Adavathur
| Adavathur அடவாத்தூர் |
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| State : | Tamil Nadu | ||
| District : | Tiruchirappalli | ||
| Sub-district : | Srirangam | ||
| Location : | 10 ° 49 ′ N , 78 ° 37 ′ E | ||
Adavathur ( Tamil : அடவாத்தூர் Aṭavāttūr [ ˈaɖəʋaːt̪ːuːr ]) is a village in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . It is located around ten kilometers west of the city of Tiruchirappalli in central Tamil Nadu. Administratively, Adavathur belongs to the Taluk Srirangam of the Tiruchirappalli district . The Indian census records two separate villages, Adavathur-West and Adavathur-East. In 2011 the population of Adavathur-West was 9,561 and that of Adavathur-East was 6,352.
Adavathur is the birthplace of the eminent scholar T. Meenakshisundaram Pillai (1815–1876). However, Meenakshisundaram Pillai spent most of his childhood in the neighboring village of Somarasampettai .
Individual evidence
- ^ Census of India 2011: Adavathur (West) and Adavathur (East) .
- ↑ Sridharam K. Guruswamy: A Poets' Poet. Mahavidwan Sri Meenakshisundaram Pillai of Tiruchirappalli, Tiruvanmiyur, Madras: Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. UV Swaminatha Iyer Library, 1976, pp. 1-2.