Kodumudi 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
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 ...
. Kodumudi became a separate taluk in
Erode district by trifurcation of the erst-while
Erode taluk
Erode taluk is a taluk of Erode district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Erode. In 2016, Erode Taluk has been trifurcated into Erode, Modakurichi and Kodumudi. It falls under Erode Revenue Divisi ...
, along with
Modakurichi taluk
Modakurichi taluk is a taluk of Erode district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Modakurichi became a separate taluk in Erode district by trifurcation of the erstwhile Erode taluk, along with Kodumudi taluk on 8 March 2016. The new taluk will ...
on 8 March 2016. The new taluk will have control over the same geographic entity of the
Kodumudi revenue block with
Kodumudi
Kodumudi is a panchayat town and taluk headquarters of Kodumudi taluk in erode district at state of Tamil Nadu, India. Kodumudi has an average elevation of 144 metres (472 feet). Also Kodumudi is an tourism spot. The holy Kaveri river ...
as the headquarters. It falls under
Erode Revenue division.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the erstwhile
Erode taluk
Erode taluk is a taluk of Erode district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Erode. In 2016, Erode Taluk has been trifurcated into Erode, Modakurichi and Kodumudi. It falls under Erode Revenue Divisi ...
had a population of 820,720 with 410,323 males and 410,397 females. There were 1000 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 73.5. Child population in the age group below 6 was 35,016 Males and 33,498 Females.
Whereas after trifurcation of the taluk, the newly created Kodumudi taluk will have a population of 107,466 approximately.
Populated Towns and Villages
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Sivagiri
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Kandasamypalayam
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Pasur
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Unjalur
Unjalur is a panchayat town situated in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Unjalur is located about from district headquarters Erode and from Kodumudi, which is known for the Mahudeswarar, Veera Narayana Perumal and Brama Dev ...
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Thamaraipalayam
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Vellottamparappu
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Anjur
See also
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Kodumudi block
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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