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Salem District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Salem is the district headquarter. Other major towns in the district are Mettur, Omalur and Attur. The district is well connected by rail and road networks.
Salem district is known for its Mangoes, Steel and Mettur dam, which is a major source of irrigation and drinking water for the state of Tamil Nadu.
m was the largest district in Tamil Nadu before it was bifurcated into two as Salem and Dharmapuri districts.
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Salem District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Salem is the district headquarter. Other major towns in the district are Mettur, Omalur and Attur. The district is well connected by rail and road networks.
Salem district is known for its Mangoes, Steel and Mettur dam, which is a major source of irrigation and drinking water for the state of Tamil Nadu.
History
Salem was the largest district in Tamil Nadu before it was bifurcated into two as Salem and Dharmapuri districts. Later, Salem district was again divided with the formation of the Namakkal district.The first cinema theater named Modern Theater was in Salem.And it is the fourth urbanized city next to madurai.
Geography
Salem is a Geologist's paradise, surrounded by hills and the landscape dotted with hillocks. Salem has vibrant culture dating back to the ancient Kongu Nadu. As a district, Salem has its significance in various aspects.Yercard is one of important tourism in Salem.
Modern Theatres was started by T R Sundaram in 1937, soon after the era of silent films ended in the South Indian film industry. It is built on nearly nine acres of land at the foot of the picturesque Yercaud hills. Sundaram or TRS as he was known, chose his location well. He was able to access verdant and beautiful shooting sites for his films within a 50 kilometer radii. He was also able to hire cheap and effecient labour in lightboys, cameramen and starstruck locals for his films. He produced nearly 117 films in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Sinhalese and other languages. Most of them were box office hits and he is credited with introducing M Karunanidhi, M G Ramachandran, M N Nambiar and Jayashankar to films. Sundaram was a punctuality freak and forced his crew to follow. It is rumoured that he would not hesitate to shout or use fists against rebellious actors.
After his death in the 1970's, his son Sundaram continued his tradition shooting cowboy remake films with actor Jayashankar in the lead roles. However by then, the focus had shifted to studios in Chennai. After the younger Sundaram died, his widow Kalavani gave the studios to building promotors in 2004. The studios were demolished except for a small signpost and the gigantic stone arch with the Modern Theatres sign. Today it is the entrance to a township of bungalows and small flats called Sundaram Gardens.
However nostalgic fans often visit the spot to gaze at the arch and relive the more exciting times. This includes current Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.
Hills
- Nagaramalai
- Jeragamalai
- Kanjamalai
- Godumalai
- Kalrayan Hills
- Pachaimalai
- Shervaroyan Hills
- Eastern Ghats
- Mettur Hills
Rivers
- Thirumanimuthar
- Vasishta Nadi
- Kaveri
- sarabanga nadi
Minerals
Administration
Taluks
Salem district has nine Taluks.
- Attur
- Idappadi
- Gangavalli
- Mettur
- Omalur
- Salem
- Sangagiri
- Valapady
- Yercaud
Education
Salem is known for its quality educational institutes, ranging from Government schools, Arts and Science colleges to Engineering colleges. Salem has 2 Universities one is Periyar University and Other is Vinayaka Mission University (Deemed University). And there are many Medical Colleges (inlducing of Dental, Homeopathy, Siddha, Yogic and Naturopathy Colleges).
Industries
Salem also famous for its SAIL(Steel Authorities of India Limited)steel company near Salem ,MALCO(Madras Aluminum Company Limited) and Chemplast Sanmar Limited (famous Chemical manufacturer) at Mettur Dam and JSS Steel company at Potaney near Mettur Dam.Mango is very famous, especially Malgova(A variety of mango). Mettur dam, located near Salem is also a source of hydro-electric power.
Demographics
It had a population of 30,16,346 as of the census of 2001. It is 46.09% urbanised. The district has a literacy of 65.72%, one of the lowest in the state. It has a large number of Gounder population.
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