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Thottiyam is a Selection Grade Nagar Panchayat and Taluk in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated 60 km north-west of Tiruchirapalli on Tiruchy-Namakkal State Highway (SH-25) and further it connects Namakkal-Salem-Bangalore National Highway (NH 7). It is located near the Kaveri River, about 12 km north-west of Musiri. Koranganatha Temple located in the outskirts of the town is a historic temple built during the Chola period in the 10th century. There is a village near by this town called Thirunarayana puram which has the famous Vedanarayana peruma

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Locality
Thottiyam
Region
Tamil Nadu
Country
India
Population
14,909
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Settlement.name
Thottiyam
Settlement.settlement_type
Town / Taluk
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India Tamil Nadu
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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
Tiruchirappalli
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Region
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Central Tamil Nadu
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Taluk
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Thottiyam
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Metric
Settlement.population_total
13757
Settlement.population_as_of
2001
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.demographics_type1
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Area
31.95
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postal code
621215
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Thottiyam
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Thottiyam is a Selection Grade Nagar Panchayat and Taluk in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated 60 km north-west of Tiruchirapalli on Tiruchy-Namakkal State Highway (SH-25) and further it connects Namakkal-Salem-Bangalore National Highway (NH 7). It is located near the Kaveri River, about 12 km north-west of Musiri. Koranganatha Temple located in the outskirts of the town is a historic temple built during the Chola period in the 10th century. There is a village near by this town called Thirunarayana puram which has the famous Vedanarayana perumal temple, Thirunarayanapuram.

==Demographics== As of 2001 India census, Thottiyam had a population of 23,357. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thottiyam has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 66%. In Thottiyam, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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