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Pennadam (Pen Aavu Kadam) is a
Pennadam (Pen Aavu Kadam) is a panchayat town
A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...
in Cuddalore district
Cuddalore District is one of the 38 List of districts of Tamil Nadu, districts in the States and union territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu in India.
History
Since ancient times, the old town has been a seaport. Through the centuries, Cu ...
in the India
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n state
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of Tamil Nadu
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.
Geography
Pennadam has an average elevation of 54metre
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s (177 feet
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). History
Sudarkozhundeeswarar Temple was built in the earlyChola period
The Chola dynasty () was a Tamil dynasty originating from Southern India. At its height, it ruled over the Chola Empire, an expansive maritime empire. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated to the 3rd centu ...
. Pennadam is also the birthplace of Meykandar
Meykandar (, Meykaṇṭār, lit. ''the truth seer''), also known as Meykanda Devar, was a 13th-century philosopher and theologian who contributed to the Shaiva Siddhanta school of Shaivism. His literary work known as '' Śiva Jñāna Bodham'' ...
and Kalikamba Nayanar renowned Nayanmar
The Nayanars (or Nayanmars; , and later 'teachers of Shiva') were a group of 63 Tamil Hindu saints living during the 6th to 8th centuries CE who were devoted to the Hindu god Shiva. Along with the Alvars, their contemporaries who were devoted to ...
s in Shaivaite culture. A temple was also built for Meykandar
Meykandar (, Meykaṇṭār, lit. ''the truth seer''), also known as Meykanda Devar, was a 13th-century philosopher and theologian who contributed to the Shaiva Siddhanta school of Shaivism. His literary work known as '' Śiva Jñāna Bodham'' ...
in this town in the 20th century.
Demographics
Indiacensus
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, Pennadam had a population of 17,142. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pennadam has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 56%. In Pennadam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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