Bhavani taluk was a ''
taluk
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
'' of
Erode district of the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
. The headquarters of the ''taluk'' is the town of
Bhavani
Bhavānī (also known as Bhāvya, Tulajā, Turajā, Tvarita, Aṃbā, Jagadambā and Aṃbē) is manifestation of Adi Shakti (Durga). Bhavani translates to "giver of life", meaning the power of nature or the source of creative energy. She is co ...
. In 2012, Bhavani ''taluk'' was reorganised to form the new
Anthiyur taluk
Anthiyur taluk( ta, அந்தியூர் வட்டம்) is a taluk of Erode district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Anthiyur became separate taluk in Erode district by restructuring Bhavani and Gobichettipalayam
Gobichettipa ...
. It comes under
Gobichettipalayam Revenue Division.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Bhavani had a population of 461,086 with 234,352 males and 226,734 females. There were 967 women for every 1,000 men. The ''taluk'' had a literacy rate of 61.86%. In the age group below 6 there were 19,410 males and 18,204 females.
After bifurcation of
Anthiyur taluk
Anthiyur taluk( ta, அந்தியூர் வட்டம்) is a taluk of Erode district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Anthiyur became separate taluk in Erode district by restructuring Bhavani and Gobichettipalayam
Gobichettipa ...
, the present Bhavani taluk may have a population of 222,941 approximately.
Villages
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Mondipalayam
Mondipalayam is a village located in Bhavani taluk, Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India. The village falls under the Mylambadi panchayat. Mondipalayam of Tiruppur district is different from this.
Description
This village is home to about 50 f ...
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20180330160655/http://www.erode.tn.nic.in/taluk.htm
Taluks of Erode district
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