Ayothiapattinam

Key facts

Settlement.name: Ayodhyapattinam
Settlement.settlement_type: Panchayat town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: India
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Salem
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 9.6
Settlement.population_total: 11517
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Tamil

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: India
Located in: Salem district
Area: 9.6
Elevation: 328
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Image: SRI KANDHASWAMY TEMPLE, Ayodhiyapatinam, Salem - panoramio.jpg
Dialing code: 427

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Commons category: Ayothiapattinam
postal code: 636103

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Geography and administration
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Ayodhyapattinam is a panchayat town in Vazhapadi taluk of Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 31 panchayat towns in the district. Spread across an area of , it had a population of 11,517 individuals as per the 2011 census. The panchayat was named after the city of Ayodhya.

== Etymology == The panchayat was named after the city of Ayodhya. The word "Ayodhya" is a regularly formed derivation of the Sanskrit verb yudh, "to fight, to wage war". This meaning is attested by the Atharvaveda, which uses it to refer to the unconquerable city of gods.

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