Kalvarayan Hills taluk
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2021}}
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| name = Kalvarayan Hills taluk
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| native_name = Kalvarayanmalai taluk
| settlement_type = Taluk
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| subdivision_name1 = 22px Tamil Nadu
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Kallakurichi
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| area_total_km2 = 550.7
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| population_total = 41,025
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Tamil
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Kalvarayan Hills taluk or Kalvarayanmalai taluk is one of the six taluks of Kallakurichi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.{{cite web|title=Revenue administration information|url=https://kallakurichi.nic.in/about-district/administrative-setup/revenue-administration/|publisher=kallakurichi.nic.in|date=2021-03-13|access-date=2021-03-16}}
Administration
Kalvarayan Hills taluk was created following the 2019 bifurcation of Villupuram district, which created Kallakurichi district.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tamil-nadu-has-a-new-district-kallakurichi-will-be-33rd/story-0IDWirqrUz3QgpDHXje47I.html|title=Tamil Nadu has a new district: Kallakurichi will be 33rd|date=2019-01-09|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2021-03-16}} The district was created by splitting off 5 taluks of Villupuram district, and as part of the creation, parts of the western Sankarapuram and Chinnasalem taluks were used to create Kalvarayan Hills taluk. It is within the Kallakurichi revenue division of the district, the state assembly constituency of Sankarapuram, and the Lok Sabha constituency of Kallakurichi. The taluk consists of one panchayat union and two revenue blocks, which are composed of 44 revenue villages and 15 village panchayats.{{cite web|title=Bifurcation information|url=https://kallakurichi.nic.in/document/creation-of-kallakurichi-new-district-go/|publisher=kallakurichi.nic.in|date=2021-03-15|access-date=2021-03-16}}
Geography
Kalvarayan Hills taluk is in the westernmost part of Kallakurichi district, and covers {{convert|550.7|km2|sqmi}} of land in the eastern part of the Kalvarayan Hills for which the taluk is named. Within Kallakurichi district, it is bordered by Sankarapuram taluk to the northeast, and by Chinnasalem taluk to the southeast.{{cite web|title=Kallakurichi district map|url=https://kallakurichi.nic.in/about-district/district-map/|publisher=kallakurichi.nic.in|date=2021-03-13|access-date=2021-03-16}} It is also bordered by the Pethanaickenpalayam taluk of Salem district to the south and west,{{cite web|title=Salem district map|url=https://salem.nic.in/district-maps/|publisher=salem.nic.in|date=2021-03-16|access-date=2021-03-16}} the Harur taluk of Dharmapuri district to the northwest,{{cite web|title=Dharmapuri district map|url=https://dharmapuri.nic.in/map-of-district/|publisher=dharmapuri.nic.in|date=2021-03-16|access-date=2021-03-16}} and the Thandarampattu taluk of Tiruvannamalai district to the north.{{cite web|title=Tiruvannamalai district census handbook (A)|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/33/3305_PART_A_DCHB_TIRUVANNAMALAI.pdf|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|date=2011|access-date=2021-03-16}} Rivers in the taluk include the Mani, Muktha, and Gomukhi.{{cite web|title=Viluppuram district census handbook (A)|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/33/3306_PART_A_DCHB_VILUPPURAM.pdf|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|date=2011|access-date=2021-03-16}}