Ariyalur
| Ariyalur அரியலூர் |
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| State : | Tamil Nadu | ||
| District : | Ariyalur | ||
| Sub-district : | Ariyalur | ||
| Location : | 11 ° 8 ' N , 79 ° 5' E | ||
| Height : | 80 m | ||
| Residents : | 28,902 (2011) | ||
Ariyalur ( Tamil : அரியலூர் Ariyalūr [ ˈaɾijəluːr ], also Ariyilur ) is a city in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The population is around 29,000 (2011 census). Ariyalur is the administrative seat of the district of the same name . It is located in the central interior of Tamil Nadu, about 250 kilometers southwest of the capital Chennai .
The original name of Ariyalur is Ariyilur , which is said to be derived from "place ( ur ) of the house ( il ) of Hari ( ari , ie Vishnu )". Ariyalur was once the seat of a local feudal lord ( Poligar ). When the British annexed the area in 1801, they installed the former rulers as zamindars (landlords). Ariyalur is traditionally a center for satin manufacturing . Today the cement industry is the most important branch of business. Four cement factories in and around Ariyalur use the rich limestone deposits in the area. The Sri Kaliyuga Varadharaja Perumal Temple is located in Kallankurichi , about five kilometers away , and is known for its annual temple chariot festival in March or April .
The railway line from Chennai to Tiruchirappalli runs through Ariyalur. On November 23, 1956, the Ariyalur railway accident occurred here, one of the worst railway accidents in Indian history with at least 144 deaths.
91 percent of the population of Ariyalur are Hindus , five percent Muslim and four percent Christian . As in all of Tamil Nadu, the main language is Tamil, which is spoken by 97 percent of the population as their mother tongue.
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Individual evidence
- ^ Census of India 2011.
- ^ UV Swaminatha Iyer: The Story of My Life. Translated by Kamil V. Zvelebil, Volume 1, Madras: Institute of Asian Studies, 1990, p. 44.
- ^ Census of India 2011: C-1 Population By Religious Community. Tamil Nadu.
- ↑ Census of India 2001: C-16 City: Population by Mother Tongue (Tamil Nadu), accessed under Tabulations Plan of Census Year - 2001 .