Uthukkottai taluk is a
taluk of
Tiruvallur district of the
Indian state of
Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of
Uthukkottai
Uthukottai is a town in Suburbs of Chennai, one of the taluk headquarters in Thiruvallur District Tamil Nadu, also one of the border towns of Tamilnadu - Andhra Pradesh, located on the banks of the Arani river. This town is the central hub for ...
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Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Uthukkottai had a population of 149,991 with 74,079 males and 75,912 females. There were 1025 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 62.34. Child population in the age group below 6 was 7,803 Males and 7,581 Females.
Points of interest
* Sri Bhavani Amman Temple in
Periapalayam
Periapalayam is a village about 40 km north of Chennai, in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu State, India. The nearest Railway station is Thiruninravur.It is in Ellapuram block which stretches from east Thanakulam village, west Uthukottai, ...
* Surutapalli Pallikondeswarar Temple,
* Gangaikonda cholapuram temple a UNESCO site in Gangaikonda cholapuram is nearly 2 km from the taluk
about 2 km from the town of Uthukkottai, has the only "Sayana Sivan" (sleeping Siva), which is called Pallikondeswarar''.
Towns and villages
Uthukkottai Taluk has one town, the
panchayat town of Uthukkottai, and eighty-eight villages. At the 2011 census, three of the villages had populations over 5000:
Pennalurpet
Pennalurpet (Tamil: Velamakandriga is a village in India located on the Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu border. The village is under the control of Tamil Nadu government. Farming is the main income source for this village.
Geography
Pennalurpet i ...
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Periyapalayam
Periapalayam is a village about 40 km north of Chennai, in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu State, India. The nearest Railway station is Thiruninravur
Thirunindravur is a neighbourhood situated on the western part of Chennai, Tamil Nad ...
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Vadamadurai
Vadamadurai is a panchayat town in Madurai Region at Dindigul district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu., United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Etymology
Vadamadurai is located in 17 Kilometre from Dindigul, on the way to Tri ...
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References
Taluks of Tiruvallur district
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