Sholavandan

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Sholavandan v • d • e Tamil Nadu • India
Sholavandan
District(s)	Madurai
Coordinates	10.0167° N 77.9667° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 127UNIQ219fca5f33bd51a9-ref-0,000F25B-QINU m (Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "" ft)
Population	21,661 (2001)
Chairperson of Town Panchayat	V. Ayyappan^[1]
Codes • Postal • Telephone • Vehicle	• 625214^[3] • +04543 • TN 59(?)

Coordinates: 10.0167° N 77.9667° E

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.It is one among the 12 "town- panchayats" of Madurai district.[[1]]

1 Civic administration
2 Demographics
3 Tourism
4 Personalities
5 References

[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 census^GRIndia, 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 prime occupation of the people is Agriculture.Sholavandan is very famous for the "betel-leaves" grown there.

[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 philanthropist
T R Mahalingam - A great Singer/Actor of 1960s(Hails from Thenkarai, a village near sholavandan)
Subramaniam Swamy - Present Leader of Janatha Party
SingaPillai - Freedom Fighter / Ex Punchayat Leader