Cholapuram

Cholapuram
city
Cholapuram

Location in Tamil Nadu, India

Coordinates: 11°3′5″N 79°24′55″E / 11.05139°N 79.41528°E / 11.05139; 79.41528Coordinates: 11°3′5″N 79°24′55″E / 11.05139°N 79.41528°E / 11.05139; 79.41528
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Elevation 123 m (404 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 6,364
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code 0435
Vehicle registration TN 68

Cholapuram (Tamil: சோழபுரம்) is a panchayat town in the Thanjavur district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India.In ancient time, it's called as Pairavapuram.

Population

According to the 2001 Indian population census, the population of Cholapuram was 6,364,[1] of which women constituted 52%. Cholapuram's literacy rate stood at 79%, which is higher than the national average of 59.9%. The male literacy rate was 79%, compared to the female literacy rate of 66%. Cholapuram also has a substantially large number of people under the age of six: according to the census that year this number stood at 12% of the population.

People from this panchayat town studied well and doing professional job in abroad, chennai, bangalore, hydrabad and other major cities in India in IT, Medical, and Engineering, etc...

Agriculture

The income of Cholapuran's residents is heavily dependent upon agriculture and the welding works. The major crops cultivated in are paddy, pulses, gingelly, groundnut and sugarcane. Minor crops like maize, soybeans, and red gram vegetables, cotton, casuarina trees (savukku), fruits, chili, banana trees, ginger, groundnut, and pulses are also grown.

Education

Schools and colleges in Cholapuram include:

Business

Major business in Cholapuram include the Indian Bank and the Indian Overseas Bank. The Cholapuram area is popular for welding works. There are number of general merchant stores, medicals, fertilizer shops, fancy stores, super market, Restaurants, Hotels and Sweet Stalls are doing business.

Temples

Transportation

The Kumbakonam railway station is the nearest to Cholapuram, however, the Thanjavar railway station, 50 km away, is the only major railway station in the area. The main bus terminal in Kumbakonam, provides inner and outer area transportation. There are airports located in Thanjavur and Trichy.

References

Notes

  1. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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