Thiruvakkarai

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Thiruvakkarai village
Tiruvakkarai
village
Fossil Inside the park.jpg
Fossil Inside the National Fossil Wood Park
Viluppuram in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
Location in India
Coordinates: 12°01′09″N79°38′17″E / 12.01917°N 79.63806°E / 12.01917; 79.63806 Coordinates: 12°01′09″N79°38′17″E / 12.01917°N 79.63806°E / 12.01917; 79.63806
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
Population
 (2011)
  Total3,220
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
604304
Website viluppuram.nic.in
Map of the region and cross section described by H. F. Blanford in 1858 Tiruvakkarai fossils.jpg
Map of the region and cross section described by H. F. Blanford in 1858

Thiruvakkarai (also spelled as Tiruvakkarai) is a village in the Vanur taluk of Viluppuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated on the periphery of Auroville global township, it is the home of National Fossil Wood Park and Chandramouleeswar temple. [1] [2]

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Demographics

According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 3220. There were 986 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 68.73. Child population in the age group below 6 was 11,028 Males and 10,647 Females. [3]

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