Thenkanikottai taluk, also known as Denkanikottai, is 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 ...

Krishnagiri district Krishnagiri district is one of the 38 districts (a district in the north western part) of the state of Tamil Nadu, in India. This district is carved out from Dharmapuri District by 2004. The municipal town of Krishnagiri is the district head ...

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 ...

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. The headquarters is the town of

Denkanikottai Denkanikottai also known as Thenkanikottai is a semi-urban Panchayat Town in Krishnagiri district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the headquarters of Denkanikottai Taluk. Its altitude 879 m (2,884 ft) elevation above the sea level. I ...

. Important places of visit in Thenkanikottai are Yarab Dargah, Bettraya Swamy temple and Little Flower Church. Also The climatic condition in this area resembles the UK Climate, hence nearby place

Thally Thally is a town in Denkanikottai Taluk, Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is "Little England" named so by the British during their regime mostly due to its cool weather. In Thally block total of 50 Panchayat village. Thally is ...

called as "Little England".

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of

taluk had a population of 3,45,668 with 1,78,331 males and 1,67,337 females. There were 938 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 57.53%. Child population in the age group below 6 years were 19,219 Males and 17,721 Females.

Places of interest

* BeterayaSwamyTemple * Gavi Narashima Swamy Temple * Panchapalli Dam * Shivan kovil * Yarab Dargah * Bettamugilalam Elephant Forest * Aiyur Reserve Forest * Hogenakkal Water Falls(60 km) * Melagiri Hills * Little Flower Church * Cauvery Elephant Reserve * Thally(The Little England) * Rayakottai Fort

Villages and settlements

* Kodiyalam

References

Taluks of Krishnagiri district {{Krishnagiri-geo-stub