Sathyamangalam 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 ...
. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of
Sathyamangalam
Sathyamangalam (also known as Sathy) is a town and municipality in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. 8 th century Town. It lies on the banks of the River Bhavani, a tributary of the River Cauvery in the foothills of the West ...
. Recently, this taluk has been bifurcated to form the new
Thalavadi taluk
Thalavadi taluk is a taluk of Erode district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thalavadi became a separate taluk within Erode district by the bifurcation of Sathyamangalam, Modakurichi and Kodumudi taluks on 8 March 2016.
The new taluk has the ...
in 2016, for the betterment of tribal people living in
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
It comes under
Gobichettipalayam Revenue Division.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Sathyamangalam had a population of 331,993 with 166,964 males and 165,029 females. There were 988 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 60.43. Child population in the age group below 6 was 14,118 Males and 13,561 Females.
After bifurcation process, the present Sathyamangalam taluk will have a population of 268,594 approximately.
References
External links
* http://www.erode.tn.nic.in/taluk.htm
{{Erode district
Taluks of Erode district