Kalvarayan Hills taluk
Kalvarayan Hills taluk
Kalvarayanmalai taluk | |
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| Coordinates: 11°48′N 78°42′E / 11.800°N 78.700°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kallakurichi |
| Area | |
• Total | 550.7 km2 (212.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 41,025 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Kalvarayan Hills taluk or Kalvarayanmalai taluk is one of the six taluks of Kallakurichi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1]
Administration
[edit]Kalvarayan Hills taluk was created following the 2019 bifurcation of Villupuram district, which created Kallakurichi district.[2] The district was created by splitting off 5 taluks of Villupuram district, and as part of the creation, parts of the western Sankarapuram and Chinnasalem taluks were used to create Kalvarayan Hills taluk. It is within the Kallakurichi revenue division of the district, the state assembly constituency of Sankarapuram, and the Lok Sabha constituency of Kallakurichi. The taluk consists of one panchayat union and two revenue blocks, which are composed of 44 revenue villages and 15 village panchayats.[3]
Geography
[edit]Kalvarayan Hills taluk is in the westernmost part of Kallakurichi district, and covers 550.7 square kilometres (212.6 sq mi) of land in the eastern part of the Kalvarayan Hills for which the taluk is named. Within Kallakurichi district, it is bordered by Sankarapuram taluk to the northeast, and by Chinnasalem taluk to the southeast.[4] It is also bordered by the Pethanaickenpalayam taluk of Salem district to the south and west,[5] the Harur taluk of Dharmapuri district to the northwest,[6] and the Thandarampattu taluk of Tiruvannamalai district to the north.[7] Rivers in the taluk include the Mani, Muktha, and Gomukhi.[8]
Demographics
[edit]As of 2019, the taluk had a population of 41,025 people living in an area of 550.7 square kilometres (212.6 sq mi), resulting in a population density of 74.496/km2 (192.944/sq mi).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Revenue administration information". kallakurichi.nic.in. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu has a new district: Kallakurichi will be 33rd". Hindustan Times. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Bifurcation information". kallakurichi.nic.in. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Kallakurichi district map". kallakurichi.nic.in. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Salem district map". salem.nic.in. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Dharmapuri district map". dharmapuri.nic.in. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Tiruvannamalai district census handbook (A)" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Viluppuram district census handbook (A)" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2021.