Theni district Facts for Kids

Theni district is a cool place in the state of Tamil Nadu, located in South India. The main city in this district is Theni, which is like its capital.

Theni district has two main parts:

Hilly areas with lots of plants and rivers from the western mountains. These areas are found in places like Periyakulam, Uthamapalayam, and Andipatti.
The Cumbum Valley, which is also in Uthamapalayam.

In 2011, about 1.2 million people lived here. For every 1,000 boys and men, there were 991 girls and women.

What People Do for Work
- Main Crops
- Industries and Businesses
Fun Places to Visit
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What People Do for Work

About 40% of the land in Theni district is used for farming. Farmers grow many different crops.

Main Crops

Some of the most important crops grown here include:

Sugarcane
Cotton
Rice (also called paddy)
Millets and other grains
Pulses (like beans and lentils)
Peanuts (groundnuts)
Sesame

Other important things grown in the district are silk, bananas, coconuts, tea, coffee, cardamom, grapes, and mangoes.

The Cumbum Valley is especially famous for its grapes. About 4,000 small farmers grow over 90,000 tonnes of muscat grapes there!

Industries and Businesses

The main industries in Theni district are:

Factories that spin cotton into thread.
Sugar mills that process sugarcane.

In Andipatti Taluk, many people work with handlooms and power looms to make fabric. The Highwavis Estate in Uthamapalayam Taluk produces a lot of tea.

Bodinayakanur is a big market for spices and drinks like cardamom, coffee, tea, and black pepper. It's even called "Cardamom City" because so much cardamom is traded there. There's a special place where cardamom is bought and sold in auctions.