Ayakudi

Ayakudi is a panchayat town in Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The city is known for guava. It is filled with nature in the slopes of Kodaikanal.

Etymology

Ayakudi originally means Ayar (shepherd) kudi (dwelling place), which aligns itself with the settlement of pastoralists in the "Mullai" land of the Sangam landscape. Ayar are also called as konar..

Geography

Ayakudi, is located at a distance of 4km from Palani, 24km from Oddanchatram, 40km from Dharapuram, 55km from Dindigul, 110km from Madurai and 134km from Coimbatore.

Demographics

Ayakudi had a population of 27,156 as per the 2011 Census, out of which 13,533 are males while 13,623are females in the town.
The population of children aged 0-6 is 2526 which is 9.30 % of total population of the town.
The female sex ratio is of 1007 against the Tamilnadu state average of 996. Moreover the child sex ratio in Ayakudi is around 910 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943.
The literacy rate of the town is 68.79 % against the state average of 80.09 %. The male literacy is around 76.79 % while the female literacy rate is 60.85 %.

The Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes about 48.07 % of the population, while the Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.08 % of total population in the town.
Hindus formed the majority of the population at 84.18% followed by Muslims at 14.91%, Christians at 0.80% and others at 0.11% as per the 2011 Census.

Places of interest

This place is (3.0 km) from Palani, and its Lord Muruga Temple. The hill station called Kodaikanal is about 60 km from Ayakudi. A pond divides the city into Old Ayakudi (east of the pond) and New Ayakudi (west) and Obulapuram.

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