Sholinghur

Key facts

Settlement.name: Sholinghur
Settlement.other_name: Thirukkadigai
Settlement.nickname: Chennai - Vellore Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) Zone
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Sholinghur town from Temple.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Distant view of the temple town from the Yoga Narasimha Swamy temple
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ranipet
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Lok Sabha Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Arakkonam
Settlement.subdivision_type4: State Assembly constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Sholinghur
Settlement.subdivision_type5: Region

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Wikidata facts

Area: 9.5
Elevation: 155
Image: Sholinghur town from Temple.jpg
Dialing code: 41727

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Commons category: Sholinghur
postal code: 631102

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Contents

Etymology
History
Spiritual Significance
Thirukkadigai Temple
Demographics
Industry
Production Industry
Educational Institutions
Colleges
Training Institute
Schools
Financial institutions
Hospitals
Connectivity
Administrations and Politics
Gallery
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Sholinghapuram, shortened to Sholinghur (in Tamil: சோளிங்கப்புரம் or சோளிங்கர்) is a municipality under Sholinghur taluk in Ranipet District, Vellore region of Tamil Nadu, India. The town is famous in Tamil Nadu and other neighboring states for the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple.

Sholinghur is located between Tiruttani (Tamil Nadu) and Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh), connecting major towns and cities like Chennai, Vellore, Arakkonam, Ranipet (Tamil Nadu), and Bengaluru (Karnataka). This municipality has 27 wards.