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Salem District
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Salem District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Salem is the district headquarters. Other major towns in the district are Mettur, Omalur and Attur. The district is well connected by rail and road networks.
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Salem was the largest district in Tamil Nadu before it was bifurcated into two as Salem and Dharmapuri districts. Later Salem district was again divided with the formation of the Namakkal district.
- Nagaramalai
- Jeragamalai
- Kanjanamalai
- Godumalai
- Kalrayan Hills
- Pachaimalai
- Shevaroy Hills
- Eastern Ghats
- Mettur Hills
- Thirumanimuthar
- Vasishta Nadi
- Kaveri
Salem district has nine Taluks.
It had a population of 3,016,346 as of 2001. It is 46.09% urbanised.[1]
Yercaud is a fairly popular hill-station. Because of its cool climate, it has become a favorite tourist destination for the people in the general vicinity.
| Salem District |
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| Taluk |
Attur | Edapady | Gangavalli | Mettur | Omalur | Salem | Sangagiri | Valapady | Yercaud |
| Blocks |
Attur | Ayothiapattinam | Gangavalli | Edappadi | Kadayampatti | Kolathur | Konganapuram | Macdonald s Choultry | Mecheri | Nangavalli | Omalur | Panaimarathupatti | Pethanaickenpalayam | Salem | Sankari | Talavasal | Tharamangalam | Vazhapadi | Veerapandi | Yercaud |
| Corporation | |
| Municipality |
Attur | Edappadi | Mettur | Narasingapuram |
| Town Panchayat |
Attayampatti | Ayothiapattinam | Jalakandapuram | Kannankurichi | Kolathur | Konganapuram | Mecheri | Omalur | P.N.Patti | Pethanaickenpalayam | Sankari | Thammampatti | Tharamangalam | Vazhapadi | Veerakkalpudur | Belur | Edaganasalai | Elampillai | Ethapur | Gangavalli | Kadayampatti | Karuppur | Keeripatti | Mallur | Panaimarathupatti | Sentharapatti | Thedavur | Thevur | Veeraganur | Arasiramani | Nangavalli | Poolampatti | Vanavasi |
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| Capital | Chennai |
| Districts | Chennai • Coimbatore • Cuddalore • Dharmapuri • Dindigul • Erode • Kanchipuram • Kanyakumari • Karur • Krishnagiri • Madurai • Nagapattinam • Namakkal • Perambalur • Pudukkottai • Ramanathapuram • Salem • Sivaganga • Thanjavur • The Nilgiris • Theni • Thoothukudi • Tiruchirapalli • Tirunelveli • Tiruvallur • Tiruvannamalai • Tiruvarur • Vellore • Viluppuram • Virudhunagar |
| Major cities | Alandur • Avadi • Ambattur • Chennai • Coimbatore • Cuddalore • Dindigul • Erode • Kancheepuram • Karur • Kumbakonam • Madurai • Nagercoil • Neyveli • Pallavaram • Pudukkottai • Rajapalayam • Salem • Tiruchirapalli • Tirunelveli • Tambaram • Thoothukudi • Tiruppur • Tiruvannamalai • Thanjavur • Tiruvottiyur • Vellore |
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