Kangeyam 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 ...
of
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
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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
Kangeyam
Kangeyam () is a town and municipality in Kangeyam Taluk of Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on National Highway 81. Kangeyam is an economic center in Tamil Nadu. The main commercial interests of the municip ...
.
Kangeyam Taluk Formed From Bifurcation of
Dharapuram taluk
Dharapuram taluk is a taluk in Tirupur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters is the town of Dharapuram. Dharapuram taluk previously included what is now Kangeyam taluk.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the taluk o ...
.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Kangeyam had a population of 208,227 with 104,167 males and 104,060 females. There were 999 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 69.25. Child population in the age group below 6 was 7,329 Males and 6,874 Females.
Villages under Kangayam Taluk
The taluk has 2 panchayat union
#Kangeyam
#Vellakoil
The taluk is divided into 4 Firkas
#Kangeyam
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Uthiyur
Uthiyur (or Udhiyur (''Ūthiyūr'')) is a small town in Kangeyam taluk of Tiruppur district in south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Located in foothills of '' Poṉṉūthi hills'', this town is known for its 9th century ''Uttaṇṭa Vēlāyud ...
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Nathakadaiyur
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Vellakoil
Vellakovil is a municipal town in Kangeyam taluk of Tirupur District, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on National Highway 81 between Trichy and Coimbatore. The town is spread in an area of 64.75 km2. As of 2011, the town ...
The following villages are under Kangayam taluk.
#Alampadi
#Bala sumathiram pudur
#Ganapathypalayam
#Keeranoor
#Maravapalayam
#Semmankalippalayam
#Marudurai
#Nathakadaiyur
#Padiyur
#Palayakottai
#Pappani
#Paranjeervazhi
#Pothyapalayam
#Sivanmalai
#Thamburetty palayam
#Veeranapalayam
#Valliarachal
#Veeracholapuram
#Thittuparai
#Arutholuvu
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Uthiyur
Uthiyur (or Udhiyur (''Ūthiyūr'')) is a small town in Kangeyam taluk of Tiruppur district in south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Located in foothills of '' Poṉṉūthi hills'', this town is known for its 9th century ''Uttaṇṭa Vēlāyud ...
#Nillali
#Nillali goundampalayam
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References
Taluks of Tiruppur district
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