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As per the 2011 census, the region had a population of over 27.4 million. [3] The population is predominantly Hindu with minority Muslim and Christian population. [63] Caste plays an important role in the region with common myths and ideas contributing to the formation of a caste identity. [64]
India is a union consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] As of 2022, with an estimated population of 1.4 billion, India is the world's most populous country. India occupies 2.4% of the world's area and is home to 17.5% of the world's population. [2]
Kongu Nadu. We have to remember that though the geographical region is called Kongunadu in Tamil, the name is a derivent of Kangu (கங்கு) (Komaralingam copperplates) and ultimately Kanganadu (கங்கநாடு) (Sanskrit: Ganganadu, or the land of the Ganga people). The region streched throughout the Kaveri catchment basin.
12 lip 2021 · Since Kongu had a floating population, two kinds of castes formed there. One, the local castes, and two, the new castes formed after people migrated to Kongu from other places. “This richness paved way for different cultures to emerge and also reflected in their religions,” Murugavel added.
A secondary population of anywhere between 1 and 5% can be found in the districts of Theni, Madurai, Thanjavur (all in Tamilnadu), Palakkad, Malappuram, Idukki (all in Kerala), Kollegal, Mysore, Chamrajnagar, Kolar, Mandya, and Bangalore (all five in Karnataka).
Kongu Vellalar are a land owning and dominant feudal caste of Tamil Nadu, India. Tamil Nadu is a state at the southern tip of India. Sanskrit is an Indo-European Classical language of India and a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
Kongu Nadu, also known as Kongu Mandalam, is a geographical region comprising the western part of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and parts of southeastern Karnataka and eastern Kerala. The region covers an area of roughly 60,895 km 2 (23,512 sq mi) with a population of over 27.4 million.
