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Thirubuvanam is a
There is an ancient Kampaheswarar Temple in Thirubuvanam.
Thirubuvanam is very near the Cauvery River and is known as a manufacturing hub for silk
Thirubuvanam
Thirubuvanam's Magnificent Chola Temple
Thico Silks
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 Thanjavur district
Thanjavur District is one of the Districts of Tamil Nadu, 38 districts of the States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur (Tanjore) . The district is located in the delta of the Cauv ...
in the India
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of Tamil Nadu
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. The town is mainly known for the Kampaheswarar Temple.
Demographics
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A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, Thirubuvanam had a population of 14,139. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thirubuvanam has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 63%. In Thirubuvanam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The population consists primarily of silk
Silk is a natural fiber, natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be weaving, woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is most commonly produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoon (silk), c ...
weavers. Thirubuvanam has a major dominance of Saurashtra people.
There is an ancient Kampaheswarar Temple in Thirubuvanam.
Thirubuvanam is very near the Cauvery River and is known as a manufacturing hub for silk sari
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and clothing materials, which is also located in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Hand woven silk saris and clothing materials in this ancient and emerging modern state of India have their brands and their respective values associated with the town or village of origin. In this respect Thirubuvanam silk saris are famous and accepted as the silk saris from the delta of the mighty and life-giving Cauvery river from which there are several tributaries flowing in this delta region.
Thico silks
Thico Silks - The Thirubuvanam Silkhandloom weaver
A loom is a device used to weaving, weave cloth and tapestry. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the Warp (weaving), warp threads under tension (mechanics), tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. The precise shape of ...
s Cooperative Production and Sale Society Limited, Thirubuvanam was started with the twin purpose of preserving the art of silk-weaving and uplifting the life of the artistically rich but economically poor weavers of this region. This society was started with an investment of ten thousand rupees in 1955, now does business to the tune of 43 crores a year The head office is located at Thirubuvanam, situated just 6 kilometres away from Kumbakonam it has 39 other branches spread across Tamil Nadu
External links
Thirubuvanam
Thirubuvanam's Magnificent Chola Temple
Thico Silks
References
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