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Thirukovilur
Tirukoilur also spelt as ''Tirukkoyilur'' or ''Tirukovilur'' is a city and the headquarters of Tirukoilur taluk in Kallakurichi District, Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located on the southern bank of Thenpennai River and famous for Ulagalantha Perumal TempleTirukoilur is located on the highway connecting cities of Tiruvannamalai and Vellore with Southern Tamil Nadu. The town is served by Tirukoilur railway station (formerly, Arakandanallur Thirukovilur railway station). It is of interest to note that Vanavan Mahadevi, the mother of Rajaraja Chola I, was born as a princess of Malayaman family in Tirukoilur. Demographic India census, Tirukkoyilur had a population of 60212. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Tirukkoyilur has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 73%. In Tirukkoyilur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Transport Thirukoilur had widely bus facil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirukovilur
Tirukoilur also spelt as ''Tirukkoyilur'' or ''Tirukovilur'' is a city and the headquarters of Tirukoilur taluk in Kallakurichi District, Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located on the southern bank of Thenpennai River and famous for Ulagalantha Perumal TempleTirukoilur is located on the highway connecting cities of Tiruvannamalai and Vellore with Southern Tamil Nadu. The town is served by Tirukoilur railway station (formerly, Arakandanallur Thirukovilur railway station). It is of interest to note that Vanavan Mahadevi, the mother of Rajaraja Chola I, was born as a princess of Malayaman family in Tirukoilur. Demographic India census, Tirukkoyilur had a population of 60212. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Tirukkoyilur has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 73%. In Tirukkoyilur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Transport Thirukoilur had widely bus facil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kallakurichi District
Kallakurichi is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The district headquarter is Kallakurichi. Kallakurichi District was announced on 8 January 2019 and it came into existence on 26 November 2019. History During Ancient times, the region was under the rules of Cholas, Pallavas and various Local Chieftains like Tirukoilur king Malaiyaman. Due to its location between Chola naadu and Thondai naadu, the region was aptly called Nadu naadu (Mid-land). In later times, it passed between the hands of Gingee Nayaks, Arcot Nawabs. During the British Rule, the whole region was a part of the South Arcot District of Madras Presidency. Prior to 1960, the town of Kallakurichi was considered a village. In 1960, Kallakurichi became a town panchayat, and then was subsequently upgraded to special-grade town panchayat. On 20 October 2004, it was further upgraded to the third-grade municipality. On 7 September 2010, the municipality was upgraded to first-grade municipality. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulagalantha Perumal Temple, Tirukoyilur
Ulagalantha Perumal Temple or Trivikrama Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu located in Tirukkoyilur, Tamil Nadu, India. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the ''Naalayira Divya Prabandham'', the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is one of the 108 ''Divya Desam'' dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Ulagalantha Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Poongothai. The temple is believed to have been built by the Medieval Cholas, with later contributions from Vijayanagara kings and Madurai Nayaks. The temple covers an area of and has a temple tower that is the third tallest in Tamil Nadu, measuring in height. According to Hindu myths, Vamana, a Brahmin dwarf avatar of Vishnu, appeared here to quell the pride of the asura king Bali. The temple is believed to be the place where the first three Alvars, the Vaishnava Saints, namely, Poigai Alvar, Bhoothathalvar, and Peyalvar attai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Highway 68 (Tamil Nadu)
State Highway 68 (SH-68) in Tamil Nadu, India connects Cuddalore with Sankarapuram. Total length of SH-68 is 108 km. SH-68 Route: Cuddalore - Palur - Thiruvadigai - Panruti - Arasur - Thiruvennainallur - Thirukovilur - Kadambur - Sankarapuram Sankarapuram is a Town Panchayat of Kallakurichi district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu Theatres NVN Theatre Barkath Theatre. Schools in sankarapuram # Government Boys Higher secondary School # Government Girls Higher Secondar ... Sankarapuram Road refers to the junction of SH-68 with SH-6 (Kallakurichi - Sankarapuram - Tiruvannamalai State Highway) External links Cuddalore-Sankarapuram State Highway Map {{Tamil Nadu Highway Network State highways in Tamil Nadu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankarapuram
