Srirangam Island

Srirangam Island is a river island situated within the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India. It is formed by the river Kaveri and the Kollidam, a tributary of the Kaveri. The island is 19 miles (31 km) in length and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) wide. It is bounded by the Upper Anaicut to the west and the Grand Anaicut to the east. The town of Srirangam, a prominent Hindu Vaishnavite pilgrimage centre, is located at the centre of this island.

Most of the island forms part of the Srirangam zone of the Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation and includes the suburbs of Srirangam, Thiruvanaikaval, Srinivasa Nagar and Gitapuram.

References

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W. Francis (1906). Gazetteer of South India. p. 199.

Tiruchirappalli

Geography and
Architecture

Zones

Neighbourhoods
and suburbs

Road	Chatram Bus Stand Central Bus Stand

Rail	Tiruchirappalli railway division (List of Railway stations) Tiruchirappalli Monorail (Proposed)

Air	Tiruchirappalli Airport

Hospitals

Places of
worship

Temples	Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam Samayapuram Mariamman Temple Thayumanavar Temple, Rockfort Rockfort Ucchi Pillayar Temple Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval Sri Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Temple Uthamar Kovil Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Kumaravayalur Erumbeeswarar Temple, Thiruverumbur Vekkali Amman Temple Panchavarnaswamy Temple Nandrudayan Vinayaka Temple Kattu Narasimhaperumal Temple, Srirangam

Churches	Basilica of the Holy Redeemer Christ Church Our Lady of Lourdes Church

Mosques	Nadirshah Mosque

Culture

Economy

Politics

Legislative Assembly constituencies	Srirangam Thiruverumbur Tiruchirappalli East Tiruchirappalli West

Lok Sabha constituencies	Tiruchirappalli

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