Kurinjipadi is a taluk in Cuddalore district

Cuddalore District

Cuddalore District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Cuddalore is the district headquarters. For the first time, urn burial grave goods were found in the village of Marungur in the district, carrying inscriptions in Tamil Brahmi from the 1st century...

 in the India

India

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States and territories of India

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 of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

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Geography

Kurinjipadi is located at 11.57°N 79.60°E. It has an average elevation of 21 m (68.9 ft).

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Kurinjipadi had a population of 23,159. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kurinjipadi has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 58%. In Kurinjipadi, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Kurinjipadi one of the 13 handloom clusters in India famous for hand loom products since 18th Century. The hand loom lungies are exported to Singapore, Malaysia, Srilanka, Gulf countries and other East Asian nations. It is strategically located close to Chidambaram

Chidambaram

Chidambaram is a fast growing industrial city in Eastern part of Tamil Nadu and the taluk headquarters of the Cuddalore district. It is located in 58 km from Pondicherry, 60 km from Karaikal, and 240 km south of Chennai by rail...

, Cuddalore

Cuddalore

Cuddalore is a fast growing industrial city and headquarter of Cuddalore district in the Tamil Nadu state of southern India. Located south of Pondicherry on the coast of Bay of Bengal, Cuddalore has a large number of industries which employ a great deal of the city's population.Cuddalore is known...

, Panruti

Panruti

Panruti is a town, municipality and taluk headquarters in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Panruti lies between Cuddalore and Villupuram.-Geography:Panruti is located at . It has an average elevation of 32 metres...

, Neyveli

Neyveli

Neyveli is a mining and power generation township in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located at 11.30° N - 79.29° E. It is 52 km inland from Bay of Bengal, west of Pondicherry and 197 km south of Chennai. The township was developed after mining of lignite...

 and Virudachalam. The dairy products and crops from this region are of good quality. The major crops are Paddy, Sugarcane and Groundnut. Saravana Global Energy Ltd is major employment source. Agriculture and Handloom are major source of income. It is still not satisfied in industrial opportunities. A special economic Zone is necessary for development in economical means.

Places of interest

Kurinjipadi has famous temples for Shri Subraya Swamigal, Putthu Mariyamman, Eswaran, Perumal, and many Vinayaga temples such as Anandha vinayagar and Kurinji vinayagar.The Subraya shrine has its own significance for the antique idols made from 18th Century to 20th Century and there is a Samadhi of Saint Shri. Subraya inside the sanctum which is worshiped by thousands of devotees every week.
Shri.The ruins of Venugopalaswami temple at Vengadampet which is almost 500 years old an exemplary red brick architecture built by Rani Vengattammal. Pondicherry Chief Dubash Anandharangapillai diary have reference about this temple and its connection with the Anglo-French war. Perumal Lake is an eco-lake located in 10 km, the second largest fresh water lake in Tamil Nadu next to Veeranam lake, It is also a bird sanctuary. Birds from all parts world arrives here for breeding. Pitchavaram,(30 km) the mangrove forest which is the second largest in Asia. A nature's paradise. A boat ride into Mangrove will be a perfect break out.Ramalinga Swamigal Satya Gnana Sabha in Vadalur is also another attraction. Neyveli Lignite Corporation located in 12 km a perfect place to learn about mining. An education tour to NLC will do good for research students.

Education

There are many schools like Government Higher secondary school, S.K.Velayutham Higher Secondary School, St. Paul Matriculation Higher Secondary school,S.K.V.T Matriculation school,Arunachala matriculation school etc.. There is a college, named Thiruvalluvar Arts and Science College.Recently (After 1999) there is teacher training college.

Kurinjipadi assembly constituency is part of Cuddalore (Lok Sabha constituency)

Cuddalore (Lok Sabha constituency)

-Assembly segments:Before 2009, Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments :#Ulundurpet #Nellikkuppam#Cuddalore#Panruti#Rishivandinam#Sankarapuram...

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