Sivagiri is a

panchayat town A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...

in Erode taluk of

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in the Indian state of

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. It is located in the north-western part of the state. Spread across an area of , it had a population of 17,979 individuals as per the 2011 census.

Geography and administration

Sivagiri is located in Erode taluk,

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in the Indian state of

. Spread across an area of , it is one of the of the 42

s in the district. It is located in the north-western part of the state. The town panchayat is headed by a chairperson, who is elected by the members, who are chosen through direct elections. The town forms part of the

Modakkurichi Assembly constituency Modakurichi (தமிழ்: மொடக்குறிச்சி) is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of I ...

that elects its member to the

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and the

Erode Lok Sabha constituency Erode Lok Sabha constituency () is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. Assembly segments From 2009 Erode Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segme ...

that elects its member to the

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Demographics

As per the 2011 census, Sivagiri had a population of 17,979 individuals across 5,407 households. The population saw a marginal increase compared to the previous census in

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when 16,255 inhabitants were registered. The population consisted of 8,909 males and 9,070 females. About 1,427 individuals were below the age of six years. The entire population is classified as urban. The town has an average literacy rate of 77.3%. About 12.9% of the population belonged to scheduled castes. About 61.3% of the eligible population were employed.

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was the majority religion which was followed by 98% of the population, with

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(1.1%) and

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(0.8%) being minor religions. The panchayat town is home to popular temples such as the Ponkaliamman temple dedicated to

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and

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and the Velayuthaswamy temple dedicated to

Murugan Kartikeya (/ kɑɾt̪ɪkejə/; ), also known as Skanda ( /skən̪d̪ə/), Subrahmanya (/ sʊbɾəɦməɲjə/, /ɕʊ-/), Shanmukha ( /ɕɑnmʊkʰə/) and Murugan (/ mʊɾʊgən/), is the Hindu god of war. He is generally described as the ...

References

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