Thirukkuvalai is a village situated in
Nagapattinam district of Indian state of
Tamil Nadu
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.
The village is known for the
Brahmapureeswarar Temple. It is the birthplace of former chief minister of the state,
M. Karunanidhi where his ancestral home functions as a library.
Demographics
According to the latest
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 village has a population of 4255 divided in 1161 families of which male population is 2135 and female with 2120, 10.62 percent of population is under six years of age. The literacy rate of 80.94 percent and the sex ratio 993 are almost same as that of the state level which is 80.09 percent and 996. Literacy stands at 88.21 percent for men and 73.74 percent for women.
This village have Anna university, this is the only government engineering college of this district
References
Nagapattinam district
Villages in Nagapattinam district
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