- Thiruthangal
Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Thiruthangal | type = city | latd = | longd =
state_name = Tamil Nadu
district = Virudhunagar
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leader_name = Karthikeyan
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population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 90,142| population_density =
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footnotes =Thiruthangal is a
panchayat town inVirudhunagar district in theIndia n state ofTamil Nadu . Thiruthangal is also one among the 108 Dhivya Desams also known as Thirupathis. It is 2 kilometers away from the industrial town ofsivakasi known for its printing and fireworks industries.[http://www.dinamalar.com/koil/Photos1/THIRUTHANGAL.jpg] [http://www.kuttyjapan.com/album/pictures/thiruthangal.gif]
Demographics
As of 2001 Indiacensus [GR|India] , Thiruthangal had a population of 49,142. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thiruthangal has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 58%. In Thiruthangal, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.Thiruthangal is for Sivakasi like Thirumangalam for Madurai.
Thiruthangal is once a part of Sivakasi among the largest exporter of fire crackers all over the country and abroad, and it is also famous for the hardworking of people. Historical Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru called "Kutti Japan."cite book|last=Jain|first=Kajri|title=Gods in the Bazaar: The Economies of Indian Calendar Art|publisher=Duke University Press|date=2007|pages=39|isbn=0822339269|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=B7LEXbIREjEC&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=%22kutti+japan%22&source=web&ots=QJQi60Wv1y&sig=JZsrYfjQeT5bRlcMVDWNr12bQ3A&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result|accessdate=2008-06-18|language=English]References
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