Kaveripattinam (Dharmapuri)

Kaveripattanam Kaveripattanam
city
Kaveripattanam Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°25′N 78°14′E / 12.42°N 78.23°E / 12.42; 78.23Coordinates: 12°25′N 78°14′E / 12.42°N 78.23°E / 12.42; 78.23
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Krishnagiri
Elevation	454 m (1,490 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	14,417
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	TN-24

Kaveripattanam is a panchayat town in Krishnagiri district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Bangalore. The town is very green because of the KRP Dam nearby. Kaveripattanam is famous for its cultivation of mangoes. There are lot of mango pulp industries, milk processing units and small scale industries.

Geography

Kaverippattanam is located at 12°25′N 78°14′E / 12.42°N 78.23°E / 12.42; 78.23.^[1] It has an average elevation of 454 m (1,490 ft).

Demographics

As of 2009 India census,^[2] Kaveripattanam had a population of 14,417. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kaveripattanam has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 67%. In Kaveripattanam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Kaveripattanam comes under Krishnagiri District.

Politics

Kaveripattanam assembly constituency is part of Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency).^[3]

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