Chinnasalem

Chinnasalem is a Special Grade Town Panchayat in Kallakurichi district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is also the headquarters of Chinnasalem Taluk.It is the second fastest growing town in Kallakurichi district. It is a center place in Chennai – Coimbatore cities. It has nearly 75 rice mills, which are the major source of employment. There are thousand no of paddy harvesters who are going to cultivate paddy in all over Tamil Nadu and other south Indian states. Chinnasalem is also famous for its wood crafts. These industrial exports are shipped to other parts of the state and internationally.

Chinnasalem
Special Grade Town Panchayat
Chinna salem
Sunset on chinnasalem lake,
Nickname(s):  (Gem of Rice )Old name: Chinnasailam
Chinnasalem Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11.649546°N 78.859863°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kallakurichi
Area
• Total	13.60 km^2 (5.25 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	25,106
• Density	1,435.2205/km^2 (3,717.204/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	606201
Telephone code	04151
Vehicle registration	TN-15

"Chinnasalem railway station"

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Chinnasalem had a population of 19519. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Chinnasalem has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 50.5%; with male literacy of 78% and female literacy of 50%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.[1]

Education

The town has engineering colleges, arts and science colleges and teacher training institutions.

Colleges

• Idhaya Engineering College for Women senthil;
• Government Industrial Training Institute, Chinnasalem
• Maha Barathi Engineering College

References

1. "Table - 3 : Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order): 2001". Census of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

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