page_title: Tirukalukundram
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Tirukalukundram / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Tirukalukundram3.jpg
context_page_description: Tirukazhukundram is a panchayat town and Taluk head of Tirukalukundram taluk in Chengalpattu district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is famous for the Vedagiriswarar temple, a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.
context_section_description: In the 2011 India census, Tirukalukundram had a population of 29,391. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Tirukalukundram has an average literacy rate of 72%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 65%. In Tirukalukundram, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
  There are about 565 steps to reach this hilltop temple.
  The picture above is another ( big ) Shiva temple by name 'Shri Tirupura Sundari' on the ground level.
caption: Tirukalukundram view
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