
Thiruvenkadu (also spelled Thiruvengadu) is a village in the
Sirkazhi taluk of
Mayiladuthurai district
Mayiladuthurai district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The district headquarters is located at Mayiladuthurai.
Geography
The district is bounded on the north by Cuddalore district, on the west by Thanjavur ...
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India
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. Pincode of Thiruvenkadu village is 609114. Thiruvenkadu is located from the headquarter of the taluk,
Sirkazhi
Sirkazhi () also spelled as ''Siyali'' is a major municipal town in Mayiladuthurai district in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located from the coast of the Bay of Bengal, and from the state capital Chennai. Sirkazhi was a part of Thanjavur distric ...
.It is also said to be the birth place of Pattinathaar, a saivite Tamil scholar and saint who attained salvation in Thirvotriyur near Chennai.
Demographics
Thiruvenkadu has the population of 8252, of which males are just 4126 while females are 4126. The literacy rate of Thiruvenkadu, as per 2011 census is 82.89 per cent.
Temples
Swetharanyeswarar Temple is a
Hindu temple in Thiruvenkadu. The main deity is Swetharaneeswarar (Shiva) but there is a separate
sannidhi for Budhan (Mercury).
Villages in Mayiladuthurai district
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