Tiruttani

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Tiruttani
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Tiruttani
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 13°11′N79°38′E / 13.18°N 79.63°E / 13.18; 79.63
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvallur
Government
 • TypeSecond Grade Municipality
 • BodyTiruttani Municipality
Elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Population
 • Total95,014
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
631209
Vehicle registration TN-20
Website www.thirutani.info

Tiruttani is a town in the Tiruvallur district, a suburb of Chennai within the Chennai Metropolitan Area, located in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The town is renowned for the Tiruttani Murugan Temple, which is one of the Arupadaiveedu and is dedicated to Kartikeya (Murugan). Tiruttani was added to the Chennai Metropolitan Area in October 2022.

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History

The name Tiruttani is of Tamil origin.[ citation needed ] During the formation of Andhra state on 1 November 1953, Tiruttani was part of Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh state and continued to be there until 1960. On 1 April 1960, with the Andhra Pradesh and Madras Alteration of Boundaries Act of 1959, Tiruttani, Pothatturpettai, Pallipattu and Ramakrishnarajapettai assembly areas of Andhra Pradesh are transferred to Madras state (now Tamil Nadu) in exchange for smaller area on linguistic basis. [1]

Geography

Tiruttani is located at 13°11′N79°38′E / 13.18°N 79.63°E / 13.18; 79.63 . [2] It has an average elevation of 76 metres (249 ft).

Climate

Climate data for Tiruttani (1981–2010, extremes 1975–2009)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)35.0
(95.0)		39.6
(103.3)		41.6
(106.9)		45.2
(113.4)		48.6
(119.5)		46.0
(114.8)		44.0
(111.2)		41.0
(105.8)		39.6
(103.3)		40.0
(104.0)		35.8
(96.4)		34.8
(94.6)		48.6
(119.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)30.5
(86.9)		32.8
(91.0)		35.5
(95.9)		38.2
(100.8)		40.5
(104.9)		37.9
(100.2)		35.9
(96.6)		34.9
(94.8)		34.4
(93.9)		32.5
(90.5)		30.2
(86.4)		29.4
(84.9)		34.4
(93.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)17.3
(63.1)		18.9
(66.0)		21.0
(69.8)		24.2
(75.6)		26.1
(79.0)		25.9
(78.6)		24.6
(76.3)		24.0
(75.2)		23.6
(74.5)		22.5
(72.5)		20.8
(69.4)		18.9
(66.0)		22.3
(72.1)
Record low °C (°F)10.0
(50.0)		11.4
(52.5)		14.0
(57.2)		17.0
(62.6)		18.8
(65.8)		20.0
(68.0)		18.0
(64.4)		19.6
(67.3)		19.8
(67.6)		16.0
(60.8)		13.0
(55.4)		11.0
(51.8)		10.0
(50.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches)16.0
(0.63)		15.6
(0.61)		9.7
(0.38)		33.1
(1.30)		56.7
(2.23)		70.4
(2.77)		114.2
(4.50)		113.2
(4.46)		222.0
(8.74)		157.4
(6.20)		229.9
(9.05)		98.8
(3.89)		1,136.9
(44.76)
Average rainy days0.90.70.31.73.24.67.86.99.08.88.04.456.3
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)59524545444956586470747057
Source: India Meteorological Department [3] [4]

Demographics

Religious census
ReligionPercent(%)
Hindu
 
91.85%
Muslim
 
6.35%
Christian
 
1.61%
Sikh
 
0.02%
Buddhist
 
0.04%
Jain
 
0.06%
Other
 
0.06%
No religion
 
0.0%

According to the 2011 census, Tiruttani had a population of 64,781 with a sex ratio of 1,003 females for every 1,000 males, well above the national average of 929. [5] A total of 4,656 were under the age of six, constituting 2,441 males and 2,215 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 12.42% and 2.4% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 75.32%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. [5] The town had a total of 11,122 households. There were a total of 16,451 workers, comprising 462 cultivators, 715 main agricultural labourers, 550 in household industries, 12,648 other workers, 2,076 marginal workers, 44 marginal cultivators, 180 marginal agricultural labourers, 202 marginal workers in household industries and 1,650 other marginal workers. [6] As per the religious census of 2011, Tiruttani had 91.85% Hindus, 6.35% Muslims, 1.61% Christians, 0.02% Sikhs, 0.04% Buddhists, 0.06% Jains, 0.06% following other religions and 0.% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference. [7]

Politics

The Andhra Pradesh and Madras Alteration of Boundaries Act, enacted in 1959 by the Parliament of India under the provisions of article 3 of the constitution, went into effect from 1 April 1960. Under the act, Tiruttani taluk and Pallipattu sub-taluk of the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh were transferred to Madras State in exchange for territories from the Chingelput (Chengalpattu) and Salem Districts. [8] [9]

Tiruttani's assembly constituency is in Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency). [10] It was part of Sriperumbudur (Lok Sabha constituency) earlier.

Transport

Tiruttani has transport links to the nearest cities, towns and villages. Its bus depot contains a total of 79 buses, including 42 operating in rural areas. During the festival season, additional buses are operated in order to keep up with the increased demand. The state of Tamil Nadu operates frequent buses to locations including Chennai, Tirupati, Salem, Bangalore, Tiruvallur, Vellore, Arakkonam, Chittoor, Chengalpet, Kanchipuram, Tiruvannamalai, Pothatturpettai, Tiruvelpur, Trichy, madurai, Tirunelveli and Pallipattu [11] Southern Railway also operates frequent passenger services to and from Chennai.Many electric trains are operated and some express trains which pass through this station stops here. The first local train from Chennai Central is 3:50 am and last train is at 8:20 pm.

Notable people

It is also the birthplace of the 2nd President and 1st Vice President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan who was born here on 5 September 1888 and his birthday is celebrated as Teacher's Day all over India.[ citation needed ]

Educational institutions

Schools

  1. Dr.V.Genguswamy Naidu Matriculation school
  2. Thalapathy K.Vinayagam School
  3. Sudhandira Matriculation School
  4. Dr.K.Radha Krsihnan Govt Boys Hr.Sec School
  5. GRT Mahalakshmi Vidyalaya CBSE School
  6. Ruby Matriculation School
  7. New Eden School
  8. MGR Nagar School
  9. Panchayat Union Primary School
  10. Govt Girls Hr.Sec.School
  11. St.Marys Matriculation School
  12. Shaktthi public school
  13. KIDZOM International Play School
  14. Maha Bodhi Vidyalaya English medium school
  15. TRS Global Public school
  16. TRS IKEN Ë-Brain Kids
  17. Sudandira matriculation school

Colleges

  1. Arulmigu Sri Subbiramani Swamy Arts and Science college
  2. GRT College of nursing
  3. GRT Institute of engineering and technology
  4. Tamil Nadu paramedical training institute
  5. GRT College of educations
  6. Tiruttani Polytechnic college
  7. Saravana ITI

See also

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