Uthiramerur

Uthiramerur is a panchayat town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated 90 km south west of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. It is noted for its temple inscriptions that describe a self-governance system existing around 7th to 9th century CE.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Uthiramerur
Settlement.other_name: Uttaramerur, Uttiramerur
Settlement.settlement_type: panchayat town
Settlement.image_skyline: Uthiramerur temple.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Tamil Nadu
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: Kancheepuram
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 8
Settlement.elevation_m: 62
Settlement.population_total: 25,194
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Village administration
Demographics
Religion
Politics
References
External links

==History==

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

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