19-735: Tirukoilur also spelt as Tirukkoyilur or Tirukovilur is a city and the headquarters of Tirukoilur taluk in Kallakurichi District , Tamil Nadu , India. The town is located on the southern bank of Thenpennai River and famous for the Ulagalantha Perumal Temple , the Veerateeswarar Temple and the Kabilar Kundru . Tirukoilur is located on the highway connecting cities of Tiruvannamalai and Vellore with Southern Tamil Nadu. The town
38-469: A medical college with the initial funding of 370 crores near Pumputhottam, in Siruvangur village, which is 3.5 kilometers from Kallakurichi town and 1st batch of 150 students have started from the academic year 2021/2022. The District is connected by roads and railways to major cities and to the rest of the state. The major roads are, National Highway, NH – 79 connecting Salem to Ulundurpet, The District
57-437: Is an emerging agricultural district. It is also known as "Home of Agriculture". There are numerous rice-processing units or modern rice mills, both small and big throughout the district. Textiles, jewellery and agricultural feeds are major businesses. The District has two government co-operative sugar mills and one private sugar mill, and one solvent extraction plant. There are many poultry farms in and around Kallakurichi. The name
76-752: Is connected by Railway through Chinnasalem Railway Station on Salem – Vridhachalam Railway Line. NH-79 Salem - Kallakurichi - Ulundurpet NH-534 Chinnasalem - Veppur - Vridhachalam SH-9 Cuddalore-Panruti-Tirukoilur-Tiruvannamalai-Vellore SH-9A Tiruvannamalai-Thiyagadurugam SH-6 Kallakurichi - Sankarapuram - Tiruvannamalai SH-68 Cuddalore-Thirukovilur-Sankarapuram SH-69 Vridhachalam - Ulundurpet - Villupuram SH-7 Thirukoilur - Villupuram SH-204 Kallakurichi - Koothakudi - Trichy SH-211 Thirukovilur Byepass Road - Kandachipuram SH-245 Kallakurichi-Kachirayapalayam-Sankarapuram SH-137 Thirukoilur-Asanur SH-246 Tirukkovilur- Thiyagadurgam Pandya Too Many Requests If you report this error to
95-613: Is derived due to the green nature of this town along the banks of the river Gomuki which nourishes the town by its water. The District has numerous colleges and schools, both government and private. Notable colleges are Government Kallakurichi Medical College,Government arts college, Polytechnic college in Sankarapuram, A.K.T Engineering College. There was an announcement by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in March 2020 to build
114-542: Is famous for the Ulagalantha Perumal Temple . This temple has a very big raja gopuram and is the 3rd longest gopuram in Tamil Nadu. The statue of Vishnu is so beautiful with varnakalapam . There is a sanathi even for Vamana . As per Hindu legend, Vishnu appeared to the mudhal Alvars (first three Alvars ) at Thirukkoilur. The temple plays a special part in Vaishnavism as it is where the first three Alvars sang
133-865: Is moderate to hot, with the maximum temperature being 38 °C and the minimum at 21 °C. The District gets its rainfall from the northeast monsoon during the winter months and the southwest monsoon during the summer months. The average annual rainfall is 1,070 mm. And resisted in March 2024. The district is divided into the 6 taluks of Kallakkurichi , Sankarapuram , Chinnasalem , Ulundurpet , Tirukkovilur and Kalvarayan Hills . Administrative Divisions Municipalities 1) Kallakurichi 2) Thirukovilur 3) Ulundurpet Town Panchayats 1) Sankarapuram 2) Chinnasalem 3) Thiyagadurugam 4) Vadakkanandal 5) Manalurpet Unions 1) Kallakurichi 2) Sankarapuram 3) Thirukovilur 4) Rishivandiyam 5) Thiyagadurugam 6) Ulundurpet 7) Chinnasalem 8) Thirunavalur 9) Kalvarayanmalai At
152-464: Is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India . The district headquarter is Kallakurichi . Kallakurichi District was announced on 8 January 2019 and it came into existence on 26 November 2019. During Ancient times, the region was under the rules of Cholas , Pallavas and various Local Chieftains like Tirukoilur king Malaiyaman. Due to its location between Chola naadu and Thondai naadu,
171-461: Is served by Tirukoilur railway station (formerly, Arakandanallur Thirukovilur railway station). Vanavan Mahadevi, the mother of Rajaraja Chola I , was born as a Tamil princess of Chera dynasty in Tirukoilur. As of 2011 India census , Tirukkoyilur had a population of 60212. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Tirukkoyilur has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than
