Thanjavur (Taluk)
| Taluk Thanjavur தஞ்சாவூர் வட்டம் |
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District : | Thanjavur |
| Main town : | Thanjavur |
| Residents : | 511,865 (2011) |
The Taluk Thanjavur ( Tamil : தஞ்சாவூர் வட்டம் ) is a Taluk (sub-district) of the Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The main town is the eponymous city of Thanjavur . The Taluk Thanjavur has around 510,000 inhabitants.
geography
The Taluk Thanjavur is located on the edge of the Kaveri Delta in the west of the Thanjavur district. The Kaveri estuary arms Vettar and Vennar flow through the northern part of the Taluk . The southern part of the Taluk is supplied with Kaveri water by the Grand Anicut Canal .
The Taluk Thanjavur borders the taluks Thiruvaiyaru in the north, Papanasam in the east, Orathanadu in the southeast (all Thanjavur district), Gandarvakottai and Kulattur (both Pudukkottai district ) in the south and Thiruverumbur ( Tiruchirappalli district ) in the west.
population
According to the 2011 census, the Taluk Thanjavur has 511,865 inhabitants. 60 percent of the population lives in cities and 40 percent in rural areas. 84 percent of the residents of Taluk Thanjavur are Hindus , 10 percent are Christians and 5 percent are Muslims . As in the whole of Tamil Nadu, the main language is Tamil , which according to the 2001 census is spoken by 97 percent of the population as their mother tongue.
Cities and villages
The following places belong to the Taluk Thanjavur (in brackets the population figures according to the 2011 census):
Cities:
- Nanjikottai (32,689)
- Neelagiri (16,197)
- Pudupattinam (10,210)
- Thanjavur (222,943)
- Vallam (16,758)
- Vilar (9,028)
Villages
Attractions
The Kaveri Delta, to which the Taluk Thanjavur belongs, is a region rich in culture and history. Thanjavur City was the capital of the Chola Empire from the 9th to the 13th centuries . The local Brihadisvara temple was built between 1003 and 1010 under King Rajaraja I as a monumental symbol of the Chola rule. It is considered the highlight of medieval Hindu temple architecture and, together with the Airavatesvara Temple in Darasuram and the Brihadisvara Temple in Gangaikonda Cholapuram, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (see Great Temples of the Chola Dynasty ). The Shiva temples of Thiruvedhikudi and Thittai , which belong to the 274 holy places of Tamil Shaivism ( Padal Petra Sthalams ), are of religious importance . On the outskirts of Thanjavur City is Thanjai Mamani Koil , a group of three Vishnu temples that are collectively counted as one of the 108 shrines of Tamil Vishnuism ( Divya Desams ) .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Census of India 2011: Primary Census Abstract Data Tables: Thanjavur.
- ^ Census of India 2011: C-1 Population By Religious Community. Tamil Nadu.
- ↑ Census of India 2001: C-15: Population by Mother Tongue (Tamil Nadu), accessed under Tabulations Plan of Census Year - 2001 .
- ↑ "Alphabetical list of the taluks containing Tevaram sites" ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in VM Subramanya Aiyar, Jean-Luc Chevillard, SAS Sarma: Digital Tēvāram. Kaṇiṉit Tēvāram, Indologie Collection n ° 103, Institut Français de Pondichéry / École française d'Extrême-Orient, 2007. ( Memento of the original from April 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
