Dindigul district

Dindigul District (:திண்டுக்கல்) is an administrative region in the south of,. The district was carved out of in the year 1985. The district is famous for its lock and industries.

Geography
It is bounded on the north by and  districts, on the east by, on the southeast and south by Madurai District, on the southeast by , and on the west by the state of  and.

The and  taluks are famous tourist regions in South India. These taluks are cooler compared to other regions of Tamil Nadu.

Rivers
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Dams
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Divisions
The district of Dindigul has 7 s
 * Dindigul
 * Palani
 * Kodaikanal
 * Oddanchatram
 * Vedasandur
 * Nattam
 * Nilakkottai

Demographics
It had a population of 1,923,014 as of 2001. It is 35.01% urbanised as per Census 2001.

The district has a literacy of 69.83% and is below the average in the state.

Flora
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Fauna
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Forest Rest House
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