Dindigul

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Dindigul Thindukkal
City
Dindigul viewed from Dindigul Fort
Dindigul Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°21′N 77°57′E / 10.35°N 77.95°E / 10.35; 77.95
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Dindigul
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Dindigul City Municipal Corporation
• Collector	Tmt M.N. Poongodi, IAS.,
• Commissioner of City Corporation	Thiru. S. Sivasubramanian, B.Sc, BL.,
• Mayor	Tmt. J. Ilamathi
• Deputy Mayor	Thiru. S. Rajappa
Area
• Total	46.9 km2 (18.1 sq mi)
Elevation	268 m (879 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	207,327
• Rank	12
Demonym	Dindigulite
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN	624001
Telephone code	+91-451
Vehicle registration	TN-57/TN-94
Website	Dindigul Municipal Corporation

Dindigul and Tiṇḍukkal is the romanized spelling from Tamil script.}} is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Dindigul district. Dindigul is located 420 km (260 mi) southwest from the state capital, Chennai, 100 km (62 mi) away from Tiruchirappalli, 105 km (65 mi) away from Karaikudi, 66 km (41 mi) away from Madurai and 72 km away from the Tex City of Karur. The city is known for its locks and biryani. Parts of Dindigul Districts like Palani, Oddanchatram, Vedasandur, Nilakottai, Kodaikanal, Natham, Athoor.

The Dindigul Municipality has been upgraded as Municipal Corporation with effect from 19 February 2014. Hon'ble Chief Minister Jayalalithaa handed over the government order to Municipal Chairman V. Marudharaj

Dindigul is believed to be an ancient settlement region and has been ruled at different times by the Cheras, Early Pandyas, Cholas, Pallava dynasty, the later Pandyas, the Madurai Sultanate, the Vijayanagara Empire, Madurai Nayak Dynasty, Chanda Sahib, and the British. Dindigul has a number of historical monuments, the Dindigul Fort being the most prominent.

Industries in Dindigul include safety lock makers, leather tanneries, textile spinning, administrative services, agricultural trading, banking, agricultural machinery and educational services. Dindigul is upgraded to a municipal corporation. The city covers an area of 14.01 km² (5.41 sq mi) and had a population of 207,327 in 2011. Dindigul is well-connected by road and rail with the rest of Tamil Nadu.^[1] It is the 12th-largest urban agglomeration in the state and had a population of 292,512 according to Tamil Nadu's 2011 census. Dindigul has 200,000 hectares of cultivation land, and agriculture continues to be the main occupation of its inhabitants. Located between the Palani and Sirumalai Hills, Dindigul has a reserved forest area of 85 hectares.^[2]

It is one of the few towns and cities in List of AMRUT Smart cities in Tamil Nadu selected for AMRUT Schemes ^[3] from central government and the developmental activities are taken care by government of Tamil Nadu.^[4]