Nilakkottai
Sign in to saveNilakkottai (also spelled as Nilakottai) is a town in the Dindigul district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town was established in 1958, as 1st Grade Town Panchayat. In 1970, it was changed to Selection Grade. The Town Panchayat has been under the municipal act since 1996. In 2004, it was called Special Village Panchayat, and in 2006, Selection Grade Town Panchayat.
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Place details
- Locality
- Nilakkottai
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Population
- 22,197
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Nilakottai
- Settlement.settlement_type
- town
- Settlement.image_caption
- Nilakottai railway station
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Tamil Nadu, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Pandya Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Dindigul
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 320
- Settlement.population_total
- 19630
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Languages
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Dindigul district
- Area
- 9.9
- Elevation
- 320
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Dialing code
- 4543
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- postal code
- 624208
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Kulappa Nayak
- Under British rules
- Geography
- Demographics
- Economy
- Government
- Education
- Public and private schools
- Higher education
- Hospitals
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Nilakkottai (also spelled as Nilakottai) is a town in the Dindigul district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town was established in 1958, as 1st Grade Town Panchayat. In 1970, it was changed to Selection Grade. The Town Panchayat has been under the municipal act since 1996. In 2004, it was called Special Village Panchayat, and in 2006, Selection Grade Town Panchayat.
==History== Nilakottai palayam was one of 26 palayams in Dindigul province. Its founder, Kulappa Nayajar, came from Vijayanagaram in 1366 A.D. before the period of Vishwanatha Nayak.
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