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Thuvakudi
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Place details

Locality
Thuvakudi
Region
Tamil Nadu
Country
India
Population
38,887

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Thuvakudi
Settlement.settlement_type
Second Grade Municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Thuvakudi, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Tiruchirappalli
Settlement.government_type
Second Grade Municipality
Settlement.governing_body
Thuvakudi Municipality
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
14.371
Settlement.elevation_m
120
Settlement.population_total
38,887
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.demographics_type1
Languages

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Geography and climate
  • Demographics
  • Municipal administration and politics
  • Economy and transportation
  • Education and utility services
  • Notes
  • Footnotes
  • Citations
  • References
  • External links

Thuvakudi is a Municipality in Tiruchirapalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is an industrial town housing more than 250 industries and is located in the National Highway NH 65 between Tiruchirapalli and Thanjavur. The town has a dry weather, making it suitable for dry crops like cotton, chillies and millets..

Thuvakudi comes under the Thiruverumbur (State Assembly Constituency) which elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years and it is a part of the Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha constituency which elects its Member of Parliament (MP) once in five years. The town is administered by the Thuvakudi municipality, which covers an area of . In 2001, the town had a population of 38,887. The town is a part of the fertile Cauvery delta region, but manufacturing industries and stone quarrying are the major occupations. Roadways are the major mode of transportation to Thuvakudi and the nearest Airport is Tiruchirapalli Airport, located away from the town.

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

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