Modakurichi taluk

Modakurichi taluk is a taluk of Erode district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Modakurichi became a separate taluk in Erode district by trifurcation of the erstwhile Erode taluk, along with Kodumudi taluk on 8 March 2016. The new taluk will have control over the same geographic entity of the Modakurichi revenue block with Modakurichi as the headquarters.[1] It falls under the Erode revenue division.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the erstwhile Erode taluk had a population of 820,720 with 410,323 males and 410,397 females. There were 1,000 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 73.5%. Child population in the age group below 6 years were composed of 35,016 males and 33,498 females.[2] After trifurcation of the taluk, the newly created Modakurichi taluk will have a population of ~160,824.

Populated Towns and Villages

  • Arachalur
  • Avalpoondurai
  • Nanjai Uthukuli
  • Elumathur
  • Lakkapuram
  • Selvanagar

References

  1. ^ "Kodumudi, Modakurichi and Thalavadi taluks take off". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  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.

External links

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20180330160655/http://www.erode.tn.nic.in/taluk.htm
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