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Chekkanurani
Chekkanurani, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates: 9°56′28″N77°58′18″E / 9.941100°N 77.971600°E / 9.941100; 77.971600
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
District Madurai district
Elevation
193 m (633 ft)
Languages
   Official Tamil, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
625514
Other Neighborhoods Madurai, Palkalai Nagar, Virattipathu and Nagamalai
Municipal body Madurai Municipal Corporation
District Collector Dr. S. Aneesh Sekhar, I. A. S.
LS Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency
VS Thirumangalam Assembly constituency
MP Manickam Tagore
MLA R. B. Udhayakumar
Website https://madurai.nic.in

Chekkanurani is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Chekkanurani is located at an altitude of 193 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 9°56′28″N77°58′18″E / 9.941100°N 77.971600°E / 9.941100; 77.971600 . [5]

Chekkanurani has a Higher Secondary School viz., Keren Public School, from class Pre-KG to std. XII with 1,300 students totally. [6] [7] Also, a Government Polytechnic College, run by State Government of Tamil Nadu, is situated in Chekkanurani. [8]

During the surface excavation of earth, in the month of December 2022, near Chekkanurani, a carved sculpture of Kottravai (old deity goddess) was found, which is assumed to be 1200 years old. [9]

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