Welcome To Krishnagiri

About Krishnagiri

Krishnagiri had a population of 65,024. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Krishnagiri has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 66%. In Krishnagiri, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Krishnagiri and mangoes

The major crop of Krishnagiri district with 300.17 km² of cultivation is mango. The district produces 300,000 tones annually. Almost 20% of the mango varieties like ‘Thothapuri’ and ‘Alphonso’ produced in this district are processed into pulp. In addition to mango pulp processing, tons of mango are processed into juice every year in this district.

Approximately 25 industries located in this district process mango. Much of the population in this district are employmed through mango cultivation directly and other labor class are benefited through employment in processing units of the fruit. There are about 150 mango nurseries which produce mango saplings in and around ‘Santur Village‘ . The district exports mango based products worth Rs.1,000 million.

Under the horticulture development program, the government owned horticulture farms are functioning. Through these units about 3 lakhs of fruit saplings are produced and distributed under different schemes.

Roads and Transportation

While the following Three National Highways originates from Krishnagiri,
1. Krishnagiri-Ranipet (NH-46)
2. Puducherry-Krishnagiri (NH-66)
3. Krishnagiri-Madanapalli (NH-219)

NH -7 the Longest National Highway of India connecting (Varanasi - Kanyakumari) Passes thro' it.

The nearest railway Junction is Jolarpet (60 km) and the nearest railway station is Rayakottai (30 km).

The nearest Airport is at Bangalore Airport (120 km)

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