Vennanthur
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Vennanthur | |
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Town panchayat | |
![]() Aerial view of Vennanthur from Alavaimalai | |
Coordinates: 11°31′14″N 78°05′14″E / 11.52056°N 78.08722°E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Namakkal |
Taluk | Rasipuram |
Union | Vennandur block |
Founded by | Vennanthur people |
Government | |
• Type | Town panchayat Council |
• Body | Vennanthur Town panchayat |
• Chief Minister | M.K.Stalin |
• Namakkal M.P. | A.K.P.CHINRAJ |
• Rasipuram M.L.A | Dr.M.Mathiventhan |
• Town Panchayat Chairman | R.S.S. RAJESH |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 14,568[1] |
Demonym(s) | Tamils, Indian |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil (தமிழ்) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 637505 |
Area code | +91-4287 |
Vehicle registration | TN-28Z |
Vennanthur or Vennandur is a town panchayat and suburb of city of Salem in Vennandur block[2] in Rasipuram taluk of Namakkal district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
Geography
[edit]Vennanthur is located at 11.5206° N, 78.0872°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 218 metres (726 ft). Vennandur lake[4] is located west of the town. Vennandur is close to the Alavaimalai Hills, which are part of the Eastern Ghats. The closest river is the Thirumanimutharu River,[5] which rises on Mount Yercaud. Namakkal, the district capital, is located around 39 km from Vennanthur. Chennai, the state capital, is located around 370 km from Vennanthur.
Demographics
[edit]Vennanthur is divided into 15 wards,[1] for which elections are held every 5 years. The Vennanthur Town Panchayat had a population of 14,568 as of the 2011 census, of which 7,427 are males and 7,141 are females, a female sex ratio of 961 against the Tamil Nadu state average of 996. The population of children aged 0–6 was 1328, which was 9.12% of the total population; the child sex ratio was around 884 compared to the state average of 943. The literacy rate was 73.44%, lower than the state average of 80.09%: male literacy was around 81.64% and female literacy 64.99%.[6]
Panchayat villages
[edit]There are 24 villages in the panchayat union:[7]
- Anandagoundampalayam
- Akkaraipatti
- Alampatti
- Alavaipatti
- Kallankulam
- Kattanachampatti
- Keelur
- Kuttaladampatti
- Mathiyampatti
- Mattuvelampatti
- Minnakkal
- Moolakadu
- Nachipatti
- Naduppatty
- No 3 Komarapalayam
- O Sowthapuram
- Palanthinnipatti
- Pallavanayakanpatty
- Ponparappipatti
- R Pudupalayam
- Semmandapatti
- Thengalpalayam
- Thottiyapatti
- Thottiyavalasu
Education
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b panchayat, directorate of town. "Vennandur Town Panchayat-". townpanchayat.in.
- ^ "Vennandur union 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "VNR TP".
- ^ "Lake".
- ^ "Thirumanimutharu River". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
- ^ "census 2011".
- ^ "Vennandur Union".
- ^ "SVPC Vennanthur".
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