Chengam


Chengam is a town in the Tiruvanamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India.

Geography

Chengam is located at. It has an average elevation of 272 metres.

Demographics

Chengam is a Municipality in Tiruvannamalai district. India census, Chengam had a population of 54278. Chengam has an average literacy rate of 79.3.Child population in the age below 6 was 2210 males and 2479 females.This town is also famous for Big historic temple.

Culture

Chengam Sri VenuGopala Parthasarathy Perumal Temple is more than 700 years old. Its architecture and layout is a model for Annamalaiyar Temple.
Chengam Sri VenuGopala Parthasarathy Perumal Temple festival is held annually in May in makakaruta waxing service with great karutacevai kotierrat festival over 10 days
For this festival temple will be colored lights, fireworks, naiyantimelam, karakattam, is beckoning. Preparations have been made for the show by festival committee and sponsors.

Roadways

Chengam lies on the mid-way of NH66 plying from Bangalore to Puducherry via Thiruvannamalai.It is separated from Thiruvannamalai at a distance of 35 km.It is well connected with major nearby Metro City Is Vellore City. Major towns like Arani, Polur, Thiruvannamalai, Singarapettai, Pudupalayam, Sathanur Dam, Thandarampattu and Uthangarai. Frequent buses ply from chengam to Salem, Dharmapuri, Bangalore, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Tirupattur, Vellore, Chennai, Polur, Uthangarai, Hogenakkal, Pondicherry, Thiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Vizhuppuram and Chidambaram.
Local town buses ply to Sathanur Dam, Kadaladi, Kanchi, Polur, Pudupalayam, Singarapettai,Neepathurai,Mel ravanthavadi,Thaazhaiyoothu, Thandarampattu, Pachal and many other villages.

Secondary schools

Sathyam College of Arts & Science
Initially Chengam was an assembly constituency of Tiruppattur.
In 2009 it changed to Tiruvannamalai Lok Sabha constituency.

Places of interest