Udumalaippettai
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Udumalaipettai Udumalpet |
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Udumalai bus at Thirumoorthi reservoir
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 Udumalaipettai
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| Coordinates: 10°35′N 77°14′E / 10.58°N 77.24°ECoordinates: 10°35′N 77°14′E / 10.58°N 77.24°E | |
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 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tirupur district |
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| • Body | Nagar Palika |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 61,133 |
| Languages Tamil, English | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 642126 |
| Telephone code | 04252 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-78 |
Udumalai, also known as Udumalaipettai, is a town in Tirupur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of Udumalaipettai taluk and as of 2011, the town had a population of 61,133.
The municipality was established in 1918 and upgraded to second grade municipality in 1970. It was declared as a first grade municipality in 1979 and further upgrades to selection grade municipality in 1984. The extent of the municipality is 7.41 km2 of which 6.582 km2 is urban and 0.828 km2 is rural. The city was part of Coimbatore district until 2008 when it became part of the newly formed Tiruppur district, a change which was opposed by the residents.
Udumalai is surrounded by Western Ghats on three sides. The average altitude of the town is 1208 feet above MSL. The topography is undulated and general slope is from west to North. Black clay soil is the predominant soil of the area. The town gets major rainfall during the south west monsoon period. The average annual rainfall is 501.40 mm. Black and red soil types are found in the town. The soil contains more of alumina and gypsum. While black soil area is utilized for agriculture, the areas with red soil has more urbanized usages.
According to 2011 census, Udumalaipettai had a population of 61,133 with a sex-ratio of 1041 females for every 1000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 4,939 were under the age of six, constituting 2,489 males and 2,450 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 8.67% and .07% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 83.85%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 17132 households. There were a total of 24,756 workers, comprising 226 cultivators, 289 main agricultural laborers, 450 in house hold industries, 21,403 other workers, 2,388 marginal workers, 51 marginal cultivators, 70 marginal agricultural laborers, 46 marginal workers in household industries and 2,221 other marginal workers. As per the religious census of 2011, Udumalaipettai had 81.83% Hindus, 14.49% Muslims, 3.19% Christians, 0.01% Sikhs, 0.01% Buddhists and 0.46% following other religions.
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