Thiagadurgam

Thiagadurgam
town
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Population (2001)
• Total	13,945
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	TN-15

Thiyagadurgam is a panchayat town in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Thiyagadurgam had a population of 13,945. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thiyagadurgam has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 55%. In Thiyagadurgam, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

This town is well connected by road. It is located in NH-68 from Ulundurpet to salem via Kallakkurichi and Attur. Also having many buses from Chennai, Coimbatore, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Perambalur, Thiruvannamalai, Chidhambaram, Pondichery, Salem, Erode, and Trippur. It is connective point from chennai to west tamilnadu and kerala

References

↑ "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.

Viluppuram District

District Headquarters	Viluppuram

Country	India

State	Tamil Nadu

Region	Tondai Nadu

Divisions	Kallakkurichi Tindivanam Tirukkoyilur Viluppuram

Taluk	Gingee Kallakurichi Sankarapuram Tindivanam Thirukkoyilur Ulundurpet Vanur Villupuram

Revenue blocks	Chinnasalem Gingee Kallakkurichi Kalrayan Hills Kanai Kandamangalam Koliyanur Mailam Marakkanam Melmalayanur Mugaiyur Olakkur Rishivandiyam Sankarapuram Thiagadurgam Thiruvennainallur Tirukkoyilur Tirunavalur Ulundurpet Vallam Vanur Vikravandi

Municipality	Kallakurichi Tindivanam Villupuram

Town Panchayat	Ananthapuram Arakandanallur Chinnasalem Gingee Kottakuppam Manalurpet Marakkanam Sankarapuram Thiagadurgam Thirukkoyilur Thiruvennainallur Ulundurpettai Vadakkanandal Valavanur Vikravandi

Rivers	Pennaiyar River Komugi River Manimuktha River Kedilam River Malattar River Sankaraparani River

History	Early Cholas Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Thanjavur Mother Thanjavur Marathas Nawab of the Carnatic British Raj

Places of interest	Auroville Kalrayan Hills Gingee Fort Mel Sithamur Jain Math

Coordinates: 11°45′00″N 79°04′42″E / 11.75000°N 79.07833°E / 11.75000; 79.07833

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