Thiruvenkadu
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Thiruvenkadu | |
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Thiruvengadu temple | |
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| Coordinates: 11°10′25″N 79°48′38″E / 11.1737°N 79.8105°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Mayiladuthurai |
| Mandal | Sirkazhi |
| Seat | Thiruvenkadu Gram Panchayat |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 609114 |
| Vehicle registration | TN |
Thiruvenkadu (also spelled Thiruvengadu) is a village in Sirkazhi taluk of Mayiladuthurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2] It is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the taluk headquarter, Sirkazhi. The village is also the birth place of Pattinathar, a saivite Tamil scholar and saint who attained salvation in Thirvotriyur near Chennai.
Demographics
[edit]Thiruvenkadu has the population of 8252, of which males are just 4126 while females are 4126. The literacy rate of Thiruvenkadu, as per 2011 census is 82.89 per cent.[citation needed]
Temples
[edit]Swetharanyeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple in Thiruvenkadu. The main deity is Swetharaneswarar (Shiva) but there is a separate sannidhi for Budhan (Mercury).[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gram Panchayat Identification Codes" (PDF). Saakshar Bharat Mission. National Informatics Centre. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Population Finder 2011". Census of India. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
