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'''Gandhigram''' is a [[census town]] in [[Dindigul district]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. |
'''Gandhigram''' is a [[census town]] in [[Dindigul district]] along the [[National Highway 44 (India)|National Highway 44]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. |
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==Demographics== |
==Demographics== |
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{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{ |
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Gandhigram had a population of 10,666. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gandhigram has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 69%. In Gandhigram, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. |
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==Gandhigram Rural |
==Gandhigram Rural Institute == |
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Gandhigram Rural |
Gandhigram Rural Institute is 100% funded by the Government of India through University Grants Commission, New Delhi. It is not managed by the Gandhigram Trust. This university is a deemed university and delivers diploma, undergraduate, post-graduate programs, M.Phil. and Ph.D. in various disciplines of Science, Social Science, Agriculture, Public health, Rural Industries. |
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==Kasthuriba Hospital== |
==Kasthuriba Hospital== |
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Gandhigram Trust also operates a hospital in the name of Mahatma Gandhi's wife Kasthuribai. This hospital is one of the largest hospital in the district. But unlike other private hospital, this hospital is service centric. Here many poor people from surrounding villages get quality care and treatment with well established infra-structure. At present Dr. Kousalya Devi is governing the hospital. She is well known for her service as Mother Teresa of Tamil Nadu. |
Gandhigram Trust also operates a hospital in the name of Mahatma Gandhi's wife Kasthuribai. This hospital is one of the largest hospital in the district. But unlike other private hospital, this hospital is service centric. Here many poor people from surrounding villages get quality care and treatment with well established infra-structure. At present Dr. Kousalya Devi is governing the hospital. She is well known for her service as Mother Teresa of Tamil Nadu. In this hospital they manufacture [[jaipur foot]]. |
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Latest revision as of 08:31, 28 October 2022
Gandhigram | |
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city | |
  Gandhigram Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Gandhigram Gandhigram (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°16′46″N 77°56′04″E / 10.279345°N 77.934544°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Dindigul |
| Region | Madurai |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 10,666 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 624302 |
| Telephone code | 0451 |
Gandhigram is a census town in Dindigul district along the National Highway 44 in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
Demographics
[edit]As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Gandhigram had a population of 10,666. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gandhigram has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 69%. In Gandhigram, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Gandhigram Rural Institute
[edit]Gandhigram Rural Institute is 100% funded by the Government of India through University Grants Commission, New Delhi. It is not managed by the Gandhigram Trust. This university is a deemed university and delivers diploma, undergraduate, post-graduate programs, M.Phil. and Ph.D. in various disciplines of Science, Social Science, Agriculture, Public health, Rural Industries.
Kasthuriba Hospital
[edit]Gandhigram Trust also operates a hospital in the name of Mahatma Gandhi's wife Kasthuribai. This hospital is one of the largest hospital in the district. But unlike other private hospital, this hospital is service centric. Here many poor people from surrounding villages get quality care and treatment with well established infra-structure. At present Dr. Kousalya Devi is governing the hospital. She is well known for her service as Mother Teresa of Tamil Nadu. In this hospital they manufacture jaipur foot.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.