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Dindigul District is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Dindigul District 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 km 2 and comprises 3 revenue divisions, 10 taluks, and 14 panchayat unions. The district is located in Southwest of ...
The town is in Dindigul district, 420 km (260 mi) from Chennai and 100 km (62 mi) south-west of Tiruchirappalli. Dindigul is located in the foothills of Sirumalai hills. The topography is plain and hilly, with the variation resulting in climatic changes. There are no notable mineral resources available in and around the town.
Dindigul District The Dindigul City Municipal Corporation is a civic body that governs Dindigul city, India . This corporation consist of 48 wards and the legislative body is headed by an elected Chairperson assisted by a Deputy Chairperson and 48 councillors who represent each wards in the city.
Hyder is credited with building three mosques in Dindigul: one for himself, one for his soldiers, and the third for the public, known as the Begampur Mosque. In 1766, Hyder's younger sister, Ameerunnisa Begam, passed away, and a tomb was built for her in the mosque. [3] The area around the Begampur Mosque is named after Ameerunnisa Begam. [4] [5]
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Kodaikanal (Tamil: [ko'ɖaɪ'kaːnəl]) (English: ko-DYE-KAH-null) is a municipality and hill station in Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.It is situated at an altitude of 2,225 m (7,300 ft) in the Palani hills of the Western Ghats.
The history of Dindigul is centered on the fort over the small rock hill and fort. Dindigul region was the border of the three prominent kingdoms of South India, the Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas. During the first century A.D., the Chola king Karikal Cholan captured the Pandya kingdom and Dindigul came under the Chola rule.
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Dindigul had a population of 643,212 with 320,984 males and 322,228 females. There were 1,004 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 73.19%. Child population in the age group below 6 years were 31,282 Males and 29,777 Females. [1]