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Ottapidaram
Ottapidaram is a small town in Thoothukudi district and headquarters of Ottapidaram taluk. Demographics *Ottapidaram had a population of Ottapidaram as per the 2011 Census, out of which 4000 are males while 3963 are females in the town. *Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 864 which is 10.85% of total population of the town. *The female sex ratio is of 991 against the Tamilnadu state average of 996. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Komaralingam is around 943 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943. *The Literacy rate of the town is 84.70% against the state average of 80.09%. The male literacy is around 90.33% while female literacy rate is 79.06 &. *The Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes about 54.36% of the population, while the Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.72% of total population in the town. Villages Villages in Ottapidaram include: * Tharuvaikulam *Panchalankurichi * Sillanatham Notable People V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, Independence Activist Landmarks 1.V. O. Chida ...
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Thoothukudi District
The Thoothukkudi District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. On 20 October 1986, an M. G. Ramachandran-led government bifurcated the Tirunelveli district to form the district. It is shared by its boundaries with the Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Ramanathapuram, and Virudhunagar districts and by the Gulf of Mannar in the Bay of Bengal. The district is like a mini India in shape. It is broad in the north and tapers towards the south. Thoothukkudi is the headquarters and largest city of the district. Overview History On 20 October 1986, a new district carved out of the erstwhile Tirunelveli district was born in Tamil Nadu and named after V. O. Chidambaranar, a great national leader hailing from Ottapidaram who led the Swadeshi Movement in the south. Since 1997, as in the case of other districts of Tamil Nadu, this district has also been named after its headquarters city, Thoothukkudi. Origin of the name of the district The origin of the name Thoo ...
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Sillanatham
Sillanatham is a neighbourhood in Ottapidaram taluk in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. Location Sillanatham is located at an altitude of about with the geographic coordinates of () in the Thoothukudi district. The Thoothukudi district is southeast of the Tamil Nadu state. Demographics As of 2011, Sillanatham had a population of 1,594 of which males constituted 795 and females 799, with children representing 10.1% of the population. The literacy rate is 90.39%. Industry Sillanatham has an industrial estate of 380 acres owned by SIPCOT ( State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu) where the ground breaking ceremony was held on February 25, 2024, for manufacturing electric vehicles and batteries by the Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast VinFast Auto Ltd. is a Vietnamese Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive company founded by Vingroup, one of the largest private conglomerat ...
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Ottapidaram Taluk
Ottapidaram taluk is a taluk of Thoothukudi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Ottapidaram Ottapidaram is a small town in Thoothukudi district and headquarters of Ottapidaram taluk. Demographics *Ottapidaram had a population of Ottapidaram as per the 2011 Census, out of which 4000 are males while 3963 are females in the town. *P .... Demographics According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Ottapidaram had a population of 123,097 with 61,822 males and 61,275 females. There were 991 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 73.21. Child population in the age group below 6 was 6,143 Males and 5,876 Females. References Taluks of Thoothukudi district {{Thoothukudi-geo-stub ...
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Melaseithalai
Melaseithalai is a village in Ottapidaram taluk of Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu, India. The village comes under Vilathikulam (state assembly constituency) and Thoothukudi (Lok Sabha constituency). Geography and location Melaseithalai is located 25 km away from the district headquarters on the National Highway 45B. The village comes under the administrative control of Jegaveerapandiyapuram panchayat, Ottapidaram taluk, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, India. Basic amenities The village has a branch office (B.O.) of India Post. The village also has a Sub-Primary Health Centre functioning under Eppodum vendran Primary Health Centre (PHC) Education # TDTA Primary School - also situated in the village with the total student strength of 54. Religious Temples/Church # Sri Pathrakali Amman Temple is located in the northern side of the village constructed in the year 1941. Temple festival is celebrated in the month of July every year. # Ayyanar & Vinayagar temple is located i ...
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Vadakku Bommaiyapuram
Vadakku Bommaiyapuram is a small village near Pasuvanthanai in Ottapidaram, a taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ... in Tuticorin District, Tamil Nadu, South India. References Villages in Thoothukudi district {{Thoothukudi-geo-stub ...
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Panchalankurichi
Panchalankurichi is a village, 3 km from Ottapidaram and 21 km from Thoothukudi in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, India. Panchalankurichi was once a Palayam and is best known as the birthplace of Veerapandiya Kattabomman, an 18th-century Palayakarrar ('Polygar'), who opposed the British East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to Indian Ocean trade, trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (South A ... governance in the area and its revenue-raising methods. History Panchalamkurichi (often spelled Panjalamkurichi), in the Kovilpatti taluk of Tuticorin, is traditionally recognized as one of the 72 palayams of Madura. The name is a reference to the stand taken against the Nayaks of Madura by the Pancha (or Panchala, meaning the doab) Pandyas, local chieftains tributary to the Pandyas, at a nearby kurichi or valley ...
