Sangagiri taluk is a

taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

Salem district Salem District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district is now divided into Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal as individual districts. Salem is the district headquarters and other major towns in the dist ...

of the

Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-indep ...

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil languag ...

. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of

Sangagiri Sangagiri or Sankagiri is a panchayat town in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on the National Highway 544, on the Coimbatore - Salem section. Sangagiri is known for Sangagiri fort, lorries and lorry building i ...

Sangagiri Fort Sankagiri Fort is a historical fort maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India. It is located 22 km from the city of Erode and 38 km from Salem. Sankari or Sankagiri is the town located around this place. The fort is 707 m ...

is the one of the tourist spot on this taluk

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of

had a population of 242,671 with 125,818 males and 116,853 females. There were 929 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 62.49. Child population in the age group below 6 was 10,862 Males and 9,433 Females.

Transportation

The nearest railway station is Sangagiri Railway station (Sankari Durg, SGE), which is about 3 km from the center of the Sangagiri town and Salem (SXV) airport is the nearest airport.

References

External links

* Taluks of Salem district {{Salem District