Sirugamani

Sirugamani
city
Sirugamani Show map of Tamil Nadu Sirugamani Show map of India Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°53′51″N 78°30′51″E / 10.89750°N 78.51417°E / 10.89750; 78.51417Coordinates: 10°53′51″N 78°30′51″E / 10.89750°N 78.51417°E / 10.89750; 78.51417
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruchirappalli
Population (2001)
• Total	10,031
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Sirugamani is a panchayat town in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It's situated on the banks of river cauvery, just a few miles away from Trichy on the way towards Karur. To be specific, it is in between Perugamani and Kaavalkara Palayam near Pettavaaithalai.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Sirugamani had a population of 10,031. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Sirugamani has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 64%. In Sirugamani, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.Mr KRR Rajalingam was the only person to become chairman of Sirugamani town panchayat for two times ie (1996 - 2001)& (2006 - 2011). His father Mr R.Rathinagiri was the former chairman of Sirugamani town Panchayat.

Famous Personalities from the area

1. One of the famous personalities to hail from Sirugamani was Mr. Aravind Venkateswaran - former Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (Virginia, USA). He spent his early years living in the Sirugamani Agrahaaram and attended Ratna Elementary School.
2. Another noted personality is Mr. T.S.Balasubramanian, who currently lives in Chennai, was a Tamil Pandit and worked at Ratna High School, Pettavaithalai until retirement.
3. Renga Prasad is a famous and sought-after astrologer who hails from Sirugamani and still lives there with his family.

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