Kallakurichi

Coordinates: 11°44′17″N 78°57′43″E / 11.738°N 78.962°E / 11.738; 78.962
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Kallakurichi
Kallai
District
Intersection of SH-6 SH-204 and NH-79 near Kallakurichi bus stand
Intersection of SH-6 SH-204 and NH-79 near Kallakurichi bus stand
Nickname: 
Sugarcane town
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
606 202
Telephone code0-4151
Vehicle registrationTN-15M
Websitekallakurichi.nic.in

Kallakurichi is a Municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Kallakurichi district in Tamil Nadu. As of 2019, the town had a population of 73528.[1]

Member of the Legislative Assembly (Tamil Nadu) is M. Senthilkumar

Demographics

census
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
 
 83.87%
Muslim
 
 13.4%
Christian
 
 1.72%
Sikh
 
 0.04%
Buddhist
 
 0.02%
Jain
 
 0.17%
Other
 
 0.71%
No religion
 
 0.08%

According to

Buddhists, 0.17% Jains, 0.71% following other religions and 0.08% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[4]

History

The formation of Kallakurichi District was announced by the state government in January 2019 by bifurcating Viluppuram district. It became official on 26 November 2019.[5]

The district is an agrarian with paddy, maize, sugarcane, black gram etc., as major crops. The district is mainly rain-fed / tank irrigated along with Gomukhi and Manimuktha river dams.[5]

Climate

The climate is moderate to hot, with the maximum temperature being 38 °C and the minimum at 21 °C. The town gets its rainfall from the northeast monsoon during the winter months and the southwest monsoon during the summer months. The average annual rainfall is 1,070 mm.[6]

Economy

Handicraft

Kallakurichi was given a GI Tag for “Wood Carvings” and “Sandalwood Carvings” on 2020 by Tamil Nadu Handicraft Development Corporation Ltd., “Poompuhar” (A Government of Tamil Nadu Undertaking).[7]

References

  1. ^ "About city". Kallakurichi municipality. 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals – Kallakurichi". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. ^ a b "History | Kallakurichi District, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, | India". Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  6. ^ "About city". Kallakurichi municipality. 2011. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  7. Poompuhar
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