Sendamangalam taluk

Senthamangalam
Senthamangalam
	Taluk
	Nickname(s): Senthai
	Senthamangalam Location in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India
	Coordinates: 11.3000°N 78.2333°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Namakkal
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly	Senthamangalam (state assembly constituency) in Namakkal (Lok Sabha constituency)
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Senthamangalam City Corporation
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	18,085
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	637409
Telephone code	91-4286
Vehicle registration	TN-88, Namakkal South

Sendamangalam is a Taluk in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is situated in Namakkal District.

Geography

Sendamangalam is located at 11.3000°N 78.2333°E / 11.3000; 78.2333.[1] It has an average elevation of 240 metres (715 feet). It is close to Kolli Hills (கொல்லி மலை) - which is part of the Eastern Ghats. The closest river is Kaveri. The city is approximately 350 km southwest of Chennai, 255 km south of Bangalore, 50 km south of Salem and 93 km northwest of Tiruchirapalli (Trichy) and around 200 km North of Madurai.

Thathagiri Murugan

Transport

Sendamangalam is located 12 km northeast from Namakkal on State Highway SH-95 (connecting Mohanur-Namakkal-Muthugapatti-Akkiampatty-Sendamangalam-Gandhipuram-Kalappanaickenpatty, Rasipuram, 54 km long). The nearest cities from Sendamangalam are Namakkal (12 km), Karur (45 km), Salem (50 km), Erode (62 km), and Tiruchirapalli (93 km). Chennai, the capital of the state, is 380 km from Namakkal. The nearest airport is in Salem(55 km). The nearest major railway station is at Namakkal (10 km) and Salem (55 km).

Climate

The temperature ranges from 20 to 44 °C throughout the year.

Demographics

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As of 2001 India census,[2] Sendamangalam had a population of 18,085. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Sendamangalam has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 56%. In Sendamangalam, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Taluk

Senthamangalam (state assembly constituency), Sendamangalam taluk in Namakkal (Lok Sabha constituency) started functioning as Taluk from 2 June 2015.[3] The taluk office started functioning at a private building on Sendamangalam – Budhansandai Road near Primary Agriculture Cooperative Credit Society.

Currently, two tahsildars, five deputy tahsildars and 26 officials were appointed for the new taluk.

Politics

Senthamangalam (state assembly constituency), Sendamangalam taluk is part of Namakkal (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

References

Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sendamangalam
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
"New taluks begin to function". The Hindu. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
"List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2008.

External links

This is the list of taluks of Namakkal district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

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[1] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sendamangalam

[2] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[3] "New taluks begin to function". The Hindu. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2018.

[4] "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2008.