Thiruvattar







Town in Tamil Nadu, India
























































Thiruvattar
Town

An Ayyavazhi Thangal near Thiruvattar
An Ayyavazhi Thangal near Thiruvattar

Country
 India
State Tamil Nadu
District Kanniyakumari
Government
 • ? ?
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 18,404
Languages
 • Official Tamil
 • Spoken
Tamil, Malayalam
Time zone
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 629 177
Telephone code 91-4651
Vehicle registration TN-75

Thiruvattar is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.




Contents






  • 1 About the town


  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Politics


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References





About the town


This town is situated 6 km north-east of Marthandam and 30 km north-west of Nagercoil. The two main rivers Pahrali River and Kothai surround the village and join in Moovattumugam, giving the name Thiru (sacred)+ vatta (surround)+ aru (river).[1] This village, where the Sri Adikesavaperumal Temple is located, is one of the 108 Divya Desams.[2]



Demographics


As of 2001[update] India census,[3] Thiruvattaru had a population of 18,404. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Thiruvattaru has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 75%. In Thiruvattaru, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.



Politics


Thiruvattar assembly constituency is part of Nagercoil (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]


As per the latest restructuring, the Thiruvattar assembly constituency has been split and merged with nearby constituencies.



See also



  • Kulasekaram

  • Vaikunda Chella Pathi

  • Kesavapuram

  • Excel Central School



References





  1. ^ "A note on the place name, Tiruvattar". Journal of Kerala studies. University of Kerala. 7: 31–35. 1980. ISSN 0377-0443..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Cuppiramaṇiyan̲, Ca. Vē; Ē. En̲ Perumāḷ (1983). Heritage of the Tamils: art & architecture. International Institute of Tamil Studies. p. 448. OCLC 10457841.


  3. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.


  4. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2008-10-13.














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