Athoor taluk is located at a distance of 15 km from Dindigul. The Kamaraj Reservoir in Athoor is the main source of drinking water for the people of Dindigul.

(Tamil: ஆத்தூர்) is one of the taluk, or administrative division of Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The division's headquarters is Athoor.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Athoor had a population of 160,638 with 79,780 males and 80,858 females. There were 1014 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 71.99%. Child population in the age group below 6 was 7,090 Males and 6,573 Females.[2]

References

  1. "REVENUE DEPARTMENT" (PDF). Dindigul Revenue Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  2. "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.


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