Kaveripattinam, Krishnagiri

Town in Tamil Nadu, India

Kaveripattinam

Town

Kaveripattinam

Kaveripattinam

Coordinates: 12°25′N 78°14′E﻿ / ﻿12.42°N 78.23°E﻿ / 12.42; 78.23
Country|  India
State| Tamil Nadu
Region| Kongu Nadu
District| Krishnagiri
Established| 17th century
Founded by| King Adhiyaman
Government

• Type| Town panchayat
• Body| Kaveripattinam town panchayat
Area

• Total

| 20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation

| 533 m (1,749 ft)
Population

(2018)

• Total

| 25,000
• Density| 1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Languages

• Official| Tamil
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration| TN-24

Kaveripattinam is a town in Krishnagiri district in the northern part of Tamil Nadu.It is a revenue block in the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 36 panchayat villages.

## Notable people

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### Politician

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• K. P. Munusamy

• K. Samarasam [1]

## Geography

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Kaveripattinam is located at 12°25′N 78°14′E﻿ / ﻿12.42°N 78.23°E﻿ / 12.42; 78.23 [2] on the NH 44, a major north–south National Highway, one of the longest and busiest road in the country. It has an average elevation of 533 metres (1,749 ft). This town has a cool climate. It lies on the bank of the river Then Pennai and it has a green and cool climate. It is located on NH-7. It is 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Bangalore, 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Dharmapuri, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Krishnagiri. The town is very green because of the KRP Dam nearby and rich in water resources.

The nearest Railway station is at Palakkodu while the Airport is at Bangalore. NH-44 provides better road connectivity.

## Demographics

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As of 2011 India census,[3] Kaveripattinam had a population of 25000. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kaveripattanam has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 67%. In Kaveripattanam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Kaveripattinam comes under Krishnagiri District.

## Economy

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Kaveripattanam is famous for its cultivation of mangoes. There are a lot of mango pulp industries, milk processing units, and small-scale industries. This town is also known for a milk sweet called Palkova apart from Srivilliputhur and Gudiyatham. The journal and book publisher REST Publisher is also registered in Kaveripattanam. Kaveripattinam is a special place for Nippet industries and Match industries. Farming is primary occupation in Kaveripattinam. These industries provide considerable size of employment to the citizens of the town.

All major nationalized banks such as State Bank of India, Canara bank, Indian Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, private banks and Cooperative Banks have their branches in Kaveripattinam.

## Politics

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Kaveripattanam assembly constituency is part of Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Tamil Nadu Maps Online". tnmaps.tn.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc -nedungal
3. ^ "Census of India 2018: Data from the 2018 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
4. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.

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Krishnagiri District

District headquarters|

* Krishnagiri

Revenue divisions|

* Krishnagiri
* Hosur

Taluks|

* Krishnagiri
* Hosur
* Pochampalli
* Uthangarai
* Denkanikottai

Blocks|

* Krishnagiri
* Hosur
* Veppanapalli
* Uthangarai
* Bargur
* Kaveripattinam
* Kelamangalam
* Mathur
* Shoolagiri
* Thally

Municipal|

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* Hosur

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Municipality|

* Krishnagiri

Rivers|

* South Pennar River
* Vanniyar River
* Markanda River

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