Thimiri is a

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 ...

Ranipet district Ranipet District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, India, formed by trifurcating Vellore district. The Government of Tamil Nadu announced its proposal on 15 August 2019, together with Tirupattur district, and it was officially declared ...

in the

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.The Town Panchayat was originally a religious centre with the presence of large number of temples, Mosque. The town has gained importance especially by the cultivation of paddy, Ragi. Ground nut and Sugar Cane.The Somanatha Pashana Lingeswarar Temple a

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temple dedicated to Lord

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and Kumaragiri Murugan Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Murugan located in Kumaragiri Hills are famous temple in Timiri. The present the area of the Town Panchayat is 6.47 km². The town is divided into 15 election wards. Thimiri is a Town Panchayat coming under the administrative territory of

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Arcot Arcot (natively spelt as Ārkāḍu) is a town and urban area of Ranipet district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the southern banks of Palar River, the city straddles a trade route between Chennai and Bangalore or Salem, betwe ...

Taulk. This Town is located on 22 km away from Arani, 31 km at away from

Vellore Vellore ( ), also spelled Velur, is a sprawling city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River and surrounded by the Javadi Hills in the northeastern ...

city and 125 km away from State capital

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. Thimiri is on State Highway 4 or SH4 between Arcot and Arani. This is on the main route from Arani to Chennai Highway. The State Roads connect Thimiri Town Panchayat with surrounding towns and other urban centers in the district.

Demographics

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, Timiri had a population of 14,939. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Timiri has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 59%. In Timiri, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

{{Ranipet district Cities and towns in Ranipet district