Modakurichi 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 ...

and taluk headquarters of Modakurichi taluk in

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 Indian state of

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. It is located in the north-western part of the state. Spread across an area of , it had a population of 9,907 individuals as per the 2011 census.

Geography and administration

Modakurichi is located in Modakurichi taluk, Erode division of

in the Indian state of

. Spread across an area of , it is one of the of the 42

s in the district. It is located in the north-western part of the state. The town panchayat is headed by a chairperson, who is elected by the members, who are chosen through direct elections. The town forms part of the Modakkurichi Assembly constituency that elects its member to the

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and the Erode Lok Sabha constituency that elects its member to the

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. In Modakurichi assembly constituency, 1033 candidates contested during the

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election The eleventh legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 2 May 1996. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led front won the election securing 221 seats in the 234 seat Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, and its leader M. Karunanidhi, b ...

setting a new record for the most candidates contesting in a seat in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections.

Demographics

As per the 2011 census, Modakurichi had a population of 9,907 individuals across 3,076 households. The population saw a reduction compared to the previous census in

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when 10,052 inhabitants were registered. The population consisted of 4,931 males and 4,976 females. About 816 individuals were below the age of six years. The entire population is classified as urban. The town has an average literacy rate of 72.4%. About 19.1% of the population belonged to scheduled castes. About 57.4% of the eligible population were employed, of which the highest proportion were engaged in

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and allied activities.

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was the majority religion which was followed by 99.3% of the population, with

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(0.5%) and

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(0.1%) being minor religions.

References

{{Reflist Cities and towns in Erode district