Narasingapuram, Thiruvallur

Narasingapuram (நரசிங்கபுரம்) village located about 55 km from Chennai, while travelling from Chennai to Sriperumbudur on the National Highway. Have to take a right turn near Empee Distillers and travel through the road to reach this village.

Name history

An old inscription in the Lakhsmi Narasimha temple which describes about the establishment of the presiding deity’s Urchavar idol “Prahaladha Purandhara” that is named after the lord’s avathar purport says “Narasinga perumal temple is situated in the village of Narasa Nayakar Puram that is nearby Coovam (age old chola era saivist temple village) and under the jurisdiction of the Jayamkonda Chola Mandalam of Chandragiri kingdom’s southernmost part. The name of Narasa Nayakar Puram has become Narasingapuram in the later period because of colloquial reference of the village to the temple and its deity.

Location

Tiruvallur district is an administrative district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town of Thiruvallur is the district headquarters.

Geography

It is bounded on the north by Andhra Pradesh state, on the east by the Bay of Bengal, on the southeast by Chennai district, on the south by Kanchipuram and on the west by Vellore district.

Demographics

It occupies an area of 3424 km² and has a population of 2,754,756 as of 2001. It is 54.45% urbanised. The district has a literacy of 76.90%, higher than the state average.