Area: 5245 square kilometers
Density of population: 663 people per square kilometer
Literacy Rate: 73.23% - Male: 80.70%, Female: 65.43%
Male Female Ratio: 1000:954
Boundaries of Salem District
North: Dharmapuri District, Tamil Nadu
South: Namakkal District and Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu
East: Erode District, Tamil Nadu
West: Viluppuram District and Perambalur District, Tamil Nadu
Salem District Average Rainfall: 842.34 mm
Salem District Maximum Temperature in Summer: 38 deg C
Salem District Minimum Temperature in Winter: 21 deg C
SALEM DISTRICT MAP
Major Rivers: Cauvery River, Thirumanimuthar, Vasishta Nadi, Sarabanga Nadi
Taluks: Attur, Edappadi, Gangavalli, Mettur, Omalur, Salem, Sankari, Valapady, Yercaud
Assembly Constituencies: Athoor, Edapadi, Gangavalli, Mettur, Omalur, Panamarathupatty, Salem North, Salem South, Salem West, Salem-I, Salem-II, Sankari, Talavasal, Taramangalam, Veerapandi, Yercaud
Hills: Nagarmalai, Jeragamalai, Kanjamalai, Godumalai, Kalrayan Hills, Pachaimalai, Shervaroyan Hills, Eastern Ghats, Sankagiri Malai, Paala Malai
Salem District Nearby Attractions
1. Sankagiri Fort
2. Poiman Karadu, Salem
3. Yercaud
4. Mettur Dam
5. Sri Kailasanathar Temple
6. Sri Kumaragiri Temple
7. Infant Jesus Church
8. Sri Siddeshwara Temple
Salem District Facts: The first cinema theatre Modern Theatres was established in Salem. Salem the district headquarters is the fourth most urbanized city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai. The national highways NH 7, NH 47, NH 68 pass through the district.
Major Agricultural Products: Paddy, cumbu, green gram, black gram, horse gram, turmeric, sugarcane, mango, tapiaco, groundnut, gingelly, red gram
Major Industries: Salem Steel Plant, Salem Diary, Sambandam Spinning ill, Jawahar Mills, Narasus Roller Flour Mills, Salem District Coop Spinning Mill, Tamil Nadu Magnesites, Tata Refractories, B. S. P. Refinaries
What is Salem District Famous For: Mango fruits, Stainless steel utensils, Yercaud Hill Station
Last Updated : Friday Jun 15 , 2012
