Cheranmahadevi

Cheranmahadevi
Cheranmahadevi
	Town
	Cheranmahadevi Location in Tamil Nadu, India
	Coordinates: 8.68°N 77.57°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Government
• Type	Town panchayat
Elevation	63 m (207 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	18,327
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	627414
Telephone code	04634
Website	http://townpanchayat.in/cheranmahadevi

Cheranmahadevi is a panchayat town in Tirunelveli district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

Town is located on the bank of Thamirabarani River. Cheranmahadevi has numerous historical temples located in and around the town. It has got a central government controlled archaeological temple named Bakthavachala vishnu temple which is considered to be a monument for its medieval carvings referring to the period of chola and pandiya kings. The temple was built in the year 1012-1044 A.D and devotees are allowed to worship on the day called vidhivadha. And Canadian canal is first such canal in Thamirabarani river now existing one of the third such a canal according to a report. Cheranmahadevi is a thaluk with several villages. Cheranmahadevi is about 20 km from Tirunelveli. The town is an important junction for route available from nagerkovil to tenkasi and connects tirunelveli to papanasam. The sub collector office of the Tirunelveli District Administration is located here.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Cheranmahadevi had a population of 16,320. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Cheranmahadevi has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 83% and female literacy of 71%. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Cheranmahadevi assembly constituency is part of Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency) .[2]

External links

Official page

References

"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
"List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2008.

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[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[2] "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2008.