190-692: The King agreed to take the women in marriage if they were given away by the Chera , Chola and the Pandya . Avvai then makes an invocation to Ganesha for making the invitation on a palmyra leaf, on which Ganesha appears before her. On receiving the invitation the three kings come for marriage and give away Angavay and Sangavay in marriage (pp. 57–59). There is a mention of this time period in Ponniyin Selvan . Kallakurichi district Kallakurichi
209-805: The district include the Thenpennai , Manimukthar , Gomukhi , and Gadilam . Major source of irrigation is through lakes, canals and wells. The Kalvarayan Hills are a major range of hills situated in the Eastern Ghats. Along with the Pachaimalai, Alavaimalai, Javadi, and Shevaroy hills, they separate the Kaveri River basin to the south from the Palar River basin to the north. The hills range in height from 2000 feet to 3000 feet and extend over an area of 1,095 square kilometres. The climate
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#1732779803599228-743: The first three Thiruvandadhis compiled in Naalayira Divya Prabandam , the Sri Vaishnava canon. Thirumangai Alvar , another Alvar saint also revered the deity in his verses compiled in Nalayira Divya Prabandam . Ashta Veeratanams , Ashta – eight Veeratanam – Place of Bravery. As per legends, Shiva is believed to have destroyed eight different demons namely Andakasuran, Gajasuran, Jalandasuran, Thirupuradhi, Kaman, Arjunan, Dakshan and Taaragasuran. There are eight temples built signifying each of his victories in
247-756: The national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 73%. In Tirukkoyilur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Thirukoilur had widely bus facilities as both same as Rail facilities. The city well connected by State highways the major highways are below: SH9 Cuddalore - Thirukovilur -- Vellore SH-7 Thirukoilur - Villupuram SH-211 Thirukoilur Bye-Pass Road - Kandachipuram SH68 Cuddalore - Thirukovilur - Sankarapuram SH-137 Thirukoilur - Elavanasurkottai - Asanur - Trichy MDR-1014 Thirukovilur - Manalurpet - Tiruvannamalai MDR-812 Thirukoilur - Veerapandi - Vettavalam MDR-784 Thirukoilur - Rishivandiyam - Thiyagadurugam - Kallakurichi MDR-785 Thirukoilur - Thagadi Tirukoilur
266-566: The north, Villupuram district in the east, Dharmapuri and Salem districts in the west, Perambalur and Cuddalore districts in the south. The greater part of the district is covered by the metamorphic rocks belonging to gneiss family. There are also three great groups of sedimentary rocks belonging to different geological periods. The Kalrayan Hills in the North represents a continuous range of hills covered with some thorny forests and vegetation, which are part of Eastern Ghats . Major rivers in
285-419: The population. Christians, who are mostly Dalits and live in rural areas, are 4.45% of the population. Muslims are 4.24% of the population, living predominantly in urban areas. Languages of Kallakurichi district (2011) Tamil is the predominant language, spoken by 95.97% of the population as their mother tongue. 2.48% of the population speaks Urdu and 1.38% Telugu as their first language. Kallakurichi
304-568: The region was aptly called Nadu naadu (Mid-land). In later times, it passed between the hands of Gingee Nayaks, Arcot Nawabs. During the British Rule, the whole region was a part of the South Arcot District of Madras Presidency. Prior to 1960, the town of Kallakurichi was considered a village. In 1960, Kallakurichi became a town panchayat, and then was subsequently upgraded to special-grade town panchayat. On 20 October 2004, it
323-472: The time of the 2011 census, Kallakurichi district had a population of 13,47,204. Kallakurichi district had a sex ratio of 981 females per 1000 males. 197,385 (14.65%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 30.56% and 3.74% of the population respectively. Most tribals are Malai Vellalar who live in the Kalavarayan Hills. Hindus are the majority religion with 91.03% of
342-422: The war, and also as places where he is believed to have performed with fury. The eight temples are: While on a visit to Ceylon , the ancient female Tamil poet Avvaiyar was caught up in a torrential rain, and took shelter in the house of two women, Angavay and Sangavay. These women took care of Avvai with great kindness and promised that they will be given in marriage to the King of Tirucovalur. On hearing this
361-424: Was further upgraded to the third-grade municipality. On 7 September 2010, the municipality was upgraded to first-grade municipality. On 8 January 2019, the region surrounding the municipality of Kallakurichi was announced as the 33rd district of Tamil Nadu by bifurcating Villupuram. The area of this municipality is 11.69 km divided into 21 wards. Kallakurichi District is bounded by Thiruvannamalai district in
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