Pennagaram Explained

Pennagaram
Other Name:Pennagram
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:12.13°N 77.9°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Dharmapuri
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:Town
Elevation M:493
Population Total:17480
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:980
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:636810
Registration Plate:TN-29

Pennagaram is a town in Dharmapuri district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of Pennagaram taluk (sub-district).

Geography

Pennagaram is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 493 metres (1617 feet).The famous tourist place Hogenakkal Falls, is 15 km from Pennagaram.Crocodile farm is available in Hogenakkal.

Demographics

India census,[2] Pennagaram had a population of 18,100. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Pennagaram has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 52%. In Pennagaram, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is very near (15 km) to Hogenakkal Falls in Pennagaram taluk, which is called India's Niagara.

Administration

Panchayats are Perumbalai - Semmanur.

Politics

Pennagaram assembly constituency is part of Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]

Economy

Agriculture for the primary occupation in the area.

Transport

RTO office located in Dharmapuri.

Roads

Pennagaram is a connected in three state highways in other district. There is bus service to Chennai, Bangalore, Salem, Erode, Dharmapuri, Pondichery, Krishnagiri, Hosur, Thirupattur, Tiruppur, Ramnagar and district other major cities. State highway 60h connected in Pennagaram-Dharmapuri-Thiruppattur.

Rail

The nearest railway station at Dharmapuri in 30 kilometers from Pennagaram.

Education

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Pennagaram.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pennagaram
  2. Web site: Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  3. Web site: List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies . 2008-10-09 . Tamil Nadu . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090206012938/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf . 6 February 2009 . dmy-all.