9°48′00″N 77°20′00″E / 9.8°N 77.3333°E / 9.8; 77.3333

Uthamapalayam taluk is a taluk of Theni district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Uthamapalayam.

The taluk will be the home of India-based Neutrino Observatory.[1]

Demographics edit

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Uthamapalayam had a population of 434,813 with 216,730 males and 218,083 females. There were 1006 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 71.64. Child population in the age group below 6 was 19,074 Males and 17,742 Females.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "India-based Neutrino Observatory project gets Centre's approval, ball in Tamil Nadu's court". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  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.