Thirubuvanai(pronunciation) is a village in the union territory of Puducherry, India. It is located in Mannadipet commune panchayat of the Villianur taluk.[1] It serves as the centre of Thirubuvanai (Union Territory Assembly constituency). It also hosts a Dodadrinath temple(Sri Thenkalai Varadharaja Perumal Temple)built by Parantaka-1 in the 10th century and Vadukeeswarar temple. It also has a primary health centre, police station[2] and fire station.

Thirubuvanai
Tiroubouvané
village
Thirubuvanai is located in Puducherry
Thirubuvanai
Thirubuvanai
Location in Puducherry, India
Thirubuvanai is located in India
Thirubuvanai
Thirubuvanai
Thirubuvanai (India)
Coordinates: 11°55′41″N 79°38′41″E / 11.928136°N 79.644849°E / 11.928136; 79.644849
Country India
StatePuducherry
DistrictPondicherry
TalukVillianur
Commune PanchayatMannadipet
Area
 • Total3.28 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,374
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialFrench, Tamil, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
605107
Telephone code+91–0413(STD Code)
Vehicle registrationPY-05
Sex ratio1009 /
Literacy82%

Sri Thenkalai Varadharaja Perumal Temple edit

 
Entrance of Varadaraja perumal temple

The antiquity of the village goes back to the times of Chola king Parantaka I (907-955 CE) who built the Varadharaja Perumal temple. It was called as Veeranarayana Vinnagaram after the title of Parantaka I. The old name of the village was Tirubuvanai Mahadevi Chadurvedi Mangalam, named after the Paranthagar's Queen. The lake of this village was called Kokkilanadi-Pereri, named after another wife of Parantaka I. This is an AEL stone temple displaying the characteristic plinth mouldings, niches and pilasters. There are small but interesting panels around the sanctum depicting scenes from Ramayana and Bhagavata. There are a number of Chola inscriptions in this temple throwing light on the political, social and cultural life of the village. The temple is managed by ASI.

Thirubuvanai Police Station edit

The police station situated at a distance of 22 km from Headquarters lies on the Villupuram Main Road (NH 45A). It is the west border police station in the Union Territory of Pondicherry. The building was inaugurated by His Excellency H.L Khurana, Governor of Tamil Nadu and Administrator of Pondicherry on 2 June 1984. The police station building contains one S.I Quarter, three H.C’s Quarters and thirteen P.C’s Quarters.

 
Thirubuvanai Police Station

Schools edit

  • Govt. High School Thirubuvanai (அரசு உயர் நிலை பள்ளி, திருபுவனை) was Established in 1929. The School is managed by Government of Pondicherry Education Department.
  • FSDA English Higher Secondary School
  • Swami Vivekananda Higher Secondary School
  • Kalaimagal English High School Thirubuvanai

Transport edit

Road edit

Thirubuvanai is situated in the midway of the Pondicherry to Villupuram NH45 road. There are several private buses running on daily basis from Thirubuvanai to Pondicherry. The Pondicherry Road Transport Corporation and The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation operates bus services from Pondicherry to Villupuram via Thirubuvanai.

Train edit

There is no train service available to Thirubuvanai. But one can reach ChinnababuSamuthiram railway station, and or Villupuram railway station which are located around 4 kilometer towards East and 17 km towards west from Thirubuvanai. Daily train services are available from Pondicherry to Villupuram junction via Chinnababu Samuthiram railway station.

Festivals edit

  • Sedal Festival(செடல் திருவிழா) at Sri Pazhandi Mariyamman Kovil
  • Opening the door of paradise(சொர்க வாசல் திறப்பு) at Sri Thenkalai Varadharaja Perumal Kovil

Industries edit

Sl.No Industry Name Product
1. Whirlpool India limited Washing Machine
2. SPINCO Cotton Mill
3. Rusch AVT Limited Foley cerborter
4. Auro food limited Refined Oil
5. Cheslint textiles Spinning cotton
6. New India Palmers Biscuits
7. Brite Brother Ltd Fiber Plastics
8. Rane (Madras) Ltd Steering for Car
9. Pondy Devi Oil Industry Oil Refinery Plant
10. ACYL Gas Cylinder
11. POAL Gas Manufacturing
12. Ana Bond Essex Vaseline Cream
13. Micro Labs Medicines
14. J R Food Ltd Oil Refined
15. Rebazer Medi plastics Syringe
16. Marico Coconut Oil

Member of Legislative Assembly edit

Gallery edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ "List of village panchayats in Puducherry district". District Rural Development Agency, Department of Rural Development, Government of Puducherry.
  2. ^ "Thirubuvanai police station". Puducherry police. Retrieved 4 December 2011.