Thirukkuvalai taluk

Thirukkuvalai taluk is a taluk in the Nagapattinam district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters is the town of Thirukkuvalai.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Thirukkuvalai had a population of 60,753 with 30,078 males and 30,675 females. There were 1020 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 71.82. Child population in the age group below 6 was 2,765 Males and 2,713 Females.^[1]

References

↑ "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

Nagapattinam district

District Headquarters	Nagapattinam

Country	India

State	Tamil Nadu

Region	Chola Nadu

Divisions	Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam

Taluks	Kilvelur Kuthalam Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Sirkazhi Tharangambadi Thirukkuvalai Vedaranyam

Revenue blocks	Keelaiyur Kilvelur Kollidam Kuthalam Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Sembanar Koil Sirkazhi Talanayar Thirumarugal Vedaranyam

Municipalities	Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Sirkazhi Vedaranyam

Rivers	Addapar Kaveri Kollidam Thirumalairajan Vettar Veera Chozhan

History	Early Cholas Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Thanjavur Nayaks Thanjavur Marathas Company Raj British Raj

Places of interest	Chudamani Vihara Ganapathi Temple, Thiruchengattankudi Kayarohanaswami Temple, Nagapattinam Kazheesirama Vinnagaram Mayuranathaswami Temple, Mayiladuthurai Nagannathaswamy Temple, Keezhaperumpallam Nangur Vishnu Temples Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary Puhar Punjai Siva Temple Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi Sayavaneswarar Temple Sembanarkoil Sikkal Singaravelan Temple Sri Sivalokanathar Temple, Tirupunkur Swetharanyeswarar Temple Tharangambadi Therazhundur Thirukkadaiyur Thiruvenkadu Vaitheeswaran Koil Valampurinathar Temple Vanjinatha Temple Vedaranyeswarar Temple Viratteswara Temple, Vazhuvur

Religious and monastic institutions	Dharmapuram Adheenam Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam

Cities and towns People Villages

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