27-581: Perungattur is a village located in Tiruvannamalai district , Tamil Nadu , South India . It is suburb of Cheyyar town. Its 24 km away from the temple town Kanchipuram. The population of this village is about 5000 where in it has 2500 votes as per election commission of India; 1200 male votes and 1300 female votes. There is a Srinivasar Perumal temple. In the Brahmin street once more than 50 Brahmin families were living . All these families shifted out from
54-619: A 16-meter-high sculpture of Neminatha thought to date from the 12th century that is the tallest Jain idol in Tamil Nadu. Thiruneermalai Thiruneermalai is a neighborhood in the city of Tambaram , situated within the Chennai Metropolitan Area , Tamil Nadu , India . Originally a town panchayat in Chengalpattu district , Thiruneermalai is now a part of Pammal Zone under Tambaram Municipal Corporation . Thiruneermalai
81-779: A 300-acre (1.2 km ) electronics hardware park and the commitment from the Taiwanese Shoe Company to set up its unit. In November 2009 the Tamil Nadu cabinet approved the Mahindara and Mahindra's Rs 1800 core automobile project in 450 acres. This unit will produce tractors, SUVs and commercial vehicles and auto parts. Aluminum die cast unit by Ashley Alteams, a joint venture by Ashok Leyland and Finland-based Alteams Oy started its production in January 2010. This High pressure die cast will manufacture automobile and telecommunication components with initial capacity of 7000 ton per year. One of
108-516: A number of festivals throughout the year. The main celebrations are ADI THIRUVIZA (mari amman and ponni amman).Venugopalaswamy(Sorgavasal thirapu,Uriadi)and Muthu mari Amman Kovil THIRUVIZHA in Pongal (every 17 January). The MCC - Magandril Cricket Club was formed in early 1992. Each year in the month of May a cricket tournament is conducted across the division and surrounding villages participate. Ponds - There are two large ponds In village. They go dry by
135-550: A total of 640 ). It is one of the six districts in Tamil Nadu currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). Tiruvannamalai District is known for its two major businesses, agriculture and silk saree weaving. Rice cultivation and processing is one of the biggest businesses in this district. 112013 hectares of paddy cultivation is irrigated by 1965 lakes and 18 reservoirs and small dams. It has 18 regulated markets through which
162-463: Is Government Hospital having facility of more than 25 beds which serves the surrounding villages for delivery (normal/cesarean) and all other diseases. Doctor shri.M. Sengaottaiyan served his entire career till his retirement in this hospital as Chief doctor and still rendering his service to perungattur and the nearby villagers through his private Nursing home and dispensary. In and around the villages there are many professional and arts colleges. There
189-471: Is a government secondary school in the village. There was a theater (Ravi Thirai Arangam)in the village which got wound up due to the evolution of Cable TV in the villages around . Indian Bank is located and it serves in and around different villages for the past 60 + years . Post office is located in main road. Electricity Board's AE office is located in the main road of the village. There are train stations at nearby Arakonam and Vellore katpadi. The village
216-521: Is composed of Talukas namely Tiruvannamalai taluk , Tiruvannamalai Rural Arani , Cheyyar , Chengam , Polur , Vandavasi , Kalasapakkam , Chetpet Thandarampattu , and Vembakkam In the District Arani and Tiruvannamalai regions are the highest revenue-generating regions. In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Tiruvannamalai one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of
243-421: Is famous across the state and being shipped to places like Chennai, Coimbatore, Vellore, and the like. The district has a large populace of weavers who are specialize in making Silk sarees. Hand looms are often engaged for weaving, although recently some have turned to mechanized methods of using Power looms. Arani taluk contributes high percent of Silk weaving. Arani is the most important revenue earning town in
270-523: Is known for the Thiruneermalai temple complex , consisting of the Ranganatha and Thiruneermalai Neervanna Perumal Temples. Thiruneermalai area is one of the 163 notified areas ( megalithic sites) in Tamil Nadu. As of the 2001 Census of India , Thiruneermalai had a population of 19,019. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Thiruneermalai has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than
