Nilakkottai

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.

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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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Area: 9.9
Elevation: 320
Dialing code: 4543

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postal code: 624208

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History
Kulappa Nayak
Under British rules
Geography
Demographics
Economy
Government
Education
Public and private schools
Higher education
Hospitals
References

==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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