Thiruvakkarai

Thiruvakkarai village
Tiruvakkarai
village
Fossil Inside the National Fossil Wood Park
Fossil Inside the National Fossil Wood Park
Location in India
Location in India
Coordinates: 12°01′09″N 79°38′17″E / 12.01917°N 79.63806°E / 12.01917; 79.63806
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,220
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
604304
Websiteviluppuram.nic.in
Map of the region and cross section described by H. F. Blanford in 1858

Thiruvakkarai (also spelled as Tiruvakkarai) is a village in the Vanur taluk of Viluppuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated on the periphery of Auroville global township, it is the home of National Fossil Wood Park and Chandramouleeswar temple.[1][2]