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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Thiruvattar<br />
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| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Town<br />
| image_skyline = Attoor Nizhal Thangal.jpg<br />
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| image_caption = An [[Ayyavazhi]] [[Nizhal Thangal (Attoor)|Thangal]] near Thiruvattar<br />
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India<br />
| coordinates = <br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kanyakumari district|Kanyakumari]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| elevation_m = 13<br />
| population_total = 18404<br />
| population_as_of = 2001<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
| demographics1_title2 = Spoken<br />
| demographics1_info2 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 629 177<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 91-4651<br />
| registration_plate = TN-75<br />
| website = <br />
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'''Thiruvattar''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Kanyakumari district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].<br />
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==About the town==<br />
This town is situated 6&nbsp;km north-east of [[Marthandam]] and 30&nbsp;km north-west of [[Nagercoil]]. The two main rivers [[Pahrali River]] and [[Kothai]] surround the village and join in [[Moovattumugam]], giving the name ''Thiru'' (sacred)+ ''vatta'' (surround)+ ''aru'' (river).<ref>{{cite journal |year=1980 |title=A note on the place name, Tiruvattar |journal=Journal of Kerala studies |publisher=[[University of Kerala]] |volume=7 |pages=31–35 |issn=0377-0443 }}</ref> This village, where the [[Sri Adikesavaperumal Temple]] is located, is one of the 108 [[Divya Desams]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Heritage of the Tamils: art & architecture |last=Cuppiramaṇiyan̲ |first=Ca. Vē |author2=Ē. En̲ Perumāḷ |year=1983 |publisher=International Institute of Tamil Studies |oclc=10457841 |page=448 }}</ref><br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{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> Thiruvattaru had a population of 18,404. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Thiruvattaru has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 75%. In Thiruvattaru, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.<br />
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==Politics==<br />
Thiruvattar assembly constituency is part of [[Nagercoil (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf<br />
|title = List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies<br />
|accessdate = 2008-10-13<br />
|work = Tamil Nadu<br />
|publisher = Election Commission of India<br />
|url-status = dead<br />
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090304010951/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf<br />
|archivedate = 2009-03-04<br />
}}</ref><br />
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As per the latest restructuring, the Thiruvattar assembly constituency has been split and merged with nearby constituencies.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Kulasekaram]]<br />
* [[Vaikunda Chella Pathi]]<br />
* [[Kesavapuram]]<br />
* [[Excel Central School]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{District of Kanyakumari}}<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Kanyakumari district]]<br />
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