297-695: Is one of the most ancient heritage sites of India and is a centre of the Saiva religion. The Arunachala hill and its environs have been held in great regard by the Tamils for centuries. The temple is grand in conception and architecture and is rich in tradition, history and festivals. The main Deepam festival attracts devotees from far and wide throughout South India. It has historic places besides Tiruvannamalai, Polur, Arani, Vandavasi, Devikapuram connected to East India and French companies. Arani and Vandavasi had important places in
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#1732924609667324-609: Is planning for a SIPCOT at naidumangalam and kilpennathur both near Tiruvannamalai. Arani has the factories related to rice and silk with in the town and in the Taluk area. As well, there are few other mills near Arani, such as Lakshmi Saraswathi Cotton mills Arni Pvt Ltd and some engineering industry. Arahanthgiri Jain Math is a Jain math that was established at this ancient Jain site on 8 February 1998, at Thirumalai, Near Arani. The complex includes three Jain caves, four Jain temples and
351-401: Is well connected by public transport. Buses are available from Chennai , Arcot, Kanchipuram, Vellore, Cheyyar, Vandavasi, Polur, and Tindivanam . Tiruvannamalai district Tiruvannamalai district (previously known as Central Arcot , Tiruvannamalai Sambhuvarayar District ) is the second largest district in Tamil Nadu by area after Dindigul District and one of the 38 districts in
378-491: The district falls in the North Eastern agro climatic zone of Tamil Nadu. The average annual rainfall of the study area is 1350.4 mm, out of which 80 percent is received during monsoon. The soils of the study area have an Ustic moisture regime and Hyperthermic temperature regime. According to 2011 census , Tiruvannamalai District had a population of 2,464,875 with a sex-ratio of 994 females for every 1,000 males, much above
405-1195: The district had a population of 2,464,875 with a sex-ratio of 994 females for every 1,000 males. Tiruvannamalai is one of the most venerated places in Tamil Nadu. In ancient times, the term "Annamalai" meant an inaccessible mountain. The word "Thiru" was prefixed to signify its greatness, and coupled with the two terms, it was called Thiruvannamalai. Thiru means 'holy' or 'sacred' and is traditionally used in front of names in all parts of Tamil Nadu like Thiruneermalai (Lord Ranganatha), Thirunageswaram (Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva), Thirumayam (Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva), Thirumayilai (Lord Adikeshava Perumal and Lord Kapali Eshwaran), Tiruvannamalai (Lord Shiva), Thiruchendur (Lord Muruga), Tiruchirappalli (Rockfort Lord Thaiyumanavar and Lord Sriranganathar), Thiruttani (Lord Muruga), Tiruchengode (Lord Shiva), Thiruchitrambalam (Lord Shiva), Thirumanancheri (Lord Shiva), Thirunallar (Lord Shani Eshwaran), Thiruporur (Lord Muruga), Thirukkadaiyur (Lord Shiva), Tirukalukundram (Lord Vedagiriswarar temple ), Thirukarugavur (Lord Garbharakshambigai temple ), Tirunelveli , Tiruppur , Tiruvallur and many more. The temple town of Tiruvannamalai
432-526: The district. Though the town is not popular off the state, a bulk of India's Silk apparels is produced by the people of Arani . The district started to industrialize following the establishment of the industrial complex near Cheyyar by the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT). This is evidenced by the recent announcements of a 250-acre (1.0 km ) hi-tech Special Economic Zone for automative components,
459-450: The farmers sell their agri products directly to the government. Through these regulated markets, 271411 metric tonnes of paddy harvested in 2007. There are many rice mills to process paddy found throughout the district. The modern rice mill near Cheyyar is the biggest government owned mill and Arani has around 278 rice mills. Kalambur is also has around 20 rice mills and known for variety of rice called Kalambur Ponni rice. Kalambur Ponni rice
486-580: The history of pre-independence. In the late Chola period the district was ruled by the Cholan of Sambuvarayar having Padavedu near Arani as HQ. We can now find the fort and note along with a Shiva temple namely Kailasanathar in Arani town. After independence Tiruvannamalai was under North Arcot District. The civil district of North Arcot was divided into Vellore District and Tiruvannamalai District in October 1989. P. Kolappan
