Thakkolam
Sign in to saveThakkolam is a panchayat town in Ranipet district, Chennai Metropolitan Area region of Tamil Nadu, India. In Thakkolam there is a famous Siva temple, named Jalantheeswarar Temple, the main lord is Jalanadheeshwaran. It is one among 276 Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temple is the scene for the Battle of Takkolam.
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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Thakkolam is referenced by 77 other articles, and connects out to Arakkonam, Ranipet district and Chola Empire.
It is catalogued under the topic Cities and towns in Ranipet district.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Thakkolam
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Population
- 13,983
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Thakkolam
- Settlement.type
- town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Tamil Nadu#India3
- 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
- Ranipet district
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Vellore
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Suburban
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Chennai Metropolitan Area
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 8.5
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_total
- 13983
- Settlement.postal_code
- 631 151
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Vellore district
- Area
- 8.5
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Dialing code
- 417746
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- postal code
- 631151
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Demographics
- Transportation
- Prominent Peoples
- References
Thakkolam is a panchayat town in Ranipet district, Chennai Metropolitan Area region of Tamil Nadu, India. In Thakkolam there is a famous Siva temple, named Jalantheeswarar Temple, the main lord is Jalanadheeshwaran. It is one among 276 Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temple is the scene for the Battle of Takkolam.
==Demographics== India census, Thakkolam had a population of 11,919. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Thakkolam has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 58%. In Thakkolam, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thakkolam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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