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Modakurichi taluk is a taluk of Erode district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Modakurichi became a separate taluk in Erode district by trifurcation of the erstwhile Erode taluk, along with Kodumudi taluk on 8 March 2016. The new taluk will have control over the same geographic entity of the Modakurichi revenue block with Modakurichi as the headquarters. It falls under the Erode revenue division.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the erstwhile Erode taluk had a population of 820,720 with 410,323 males and 410,397 females. There were 1,000 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 73.5%. Child population in the age group below 6 years were composed of 35,016 males and 33,498 females. After trifurcation of the taluk, the newly created Modakurichi taluk will have a population of ~160,824.

Populated Towns and Villages

• Arachalur
• Avalpoondurai
• Nanjai Uthukuli
• Elumathur
• Lakkapuram
• Selvanagar

References

1. "Kodumudi, Modakurichi and Thalavadi taluks take off". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
2. "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20180330160655/http://www.erode.tn.nic.in/taluk.htm

v t e Erode district
District headquarters	Erode
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Kongu Nadu
Divisions	Erode Gobichettipalayam
Taluks	Anthiyur Bhavani Erode Gobichettipalayam Kodumudi Modakurichi Nambiyur Perundurai Sathyamangalam Thalavadi
Municipal corporations	Erode Municipal Corporation
Municipalities	Selection grade Gobichettipalayam Grade I Sathyamangalam Grade II Bhavani Punjai Puliampatti
Major panchayat towns	Anthiyur Athani Chennimalai Kavandapadi Kodumudi Nambiyur Perundurai Sivagiri
Water resources	Rivers Amaravati Bhavani Kaveri Kundha Uppar Noyyal Dams and reservoirs Bhavanisagar Kodiveri Perumpallam Kalingarayan Varattupallam Canals Kalingarayan LBP Perumpallam Pichaikaranpallam
History	Early Cholas Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire British Raj
Protected areas	Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary Vellode Birds Sanctuary
Temples	Anthiyur Gurunatha Swamy Temple Bannari Amman Temple Chennimalai Dhandayuthapani Temple Kodumudi Magudeswarar Temple Pachaimalai Subramanya Swamy Temple Pariyur Kondathu Kaliamman Temple Pavalamalai Muthukumaraswamy Temple Erode Periya Mariamman Temple Erode Nattatreeswarar Temple Bhavani Sangameswarar Temple Sivanmalai Subramaniar Temple Thindal Murugan Temple
Places of interest	Dheeran Chinnamalai Memorial EVR House
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