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Thiruthangal

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Also known as Tiruttangal

Thiruthangal is a neighbourhood of Sivakasi City, India.Thiruthangal is one of the Zones of Sivakasi City Municipal Corporation. Ninra Narayana Perumal temple, one among the 108 Divya Desams, Vishnu temples revered by saint poets, Alwars of 6th–9th century is located in Thiruthangal. The place is also famous for Karunellinathar temple, located adjacent to Nindra Narayana Temple.

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Place details

Locality
Sivakasi
Region
Tamil Nadu
Country
India
Population
55,362
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

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neighbourhood
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Image of Thiruthanka city
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Location in Tamil Nadu, India
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Country
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India
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State
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District
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Tamil Nadu
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Virudhunagar
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Revenue Division
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Sivakasi
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Taluk
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Sivakasi
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Municipal Corporation
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Sivakasi City Municipal Corporation
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Metric
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55,343

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Transport
  • Adjacent communities
  • References
  • External links

Thiruthangal is a neighbourhood of Sivakasi City, India.Thiruthangal is one of the Zones of Sivakasi City Municipal Corporation. Ninra Narayana Perumal temple, one among the 108 Divya Desams, Vishnu temples revered by saint poets, Alwars of 6th–9th century is located in Thiruthangal. The place is also famous for Karunellinathar temple, located adjacent to Nindra Narayana Temple.

Thiruthangal is 2 kilometres far from the heart of Sivakasi city which is known for its printing, match-works and fireworks industries. Thiruthangal is well connected by bus and train and can be reached by air via Madurai. As of 2011, the town had a population of 55,362.Thiruthangal got integrated with Sivakasi on 31 December 2020.

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

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