Srirangam Island

Srirangam Island is a river island in the city of Tiruchirappalli, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The island is formed by the Kaveri and Kollidam Rivers.

Geography

The Kaveri River diverges at the Upper Anaicut, a dam at the island's westernmost point. The Kollidam River, the first and largest distributary of the Kaveri, flows to the north of the island, while the continuation of the Kaveri flows to the island's south. While the Kollidam continues flowing east past the island unimpeded, the Grand Anaicut dams the Kaveri at the island's eastern end, splitting the river into four streams. One stream flows northeast for a short distance, joining the Kollidam and cutting off Srirangam Island on its eastern end. The island is 19 miles (31 km) in length and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) wide. 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.^[1]

References

HistoryGeography and
ArchitectureZonesNeighbourhoods
and suburbsTransport

Road	Chatram Bus Stand Central Bus Stand
Rail	Tiruchirappalli railway division (List of Railway stations) Tiruchirappalli Monorail (Proposed)
Air	Tiruchirappalli International Airport

Educational
institutionsHospitalsPlaces of
worship

Temples	Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam Mariamman Temple, Samayapuram Thayumanaswami Temple, Rockfort Ucchi Pillayar Temple, Rockfort Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Temple Uthamar Kovil Vayalur Murugan Temple 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	Nadir Shah Mosque

SportCultureEconomyPolitics

Legislative Assembly constituencies	Manapparai Srirangam Thiruverumbur Tiruchirappalli East Tiruchirappalli West Manachanallur Lalgudi Musiri Thuraiyur
Lok Sabha constituencies	Tiruchirappalli (Partly) Perambalur (Partly) Karur (Partly)