Thiruporur | |
Settlement Type: | panchayat town |
Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Thiruporur, Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 12.7304°N 80.189°Whttps://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Thiruporur&params=12.7304_N_80.1890_E_type:city(8302)_region:IN-TN |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Chengalpattu |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 53 |
Population Total: | 8,302 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 603110 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 91-44 |
Registration Plate: | TN-19 |
Thiruporur is a panchayat town in Chengalpattu district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Thiruporur Kandaswamy temple is situated in the center of the town. There is a large temple tank in the vicinity of the temple. Thiruporur is located on Old Mahabalipuram Road and is flanked by Kelambakkam on one side and Alathur Pharmaceutical Industrial Estate on the other side, both of which are also on Old Mahabalipuram Road.
India census,[1] Thiruporur had a population of 13,666. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thiruporur 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 Thiruporur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Thiruporur Assembly Constituency is part of Kancheepuram (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]