Uthangarai Taluka - Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu
Uthangarai is an administrative taluka in the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Uthangarai is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Samalpatti, while the nearest airport is Salem Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 54.5 km.
The total area of the taluka is 530 km², including 512.55 km² rural area and 17.40 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 944 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Uthangarai Taluka
Uthangarai Taluka has a total of 187 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ammaiyampatti | Rural | Pudur Pungani |
| 2 | Anandur | Rural | Anandur |
| 3 | Andipatty | Rural | Nochipatty |
| 4 | Andiyur | Rural | Eggoor |
| 5 | Appinaickenpatti | Rural | Gengapirampatti |
| 6 | Arunapathi | Rural | Kadavani |
| 7 | Athipadi | Rural | Athipadi |
| 8 | Athiveereyampatti | Rural | Gerigepalli |
| 9 | Badadasampatti | Rural | Naralapalli |
| 10 | Badapalli | Rural | Badapalli |
| 11 | Badavanur | Rural | Gerigepalli |
| 12 | Bommadasampatti | Rural | Moondrampatti |
| 13 | Bommampatti | Rural | Keelkuppam |
| 14 | Boorgalapalli | Rural | Gerigepalli |
| 15 | Chandrapatti | Rural | Chandarapatti |
| 16 | Chavadiyur | Rural | Naralapalli |
| 17 | Chennappanaickanur | Rural | Reddipatty |
| 18 | Chinnakunnathur | Rural | Upparapatti |
| 19 | Chinnathallapadi | Rural | Mittapalli |
| 20 | Chinnathgarapadi | Rural | Karapattu |
| 21 | Dasampatti | Rural | Kallavi |
| 22 | Egoor | Rural | Eggoor |
| 23 | Elachyur | Rural | Karumandapathi |
| 24 | Elavambadi | Rural | Athipadi |
| 25 | Ettipatti | Rural | K. Ettipatti |
| 26 | Ettipatti | Rural | Nadupatti |
| 27 | Gangapirampatti | Rural | Gengapirampatti |
| 28 | Gendiganur | Rural | Naickanoor |
| 29 | Genginaickenpatti | Rural | Gengapirampatti |
| 30 | Gerigepally | Rural | Gerigepalli |
| 31 | Giddampatti | Rural | Periyathallapadi |
| 32 | Gollapatti | Rural | Veerana Kuppam |
| 33 | Gollapatti | Rural | Vengadathampatti |
| 34 | Gollappatti | Rural | Vengadathampatti |
| 35 | Goonampatti | Rural | K. Ettipatti |
| 36 | Govindapuram | Rural | Govindapuram |
| 37 | Gullampatti | Rural | Gerigepalli |
| 38 | Gurugapatti | Rural | Singerapatti |
| 39 | Hanumantheertham | Rural | Katteri |
| 40 | Illuppaikuttapatti | Rural | Kondampatty |
| 41 | Kadavani | Rural | Kadavani |
| 42 | Kadirampatti | Rural | Veerana Kuppam |
| 43 | Kallavi R.F. | Rural | Kallavi |
| 44 | Kalluganur | Rural | Vengadathampatti |
| 45 | Kaludaipatti | Rural | Kallavi |
| 46 | Kamakshipatti | Rural | Ramakrishnampathi |
| 47 | Kanakkampatti | Rural | Badapalli |
| 48 | Kanampatti | Rural | Marampatty |
| 49 | Kanganur | Rural | Samalpatti |
| 50 | Kanichi | Rural | Samalpatti |
| 51 | Kanjanur | Rural | Gerigepalli |
| 52 | Karapattu | Rural | Karapattu |
| 53 | Kariaperumalvalasai | Rural | Pavakkal |
| 54 | Karukkampatti | Rural | Katteri |
| 55 | Karumandapathi | Rural | Karumandapathi |
| 56 | Kattanur | Rural | Veerana Kuppam |
| 57 | Katteri | Rural | Katteri |
| 58 | Kattupatti | Rural | Inamkattupatti |
| 59 | Kattusingiripatti | Rural | Chandarapatti |
| 60 | Kedagaranur | Rural | Govindapuram |
| 61 | Keeimathur | Rural | Keelmathur |
| 62 | Keelkuppam | Rural | Keelkuppam |
| 63 | Kethunaickampatti | Rural | Moondrampatti |
