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Cholapuram

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Country
  
India

District
  
Thanjavur

Telephone code
  
0435

Elevation
  
123 m

Population
  
6,364 (2001)

State
  
Tamil Nadu

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Vehicle registration
  
TN 68

Local time
  
Monday 5:22 AM

Area code
  
0435

Cholapuram

Weather
  
27°C, Wind W at 2 km/h, 83% Humidity

Cholapuram (Tamil: சோழபுரம்) is a panchayat town in the Thanjavur district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India.In ancient time, it's called as Pairavapuram.

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Map of Cholapuram, Tamil Nadu 612503

Population

According to the 2001 Indian population census, the population of Cholapuram was 6,364, of which women constituted 52%. Cholapuram's literacy rate stood at 79%, which is higher than the national average of 59.9%. The male literacy rate was 79%, compared to the female literacy rate of 66%. Cholapuram also has a substantially large number of people under the age of six: according to the census that year this number stood at 12% of the population.

People from this panchayat town studied well and doing professional job in abroad, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and other major cities in India in IT, Medical, and Engineering, etc...

Agriculture

The income of Cholapuran's residents is heavily dependent upon agriculture and the welding works. The major crops cultivated in are paddy (rice), pulses, gingelly, groundnut and sugarcane. Minor crops like maize, soybeans, and red gram vegetables, cotton, casuarina trees (savukku), fruits, chili, banana trees, ginger, groundnut, and pulses are also grown.

Education

Schools and colleges in Cholapuram include:

  • Cholapuram Government High School
  • Jayam Middle School
  • Cholapuram Government School (From 1st - 5th Standard)
  • Sri Venkateshwara Matriculation School
  • Morning Star Mat-Cholapuram Kumbakonam
  • Annai College Of Arts & Science, Kallapuliyur Village Kumbakonam Thanjavur
  • Skis Arts College, Thirupanandal Kumbakonam Thanjavur
  • Mass College Of Arts & Science, Kallapuliyur Village Kumbakonam Thanjavur
  • Arasu Engineering College, Kallapuliyur Village Kumbakonam Thanjavur.
  • Business

    Major business in Cholapuram include the Indian Bank and the Indian Overseas Bank. The Cholapuram area is popular for welding works. There are number of general merchant stores, medicals, fertilizer shops, fancy stores, super market, Restaurants, Hotels and Sweet Stalls are doing business.

    Temples

  • Kailasanathar Temple
  • Sarabheswarar Temple
  • Vinayagar Temple
  • Amman Temple
  • Transportation

    The Kumbakonam railway station is the nearest to Cholapuram, however, the Thanjavar railway station, 50 km away, is the only major railway station in the area. The main bus terminal in Kumbakonam, provides inner and outer area transportation. There are airports located in Thanjavur and Trichy.

    References

    Cholapuram Wikipedia