Tenkasi

Tenkasi is a City and the headquarters of the Tenkasi district.

Tenkasi
City
Kasi Viswanathar Temple, the most prominent landmark in the city
Tenkasi Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8.97°N 77.3°E / 8.97; 77.3
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tenkasi
Founded by	Parakirama Pandian (12th Century AD)
Government
• Type	First Grade Municipality
• Body	Tenkasi Municipality
Area
• Total	65 km^2 (25 sq mi)
Area rank	20
Elevation	143 m (469 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	70,545
• Density	1,100/km^2 (2,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
• Other Regional languages	Malayalam
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	627811 , 627814 , 627808, 627803 , 627804.
Vehicle registration	TN-76 TN-79

Demographics

Religious census
Religion			Percent(%)
Hindu			64%
Muslim			34.18%
Christian			2.7%
Sikh			0.01%
Buddhist			0.01%
Other			0.1%

According to 2011 census, Tenkasi had a population of 70,545 with a sex-ratio of 1,020 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[2] A total of 7,413 were under the age of six, constituting 3,774 males and 3,639 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 14.16% and 0.47% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 78.49%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[2] The town had a total of 17,887 households. There were a total of 27,885 workers, comprising 279 cultivators, 2,006 main agricultural labourers, 3,332 in house hold industries, 19,903 other workers, 2,365 marginal workers, 28 marginal cultivators, 90 marginal agricultural labourers, 494 marginal workers in household industries and 1,753 other marginal workers.[3]

As per the religious census of 2011, Tenkasi had 64% Hindus, 34.18% Muslims, 2.7% Christians.[4]

History

The Kashi Vishwanathar Temple at Tenkasi was Built in 1467 AD by Parakirama Pandian, Tenkasi is the Last Capital of the Pandya dynasty.

Politics

Tenkasi assembly constituency is part of Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.[5][6]

Year	Name	Party	Votes
2016[7]	Selvamohandas Pandian S	ADMK	86,339

Year	Name	Party	Alliance	Votes
2014[8]	M. Vasanthi	ADMK	NDA	2,62,812
2019[9]	Dhanush M. Kumar	DMK	UPA	4,76,156

Rail Connectivity

Tenkasi city has a two railway stations, Tenkasi Junction railway station and Kizhapuliyur railway station.

Airports

The nearest airports are as follows:-

1. Thoothukudi Airport (92 kilometres or 57 miles)
2. Trivandrum International Airport (125 kilometres or 78 miles)
3. Madurai International Airport (157 kilometres or 98 miles)

Geography

Tenkasi is located at 8.97°N 77.3°E / 8.97; 77.3.[10] It has an average elevation of 143 metres (469 ft).The town is surrounded by the western ghats in three sides and is situated on the way from Tirunelveli to Kollam and Madurai to Kollam highways. A river called Chittar flows through the city.

Climate data for Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	29.7 (85.5)	31.3 (88.3)	33.0 (91.4)	33.2 (91.8)	33.4 (92.1)	31.7 (89.1)	30.9 (87.6)	31.3 (88.3)	31.6 (88.9)	30.8 (87.4)	29.3 (84.7)	29.2 (84.6)	31.3 (88.3)
Average low °C (°F)	21.6 (70.9)	22.3 (72.1)	23.8 (74.8)	25.0 (77.0)	25.5 (77.9)	24.6 (76.3)	24.2 (75.6)	24.3 (75.7)	24.0 (75.2)	23.7 (74.7)	22.8 (73.0)	21.9 (71.4)	23.6 (74.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	48 (1.9)	37 (1.5)	67 (2.6)	97 (3.8)	76 (3.0)	120 (4.7)	105 (4.1)	47 (1.9)	57 (2.2)	214 (8.4)	221 (8.7)	105 (4.1)	1,194 (46.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org[11]

See also

• Kurumbalapperi

References

1. "2011 Census Data : Search Results". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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.
3. "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Tenkasi". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
4. "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
5. "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-13
6. "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
7. "Tenkasi Election Results 2016, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs". Elections.in. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
8. "Tenkasi(Tamil Nadu) Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 with Sitting MP and Party Name". Elections.in. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
9. {{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/tenkasi-sc-election-results-34_1724.html}}
10. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Tenkasi, India". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
11. "Climate Tenkasi". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 6 March 2019.