Thirumalaisamudram is a village in Thanjavur taluk of

Thanjavur district Thanjavur District is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur. The district is located in the delta of the Cauvery River and is mostly agrarian. As of 2011, Thanjavur district ...

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. It is located at a distance of 17 kilometres west of Thanjavur, 5 kilometres from

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and 39 kilometres east of

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 ...

on the Thanjavur-Tiruchirapalli highway of

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. It adjoins the neighbouring village of Vallam Pudursethi.

Importance

Thirumalaisamudram has risen in importance due to the emergence of

SASTRA University The Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy, also known as SASTRA, is a private and deemed university in the town of Thirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. SASTRA is ranked by global ranking agencies such a ...

. The university covers most of the north-eastern part of the village. There are also a number of tea shops and restaurants adjoining the college.

Geography and climate

Thirumalaisamudram is located at The tributaries of river

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, namely, the

Grand Anaicut Kallanai (also known as the Grand Anicut) is an ancient dam. It is built (in running water) across the Kaveri river flowing from Tiruchirapalli District to Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The dam located in Thanjavur district. L ...

canal (Pudhaaru), Vadavaaru and

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rivers flow through the city. Thirumalaisamudram is situated in the

Cauvery delta Chola Nadu is a cultural region of the Tamil Nadu state in southern India. It encompasses the lower reaches of the Kaveri River and its delta, and formed the cultural homeland and political base of the Chola Dynasty which ruled large parts o ...

, at a distance of south-west of

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, east of

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and . To the south of Thanjavur city, is the

Vallam tableland Vallam Plateau is a high-lying tableland situated to the south of the town of Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the s ...

, a small plateau interspersed at regular intervals by ridges of

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1907, p. 3 The nearest seaport is

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which is east of Thanjavur. The nearest airport is

Tiruchirapalli International Airport Tiruchirappalli International Airport (IATA: TRZ, ICAO: VOTR) is an international airport serving Tiruchirappalli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The airport spread over an area of is located on National Highway 336, about south of the ci ...

, located at a distance of . The nearest railhead is

Thanjavur Junction railway station Thanjavur Junction (station code: TJ) is a junction railway station in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and serves Thanjavur, earlier known as Tanjore. History Thanjavur is located on the "main line" of the railway system in ...

, located at a distance of . The city has an elevation of above mean sea level. The period from November to February in Thirumalaisamudram is pleasant, with a climate full of warm days and cool nights. The onset of summer is from March, with the mercury reaching its peak by the end of May and June. The average temperatures range from in January to in May and June. Summer rains are sparse and the first monsoon, the

South-West monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscill ...

, commences in June and continues till September.

North-East monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscill ...

begins October and continues till January. The rainfall during the South-West monsoon period is much lower than that of the North-East monsoon. The North-East monsoon is beneficial to the district at large because of the heavy rainfall and the Western ghats (mountain ranges) feeding the river Cauvery. The average rainfall is , most of which is contributed by the North-East monsoon.

Demographics

As per the 2011 census, Thirumalaisamudram had a population of 6,783 with 4020 males and 2763 females. The sex ratio was 687 and the literacy rate, 94.88 with Males 97.41 and Females 91.21.

References

{{Reflist * https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/33/3319_PART_A_DCHB_THANJAVUR.pdf Villages in Thanjavur district