| 64 | Kiddampatti | Rural | Chandarapatti |
| 65 | Kolinaickanpatti | Rural | Mettuthangal |
| 66 | Kollanur | Rural | Kondampatty |
| 67 | Kollapatti | Rural | Gerigepalli |
| 68 | Kommampattu | Rural | Govindapuram |
| 69 | Konapatti | Rural | Pudur Pungani |
| 70 | Kondampatti | Rural | Kondampatty |
| 71 | Kottapathy | Rural | Ramakrishnampathi |
| 72 | Kottarapatti | Rural | Moongileri |
| 73 | Kottukarampatti | Rural | Moondrampatti |
| 74 | Kullaganapalli | Rural | Naralapalli |
| 75 | Kullampathy | Rural | K. Papparapatti |
| 76 | Kumarampatty | Rural | K. Ettipatti |
| 77 | Kungilipatti | Rural | Kondampatty |
| 78 | Kunnathur | Rural | Kunnathur |
| 79 | Kuppanatham | Rural | Nadupatti |
| 80 | Kursampatti | Rural | Naralapalli |
| 81 | Kurubaravalasai | Rural | Maganoorpatti |
| 82 | Kurukkapatti | Rural | Veerachikuppam |
| 83 | Lakkampatti | Rural | Katteri |
| 84 | Maganurpatti | Rural | Maganoorpatti |
| 85 | Mallampatti | Rural | Marampatty |
| 86 | Mallapuram | Rural | Soolagarai |
| 87 | Mallupatti | Rural | Singerapatti |
| 88 | Mannadipatti | Rural | Pudur Pungani |
| 89 | Marampatti | Rural | Marampatty |
| 90 | Mettuthangal | Rural | Mettuthangal |
| 91 | Meyyandapatti | Rural | Katteri |
| 92 | Mittapalli | Rural | Mittapalli |
| 93 | Moondrampatti | Rural | Moondrampatti |
| 94 | Moongileri | Rural | Moongileri |
| 95 | Mottur | Rural | Samalpatti |
| 96 | Muchilikuttai | Rural | Maganoorpatti |
| 97 | Mukkarampalli | Rural | K. Ettipatti |
| 98 | Murukkanthal | Rural | Pudur Pungani |
| 99 | Murungipatti | Rural | Keelkuppam |
| 100 | Muthampatti | Rural | Karumandapathi |
| 101 | Nadupatti | Rural | Nadupatti |
| 102 | Nadupatti | Rural | Kadavani |
| 103 | Nagalpatti | Rural | Samalpatti |
| 104 | Naickanur | Rural | Vella Kuttai |
| 105 | Naiperampatti | Rural | Marampatty |
| 106 | Nallavampatti | Rural | Pavakkal |
| 107 | Naralepalle | Rural | Naralapalli |
| 108 | Narasampatti | Rural | Singerapatti |
| 109 | Nochipatti | Rural | Nochipatty |
| 110 | Obakkavalasai | Rural | Moondrampatti |
| 111 | Obilinaickanpatti | Rural | Veerachikuppam |
| 112 | Oddapatti | Rural | Naralapalli |
| 113 | Oddapatti | Rural | Pudur Pungani |
| 114 | Olaipatti | Rural | Salamarathupattii |
| 115 | Onnagarai | Rural | Soolagarai |
| 116 | Onnagarai | Rural | Katteri |
| 117 | Pachinampatti | Rural | Mettuthangal |
| 118 | Padadasampatti | Rural | Veerachikuppam |
| 119 | Palaiakottai | Rural | Kallavi |
| 120 | Pallathur | Rural | Athipadi |
| 121 | Panamarathupatti | Rural | Kallavi |
| 122 | Papparapatti | Rural | K. Papparapatti |
| 123 | Papparapatti | Rural | Soolagarai |
| 124 | Pappichettipatti | Rural | Kallavi |
| 125 | Parasanur | Rural | Naralapalli |
| 126 | Pasandi | Rural | Samalpatti |
| 127 | Pavakkal | Rural | Pavakkal |
| 128 | Periathallapadi | Rural | Periyathallapadi |
| 129 | Periyakottakulam | Rural | Periya Kotta Kulam |
| 130 | Perumalkuppam | Rural | Badapalli |
| 131 | Perumalnaickempatti | Rural | Kallavi |
| 132 | Peyanur | Rural | Upparapatti |
| 133 | Podar | Rural | Salamarathupattii |
| 134 | Ponnagarapatti | Rural | Pudur Pungani |
| 135 | Poovampatti | Rural | Nochipatty |
| 136 | Potharajanpatti | Rural | Kondampatty |
| 137 | Pudupatti | Rural | Moongileri |
| 138 | Pudur | Rural | Eggoor |
| 139 | Pudur | Rural | Kondampatty |
