Arcot taluk

Arcot taluk is a taluk in Vellore district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Arcot.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Arcot had a population of 247118 with 122941 males and 124177 females. There were 1010 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 71.68. Child population in the age group below 6 was 12439 Males and 11859 Females.^[1]

References

1. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013. 

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Vellore district
District Headquarters	Vellore
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Tondai Nadu
Divisions	Arakkonam Tirupattur Vellore
Taluks	Ambur Anaicut Arakkonam Arcot Gudiyattam Katpadi Natrampalli Tirupattur Vaniyambadi Vellore Walajapet
Revenue blocks	Alangayan Anaicut Arakkonam Arcot Gudiyattam Jolarpet K.V.Kuppam Kandili Kaniyambadi Katpadi Kaveripakkam Madhanur Natrampalli Nemili Peranambattu Sholinghur Timiri Tirupattur Vellore Walajapet
Corporation	Vellore Municipal Corporation
Municipalities	Ambur Arakkonam Arcot Gudiyattam Jolarpettai Melvisharam Pernambattu Ranipettai Tiruppathur Vaniyambadi Walajapet
Selection Grade Town Panchayats	Pallikonda Alangayam Natrampalli
Town Panchayats	Kalavai Kaveripakkam Nemili Sholingur Timiri Ammoor Odugathur Panapakkam Pennathur Thakkolam Thiruvalam Uthayendram Vilapakkam
Rivers	Palar River Malattar River Koundinya Nathi Goddar River Pambar River Agaram Aru River Ponnaiyar River Kallar River Naga Nathi River
History	Early Cholas Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Vijayanagar Empire
Places of interest	Vellore Fort Sri Jalagandeeswarar Temple Sripuram Elagiri Hills Jalagamparai falls Agaram Rajakaali Amman Temple Andiyappanur Dam
innovative Village	Guruvarajapet