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


Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Sathanur Dam

About the Dam

Sathanur Dam is one of the Major Dam Constructed across Pennaiyar River. The dam can be reached by road 30 km from Thiruvannamalai Town. This Dam was constructed during the year 1958. Sathanur Dam is the oldest hero in Cinema Industry. All the films in midst of 1960-1980 was shouted here. Beautiful parks were maintained here with lawns and parks. A mini zoo is maintained inside the park area to enjoy the Children.



One swimming pool is maintained inside the dam to enjoy the tourist during the visit to dam. A large Crocodile farm and a fish grotta is maintained here to know the life of Crocodile and fish culture. A visit to Sathanur Dam is a useful one to the Engineering students who want to know about the irrigation structures, Sathanur Dam is one of the oldest and beautiful dam here to be visited.



Sathanur Dam is constructed across the Thenpennai River in Chengam Taluk among Chennakesava Hills. It has a capacity of 7321 million cubic feet (Full level 119 feet). An area of 7183 hec. of Land is benefited by the left bank canal and 905 hec. of land is benefited by the right bank canal in Thandrampet and Thiruvannamalai Blocks. This is one of the best picnic place in our District. The Beautiful Garden with colorful statues are also available in it. This Garden is one of the Famous Cine Shooting Spot in South India.

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