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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bargur
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12.5425|N|78.3572|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kongu Nadu]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Krishnagiri district|Krishnagiri]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Taluk]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Bargur Taluk|Bargur]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = State Assembly Constituency
| governing_body = [[Town Panchayat]] and [[Taluk]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 22.50
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 532
| population_total = 16366
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_title2 = Spoken
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 635 104
| area_code = (91) 4343
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#TN.E2.80.94Tamil Nadu|TN]]-24
| website = http://www.krishnagiri.tn.nic.in/links.htm
| footnotes =
| leader_title2 = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| leader_name2 =D Mathiazhagan ([[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]])
| leader_title3 = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
| leader_name3 = [[A. Chellakumar]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]]).
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| demographics1_info2 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
| official_name =
}}
'''Bargur''' is a selection-grade [[town panchayat]] in the [[Krishnagiri district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]], that serves as the headquarters of [[Bargur taluk]], one of the seven taluks in Krishnagiri district.<ref name="1!">{{cite web|title=Krishnagiri District Map|url=https://krishnagiri.nic.in/about-district/map-of-district/|publisher=krishnagiri.nic.in|date=2021-01-21|access-date=2021-01-28}}</ref>

==History==
The town panchayat of Bargur was created on 1 November 1969 and was upgraded to a selection grade town panchayat on 14 February 1985.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bargur Final Report|url=https://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/CCBP/Bargur.pdf|publisher=www.tn.gov.in|date=2007|access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref>

==Geography==
Bargur is spread over an area of {{convert|22.50|km2|sqmi}} of land in the northeast of Krishnagiri district, at {{Coord|12.5425|N|78.3572|E|}}, at an average elevation of {{convert|532|m|ft}} above sea level.<ref>{{cite web|title=Falling Rain Genomics Inc. – Bargur|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Barguru.html|publisher=www.fallingrain.com|date=2016-08-27|access-date=2021-01-30}}</ref> It is about {{convert|15|km|mi}} 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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Krishnagiri District Census Handbook (A)|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/33/3330_PART_A_DCHB_KRISHNAGIRI.pdf|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|date=2011|access-date=2021-01-30}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of 2011, there were 3,760 households in Bargur, which had a total population of 16,366 people. 8,316 (50.8%) of the population were male, while 8,050 (50.2%) 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 and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes]]. 70.9% of the population were literate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Krishnagiri District Census Handbook (B)|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3330_PART_B_DCHB_KRISHNAGIRI.pdf|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|date=2011|access-date=2021-01-30}}</ref>
The official language of Bargur is [[Tamil language|Tamil]], although [[Kannada language|Kannada]] and [[Telugu language|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title =Indian Census Library|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/DigitalLibrary/MFTableSeries.aspx|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|access-date=2015-11-18}}</ref>

==Politics==
Bargur is part of [[Bargur (state assembly constituency)|Bargur state assembly constituency]], represented by D. Mathiyalagan of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] party. Bargur is part of [[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency]], which is represented in by [[A. Chellakumar]] of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web|title=General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/10277-general-election-to-the-17th-lok-sabha-2019-list-of-members-elected/|page=27|format=PDF|publisher=Election Commission of India|date=30 May 2019|access-date=2021-01-30}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Krishnagiri district]]

Bargur - Revision history

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