Thiruttani
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Tiruttani
Tamil Nadu • India |
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| District(s) | Thiruvallur |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 76 m (249 ft) |
| Population | 38,502 (2001) |
Tiruttani is a town in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
It is one of the main tourist centre in Thiruvallur district about 85km from Chennai. Tiruttani hill temple is one of the six abodes of Lord Muruga. The hill has 365 steps indicating 365 days of the year. It is 15km from Andhra Pradesh state.
The near by temple shrine are at
- Tiruvallur Sri Viswaroopa Panchamukha Anjaneya Swami Ashram , near Tiruthani
- Tirupathi
- Maddhur
- Thiruvallangadu
- Thirupachur
- Kanchepuram
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[edit] Legends of Tiruttani
Dr Servapillai Radhakrishnan, first Vice President and Second President of India Born at Tiruttani on Sep 5, 1888. He has donated his property to Sri Subramania Swamy Devasthanam. Presently in his birth place a library and child welfare centre are maintained by Subramania Swamy Devasthanam. He has donated lot of books to this library.
Dr. M. P. Sivagnanam popularly called as Ma. Po. Si. a tamil freedom fighter was also born in Tiruttani. He has written lot of books.
[edit] Geography
Tiruttani is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 76 metres (249 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Tiruttani had a population of 38,502. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Tiruttani has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 64%. In Tiruttani, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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