Thavalakuppam is a panchayat village in Ariyankuppam Commune in the Union Territory of

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, India. It is also a revenue village under Ariyankuppam Firka.

Geography

Thavalakuppam is bordered by

Sankaraparani River The Sankaraparani River is a river in Tamil Nadu state of southern India. It originates on the western slope of the Gingee Hills in Viluppuram District, and flows southeastwards to empty into the Bay of Bengal south of Pondicherry. The Sankarapa ...

in the north, Pooranankuppam in the east, periyakattupalayam(

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) in the south and

Abishegapakkam Abishegapakkam is a panchayat village in Ariyankuppam Commune in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is also a revenue village under Ariyankuppam Firka Geography Abishegapakkam is bordered by Pudukkadi Village, Tamil Nadu in the we ...

in the West

Demographics

India

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, Thavalakuppam had a population of 5670. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thavalakuppam has an average literacy rate of 81.49%, male literacy is 88.89%, and female literacy is 74.13%. In Thavalakuppam, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Thavalakuppam is located at 11° 52′N 79° 47′E. Thavalakuppam is at 7.5 km from Pondicherry city and 3.5 km from

Ariyankuppam Ariyankuppam (also known by its former name Ariancoupom) is a Town, Commune, Sub-Taluk, and Assembly Constituency in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. The streets in Ariyankuppam are straight and in grid form, similar to Puducherry bou ...

. It is in between Pondicherry and Cuddalore on NH-45A. One can reach Thavalakuppam by any local bus from Pondicherry to Bahoor, Madukarai and Karaiyanputtur running via

Road Network

The following are main roads in Thavalakuppam * National Highway - 45A * Thavalakuppam - Embalam Highway (RC-20) * Pudukuppam Road * Nallavadu Road

Tourism

Singirikudi Lakshminarashimhar Koil

Singirikudi Lakshminarashimhar Koil is located atAbishegapakkam,2 km from Thavalakuppam on Thavalakuppam - Embalam Highway (RC-20). Singirikudi is famous for the Ugira Narashimhar. The presiding deity is approximately eight feet tall. Here Lord Narasimha swamy appears in the posture of killing Hiranya Kasibu. The Presiding deity has 8+8 = 16 hands. Here the pooja is conducted according to Vaikhanasa agamam. The exact date of construction of this temple is not known. Jalakandeswarar Temple
Jalakandeswarar temple is residing at Edayarplayam village. This temple has a Shiva lingam. It is nearly 5 feet height. The name of the temple came due to its neighborly pond(Jalam kanda Eeswarar). For all Pradosham the people will gather here to worship. On the olden days the Shiva lingam is located under the neem tree. Then people established a temple. During the time of construction of the temple two ruthratcham chain found, under the ground. Now they were put on to the shiva lingam.

Villages under Thavalakuppam Village Panchayat

* Thavalakuppam * Edayarpalayam * Nanamedu

Politics

Thavakuppam is part of Manavely (State Assembly Constituency) which comes under

Pondicherry (Lok Sabha constituency) Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency covers the entire Union Territory of Puducherry. Pondicherry became a union territory after the implementation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India in 1962 and changed its name to Puduc ...

References

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External links

Official website of the Government of the Union Territory of Puducherry
Villages in Puducherry district Ariyankuppam