| 140 | Pudur | Rural | Pudur Pungani |
| 141 | Puliyampatti | Rural | Keelkuppam |
| 142 | Puliyampatti | Rural | Pavakkal |
| 143 | Puliyanur | Rural | Singerapatti |
| 144 | Pullavadampadi | Rural | Kadavani |
| 145 | Punganai | Rural | Athipadi |
| 146 | Pusampatti | Rural | Keelkuppam |
| 147 | Ramakrishnampathy | Rural | Ramakrishnampathi |
| 148 | Reddipatti | Rural | Reddipatty |
| 149 | Reddipatti | Rural | Vanipatti |
| 150 | Reddivalasai | Rural | Periyathallapadi |
| 151 | Rendathampatti | Rural | Govindapuram |
| 152 | Salamarathupatti | Rural | Salamarathupattii |
| 153 | Samakavandanvalasai | Rural | Mittapalli |
| 154 | Samalpatti | Rural | Samalpatti |
| 155 | Selakarampatti | Rural | Vengadathampatti |
| 156 | Sengalpatti | Rural | Chandarapatti |
| 157 | Singarapettai | Rural | Singerapatti |
| 158 | Solakkapatti | Rural | Vengadathampatti |
| 159 | Sorakkapatti | Rural | Veerana Kuppam |
| 160 | Sulakarai | Rural | Soolagarai |
| 161 | Sunnalampatti | Urban | Not applicable |
| 162 | Tagaratti | Rural | Karapattu |
| 163 | Thandiyappanur | Urban | Not applicable |
| 164 | Thannirpandal | Rural | Katteri |
| 165 | Thathanur | Rural | Katteri |
| 166 | Thathinayakkanpatti | Rural | Veerachikuppam |
| 167 | Theerthagirivalasai | Rural | Singerapatti |
| 168 | Thippampatti | Rural | Reddipatty |
| 169 | Thiruvanapatti | Rural | Thiruvanapatti |
| 170 | Thurinjipatti | Rural | Vengadathampatti |
| 171 | Umaikavandampatti | Rural | Chandarapatti |
| 172 | Umaiyanur | Rural | Upparapatti |
| 173 | Upparapatti | Rural | Upparapatti |
| 174 | Uthangarai | Urban | Not applicable |
| 175 | Vaduganur | Rural | Kunnathur |
| 176 | Vannampatty | Rural | Veerana Kuppam |
| 177 | Vathiyanur | Rural | Nochipatty |
| 178 | Vedapatti | Rural | Chandarapatti |
| 179 | Veerachikupam | Rural | Veerachikuppam |
| 180 | Veeranakuppam | Rural | Veerana Kuppam |
| 181 | Veeriampatti | Rural | Vengadathampatti |
| 182 | Velampatti | Rural | Veerana Kuppam |
| 183 | Vellalapatti | Rural | Nochipatty |
| 184 | Vellalapatti | Rural | Mettuthangal |
| 185 | Vengadathanpatti | Rural | Vengadathampatti |
| 186 | Venkatapuram | Rural | Nadupatti |
| 187 | Veppalampatti | Rural | Katteri |
Population of Uthangarai Taluka
As per the Census 2011, Uthangarai Taluka has a total population of 2,13,291 people, consisting of 1,09,684 males and 1,03,607 females. There are 52,743 households in the taluka with an average population density of 402 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,13,291 | 1,94,821 | 18,470 |
| Male Population | 1,09,684 | 1,00,263 | 9,421 |
| Female Population | 1,03,607 | 94,558 | 9,049 |
| Total Households | 52,743 | 48,384 | 4,359 |
| Population Density | 402 / km² | 380 / km² | 1,061 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 1,35,674 literate people and 23,376 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 47,585 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 2,650 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 23,376 | 21,721 | 1,655 |
| Literate Population | 1,35,674 | 1,21,363 | 14,311 |
| Illiterate Population | 77,617 | 73,458 | 4,159 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 47,585 | 43,266 | 4,319 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 2,650 | 2,612 | 38 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.