Pennagaram is a town in
Dharmapuri district
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. It is the headquarters of
Pennagaram taluk (sub-district).
Geography
Pennagaram is located at . It has an average elevation of 493 metres (1617 feet).
The famous tourist place Hogenakkal Falls, is 15 km from Pennagaram.
Crocodile farm is available in Hogenakkal.
Demographics
India
census
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, Pennagaram had a population of 18,100. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Pennagaram has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 52%. In Pennagaram, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is very near (15 km) to Hogenakkal Falls in Pennagaram taluk, which is called India's Niagara.
Administration
Panchayats are Perumbalai - Semmanur.
Politics
Pennagaram assembly constituency is part of
Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)
Dharmapuri is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 10 of 39.
Assembly segments
2009-present
Before 2009
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Economy
Agriculture for the primary occupation in the area.
Transport
RTO office located in Dharmapuri.
Roads
Pennagaram is a connected in three state highways in other district. There is bus service to Chennai, Bangalore, Salem, Erode, Dharmapuri, Pondichery, Krishnagiri, Hosur, Thirupattur, Tiruppur, Ramnagar and district other major cities. State highway 60h connected in Pennagaram-Dharmapuri-Thiruppattur.
Rail
The nearest railway station at Dharmapuri in 30 kilometers from Pennagaram.
Education
* Govt Arts College Pennagaram
* Jayam college of engineering Nallanoor, Pennagaram
* Jayam arts & science college Nallanoor, Pennagaram
* Al-islamiah polytechnic college Rajavoor, Pennagaram
* Meenakshi arts & science college Eriyur, Pennagaram
See also
*
Tiger of Mundachipallam
Kenneth Douglas Stewart Anderson (8 March 1910 – 30 August 1974) was an Indian writer and hunter who wrote books about his adventures in the jungles of South India.
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, man-eating tiger which operated around Pennagaram
References
Cities and towns in Dharmapuri district
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