{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Bargur | other_name = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | nickname = Mini Surat | pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Bargur, Tamil Nadu | coordinates = {{coord|12.5425|N|78.3572|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Tamil Nadu | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Kongu Nadu | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = Krishnagiri | subdivision_type4 = Taluk | subdivision_name4 = Bargur | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = State Assembly Constituency | governing_body = Town Panchayat and Taluk | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 22.50 | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 503 | population_total = 16366 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_rank = | population_demonym = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_title2 = Spoken | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 635 104 | area_code = (91) 4343 | area_code_type = Telephone code | registration_plate = TN-24 | website = http://www.krishnagiri.tn.nic.in/links.htm | footnotes = | leader_title2 = Member of Legislative Assembly | leader_name2 = D. Mathiazhagan (DMK) | leader_title3 = MP | leader_name3 = K. Gopinath (INC). | demographics1_info1 = Tamil | demographics1_info2 = Telugu, Tamil, Kannada | official_name = }} '''Bargur''' is a selection-grade town panchayat in the Krishnagiri district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, that serves as the headquarters of Bargur taluk, one of the seven taluks in Krishnagiri district.<ref name="1!">{{cite web|title=Krishnagiri District Map|url=https://krishnagiri.nic.in/about-district/map-of-district/|publisher=krishnagiri.nic.in|date=2021-01-21|access-date=2021-01-28}}</ref>
==History== The town panchayat of Bargur was created on 1 October 1969 and was upgraded to a selection grade town panchayat on 14 February 1985.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bargur Final Report|url=https://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/CCBP/Bargur.pdf|publisher=www.tn.gov.in|date=2007|access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref>
==Geography== Bargur is spread over an area of {{convert|22.50|km2|sqmi}} of land in the northeast of Krishnagiri district, at {{Coord|12.5425|N|78.3572|E|}}, at an average elevation of {{convert|532|m|ft}} above sea level.<ref>{{cite web|title=Falling Rain Genomics Inc. – Bargur|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Barguru.html|publisher=www.fallingrain.com|date=2016-08-27|access-date=2021-01-30}}</ref> It is about {{convert|15|km|mi}} east of Krishnagiri along National Highway 48, which runs through the town. State Highway 131 begins in Bargur and runs southeast to Tirupattur.<ref>{{cite web|title=Krishnagiri District Census Handbook (A)|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/33/3330_PART_A_DCHB_KRISHNAGIRI.pdf|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|date=2011|access-date=2021-01-30}}</ref>
==Demographics== As of 2011, there were 3,770 households in Bargur, which had a total population of 16,366 people. 8,316 (50.8%) of the population were male, while 8,050 (50.2%) were female. 1,810 children, about 11.1% of the town's population, were at or below the age of 6. 1,939 people in the town, about 11.8% of the population, were classified as Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes. 70.9% of the population were literate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Krishnagiri District Census Handbook (B)|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3330_PART_B_DCHB_KRISHNAGIRI.pdf|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|date=2011|access-date=2021-01-30}}</ref> The official language of Bargur is Tamil, although Kannada and Telugu are also spoken, with Telugu speakers making up the plurality of the town's population as of 2001. In 2001, there were 6,621 Telugu speakers, 5,209 Tamil speakers, and 2,250 Kannada speakers in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title =Indian Census Library|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/DigitalLibrary/MFTableSeries.aspx|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|access-date=2015-11-18}}</ref>
==Politics== Bargur is part of Bargur state assembly constituency, represented by D. Mathiazhagan of the DMK party. Bargur is part of Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency, which is represented in by K. Gopinath of the Indian National Congress.<ref>{{cite web|title=General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/10277-general-election-to-the-17th-lok-sabha-2019-list-of-members-elected/|page=27|format=PDF|publisher=Election Commission of India|date=30 May 2019|access-date=2021-01-30}}</ref>
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Category:Cities and towns in Krishnagiri district