Tiruvallur திருவள்ளூர்
—  town  —
Tiruvallur Location of Tiruvallur in Tamil Nadu and India
Coordinates	13°09′N 79°55′E / 13.15°N 79.91°E / 13.15; 79.91Coordinates: 13°09′N 79°55′E / 13.15°N 79.91°E / 13.15; 79.91
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Tiruvallur
Population • Density	45,732 (2001[update]) • 4,254 /km2 (11,018 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area	10.75 square kilometres (4.15 sq mi)
Codes • Pincode • 602001 • Telephone • +91-44 • Vehicle • TN-20
Website	municipality.tn.gov.in/tiruvallur/abcity_mpty.htm

Tiruvallur (Tamil: திருவள்ளூர்) is a temple town and a selection grade municipality in Tiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is located on the cooum river about 42 km (26 mi) WestNorth of the city of Chennai (Madras), the capital city of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Tiruvallur district. This town consists of four revenue villages namely Thiruvallur, Periakuppam, Perumpakkam and Pungathur. The town is divided into 27 wards. It is well known because of the Veera Raghavar temple which is one of the 108 sacred shrines of Vaishnavites. There is a pond nearby this temple, where the tank festival is held. There is a Siva temple near this shrine which is also quite popular among the locals. There is also a 40 feet tall Viswaroopa Panchamukha Hanuman temple, where the murti is made of a single green granite stone. Poondi reservoir from where drinking water is drawn to Chennai city is at about 9 km (5.6 mi) from this town.

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has drafted a Second Master Plan that aims to develop Tiruvallur as the satellite township around the chennai city. As envisaged in the First Master Plan, development of tiruvallur as satellite town should be encouraged by provision of adequate infrastructure for housing and other developments in order to relieve congestion in the metropolis and provide better housing facilities at affordable cost.

Etymology

The word "Tiruvallur" is supposedly derived from the Tamil sentence "tiru evvull?" meaning, "Tiru" - god (a common prefix in South India for temple towns), "evvull" - where do I sleep. So, Tiruvallur means, a place/town where, the god, Veera Raghavar asked a saint for a place to sleep for a night.

History

In the far past, this region was under a chain of regimes commencing from the Pallavas during the 7th century ending with the Nawab of Arcot during the early part of 19th century when it came under the British rule. In 1687, the Golkonda rulers were defeated and the region came under the Moghul emperors of Delhi. The towns and villages of this region were the scene of Carnatic wars. Battles are said to have been fought in this region during the struggle for supremacy between the English and French. The town of Pulicat was the earliest Dutch possession in India founded in 1609 which was ceded to the British in 1825. With this, the region came under the British rule which ended on the 15th August, 1947 with India becoming independent.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Tiruvallur had a population of 45,517. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Tiruvallur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 69%. In Tiruvallur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Places of worship

The Veera Raghava Swami Temple in Tiruvallur

Lord Vishnu as Veera Raghavar is the presiding deity of the Veera Raghavar temple. Vaidya Veera Raghavar, vaidya meaning a doctor of medicine, is a god known for his curing abilities. In this temple people donate symbols (thin small metal sheets with a specific human organ engraved on them) of humans organs as a request to god to cure the illness or problems with those organs. The local folklore claims that the temple is around 5000 years old. This is one of the temples in India where Lord Vishnu can be seen in lying down position compared to other temples where the idol is in standing position.

The 40 foot tall statue of Sri Panchamukha Hanuman [1]. This statue is made of a single piece of green granite that was brought from Hassan in Karnataka. It is an architectural delight, and an important religious monument. Another Famous Hanuman Temple is situated at Kakkalur, a village which is 3 km (1.9 mi) from Tiruvallur.

Economy

The town attained district headquarters status in 1997. Tiruvallur houses many Industries including few Fortune 100 companies. Tiruvallur is rich in industry, with some of the following industries in that region. Lancer Car plant, Caterpillar Earth moving Equipment Plant. Hindustan Motors, Hanil Lear, Delphi TVS, India Japan Lighting, Kingfisher's brewary division, Style SPA furnitures, TI India, TCL etc.,

Tiruvallur is well surrounded by Industrical hubs in and around chennai like ambattur Industrial Estate and Sriperumbudur Industrial Estate. There is good rail connectivity to ambattur through Suburban train, it takes 40min to travel. Also good road connectivity to Sriperumbudur through buses, it takes 30min to travel. There are many Automobile, Electrical & Electronic, Software MNC's are located around Tiruvallur.

