Singaperumalkoil is a census town

Census town

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 in Kancheepuram district in the India

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 of Tamil Nadu

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. A famous Lord Narasimha Temple is situated here. It is located by the GST road between Chennai and Chengalpattu.

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Singaperumalkoil had a population of 8057. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Singaperumalkoil has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 66%. In Singaperumalkoil, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Temple

The famous Lord Narasimha Temple is on top of the small hill. The Lord Narasimha (Fourth Avatar) residing inside a cave in Yoga Posture. The idol has three eyes where it is showed during the "Aarthi". The entire temple and the idol was constructed from a single rock of the mountain.This is the speciality of the temple.This temple was constructed by the pallavas.There is a separate shrine for the Goddess Lakshmi. One can go around the temple using small steps. On the way, Lord Srinivasa Idol is also worshipped. The temple tree is a wish tree where people tie knots to gain wishes.