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'''Nannilam''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Thiruvarur District]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is the headquarters town for [[Nannilam Taluk]]. The history of the town revolves around [[Madhuvaneswarar Temple]], the major temple in the town.

The town is a main hub for the nearby villages. Many of the population are farmers. This is the native place of Tamil film director [[Kailasam Balachander]], lyricist [[Piraisoodan]], cinematographer [[R. Madhi]] and Writer [[Nakkeeran]]. Nannilam is located 30 km west of [[Karaikal]] and 30 km east of [[Kumbakonam]].  

The people mainly depend on agriculture, almost 70% of the population are employed in agriculture.

The Thriumalai rajan river (branch of Cauvery) flows in Nannilam taluk. On the bank of  [[Tirumalarajanar River]],  One [[Sai Baba temple]] was established in local [[Siddhi Vinayak temple]] at Jaganthapuram.

 

Nannilam is one of the many temple towns in the state which is named after the grooves, clusters or forests dominated by a particular variety of a tree or shrub and the same variety of tree or shrub sheltering the presiding deity. The region is believed to have been covered with Madhu forest and hence called Madhuvanam.<ref>{{cite book|title=Alayam - The Hindu temple - An epitome of Hindu Culture|publisher=Sri Ramakrishna Math|year=2013|location=Mylapore, Chennai|last=Reddy|first=G.Venkatramana|isbn=978-81-7823-542-4|page=10}}</ref> Nannilam houses [[Madhuvaneswarar Temple]], an old Shiva temple which is located center of the town. It is a padal petra sthalam, listed 71st in the southern bank of the River Kaveri.<ref>http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=355</ref>

 

 

 

According to the 2001 Indian [[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> Nannilam then had a population of 9880. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Nannilam has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 68%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The Population density (people per km²)of Nannilam assembly constituency is just 60 against India's 393.83 in 2010 (Just 15% of average India's Population density) .