Pannaipuram
Town in Tamil Nadu, India
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Pannaipuram is a panchayat town in Theni district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is in Uthamapalayam Talak, Theni District.[citation needed]
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[1] Pannaipuram had a population of 9323. Males constitute 49.6% of the population and females 50.4%. Pannaipuram has an average literacy rate of 74.93%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82.58%, and female literacy is 67.42%. In Pannaipuram, 8.34% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Notable people
- Ilaiyaraaja, composer
- Gangai Amaran film director, Ilaiyaraaja's brother
- Yuvan Shankar Raja, composer, Ilaiyaraaja's son
- Karthik Raja, composer Ilaiyaraaja's son
- Bhavatharini, singer, Ilaiyaraaja's daughter
Neutrino project
Pannaipuram is 5 kilometres south of the proposed Indian Neutrino observatory site in the Bodi West Hills.[2]