Polur
| Polur | |
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| Municipality | |
 Polur
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| Coordinates: 12°30′N 79°08′E / 12.5°N 79.13°ECoordinates: 12°30′N 79°08′E / 12.5°N 79.13°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruvannamalai |
| Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 55,000 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 606803 |
| Telephone code | 04181 |
Polur is a town and Municipality in Tiruvannamalai district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It lies on the National Highway (NH-234). (Mangalore - Villupuram Highway).
Polur is located at 12°30′N 79°08′E / 12.5°N 79.13°E. It has an average elevation of 171 metres (561 ft).
Along with many places of worships, Polur has a huge mountain temple dedicated to Lord Narasimha. This mountain temple was historically referred as Sampathgiri.This temple has been big temple in polur surrounding which in Sanskrit means "Mountain of Wealth". From the top of the hill, one can have a clear view of the Tiruvannamalai Arunachala Hill and A small hill named Kunnathur Hill is also seen on the outskirts of Polur. The same term was referred in Tamil as "Porulur" literally translating to Porul oor (Place of Wealth), now referred as Polur.It is Situated in the Tiruvannamalai District, it takes around 30 minutes to reach the Tiruvannamalai. It takes about 1 hour to reach Vellore. One can reach the silk town of Arani (Arni).
Situated within 40 km, are the villages of Kalambur, Athuvambadi,Kunnathur, Santhavasal, Padai Veedu (pronounced Padavedu), Kalasapakkam, Kannamangalam, Kaniyambadi and Vannangulam.The Nearest Village is Kelur which is situated in Vellore-Thirvannamalai Highway
About 20 km east of Polur is the remote town of Devikapuram, the site of Periyanayaki Amman Temple. Some 20 km off Polur is the Parvathamalai with a temple of Lord Shiva on its top. The town is about 193 km from Chennai & there are frequent buses (TNSTC - Villupuram) from the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus CMBT, plying on Route # 148 (Chennai - Polur) via Tambaram, Chengalepat, Utthiramerur, Vandavasi, Chetpet. The nearest airport is at Chennai.
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