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Ayakudi

Ayakudi is a panchayat town in Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The city is known for guava. It is filled with nature in the slopes of Kodaikanal.

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Place details

Locality: Palaiya Ayakudi
Region: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Population: 27,156
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Ayakudi
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Dindigul
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 23410
Settlement.population_as_of: 2001
Settlement.population_density_km2

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Dindigul district
Area: +64
Time zone: UTC+05:30

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Article

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Etymology
Geography
Demographics
Places of interest
Education
References

Ayakudi is a panchayat town in Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The city is known for guava. It is filled with nature in the slopes of Kodaikanal.

==Etymology== Ayakudi originally means Ayar (shepherd) kudi (dwelling place), which aligns itself with the settlement of pastoralists in the "Mullai" land of the Sangam landscape. Ayar are also called as konar..