Arakkonam

Arakkonam (også stavet "Arkonam") (Tamil: அரக்கோணம்) er en middels stor by i den indiske delstaten Tamil Nadu og har ca 77 000 innbyggere. Byen ligger i Vellore District ca 69 km fra delstatshovedstaden Chennai.
Sammen med Vellore er Arakkonam en av de varmeste byene i India med temperaturer som kan overstige 43 °C gjennom flere dager i den varme sommersesongen.


== Historie ==
Byens navn antas å være avledet fra tamilsk Aaru konam som betyr hexagon – sekskant. Dette ut fra seks viktige steder langs byens seks sider. (Det historiske navnet var arunthamizh kundram).
Nærliggende byer er Kanchipuram, Tiruttani, Tiruvalangadu, Thakkolam, Manavoor og Sholingur Paranji. Arakkonam er et viktig jernbaneknutepunkt i det sydlige India og stasjonen var kjent under navnet Arkonam inntil for få år siden.


== Kultur ==


=== Språk ===
Tamilsk er det språket som benyttes av den største andel av befolkningen. Det nest største språket er telugu. Grunnet militært nærvær i området snakkes også en del hindi.


== Utdanning ==


=== Skoler ===
Govt. AdiDravidar welfare higher secondary school (Gutter)
Govt. AdiDravidar welfare higher secondary school (Jenter)
Govt. AdiDravidar welfare primary school
Railway Mixed High School, EM
Municipality Middle School, Winterpet
Govt. Boys Hr. Secondary School
Givt. Girls Hr. Secondary School, Housing Board
CSI Central Higher Secondary School
St Andrews Higher Secondary School
Rajeswari Primary and Nursery School, Griblespet, Arakkonam (grunnlagt i 1981)
Sacred Heart Matriculation Higher Secondary School
GoodWill Nursery & Primary School
Valluvar Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Sacred Heart Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Mary Vision Matriculation Higher Secondary School
SMS Vimal Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Vivekanada Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Sotta Subramanyam and Kari Senthil Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Bharathidasanar Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Dr. V. G. N Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Selvam Matriculation Higher sec. school
Krishna Matriculation school, Near by Krishna Polytechnic
Dhanam Matriculation school
Govt HIgh School – Kumpinipettai
Govt High school – Chitteri
St.Andrew's matriculation school
Mahathma Gandhiji visited the Govt. Adi Dravidar welfare primary school. The ADW schools serve the poor and backward caste students.
CSI Central High Secondary School, in the center of the town, is one of the oldest schools in India, having recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. This school is managed by the CSI Madras Diocese. Nearly 4,000 students study at this school. This school has been serving the nation for more than 109 years.
St. Andrew's High Secondary School, in the center of the town, is one of the oldest schools in India, having recently celebrated its 150th anniversary. This school is managed by the CSI Madras Diocese. Nearly 5,000 students study at this school. This school has been serving the nation for more than 159 years.


=== College ===
Krishna College of Engg & Tech, Arakkonam
Arakkonam Jaya Arts and science
Mercury College of Arts and Science


== Industri ==
Ramco Asbestos Sheet Factory
Tiruvalangadu Sugar Factory
UltraTech Cement Limited., Chitteri
MRF Ltd, Itchiputhur
Sree Saraswathi Spinnig Mills, Itchiputhur
TVS foundries, Sholinghur
FL SMIDTH, Kavanoor.
Fenner India Limited, Kavanoor
Dennis Steel plant
Genius Glass Company Mulvaai
Saatva Logistics Melpakkam
Gold crompton, mosurroad