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Uthukottai is a border town and panchayat town in Tamil Nadu next to Andhra Pradesh, on the banks of the Arani river. It has a channel which helps channel water from the Krishna river for irrigation in Tamil Nadu. The Uthukottai name is a portmanteau of two Tamil words - ''Uthu'' and ''Kottai''. Uthu means water coming from earth and Kottai represents the Muslim Zamindars Kottai located in that place. The place called Suratapalli of Andhra Pradesh is very near to Uthukottai where the famous Shiva temple is located. This is the only place in the world where God Shiva is with goddess Paarvathi in sleeping posture. Uthukottai is located between Chennai and Tirupathi. ==Demographics== In the 2001 India census, Uthukkottai had a population of 10,639. Males constituted 50% of the population and females 50%. Uthukkottai had an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 76%, and female literacy was 59%. In 2001 in Uthukkottai, 12% of the population was under 6 years of age. In the 2011 census, Uthukkottai recorded 12,623 inhabitants. People here understand and speak both Tamil and Telugu. Town has now extended beyond the Tamilnadu border line and has its presence in Andhra Pradesh's Surutapalli. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Uthukottai」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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