Vennanthur

Vennanthur
Town panchayat
Aerial view of Vennanthur from Alavaimalai
Aerial view of Vennanthur from Alavaimalai
Vennanthur is located in Tamil Nadu
Vennanthur
Vennanthur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°31′14″N 78°05′14″E / 11.52056°N 78.08722°E / 11.52056; 78.08722
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictNamakkal
TalukRasipuram
UnionVennandur block
Founded byVennanthur people
Government
 • TypeTown panchayat Council
 • BodyVennanthur Town panchayat
 • Chief MinisterM.K.Stalin
 • Namakkal M.P.A.K.P.CHINRAJ
 • Rasipuram M.L.ADr.M.Mathiventhan
 • Town Panchayat ChairmanR.S.S. RAJESH
Population
 (2011)
 • Total14,568[1]
Demonym(s)Tamils, Indian
Languages
 • OfficialTamil (தமிழ்)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
637505
Area code+91-4287
Vehicle registrationTN-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

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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

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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]

Religious census
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
96.04%
Muslim
3.51%
Christian
0.41%
Sikh
0.0%
Buddhist
0.0%
Jain
0.0%
Other
0.02%
No religion
0.02%

Panchayat villages

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There are 24 villages in the panchayat union:[7]

Education

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References

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  1. ^ a b panchayat, directorate of town. "Vennandur Town Panchayat-". townpanchayat.in.
  2. ^ "Vennandur union 2011" (PDF).
  3. ^ "VNR TP".
  4. ^ "Lake".
  5. ^ "Thirumanimutharu River". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
  6. ^ "census 2011".
  7. ^ "Vennandur Union".
  8. ^ "SVPC Vennanthur".