Paravakkottai is a village in the Mannargudi Taluk of

Thiruvarur district Thiruvarur district is one of the 38 districts in the Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chenn ...

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil languag ...

, India. It is surrounded by many Rivers and Ponds. Paravakkottai consist of streets like North street, West street, South street, Middle street, Thilagar Street etc. The streets are elegantly arranged in such a manner that all the streets end at the river bed. There are many

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. The nearby town is Mannargudi in north and Madukkur in the south.

People caste

Thevar form the majority group in this village. Castes such as Ambalakarar, Parayar and Chettiyar are also found.

Occupation

Agriculture is one of the main occupations.

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, sugarcane, groundnut, and coconut are the major crops cultivated in this village. Farming and business are the main activities of the people in Paravakkottai. Although Paravakkottai is not in lower ground to the nearby water tank, ground water is always available.

Schools

In the village there are 3 government schools and 1 private school. There are 2 elementary schools. Government higher secondary was located in main road near the state bank 6 to 12 Tamil medium and English medium also available and groups available are computer science, math, biology, and vocational groups.

Bank

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is located in this village. It is opposite to Government Higher Secondary School. The Bank have one attached ATM center

Transportation

Paravakkottai is located between

Mannargudi Mannargudi () is a town in Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Mannargudi taluk. The town is located at a distance of from the district headquarters Thiruvarur, 36 km from Kumbakonam, 40 km fro ...

and

Adirampattinam Adirampattinam is a newly established (Dec 2021) Municipality in the Pattukottai taluk of the Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is also short known by Adirai. It is the largest coastal town in the district and fourth larg ...

in the route of

Madukkur Madukkur is a Town Panchayat in Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located at middle east part of Tamil Nadu. It has 34 Union panchayat villages in rural. Being the Cauvery River Delta inhabitants. Madukkur is a Town Pancha ...

. Paravakkottai is connected by road to

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of ...

(333 km), capital of Tamil Nadu (333 km) and other major towns in South India. Nearest major railway station is

(12 km). The nearest international airport is

Tiruchirapalli Tiruchirappalli () (Renaming of cities in India, formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headqu ...

(103 km).

Demographics

As per the 2011 census, Paravakkottai had a total population of 7698 with 3937 males and 3761 females. Male literacy stands at 84.71% while female literacy rate was 65.91%.

References

{{coord, 10.6005, N, 79.4313, E, source:wikidata, display=title Villages in Tiruvarur district