| Bargur | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Bargur, Tamil Nadu |
| Coordinates: | 12.5425°N 78.3572°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kongu Nadu |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Krishnagiri |
| Subdivision Type4: | Taluk |
| Subdivision Name4: | Bargur |
| Government Type: | State Assembly Constituency |
| Governing Body: | Town Panchayat and Taluk |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 22.50 |
| Elevation M: | 503 |
| Population Total: | 16366 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Spoken |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 635 104 |
| Area Code: | (91) 4343 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Registration Plate: | TN-24 |
| Website: | http://www.krishnagiri.tn.nic.in/links.htm |
| Leader Title2: | Member of Legislative Assembly |
| Leader Name2: | D Mathiazhagan (DMK) |
| Leader Title3: | MP |
| Leader Name3: | A. Chellakumar (INC). |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Telugu, Tamil, Kannada |
Bargur is a selection-grade town panchayat in the Krishnagiri district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, that serves as the headquarters of Bargur taluk, one of the seven taluks in Krishnagiri district.[1]
The town panchayat of Bargur was created on 1 November 1969 and was upgraded to a selection grade town panchayat on 14 February 1985.[2]
Bargur is spread over an area of 22.5km2 of land in the northeast of Krishnagiri district, at, at an average elevation of 532m (1,745feet) above sea level.[3] It is about 15km (09miles) east of Krishnagiri along National Highway 48, which runs through the town. State Highway 131 begins in Bargur and runs southeast to Tirupattur.[4]
As of 2011, there were 3,760 households in Bargur, which had a total population of 16,366 people. 8,316 (50.8%) of the population were male, while 8,050 (50.2%) were female. 1,810 children, about 11.1% of the town's population, were at or below the age of 6. 1,939 people in the town, about 11.8% of the population, were classified as Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes. 70.9% of the population were literate.[5] The official language of Bargur is Tamil, although Kannada and Telugu are also spoken, with Telugu speakers making up the plurality of the town's population as of 2001. In 2001, there were 6,621 Telugu speakers, 5,209 Tamil speakers, and 2,250 Kannada speakers in the town.[6]
Bargur is part of Bargur state assembly constituency, represented by D. Mathiyalagan of the DMK party. Bargur is part of Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency, which is represented in by A. Chellakumar of the Indian National Congress.[7]