Adikaratti is a
panchayat town
A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...
in
the Nilgiris district
The Nīlgiris district is one of the 38 districts in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Nilgiri () is the name given to a range of mountains spread across the borders among the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. The Nilgiri Hi ...
in the
Indian
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state
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of
Tamil Nadu
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.
Demographics
As of the 2001 India
census
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,
Adikaratti had a population of 15,996. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Adikaratti has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
Cities and towns in Nilgiris district
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