Dindigul District

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf District
gptkbp:administrativeDivision Dindigul
gptkbp:area 6,034 km²
gptkbp:averageRainfall 800 mm
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Karur_District
gptkb:Madurai_District
Theni District
Namakkal District
Kodaikanal
gptkbp:capital Dindigul
gptkbp:climate Tropical wet and dry
gptkbp:cuisine gptkb:Dindigul_Biryani
Kongunadu Cuisine
gptkbp:culturalEvents gptkb:Pongal
gptkb:Thaipusam
Navaratri
Tamil New Year
Deepavali
gptkbp:demographics Diverse communities
gptkbp:divisions Blocks
Villages
Taluks
gptkbp:economy Agriculture
Manufacturing
Tourism
gptkbp:elevation 400 m
gptkbp:established District formation in 1985
gptkbp:famousFor Dindigul Lock
gptkbp:governance District Collector
Local Bodies
Zilla_Panchayat
gptkbp:historicalSite gptkb:Dindigul_Fort
gptkb:Pillar_Rocks
gptkb:Guna_Cave
gptkb:Kodaikanal_Church
Berijam Lake
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dindigul District
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tamil
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:majorIndustry gptkb:Dindigul_Fort
Textiles
Kodaikanal
Sirumalai Hills
Bodinayakanur
gptkbp:majorRivers gptkb:Vaigai_River
gptkbp:population approximately 1,500,000
gptkbp:railwayLine gptkb:Dindigul_Junction
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:National_Highway_7
State Highways