Valangaiman (also spelt as Valangiman) is a panchayat town in the Valangaiman taluk

Valangaiman taluk

Valangaiman taluk is a taluk in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Valangaiman....

 of Thiruvarur district in the India

India

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States and territories of India

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 of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

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Geography

Valangiman is located at 10.88°N 79.38°E. It has an average elevation of 1 m (3.3 ft). It is situated about 20 kilometres north-west of the district seat of Tiruvarur

Tiruvarur

Tiruvarur is a town and a municipality in Tiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tiruvarur is the administrative headquarters of Tiruvarur district. Tiruvarur is one of the oldest towns which has been popular as cultural head quarters for many centuries...

 and 10 kilometres south of Kumbakonam

Kumbakonam

Kumbakonam , also spelt as Coombaconum in the records of British India , is a town and a special grade municipality in the Thanjavur district in the southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located 40 kilometres from Thanjavur and 272 kilometres from Chennai, it is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam...

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Demographics

India census

Census

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, Valangaiman had a population of 11,285. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Valangaiman has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 63%. In Valangaiman, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Schools

• Sri Mahadeva Guruji Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Carmel Matriculation School
• Government Boys Higher Secondary School
• Government Girls Higher Secondary School
• Anbu Academy
• Tan Bosco Primary School
• Residential School Valangaiman
• Youth Welfare Martriculation School, Govindakudi

Politics

Valangiman belongs to Nannilam assembly constituency (SC) is part of Nagapattinam (Lok Sabha constituency)

Nagapattinam (Lok Sabha constituency)

Nagapattinam is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Assembly segments:Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments :#Nannilam #Tiruvarur #Nagapattinam#Vedaranyam...

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