Sholavandan

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Coordinates: 10.0167° N 77.9667° E

Sholavandan

Sholavandan
State
 - District(s)		 Tamil Nadu
 - Madurai
Coordinates 10.0167° N 77.9667° E
Area
 - Elevation
 - 127[2] m
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001)
 - Density		 21,661
 - 
Chairperson of Town Panchayat V. Ayyappan[1]
Codes
 - Postal
 - Telephone
 - Vehicle		  
 - 625214[3]
 - +04543
 - TN 59(?)

Sholavandan (Tamil: சோழவந்தான்) is a panchayat town in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located at the bank of Vaigai River.

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[edit] Civic administration

The Chairman of the Town Panchayat is V. Ayyappan who won as an independent in the local body elections conducted in 2001.[1] There are 18 wards as part of this Town Panchayat each represented by an elected member.[4] Elected in the Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 2006, P. Moorthy of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam represents Sholavandan in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.[5][6] Sholavandan assembly segment is part of Dindigul parliamentary constituency which is represented by N.S.V. Chitthan of the Indian National Congress.[7]

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Sholavandan had a population of 21,661. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Sholavandan has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 65%. In Sholavandan, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The main business of the people are Agriculture. You can found agriculture land all directions.

[edit] Tourism

  • Jenagai Mariamman Temple

[edit] Personalities

  • Arasan Shanmukhanar - A great Tamil poet.
  • L A Samy Iyer - Former collector of Madurai District, British Raj.
  • Sethurathnam Iyer - A Minister of Madaras Presidency, British Raj.
  • Vaidya Subramania Iyer - A reputed Philonthrapist
  • T R Mahalingam - A great Singer/Actor of 1960s
  • Subramaniam Swamy - Present Leader of Janatha Party
  • SingaPillai - Freedom Fighter / Ex Punchayat Leader

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Official results published by TN State Election Commission
  2. ^ Co-ordinates, elevation, map, etc., from fallingrain.com
  3. ^ http://www.bandvalley.com/postalcode.xls
  4. ^ Elected members to wards released by TNSEC
  5. ^ Statewide assembly election results, 2006 PDF
  6. ^ Offical results displayed in TN Government site
  7. ^ Official biography of fourteenth Lok Sabha member
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