Kaniyur, Tamil Nadu

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Kaniyur
Panchayat town
Kaniyur is located in Tamil Nadu
Kaniyur
Kaniyur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°36′40″N 77°22′49″E / 10.6111°N 77.3804°E / 10.6111; 77.3804Coordinates: 10°36′40″N 77°22′49″E / 10.6111°N 77.3804°E / 10.6111; 77.3804
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTirupur
MetroDindugal
Railway DivisionMadurai
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,180
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code+91-4252
Vehicle registrationTN 78

Kaniyur is a suburb of palani which is also a town panchayat in Tirupur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Kaniyur is also called Dravida Iyakkathin Thotti. It is one of the 'K' villages located near to [Udmelpettai].

It is located on the banks of the Amaravathi River in Tirupur District. Several Leaders of the Dravidian movement have been born in this town namely K.A. Murugesan, K. A. Mathialagan and K. A. Krishnasamy.

Kaniyur had a famous Sivan temple. It was an ancient period temple( approx. 1200AD). Kaniyur has an old mosque which was 128-years-old in 2015. Agriculture is the main occupation of people. Sugar cane, rice, vethala kodikal are the main crops in Kaniyur. There are many temples such as Kanimar Amman, Karupaswami, Kali Amman, Mariyaman, and Ayyanar kovil. There is one sidhas temple [Famously Called Jothi Kovil] which provides medicine on Tuesday and Thursday. Kaniyur is the junction of many villages to connect the town of Udumalpet, Dharapuram, Kadathur, Keeranur, Madathukulam and Palani.

Several good teachers have worked in famous Sri Venkatakrishna School, which celebrated its 100th year recently. In this village Krishna Yajur Veda Padasala is also in the agraharam. President Abdul Kalam has visited this school. Several famous doctors, engineers and actors are from here.

Demographics[]

As of 2001 India census,[1] Kaniyur had a population of 15,200. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Kaniyur has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 61%. In Kaniyur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

See also[]

  • Kaniyooru

References[]

  1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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