Periyathirukonam | |
Other Name: | chettithirukkonam |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ariyalur |
Governing Body: | Ariyalur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 2487 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Registration Plate: | TN- |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Coastline |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 0km (00miles) |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 1029 ♂/♀ |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | 58.71% |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | Chidambaram |
Blank5 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
Blank5 Info Sec1: | Ariyalur |
Periyathirukonam is a village on the bank of maruthai aaru in the Ariyalur taluk of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, India.The famous gods are Iyanar, Adaikka Karuppu, Nondi Karuppu, Malayala Karuppu. A temple build in 765AD is located on the South West corner of the village. It is located 20 km away from its district headquarters Ariyalur.
As per the 2001 census, Periyathirukonam had a total population of 2487 with 1226 males and 1261 females.[1]