Thuraiyur taluk

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Thuraiyur taluk is a taluk of Tiruchirapalli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Thuraiyur.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Thuraiyur had a population of 249,060 with 123,062 males and 125,998 females. There were 1,024 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 71.42%. Child population in the age group below 6 years were 11,705 males and 10,708 females.{{cn|date=July 2020}}

Climate

In spite of hills surrounding this region, this taluk is very hot. In the summer temperatures rises up to 43 °C. In the winter the temperature is mild and at night falls to 14 °C. It is foggy in December and January. During June and July wind speed is less in this region in comparison to other parts of Tamil Nadu.

{{cite web|title=Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011|url=http://www.census.tn.nic.in/census2011data/PPT_taluk_data_final.pdf|publisher=Census Tamil Nadu|accessdate=4 July 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617095215/http://www.census.tn.nic.in/census2011data/PPT_taluk_data_final.pdf|archivedate=17 June 2013}}

References

Category:Taluks of Tiruchirapalli district