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Tindivanam | |
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Municipality | |
  Tindivanam Tindivanam, Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates:12°13′36″N79°39′01″E / 12.226700°N 79.650400°E /12.226700; 79.650400 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Viluppuram |
| Government | |
| • Type | Selection Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Tindivanam Municipality |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 22.33 km2 (8.62 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 140,405 |
| • Density | 6,288/km2 (16,290/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 126,002 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 604001, 604002 |
| Telephone code | 91-4147 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-16 |
| Website | http://municipality.tn.gov.in/tindivanam/# |
Tindivanam is a Selection Grademunicipality,Taluk headquarters,Revenue division andSub-district inViluppuram district in theIndianstate ofTamil Nadu.The City was earlier known as "Thinthirivanam" (திந்திரிவனம்) due to the Shivan Thinthrineeswarar temple located in it. It is the second largest city inVillupuram District after the headquartersVillupuram . The city is the center connecting point for road and railway network. FromChennai toTheniGST road (NH-45) pass through Tindivanam, ( NH-77) which starts from Tindivanam and ends atKrishnagiri, FromChennai (NH-32) pass through Tindivanam viaPondicherry toThoothukudi. From Tindivanam toViluppuram (NH-132) And (SH-134) from Tindivanam toMarakkanam.And the central government is constructing new railway lines from Tindivanam toNagari,Andhra pradesh and from Tindivanam toThiruvannamalai to make existing railway station as "Tindivanam Junction Railway Station" with already existing electrified double railway track fromChennai toTiruchirapalli.Important tourist places near Tindivanam areMailam Murugan Temple, Tindivanam Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple, VeedurDam,Auroville,Pondichery,Melmalaiyanur Temple,Melmaruvathur Temple,Gingee Fort,Thiruvakkarai Temple and Fossil Wood Park,Marakkanam beach, etc.
Tindivanam was earlier known as (திந்திரிவனம்) due to theshivan (Eswaran) temple located at Tindivanam.The name of Shiva(Suyambu linga) located there is திந்திரிஈஸ்வர். (Thinthrineeswarar) with Maragadhambigai Amman is a Thevara Vaipu Sthalam.Tindivanam is a Selection grade Municipal Town. Tindivanam was constituted as a Municipality in 01.04.1949 then it was upgraded as 2nd grade Municipality from 03.04.1970, 1st grade Municipality in 22.05.98 and Selection Grade in 02.12.2008.
Ennairam,[2] located near Tindivanam, has inscriptions about the Hindu shastras that date back to the 11th century. TheChola temple of Narasimma swamy koil built by Rajaraja Chola 1 (985 –1010) and has reached 1,000 years. 8,000 samanaras lived in this village. As of 2021, the town had a population of 120,203.
It was initially known as "Tinthrivanam"(Jungle of Tamarind-புளியங்காடு) where "Tinthiri" means 'tamarind' and "vanam" means 'Jungle' in Tamil.
Tindivanam is located at12°15′N79°39′E / 12.25°N 79.65°E /12.25; 79.65.[3] It has an average elevation of 58 metres (190 feet). Tindivanam is 120 km (75 mi) southwest fromChennai and 35 km (22 mi) northwest fromPondicherry. Tindivanam is one among the three sub-divisions ofViluppuram District, Tamil Nadu. This small town lies about 65 km (40 mi) northwest ofCuddalore. Tindivanam is divided into 234Revenue Villages under Tindivanam Taluk.
It lies in the stretch of NH-45, about 123 km (76 mi) fromChennai, capital city ofTamil Nadu. Tindivanam is at the junction of roads going toTiruchirapalli,Pondicherry,Gingee,Thiruvannamalai,Kanchipuram,Viluppuram,Thellar,Marakkanam andChennai. Tindivanam is about 69 km (43 mi) fromChengalpet; it takes about 1.30 hours to reach by roadways.
