Thiruneermalai Explained

Thiruneermalai
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Chengalpattu
Subdivision Type2:Metro
Subdivision Name1: Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type1:State
Coordinates:12.9111°N 80.1036°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Chennai Metropolitan Area##Location in Tamil Nadu##Location in India
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map:India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Postal Code:600132
Postal Code Type:PINs
Utc Offset:+5:30
Timezone1:IST
Population Density Km2:auto
Unit Pref:Metric
Leader Title:MP
Leader Name:T.R. Baalu (DMK)
Leader Title1:MLA
Leader Name1:I. Karunanithi (DMK)
Leader Title2:Corporation Commissioner
Leader Title3:Mayor
Leader Name3:K. Vasanthakumari (DMK)
Leader Title4:Deputy Mayor
Leader Name4:G. Kamaraj (DMK)
Registration Plate Type:Vehicle Registration
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Footnotes:[1]
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Demographics1 Title2:Additional official
Demographics1 Info2:English
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Tambaram
Leader Name2:R. Alagumeena IAS
Blank Name Sec1:Law enforcement agency
Blank Info Sec1:Tambaram City Police
Blank1 Name Sec1:Urban planning agency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

Thiruneermalai is a neighborhood in the city of Tambaram, situated within the Chennai Metropolitan Area, Tamil Nadu, India.

Originally a town panchayat in Chengalpattu district, Thiruneermalai is now a part of Pammal Zone under Tambaram Municipal Corporation.[2] Thiruneermalai is known for the Thiruneermalai temple complex, consisting of the Ranganatha and Thiruneermalai Neervanna Perumal Temples. Thiruneermalai area is one of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in Tamil Nadu.[3]

Demographics

As of the 2001 Census of India,[4] Thiruneermalai had a population of 19,019. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Thiruneermalai has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 74%. Many of the people have college degrees. In Thiruneermalai, 11% of the population is under 14 years of age.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 52nd report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (July 2014 to June 2015) . 132 . 29 March 2016 . Ministry of Minority Affairs (Government of India) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf . 25 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Muruganandham . T. . 2021-11-05 . Tambaram becomes the 20th municipal corporation of Tamil Nadu, Ordinance promulgated . 2024-03-19 . The New Indian Express . en.
  3. News: Madhavan . D. . National Institute of Siddha modifies expansion plan . The Hindu . Chennai . 20 December 2012 . 23 Dec 2012.
  4. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.