Vikramasingapuram
| Vikramasingapuram விக்கிரமசிங்கபுரம் |
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| State : | Tamil Nadu | ||
| District : | Tirunelveli | ||
| Sub-district : | Ambasamudram | ||
| Location : | 8 ° 43 ' N , 77 ° 23' E | ||
| Residents : | 47,241 (2011) | ||
Vikramasingapuram ( Tamil : விக்கிரமசிங்கபுரம் Vikkiramaciṅkapuram [ ʋikːɨrəməˌsiŋɡəpurʌm ]; also Vickramasingapuram ) is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The population is around 47,000 (2011 census).
location
Vikramasingapuram is located in the Tirunelveli district in southern Tamil Nadu, around 50 kilometers west of the district capital Tirunelveli and 10 kilometers west of Ambasamudram . The city is located on the upper reaches of the Thamirabarani River at the foot of the Agastyamalai mountain range, part of the Western Ghats . Immediately west of Vikramasingapuram is the place of Papanasam , where the Thamirabarani, coming from the mountains, falls down a waterfall and enters the plain. Administratively, Vikramasingapuram belongs to the Taluk Ambasamudram in the Tirunelveli district.
population
According to the 2011 Indian census, Vikramasingapuram has 47,241 inhabitants. 79 percent of the population are Hindus , there are also minorities of Christians (14 percent) and Muslims (7 percent). As in all of Tamil Nadu, the main language is Tamil, which is spoken by 98 percent of the population as their mother tongue.
Attractions
In the center of Vikramasingapuram is the Sivanthiappar Temple, which is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva . It is said to have been built in the 17th century under the Nayak ruler Sivanthiappa Nayak. The Papanasanathar Temple in neighboring Papanasam is more important. It is also dedicated to Shiva and is located at the point where the Thamirabarani River enters the plain. Above the temple are the Papanasam or Agasthiyar waterfalls, where the Thamirabarani plunges about 100 meters into the depth. According to belief, the water of Thamirabarani is said to wash away the sins of the believers who bathe here. The name Papanasam ("annihilation of sins") is derived from this.
The Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve is located in the mountain forests above Papanasam. It was expelled in 1962 to protect the king tiger population there.
Individual evidence
- ^ Census of India 2011.
- ^ Census of India 2011: C-1 Population By Religious Community. Tamil Nadu.
- ↑ Census of India 2011: C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Town Level. Tamil Nadu.
- ↑ George Michell: Southern India. A Guide to Monuments, Sites & Museums, New Delhi: Roli Books, 2013, pp. 505–506.
- ↑ website Kalakad-Mudanthurai Tiger Reserve .