Lalgudi
taluk
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...
is an administrative area of
Tiruchirapalli district
Tiruchirappalli District is List of districts of Tamil Nadu, one of the 38 districts, located along the Kaveri River, in Tamil Nadu, India. The headquarters of the district is the city of Tiruchirappalli.
During the British Raj, the district wa ...
of the
Indian state
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of
Tamil Nadu
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. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of
Lalgudi
Lalgudi is a prominent municipality located in the Tiruchirapalli district of Tamil Nadu, India. This region has historical and cultural significance, serving as the administrative center for various divisions including Lalgudi taluk, Lalgudi E ...
. The
taluk
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...
of
Lalgudi
Lalgudi is a prominent municipality located in the Tiruchirapalli district of Tamil Nadu, India. This region has historical and cultural significance, serving as the administrative center for various divisions including Lalgudi taluk, Lalgudi E ...
was formed 100 years ago by the
British East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to Indian Ocean trade, trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (South A ...
. Lalgudi taluk consists of two revenue blocks named
Pullambadi block and
Lalgudi block.
Transport
The taluk is well connected by roadways as well as railways.
NH227 runs longitudinally across the taluk. Government and private buses connect the villages with taluk and district headquarters, and the major towns and cities of central Tamil Nadu.
Lalgudi
Lalgudi is a prominent municipality located in the Tiruchirapalli district of Tamil Nadu, India. This region has historical and cultural significance, serving as the administrative center for various divisions including Lalgudi taluk, Lalgudi E ...
,
Pullambadi
Pullambadi is a Panchayat town in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Pullambadi town panchayat heads the revenue block of Pullambadi in the taluk of Lalgudi.
History
The village of Pullambadi was upgraded into town panc ...
,
Dalmiapuram and Valadi are the major railway stations. The nearest airport is the
Tiruchirapalli International Airport, And nearest Railway Junction is the Tiruchirapalli Junction.
Urban areas
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Lalgudi
Lalgudi is a prominent municipality located in the Tiruchirapalli district of Tamil Nadu, India. This region has historical and cultural significance, serving as the administrative center for various divisions including Lalgudi taluk, Lalgudi E ...
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Pullambadi
Pullambadi is a Panchayat town in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Pullambadi town panchayat heads the revenue block of Pullambadi in the taluk of Lalgudi.
History
The village of Pullambadi was upgraded into town panc ...
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Dalmiapuram
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Poovalur
Poovalur is a panchayat town in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Poovalur is just 3 km from its taluk headquarters Lalgudi. It lies on the Tiruchirappalli–Chidambaram national highway NH 227 . Generally the live ...
Number of revenue villages
The
taluk
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...
hosts 78 villages. 45 are under the revenue block of
Lalgudi
Lalgudi is a prominent municipality located in the Tiruchirapalli district of Tamil Nadu, India. This region has historical and cultural significance, serving as the administrative center for various divisions including Lalgudi taluk, Lalgudi E ...
. The remaining 33 villages are under the revenue block of Pullambadi.
Rivers
Kollidam, Peruvalai, Iyan, Panguni, and Pullambadi are the important channels which traverse the taluk.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Lalgudi had a population of 254,705 with 124,855 males and 129,850 females. 23.24% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes made up 20.95% of the population. Lalgudi taluk had a sex ratio of 1038 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 75.56%. The under-6 age group held 11,821 Males and 11,296 Females.
References
Taluks of Tiruchirapalli district
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