Transport

Tiruvallur is well connected by road and rail. The Chennai Airport lies just 42 km (26 mi) Southeast of the town which could be reached in about 45 mins by road. This lies on chennai-Bangalore broad gauge railway line and Chennai-Tirupati Trunk road. There are two major roads connecting Chennai and Tiruvallur. One route is through Porur and Poonamallee and the another one is through Avadi and Ambattur.

Tiruvallur lies in the Main Broad Gauge line and some of the WestNorth bound trains stop here. There are two Suburban railway line alone tiruvallur which are West line and WestNorth line. West line is from Chennai central to Arakkonam and WestNorth line is from Chennai Central to Tiruttani. These two line have many Suburban trains running from tiruvallur to chennai central, chennai Beach, Arakkonam and Tiruttani. Fast train is also available which will start at Tiruvallur and stops at Thirunindravur, Avadi, Ambattur, Villivakkam, Perambur, Basin Bridge and finally reach Chennai central Station. Besides, there are facilities for advanced computerised reservation of train tickets. Frequent trains between Tiruvallur and chennai central are available.

The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) runs an extensive city bus system which plays the important role in tiruvallur transportation. This MTC bus service available from tiruvallur to most of the important places in chennai city and Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA).

MTC Services from tiruvallur:

Education

Since Tiruvallur is adjacent to the city of Chennai, there are remarkable number of Educational Institutions in Tiruvallur. Many professional institutions particularly the veterinary university add honour to this district is the field of education. The literacy rate is about 68% of the total population as per 2001 census (provisional). Tiruvallur has many higher secondary schools including private and government schools, government aided school called D.R.B.C.C is very famous around the town, and copious private schools as well serve the purpose. There are a few engineering colleges , and a few medical colleges, arts and science colleges around Tiruvallur.

• Victory Institute of Catering& Hotel Management
• Bhajarang Engineering College.
• E.V.P. Engineering College.
• Indira College of Education.
• Indira College of Nursing.
• Indira Institute of Computer Application.
• Indira Institute of Engineering & Technology.
• Indira Institute of Management & Research.
• Indira Teacher Training Institute.
• Jaya College of Paramedical Science.
• Jaya College of Arts and Science.
• Madha Engineering College.
• Prathyusha Engineering College.
• Priyadarshini Dental College & Hospital.
• LCR College of Engineering and Technology.
• Sri Ram Engineering College.
• Sri Ram Arts and Science College.
• Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering and Technology.
• Sri Venkateswara Institute of Science and Technology.
• Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering and Technology:http://www.sasthaenggcollege.com

Politics

Tiruvallur assembly constituency is part of Tiruvallur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Tiruvallur Lok Sabha Constituency Elected member - Mr.Venugopal of AIADMK
Tiruvallur Assembly Constituency Elected member - Mr.Ramana of AIADMK

• LokaKshema Yagna Trust, Tiruvallur,India

State of Tamil Nadu Capital : Chennai Topics: Cinema · Cuisine · Economy · Government · History · Language · Literature · Music · People · Politics · Temples · Wildlife State Symbols: State bird: Emerald Dove  · State Animal: Nilgiri Tahr  · State Tree: Palm Tree  · State flower: Gloriosa Lily Districts: Ariyalur · Chennai · Coimbatore · Cuddalore · Dharmapuri · Dindigul · Erode · Kanchipuram · Kanyakumari · Karur · Krishnagiri · Madurai · Nagapattinam · Namakkal · Perambalur · Pudukkottai · Ramanathapuram · Salem · Sivaganga · Thanjavur · The Nilgiris · Theni · Thoothukudi · Tiruchirapalli · Tirunelveli · Tiruppur · Tiruvallur · Tiruvannamalai · Tiruvarur · Vellore · Viluppuram · Virudhunagar Major cities: Chennai  · Coimbatore  · Erode  · Madurai  · Salem · Tiruchirapalli · Tirunelveli  · Tiruppur  · Tuticorin · Vellore Protected areas: Biosphere Reserves: · Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve · Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve · Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve National Parks: Guindy National Park · Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park · Indira Gandhi National Park · Mudumalai National Park · Mukurthi National Park · Palani Hills National Park Wildlife Sanctuaries: Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary · Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary · Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary · Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary · Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary Bird Sanctuaries: Chitrangudi · Kanjirankulam · Karaivetti · Karikili · Koothankulam · Melaselvanur - Kilaselvanur · Pulicat Lake · Udayamarthandapuram · Vaduvur · Vedanthangal · Vellode · Vettangudi Tiger reserves: Anaimalai Tiger Reserve · Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve · Mudumalai Tiger Reserve Conservation reserves: Tiruvidaimarudur Conservation Reserve Portal : Tamil Nadu