Singaperumalkoil

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Singaperumal Koil
Town
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Singaperumal Koil is located in Tamil Nadu
Singaperumal Koil
Singaperumal Koil
Location in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°46′13″N 80°00′31″E / 12.7703°N 80.0087°E / 12.7703; 80.0087Coordinates: 12°46′13″N 80°00′31″E / 12.7703°N 80.0087°E / 12.7703; 80.0087
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChengalpattu
Population
 (2001)
 • Total8,057
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
Kanchipuram-603204
Telephone code91-44
Vehicle registrationTN-19

Singaperumal Koil is a census town located close to Chengalpet and Maraimalai Nagar in Chengalpattu district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

A famous temple to Narasimha, the Padalathri Narasimhar Temple is situated in Singaperumal Koil. It is located on a small hillock off the GST road between Chennai and Chengalpattu.

The famous twin temples of Lord Siva known as Marundeswarar and Kachabeswarar are also present in Thirukachur, which is located little north-westerly to Singaperumal Koil town. Together they are considered one of the famed Paadal Petra Sthalams ("Shrines on which hymns were sung") of Thondai Naadu.

The neighborhood is served by the Singaperumal Koil railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network

Demographics[edit]

As of 2001 India census,[1] Singaperumal Koil had a population of 8057. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Singaperumal Koil has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 66%. In Singaperumal Koil, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References[edit]

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.