Uthamapalayam taluk

Uthamapalayam taluk is a taluk of Theni district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Uthamapalayam.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Uthamapalayam had a population of 434,813 with 216,730 males and 218,083 females. There were 1006 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 71.64. Child population in the age group below 6 was 19,074 Males and 17,742 Females.^[1]

References

↑ "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

Theni district

District Headquarters	Theni

Country	India

State	Tamil Nadu

Taluks	Andipatti Bodinayakanur Periyakulam Theni Uthamapalayam

Revenue blocks	Andipatti Bodinayakanur Periyakulam Theni Uthamapalayam Chinnamanur Myladumparai Cumbum

Municipalities	Bodinayakanur Chinnamanur Cumbum Gudalur Periyakulam Theni

History	Early Pandyas Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Madurai Nayak kingdom Company Raj British Raj

Places of interest	Kalahastiswamy Temple, Uthamapalayam Kambam Valley Meghamalai Saneeswarar Temple, Kuchanoor Siva Temple, Uthamapalayam Suruli Falls Chinna Suruli Falls Vaigai Dam

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