Thiruvenkadu

Thiruvenkadu (also spelled Thiruvengadu) is a village in Sirkazhi taluk of Mayiladuthurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[2] It is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the taluk headquarter, Sirkazhi. The village is also the birth place of Pattinathar, a saivite Tamil scholar and saint who attained salvation in Thirvotriyur near Chennai.

Thiruvenkadu
Village
Thiruvengadu temple
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Thiruvenkadu Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11.1737°N 79.8105°E / 11.1737; 79.8105
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Mayiladuthurai
Mandal	Sirkazhi
Seat	Thiruvenkadu Gram Panchayat
Government [1]
• Type	Panchayati raj
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	609114
Vehicle registration	TN

Demographics

Thiruvenkadu has the population of 8252, of which males are just 4126 while females are 4126. The literacy rate of Thiruvenkadu, as per 2011 census is 82.89 per cent.^{[citation needed]}

Temples

Swetharanyeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple in Thiruvenkadu. The main deity is Swetharaneswarar (Shiva) but there is a separate sannidhi for Budhan (Mercury).^{[citation needed]}