Thanjavur Taluk

Tuluks of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India

Thanjavur is a taluk of Thanjavur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [1][2]

## Overview

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Within the taluk are the municipality of Thanjavur and the panchayat towns of Nanjikottai, Vallam, Neelagiri, Pudupattinam, and Vilar.[1]

## Demographics

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According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Thanjavur had a population of 510,411 with 253,723 males and 256,688 females. There were 1,012 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 78.51%. Of the children less than six years of age, 23,251 were male and 21,749 were female.[3]

## Villages

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* Kondavattanthidal
* Kotrapatti
* Kudalur
* Kullangarai
* Kurungulam Melpathi
* Manaiyeripatti
* Mathur
* Melachittakadu
* Melavelithottam
* Muthuveerakandiampatti
* Palaiyapatti Therkusethi
* Palaiyapatti Vadakkusethi
* Perumbur Ist Sethi
* Perumbur IInd Sethi
* Pillaiyarmatham
* Pinnai Nallur
* Rayamundanpatti
* Sakkarasamudram
* Sennampatti
* Sholagampatti
* Surakudipatti
* Thondarayampadi
* Veeranarasanpettai
* Vendayampatti
* Vennalodai

## References

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1. ^ a b "Thanjavur Taluka - Thanjavur". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
2. ^ "Taluks of Tamil Nadu". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
3. ^ "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

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Thanjavur district

District headquarters|

* Thanjavur

Country|

* India

State|

* Tamil Nadu

Region|

* Chola Nadu

Divisions|

* Kumbakonam
* Pattukkottai
* Thanjavur

Taluks|

* Kumbakonam
* Orathanadu
* Papanasam
* Pattukkottai
* Peravurani
* Thanjavur
* Thiruvaiyaru
* Budalur
* Thiruvidaimarudur

Revenue blocks|

* Ammapettai
* Budalur
* Kumbakonam
* Madukkur
* Orathanadu
* Papanasam
* Pattukkottai
* Peravurani
* Sethubhavachatram
* Thanjavur
* Thiruppanandal
* Thiruvaiyaru
* Thiruvidaimarudur
* Thiruvonam

Municipal corporations|

* Thanjavur
* Kumbakonam

Municipalities|

* Pattukkottai
* Adirampattinam

Rivers|

* Arasalar
* Kaveri
* Kollidam

History|

* Early Cholas
* Kalabhra dynasty
* Pallava dynasty
* Medieval Cholas
* Later Cholas
* Later Pandyas
* Delhi Sultanate
* Madurai Sultanate
* Vijayanagara Empire
* Thanjavur Nayaks
* Thanjavur Marathas
* Company Raj
* British Raj

Places of interest|

* Adi Kumbeswarar Temple
* Airavatesvara Temple
* Aiyarappar temple
* Brihadeeswarar Temple
* Kalyanasundaresar Temple
* Kampaheswarar Temple
* Kanjanur
* Mahalingeswarar Temple
* Manora Fort
* Melattur
* Nachiyar Koil
* Nagore Dargah
* Poondi Madha Basilica
* Punnainallur Mariamman
* Samadhi of Bodhendra Saraswathi
* Sarangapani Temple
* Saraswathi Mahal Library
* Sivaganga Park
* Suryanar Kovil
* Swamimalai Murugan Temple
* Swetha Vinayagar Temple
* Thanjavur Maratha Palace
* Thingalur
* Uppiliappan Temple
* Vasishteswarar Temple
* Veetrirundha Perumal Temple

Religious and monastic institutions|

* Trichy-Tanjore Diocese of the Church of South India
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Kumbakonam
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanjore
* Sri Sankara Mutt
* Sri Sridhara Ayyaval Mutt
* Sri Vijayendra Mutt
* Sri Vittal Rukmini Samsthan
* Thiruppanandal Adheenam

Universities|

* Periyar Maniammai University
* SASTRA University
* PRIST University
* National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management
* Tamil University

* Cities and towns
* People
* Villages

Largest cities or towns in Thanjavur district

Census of TN 2011

Rank  |  | Taluk | Pop.
1 | Thanjavur | Thanjavur taluk | 290,724
2 | Kumbakonam | Kumbakonam taluk | 167,098
3 | Pattukkottai | Pattukkottai taluk | 65,553
4 | Adiramapattinam | Pattukkottai taluk | 31,066
5 | Peravurani | Peravurani taluk | 21,035
6 | Papanasam | Papanasam taluk | 16,397
7 | Madukkur | Pattukkottai taluk | 15,436
8 | Thiruvaiyaru | Thiruvaiyaru taluk | 14,535
9 | Vallam | Thanjavur taluk | 14,495
10 | Ayyampettai (Thanjavur district) | Papanasam taluk | 14,202

10°46′55″N 79°07′48″E﻿ / ﻿10.782°N 79.130°E﻿ / 10.782; 79.130
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