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Sholinghur | |
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Municipality | |
| Sholingar | |
 Distant view of the temple town from the Yoga Narasimha Swamy temple | |
  Sholinghur Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 13°06′42″N 79°25′52″E / 13.1116°N 79.4310°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Ranipet |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Arakkonam |
| State Assembly constituency | Sholinghur |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.5 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 30,856 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 631102 |
| Telephone code | 04172 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-73 |
Sholinghappuram, currently shortened as sholinghur (in tamil: சோளிங்கப்புரம் or சோளிங்கர்) is a municipality under Sholinghur[3] taluk in Ranipet District of Tamil Nadu, India. The town is famous in Tamil Nadu and other neighboring states for the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple.
Sholinghur is located between Tiruttani (Tamil Nadu) and Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh). This town connects major towns and cities like Arakkonam, Ranipet (Tamil Nadu), and Bengaluru (Karnataka). This municipality has 27 wards. In local body elections 2022,DMK won majority by winning 19 wards.