Dindigul District

Dindigul

Dindigul

Dindigul district was carved out of the composite Madurai District on 15.9.85 and named after one of the illustrious son of Tamil Nadu, Thiru.C.N. Annadurai who was affectionately called as Anna by one and all. It is located between 10005” and 100 9” North Latitude and 77030” and 78020” East Longitude. Dindigul is a city and municipality in the Tamil Nadu state of southern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dindigul district.

Dindigul comes from the Portmanteau of Thindu meaning pillow and kal meaning Rock. It is also known as "The City of Locks and Tannery", is a fast growing tier-4 city in India. It is attracting a great deal of education sector investments. The city also has a large number of Textile Mills.

Dindigul city is an important wholesale market for onion and groundnut. It has the network of inter-district roads connecting Coimbatore, Erode, Trichy, Karur, Madurai and Sivaganga District. Kodaikkanl a popular Summer Resort located at an altitude of 2133 meters in the Western Ghats is the “Princess of Hill Stations”. Peranai and Sirumalai are the two fine picnic spots of this district. There are four dams Viz, Palar Porandalar, Varathamanathi, Pabap Palar in Palani Taluk and Maruthanathi in Dindigul Taluk augment irrigation facilities to agricultural fields in this district.

Nilakkottai town is famous for Brass Vessels, Jewellery and also famous for the growing and marketing of flowers and Grapes. Ottanschatram is a noted market centre for vegetables. It is also famous for the export of butter, manufactured in the nearby villages using cream separators. Batlagundu is an important market centre for tomato. Pattiveeranpatti in Vathalagundu Block is famous for Cardamom and Coffee enterprises. In past periods, Dindigul was famous for locks and leather goods in past limes.

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