Uthiramerur (Tamil: ) is a panchayat town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Pallava king Nandivarman II established it around 750 A.D.It was ruled by the Pallavas, the Cholas, the Pandyas, the Sambuvarayars, the Vijayanagara Rayas and the Nayaks. As of 2001 India census, Uthiramerur had a population of 23,653. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Uthiramerur has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 59%. In Uthiramerur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Stone edicts and carvings found in Uthiramerur have shown clues of local self governance during Chola imperial period (). The elections were held by a method called Kudavolai. The edicts are called Uthiramerur Kalvettu after the place. It was inscribed on the walls of the village assembly (grama sabha mandapa), which was a rectangular structure made of granite slabs that the...
