Dharapuram taluk 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 ...
in
Tirupur district
Tiruppur District is one of the 38 districts of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, formed in 22 February 2009. Dharapuram was the largest taluk by area in the district. The district is well-developed and industrialized. The Tiruppur banian indust ...
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 is the town of
Dharapuram
Dharapuram (;) is a town situated along the banks of Amaravati River in Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Dharapuram is one of the oldest towns in South India and was the capital of Kongu Nadu under the Cheras, Western Gan ...
. Dharapuram taluk previously included what is now
Kangeyam taluk
Kangeyam taluk is a taluk of Tirupur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Kangeyam.
Kangeyam Taluk Formed From Bifurcation of Dharapuram taluk.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the tal ...
.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Dharapuram had a population of 282,889 with 140,874 males and 142,015 females. There were 1008 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 67.11. Child population in the age group below 6 was 10,215 Males and 9,510 Females.
Panchayat Unions
Panchayat Union Blocks Comes Under Dharapuram Taluk are:
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Dharapuram block
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Mulanur block
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Kundadam block
Kundadam block is a revenue block in Dharapuram taluk of the Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu, India
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(also part of
Kangeyam taluk
Kangeyam taluk is a taluk of Tirupur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Kangeyam.
Kangeyam Taluk Formed From Bifurcation of Dharapuram taluk.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the tal ...
)
References
Taluks of Tiruppur district
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