Sirkazhi taluk

Sirkazhi taluk is a taluk of Nagapattinam district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Sirkazhi

Population

According to the 2001 census, the taluk of Sirkazhi had a population of 292,162 with 146,186 males and 145,976 females. There were 999 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 72.28. The total number of households was 66,089.

References

"Primary Census Abstract - Census 2001". Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu. http://www.census.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx.

Nagapattinam district

District Headquarters	Nagapattinam

Country	India

State	Tamil Nadu

Region	Chola Nadu

Divisions	Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam

Taluks	Kilvelur Kuthalam Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Sirkazhi Tharangambadi Thirukkuvalai Vedaranyam

Revenue blocks	Keelaiyur Kilvelur Kollidam Kuthalam Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Sembanar Koil Sirkazhi Talanayar Thirumarugal Vedaranyam

Municipalities	Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Sirkazhi Vedaranyam

Rivers	Addapar Kaveri Kollidam Thirumalairajan Vettar Veera Chozhan

History	Early Cholas Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Thanjavur Nayaks Thanjavur Marathas Company Raj British Raj

Places of interest	Chudamani Vihara Ganapathi Temple, Thiruchengattankudi Kayarohanaswami Temple, Nagapattinam Kazheesirama Vinnagaram Mayuranathaswami Temple, Mayiladuthurai Nagannathaswamy Temple, Keezhaperumpallam Nangur Vishnu Temples Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary Puhar Punjai Siva Temple Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi Sayavaneswarar Temple Sembanarkoil Sikkal Singaravelan Temple Sri Sivalokanathar Temple, Tirupunkur Swetharanyeswarar Temple Tharangambadi Therazhundur Thirukkadaiyur Thiruvenkadu Vaitheeswaran Koil Valampurinathar Temple Vanjinatha Temple Vedaranyeswarar Temple Viratteswara Temple, Vazhuvur

Religious and monastic institutions	Dharmapuram Adheenam Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam

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