Bodinayakkanur
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Bodinayakkanur போடிநாயக்கனூர் போடி Bodinayakanur, Bodi Naickanur |
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View of Bodinayakkanur from bodi mettu hills
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| Nickname(s): Bodi | |
 Bodinayakkanur
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| Coordinates: 10°01′N 77°21′E / 10.02°N 77.35°ECoordinates: 10°01′N 77°21′E / 10.02°N 77.35°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Theni |
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| • Type | First Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Bodinayakanur Municipality |
| Elevation | 353 m (1,158 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 75,675 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 625 513 |
| Telephone code | 04546 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 60 Z |
| Website | municipality |
Bodinayakanur (also spelled Bodi Naickanur; or shortened to just Bodi) is a city and a municipality in Theni district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. As of 2011, the town had a population of 75,675.
According to 2011 census, Bodinayakanur had a population of 75,676 with a sex-ratio of 1,018 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 6,544 were under the age of six, constituting 3,334 males and 3,210 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 7.61% and .03% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 76.18%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 20333 households. There were a total of 30,234 workers, comprising 1,117 cultivators, 6,602 main agricultural labourers, 621 in house hold industries, 18,623 other workers, 3,271 marginal workers, 89 marginal cultivators, 1,574 marginal agricultural labourers, 134 marginal workers in household industries and 1,474 other marginal workers.
As per the religious census of 2011, Bodinayakanur had 93.% Hindus, 5.61% Muslims, 1.3% Christians, 0.01% Sikhs, 0.01% Jains and 0.05% following other religions.
Bodinayakanur is the second largest and most populated city in Theni district; the city is the taluk headquarters. Due to the weather and natural beauties, the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, called the city as "South Kashmir". Town located on the foothills of the Western Ghats, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India. This town is surrounded by the ranges of Western Ghats on three sides, offering spectacular views of the Ghats. Theni, the nearest market town is 16 km from Bodi.
During the nineteenth century, Bodinayakanur was an important place in the Nayakar rule. There is a small palace built by the Bodanayakar. This palace has been built with the Jaipur Palace in mind. Bodinayakkanur is the "Cardamom Capital of India".
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