Karimangalam

Karimangalam is a town and taluk headquarters in Dharmapuri district in the Kongunadu region of Tamil Nadu. It is located at 20 km from Dharmapuri and 70 km from Salem.

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Locality: Kottakulam
Region: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Karimangalam
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Tamil Nadu#India3
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kongu Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Dharmapuri
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 11
Settlement.elevation_m: 615
Settlement.population_total: 13511
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages

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Karimangalam is a town and taluk headquarters in Dharmapuri district in the Kongunadu region of Tamil Nadu. It is located at 20 km from Dharmapuri and 70 km from Salem.

==Demographics== Indian census figures, Karimangalam had a population of 13,511. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Karimangalam has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 49%. In Karimangalam, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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