Udayarpalayam taluk is a taluk of Ariyalur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Jayankondam.
Demographics According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Udayarpalayam had a population of 384,800 with 190,974 males and 193,826 females. There were 1015 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 65.6. Child population in the age group below 6 was 20,417 males and 17,971 females.
Towns and villages
Adichanur Aiyur Alagapuram Amanakkanthondi Ambapur Anaikudam Andimadam Angarayanallur Anikudichan Athukurichi Ayyappannayakkan Pettai Cholamadevi Darmasamudram Devamangalam Devanur Edankanni Edayar Elaiyur-East Elaiyur-West Elayaperumalnallur Eravangudi GangaiKonda Cholapuram Govindaputhur Gunamangalam Idayakurichi Irugaiyur jayankondam K. Vallam Kachi Perumal Kadambur Kaduvettankurichy Kallathur Kaluvan Thondi Karai Kurichy Karukai Kasan Kottai Kattagaram-North Kattagaram-South Kattathur-North Kattathur-South Kilanatham Kodali Karuppur Kodangudi-North Kodangudi-South Kodukkur Kovil Valkai Kulothunganallur Kundaveli-East Kundaveli-West Kuruvalapparkoil Kuvagam Kuvathur Managathy Marudur Melur Muthuservamadam Nagam Panthal Nayaganaipriyal Nedavalur-East Nedavalur-South Olayur Padanilai Pappakudi-North Pappakudi-South Parukkal (East) Periyakrishnapuram Periyavalayam Pichanur Pilichikuzhi Piranjeri Porpathintha Nallur Rangiyam Saluppai Sathampady Silambur Siluvacheri Sirukadambur Solankurichi Sripuranthan Sriraman Suriyamanal Suthamalli T.Paluvur Taludalamedu Thandalai Thathanur Thenkatchi Perumal Nathan Thirukalapur Udayanatham Udayarpalayam Udayavarathianur Ulkottai Ulliyakudi Valaikurichy Vanathirayanpattinam Vangudi Varadarajampettai Variyankaval Vembukudy Venmankondan (East, West) Vethiyarvettu or Vettiyarvettu Vettiyarvettu-Rf Vilandhai Viluthudiyan
Brihadeeswarar Temple, Gangaikondacholapuram
Brihadeeswarar Temple, Sripuranthan
The district became famous in 2008, when theft of eight idols were discovered from a 9th-century Chola Brihadeeswarar Temple at Sripuranthan village was discovered by Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) Government of India officials. One of these idols, the Sripuranthan Natarajan Idol found its way to the National Gallery of Australia. Two of the stolen statues were consequently returned and are now displayed in the Government Museum at Kumbakonam.
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