Bargur
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.
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.Geography
Bargur is spread over an area of of land in the northeast of Krishnagiri district, at, at an average elevation of above sea level. It is about east of Krishnagiri along National [Highway 48 (India)|National Highway 48], which runs through the town. List of [state highways in Tamil Nadu|State Highway 131] begins in Bargur and runs southeast to Tirupattur.Demographics
As of 2011, there were 3,770 households in Bargur, which had a total population of 16,366 people. 8,316 of the population were male, while 8,050 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.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.