Thavalakuppam

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Thavalakuppam
Tavalacoupom
Village
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Thavalakuppam
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Thavalakuppam
Thavalakuppam (India)
Coordinates: 11°52′03″N79°47′38″E / 11.8673929°N 79.7939157°E / 11.8673929; 79.7939157 Coordinates: 11°52′03″N79°47′38″E / 11.8673929°N 79.7939157°E / 11.8673929; 79.7939157
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Puducherry
District Pondicherry
Taluk Puducherry
Commune Ariyankuppam
Population
 (2001)
 • Total5,670
Languages
 • Official French, Tamil, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
605 007
Telephone code0413
ISO 3166 code IN-PY
Vehicle registration PY-01
Sex ratio 50% ♂/♀
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Thavalakuppam Village in Ariyankuppam Commune
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Thavalakuppam

Thavalakuppam is a panchayat village [1] in Ariyankuppam Commune in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is also a revenue village under Ariyankuppam Firka.

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Geography

Thavalakuppam is bordered by Sankaraparani River in the north, Pooranankuppam in the east, periyakattupalayam(Tamil Nadu) in the south and Abishegapakkam in the West

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Thavalakuppam had a population of 5670. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thavalakuppam has an average literacy rate of 81.49%, male literacy is 88.89%, and female literacy is 74.13%. In Thavalakuppam, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Thavalakuppam is located at 11° 52′N 79° 47′E. Thavalakuppam is at 7.5 km from Pondicherry city and 3.5 km from Ariyankuppam. It is in between Pondicherry and Cuddalore on NH-45A. One can reach Thavalakuppam by any local bus from Pondicherry to Bahoor, Madukarai and Karaiyanputtur running via Ariyankuppam.

Road Network

The following are main roads in Thavalakuppam

Tourism

Singirikudi Lakshminarashimhar Koil

Singirikudi Lakshminarashimhar Koil is located atAbishegapakkam,2 km from Thavalakuppam on Thavalakuppam - Embalam Highway (RC-20). Singirikudi is famous for the Ugira Narashimhar. The presiding deity is approximately eight feet tall. Here Lord Narasimha swamy appears in the posture of killing Hiranya Kasibu. The Presiding deity has 8+8 = 16 hands. Here the pooja is conducted according to Vaikhanasa agamam. The exact date of construction of this temple is not known.

Jalakandeswarar Temple
Jalakandeswarar temple is residing at Edayarplayam village. This temple has a Shiva lingam. It is nearly 5 feet height. The name of the temple came due to its neighborly pond(Jalam kanda Eeswarar). For all Pradosham the people will gather here to worship. On the olden days the Shiva lingam is located under the neem tree. Then people established a temple. During the time of construction of the temple two ruthratcham chain found, under the ground. Now they were put on to the shiva lingam.

Villages under Thavalakuppam Village Panchayat

Politics

Thavakuppam is part of Manavely (State Assembly Constituency) which comes under Pondicherry (Lok Sabha constituency)

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). drda.puducherry.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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