Coordinates: 9°56′28″N 77°58′18″E / 9.941100°N 77.971600°E / 9.941100; 77.971600

Chekkanurani

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Chekkanurani
Neighbourhood
Chekkanurani is located in Tamil Nadu
Chekkanurani
Chekkanurani
Chekkanurani, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates: 9°56′28″N 77°58′18″E / 9.941100°N 77.971600°E / 9.941100; 77.971600
Country India
StateTamil NaduTamil Nadu
DistrictMadurai district
Elevation
193 m (633 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
625514
Other NeighborhoodsMadurai, Palkalai Nagar, Virattipathu and Nagamalai
Municipal bodyMadurai Municipal Corporation
District CollectorDr. S. Aneesh Sekhar, I. A. S.
LSVirudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency
VSThirumangalam Assembly constituency
MPManickam Tagore
MLAR. B. Udhayakumar
Websitehttps://madurai.nic.in

Chekkanurani is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India.[1][2][3][4]

Chekkanurani is located at an altitude of 193 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 9°56′28″N 77°58′18″E / 9.941100°N 77.971600°E / 9.941100; 77.971600.[5]

Chekkanurani has a Higher Secondary School viz., Keren Public School, from class Pre-KG to std. XII with 1,300 students totally.[6][7] Also, a Government Polytechnic College, run by State Government of Tamil Nadu, is situated in Chekkanurani.[8]

During the surface excavation of earth, in the month of December 2022, near Chekkanurani, a carved sculpture of Kottravai (old deity goddess) was found, which is assumed to be 1200 years old.[9]

References

  1. ^ India. Parliament House of the People (1968). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Lok Sabha Secretariat.
  2. ^ Aiyengar, Nagamangalam Kesava Narasimha (1964). Minerals of Madras: A Comprehensive and Up-to-date Guide to the Mineral Occurrences in Madras State. Department of Industries and Commerce.
  3. ^ Madras (India : State) Legislature Legislative Assembly Committee on Estimates (1966). Report. Legislative Assembly Department.
  4. ^ The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Indian Council of Agricultural Research. 1994.
  5. ^ "GeoHack - Chekkanurani". geohack.toolforge.org. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Keren Public School - Chekanurani". kerenpublicchk.in. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  7. ^ Murali, Tarun (22 July 2022). "School children in Madurai dress up as chess pieces for a demo". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Government Polytechnic College-Chekkanurani". www.gptcchekkanurani.com. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  9. ^ "செக்கானூரணியில் கி.பி.9ஆம் நூற்றாண்டு கொற்றவை சிற்பம் கண்டெடுப்பு!". Samayam Tamil (in Tamil). Retrieved 10 February 2023.


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