Edaganasalai

Edaganasalai
city
Edaganasalai Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°38′54″N 77°59′52″E / 11.64833°N 77.99778°E / 11.64833; 77.99778Coordinates: 11°38′54″N 77°59′52″E / 11.64833°N 77.99778°E / 11.64833; 77.99778
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Population (2001)
• Total	29,593
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Edaganasalai is a panchayat town in Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Edaganasalai had a population of 29,593. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Edaganasalai has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 59% and, female literacy is 39%. In Edaganasalai, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. culture: Hinduism is major religion here, ammankovil is the well known temple here and it is famous for pulliyattam before 40 years, at the time of car festival people play with the lepored, captured by the village municheif. The siddaswaran temple which is a well known temple in Salem district also located here.

Salem District

Taluk	Attur Idappadi Gangavalli Mettur Omalur Salem Sankagiri Valapady Yercaud

Blocks	Attur Ayothiapattinam Gangavalli Idappadi Kadaiyampatty Kolathur Konganapuram Macdonalds Choultry Mecheri Nangavalli Omalur Panaimarathupatti Pethanaickenpalayam Salem Sankagiri Talavasal Tharamangalam Valapady Veerapandi Yercaud

Corporation	Salem

Municipality	Attur Edappadi Mettur Narasingapuram

Census Towns	Avadattur Dalavaipatti Kondalampatti Mallamooppampatti Maramangalathupatti Neikkarapatti Papparapatti

Town Panchayat	Attayampatti Ayothiapattinam Jalakandapuram Kannankurichi Kolathur Konganapuram Mecheri Omalur P.N.Patti Pethanaickenpalayam Sankari Thammampatti Tharamangalam Vazhapadi Veerakkalpudur Belur Edaganasalai Elampillai Ethapur Gangavalli Kadayampatti Karuppur Keeripatti Mallur Panaimarathupatti Sentharapatti Thedavur Thevur Veeraganur Arasiramani Nangavalli Poolampatti Vanavasi

Rivers	Cauveri Sarabanga Vashista Suvetha Thirumanimutharu

References

↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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