Krishnagiri district

Krishnagiri District (கிருஷ்ணகிரி மாவட்டம் in Tamil) is a district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The city of Krishnagiri is the district headquarters.

Name

'Krishna' refers to 'black' and 'giri' refers to 'hill'. Thus, 'Krishnagiri' refers to 'Black Hill'. This district is gifted with black granite hillocks and named as 'Krishnagiri'. Also, the region came under the rule of Krishna Deva Raya and hence it might also have been named after him. [http://www.indianngos.com/districts/krishnagiri_about.htm] ]

Location

Krishnagiri District is bounded by Vellore and ThiruvannamalaiDistricts in the East, Karnataka state in the west, Andhra Pradesh in the northand Dharmapuri District in the south India

Divisions

Krishnagiri district comprises five taluks.
*Krishnagiri
*Hosur
*Pochampalli
*Uthangarai
*Denkanikottaten panchayat union
*Kelamangalam
*Thali
*Krishnagiri
*shoolagiri
*Vepanapalli
*Hosur
*Kaveripattinam
*Bargur
*Mathur
*Uthangarai

Basic Infrastructures

The following major roads pass through Krishnagiri

Highways

The district exhibits the confluence of different languages and religions. Three languages namely Tamil, Telugu and Kannada are predominantly spoken in this district. Major religions are Hinduism, Islam and Christianity.

Economy

* Krishnagiri district is famous for Mangoes. Krishangiri district is also famous for the Granite Industry with quarries and processing units spread around the district. Hosur, one of the most industrialized places in the state is located in this district.

* Krishnagiri is considered a backward district in the state wherein the whole revenue is generated from Hosur situated in krishnagiri district.

* With 40% share, the district is the top producer of Ragi in Tamil Nadu. [http://www.tn.gov.in/deptst/agriculture.pdf]

Agriculture

The important crops of Krishnagiri District are Paddy, Maize, Ragi, Banana, Sugarcane, Cotton, Tamarind, Coconut, Mango, Groundnut, Vegetables and Flowers. The district has an excellent scope for agri business. Regional Agricultural Research Center of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University is functioning efficiently at Paiyur in Kaveripattinam union since 1973 AD. This center is functioning in 18.5 hec. of land. It helps the peasants to develop and adopt the modern technique of cultivation. It has developed hybrid seeds by research which yields more tonnage and good quality.

References

External links

* [http://hosur.hosuronline.com/government/map/krishnagiri/krishnagiri.asp Krishnagiri District Map]
* [http://krishnagiri.nic.in/index.htm Government's Krishnagiri District website]
* [http://www.krishnagiri.tn.nic.in/ Government's Krishnagiri District (another)website]
* [http://www.hosuronline.com/ Hosur City website ]