Thuvarankurichi (also spelled as Tovarankurichchi or Thuvarankurichy) is a town in

Tiruchirappalli district Tiruchirappalli District is one of the 38 districts, located along the Kaveri River, in Tamil Nadu, India. The headquarters of the district is the city of Tiruchirappalli. During the British Raj, the district was referred to as Trichinopoly, ...

in the

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region of the Indian state of

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...

. It is situated 65 kilometers away from both

Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli (), also known as Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with being the best livable and the cleanest city of T ...

and

Madurai Madurai ( , , ), formerly known as Madura, is a major city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District, which is ...

.It is also meeting point of 5 districts: Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, Dindigul, Pudukkottai,Sivaganga. The town is located within the

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

of the

Vellar River The Vellar River is a river in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It originates in the Kalrayan Hills, and flows generally eastward through Salem, Perambalur, and Cuddalore districts, before flowing into the Bay of Bengal near Parangipettai. The r ...

Raja college of Allied Health Science and Hotel Management College located at Thuvarankurichi.

Demographics

As of 2011 census, the total population of the town is 12,167 of which 6,098 are men and 6,069 are women. The average literacy of the town was 72.01% which is slightly lesser than the national average of 72.99%. The town has 2,686 households. Thuvarankurichi population composed of 58.85% Hindus, 38.14% Muslims, 2.95% Christians, 0.01% people following other religion and 0.06% people who follow no religion.

Administration

The local body responsible for the governance of the town is Ponnampatti Town Panchayat. The Town panchayat has won the "best town panchayat" award from Government of Tamil Nadu in 2017. The town comes under Marungapuri Taluk and

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of Tiruchirappalli district. The town falls under Manapparai State Assembly Constituency and Karur Lok Sabha Constituency.

Transport

The town is located on

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which connects Thuvarankurichi with major cities of Tamil Nadu like

Trichy Tiruchirappalli (), also known as Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with being the best livable and the cleanest city of T ...

Dindigul Dindigul (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is a city in the India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Dindigul district. Dindigul City is Located in the Southwest Region of Tamil Nadu. Dindigul is an ancient settlement r ...

Pudukkottai Pudukkottai Municipal Corporation is the administrative headquarters of Pudukkottai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the oldest Heritage city located on the banks of the Vellar River. It has been ruled, at different t ...

Sivaganga Sivaganga () is the City and headquarters of the Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is known for the 16th-century Sivagangai Fort, located in City Centre. Inside the fort, the Rajarajeshwari Amman Temple features many orn ...

Karaikkudi Karaikudi is the largest city of Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the centre of the Karaikudi Metropolitan Area, the 21st largest urban Agglomeration of Tamil Nadu based on 2011 census data. It is part of the area ...

Karur Karur () is a municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Karur district and is administered by the Karur Municipal Cor ...

Tiruppur Tiruppur or Tirupur ( ), is a city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of the Noyyal river in Western Tamil Nadu, it is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the administrative capital of T ...

Thoothukudi Thoothukudi (formerly called Tuticorin) is a port city, port industrial city in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. The city is capital and headquarters of the di ...

and

Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...

by road. The town is also connected with

Natham Natham () is a town in Dindigul district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Demographics India census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population informa ...

and

by National Highway 785, this is Shortest National Highway in Tamilnadu. State highways 71A connects the town with

Manapparai Manapparai () is a municipality in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Manapparai Town is located 38 km from Trichy. Manapparai is the headquarters of the Manapparai Taluk. Manapparai is famous for murukku (deep-frie ...

and an Other district road connects the town with Palakkurichi. The town has a bus stand. Thuvarankurichi is connected with Trichy, Madurai, Manapparai, Palakkurichi, Singampunari, Ponnamaravathy, Kottampatti, Melur and Natham with frequent bus services along with scheduled bus services to Chennai and Tiruppur. The nearest railway stations are Vaiyampatti (28 km), Manapparai (30 km),

Madurai junction Madurai Junction railway station (station code: MDU) is an NSG-2 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It serves the city of Madurai, located in Madurai district of the Indian state of Tam ...

(66 km) and

Tiruchirappalli Junction Tiruchchirappalli Junction railway station (also known as Trichy Junction railway station)(station code: TPJ) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a junction station ...

(66 km). The nearest airports are

Tiruchirappalli International airport Tiruchirappalli International Airport is an international airport that serves Tiruchirappalli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The airport is situated at National Highway 336, approximately south of the city center, and occupies . As of 2 ...

(62 km) and

Madurai International airport Madurai Airport is a customs airport serving Madurai and its adjoining districts in Tamil Nadu, India. It is the 40th-busiest airport in India, both in terms of passengers handled and aircraft movement. The airport is located near State Highw ...

(80 km).

Gallery

Thuvarankurichi Inscription 1.jpg, Inscriptions on a mountain in Thuvarankurichi Thuvarankurichi inscription 2.jpg, Inscriptions on a mountain in Thuvarankurichi

References

Cities and towns in Tiruchirappalli district {{Tiruchirapalli-geo-stub \