Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam is a town in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. This town is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam taluk of Thanjavur district. The town is surrounded by two rivers, the Kaveri River to the north and Arasalar River to the south. Kumbakonam is known as a "temple town". This is because more numbers of Hindu Temples are built in Kumbakonam. The Mahamaham festival held (celebrated) in this town is famous throughout the country. In history, Kumbakonam was ruled by the Early Cholas, Pallavas, Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas, Pandyas, the Vijayanagar Empire, Madurai Nayaks, Thanjavur Nayaks and the Thanjavur Marathas. This town served as a capital of the Medieval Cholas.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | ±% |
| 1871 | 44,444 | — |
| 1881 | 50,098 | +12.7% |
| 1891 | 54,307 | +8.4% |
| 1901 | 59,673 | +9.9% |
| 1911 | 64,647 | +8.3% |
| 1921 | 60,700 | −6.1% |
| 1931 | 62,317 | +2.7% |
| 1941 | 67,008 | +7.5% |
| 1951 | 91,648 | +36.8% |
| 1961 | 92,581 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 113,130 | +22.2% |
| 1981 | 132,832 | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 149,449 | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 144,021 | −3.6% |
| 2011 | 140,056 | −2.8% |
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According to 2011 census, Kumbakonam had a population of 140,156. This town has a sex-ratio of 1,021 females for every 1,000 males.[2] The average literacy of the town is 83.21%.[2]
Kumbakonam has a strong Hindu majority. But it too has Muslim and Christian populations.
| Religious census | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent(%) | |||
| Hindu | 86.07% | |||
| Muslim | 9.57% | |||
| Christian | 3.99% | |||
| Sikh | 0.0% | |||
| Buddhist | 0.0% | |||
| Jain | 0.23% | |||
| Other | 0.13% | |||
| No religion | 0.0% | |||
Kumbakonam Media
Sculpture on the walls of Nageswaran Temple
Kumbakonam school fire
River Kaveri as viewed from bridge
A silk saree loom in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
Mahamaham tank – one of the most prominent landmarks of the town
Kumbakonam railway station (southern side)
References
- ↑ India. Office of the Registrar General (1969). Census of India, 1961, Volume 9. Manager of Publications.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
Further reading
- Students' Britannica India, Volume 1. Popular Prakashan. 2000. p. 259. ISBN 0852297602.
Other websites
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Kumbakonam |
- "Kumbakonam Municipality". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01.