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Thirukkuvalai Thirukkuvalai
village
Thirukkuvalai Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°35′02″N 79°42′45″E / 10.5839588°N 79.7125241°E / 10.5839588; 79.7125241
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Area
• Total	7.291 km² (2.815 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	4,255
• Density	580/km² (1,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	610204^[1]
Telephone code	04365
Vehicle registration	TN 51
Literacy	80%
Lok Sabha constituency	Nagapattinam
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Nagapattinam

Thirukkuvalai is a village situated in Nagapattinam district of Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

The village is known for the Brahmapureeswarar Temple. It is the birthplace of former chief minister of the state, M. Karunanidhi where his ancestral home functions as a library.^[2]

Demographics

According to the latest 2011 Indian census, the village has a population of 4255 divided in 1161 families of which male population is 2135 and female with 2120, 10.62 percent of population is under six years of age. The literacy rate of 80.94 percent and the sex ratio 993 are almost same as that of the state level which is 80.09 percent and 996. Literacy stands at 88.21 percent for men and 73.74 percent for women.^[3] This village have Anna university, this is the only government engineering college of this district

Demographics

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