| Religion | Percent(%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 82.16% | |||
| Muslim | 11.95% | |||
| Christian | 4.39% | |||
| Jain | 1.36% | |||
| Sikh | 0.04% | |||
| Buddhist | 0.02% | |||
| Other | 0.08% | |||
According to2011 census, Tindivanam had a population of 72,796 with a sex-ratio of 1,003 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[4] A total of 7,664 were under the age of six, constituting 3,922 males and 3,742 females.Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 16.59% and 0.49% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 78.19%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[4] The town had a total of 17,088 households. There were a total of 24,415 workers, comprising 595 cultivators, 672 main agricultural labourers, 465 in house hold industries, 19,541 other workers, 3,142 marginal workers, 51 marginal cultivators, 431 marginal agricultural labourers, 207 marginal workers in household industries and 2,453 other marginal workers.[5] As per the religious census of 2011, Tindivanam had 82.16%Hindus, 11.95%Muslims, 4.39%Christians, 0.04%Sikhs, 0.02%Buddhists, 1.36%Jains, 0.08% following other religions and 0.0% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[6]
Tindivanam's climate is classified as tropical. In winter, there is much less rainfall in Tindivanam than in summer. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Aw. The average annual temperature is 28.4 °C in Tindivanam. In a year, the average rainfall is 1,045 mm (41.1 in). Precipitation is the lowest in March, with an average of 5 mm (0.20 in). With an average of 220 mm (8.7 in), the most precipitation falls in October. At an average temperature of 32.3 °C, May is the hottest month of the year. January has the lowest average temperature of the year. It is 24.5 °C. Between the driest and wettest months, the difference in precipitation is 215 mm (8.5 in). During the year, the average temperatures vary by 7.8 °C.
| Climate data for Tindivanam | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.8 (83.8) | 30.5 (86.9) | 32.7 (90.9) | 34.7 (94.5) | 37.4 (99.3) | 37.2 (99.0) | 35.4 (95.7) | 34.8 (94.6) | 34.2 (93.6) | 32 (90) | 29.4 (84.9) | 28.3 (82.9) | 32.9 (91.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.5 (68.9) | 22.5 (72.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27 (81) | 26 (79) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 22.3 (72.1) | 20.8 (69.4) | 23.9 (75.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 19 (0.7) | 10 (0.4) | 5 (0.2) | 18 (0.7) | 42 (1.7) | 43 (1.7) | 87 (3.4) | 160 (6.3) | 131 (5.2) | 220 (8.7) | 216 (8.5) | 94 (3.7) | 1,045 (41.2) |
| Source:https://en.climate-data.org/asia/india/tamil-nadu/tindivanam-968051/#climate-table | |||||||||||||
Tindivanam is connected by roads to major cities and to the rest of the state. The major National Highways in the town are
Tindivanam railway station is a railway station serving Tindivanam, a city and taluk headquarters inViluppuram district,Tamil Nadu. It is a station on theSouth line of theChennai Suburban Railway and comes under theChennai railway division of theSouthern Railway Zone. The station code isTMV.
The nearest airport isPondicherry Airport atPondicherry, inPuducherry, approximately 35 km (22 mi) from Tindivanam. Pondicherry Airport is connected to Bangalore and Hyderabad by commercial airlines.
The nearest major airport isChennai International Airport (MAA), approximately 101 km (63 mi) from the town; the next closest major airport isTiruchirapalli Airport, approximately 200 km (120 mi) from the town.
Oilseeds Research Station is located in a distance of 3 km from Tindivanam town. Started as Agricultural Research Station in 1935, later inducted withTamilnadu Agricultural University in the year 1981. Oilseeds Research Station has been established by Govt of Tamilnadu to evolvegroundnut,sesame andcastor varieties with desirable attributes viz., short duration, high yield, high oil content, drought tolerance, fresh seed dormancy, resistance to major insect pests and diseases etc. Groundnut (Has separate Kolmudal Nilayalam (Tamil)) & Oil seeds research station – affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University[11]
The Tindivanam flyover was built under the rule of former union Minister Tindivanam G.Venkatraman, who was the minister for surface transport government of India and Member of parliament of Tindivanam constituency. The foundation was laid by former union Minister Murasoli Maran on 02/02/1997, which uplifted the town on various departments and solved so many issues in and around Tindivanam town. It has roundana and four lanes. The flyover is located in the heart of the Tindivanam, betweenNH 66 (Bangalore – Pondicherry) andNH 45 (Chennai - Dindigul). This flyover was inaugurated by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanithi in 2000. This flyover was constructed at a cost of Rs.22 crores.
National Fossil Wood Park, Tiruvakkarai is a notifiedNational Geo-heritage Monument located in theVillupuram District in theIndian state ofTamil Nadu and is maintained by theGeological Survey of India.[12] The park was established in 1940[13] and is located 1 km east ofThiruvakkarai[14][15] village on the road between Tindivanam andPondicherry. The park containspetrified woodfossils approximately 20 million years old, scattered throughout the park,[16] which covers about 247 acres (100 ha). The park consists of nine enclaves, but only a small portion of the 247 acres (approx 1 square km) is open to the public.[17] Officials of the GSI believe the fossils were formed during massive flooding that occurred millions of years ago.[18] The park hosts about 200 fossilized trees.