Kallakurichi district at a glance

Formed

Inaugurated on 26.11.2019, carved out of Villupuram district (G.O. Nos. 424 and 425, dated 12.11.2019)

Headquarters

Kallakurichi, on NH 79 (Ulundurpet – Salem)

Revenue divisions

2 — Kallakurichi, Tirukoilur

Taluks

7 — Kallakurichi, Chinnasalem, Sankarapuram, Kalvarayan Hills, Tirukoilur, Ulundurpet, Vanapuram

Firkas

24

Revenue villages

562

Source: kallakurichi.nic.in

Development blocks

9 — Kallakurichi, Chinnasalem, Sankarapuram, Rishivandiyam, Kalvarayan Hills, Thiyagadurgam, Ulundurpet, Thirunavalur, Tirukoilur

Village panchayats

412 — see the Villages page for the list

Municipalities

Kallakurichi, Ulundurpet, Tirukoilur

Town panchayats

Chinnasalem, Manalurpet, Sankarapuram, Thiyagadurgam, Vadakkanandal

Source: kallakurichi.nic.in

Lok Sabha

14 – Kallakurichi

Assembly

77 – Ulundurpettai, 78 – Rishivandiyam, 79 – Sankarapuram, 80 – Kallakurichi (SC). Tirukoilur taluk falls in 76 – Tirukkoyilur, which the Election Commission lists under Villupuram district.

Source: www.elections.tn.gov.in

Government hospitals

5 — Kallakurichi, Chinnasalem, Sankarapuram, Tirukoilur, Ulundurpet; plus Kallakurichi Government Medical College Hospital

Primary health centres

45

Health sub-centres

215

Anganwadi centres

1,112

Government schools

Primary 469, middle 167, high 60, higher secondary 69 (plus Adi Dravidar and tribal welfare schools)

Source: kallakurichi.nic.in

STD codes

04151 — Kallakurichi, Chinnasalem, Sankarapuram, Kalvarayan Hills · 04149 — Ulundurpet · 04153 — Tirukoilur

Main PIN codes

606202 Kallakurichi · 606201 Chinnasalem · 606401 Sankarapuram · 605757 Tirukoilur · 606107 Ulundurpet

Source: kallakurichi.nic.in

Kalvarayan Hills

550.70 sq km; home mainly to tribal communities

Dams

Gomukhi, Manimuktha

Waterfalls

Periyar, Megham, Sirukalur

Main crops

Paddy, maize, sugarcane and black gram — mostly rain-fed and tank-irrigated

Nearest airports

Salem, Trichy, Puducherry

Source: kallakurichi.nic.in