Bodinayakkanur
Town in Tamil Nadu, India
10°00′38″N 77°20′59″E / 10.0106°N 77.3497°E / 10.0106; 77.3497[1]
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'Bodinayakanur’is a Town and a municipality in Theni district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
Etymology
In early days, it was called by the name Thenkasiyampathi (Tamil: தென்காசியம்பதி) the town was named as Bodayanayakkanur, after the person Bodayanayakkar, who ruled the place. Later it got transformed to Bodinayakanur.[citation needed]
Demographics
Population
According to 2011 census,Bodi had a population of 75,676 with a sex-ratio of 1,018 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[1] A total of 6,544 were under the age of six, constituting 3,334 males and 3,210 females. The average literacy of the town was 76.18%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[1] The town had a total of 20333 households. There were a total of 30,234 workers, comprising 1,117 cultivators, 6,602 main agricultural laborers, 621 in household industries, 18,623 other workers, 3,271 marginal workers, 89 marginal cultivators, 1,574 marginal agricultural laborers, 134 marginal workers in household industries and 1,474 other marginal workers.[2]
Government and politics
Bodinayakanur(state assembly constituency) is part of Theni (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]
In 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam was elected from Bodi Constituency. As of 2021 he is the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
References
- ^ a b "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Bodinayakanur(05842)". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
External links
- GeoHack - Bodinayakkanur
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