Thedavur

Thedavur
city
Thedavur Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°29′45″N 78°41′42″E / 11.49583°N 78.69500°E / 11.49583; 78.69500Coordinates: 11°29′45″N 78°41′42″E / 11.49583°N 78.69500°E / 11.49583; 78.69500
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Population (2011)
• Total	8,230
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Thedavur is a panchayat town in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

History

Around 1200 CE, there were 2 major forces ruling in the neighborhood, Aragalur (Nadu Nadu of Magadai Mandalam) ruled by Ponparappinan and Thedavur by Vanakkovaraiyars.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Thedavur had a population of 7453. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Thedavur has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 43%. In Thedavur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Gangavalli Block

Panchayat Villages	Anayampatty Belur Gudamalai Kadambur Kondayampalli Manmalai Naduvallur Nagiampatty Othiyathur Serama Moolai Thagarapudur Udambium Ulipuram Valasai Sikkalpatti

Urban area	None

Town Panchayat	Gangavalli Thedavur Thammampatti Sentharappatti

Reserved Forest	Gangavalli_Rf2 Manmalai_Rf2 Nagoor_Rf1 Pelur R.F. Periya Solai_Rf1 Udambium R.F. Vanjarai_Rf1 Vengamudi_Rf1 Veppadi R.F.

Salem District

Taluk	Attur Idappadi Gangavalli Mettur Omalur Salem Sankagiri Valapady Yercaud

Blocks	Attur Ayothiapattinam Gangavalli Idappadi Kadaiyampatty Kolathur Konganapuram Macdonalds Choultry Mecheri Nangavalli Omalur Panaimarathupatti Pethanaickenpalayam Salem Sankagiri Talavasal Tharamangalam Valapady Veerapandi Yercaud

Corporation	Salem

Municipality	Attur Edappadi Mettur Narasingapuram

Census Towns	Avadattur Dalavaipatti Kondalampatti Mallamooppampatti Maramangalathupatti Neikkarapatti Papparapatti

Town Panchayat	Attayampatti Ayothiapattinam Jalakandapuram Kannankurichi Kolathur Konganapuram Mecheri Omalur P.N.Patti Pethanaickenpalayam Sankari Thammampatti Tharamangalam Vazhapadi Veerakkalpudur Belur Edaganasalai Elampillai Ethapur Gangavalli Kadayampatti Karuppur Keeripatti Mallur Panaimarathupatti Sentharapatti Thedavur Thevur Veeraganur Arasiramani Nangavalli Poolampatti Vanavasi

Rivers	Cauveri Sarabanga Vashista Suvetha Thirumanimutharu

State of Tamil Nadu

Capital: Chennai

State symbols	Seal: Srivilliputhur Andal Temple Gopuram Animal: Nilgiri tahr Bird: Emerald dove Flower: Gloriosa lily Fruit: Jackfruit Tree: Palm tree

Governance	Governors Chief Ministers Legislative Assembly Political parties Raj Bhavan High Court Police

Topics	Cinema Cuisine Economy Government History Language Literature Music People Politics Temples Protected areas Highest point Wildlife Tourism

Districts	Ariyalur Chennai Coimbatore Cuddalore Dharmapuri Dindigul Erode Kanchipuram Kanyakumari Karur Krishnagiri Madurai Nagapattinam Namakkal Perambalur Pudukkottai Ramanathapuram Salem Sivaganga Thanjavur The Nilgiris Theni Thoothukudi Tiruchirapalli Tirunelveli Tiruppur Tiruvallur Tiruvannamalai Tiruvarur Vellore Viluppuram Virudhunagar

Major cities	Chennai Coimbatore Cuddalore Erode Dindigul Madurai Salem Thanjavur Tiruchirapalli Tiruppur Tirunelveli Tuticorin Vellore

Tamil Nadu

References

↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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