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Thadicombu is a panchayat town in Dindigul district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It has a famous temple for Lord Vishnu Soundarraja perumal temple considered to be as sacred as the Kallazhagar Temple near Madurai. Arulmighu Soundarraja Perumal is found in the sleeping posture in this temple and it is said this place was previously known as Thaalamaapuri. Though it is a Vaishnava temple, the sthala vriksha is the vilva tree. The special features of the temple are a separate shrine for the Hindu God of love Manmatha and Rathi. It is also has a shrine for Lord Svarna Akarshana Bhairava whic

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Region
Tamil Nadu
Country
India
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Thadicombu
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Thadikombu2.JPG
Settlement.image_alt
Image of a temple with its pyramidal entrance tower
Settlement.image_caption
Image of Soundararajaperumal Temple, Thadikombu, the most famous landmark of Thadikombu
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Tamil Nadu
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
Dindigul
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_total
16091
Settlement.population_as_of
2001
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.demographics_type1
Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1
Official

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
India
Area
25
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Image
Thadikombu2.JPG
Dialing code
45157
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postal code
624709
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Demographics
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Thadicombu is a panchayat town in Dindigul district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It has a famous temple for Lord Vishnu Soundarraja perumal temple considered to be as sacred as the Kallazhagar Temple near Madurai. Arulmighu Soundarraja Perumal is found in the sleeping posture in this temple and it is said this place was previously known as Thaalamaapuri. Though it is a Vaishnava temple, the sthala vriksha is the vilva tree. The special features of the temple are a separate shrine for the Hindu God of love Manmatha and Rathi. It is also has a shrine for Lord Svarna Akarshana Bhairava which is usually found only in Shiva temples.

== Demographics == India census, Thadikombu had a population of 16,091. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thadicombu has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 52%. In Thadicombu, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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

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