Vazhapadi taluk is one of the thirteen
taluk
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s of
Salem district
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in the
Indian state
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of
Tamil Nadu
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. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of
Vazhapadi.
Administration
Vazhapadi taluk is divided into two
revenue block
Revenue blocks, revenue circles, ''firka'', or ''patwar circles'' are the local revenue sub-divisions of the various districts of the states of India. The revenue blocks exist to simplify local administration, and each consists of a small numbe ...
s,
Valapady block Valapady block is a revenue block of Salem district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This revenue block consists of 20 panchayat villages. They are as follows:
# Athanurpatti
# Kattuveppilaipatti
# Kurichi
# Muthampatti
# Puzhuthikuttai
# Thek ...
and
Ayothiapattinam block Ayothiyapattinam block is a revenue block of Salem district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This revenue block consist of 32 panchayat villages. They are:
# A. N. Mangalam
# Achankuttapatty
# Adhikaripatti
# Aladipatti
# Anupur
# Chinnagoundap ...
. Valapady block is composed of the eastern half of the taluk and parts of
Peddanayakkan Palayam taluk, while Ayothiapattinam block includes the western half of the taluk and some parts of
Salem taluk
Salem taluk is a taluk of Salem district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
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.
Towns
There are three
town panchayat
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s and one
census town
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India
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in Vazhapadi taluk.
Masinaickenpatti
Masinaickenpatti is a census town in the Vazhapadi taluk of Salem district, in Tamil Nadu, India.
Geography
Masinaickenpatti is within Vazhapadi taluk, which is in the central part of Salem district. It is in the western part of the taluk, near ...
is the only census town, while
Ayothiapattinam
Ayothiapattinam is a panchayat town located in Vazhapadi taluk of Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. This village is called Ayothyapatinam because of famous Kodandaramaswamy Temple, and is called as the (Ayodhya of South India). ...
,
Belur, and Vazhapadi are the three town panchayats.
Geography
Vazhapadi taluk is in the central part of Salem district, and is bordered by
Dharmapuri district
Dharmapuri is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil-Nadu, India. It is the List of districts in Tamil Nadu, first district created in Tamil Nadu after the independence of India by splitting it from then-Salem district on 2 October 1965. ...
to the north, Peddanayakkan Palayam taluk to the east,
Namakkal district
Namakkal District is one of the 38 districts (an districts of Tamil Nadu, administrative district) in the States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu, India. The district was bifurcated from Salem District with Namakkal city as headqua ...
to the south, and Salem taluk to the west. A singular railway line runs east–west in the central part of the taluk, running through
Ayothiapattinam
Ayothiapattinam is a panchayat town located in Vazhapadi taluk of Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. This village is called Ayothyapatinam because of famous Kodandaramaswamy Temple, and is called as the (Ayodhya of South India). ...
and Vazhapadi.
National Highway 79 also runs through the district and follows a similar course. There are several
reserve forests in the taluk, concentrated mainly in the north, in the
Kalrayan Hills
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. Rivers in the taluk include the Anaimuduvu River, the Periyar River, and its tributary, the Singipuram River.
Demographics
In 2011, Vazhapadi taluk had a population of 195,415 people. 98,674 (50.49%) of the inhabitants were male, while 96,741 (49.51%) were female. 18,795 children in the taluk were at or below the age of 6, of which 9,723 (51.7%) were male and 9,072 (48.3%) were female. This age group made up about 9.6% of the population. 66.4% of the population was literate.
See also
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List of villages in Vazhapadi taluk
This is a list of villages in Vazhapadi taluk, one of the thirteen taluks of Salem district, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The taluk was covered by the Ayothiapattinam and Valapady Community Development Blocks as of the 2011 census. Ayoth ...
*
Thamayanoor
References
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Taluks of Salem district