Kannamangalam, Malappuram

Kannamangalam
panchayat town

School in Kannamangalam
Kannamangalam

Location in Tamil Nadu, India

Coordinates: 12°39′N 79°04′E / 12.65°N 79.07°E / 12.65; 79.07Coordinates: 12°39′N 79°04′E / 12.65°N 79.07°E / 12.65; 79.07
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Government
 • chairman govardhan (dmk)
Population (2010)
 • Total 21,890
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 632311
Telephone code 04173
Vehicle registration TN 25
Sex ratio 998 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency arani
Vidhan Sabha constituency kannamangalam
Avg. summer temperature 40 °C (104 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 20 °C (68 °F)

Kannamangalam is a panchayat town in Tiruvanamalai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Places with the suffix "mangalam" were believed to have been given as charity to the "Brahmins" by the Kings of a particular reign, "Kannamangalam" was thus named by the same criteria. From the names of locations in the surrounding areas it is further clear that the villages were predominantly Brahmin habitations, with names like Kolathur, Onnupuram etc. In the last millennium, Kannamangalam was under the rule of "Sambuvarayar".

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Kannamangalam had a population of 7297. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Kannamangalam has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 67%. In Kannamangalam, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.


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