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Dindigul Hill

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Dindigul Hill
Dindigul Hill
Dindigul Hill
Dindigul Hill
Dindigul Hill
Dindigul Hill
Dindigul Hill
Dindigul Hill
Dindigul Hill
Dindigul Hill
Dindigul Hill
Dindigul Hill
Dindigul Hill
Dindigul Hill
Dindigul Hill
Dindigul is a city in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Dindigul district. Dindigul is located 420 km southwest of the state capital, Chennai, 100 km away from Thiruchirapalli and 66 km away from Madurai. Dindigul District is Located in kongu Region in Dindigul, Vedasandur, Oddanchatram and palani taluks and Natham and Athur taluks are in pandian region , Dindigul is believed to be an ancient settlement; it has been ruled at different times by the Early Pandyan Kingdom, the Medieval Cholas, Pallava dynasty, the later Pandyas, the Madurai Sultanate, the Dindigul Sultanates, the Vijayanagara Empire, the Madurai Nayak Dynasty, Chanda Sahib, the Carnatic kingdom and the British. Dindigul has a number of historical monuments, the Rock Fort being the most prominent. Industries in Dindigul include safety lock makers, leather tanneries,textile spinning, administrative services, agricultural trading, banking, agricultural machinery and educational services. Dindigul is upgraded to a municipal corporation. The city covers an area of 14.01 km2 and had a population of 207,327 in 2011. Dindigul is well-connected by road and rail with the rest of Tamil Nadu. It is the 12th-largest urban agglomeration in the state and has a population of 292,512 according to Tamil Nadu's 2011 census. Dindigul has 200,000 hectares of cultivation land, and agriculture continues to be the main occupation of its inhabitants. Located between the Palani and Sirumalai Hills, Dindigul has a reserved forest area of 85 hectares. Vadamadurai is one of the main towns in dindigul district where alagar temple is located which a famous temple in south India and surrounded with hills and greens and villages located nearby are Seethapati, Thennampati, etc.
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