Somarasampettai
| Somarasampettai சோமரசம்பேட்டை |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
|
|||
| State : |
 India
|
||
| State : | Tamil Nadu | ||
| District : | Tiruchirappalli | ||
| Sub-district : | Srirangam | ||
| Location : | 10 ° 49 ' N , 78 ° 38' E | ||
| Residents : | 8,774 (2011) | ||
Somarasampettai ( Tamil : சோமரசம்பேட்டை Cōmaracampēṭṭai [ ˈsoːmərasʌˌpeːʈːɛi̯ ]) is a village in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . It is located around eight kilometers west of the city of Tiruchirappalli in central Tamil Nadu. Administratively, Somarasampettai belongs to the Taluk Srirangam of the Tiruchirappalli district . The population is around 8,800 (2011 census).
The eminent scholar T. Meenakshisundaram Pillai (1815–1876), who was born in the neighboring village of Adavathur , spent most of his childhood in Somarasampettai.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Census of India 2011: Somarasampettai .
- ↑ Sridharam K. Guruswamy: A Poets' Poet. Mahavidwan Sri Meenakshisundaram Pillai of Tiruchirappalli, Tiruvanmiyur, Madras: Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. UV Swaminatha Iyer Library, 1976, pp. 1-2.