Welcome to the Chengaminfo.blogspot.com! Chengam is situated in Tiruvannamalai , Tamil Nadu, India.
Geography
Chengam is located at 12.3°N 78.8°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 272 metres (892 feet).
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Chengam had a population of 23,200. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Chengam has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 72% and female literacy of 58%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.This town is also famous for Big historic temple (Venugopala Parthasarathy Temple which was built by Nannan Sei Nannan who ruled this place. This place is also famous for battle between British and King Nannan.
Politics
Chengam assembly constituency (SC) is part of Tiruppattur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Population
According to the 2001 census, the taluk of Chengam had a population of 393,963 with 199,227 males and 194,736 females. There were 977 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 59.28. The total number of households was 86601
