Dharapuram taluk explained

Dharapuram taluk is a taluk in Tirupur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters is the town of Dharapuram. Dharapuram taluk previously included what is now Kangeyam taluk.^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Dharapuram had a population of 282,889 with 140,874 males and 142,015 females. There were 1008 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 67.11. Child population in the age group below 6 was 10,215 Males and 9,510 Females.^[2]

Panchayat Unions

Panchayat Union Blocks Comes Under Dharapuram Taluk are:

• Dharapuram block
• Mulanur block
• Kundadam block (also part of Kangeyam taluk)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tahsildar, Dharapuram | Tiruppur District, Government of Tamil Nadu | Textile City | India .
2. Web site: Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011 . Census Tamil Nadu . 4 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130617095215/http://www.census.tn.nic.in/census2011data/PPT_taluk_data_final.pdf . 17 June 2013 .