Tindivanam

Tindivanam is a town and a municipality in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tindivanam was early known as tinthirivanam due to the shivan temple located at Tindivanam. The name of the shivan located there is (Tinthieswar). Tindivanam is a Selection grade Municipal Town. located near Tindivanam, has inscriptions about the Hindu shastras that date back to the 11th century. It was initially known as ‘Tindirivanam’ where “Tindiri” means Tamarind in pure Tamil and “Vanam” means Jungle. So it was called the ‘Jungle Of Tamarind’ in the olden days. This name changed slowly to its present day name. Tindivanam is 120 km southwest from Chennai and 35 km northwest from Pondicherry. Tindivanam is one among the three sub-divisions of Viluppuram District, Tamil Nadu. This small town lies about 65 km northwest of Cuddalore. Tindivanam is divided into 234 Revenue Villages under Tindivanam Taluk.