Silaiman Explained

Silaiman
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:9.8731°N 78.1978°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Madurai
Subdivision Type3:Mandal
Subdivision Name3:Tirupparankunram (Thiruparankundram)
Governing Body:Gram panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:144
Population Total:6436
Population As Of:2011
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:625201

Silaiman is a panchayat village in Tirupparankunram Mandal (Thiruparankundram) of Madurai District in the Tamil-Nadu state of India.[1] Silaiman is located on the right (south) bank of the Vaigai River, on Route 85 about eight kilometers by road southeast of the city of Madurai, the district headquarters. It is very near to the Keeladi excavation site. Dice made of elephant trunk, ear rings, and thongattan made of gold are examples of the important materials excavated and collected from this site and deposited in Mysore museum. The Tamil Nadu government is taking steps to establish archaeological museums in and around Keeladi village to preserve this kind of material within Tamil Nadu.In the 2011 census the population was 6,436.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Village Panchayats in Tamil Nadu . Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Department of Tamil Nadu . https://web.archive.org/web/20120213134350/http://www.tnrd.gov.in/databases/Villages.pdf . 13 February 2012 . live.
  2. Web site: Census of India 2011: Total Population and Population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for Village Panchayats and Panchayat Unions: Madurai District . Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Department of Tamil Nadu from Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu . 9. https://web.archive.org/web/20160725181350/http://www.tnrd.gov.in/databases/census_of_india_2011TN/23-Madurai.xlsx . 25 July 2016 . live.