Singikulam

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Singikulam
village
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli district
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Singikulam is a village in Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is within the Kalakadu panchayat union. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Geography

There exists a rocky outcrop in Singikulam referred to as the ‘Singikulam Pottai’. It is formed of granite gneiss. In the west it stretches across the Pachiyar and joins with the Kolunduma Malai. [5] [6] [7]

Singikulam is 31 miles from Overi. [8]

Demographics

Per the 2011 Census of India, the population for Singikulam (New) was 1,671 of those male 825 and 846 female. [9]

Per the 2011 Census of India, the population for Singikulam (Old) was 533, of those male 246 and 287 female. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tirunelveli District Village Panchayat List" . Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. ↑ The Tamil Nadu Cyclone and Flood Affected Areas Cultivating Tenants (Special Provisions) Act, 1986. 1986. p. 417.
  3. ↑ Dictionnaire des bureaux de poste. Lausanne, Imprimeries réunies. 1909. p. 1123.
  4. ↑ "Chennai woman attacked with acid". Deccan Chronicle. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India Vol.XX. Calcutta : Pub. by order of the Governor-General of India. p. 29. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  6. ↑ Pate, H.R. Madras District Gazetteers Tinnevelly Volume I. Madras 1917. p. 25. Retrieved 15 August 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  7. ↑ The Indian Geographic Journal - Volume 15. Indian Geographical Society. 1940. p. 306.
  8. ↑ Govindan, V. Fisheries Govindan. Government of India 1916. p. 71. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Census India 2011, Singikulam (New)" . Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Census India 2011, Singikulam (Old)" . Retrieved 15 August 2017.

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