Tiruttani
Tiruttani is a town in the Tiruvallur district, a suburb of Chennai within the Chennai Metropolitan Area, located in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The town is renowned for the Tiruttani Murugan Temple, which is one of the Arupadaiveedu and is dedicated to Kartikeya (Murugan). Tiruttani was added to the Chennai Metropolitan Area in October 2022.
Tiruttani | |
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Town | |
Tiruttani Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 13°11′N 79°38′E / 13.18°N 79.63°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruvallur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Second Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Tiruttani Municipality |
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 95,014 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 631209 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-20 |
| Website | www |
History edit
The name Tiruttani is of Tamil origin. During the formation of Andhra state on 1 November 1953, Tiruttani was part of Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh state and continued to be there until 1960. On 1 April 1960, with the Andhra Pradesh and Madras Alteration of Boundaries Act of 1959, Tiruttani, Pothatturpettai, Pallipattu and Ramakrishnarajapettai assembly areas of Andhra Pradesh are transferred to Madras state (now Tamil Nadu) in exchange for smaller area on linguistic basis.[1]
Geography edit
Tiruttani is located at 13°11′N 79°38′E / 13.18°N 79.63°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 76 metres (249 ft).
Climate edit
| Climate data for Tiruttani (1981–2010, extremes 1975–2009) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.0 (95.0) | 39.6 (103.3) | 41.6 (106.9) | 45.2 (113.4) | 48.6 (119.5) | 46.0 (114.8) | 44.0 (111.2) | 41.0 (105.8) | 39.6 (103.3) | 40.0 (104.0) | 35.8 (96.4) | 34.8 (94.6) | 48.6 (119.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.5 (86.9) | 32.8 (91.0) | 35.5 (95.9) | 38.2 (100.8) | 40.5 (104.9) | 37.9 (100.2) | 35.9 (96.6) | 34.9 (94.8) | 34.4 (93.9) | 32.5 (90.5) | 30.2 (86.4) | 29.4 (84.9) | 34.4 (93.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 17.3 (63.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 21.0 (69.8) | 24.2 (75.6) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.9 (78.6) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.6 (74.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 20.8 (69.4) | 18.9 (66.0) | 22.3 (72.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) | 11.4 (52.5) | 14.0 (57.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 18.8 (65.8) | 20.0 (68.0) | 18.0 (64.4) | 19.6 (67.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 16.0 (60.8) | 13.0 (55.4) | 11.0 (51.8) | 10.0 (50.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 16.0 (0.63) | 15.6 (0.61) | 9.7 (0.38) | 33.1 (1.30) | 56.7 (2.23) | 70.4 (2.77) | 114.2 (4.50) | 113.2 (4.46) | 222.0 (8.74) | 157.4 (6.20) | 229.9 (9.05) | 98.8 (3.89) | 1,136.9 (44.76) |
| Average rainy days | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 56.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 59 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 49 | 56 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 74 | 70 | 57 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Demographics edit
According to the 2011 census, Tiruttani had a population of 64,781 with a sex ratio of 1,003 females for every 1,000 males, well above the national average of 929.[5] A total of 4,656 were under the age of six, constituting 2,441 males and 2,215 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 12.42% and 2.4% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 75.32%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[5] The town had a total of 11,122 households. There were a total of 16,451 workers, comprising 462 cultivators, 715 main agricultural labourers, 550 in household industries, 12,648 other workers, 2,076 marginal workers, 44 marginal cultivators, 180 marginal agricultural labourers, 202 marginal workers in household industries and 1,650 other marginal workers.[6] As per the religious census of 2011, Tiruttani had 91.85% Hindus, 6.35% Muslims, 1.61% Christians, 0.02% Sikhs, 0.04% Buddhists, 0.06% Jains, 0.06% following other religions and 0.% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[7]
Politics edit
The 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 effect from 1 April 1960. Under the act, Tiruttani taluk and Pallipattu sub-taluk of the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh were transferred to Madras State in exchange for territories from the Chingelput (Chengalpattu) and Salem Districts.[8][9]
Tiruttani's assembly constituency is in Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency).[10] It was part of Sriperumbudur (Lok Sabha constituency) earlier.
Transport edit
Tiruttani has transport links to the nearest cities, towns and villages. Its bus depot contains a total of 79 buses, including 42 operating in rural areas. During the festival season, additional buses are operated in order to keep up with the increased demand. The state of Tamil Nadu operates frequent buses to locations including Chennai, Tirupati, Salem, Bangalore, Tiruvallur, Vellore, Arakkonam, Chittoor, Chengalpet, Kanchipuram, Tiruvannamalai, Pothatturpettai, Tiruvelpur, Trichy, madurai, Tirunelveli and Pallipattu[11] Southern Railway also operates frequent passenger services to and from Chennai.Many electric trains are operated and some express trains which pass through this station stops here. The first local train from Chennai Central is 3:50 am and last train is at 8:20 pm.
Notable people edit
It is also the birthplace of the 2nd President and 1st Vice President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan who was born here on 5 September 1888 and his birthday is celebrated as Teacher's Day all over India.[citation needed]
Educational institutions edit
Schools edit
- Dr.V.Genguswamy Naidu Matriculation school
- Thalapathy K.Vinayagam School
- Sudhandira Matriculation School
- Dr.K.Radha Krsihnan Govt Boys Hr.Sec School
- GRT Mahalakshmi Vidyalaya CBSE School
- Ruby Matriculation School
- New Eden School
- MGR Nagar School
- Panchayat Union Primary School
- Govt Girls Hr.Sec.School
- St.Marys Matriculation School
- Shaktthi public school
- KIDZOM International Play School
- Maha Bodhi Vidyalaya English medium school
- TRS Global Public school
- TRS IKEN Ë-Brain Kids
- Sudandira matriculation school
Colleges edit
- Arulmigu Sri Subbiramani Swamy Arts and Science college
- GRT College of nursing
- GRT Institute of engineering and technology
- Tamil Nadu paramedical training institute
- GRT College of educations
- Tiruttani Polytechnic college
- Saravana ITI
See also edit
- Santhanagopalapuram
- Kaivandur
- Pazhani, satellite murugan temple located in Dindugul district, Tamil Nadu.
- Sacred mountains of India
References edit
- ^ "THE ANDHRA PRADESH AND MADRAS (ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES) ACT, 1959". India Legislative Department. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Tiruttani, India Page". Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 753–754. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M205. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Tiruttani". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ . Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 6 January 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ . Gateway to Kanchipuram District. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ (PDF). List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Villupuram) Ltd., Tiruvallur Region". Tiruvallur District Website. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
External links edit
Tiruttani travel guide from Wikivoyage