Tenkasi

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Tenkasi
Tenkasi
State - District(s)	Tamil Nadu - Tirunelveli
Coordinates	8.97° N 77.3° E
Area - Elevation	- 143 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	62,828 -

Tenkasi is a city and a municipality in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in the foothills of the Western Ghats near the Courtallam Waterfalls.

Tenkasi is famous for its Ulagamman Temple and its Shiva Temple. The Ulagamman temple was built by Parakrama Pandian, but was shattered by lightning. In the 1990s, the temple was reinstated with the help of Sivanthi Adithan and others, and it was painted again in 2006 by the same group for a new look. However, the first few feet from the ground is not painted as that part is supposed to have survived the lightning strike. The gopuram or the entering gateway is supposed to be one of the highest in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

Tenkasi is also famous for saral (drizzling). During May-August every year, people enjoy saral in Tenkasi.

The main tourist attraction of Tenkasi is Courtallam, with its exotic waterfalls and healing spas.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Tenkasi is located at 8.97° N 77.3° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 143 metres (469 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Tenkasi had a population of 62,828. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Tenkasi has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 67%. In Tenkasi, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.