Nannilam is a

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Thiruvarur District Thiruvarur district is one of the Districts of Tamil Nadu, 38 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,264,277 with a sex-ratio of 1,017 females for every 1,000 males. Geography The district o ...

in the

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. It is the headquarters town for

Nannilam Taluk Nannilam taluk is a taluk in Thiruvarur district of the Indian state 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 ...

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

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and 30 km east of Kumbakonam. 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 (Thriumalai rajan river, branch of Cauvery) flows in Nannilam taluk.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Indian

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, 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) Nagapattinam is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 29 of 39. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. Dalit agricultural workers form a large part of the electorate in the 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, 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, lyricist

Piraisoodan Piraisoodan (6 February 1956 – 8 October 2021) was a Tamil poet and lyricist. He won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist for his songs in movies like ''Thayagam'', '' En Rasavin Manasile'' and ''Neeyum Naanum'' in 1996, 1991 and ...

, cinematographer R. Madhi and Writer Nakkeeran.

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