Thalavadi is a hilly town located close to the Dhimbham hills of
Erode District in
Tamil Nadu
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, India. Located on the Western Ghats, bordering Karnataka, Talavadi block is primarily hilly and has undulating plains. Situated 823 metres above sealevel, it has a salubrious weather most of the year. It's located at south of Suvarnavathi Reservoir on a local road off
NH 209
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, nearly north of Thalamalai and lies in border with Karnataka state. Previously part of
Sathyamangalam taluk
Sathyamangalam taluk is a taluk of Erode district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Sathyamangalam. Recently, this taluk has been bifurcated to form the new Thalavadi taluk in 2016, for the bettermen ...
, it was separated & made a separate Taluk in 2016. It is the least populous Taluk of
Erode District and is close to the BRT Wildlife sanctuary where the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats converge.
Dodda Gajanur in Thalavadi taluk is the birthplace of late Kannada Superstar
Dr.Rajkumar
Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj (24 April 1929 – 12 April 2006), better known by his stage name Dr. Rajkumar, was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Kannada cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Cinema of ...
.
Thalavadi is the main commercial centre for the newly formed taluk. Five roads connect it to the NH209, the first one via Bisalvadi to Venkataiahnachatra, second one via Yelekatte to Chikkahole , third one via Ramapura, fourth one via Gumtapura and the fifth one via Doddapura to Dhimbam. Only the last road runs entirely in Tamilnadu. All other roads exit through Karnataka. Thalavadi - Dhimbam road runs through core area of Satyamangalam wildlife sanctuary, and the entry is restricted, except for state run transport buses and private vehicles with permission.
References
Villages in Erode district
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