Dharmapuri 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 the
Dharmapuri district
Dharmapuri is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil-Nadu, India. It is the first district created in Tamil Nadu after the independence of India by splitting it from then-Salem district on 2 October 1965. Dharmapuri District is one of t ...
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
Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri is a special grade town in the north western part of Tamil Nadu, India. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Dharmapuri district which is the first district created in Tamil Nadu after the independence of India by splitti ...
.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Dharmapuri had a population of 441,115 with 225,969 males and 215,146 females. There were 952 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 64.96%. Child population in the age group below 6 was 24,262 Males and 22,372 Females.
Politics
It is part of the
Dharmapuri (state assembly constituency) and
Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency).
References
Taluks of Dharmapuri district
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