Gingee

Also known as Senji

Key facts

Settlement.name: Gingee
Settlement.other_name: Singapuri, Senji
Settlement.settlement_type: Special Grade Town Panchayat
Settlement.image_skyline: Gingee Fort panorama.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Gingee fort
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: Viluppuram district
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 92
Settlement.population_total: 43,731
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021 census
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections

Contents

History
Gingee Fort
Geography
Demographics
Population
Politics
Landmarks
Gallery
Notes
References
External links

Gingee, also known as Senji or Jinji and originally called Singapuri, is a panchayat town in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Gingee is located between three hills covering a perimeter of 3 km, and lies west of the Sankaraparani River.

thumb|Gingee Fort Hill

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gingee” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.