Polur, Tamil Nadu

Polur
—  township  —
Polur Location of Polur in Tamil Nadu and India
Coordinates	12°30′N 79°08′E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Tiruvannamalai
Population • Density	43,492 (2001) • 2,500 /km2 (6,475 /sq mi)
Sex ratio	10:9 ♂/♀
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 171 metres (561 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 606801,606802,606803 • Telephone • +04181 • Vehicle • TN 25

Polur (Tamil: போளூர்) is a largest township in Tiruvannamalai district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It lies on the National Highway NH234. (Mangalore - Villupuram).

Geography

Polur is located at 12.5°N 79.13°E / 12.5; 79.13. It has an average elevation of 171 metres (561 ft).

Apart from many places of worships, Polur has a huge mountain temple dedicated to Lord Narasimha(the god with lion head and men's body, which indicates that human nature relationship by Hindu dharma). This mountain temple was historically referred to as "SAMPATHGIRI", which in Sanskrit means "Mountain of Wealth". From the top of the hill, one can have a clear view of the Tiruvannamalai Arunachala Hill. A small hill named "KUNNATTHUR Hill" is also seen on the outskirts of Polur. The same term was referred in Tamil as "PORULUR" literally translating to PORUL OOR (Place of Wealth) now referred as POLUR. Situated in the Tiruvannamalai District, it takes around 40 minutes to reach the Arunachala Hills of Tiruvannamalai. It takes about 1 hour to reach Vellore. One can reach the SILK town of Arani (ARNI) by local buses (Townbus). The temperature is almost the same as in Vellore. One more important thing is that most of the important places are situated in the same road nearby i.e. the Police Station, Court, Government Hospital, Govt. Girls Hr. Sec. School and Govt. Boys Hr. Sec. School

Situated within 40 km, are the villages of Athuvambadi, Kelur, Santhavasal, Padai Veedu (pronounced Padavedu), Kalasapakkam, Kannamangalam, Kaniyambadi and Vannangulam.

About 20 km east of Polur is the remote town of Devikapuram, the site of Periyanayaki Amman Temple. Some 20 km off Polur is the Parvathamalai with a temple of Lord Shiva on its top.

The town is about 193 km from Chennai & there are frequent buses (TNSTC - Villupuram) from the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus CMBT, plying on Route # 148 (CHENNAI - POLUR) via Tambaram, Chengalepat, Utthiramerur, Vandavasi, Chetpet. The nearest airport is at Chennai.

Polur Railway Station is on the Vellore-Thiruvannamalai rail route. The station is served by the Southern Railway. The station is located about 35 km from Thiruvannamalai. Going north, Vellore Cantonment Railway Station is the main station next to Polur. Traveling south, Thiruvannamalai Railway Station is the nearest major station.

Original name (with diacritics) of the town is Polūr. See Polur photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Polur in India.

Airports nearest to Polur are sorted by the distance to the airport from the city centre.

• Vellore Airport (distanced approximately 45 km)
• Pondicherry Airport (distanced approximately 94 km)
• Neyveli Airfield (distanced approximately 110 km)
• Tambaram Airfield (distanced approximately 120 km)
• Chennai International Airport (distanced approximately 130 km)

As of 2001 India census, Polur had a population of 43,492. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Polur has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 65%. In Polur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Tourism in Polur

Though there was no one toured as such to Polur, people who have visited this place, and explored the nearby areas with the help of localites would have considered this as a tourist spot.

This place is famous for three Jain caves which consists of a long statue of Nimanatha in one of its caves and the length of the statue is 16 meters(highest in Tamil Nadu).

This place is very close to Javadi_Hills, which is really worth a ride in bike. This ride would be completely inside a ecofriendly route and its about 60 KMS one way. There are few tribal villages in Javadi hills and it is forested with sandal woods.

This place is famous for Kavalur Observatory and Beeman Falls. Do not miss the honey and Jack fruit.

Also there are couple of spots to hangout near by on the same route. Parvatha hills is a nice place for trecking which is 10 km away from Polur.

Politics

Polur assembly constituency is part of ARNI (Lok Sabha constituency).

Member of Legislative Assembly

2011 Jayasudha AIADMK 2006