Thiruttani

Tiruttani
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Tiruttani Location of Tiruttani in Tamil Nadu and India
Coordinates	13°11′N 79°38′E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Thiruvallur
Population	38,502 (2001)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 76 metres (249 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 631209

Tiruttani (Tamil: திருத்தணி, Telugu: తిరుత్తణి) is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the main tourist centre in Thiruvallur district about 84 km from Chennai. Thiruthani Murugan Temple is one of the six abodes of Lord Muruga. Tiruttani is 15 km from Andhra Pradesh state. Nearby Famous temples are Madhur Arulmigu Mahishasuramardhini temple, Nallatur Arulmigu Veera Anjaneya temple, Arulmigu Arumugaswami temple and Sholingar Narasimma swamy temple.

Geography

Tiruttani is located at 13.18°N 79.63°E / 13.18; 79.63. It has an average elevation of 76 metres (249 feet). Alternate names for tiruttani are Thiruthani, Thiruthanigai, Thanigai.

Panchyat's in Tiruttani

Tiruttani has 28 Gram panchayat (Village panchayat)

• 1.Agoor
• 2.Alamelumanagapuram
• 3.Beerakuppam
• 4.Buchireddypalli
• 5.Cherukkanur
• 6.Chinnakadambur
• 7.Daranivaragapuram
• 8.Kannigapuram
• 9.Kanchiguruvarajakandigai
• 10.Karthikeyapuram
• 11.Koramangalam
• 12.Krishnasamudram
• 13.Maddur
• 14.Mambakkam
• 15.Murukkambattu
• 16.Ponpadi
• 17.Periyakadambur
• 18. Pattabiramapuram
• 19.Sathranjayapuram
• 20.Senakalathur Agraharm
• 21.Sirugumi
• 22.Suriyanagaram
• 23.Thadur
• 24.Thumalcheruvukandigai
• 25.Veeraganellur
• 26.Veerakaverirajapuram
• 27.Velanjeri
• 28.VKN Kandigai

Transport

Tiruttani has good transport links to nearest city,town and villages. Tiruttani bus depot has 35 bus busses and 42 Mofussil buses. During the festival season adequate Number of additional buses are being operated to various places for the benefit of devotees. Tamil Nadu state transport corporation operates frequent buses to locations like Chennai, Bangalore, Tiruvallur, Vellore, Arakkonam, Chittoor, Chengalpet, Kanchipuram, Thiruvannamalai, Podathurpet, Pallipattu and Tirupati. Apart from that APSRTC operates direct buses to Tirumala Temple.

By Rail Southern Railway of India operates frequent passenger services to and from Chennai. Service starts from 4.55am and available till 10:50pm. Apart from this express trains like Sapthagiri(to Tirupathi), Kacheguda(to hyderabad), Mumbai mail and Dadar(to Mumbai) stops here.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, 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. Balija Naidu, Brahmins, Vanniars, Agamudayars, Vellalars, Kamma Naidus and Konda Reddy form a major population in Tiruttani

Politics

Tiruttani assembly constituency is part of Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency).

M. Arun Subramanian of DMDK party is the current MLA of Tiruttani and Mr.Soundarrajan of AIADMK Party is the Chairman of Tiruttani

'Andhra Pradesh and Madras Alteration of Boundaries Act:' Andhra Pradesh and Madras Alteration of Boundaries Act, enacted in 1959 by the Parliament of India under the provisions of article 3 of the constitution, went into with effect from April 1, 1960. Under the act, Tirutani taluk and Pallipattu sub-taluk of Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh were transferred to Madras State in exchange for territories from the Chingelput (Chengalpattu) and Salem Districts.[1][2]

A total of 319 villages from three different taluks of Chitoor district and a small forest area were transferred from Andhra Pradesh to Madras State in exchange for 148 villages of Chingelput district and three villages from Salem district, together with certain forest areas.

The parliamentary constituencies of Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh and the Chingleput and Tiruvallur in Madras were considerably altered by this exchange of territories. As the greater parts of Tiruttani and Ramakrishnarajupet assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh were transferred to Madras in exchange for a smaller area, which was constituted into one taluk by the name of Sathyavedu, these two constituencies (one two-member and the other single-member) were replaced by a two-member assembly constituency of Sathyavedu. Consequently, the total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh was reduced from 301 to 300. Meanwhile, the Madras Legislative Assembly gained one seat, the total increasing from 205 to 206. A new assembly constituency called Tiruttani came into being in Madras and the extent and boundaries of Pooneri, Gummidipundi and Tiruvallur assembly constituencies were considerably altered.[3]

Education

Schools

• CSI High School
• Dr V. Genguswamy Naidu Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Dr.Radha Krishnan Govt Boy's Higher Secondary School
• Govt Girl's Higher Secondary School
• Holy Cross Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Sri Lakshmi Narayana Vidyalaya matriculation school
• Suthanthira Higher Secondary School
• Sun Shine Nursery School
• Thalapathi K.Vinayagam Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Colleges

• Sri Subramaniaswamy Government Arts & Science College
• G R T Engineering College
• Tiruttani polytechnic college

Financial Servicies

• Axis Bank
• Indian Bank
• Indian Overseas Bank
• State Bank of India
• Syndicate Bank

Industries & Companies

• Aadhavan Technology Solutions P Limited, Murugappa Nagar, Tiruttani
• Sree Saraswathi Cotton Mill Pvt Ltd 'A' Unit, Saraswathi Nagar
• Usha Modern Rice Mill,Valliyammapur

Nearby Towns/Cities

• Arakkonam
• Chennai
• Chittoor
• Tirupati
• Nagari
• Sholinghur
• Podathurpet

Notable People

People who were born in Tiruttani town.

By birth

• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan , first Vice President and Second President of India
• "Thalapathy" K.Vinayagam , freedom fighter and former M.L.A of Tiruttani