Kannamangalam, Tiruvannamalai district

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Kannamangalam
panchayat town - District of Tiruvannamalai
Kannamangalam is located in Tamil Nadu
Kannamangalam
Kannamangalam
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°39′N 79°04′E / 12.65°N 79.07°E / 12.65; 79.07Coordinates: 12°39′N 79°04′E / 12.65°N 79.07°E / 12.65; 79.07
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTiruvannamalai
Nearest cityARANI, Vellore
Population
 (2010)
 • Total21,890
Demonym(s)Aranians
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
632311
Telephone code04173
Vehicle registrationTN 97
Sex ratio998 /
Lok Sabha constituencyArani
Vidhan Sabha constituencyArani
Avg. summer temperature40 °C (104 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)

Kannamangalam is a panchayat town in Tiruvanamalai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Places with the suffix "mangalam" were believed to have been given as charity by the Kings of a particular reign, "Kannamangalam" was thus named by the same criteria. From the names of locations in the surrounding areas it is further clear that the villages were predominantly Muslims habitations, with names like Kolathur, Onnupuram etc. In the last millennium, Kannamangalam was under the rule of "Sambuvarayar" Sambuvarayar means Kshathriya's.

Demographics[]

As of 2001 India census,[1] Kannamangalam had a population of 7297. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Kannamangalam has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 67%. In Kannamangalam, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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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