Thiruvattar
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About the town
This town is situated Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Marthandam and Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Nagercoil. The two main rivers, the Pahrali River and the Kothai surround the village and join in Moovattumugam, giving the name Thiru (sacred) + vatta (surround) + aru (river).[1] This village, where the famous Sri Adikesavaperumal Temple is located, is one of the 108 Divya Desams.[2] Thiruvattar has been mentioned as Adi Keshava kshetra by Madhva sect saint Shri Vadiraja Tirtha in his pilgrimage travelogue Tirtha Prabandha, written in the sixteenth century.
Demographics
As of 2001[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". India census,[3] 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.
Politics
Thiruvattar assembly constituency is part of Nagercoil (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
As per the latest restructuring, the Thiruvattar assembly constituency has been split and merged with nearby constituencies.
See also
References
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