Thorapalli or Thorapalli Agraharam is a village in Hosur taluk, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Ponnaiyar river about 6 km south-east of Hosur close to the Hosur-Krishnagiri road (National Highway 44), about 50 kilometres from Bangalore. It is the birthplace of C. Rajagopalachari, the last Governor-General of India and second chief minister of Madras State (now Tamil Nadu).[1]
Thorapalli | |
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village | |
  Thorapalli Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Thorapalli Thorapalli (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°30′N 77°59′E / 12.5°N 77.98°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Krishnagiri |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,849 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Demographics
edit2011
editThe 2011 Census of India reported that Thorapalli had a population of 9,849 people. The sex ratio was 90.13, with 4,669 males and 5,180 females. The literacy rate was 62.43, with 6,149 literates (3,014 male and 3,135 female) and 3,700 illiterates (1,655 male and 2,045 female).[2]
2001
editThe 2001 Census of India reported that Thorapalli had a population of 2947, with 1365 males and 1350 females. The sex ratio was 989 and the literacy rate was 53.01.
References
edit- ^ "Conversations with C. Rajagopalachari". The Sunday Guardian Live. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Census of India: Search Details". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- "Primary Census Abstract - Census 2001". Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 29 August 2009.