Thirubuvanam | |
Settlement Type: | suburban kumbakonam city |
Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 10.59°N 79.26°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Thanjavur |
Leader Title: | CHAIRMAN |
Leader Name: | M.L.Ayyansamy |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 14,989 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 612103 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 0435 |
Registration Plate: | TN:68 |
Thirubuvanam is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2] The town is mainly known for the Kampaheswarar Temple.
India census,[3] Thirubuvanam had a population of 14,139. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thirubuvanam has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 63%. In Thirubuvanam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The population consists primarily of silk weavers. Thirubuvanam has a major dominance of Saurashtra people.
There is an ancient Kampaheswarar Temple in Thirubuvanam.
Thirubuvanam is very near the Cauvery River and is known as a manufacturing hub for silk sari and clothing materials, which is also located in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Hand woven silk saris and clothing materials in this ancient and emerging modern state of India have their brands and their respective values associated with the town or village of origin. In this respect Thirubuvanam silk saris are famous and accepted as the silk saris from the delta of the mighty and life-giving Cauvery river from which there are several tributaries flowing in this delta region.
Thico Silks - The Thirubuvanam Silk handloom weavers Cooperative Production and Sale Society Limited, Thirubuvanam was started with the twin purpose of preserving the art of silk-weaving and uplifting the life of the artistically rich but economically poor weavers of this region. This society was started with an investment of ten thousand rupees in 1955, now does business to the tune of 43 crores a year The head office is located at Thirubuvanam, situated just 6 kilometres away from Kumbakonam it has 39 other branches spread across Tamil Nadu[4]