Vennanthur

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Vennanthur
Town panchayat
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Vennanthur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°31′14″N78°05′14″E / 11.52056°N 78.08722°E / 11.52056; 78.08722
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Namakkal
Taluk Rasipuram
Union Vennandur block
Founded byVennanthur people
Government
  TypeTown panchayat Council
  BodyVennanthur Town panchayat
  Chief Minister M.K.Stalin
  Namakkal M.P. A.K.P.CHINRAJ
  Rasipuram M.L.A Dr.M.Mathiventhan
   Town Panchayat ChairmanR.S.S. RAJESH
Population
 (2011)
  Total14,568 [1]
Demonym(s) Tamils, Indian
Languages
  Official Tamil (தமிழ்)
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
637505
Area code +91-4287
Vehicle registration TN-28Z

Vennanthur or Vennandur is a town panchayat and Vennandur block [2] in Rasipuram taluk of Namakkal district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

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Geography

Vennanthur is located at 11.5206° N, 78.0872°E. [3] It has an average elevation of 218 metres (726 ft). Vennandur lake [4] is located west of the town. Vennandur is close to the Alavaimalai Hills, which are part of the Eastern Ghats. The closest river is the Thirumanimutharu River, [5] which rises on Mount Yercaud. Namakkal, the district capital, is located around 39 km from Vennanthur. Chennai, the state capital, is located around 370 km from Vennanthur.

Demographics

Vennanthur is divided into 15 wards, [1] for which elections are held every 5 years. The Vennanthur Town Panchayat had a population of 14,568 as of the 2011 census, of which 7,427 are males and 7,141 are females, a female sex ratio of 961 against the Tamil Nadu state average of 996. The population of children aged 0–6 was 1328, which was 9.12% of the total population; the child sex ratio was around 884 compared to the state average of 943. The literacy rate was 73.44%, lower than the state average of 80.09%: male literacy was around 81.64% and female literacy 64.99%. [6]

Religious census
ReligionPercent(%)
Hindu
96.04%
Muslim
3.51%
Christian
0.41%
Sikh
0.0%
Buddhist
0.0%
Jain
0.0%
Other
0.02%
No religion
0.02%

Panchayat villages

There are 24 villages in the panchayat union: [7]

Education

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References

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