Tiruvottiyur is to the north of Chennai. Tiruvottiyur was widely inhabited even before Chennai was formed. Their height is four meters above the mean sea level.
Tiruvottiyur (Tamil: திருவொற்றியூர்) (also called Thiruvotriyur or 'TVT') is a suburb of Chennai as well as a municipality in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tiruvottiyur is home to the ancient Thyagaraja Swamy Udanurai Vadivudaiamman Temple(one of the Paadal Petra Sthalangal and amongst the great Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu) and location of the samādhi of saint Pattinathar
. This temple was visited by many saints and poets like Appar, Sundarar, Gnana Sambandhar, Thyagayyar, Vallalar, Valmiki, Kambar, Adisankarar etc.Kamba ramayanam was composed here at Thyagaraja Swamy Vadivudaiamman Temple,before it was recited at SriRangam,Trichy
Tiruvottiyur is located at 13°10′N 80°18′E / 13.16°N 80.3°E / 13.16; 80.3[1]. Its an esplanade located on the shores of Bay of Bengal.It also has the lengendary Royal Enfield Manufacturing unit. The sea encroachment is a major problem for the fishermen before building. Groynes were Started to built in 2004.The groynes, put up over four km, vary in length from 165-300 metres each. After a few years some acres are reclaimed with the formation of a beach as predicted. As of 2001 India census, Tiruvottiyur had a population of 211,768. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Tiruvotriyur has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 71%. In Tiruvottiyur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Chennai-600019
