Tiruttani

Coordinates: 13°11′N 79°38′E / 13.18°N 79.63°E / 13.18; 79.63
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Tiruttani
Town
TN-20
Websitewww.thirutani.info

Tiruttani is a town in the

Chennai Metropolitan Area
in October 2022.

History

The name Tiruttani is of Tamil origin. During the formation of Andhra state on 1 November 1953, Tiruttani was part of

Madras state (now Tamil Nadu) in exchange for smaller area on linguistic basis.[1]

Geography

Tiruttani is located at 13°11′N 79°38′E / 13.18°N 79.63°E / 13.18; 79.63.[2] It has an average elevation of 76 metres (249 ft).

Climate

Climate data for Tiruttani (1981–2010, extremes 1975–2009)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35.0
(95.0) 		39.6
(103.3) 		41.6
(106.9) 		45.2
(113.4) 		48.6
(119.5) 		46.0
(114.8) 		44.0
(111.2) 		41.0
(105.8) 		39.6
(103.3) 		40.0
(104.0) 		35.8
(96.4) 		34.8
(94.6) 		48.6
(119.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.5
(86.9) 		32.8
(91.0) 		35.5
(95.9) 		38.2
(100.8) 		40.5
(104.9) 		37.9
(100.2) 		35.9
(96.6) 		34.9
(94.8) 		34.4
(93.9) 		32.5
(90.5) 		30.2
(86.4) 		29.4
(84.9) 		34.4
(93.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17.3
(63.1) 		18.9
(66.0) 		21.0
(69.8) 		24.2
(75.6) 		26.1
(79.0) 		25.9
(78.6) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.6
(74.5) 		22.5
(72.5) 		20.8
(69.4) 		18.9
(66.0) 		22.3
(72.1)
Record low °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0) 		11.4
(52.5) 		14.0
(57.2) 		17.0
(62.6) 		18.8
(65.8) 		20.0
(68.0) 		18.0
(64.4) 		19.6
(67.3) 		19.8
(67.6) 		16.0
(60.8) 		13.0
(55.4) 		11.0
(51.8) 		10.0
(50.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 16.0
(0.63) 		15.6
(0.61) 		9.7
(0.38) 		33.1
(1.30) 		56.7
(2.23) 		70.4
(2.77) 		114.2
(4.50) 		113.2
(4.46) 		222.0
(8.74) 		157.4
(6.20) 		229.9
(9.05) 		98.8
(3.89) 		1,136.9
(44.76)
Average rainy days 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.7 3.2 4.6 7.8 6.9 9.0 8.8 8.0 4.4 56.3
Average
relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST
) 		59 52 45 45 44 49 56 58 64 70 74 70 57
Source: India Meteorological Department[3][4]

Demographics

Religious census
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
 
 91.85%
Muslim
 
 6.35%
Christian
 
 1.61%
Sikh
 
 0.02%
Buddhist
 
 0.04%
Jain
 
 0.06%
Other
 
 0.06%
No religion
 
 0.0%

According to the

Buddhists, 0.06% Jains, 0.06% following other religions and 0.% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[7]

Politics

Main article: Andhra Pradesh and Madras Alteration of Boundaries Act

The Andhra Pradesh and Madras Alteration of Boundaries Act, enacted in 1959 by the

Salem Districts.[8][9]

Sriperumbudur (Lok Sabha constituency)
earlier.

Transport

Tiruttani has transport links to the nearest cities, towns and villages. Its bus depot contains a total of 79 buses, including 42 operating in rural areas. During the festival season, additional buses are operated in order to keep up with the increased demand. The state of Tamil Nadu operates frequent buses to locations including

Pothatturpettai, Tiruvelpur, Trichy, madurai, Tirunelveli and Pallipattu[11]
Southern Railway also operates frequent passenger services to and from Chennai.Many electric trains are operated and some express trains which pass through this station stops here. The first local train from Chennai Central is 3:50 am and last train is at 8:20 pm.

Notable people

It is also the birthplace of the 2nd

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan who was born here on 5 September 1888 and his birthday is celebrated as Teacher's Day all over India.[citation needed
]

Educational institutions

Schools

  1. Dr.V.Genguswamy Naidu Matriculation school
  2. Thalapathy K.Vinayagam School
  3. Sudhandira Matriculation School
  4. Dr.K.Radha Krsihnan Govt Boys Hr.Sec School
  5. GRT Mahalakshmi Vidyalaya CBSE School
  6. Ruby Matriculation School
  7. New Eden School
  8. MGR Nagar School
  9. Panchayat Union Primary School
  10. Govt Girls Hr.Sec.School
  11. St.Marys Matriculation School
  12. Shaktthi public school
  13. KIDZOM International Play School
  14. Maha Bodhi Vidyalaya English medium school
  15. TRS Global Public school
  16. TRS IKEN Ë-Brain Kids
  17. Sudandira matriculation school

Colleges

  1. Arulmigu Sri Subbiramani Swamy Arts and Science college
  2. GRT College of nursing
  3. GRT Institute of engineering and technology
  4. Tamil Nadu paramedical training institute
  5. GRT College of educations
  6. Tiruttani Polytechnic college
  7. Saravana ITI

See also

References

  1. ^ "THE ANDHRA PRADESH AND MADRAS (ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES) ACT, 1959". India Legislative Department. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Tiruttani, India Page". Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Station: Thiruttani Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 753–754. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M205. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Tiruttani". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Tamil Nadu Secretariat - Brief History". Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 6 January 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Historical Importance of Kanchipuram". Gateway to Kanchipuram District. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Tamil Nadu" (PDF). List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
  11. ^ "Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Villupuram) Ltd., Tiruvallur Region". Tiruvallur District Website. Retrieved 17 July 2014.

External links

Tiruttani travel guide from Wikivoyage

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