Nannilam is a panchayat town in Thiruvarur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters town for

Nannilam Taluk Nannilam taluk is a taluk in Thiruvarur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Nannilam Nannilam is a panchayat town in Thiruvarur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquart ...

. The town is a main hub for the nearby villages. Many of the population are farmers. Nannilam is located 30 km west of Karaikal and 30 km east of

Kumbakonam Kumbakonam (formerly spelt as Coombaconum or Combaconum) or Kudanthai is a city municipal corporation in the Thanjavur district in the States of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located from Thanjavur and from Chennai and is the headq ...

. The people mainly depend on agriculture, almost 70% of the population are employed in agriculture. Most of the villages developed along the river banks like saliperi village. The

Tirumalarajanar River Tirumalarajanar River is a tributary of the Kodamurutti River which, itself, is a tributary of the river Kaveri. It branches off from the Kodamurutti near Papanasam and flows through the districts of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam in Tamil ...

(Thriumalai rajan river, branch of Cauvery) flows in Nannilam taluk.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Indian census, Nannilam then had a population of 9880. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Nannilam has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 68%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Nannilam assembly constituency (SC) is part of Nagapattinam (Lok Sabha constituency). The Population density (people per km²) of Nannilam assembly constituency is just 60 against India's 393.83 in 2010 (Just 15% of average India's Population density).

Landmarks

Madhuvaneswarar Temple The Madhuvaneswarar Temple () is a Hindu temple situated in the town of Nannilam in the Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is Shiva. The temple is believed to have been built by the Early Chola king Kocengannan. It is o ...

, an old Shiva temple which is located center of the town.

Schools

*Vallalar Gurugulam Matric & Higher Secondary School, Nannilam. *Guru Nursery and primary school, Nallamangudi, Nannliam. *Ezhumalaiyan polytechnic at Kollumangudi *Arooran Polytechnic at Sorakudi *Central University of Tamilnadu at Neelakudy (Near kangalancherry), Tiruvarur District *Tamil Nadu ITI at Vandampalai. *Merit Higher Secondary School at Senthamangalam, Tiruvarur District *Sankara Matriculation (CBSE Syllabus) School at Peralam *Government Higher Secondary School and High School at Nannilam, Peralam, Poonthottam, Mudikondan, Srivanjiam *George Higher Secondary School at Vishnupuram, Eravanchery, Nannilam Taluk *Panchayat Union School at Kammangudi, Vadagudi (post), Nannilam Taluk *Panchayat Union Primary School at Moolangudi, Anaikuppam (post), Nannilam Taluk *Maha Jana Sabha govt aided elementary school established by Vadhyaar Somu Iyer, vadhyaar Venugopala ayyar and later succeeded by Sethurama Iyer. *Thangam Nadunilai Palli, Nallamagudi. *Panchayat Union Elementary School, Thirumaignanam-609403. * Bharathidasan university near EB OFFICE Nannilam

Notable people

This is the native place of Tamil film director

Kailasam Balachander Kailasam Balachander (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian film maker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil cinema. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of un ...

, lyricist Piraisoodan, cinematographer

R. Madhi Madhie is an Indian film cinematographer. Former assistant of noted cinematographer S. Saravanan, he has notably worked in films such as ''Veyil'', ''Paiyaa'', ''Pandianadu'', '' Mirchi'', ''Srimanthudu'' and ''Ghaz''i. Early life Madhie i ...

and Writer

Nakkeeran ''Nakkheeran'' is a Tamil language biweekly magazine published in Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the ...

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