Tirumanur | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map showing the location of the town in Tamil Nadu |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 11.5769°N 78.3328°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Salem |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
Subdivision Name3: | Vazhapadi |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 11.8 |
Population Total: | 5,282 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Tirumanur is a village in the Vazhapadi taluk of Salem district, in Tamil Nadu, India.
Tirumanur is within Vazhapadi taluk, which is in the central part of Salem district. It covers 11.8km2 of land in the southwestern part of the taluk, near the border with Namakkal district. It is located 11km (07miles) southwest of Vazhapadi, the taluk headquarters, 20km (10miles) southeast of Salem, the district headquarters, and 270km (170miles) southwest of the state capital of Chennai. Tirumanur is situated to the northeast of the Bodhamalai Hills of Namakkal district.[1]
In 2011 Tirumanur had a population of 5,282 people living in 1,467 households. 2,616 (49.9%) of the inhabitants were male, while 2,666 (50.1%) were female. 496 children in the town, about 9% of the population, were at or below the age of 6. The literacy rate in the town was 65.2%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 29.% and 5.6% of the population, respectively.[2]