Balasamudram is a panchayat town in Dindigul district

Dindigul District

Dindigul District is an administrative region in the south of Tamil Nadu, India. The district was carved out of Madurai District in the year 1985...

  in the state of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

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, India

India

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Demographics

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Census

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, Balasamudram had a population of 12,281. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Balasamudram has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 61% of the males and 39% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.