Dindigul district

Dindigul district Anna District
District of Tamil Nadu
Dhandayuthapani Temple in Palani, Dindigul Fort, Hills near Sirumalai, hills at Kodaikanal, Poombarai village
Location in Tamil Nadu
Dindigul district
Coordinates: 10°21′14.4″N 77°59′6″E / 10.354000°N 77.98500°E / 10.354000; 77.98500
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Municipal Corporations	Dindigul
Founded by	M. G. Ramachandran
Headquarters	Dindigul
Taluks	Athoor, Dindigul East, Dindigul West, Gujiliamparai, Kodaikanal, Natham, Nilakkottai, Oddanchatram, Palani, Vedasandur
Government
• District Collector	Poongodi, IAS[1]
• Superintendent of Police	V. R. Srinivasn, IPS[2]
Area
• Total	6,266.64 km2 (2,419.56 sq mi)
• Rank	1
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,159,775
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	624xxx
Telephone code	0451
ISO 3166 code	ISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registration	TN-57,94[3]
Largest city	Dindigul
Central location:	10°21′N 77°59′E / 10.350°N 77.983°E / 10.350; 77.983
Website	dindigul.nic.in

Dindigul District is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Dindigul District (6,266.64 km²) is the largest district in Tamil Nadu by area. The district was carved out of Madurai District in 1985. It has an area of 6266.64 km² and comprises 3 revenue divisions, 10 taluks, and 14 panchayat unions. The district is located in Southwest of Tamil Nadu. The district is bound by Madurai district in the south,Tiruppur district in the northwest, Karur district in the north, Tiruchirappalli district in the northeast, Theni district in the Southwest and Idukki district of Kerala to the west. As of 2011, the district had a population of 2,159,775 with a sex-ratio of 998 females for every 1,000 males. Dindigul and virudhunagar are the only 2 districts which are not connected to kerala but share their border with the state of kerala.