Athani 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 ...

located about 13 km from

Gobichettipalayam Gobichettipalayam () is a town and municipality in Erode district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Gobichettipalayam taluk. It is situated close to the centre of the South Indian Peninsula at above s ...

Anthiyur Anthiyur is a taluk ( Anthiyur taluk) and panchayat town in the Erode district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Geography Anthiyur is located at . It has an average elevation of . It is located at about 18 km from Bhavani, 30 km from ...

taluk of

Erode district Erode District is one of the 38 Districts of Tamil Nadu, districts in the south Indian States and union territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It was the largest district by area in the state before the formation of Tirupur district in 2009 ...

in the state of

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Demographics

India

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, Athani had a population of 8,453. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Athani has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religion

The town has several temples where annual festivals are celebrated.

Schools

*Government Elementary School, *Government High School(Now upgraded as higher secondary school), *Little Flower Matriculation School, and *Kongu Vidyalayam Matriculation School.

Economy

Athani is a laid back town and lies on the banks of the Bhavani river which meanders between

Savandapur Savandapur is a panchayat in Gobichettipalayam taluk in Erode District of Tamil Nadu state, India. It is about from Gobichettipalayam and from district headquarters Erode. Location Savandapur is located on the banks of River Bhavani with A ...

on one side and Athani on the other side. Due to its proximity to the river, people are mainly occupied with agriculture. Paddy, Sugarcane and turmeric are the regular cultivation crops. A lot of films have been shot here. Athani has a lot of temples and they are conducted with usual pomp and fare. The town has at least three banks.
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References

Cities and towns in Erode district {{Erode-geo-stub