Sholur

Sholur
Sholur
town
	Sholur Location in Tamil Nadu, India
	Coordinates: 11°29′00″N 76°39′22″E / 11.483331°N 76.656010°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	The Nilgiris
Population (2001)
• Total	11,297
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Sholur is a panchayat town in The Nilgiris district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Sholur had a population of 11,297. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Sholur has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 48%. In Sholur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

This village consist of six small hamlets named Ooratty, Kotatty, Bickaikandy, Hosahatty, Thattaneri and Backodai. A common junction for all the hamlets is Nagarthanai which is also a entrance to the village. Most of the population speaks native language Badaga. Sholur produces seasonal vegetables like potato, cabbage, carrot, and garlic.

References

^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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