Thiruvakkarai (also spelled as Tiruvakkarai) is a village in the Vanur taluk of

Viluppuram district Viluppuram, Villupuram or Vizhuppuram is one of the 38 districts that make up the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded on 30 September 1993, prior to which it was part of the Cuddalore district. Vizhuppuram district lies in the way of the ...

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. Situated on the periphery of

Auroville Auroville (; City of Dawn French: Cité de l'aube) is an experimental township in Viluppuram district, mostly in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, with some parts in the Union Territory of Puducherry in India.

global township, it is the home of National Fossil Wood Park and Chandramouleeswar temple.VCK candidate vows to put Vanur on tourism map, The Hindu newspaper, 12-May-2016
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Demographics

According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 3220. There were 986 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 68.73. Child population in the age group below 6 was 11,028 Males and 10,647 Females.
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Archaeological sites in Tamil Nadu Protected areas of Tamil Nadu Villages in Viluppuram district {{Viluppuram-geo-stub

Demographics

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