| Dindigul district | |
| Other Name: | Anna District |
| Settlement Type: | District of Tamil Nadu |
| Coordinates: | 10.354°N 77.985°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal Corporations |
| Subdivision Name4: | Dindigul |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipalities |
| Subdivision Type6: | Town Panchayats |
| Founder: | M. G. Ramachandran |
| Parts Type: | Taluks |
| Parts: | Athoor, Dindigul East, Dindigul West, Gujiliamparai, Kodaikanal, Natham, Nilakkottai, Oddanchatram, Palani, Vedasandur |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Dindigul |
| Leader Title1: | District Collector |
| Leader Name1: | Poongodi, IAS[1] |
| Leader Title2: | Superintendent of Police |
| Leader Name2: | V. R. Srinivasn, IPS[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Rank: | 1 |
| Area Total Km2: | 6266.64 |
| Population Total: | 2,159,775 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 624xxx |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 0451 |
| Registration Plate: | TN-57,94[3] |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Largest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Dindigul |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Central location: |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | 10.35°N 136°W |
Dindigul District is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Dindigul District (6,266.64 km2) is the largest district in Tamil Nadu by area. The district was carved out of Madurai District in 1985. It has an area of 6266.64 km2 and comprises 3 revenue divisions, 10 taluks, and 14 panchayat unions. The district is located in Southwest of Tamil Nadu. The district is bound by Madurai district in the south,Tiruppur district in the northwest, Karur district in the north, Tiruchirappalli district in the northeast, Theni district in the Southwest and Idukki district of Kerala to the west. As of 2011, the district had a population of 2,159,775 with a sex-ratio of 998 females for every 1,000 males.
In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Dindigul one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the six districts in Tamil Nadu currently receiving funds from Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). The district is struck between the north south chaos as it lies in the center of Tamilnadu. It's relative closeness to the cities of Trichy, Tiruppur, Karur, coimbatore, Madurai makes this district as a Transport nexus of this region.
The western part of the district which includes constituencies Palani and Oddanchatram lies in the Coimbatore plateau which is made up of Red soil(except in some places) While the rest of the district is relatively plain and has black and loamy soil. And the regions of Oddanchatram, Vedasandhur are semi arid, due to the rain shadow effect of Western Ghats, Sirumalai and Karandhamalai.This Geographical contrast attributed to the different food, culture andSettlement. Oddanchatram and Palani are open to the Coimbatore plateau which contributes to their kongu population.
According to 2011 census, Dindigul district had a population of 2,159,775 with a sex-ratio of 998 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. 37.41% of the population lived in urban areas.[5] A total of 216,576 were under the age of six, constituting 111,955 males and 104,621 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 20.95% and 0.37% of the population, respectively. The average literacy of the district was 68.61%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[5] The district had a total of 560,773 households. There were a total of 1,105,155 workers, comprising 155,332 cultivators, 388,725 main agricultural labourers, 25,253 in house hold industries, 393,707 other workers, 142,138 marginal workers, 10,073 marginal cultivators, 79,234 marginal agricultural labourers, 5,576 marginal workers in household industries and 47,255 other marginal workers.[5]
At the time of the 2011 census, 91.52% of the population spoke Tamil, 5.45% Telugu and 1.69% Kannada as their first language.[6]
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