Arakkonam

Arakkonam

Arunthamizhkundram
Arakkonam Arunthamizhkundram
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	631001 to 631006
Vehicle registration	TN-73Z
Website	www.arakkonam.info
	Arakkonam municipality

Arakkonam (Tamil:

Chennai Metropolitan Area

.

Arakkonam is one of the hottest towns in India, where the temperature can exceed 43 °C (110 °F) for several peak days in summer. The name 'Arakkonam' was derived from the word "Arunthamizhkundram" also later called "Aarukonam", meaning 'hexagon' which connects six important places around.^{[citation needed]}

History

The ancient name of the town was "Arumthamizh kundram" ("Arumtamil kunram") which is believed to have been derived from the

Thiruttani and Sholinghur.^{[citation needed}

]

Arakkonam Junction^[1] is one of the oldest junctions in the country connecting with major cities such as Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Goa, Vijayawada, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Tirupati, Mangalore, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.

Municipality

The Arakkonam Municipality was constituted as a 3rd Grade Municipality on 1 October 1958 and upgraded to a 2nd Grade Municipality on 1 May 1974 and has been a 1st Grade Municipality from 17 April 1984. The area of the municipality is 9.06 km² (3.50 sq mi). Arakkonam is a part of the assembly and parliamentary constituencies of the same name. This municipality contains 36 wards.

Urban infrastructure

WAP-4 and WAG-9 locomotives are maintained here. Suburban electric train facility is also available towards Chennai. Arakkonam junction is also feature in a song "Vellarikka" of movie Kadhal Kottai starring Ajith Kumar and Devayani

.

The second-biggest

godown

is located at Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu. It is used to store all types of food grains for a long periods. Transport is also available by road to all major cities and towns.

The runway at INS Rajali, a naval air force of the Indian Navy in Arakkonam is 4,500 metres in length, making it the second-longest air force runway in the Indian Subcontinent. It is also Asia's second-biggest Naval Training Centre.

Other industries include

MRF Tyres, Ramco Industries and UltraTech Cement

.

Many official buildings in Arakkonam were built during the British era. An underpass beneath the railway connects Arakkonam and Kanchipuram and is one of the city's oldest structures. It was built with lime mortar and stones.

Demographics

Religious census
Religion			Percent(%)
Hindu			81.22%
Muslim			9.83%
Christian			7.95%
Sikh			0.04%
Buddhist			0.03%
Jain			0.35%
Other			0.58%
No religion			0.01%

According to

Buddhists, 0.35% Jains, 0.58% following other religions and 0.01% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.^[5]

Politics

2014 Lok Sabha election, L. Hari Krishnan of AIADMK wrested the seat from the DMK with a margin of over 2,40,000 votes. He polled 493534 votes while the DMK candidate N.R. Elango polled just 252768 votes. Tmt P. Laskhmi of DMK won the post of municipality chairman in the 2022 Tamilnadu Local body elections.^[7]

In the 2019 General elections, Dr. S. Jakathrakshagan from Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won against AIADMK Front (from PMK) candidate A.K. Moorthy.

References

^ karthik. "Arakkonam Railway Station Map/Atlas SR/Southern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ "Southern Railway Welcomes You". sr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals – Arakonam". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
^ "Population By Religious Community – Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
^ "AIADMK bags Arakkonam municipal chairman post – TAMIL NADU – The Hindu". The Hindu.

[1] rthik. "Arakkonam Railway Station Map/Atlas SR/Southern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[2] "Southern Railway Welcomes You". sr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[dashboard-3] "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

[2011census-4] "Census Info 2011 Final population totals – Arakonam". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

[religion2011-5] "Population By Religious Community – Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

[6] "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2008.

[7] "AIADMK bags Arakkonam municipal chairman post – TAMIL NADU – The Hindu". The Hindu.

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v t e Ranipet district
Divisions	Ranipet Arakkonam
Taluks	Arcot Walajapet Kalavai Sholinghur Arakkonam Nemili
Revenue blocks	Arakkonam Arcot Kaveripakkam Nemili Sholinghur Timiri Walajapet
Municipalities	Arakkonam Arcot Melvisharam Ranipet Sholinghur Walajapet
Town panchayats	Kaveripakkam Timiri Kalavai Nemili Thakkolam Panapakkam Vilapakkam Ammoor
Rivers	Palar
History	Early Cholas Kalabhras Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Vijayanagar Empire British Raj
Places of interest	Thirukkadigai
Universities	Thiruvalluvar University
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