Pochampalli taluk

Pochampalli is the headquarters of Pochampalli taluk of Krishnagiri district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The majority of the population speak Tamil.The nearest airport is Bangalore International Airport and the nearest railway station is at kallavi.

Pochampalli
Taluk
Pochampalli
Nickname(s): 
Market Town
Pochampalli
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12.33°N 78.36°E / 12.33; 78.36
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
RegionKongu Nadu
DistrictKrishnagiri
Population
 (2011)
 • Total182,119
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
635 206
Telephone code(91)4341
Vehicle registrationTN-24

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Pochampalli had a population of 2,00,000 . There were 967 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 65.3%. The number of the population below age 6 were 10,018 males and 8,759 females.[1] 95% of the population is self- or privately employed, most often running their own businesses.

Tamil Nadu's second largest market is in Pochampalli. It is open every Sunday.

The Taluk office at Kullanoor is 0.5 km from Pochampalli. There is special economic zone SEZ established by SIPCOT which employs few thousand people.

Villages
  • Alerahalli
  • Ammankovilpathi
  • Arasampatty
  • Aylampatti
  • Bendrahalli
  • Balethottam
  • Barur
  • Beerajinur
  • Boodhanoor
  • Bomepalli
  • Batrahalli (OR) [MATHUR]
  • Dhamgampatti
  • Errampatti
  • Indiranagar
  • Jambukuttapatti
  • Kullanoor
  • Jinkalakadirampatti
  • Kannandahalli
  • Kattagaram
  • Kavapudhur
  • Keel Kuppam
  • Kodappasantampatti
  • Kodipudur
  • Kondireddipatti
  • Kottanoor
  • Kottapatty
  • Kudimanahalli
  • Madathanoor
  • Maylampatti
  • Mahadevagollahalli
  • Marappanayadanpatti
  • Maruderi
  • Mathindyakkampatti
  • Mookkampatti
  • Nagampatti
  • Nagojanahalli
  • Puliampatti
  • Pannanthur
  • Papparapatty
  • Paranhapalli
  • Peddappampatti
  • Pitchagundanahalli
  • Pokkampatti
  • Pudhumottur
  • Rangampatti
  • Sellakuttapatti
  • Sevampatti
  • Sonarahalli
  • Tadampatti
  • Thippanoor
  • Thimminahenpatti (Valasagoundanoor)
  • Vadamalampatti
  • Vadamangalam
  • Veeramalai
  • Veppalamapatti
  • Vilangamudi
  • Pethanoor

References
  1. "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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