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Last edited January 15, 2019
Kunniyur
village
Kunniyur is located in Tamil Nadu
Kunniyur
Kunniyur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Kunniyur is located in India
Kunniyur
Kunniyur
Kunniyur (India)
Coordinates: 10°40′N 79°26′E / 10.67°N 79.43°E / 10.67; 79.43
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictThiruvarur
Population
 (2001)
 • Total1,700
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Kunniyur is a village in Thiruvarur district in, Tamil Nadu, India. It is near the town of Mannargudi.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

As per the 2001 census, Kunniyur had a population of 1700 with 864 males and 836 females.

The Kunniyur estate[edit | edit source]

Kunniyur was home to a mirasdari which covered over 6,000 acres (24 km2).[1] The name Kunniyur has become famous because of the last Shri. Kunniyur Sambasiva Iyer.

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. Gough, Pg 141

References[edit | edit source]

  • "Kunniyur Village". Indian Village Portal.
  • Kathleen Gough (2008). Rural Society in Southeast India. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521040191, ISBN 978-0-521-04019-8.