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Thiruttani

Thiruttani
திருத்தணி
Town
Thiruttani is located in Tamil Nadu
Thiruttani
Thiruttani
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 13°11′N 79°38′E / 13.18°N 79.63°E / 13.18; 79.63Coordinates: 13°11′N 79°38′E / 13.18°N 79.63°E / 13.18; 79.63
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Government
 • Type Second Grade Municipality
 • Body Thiruttani Municipality
Elevation 76 m (249 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 44,781
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 631209
Vehicle registration TN-20
Website www.thirutani.info

Thiruttani is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, famous for being birthplace of Indian President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and also birthplace of Chief Minister of Madras Presidency B. Munuswamy Naidu. It is located 78 kilometres (48 miles) from Chennai, 602 kilometres (374 miles) from Hyderabad , 254 kilometres (158 miles) from Bengaluru, 329 kilometres (204 miles) from Tiruchirapalli, 44 kilometres (27 miles) from Kanchipuram, 65 kilometres (40 miles) from Tirupathi, 160 kilometres (99 miles) from Thiruvannamalai, 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) from Arakkonam and 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) from the state of Andhra Pradesh. As of 2011, the town had a population of 44,781.

Lord Muruga's one of the arupadai veedu(six places were Lord Karthikeya halted along with his entire army), one being tiruttani, this reason makes this town famous and a major source of income revolves around the Thiruthani Murugan Temple.

Tiruttani is located at 13°11′N 79°38′E / 13.18°N 79.63°E / 13.18; 79.63. It has an average elevation of 76 metres (249 ft).


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