Kalvarayan Hills taluk is in the westernmost part of Kallakurichi district, and covers 550.7 square kilometres (212.6 sq mi) of land in the eastern part of the Kalvarayan Hills for which the taluk is named. Within Kallakurichi district, it is bordered by Sankarapuram taluk to the northeast, and by Chinnasalem taluk to the southeast.[4] It is also bordered by the Pethanaickenpalayam taluk of Salem district to the south and west,[5] the Harur taluk of Dharmapuri district to the northwest,[6] and the Thandarampattu taluk of Tiruvannamalai district to the north.[7] Rivers in the taluk include the Mani, Muktha, and Gomukhi.[8]
Demographics
As of 2019, the taluk had a population of 41,025 people living in an area of 550.7 square kilometres (212.6 sq mi), resulting in a population density of 74.496/km2 (192.944/sq mi).[3]