Sankarapuram is a Town Panchayat of Kallakurichi district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu Theatres NVN Theatre Barkath Theatre. Schools in sankarapuram # Government Boys Higher secondary School # Government Girls Higher Secondary School # Oxford metric higher secondary school # New Power metric higher secondary School # Joseph Academy metric higher secondary school #Jayam Matric higher secondary School #Chakra vidyalaya CBSE school vada semapalayam Transportation Road SH-6 Kallakurichi - Sankarapuram -Tiruvannamalai Road SH-68 Sankarapuram - Thirukovilur-Cuddalore Road SH-135 Sankarapuram- Kachirayapalayam-Kallakurichi Rail Nearest Railway Station are # ChinnaSalem 34 km # Tirukoilur 43 km # Tiruvannamalai 50 km Villages in Sankarapuram There are total of 192 villages in sankarapuram taluk before chinnasalem and kalvarayan Taluk creation. Sankarapuram Taluk was largest taluk before trifurcation into chinnasalem and kalvarayan taluks. The list of vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thenpennai River
The South Pennar River (also known as ''Dakshina Pinakini'' in Kannada and ''Thenpennai or Ponnaiyar'' or ''Pennaiyar'' in Tamil) is a river in India. Bangalore, Hosur, Tiruvannamalai, and Cuddalore are the important cities on the banks of South Pennar river. This is the second longest river in Tamil Nadu, with a length of 497km, after the Kaveri. Chandapura, Anekal, Hosur, Bagalur and Chengam are the major industrial settlements on its banks. The river is severely polluted by industrial waste as it flows through major industrial areas in the eastern suburbs of Bangalore, Industrial parks of Hosur and Chengam. The river originates in the Nandi Hills in the Chikkaballapura district of Karnataka and flows through Tamil Nadu before emptying into the Bay of Bengal. It has a catchment area of located in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu states. Small dams of Kelavarapalli and Krishnagiri Dams are built across this river near Hosur and Krishnagiri. The largest dam on this river, Sathanur Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirukkoyilur Taluk
Tirukkoyilur taluk is a taluk of Kallakurichi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Tirukkoyilur Tirukoilur also spelt as ''Tirukkoyilur'' or ''Tirukovilur'' is a city and the headquarters of Tirukoilur taluk in Kallakurichi District, Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located on the southern bank of Thenpennai River and famous for Ulagalan .... Demographics According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Tirukkoyilur had a population of 438,254 with 222,295 males and 215,959 females. There were 971 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 61.02%. Child population in the age group below 6 years were 27,019 Males and 25,166 Females. References Taluks of Kallakurichi district {{Viluppuram-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manalurpet
Manalurpet is a town panchayat in the Tirukkoyilur taluk of Kallakurichi district, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Geography Manalurpet is within Tirukkoyilur taluk, which is in the northeastern part of Kallakurichi district. The town covers of land in the northern part of the taluk. It is located northwest of Tirukoilur, the taluk headquarters, northeast of Kallakurichi, the district headquarters, and southwest of the state capital of Chennai. The town is located just north of the Ponnaiyar River, and is along State Highway 9A. Demographics In 2011 Manalurpet had a population of 8,523 people living in 1,944 households. 4,256 (49.9%) of the inhabitants were male, while 4,267 (50.1%) were female. 989 children in the town, about 11.9% of the population, were at or below the age of 6. 70.0% of the population was literate, with the male-only literacy rate of 73.3% higher than the female rate of 58.6%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veerapandi, Viluppuram
Veerapandi is a revenue village in the Mugaiyur block and Kandachipuram taluk of Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Geography Veerapandi is within Kandachipuram taluk, which is in the southwestern part of Viluppuram district. It covers of land in the northwestern part of the taluk, near the border with Tiruvannamalai district. It is located west of Kanchipuram, the taluk headquarters, northwest of Viluppuram, the district headquarters, and southwest of the state capital of Chennai. The village is within the drainage basin of the Thenpennai River. Demographics In 2011 Veerapandi had a population of 7,690 people living in 1,588 households. 3,789 (49.3%) of the inhabitants were male, while 3,901 (50.7%) were female. 1,059 children in the town, about 13.8% of the population, were at or below the age of 6. 53.5% of the population was literate, with the male rate of 62.7% being notably higher than the female rate of 44.6%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with being the best livable city and the cleanest city of Tamil Nadu, as well as the fifth safest city for women in India. It is the fourth largest city as well as the fourth largest urban agglomeration in the state. Located south of Chennai and north of Kanyakumari, Tiruchirappalli sits almost at the geographic centre of Tamil Nadu state. The Cauvery Delta begins west of the city where the Kaveri river splits into two, forming the island of Srirangam which is now incorporated into the Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation. The city occupies an area of and had a population of 916,857 in 2011. Tiruchirappalli's recorded history begins in the 3rd century BC, when it was under the rule of the Cholas. The city has also been ruled by the Pall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
