Marakkanam is a coastal Selection Grade panchayat town & Taluk in

Viluppuram district Viluppuram, Villupuram or Vizhuppuram is one of the 38 districts that make up the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded on 30 September 1993, prior to which it was part of the Cuddalore district. Vizhuppuram district lies in the way of the ...

in the

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. It is well connected to the state capital

Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...

and the nearby union territory of

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by the

East Coast Road East Coast Road (ECR), combination of SH-49, NH-332A, NH-32, officially known as Mutthamizh Arignar Kalaignar Road, is a two-lane highway (now being partially widened to four lanes from Chennai to Mamallapuram) in Tamil Nadu, India, built alo ...

. To the west, Marakkanam is connected to the city of

Tindivanam Tindivanam is a municipality in Viluppuram district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest town in Villupuram District after the headquarters town Villupuram. Important roads from north to s ...

by the SH-134. Marakkanam is situated on the declared National Waterways NW-4. On materialisation of National Waterways NW-4, Marakkanam will be connected to two states

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(Kakinada) and Puducherry through north and south of

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History

Marakkanam was connected to Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh through the

, a 420 km long fresh water navigation canal. The 110-km stretch from Marakkanam to Chennai is called South

. The canal connects most of the natural backwaters along the coast to the port of Chennai (Madras). It was constructed by the British Raj, and was an important waterway during the late nineteenth and the twentieth century. Canal was formerly used to convey goods up and down, but later the usage has downgraded due to industrial pollution of water. National waterways NW-4

In 2013, a violent clash occurred in this town on the basis of caste, in which two people died.

Administration

Indian Postal code for Marakkanam is 604303. Marakkanam panchayat town was divided into 56 Village Panchayats.The following are the Village Panchayats under Marakkanam *Adasal *Adavallikoothan *Alankuppam *Alapakkam *Alathur *

Annamputhur Annamputhur is a village panchayat in the Marakkanam block, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, India. The panchayat is known for Srinidheeswarar temple and a huge Shivalinga that people of this area have had reconstructed with the help of the ...

Anumandai Anumandai is a village panchayat located in the Marakkanam Taluk, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the village panchayats coming under Marakkanam block of Viluppuram district. Businesses Anumandai has two banks namely, ...

*Asappur *Athur * Brammadesam *Chettikuppam *Cheyyankuppam * Ekkiyarkuppam *

Endiyur Endiyur is a village panchayat located in Tindivanam, in the Villupuram district of Tamil-Nadu, India. The native language of the village is Tamil. The village is connected to nearby places through SH-134. The nearest railway station is Tindi ...

*Endur *Eraiyanur *kazhikuppam *Jaggampettai *Kandadu *Kattalai *kaippani nagar *Kilarungunam *Kiledaiyalam *Kilpettai *Kilputhuppattu *Kilsithamur *Kilsiviri *Kolathur *Koonimedu *Kovadi *Kurur *Manur *Molasur *Munnur * Nadukuppam *K.N Palayam * pudhuppakkam *Kandadu *Nagalpakkam *Nagar *Nallalam.t *Nallur *Nalmukkal *mandur *Omippair *Panichamedu *Perumukkal *Pudhupakkam.m *Salavadi *Singanur *Thenkalavaii *Thennerkunam *Thenpasar *Urani *Vada Nerkunam *Vadaalappakkam *Vadakottippakkam *Vaidappakkam *Vannippair *Vengai *Vittalapuram *Siruvadi

Demographics

India

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, Marakkanam had a population of 19,153. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Marakkanam has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 52%. In Marakkanam, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

*Salt Production (Largest Salt Production Happening Next to Tuticorin in every year) *Fishing *Agriculture

Schools

* Government Higher Secondary School * Government Girls High School * Sri Ramakrishna Matriculation School * St.Joseph's Primary School (R.C.Primary School) * Panchayat Union Elementary School * ALM Matriculation School * Bharathiyar Matric Higher Secondary school * J.M.J. Matriculation and Higher l Secondary School * Good shepherd primary school * chanakiya vidhyasharam cbse school

Hospitals

Government Hospital, Marakkanam (Near ECR bypass)

Road Connectivity

*34 km from

. It is well connected to the

. * All the buses plying through ECR via Kovalam,

Mamallapuram Mamallapuram (also known as Mahabalipuram), is a town in Chengalpattu district in the southeastern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, best known for the UNESCO World Heritage Site of 7th- and 8th-century Hindu Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram. It ...

, Kadapakkam Chennai to

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are connected to Marakkanam. * Connected to

and Pondicherry with government bus No 83A via

Chengalpattu Chengalpattu, previously known as Chingleput or Chengalpet, is a town and the headquarters of Chengalpattu district of the state Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located near to the industrial and IT hub. It is the headquarters of the district a ...

, Madhuranthagam, Soonambedu, Asappur, Allathur * Connected to Chennai and Marakkanam with government bus No 188A via Kovalam,

, Kalpakkam, Kadapakkam * Connected to Chennai and

Cuddalore Cuddalore, also spelt as Kadalur (), is a heavy industries hub and a port city, and headquarters of the Cuddalore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated south of Chennai, Cuddalore was an important city and port during the Britis ...

with government bus No 162 via Chengalpattu, Madhuranthagam, Soonambedu, Allathur

Adjacent communities

References

External links

{{Indian Waterways Network Cities and towns in Viluppuram district