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Tiruvarur block is a revenue block in the Tiruvarur taluk of Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 34 panchayat villages.

Tiruvarur Taluk is a taluka in Thiruvarur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Tiruvarur.

Tiruvarur district District in Tamil Nadu, India

Thiruvarur district is one of the 33 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. The district occupies an area of 2161 km². It lies between Nagapattinam district on the east and Thanjavur District on the west, and is bounded by the Palk Strait on the south. The district headquarters is at Thiruvarur town. As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,264,277 with a sex-ratio of 1,017 females for every 1,000 males.

Tamil Nadu State in Southern India

Tamil Nadu, formerly Madras State, is one of the 29 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian subcontinent and is bordered by the union territory of Puducherry and the South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. It is bounded by the Eastern Ghats on the north, by the Nilgiri Mountains, the Meghamalai Hills, and Kerala on the west, by the Bay of Bengal in the east, by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait on the southeast, and by the Indian Ocean on the south. The state shares a maritime border with the nation of Sri Lanka.

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Thiruvarur Town in Tamil Nadu, India

Thiruvarur also spelt as Tiruvarur is a town and municipality in Tiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Tiruvarur district and Tiruvarur taluk. The town was one of the five traditional capitals of the Chola empire, with one of the emperors of the dynasty, Kulothunga Chola I, having it as his capital. The town is believed to be of significant antiquity and has been ruled, at different times, by the Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas, Later Pandyas, Vijayanagar Empire, Marathas and the British. The town is known for the Thyagaraja temple, and the annual chariot festival held in the month of April. The temple chariot of the Thyagaraja temple, weighing 300 tonnes (660,000 lb) and measuring 90 feet (27 m) tall is the largest temple chariot in Tamil Nadu. Thiruvarur is the birthplace of Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri, popularly known as the Trinity of Carnatic music of the 18th century CE.

Tiruvarur is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. Changed as General Constituency from 2011 general elections. in Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.

Kudavasal Taluk is a taluka in Thiruvarur District of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Kudavasal.

Koothanallur is a town in Tiruvarur district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is located at a distance of 20 km (12 mi) from the district headquarters Tiruvarur and 350 km (220 mi) from the state capital Chennai. Koothanallur is known for the Big Mosque. Sri Ramanatha Swamy Thirukovil, an ancient temple at Tirurameshwaram, is located 7 km far to Koothanallur, southerly.

Kumbakonam block is a community development block in the Kumbakonam taluk of Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India. There are a total of 47 villages in this block. The block is surrounded by the Thirumanur and T.Palur blocks of Ariyalur District to the north, Thiruvidaimarudur and Thiruppanandal blocks of Thanjavur District to the east and Tiruvarur block of Tiruvarur District to the south and Papanasam block of Thanjavur district to the west. It is one of the six blocks of Thanjavur district watered by the Kaveri River.

Nannilam block is a revenue block in the Nannilam taluk of Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 48 panchayat villages.

Kudavasal block is a revenue block in the Kudavasal taluk of Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 49 panchayat villages.

Koradacheri block is a revenue block in the Needamangalam taluk of Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 44 panchayat villages.

Valangaiman block is a revenue block in the Valangaiman taluk of Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 50 panchayat villages.

Koothanur is a town situated in the Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located at a distance of 25 kilometres from Tiruvarur. A temple for Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of learning is situated in this place. Koothanur is the only temple in Tamil Nadu for the goddess Saraswati. Saraswati is considered as the goddess of knowledge so people believe that if they worship this deity they will become good in knowledge.

Kottur block is a revenue block in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 49 panchayat villages.

Mannargudi block is a revenue block in the Mannargudi taluk of Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 51 panchayat villages.

Muthupet block is a revenue block in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 29 panchayat villages.

Needamangalam block is a revenue block in the Needamangalam taluk of Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 44 panchayat villages.

Thiruthiraipoondi block is a revenue block in the Thiruthiraipoondi taluk of Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 32 panchayat villages.

Odampokki is a river flowing in the Tiruvarur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Vettar is a river flowing in Tiruvarur district, Thanjavur district and Nagapattinam district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Nattar is a river flowing in the Tiruvarur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Valavaikkal is a river flowing in the Tiruvarur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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