Modakurichi taluk is a
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
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 ...
of the
Indian state
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of
Tamil Nadu
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. Modakurichi became a separate 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 ...
by
trifurcation of the erstwhile
Erode taluk, along with
Kodumudi taluk on 8 March 2016. The new taluk will have control over the same geographic entity of the
Modakurichi revenue block with
Modakurichi
Modakurichi is a panchayat town and taluk headquarters of Modakurichi taluk in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in the north-western part of the state. Spread across an area of , it had a population of 9,907 indi ...
as the headquarters. It falls under the
Erode revenue division.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the erstwhile
Erode taluk had a population of 820,720 with 410,323 males and 410,397 females. There were 1,000 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 73.5%. Child population in the age group below 6 years were composed of 35,016 males and 33,498 females.
After trifurcation of the taluk, the newly created Modakurichi taluk will have a population of ~160,824.
Populated Towns and Villages
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Arachalur
Arachalur is a panchayat town in Erode district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated 22 kilometres from Erode and an important junction on SH 83A en route Erode to Dharapuram and other important small towns like Kodumudi and Chen ...
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Avalpoondurai
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Nanjai Uthukuli
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Elumathur
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Lakkapuram
Lakkapuram or Punjai Lakkapuram is a Village Panchayat located in Erode district, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Lakkapuram village falls under Modakurichi taluk.
Demographics
census, Lakkapuram village had a total population of 9,739 ...
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Selvanagar
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20180330160655/http://www.erode.tn.nic.in/taluk.htm
Taluks of Erode district
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