Kandanur
Kandanur is a part of karaikudi city Municipal corporation in Karaikudi taluk, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This town is famous for Kandaneswarar Sivan Kovil, which is a replica to the Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple built by Nagarathars community. Kandanur Perumal temple is equally popular in the area. Also, near by town Puduvayal is famous for its Veerasekara Umaiyambigai Temple (Sakkottai area).Another Famous Temple, Sri Mahalakshmi Temple, Palaiyur, Kandanur.Palaniappan Chidambaram is an Indian politician and former attorney who currently serves as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and formerly served as the Union Minister of Finance of India is from Kandanur
Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Kandanur had a population of 7617. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Kandanur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 63%. In Kandanur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Notable people
References
- ^ "List of Tourist Attractions - Tourist Places To Visit in Karaikudi". www.nativeplanet.com.
- ^ "Kandanur Town Panchayat-". www.townpanchayat.in.
- ^ "Veerasekarar Temple Details". Dinamalar. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Sri Mahalakshmi Temple, Palaiyur, Kandanur - To Know about this temple Visit". www.srimahalakshmitemple.org.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ https://www.townpanchayat.in/kandanoor/town_profile
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