Thirubuvanai

Thirubuvanai
திருபுவனை
Tiroubouvané
village
Thirubuvanai Village Entrance
Thirubuvanai

Location in Puducherry, India

Coordinates: 11°55′41″N 79°38′41″E / 11.928136°N 79.644849°E / 11.928136; 79.644849Coordinates: 11°55′41″N 79°38′41″E / 11.928136°N 79.644849°E / 11.928136; 79.644849
Country  India
State Puducherry
District Pondicherry
Taluk Villianur
Commune Panchayat Mannadipet
Population (2011)
  Total 9,374
Languages
  Official French, Tamil, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 605107
Vehicle registration PY-05

Thirubuvanai 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. It also has a primary health centre, police station[2] and fire station.

Sri Thenkalai Varadharaja Perumal Temple

The antiquity of the village goes back to the times of Paranthaga Cholan 1(907-955 AD). It was called as Veeranarayana Vinnagaram after the title of Paranthagar 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 Paranthagar. 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.

Entrance of Varadaraja perumal kovil, Thirubuvanai, Puducherry, India.

Thirubuvanai Police Station

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.

School's in Thirubuvanai


GHS-Government High School Thirubuvanai(அரசு உயர் நிலை பள்ளி, திருபுவனை) was Established in 1927.The School was managed by Government of Pondicherry Education Department.

Primary Health Centre


Notes

  1. "List of village panchayats in Puducherry district" (PDF). District Rural Development Agency, Department of Rural Development, Government of Puducherry. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  2. "Thirubuvanai police station". Puducherry police. Retrieved 4 December 2011.


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