Thiruvennainallur Explained

Thiruvennainallur
Native Name Lang:tamil
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:11.8792°N 79.3789°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Viluppuram
Established Title:Thiruvennai Nallur taluka announced on 12.11.2019
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:8517
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
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Thiruvennainallur is a taluk in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major sugarcane agricultural region.

Geography

It is about 24 km from Viluppuram and 22 km from Thirukkoilur. Thiruedayaru (T.Edayaru) is a small village 6 km from Thiruvennainallur.

Demographics

India census,[1] Thiruvennainallur had a population of 8517. Males and females each constitute 50% of the population. Thiruvennainallur has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 59%. In Thiruvennainallur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Governance

The panchayat is divided into two revenue villages and North village administrative office and South village administrative office. The Revenue Inspector office. Thiruvennai nallur new taluka is formed headquarters at thiruvennai nallur 3 Firkas (66 villages) vtz., Thiruvennainallur (30 svillage), Sithilangamadam (12 villages) existing Thirukkoilur taluk and Arasur (24 villages) of the existing Ullundurpettai taluka are attached with villuppuram revenue and Villuppuram district announced on 12.11.2019.

Culture

Kripapureeswarar Temple located here is managed by Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu Government. (one of the oldest shiva temple)

Notable people

The Tamil poet Vennaivelan belongs to Thiruvennainallur.The writer of Siva Gnana Bodham, Meykanda Nayanar (earlier name: Suvethana Perumal), was born in Thirupennākadam.

Notes and References

  1. 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.