Dindigul Tourism, Tamil Nadu India

Dindigul is a city located in the state of Tamil Nadu. Dindigul derives its name from the words ‘Thindu’ which means pillow and ‘kal’ which means rock. It refers to the bare hills which overlook the city. The city is located between the Palani Hills and the Sirumalai Hills and is a bed of fertile land apt for agriculture. Dindigul is surrounded by many districts and cities. On its north are Kari and Erode districts, on its south lies Madurai and on its west lies Tiruppur and Kerala. The city of Dindigul is popular by various other names such as Biryani City, City of Locks and Textile and Tannery.

Dindigul district is an administrative region in the south of Tamil Nadu, India. The district was carved out of Madurai District in 1985. It has an area of 6266.64 km2 and comprises three Revenue Divisions, eight Taluks, and 14 Panchayat Unions. The district is bound by the Erode, Tirupur, Karur, and Trichy districts in the north, the Sivaganga and Tiruchi districts in the east, the Madurai district in the south, and the Theni and Coimbatore districts and the state of Kerala in the west.