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Thedavur
Panchayat town
ThedavurLocation in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°29′45″N 78°41′42″E / 11.49583°N 78.69500°E / 11.49583; 78.69500
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Government
• Body	town panchayat
Population
• Total	8,230
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	636116

Thedavur is a panchayat town in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

History

Around 1200 CE, there were 2 major forces ruling in the neighborhood, Aragalur (Nadu Naadu of Magadai Mandalam) ruled by Ponparappinan and Thedavur by Vanakkovaraiyars.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Thedavur had a population of 7453. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Thedavur has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 43%. In Thedavur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Geography

v t e Places adjacent to Thedavur
Naduvalur Punalvasal Anayampatti Thedavur

v t e Salem District
Taluks	Attur Gangavalli Idappadi Kadyampatti Mettur Omalur Peddanayakkan Palayam Salem Salem South Salem West Sankagiri Vazhapady Yercaud
Blocks	Attur Ayothiapattinam Gangavalli Idappadi Kadaiyampatty Kolathur Konganapuram Magudanchavadi Mecheri Nangavalli Omalur Panaimarathupatti Pethanaickenpalayam Salem Sankagiri Talavasal Tharamangalam Valapady Veerapandi Yercaud
Corporations	Salem Corporation
Municipalities	Attur Edappadi Mettur Narasingapuram
Census towns	Avadattur Dalavaipatti Kondalampatti Mallamooppampatti Maramangalathupatti Masinaickenpatti Neikkarapatti Papparapatti
Town panchayats	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
Revenue divisions	Attur Mettur Salem Sankari
Rivers	Cauveri Sarabanga Vashista Suvetha Thirumanimutharu
Places of interest	Jarugumalai Yercaud Kanjamalai Kurumbapatti Zoological Park Mettur Dam Shevaroy Hills Sankagiri Fort Attur Fort Kalrayan Hills

References

1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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