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 | |
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Taluk | |
Pochampalli | |
Nickname(s): Market Town | |
Pochampalli Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
Coordinates: 12.33°N 78.36°E | |
Country | |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Region | Kongu Nadu |
District | Krishnagiri |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 182,119 |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 635 206 |
Telephone code | (91)4341 |
Vehicle registration | TN-24 |
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Pochampalli had a population of 2,00,000 . There were 967 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 65.3%. The number of the population below age 6 years 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
- Santhur
- Sellakuttapatti
- Sevampatti
- Sonarahalli
- Tadampatti
- Thippanoor
- Thimminahenpatti (Valasagoundanoor)
- Vadamalampatti
- Vadamangalam
- Veeramalai
- Veppalamapatti
- Vilangamudi
- Pethanoor
References
- "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.