Athiyandal, Tiruvannamalai

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Athiyandal Athiyandal
Athiyandal panchayat
Nickname:  thenine
Athiyandal Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°14′N 79°03′E / 12.24°N 79.05°E / 12.24; 79.05
India	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Government
• Chairman	A. M. R. RAMAKIRUSHNAN (dmk)
Area
• Total	16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Elevation	171 m (561 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	5,901
• Rank	1
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
606 603	606 603
9952149842	606 603
Vehicle registration	TN 25
Lok Sabha constituency	thiruvannamlai
Vidhan Sabha constituency	thiruvannamalai city
Climate	moderate (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	41 °C (106 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	18 °C (64 °F)

Athiyandal is a village in Tiruvannamalai taluk, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu State. Athiyandal is 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) from its district main city, Tiruvannamalai. It is 157 kilometres (98 mi) from its stat main city, Chennai. The nearest towns are Thandrampet (15.2 km), Thurinjapuram (18.1 km), Kalasapakkam (23.1 km), Keelpennathur (24.4 km).

Athiyandal "Rangammal Trust" is a world-famous Britisher's trust. It provides schools, free hospitals, medical college and polytechnic colleges. "Athiyandal Rangammal Hospital" is well known after CMC to north zone people.

Athiyandal having population of around 6000 people providing suburban to Tiruvannamalai urbanity. One of the major medical institutions in Ramana Maharshi rangammal hospital, comes under Tiruvannamalai urban agglomerations on Bengaluru road (via Chengam) NH-66. It is well known for its local railway station for Athiyandal as "Athiyandal Rangammal Campus and Hospital" shortly as "ARCH" at Girivalam railway route (local railway route to develop tourism).