SALEM DISTRICT

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'Salem District' is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Salem is the district headquarters. Other major towns in the district are Mettur, Omalur and Attur. The district is well connected by rail and road networks.

Contents

History

Geography

Hills

Rivers

Minerals

Administration

Taluks

Demographics

Places to visit

References

External links

History

Salem was the largest district in Tamil Nadu before it was bifurcated into two as Salem and Dharmapuri districts. Later Salem district was again divided with the formation of the Namakkal district.

Geography

Hills

★ Nagaramalai

★ Jeragamalai

★ Kanjamalai

★ Godumalai

★ Kalrayan Hills

★ Pachaimalai

★ Shervaroyan Hills

★ Eastern Ghats

★ Mettur Hills

Rivers

★ Thirumanimuthar

★ Vasishta Nadi

★ Kaveri

Minerals

★ Iron

Administration

Taluks

Salem district has nine Taluks.

★ Attur

★ Edapady

★ Gangavalli

★ Mettur

★ Omalur

★ Salem

★ Sangagiri

★ Valapady

★ Yercaud

★ Testing

Demographics

It had a population of 3,016,346 as of 2001. It is 46.09% urbanised.^[1]
The district has a literacy of 65.72%, one of the lowest in the state.

Places to visit

Yercaud is a fairly popular hill-station. Because of its cool climate, it has become a favorite tourist destination for the people in the general vicinity.

References

1. Census 2001

External links

★ Salem District