Nannilam


Nannilam is a panchayat town in Thiruvarur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters town for Nannilam Taluk. The history of the town revolves around Madhuvaneswarar Temple, the major temple in the town.
The town is a main hub for the nearby villages. Many of the population are farmers. This is the native place of Tamil film director Kailasam Balachander, lyricist Piraisoodan and cinematographer R. Madhi. Nannilam is located 30 km west of Karaikal and 30 km east of Kumbakonam.
The people mainly depend on agriculture, almost 70% of the population are employed in agriculture,
Most of the villages developed along the river banks.
The Thriumalai rajan river flows in Nannilam taluk. On the bank of Tirumalarajanar River, One Sai Baba temple was established in local Siddhi Vinayak temple at Jaganthapuram.

Temples

Nannilam is one of the many temple towns in the state which is named after the grooves, clusters or forests dominated by a particular variety of a tree or shrub and the same variety of tree or shrub sheltering the presiding deity. The region is believed to have been covered with Madhu forest and hence called Madhuvanam. Nannilam houses Madhuvaneswarar Temple, an old Shiva temple which is located center of the town. It is a padal petra sthalam, listed 71st in the southern bank of the River Kaveri.

Nearby temples

Nannilam surrounding area is home to many ancient temples.
The Saraswathy Amman temple is located at Koothanur, 8 km from Nannilam. This place was known as "Ambalpuri", about 1000 years ago at which time the Sri Lalithambikai Temple in Thirumeeyachur was built, an awe-inspiring example of Chola architecture.
According to the 2001 Indian census, Nannilam then had a population of 9880. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Nannilam has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 68%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Nannilam assembly constituency is part of Nagapattinam.
The Population density of Nannilam assembly constituency is just 60 against India's 393.83 in 2010 .

Schools