Chengam
Sign in to saveChengam (or Chengamma as on British records) is an important market town and a taluk headquarter in the foothills of the Eastern ghats in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India. Chengam is the gateway to the Chengam pass in the Eastern ghats between Javvadhu hills to the north and Chennakesava hills to the south. The town is also the centre for various industrial activities which includes Sathanur dam hydro-electric project, Aavin milk processing plant and Periya Kolappadi SIDCO estate.
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Place details
- Locality
- Thokkavadi
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Population
- 26,980
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chengam
- Settlement.native_name
- sezhunganiyur
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Tamil
- Settlement.settlement_type
- municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Tamil Nadu, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tiruvannamalai
- Settlement.unit_pref
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Tiruvannamalai district
- Area
- +8
- Elevation
- +272
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Chengam Sri Venukopala Parthasarathy Perumal Temple festival annually 10days in May.jpg
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Article
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Chengam (or Chengamma as on British records) is an important market town and a taluk headquarter in the foothills of the Eastern ghats in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India. Chengam is the gateway to the Chengam pass in the Eastern ghats between Javvadhu hills to the north and Chennakesava hills to the south. The town is also the centre for various industrial activities which includes Sathanur dam hydro-electric project, Aavin milk processing plant and Periya Kolappadi SIDCO estate.
== History ==