513-482: The largest sugar mills in the country - Cheyyar co-operative sugars - is situated near Cheyyar. Since Tiruvannamalai District has its capital at Tiruvannamalai City, there are many factories around Tiruvannamalai. Scent factories are large in number due to the high production of flowers around Tiruvannamalai. They are listed as follows: 1. Hindusthan house hold factories, 2. Sarala birla factory of aroma oil, 3. Parthiban cottages aroma oil factory. The Tamil Nadu government
540-463: The major religion. The Arunachalesvara Temple in Tiruvannamalai is particularly famous. Muslims live in urban areas while Christians are mostly rural. Languages of Tiruvannamalai district (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 94.31% of the population spoke Tamil , 2.66% Urdu and 2.36% Telugu as their first language. Tiruvannamalai District has an area of 6,191 km . It is bounded on
567-414: The mid summer. The Dr. Ambedkar Kabaddi Kuzhu formed in 30 years ago. Each year in the month of January a Kabaddi tournament in conducted across the division and surrounding villages and towns participate. In the village there is a Government Higher secondary school with more than 500 students studying and having large ground where inter schools district level sports events happen. In the village there
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#1732924609667594-724: The national average of 929. A total of 272,569 were under the age of six, constituting 141,205 males and 131,364 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 22.94% and 3.69% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the district was 66.%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The district had a total of 588,836 households. There were a total of 1,238,177 workers, comprising 265,183 cultivators, 351,310 main agricultural labourers, 37,020 in house hold industries, 316,559 other workers, 268,105 marginal workers, 27,458 marginal cultivators, 173,753 marginal agricultural labourers, 9,700 marginal workers in household industries and 57,194 other marginal workers. Hindus are
621-513: The north by Vellore District and Tirupattur District , on the east by Kanchipuram District , on the south by Villupuram District , and on the west by Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts. Tiruvannamalai District is divided into 3 sub districts (Arani, Tiruvannamalai and Cheyyar), twelve taluks, 27 blocks and 1,061 villages covering an area of 631,205 ha. The twelve taluks of Tiruvannamalai are listed below: List of cities having population of one lakh and above as per 2011 Census: The district
648-463: The north. The average annual rainfall of the study area is 1350 mm, out of which 80 percent is received during monsoon. The soils of the study area have an Ustic moisture regime and Hyperthermic temperature regime. Tiruvannamalai District comes under the Eastern Ghats (TN uplands) and Deccan plateau, hot semiarid region with red loamy soil with cropping period of 90 to 150 days. Excepting hills,
675-591: The state of Tamil Nadu , in South India . It was formed in the year 1989 through the bifurcation of North Arcot into the Tiruvannamalai Sambuvarayar and Vellore Ambedkar districts. The city of Tiruvannamalai is the district headquarters. The district is divided into 12 Taluks — Arani , Chengam , Tiruvannamalai , Polur , Thandarampattu , Vandavasi , Kalasapakkam , Chetpet , Kilpennathur , Jamunamarathoor , Cheyyar and Vembakkam . As of 2011,
702-500: The village, as all the younger generation of each family has settled in various cities in India and other countries. In srinivasar temple during the Tamil month Margazi devotees were distributed Ven Pongal/ sarkarai Pongal in all 30 days morning time. There is a Hanuman temple and Lord Ganesh Temple are also in the along side of the main road of the village. The people of this village celebrate
729-474: Was the first Collector of Tiruvannamalai District. On the whole Tiruvannamalai is traditionally rich in Historic and spiritual values but lacks in industrial growth. The district shares borders with Kanchipuram and Chengalpattu districts in the east, Villupuram and Kallakurichi districts in the south, Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts in the west, and Vellore , Ranipet and Tirupattur districts in
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