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Ettayapuram
Ettayapuram is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the birthplace of Tamil people, Tamil poets Mahakavi Bharathiar and Umaru Pulavar. Muthuswami Dikshitar, one of the triads of Carnatic music, was patronized in his final years by the ruler of Ettayapuram. History Ettayapuram was originally Ilasanadu, which was ruled by the Pandyas, Pandya Kings. After the Pandyas, Ettappan was appointed as palayakarar by Madurai Nayak dynasty under the supervision of Vijayanagara empire. After 150 years of rule by the descendants of Ettappan, Ilasanadu became Ettayapuram in 1565. Ettayapuram estate Ettaiyapuram estate was a zamindari estate situated in the Ettayapuram taluk of the erstwhile Tuticorin district. The estate covered an area of and 374 villages and in 1901, had a population of 154,000. The headquarters of the estate was the town of Ettaiyapuram. The estate was ruled by the Telugu Nayak dynasty whose ancestors hailed from Chandragiri in present-day ...
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Thiruchendur
Tiruchendur (Tamil: ''Tiruccentūr'' �t̪iɾɯtːʃen̪d̪uːr also ''jayantipuram'') is a municipality in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is home to the Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, one of the Six Abodes of Murugan. Geography Tiruchendur is located on the shoreline overlooking the Gulf of Mannar in the south-eastern part of Tamil Nadu. The suburban villages surrounding the town contain arid, red soil forests that are densely planted with palm trees, cashew plantations, and other crops part of the region. Demographics As of the 2001 Census of India, Tiruchendur had a population of 33,970. Males constituted 50% of the population and females 50%. Tiruchendur had an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy was 82%, and female literacy 76%. 12% of Tiruchendur's population was under 6 years of age. Politics The Tiruchendur assembly constituency was part of the Tiruchendur (Lok Sabha constituency) until 2009. Afte ...
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Srivaikuntam
Srivaikuntam, also referred to as Thiruvaikuntam, is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the river Thamirabarani. Thiruvaikuntam has a temple dedicated to Vishnu, known as Srivaikuntanathan or as Tiruvaikuntapati, with a lofty gopuram. The Thiruvenkadam Udaiyar Mandapam is rich with sculptures of ''yalli'', elephants and warriors. The Ekadasi Mandapam, which is opened on Vaikunta Ekadasi days, contains sculptures. During the period of conflict between the East India Company forces and Veera Pandiya Kattabomman, the temple served as a fort. The Kailasanathaswamy temple is another important temple and contains six inscriptions of the times of Kattabomman. Geography Srivaikuntam is located at . It has an average elevation of 17 metres (55 feet). The town is located on the north bank of the Tamirabarani river. It is 30 km east of Tirunelveli, 30 km west of Tiruchendur and 39 km from T ...
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Kovilpatti
Kovilpatti is an industrial city and special grade municipality in Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 65 km (40 mi) from Thoothukudi, 102 km (63 mi) from Madurai and 565 km (351 mi) from Chennai. It is the headquarters of the Kovilpatti taluk of Thoothukudi district. It is the second largest city in the district after Thoothukudi. The nearest airport to Kovilpatti is Tuticorin Airport (TCR) at Vaagaikulam in Thoothukkudi district about 73 km (45.3 mi) away, which offers daily flights to Chennai and Bangalore. The nearest international airports are Madurai International Airport about 99 km (61.5 mi) away and Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV) about 210 km (130.5 mi) away. The nearest seaport is Thoothukudi Port which is 70 km (43.4 mi) away. Geography Kovilpatti is located at . It has an average elevation of 101 metres (334 feet). Climate The climate of Kovilpatti town is hot and dry. Temperatures range between a maximum of 3 ...
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Vilathikulam
Vilathikulam is a selection grade Town Panchayat (T.P.), panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is a small town near the southern tip of mainland India. Vilathikulam is a little town, on the northern bank of the Vaippar River, which has water flowing only 15 to 25 days per year. It had major issue as the bridge connecting the Vilathikulam town on the southern side to the Kovilpatti and Tuticorin routes gets submerged completely when the river flows. It is a single lane bridge constructed during the British Era and is about 1.5 km in length. In year 2012, new double-way Bridge was constructed adjacent to the old bridge to avoid roads from getting submerged. As the panacea of water problem a dam has been constructed across Vaippar River in 2006. Etymology Vilathikulam owes its name to a temple pond "Vila" + "Athi" + "Kulam". The Meenakshi Amman Temple has a temple pond, which had a "Vila" tree and an "At ...
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Tharuvaikulam
Tharuvaikulam is a village in Thoothukudi District of Tamil Nadu in southern India. There are about 3,000, mostly Catholic, families living there. It falls under the Roman Catholic diocese of Thoothukudi and the feast of St.Michael is a popular religious festival. Geography Tharuvaikulam is located 10 km from Thoothukudi near the Bay of Bengal in Tamil Nadu. History Catholic settlement is believed to have started as early as 1750. At that time the village was located in Kaamanaikanpatti Parish and then in Vembar. In 1907 the present Taruvaikulam Parish was created. Originally, people were fully dependent on palm trees and fishing. Later, in 1974, a match factory was built by Rev. Fr. Ambrose, providing jobs and income to thousands of villagers. Places of interest *Church of St. Michael – The first stone built church was built in 1875 and the present church was built in 1922. The tower was built in 1960 by Rev. Fr. Maria Manikam by receiving contributions from th ...
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