Thally Explained

Thally
Nickname:Little England
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:12.5801°N 77.6642°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 district
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:635118
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:04347
Registration Plate:TN-70

Thally is a town in Denkanikottai Taluk, Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is "Little England" named so by the British during their regime mostly due to its cool weather. In Thally block total of 50 Panchayat village.[1]

Thally is identified as the backward block in the district due to its hilly nature, poor infrastructure and the socio-economic background of its population. The area was affected by Naxals until 1990 which hindered the progress of the block. Thalli region is now Naxal free. Industries have started coming to Thally block since 1991.

The nearest major town is Hosur. The chairman for (2020–present) of Thally block is V. Srinivasalu Reddy. The current MLA for Thally constituency (2016) is Y. Prakash(P

This village is located in Tamilnadu at the Karnataka border. Even though this village belongs to Tamil Nadu, people speak Kannada here as the natives are kannadigas. Anekal and Kanakapura are the nearest towns.

It is one of the most beautiful landscaped areas. Most people are involved in agriculture. It is famous for politics and most influential Ex-MLAs of the constituency are S. Raja Reddy.And now present (2021) T Ramachandran.

References

  1. Web site: Taluk Information . 22 July 2022 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002255/http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/blks_info.php?dcode=31&blk_name=%27Thally%27&dcodenew=30&drdblknew=10 . dead .