Thottiyam

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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Thottiyam
| president = Thamilselvi Thirugnanam
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| settlement_type = [[Town Panchayat]]
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tiruchirappalli district|Tiruchirappalli]]
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| subdivision_name3 =[[central tamil Nadu]]
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| population_total = 13757
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
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'''Thottiyam''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Tiruchirappalli district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Thamilselvi Thirugnanam is the current President of Thottiyam. It is situated 60 km north-west of [[Tiruchirapalli]] on Tiruchy-Namakkal State Highway (SH-25) and further it connects Namakkal-Salem-Bangalore National Highway ( [[National Highway 7 (India)|NH 7]]). It is located near the [[Kaveri River]], about 12 km north-west of Musiri.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/madras-india--state/trichinopoly-volume-1-rda/page-33-trichinopoly-volume-1-rda.shtml|title=Read the eBook Trichinopoly (Volume 1) by Madras (India : State) online for free (Page 33 of 45)}}</ref> [[Koranganatha Temple]] located in the outskirts of the town is a historic temple built during the [[Chola]] period in the 10th century.<ref>{{cite web|title=Koranganatha Temple - Srinivasanallur|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/trichytourism/other.htm|publisher=Government of India|accessdate=19 June 2016}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of 2001 India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Thottiyam had a population of 23,357. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thottiyam has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 66%. In Thottiyam, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Politics==
Thottiyam current town punchayat president is Thamilselvi Thirugnanam.
Thottiyam assembly constituency was a part of [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)]] and recently merged with the [[Perambalur (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. The election commission has decided to merge the state assembly constituency of Thottiam with the Musiri constituency, political observers fear that it may affect the identity of this constituency.
<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|title = List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
|accessdate = 2008-10-11
|work = Tamil Nadu
|publisher = Election Commission of India
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090304010951/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|archivedate = 2009-03-04
}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [[Tamilnadu Highways|List of State Highways in Tamil Nadu]]

[[Category:Cities and towns in Tiruchirappalli district]]

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