Somangalam

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Somangalam
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Somangalam
Somangalam, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 12°57′09″N80°02′27″E / 12.9524°N 80.0409°E / 12.9524; 80.0409
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
District Kanchipuram
Elevation
42.95 m (140.91 ft)
Languages
   Official Tamil, English
   Speech Tamil, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
602109
Telephone code +9144********
Other Neighbourhoods Thandalam, Sirukalathur, Naduveerapattu, Kundrathur, Poonthandalam, Nandambakkam
Corporation Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation
LS Sriperumbudur
VS Sriperumbudur

Somangalam is a neighbourhood in Kanchipuram, [1] of Tamil Nadu state in India. [2]

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Location

Somangalam is located with the coordinates of ( 12°57′09″N80°02′27″E / 12.9524°N 80.0409°E / 12.9524; 80.0409 ) near Kundrathur with two temples viz., Somanatheeswarar Temple and Sundararaja Perumal Temple. [3]

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Somangalam
Somangalam (Tamil Nadu)

Demographics

As per 2011 census of India, the total population of Somangalam neighbourhood is 4376, out of which 2199 are males and 2177 are females. [4]

Religion

Somanatheeswarar Temple is situated here at Somangalam. [5] Also a Perumal temple viz., Sundararaja Perumal Temple is situated at Somangalam.

Politics

Somangalam area falls under the Sriperumbudur Assembly constituency. Also, this area belongs to Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency. [6]

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References

  1. "Somangalam Pin Code - 600069, All Post Office Areas PIN Codes, Search kanchipuram Post Office Address". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. Online Desk (27 July 2024). "Massive fire breaks out at spray paint factory in Kancheepuram". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  3. "Village named after Soma". The Hindu. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  4. "Somangalam Village Population - Sriperumbudur - Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  5. Temples of Tamilnadu Kancheepuram District. Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu. 2003.
  6. "SOMANGALAM Village in KANCHEEPURAM". www.etamilnadu.org. Retrieved 21 September 2024.