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Thozhudur, (meaning "village of worship"), are twin towns decorated by
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District,
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. Thozhudur is well served by government institutions like schools, post office, etc. Other private educational institutes like schools and colleges serve people. All major hotels, banks, shopping center, bus stands, marriage halls, a petrol/diesel/gas station are located on Ramanatham highway whereas Tholudur is popularly known for its traditional houses. People often refer Ramanatham bus stand as Tholudur stop, however, Tholudur is 1 km away from this stop. This is due to British rule as during their time they referred to this place as Tholudur instead of Ramanatham. For locals - it's a twin town. The main occupation of the people is agriculture. Rice, sugarcane, groundnut and other cereals are generally cultivated. Nature so loved this village that it gave a river, lake, green pastures and lovely people. Cricket and badminton are the favorite sports and tournaments have been conducted for decades. The higher secondary school boasts different varieties of trees. Nearby is a Chivan (Sivan) temple with inscriptions of
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Location

Thozhudur towns are located on the banks of
Vellar River The Vellar River is a river in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It originates in the Kalrayan Hills, and flows generally eastward through Salem, Perambalur, and Cuddalore districts, before flowing into the Bay of Bengal near Parangipettai. The r ...
. Ramanatham is situated on NH 45 the highway connecting the state capital
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Trichy Tiruchirappalli (), also known as Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with being the best livable and the cleanest city of T ...
cities - Tholudur is 1 km from Ramanatham main road. Also it is 15 km far from the nearest town panchayat TittakudiDistance between Ramanatham, tholudur and Tittakudi
/ref> which is also its Taluk. Ramanatham - Tholudur is 246 km away from Chennai and 76 km away from Trichy.


Government institutions


Thozhudur

# Primary Health Centre # Higher Secondary School(with cricket ground) # Girls' High School # Post Office # Registrar Office # Veterinary hospital # PDS centre # Co-operative bank


Ramanatham

# Indian Bank # Aadhar Card Center # Police Station # TN Govt Electricity Board # Bus Stand for all Bus to stop # Petrol/Gas Stations # Govt cottages # Panchayat owned Marriage Hall


Festivals

All gods reside here and are celebrated. Each temple has its own festivals.
Thai Pongal Pongal is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamils. The festival is celebrated over three or four days with Bhogi, Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal and Kaanum Pongal, beginning on the last day of the Tamil calendar month of Margaz ...
is the major festival lasting four days. #
Bhogi Bhogi is the first day of the four-day Makar Sankranti, Sankranti festival. It falls on the last day of Agrahayana, Agrahāyaṇa or Agrahayana, Mārgaśīrṣa month of Hindu Solar Calendar, which is 13 January by the Gregorian calendar. It ...
is celebrated without pollution and tummy full of eatable like kozhukattai, El-Urundai, etc. # Pongal is for actual delicious pongal. #
Mattu Pongal Mattu Pongal is the third day of the four-day Pongal festival. According to the Gregorian calendar it is celebrated on 16 January. Though the name of the festival is specific to Tamil Nadu, it is also celebrated in other southern Indian states ...
is for cattle that are decorated and fed delicious pongal. #
Kaanum Pongal Kaanum Pongal or Kanum Pongal () is the fourth and the final day of the four-day Pongal festival. It is observed in the month of Thai according to the Tamil solar calendar and usually falls on 16 or 17 January. Though the name of the festival ...
is to see people and play on the riverbed. This day is for non-veg specials. # aadi peruku is one of the festival . This day is for non-veg specials. Deepavali(Diwali), Ramzan and Christmas are other festivals celebrated.


References

{{Mangalur Block Villages in Cuddalore district