Thirubuvanai
Thirubuvanai திருபுவனை Tiroubouvané | |
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Thirubuvanai Location in Puducherry, India | |
Coordinates: 11°55′41″N 79°38′41″E / 11.928136°N 79.644849°ECoordinates: 11°55′41″N 79°38′41″E / 11.928136°N 79.644849°E | |
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.
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
- Govt. High School Thirubuvanai
- FSDA English Higher Secondary School
- Swamy Vivekanandha Higher Secondary School
- Kalaimagal English High School 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
- ↑ "List of village panchayats in Puducherry district" (PDF). District Rural Development Agency, Department of Rural Development, Government of Puducherry. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ↑ "Thirubuvanai police station". Puducherry police. Retrieved 4 December 2011.