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Thiruvonam is a Taluk town 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 ...
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Geography

Thiruvonam is located at . It has an average elevation of 36 
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Demographics

A small town located south of
Thanjavur Thanjavur (), also known as Thanjai, previously known as Tanjore, Pletcher 2010, p. 195 is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the 12th biggest city in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is an important center of southern Indian religion, art ...
, has population approximately 1000. Thiruvonam is a panchayat union comprises more than 20 small villages around and far. North East boundary of its panchayat union lies right in the suburb of Thanjavur called Mariamman Kovil. Currently, in the process of transforming itself into a separate Taluk. Mrs. Uma maheshwari being current chairman of panchayat union. Mr. T.thangadurai being the councilor of the union. History of this little town dates back to early 1000 A.D.. It was one of the important places of pilgrimage for Cholas dynasty. MuthuThangappa Football club and festival of temples of Muthumariamman are widely regarded. Thiru.Muthu Thangappa was a well known panchayat Union Chairman.


Politics

Thiruvonam assembly constituency is part of
Thanjavur (Lok Sabha constituency) Thanjavur is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 30 of 39. Assembly segments From 2009 Before 2009 Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency was previously composed of ...
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See also

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Cities and towns in Thanjavur district {{Thanjavur-geo-stub