- Sholinghur
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native_name = Sholingur | type = city | latd = 13.12 | longd = 79.42
state_name = Tamil Nadu
district = Vellore
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altitude = 155
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 26,597| population_density =
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footnotes =Sholinghur is a town and a
panchayat union under WalajahTaluk inVellore district ofTamil Nadu ,India . Sholinghur is very famous for theLakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple . According to legend, Lord Narayana not only took several incarnations in this world to reform the people, but also sent His messengers as preceptors to perform this function. One such preceptor was Doddacharya of Chozhasimhapuram, now known as Sholingur, who lived nearly 470 years ago performing service to Lord Yoga Narasimhar. The current Doddacharya of the 23rd generation is dedicated to the cause of spreading the glory of Yoga Narasimhar through the website http://www.doddacharya.orgSholingur also has historical significance. It was here that Sir Eyre Coote fought against
Tipu Sultan andHaider Ali in theSecond Anglo-Mysore War .Geography
Sholinghur is located at coor d|13.12|N|79.42|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Sholinghur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sholinghur] ] . It has an average elevation of m to ft|155|m|abbr=on.
Demographics
As of 2001 Indiacensus , [GR|India] Sholingur had a population of 26,597. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sholingur has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 66%. In Sholingur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.Facilities
Sholinghur has a railway station. The community is 30 minutes away from the station. Sholinghur is easily accessible from Walajah Road railway station and also from
Arakkonam railway station. From Arakkonam, Sholinghur can be reached in 40 minutes drive.The town has one engineering college, the
Saraswathi Velu Engineering College .In recent years, Sholinghur is emerging as an industrial town with
Brakes India and associated companies operating from this town. It also houses the famous Indian TVS industrial production unit which employs more than 5000 employees.Politics
Sholinghur assembly constituency is part of
Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency) . [cite web
url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
title = List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
accessdate = 2008-10-08
work = Tamil Nadu
publisher = Election Commission of India ]References
External links
* [http://www.sholinghurnarasimhar.com/ Sholinghur temple website]
* [http://www.pariharam.com/ Online Hindu Ritual in Sholingur Temple]
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