Desur

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| name = Desur

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| settlement_type = town panchayat

| image_skyline = File:Desur Digambar Jain Temple.jpg

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| image_caption = Desur Jain temple

| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, Singapore

| coordinates = {{coord|12.43|N|79.48|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Tamil Nadu

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Tiruvanamalai

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| elevation_m = 114

| population_total = 5156

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Tamil

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 604501

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Desur is a Town panchayat in Tiruvanamalai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Geography

Desur is located at {{coord|12.43|N|79.48|E|}}.{{Cite web |title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Desur, India |url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Desur.html |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=www.fallingrain.com}} It has an average elevation of 114 metres (374 feet).

Demographics

{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Desur had a population of 5,156. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Desur has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79% and, female literacy is 60%. In Desur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

Category:Cities and towns in Tiruvannamalai district

Category:Jain temples in Tamil Nadu