Nallathur is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

in the Cuddalore district of

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...

, one of 28 states of India. Nallathur's postal code is 605 106.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Indian census The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, the population of Nallathur was 4,456, of which 2,238 were male (50.02%) and 2,218 were female (49.98%).
495 (11.1%) of them were aged six or under. The literacy rate was 68.6% (3,057 literate); 75% of males and 61.7% of females were literate. 51.7% of the population was employed (63.7% male, 39.5% female).

Scheduled castes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

made up 26.4% of the population. There were no people from scheduled tribes.

Nearby towns and villages

Nallathur is located south of

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, the capital of Tamil Nadu and northwest from

Cuddalore Cuddalore, also spelt as Kadalur (), is the city and headquarters of the Cuddalore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated south of Chennai, Cuddalore was an important port during the British Raj. While the early history of Cudda ...

in the Taluk township. Other nearby towns include

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: ,

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: and

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: . Nallathur is surrounded by villages of

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on three sides: Embalam (East), Manakuppam (West), and Sivaranthagam (North). The Malattaru borders the southern part of the village. Two nearby villages Melakuppam and N.Manaveli are under the Nallathur Panchayat.

Climate

The temperature is moderate; the average maximum and minimum temperatures are and respectively. The town gets its rainfall from the

northeast monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscill ...

in winter and the

southwest monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscill ...

in summer. The average annual rainfall is .

Temples

Nallathur is also known as "Temple village" and the place of Sivaprakasa Swamigal Jeeva samadhi. * Sri Swarnapureeswarar Temple is a temple of

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

in Nallathur. * Sri Lakshmi Narayana Varadharaja Perumal Koil * Thuraimangalam Siva Prakasar Jeeva Samadhi Aalayam

Siva Prakasar Siva Prakasar (also Ṣiva Prakāṣa or sometimes Ṣiva-prakāṣa Dēṣikar), was a Tamil ( துறைமங்கலம் சிவப்பிரகாசர், கற்பனைக்களஞ்சியம் ) poet and philosophe ...

* Sri Arni Periyapalayathu Amman Temple * Sri Draupathi Amman Dharma Raja Temple * Sri Kali Amman Temple * Sri Selva Vinayagar Temple * Sri Naga Muthumari Amman Temple * Sri Muthu Mariyamman Temple * Sri Gangai Amman Temple

Colleges

* Sri Venkateshwara Medical college Hospital and Research Centre, Ariyur, Pondicherry: * Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Madagadipet, Pondicherry: * Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Kirumbampakkam, Pondicherry: * Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pillaiyarkuppam, Pondicherry: * Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College, Madagadipet, Pondicherry: * Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology, Kalitheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry: * Sri Jayaram Engineering College * IFET College of Engineering,

District:

Schools

*Appar Government Aided Middle School, Nallathur * Swami vivekananda High School, Manakuppam: * Maraimalai Adigal Government Higher Secondary School, Embalam: * Government Higher Secondary School, Thookanampakkam: * St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School, Manjakuppam Cuddalore * Vallalar Government Higher Secondary School, Kandamangalam: * Balaji English Higher Secondary School, Embalam: , * Government High School Pakkam:

Economy

Nallathur's main activity is agriculture. Rice paddy and sugarcane cultivation are prevalent.

References

External links

{{Cuddalore District Villages in Cuddalore district Cities and villages in Cuddalore taluk