7056
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
RegionKongu Nadu
DistrictKrishnagiri
ThalukDenkanikottai
BlockThally
PanchayatKuppatty[1]
Languages
  OfficialTamil
  SecondaryKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
635118 [2]
Post Office
Thally Kothanur
Telephone code91-4347
Vehicle registrationTN 70
Lok Sabha Constituency Krishnagiri
Lok Sabha MemberA. Chellakumar
Assembly ConstituencyThalli[3]
Assembly Member T. Ramachandran

Dinnur holds a unique cultural identity, heavily influenced by the presence of Catholic missionaries who settled in the nearest village Dasarapalli over a century ago. As a result, the village has a notable population of Catholics who actively participate in religious rituals and festivities.[6]

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