Manalurpet

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?Manalurpet Tamil Nadu • India
Coordinates: (find coordinates)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Viluppuram
Population	7,401 (2001)

Manalurpet is a panchayat town in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[1], Manalurpet,Tamil மணலூர்ப்பேட்டைhad a population of 7401. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Manalurpet has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 50%. In Manalurpet, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Manalurpet is famous for River Festival,which being happen every year in the month of january,second day from kanum pongal (Fifth day of Tamil month Thai). During the festival Lord Annamalaiyar will come from Tiruvannamalai. Manalurpet is 25 km from Tiruvannamalai, 15km from Tirukoilur. Also this town have "Lord Agastheeswara Temple", "Lord Perumal Temple", Lord Sani Bhagavan Temple" and around 40feet "Anjaneyar Temple".

Manalurpet is famous for Parched rice (Pori in Tamil).

Coordinates: 12°01′N, 79°06′E

[edit] References

	Villupuram District
Taluk	Gingee | Kallakurichi | Sankarapuram | Thindivanam | Thirukoilur | Ulundurpet | Vanur | Villupuram
Blocks	Chinnasalem | Gingee | Kallakkurichi | Kalrayan Hills | Kanai | Kandamangalam | Koliyanur | Mailam | Marakkanam | Melmalayanur | Mugaiyur | Olakkur | Rishivandiam | Sankarapuram | Thiagadurgam | Thiruvennainallur | Tirukkoyilur | Tirunavalur | Ulundurpet | Vallam | Vanur | Vikravandi
Corporation	None
Municipality	Kallakurichi | Tindivanam | Villupuram
Town Panchayat	Ananthapuram | Arakandanallur | Chinnasalem | Gingee | Kottakuppam | Manalurpet | Marakkanam | Sankarapuram | Thiagadurgam | Thirukkoyilur | Thiruvennainallur | Ulundurpettai | Vadakkanandal | Valavanur | Vikravandi