The Madurai district is the ninth largest in population of the 32 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India. The city of Madurai serves as the district headquarters. It houses the world-famous Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwarar temple and is situated on the banks of the river Vaigai and the oldest Islamic mosque in Madurai The Kazimar Big Mosque situated in the banks of Kiruthumal river. Thiruparankundram is one of the major tourist place in the district. As of 2011, the district had a population of 3,038,252 with a sex-ratio of 990 females for every 1,000 males. Aside from the city of Madurai, the larger towns are Melur, vadipatti, Peraiyur, Thirumangalam and Usilampatti. It is an important hub for various film shootings.
A town panchayat or panchayat is a small town of approximately 20,000 to 25,000 inhabitants. It is formed under the panchayati raj administrative system. In census data, the abbreviation T.P. is used to indicate a "town panchayat". Tamil Nadu was the first state to introduce the panchayat town as an intermediate step between rural villages and urban local bodies (ULB).
Arunthathiyar is a Scheduled Caste community found in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The term has two distinct usages: for the purposes of the state government's positive discrimination program, in 2009 it was designated an umbrella term for the Arunthatiyar, Chakkiliyar, Madari, Madiga, Pagadai, Thoti and Adi Andhra communities; while the Office of the Registrar-General, which administrates the census of India, does not recognise all of those communities as one.
Guduvancheri, sometimes spelled Kooduvancheri, is a Panchayat town in Kanchipuram district. It is part of the Chengalpattu taluk of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. Guduvancheri is served by the Guduvancheri railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway. It has good proximity to many Tech parks and is a good upcoming area. Guduvancheri had boomed during the peaking season of real estate, attracting numerous investors all around the world.
Injambakkam is a locality in the south of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Being a part of the Walajabad block of the district, its panchayat is part of Walajabad panchayat union. Injambakkam is located along the ECR.
Kaliyakkavilai is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, close to the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border. It lies on Coimbatore-Kochi-Trivandrum-Kanyakumari National highway 47.
Puzhal is a town in Chennai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is well known for Puzhal central prison. Puzhal is located on the banks of Puzhal Lake.
According to the 2011 census, the total population stood at 72,147,039, with 36,137,975 males, 36,009,055 females, a sex ratio of 996 females per 1000 males, literacy rate of 80.09%, 10.51% of the population below seven years and a population density of 555.
Uthukottai is a border town and panchayat town in Tamil Nadu, next to Andhra Pradesh, located on the banks of the Arani river. The town features a channel which helps to direct water from the Krishna river for local irrigation.
The Government of Tamil Nadu is the governing authority for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is seated at Fort St George, Chennai. The legislature of Tamil Nadu was bicameral until 1986, when it was replaced by a unicameral legislature, like most other states in India.
Puthagaram is a village in Tamil Nadu, India. Here ancient Sri Maha kaliamman Temple is located.
Papanasam taluk is a taluk of Thanjavur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Papanasam.
Pattukkottai taluk is a taluk of Thanjavur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Pattukkottai. It is the biggest taluk in the district.
Poondi is a village in the Thiruvallur taluk of Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It has a has fresh water lake to cater the daily needs of water for Chennai area. The place is also known for Oondreswarar Temple, which was displaced to its current location to ease the construction of the reservoir.
Devanur is a village in the Udayarpalayam taluk of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, India.
Koollu is a village in the Hosur taluk of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, India.
Kandalur is a village in Tiruchirappalli taluk of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu, India.
Vadamadurai is a panchayat village in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
