Thiruvakkarai

Thiruvakkarai (also spelled as Tiruvakkarai) is a village in the Vanur taluk of Viluppuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated on the periphery of Auroville global township, it is the home of National Fossil Wood Park and Chandramouleeswar temple.[1][2]

Thiruvakkarai village

Tiruvakkarai
village
Fossil Inside the National Fossil Wood Park
Location in India
Coordinates: 12°01′09″N 79°38′17″E
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,220
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
604304
Websiteviluppuram.nic.in
Map of the region and cross section described by H. F. Blanford in 1858

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 3220. There were 986 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 68.73. Child population in the age group below 6 was 11,028 Males and 10,647 Females.[3]

See also

References
  1. VCK candidate vows to put Vanur on tourism map, The Hindu newspaper, 12-May-2016
  2. These trees speak, but not many hear, The Hindu newspaper, 2-Nov-2014
  3. Thiruvakkarai village ino
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