Tiruttani

Tiruttani is a historic temple town situated in the Tiruvallur district and serves as a suburb of Chennai within the Chennai Metropolitan Area in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is famous for the Tiruttani Murugan Temple, an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Kartikeya, also known as Murugan, the Hindu god of war. This temple is one of the Arupadaiveedu, a group of six significant abodes of Murugan. Tiruttani was officially incorporated into the Chennai Metropolitan Area in October 2022, signifying its growing importance and influence within the region.

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Place details

Locality: Tiruttani
Region: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Population: 44,781
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Tiruttani
Settlement.official_name: Tiruthani
Settlement.settlement_type: Suburb of Chennai
Settlement.image_skyline: Tiruttani Murugan temple.jpg
Settlement.nickname: Thanigai Malai
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tiruvallur
Settlement.government_type: Second Grade Municipality
Settlement.governing_body: Tiruttani Municipality
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 12.42
Settlement.elevation_m: 107.92

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Wikidata facts

Area: 12.36
Elevation: 76
Image: Tiruttani Murugan temple.jpg
Dialing code: 44

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postal code: 631209

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==History== The name Tiruttani is of Tamil origin. During the formation of Andhra state on 1 November 1953, Tiruttani was part of Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh state and continued to be there until 1960. On 1 April 1960, with the Andhra Pradesh and Madras Alteration of Boundaries Act of 1959, Tiruttani, Pothatturpettai, Pallipattu and Ramakrishnarajapettai assembly areas of Andhra Pradesh are transferred to Madras state (now Tamil Nadu) in exchange for smaller area on linguistic basis.