Kamuthi also spelled Kamudi actually stands for Kavinmigu Mullai Thirunagar. Kamuthi is a Panchayat town in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Kamuthi
Panchayat town
Kamuthi is located in Tamil Nadu
Kamuthi
Kamuthi
Kamuthi, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 9°24′35″N 78°21′51″E / 9.409700°N 78.364300°E / 9.409700; 78.364300
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictRamanathapuram District
Government
 • TypePanchayat Town
 • BodyKamuthi Panchayat Raj
Elevation
64 m (210 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total14,754
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
623 603
Telephone code91 4576
Sex ratio48:52 /

Kamuthi is known for being the home of the Kamuthi Solar Power Project, a large solar power plant.

Kamuthi town is situated in Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu. The Kamuthi town has a population of 14754, male population is 7416 and female population is 7338 as per the Census 2011 data. Population of children under the age of 0-6 is 1514, male child population under the age of six is 766 and female child population under the age of six is 748. The total literacy rate of Kamuthi city is 88.56%, the male literacy rate is 93.8% and the female literacy rate is 83.28%. In Kamuthi the female sex ratio is 989 per 1000 male persons. Child sex ratio is 977 per 1000 male child under the age of six. The total number of households in Kamuthi is 3379.

Demographics

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Kamuthi is about 90 km from Madurai. It belongs to the Mudukulathur Legislative Constituency. As of 2001 India census.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.