{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}} <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities for details -->{{Infobox settlement | name = Veeraganur | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Panchayat town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India | coordinates = {{coord|11.479172|N|78.734552|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Tamil Nadu | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Salem | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 9 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 11624 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Tamil | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = <!-- PIN --> | postal_code = | registration_plate = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Veeraganur''' is a panchayat town in Gangavalli taluk of Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 31 panchayat towns in the district. Spread across an area of {{cvt|9|km2}}, it had a population of 11,624 individuals as per the 2011 census.
== Geography and administration == Veeraganur is located in Gangavalli taluk of Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.<ref name="TP">{{cite web|url=https://www.townpanchayat.in/Veeraganur|title=Veeraganur|work=Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cra.tn.gov.in/tn_gvillages.pdf|title=Villages of Tamil Nadu|work=Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=1 June 2025|archive-date=12 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112222132/https://www.cra.tn.gov.in/tn_gvillages.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is one of the 31 panchayat towns in the district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/townpanchayats.pdf|title=Town panchayats in Tamil Nadu|work=Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> Spread across an area of {{cvt|9|km2}},<ref name="Pop">{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/india/tamilnadu/salem/3340841000__veeraganur/|title=Veeraganur|work=Citypopulation.de|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> it is located on the highway connecting Attur and Perambalur, at a distance of about {{cvt|74|km}} from the district headquarters Salem.<ref name="TP"/>
The town panchayat is sub-divided into 15 wards.<ref name="TP"/> It is headed by a chairperson, who is elected by the members, who are chosen through direct elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://knowindia.india.gov.in/profile/local-government.php|title=Local Government|publisher=Government of India|access-date=1 January 2023|page=1|archive-date=4 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004071216/https://knowindia.india.gov.in/profile/local-government.php|url-status=live}}</ref> The town forms part of the Gangavalli Assembly constituency that elects its member to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly and the Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency that elects its member to the Parliament of India.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/web/pslist/english/Salam_eng.pdf|title=Polling stations in Salem district|work=Election Commission of India|access-date=1 June 2025}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Demographics== As per the 2011 census, Veeraganur had a population of 11,624 individuals across 3,139 households.<ref name="Census">{{cite report|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/api/tables/data/2011/PC11_PCA-TV/255?_source=dt&labels=indicator&state=33&district=608&subdistrict=5744&town_village=803476&geo_level=4&format=csv|title=Geo level data: Census of India 2011|access-date=1 June 2025|publisher=Census Commission of India}}</ref> The population saw a marginal increase compared to the previous census in 2001 when 10,547 inhabitants were registered. The population consisted of 5,736 males and 5,888 females.<ref name="Pop"/><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|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 June 2008|publisher=Census Commission of India}}</ref> About 1,216 individuals were below the age of six years.<ref name="Census"/> About 33.1% of the population belonged to scheduled castes and 1.2% belonged to scheduled tribes. The entire population is classified as urban. The town has an average literacy rate of 72.9%.<ref name="Pop"/><ref name="Census"/>
About 53.7% of the eligible population were employed full-time, of which majority were involved in agriculture and allied activities.<ref name="Pop"/><ref name="Census"/> Hinduism was the majority religion which was followed by 95.7% of the population, with Islam (3.4%) and Christianity (0.9%) being minor religions.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11392/download/14505/DDW33C-01%20MDDS.XLS|title=Religion: Census of India 2011|access-date=1 June 2025|publisher=Census Commission of India}}</ref>
==Trivia== The town is mentioned in the 2025 film ''Maareesan''.
==References== {{Reflist}} Category:Cities and towns in Salem district