Nallathur is a

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in the

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. Nallathur's postal code is 605106.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Indian census, the population of Nallathur was 4,456, of which 2,238 were male (50.02%) and 2,218 were female (49.98%).
495 (11.1%) of them were aged six or under. The literacy rate was 68.6% (3,057 literate); 75% of males and 61.7% of females were literate. 51.7% of the population was employed (63.7% male, 39.5% female). Scheduled castes made up 26.4% of the population. There were no people from scheduled tribes.

Nearby towns and villages

Nallathur is located south of

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, the capital of Tamil Nadu and northwest from

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in the Taluk township. Other nearby towns include

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on three sides: Embalam (East), Manakuppam (West), and Sivaranthagam (North). The Malattaru borders the southern part of the village. Two nearby villages Melakuppam and N.Manaveli are under the Nallathur Panchayat.

Climate

The temperature is moderate; the average maximum and minimum temperatures are and respectively. The town gets its rainfall from the

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in winter and the

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in summer. The average annual rainfall is .

Temples

Nallathur is also known as "Temple village" and the place of Sivaprakasa Swamigal Jeeva samadhi. * Sri Swarnapureeswarar Temple is a temple of

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in Nallathur. * Sri Lakshmi Narayana Varadharaja Perumal Koil * Thuraimangalam Siva Prakasar Jeeva Samadhi Aalayam Siva Prakasar * Sri Arni Periyapalayathu Amman Temple * Sri Draupathi Amman Dharma Raja Temple * Sri Kali Amman Temple * Sri Selva Vinayagar Temple * Sri Naga Muthumari Amman Temple * Sri Muthu Mariyamman Temple * Sri Gangai Amman Temple

Colleges

* Sri Venkateshwara Medical college Hospital and Research Centre, Ariyur, Pondicherry: * Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Madagadipet, Pondicherry: * Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Kirumbampakkam, Pondicherry: * Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pillaiyarkuppam, Pondicherry: * Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College, Madagadipet, Pondicherry: * Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology, Kalitheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry: * Sri Jayaram Engineering College * IFET College of Engineering,

District:

Schools

*Appar Government Aided Middle School, Nallathur * Swami vivekananda High School, Manakuppam: * Maraimalai Adigal Government Higher Secondary School, Embalam: * Government Higher Secondary School, Thookanampakkam: * St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School, Manjakuppam Cuddalore * Vallalar Government Higher Secondary School, Kandamangalam: * Balaji English Higher Secondary School, Embalam: , * Government High School Pakkam: * Gps, manakuppam 500m

Economy

Nallathur's main activity is agriculture. Rice paddy and sugarcane cultivation are prevalent.

References

External links

{{Cuddalore District Villages in Cuddalore district Cities and villages in Cuddalore taluk