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Bodinayakanur is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Nestled at the base of the Western Ghat Hills, the town is widely known as India's cardamom capital for its pedigree in cultivating that crop.

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Place details

Locality
Bodinayakkanur
Region
Tamil Nadu
Country
India
Population
75,680
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

Settlement.name
Bodinayakanur
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Bodi 1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
View of Bodinayakanur from Bodi Mettu hills
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Bodinayakkanur, Tamil Nadu, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Madurai
Settlement.subdivision_type3
District
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Theni
Settlement.government_type
Selection Grade Municipality
Settlement.governing_body
Bodinayakanur Municipality
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
7.23

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
India
Located in
Theni district
Elevation
353
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Image
Bodi 1.jpg
Dialing code
4547
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postal code
625513
Commons category
Bodinayakkanur
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Demographics
  • Population and Literacy
  • Government and politics
  • References
  • External links

Bodinayakanur is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Nestled at the base of the Western Ghat Hills, the town is widely known as India's cardamom capital for its pedigree in cultivating that crop.

Despite a population estimated to be no higher than 0.2% of Tamilnadu's total population, Bodinayakanur has been the constituency for 2 of 12 Chief Ministers of the state.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bodinayakkanur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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