Chengam

Chengam
—  city  —
Chengam Location of Chengam in Tamil Nadu and India
Coordinates	12°18′N 78°48′E / 12.3°N 78.8°E / 12.3; 78.8Coordinates: 12°18′N 78°48′E / 12.3°N 78.8°E / 12.3; 78.8
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Tiruvanamalai
Population	23,200 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 272 metres (892 ft)

Chengam is a township in Tiruvanamalai district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

Geography

Chengam is located at 12°18′N 78°48′E / 12.3°N 78.8°E / 12.3; 78.8.^[1] It has an average elevation of 272 metres (892 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Chengam had a population of 23,200. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Chengam has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 72% and female literacy of 58%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.This town is also famous for Big historic temple (Venugopala Parthasarathy Temple which was built by Nannan Sei Nannan who ruled this place. This place is also famous for battle between British and King Nannan.

Politics

Chengam assembly constituency (SC) is part of Tiruvannamalai (Lok Sabha constituency).^[3]

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chengam
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
3. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies". Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-08.