Thamarankottai (

தமிழ் Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Pudu ...

: தாமரங்கோட்டை) is a village in Pattukkottai Taluk in the

Thanjavur Thanjavur (), also Tanjore, Pletcher 2010, p. 195 is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is the 11th biggest city in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is an important center of South Indian religion, art, and architecture. Most of the ...

district, located in the delta of the

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river. It is one of the 32 villages falls under the Musugundan Nadu in the district. Thamarankottai is the largest village in the Thanjavur district in terms of Area and population. The village is divided into Thamarankottai North and Thamarankottai South. Melakkadu, Kezhakkadu and Rasiangadu are the hamlets of Thamarankottai North, while Sengapaduthankkadu, Manjavayal, Karisakkadu and Karungkulam are the hamlets of Thamarankottai South. Mangrove forest is located in the village, its official name is Thamarankottai

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. It comes under the Muthupet Lagoon Forest.

Demography

According to the latest national census, Thamarankottai North has a population of 6,031, of which 2,872 are males and 3,159 are females. in 1,460 households across the three hamlets of Keezakadu, Melakkadu, and Rasiangadu. Thamarankottai South has 4,499 people (2,156 males and 2,343 females) in 1,110 households across the four hamlets of Manjavayal, Sengapaduthankadu, Karungulam, Karisakadu, and Mankanangadu.Indian Government Official Census Data
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References

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External links

Thamarankottai website
(in Tamil) Villages in Thanjavur district