Sholinghur

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Sholinghur
Municipality
Sholingar
Distant view of the temple town from the Yoga Narasimha Swamy temple
Sholinghur Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 13°07′N 79°25′E / 13.12°N 79.42°E / 13.12; 79.42
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ranipet
Lok Sabha Constituency	Arakkonam
State Assembly constituency	Sholinghur
Area
• Total	9.50 km2 (3.67 sq mi)
Elevation	155 m (509 ft)
Population  (2011)
• 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

Sholinghur is a municipality under Sholinghur^[1] 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.