Cheyyar
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Cheyyar | |
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Town | |
Tiruvetipuram | |
Cheyyar (State Assembly Constituency) |
Cheyyar, officially Tiruvetipuram is a Town in the
Geography
Cheyyar is located at the geographical coordinates of 12.662000°N, 79.543500°E on the banks of Cheyyar River in the northeastern corner of Thiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu. It is 100 km southwest of Chennai the state capital.
Climate
In Cheyyar, the wet season is hot, oppressive, and overcast and the dry season is sweltering, muggy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 17 °C to 40 °C and is rarely below 15 °C or above 44 °C. The wetter season lasts 5.2 months, from 4 July to 9 December, with a greater than 27% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 50% on 1 November. The drier season lasts 6.8 months, from 9 December to 4 July. The smallest chance of a wet day is 3% on 1 February.[2]
Demographics
According to
Economy and Industrialization
Cheyyar started industrialization following the establishment of the industrial complex by the
Cheyyar cooperative sugar mill
One of the largest sugar mills in the country - Cheyyar co-operative sugars - is situated near the town. Cheyyar Sugar mill is one of the important sugarcane processing industries in the state. A sugar refining mill as a green field distillery has been set up in Anakkavoor - Thenthandalam village. It has a processing capacity of 2500 tonnes of crushing daily (TCD) with an annual production of 19,000 tonnes of sugar as per a 2009 report.[11]
Mahindra SUV Proving Track (MSPT)
In November 2009 Tamil Nadu cabinet approved Mahindra & Mahindra's Rs 1800 core automobile project on 450 acres. This proposed unit was to produce tractors, SUVs, commercial vehicles, and auto parts.[12]
In 2021, the Mahindra SUV Proving Track (MSPT) built over 454 acres of land was inaugurated. The track was designed by IDIADA, (Institut d'Investigacio Aplicada de l'Automobil - Institute for Applied Automotive Research). The track will be used by Mahindra Engineers to test the SUV products.[13]
Schwing Stetter
Schwing Stetter one of India's leading concrete equipment manufacturer have set up a manufacturing facility in Cheyyar SIPCOT. This unit of Schwing is spreading over 53 acres and allocated about 350 crores INR investment.[14]
Politics
- Cheyyar (state assembly constituency)
See also
References
- ^ "Vedapureeswarar temple". Retrieved 13 March 2007.
- ^ "Average Weather in Cheyyar, India, Year Round - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ 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 - Tiruvethipuram". 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.
- ^ "SIPCOT.com website". Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ^ "SIPCOT industrial complex Cheyyar". Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ "TN setting up electronic hardware park". Business Line. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ^ Jagannathan, K. T. (20 January 2010). "Ashley Atleams plant inaugurated at Cheyyar". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
- ^ Machinist. "MACHINIST - Ashley Alteams commissions Rs. 130 crore manufacturing facility in Cheyyar". machinist.in. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Cheyyar Coop Sugar Refining Mill". industryabout.com. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "TN clears M&M's 1800 cr auto project near Chennai". The Times of India. 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Mahindra Inaugurates New 454 Acres SUV Proving Track in Tamil Nadu". carandbike. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Schwing Stetter India plans massive expansion in India, acquires 53 acres for its new facility in SIPCOT Industrial Area, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai Dist". Schwing Stetter India. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.