Udayarpalayam taluk

Udayarpalayam taluk is a taluk of Ariyalur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Jayankondam.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Udayarpalayam had a population of 384,800 with 190,974 males and 193,826 females. There were 1015 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 65.6. Child population in the age group below 6 was 20,417 males and 17,971 females.[1]

See also

1 Adichanur

2 Aiyur

3 Alagapuram

4 Amanakkanthondi

5 Ambapur

6 Anaikudam

7 Andimadam

8 Angarayanallur

9 Anikudichan

10 Athukurichi

11 Ayyappannayakkan Pettai

12 Cholamadevi

13 Darmasamudram

14 Devamangalam

15 Devanur

16 Edankanni

17 Edayar

18 Elaiyur-East

19 Elaiyur-West

20 Elayaperumalnallur

21 Eravangudi

22 Gangai Konda Cholapuram

23 Govindaputhur

24 Gunamangalam

25 Idayakurichi

26 Irugaiyur

27 Jayankondamcholapuram

28 K. Vallam

29 Kachi Perumal

30 Kadambur

31 Kaduvettankurichy

32 Kallathur

33 Kaluvan Thondi

34 Karai Kurichy

35 Karukai

36 Kasan Kottai

37 Kattagaram-North

38 Kattagaram_South

39 Kattathur-North

40 Kattathur-South

41 Kilanatham

42 Kodali Karuppur

43 Kodangudi-North

44 Kodangudi-South

45 Kodukkur

46 Kovil Valkai

47 Kulothunganallur

48 Kundaveli-East

49 Kundaveli-West

50 Kuruvalapparkoil

51 Kuvagam

52 Kuvathur

53 Managathy

54 Marudur

55 Melur

56 Muthuservamadam

57 Nagam Panthal

58 Nayaganai Periyal

59 Nedavalur-East

60 Nedavalur-South

61 Olayur

62 Padanilai

63 Pappakudi-North

64 Pappakudi-South

65 Parukkal

66 Periyakrishnapuram

67 Periyavalayam

68 Pichanur

69 Pilichikuzhi

70 Piranjeri

71 Porpathintha Nallur

72 Rangiyam

73 Saluppai

74 Sathampady

75 Silambur

76 Siluvacheri

77 Sirukadambur

78 Solankurichi

79 Sripuranthan

80 Sriraman

81 Suriyamanal

82 Suttamalli

83 T.Paluvur

84 Taludalamedu

85 Thandalai

86 Thathanur

87 Thenkatchi Perumal Nathan

88 Thirukalapur

89 Udayanatham

90 Udayarpalayam

91 Udayavarathianur

92 Ulkottai

93 Ulliyakudi

94 Valaikurichy

95 Vanathirayanpattinam

96 Vangudi

97 Varadarajampettai

98 Variyankaval

99 Vembukudy

100 Venmankondan (East, West)

101 Vettiyarvettu or Vethiyarvettu

102 Vettiyarvettu-Rf

103 Vilandhai

104 Viluthudiyan

Brihadeeswarar Temple, Sripuranthan

The district became famous in 2008, when theft of 8 idols were discovered from a 9th-century Chola Brihadeeswarar Temple at Sripuranthan Village was discovered by Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) Government of India officials. One of these idols, the Sripuranthan Natarajan Idol found its way to the National Gallery of Australia. Two of the stolen statues were consequently returned and are now displayed in the Government Museum at Kumbakonam.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Boland, Michaela; Hodge, Amanda (8 March 2014). "Town prays for its stolen god Shiva to return". The Australian. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Hodge, Amanda (10 November 2014). "Tamil Nadu village turns out to welcome home Dancing Shiva". The Australian. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

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