Thennamanadu
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Thennamanadu
தென்னமநாடு Thennavan Nadu, Thennavai | |
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Village | |
| Nickname(s): TND | |
  Thennamanadu Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 10°38′33″N 79°14′08″E / 10.64250°N 79.23556°ECoordinates: 10°38′33″N 79°14′08″E / 10.64250°N 79.23556°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thanjavur |
| Taluk | Orathanadu |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 4,965 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil[1][unreliable source?] and English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pin code | 614625 |
| Schools/Colleges | 4/2 |
| Nearest city | Thanjavur |
| Sex ratio | 1137 ♂/ 1000♀ |
| Literacy | 65.76% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thanjavur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Orathanadu |
| Avg. summer temperature | 36 °C (97 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 23 °C (73 °F) |
Thennamanadu is a village panchayat in Orattanadu Block of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu, South India. It is located between the cities of Thanjavur and Pattukkottai, 20 km (12 mi) from Thanjavur, 2 km (1.2 mi) from Orathanadu and 339 km (211 mi) from state capital Chennai.
Alivoikkal (3 KM) , Ayangudi (3 KM) , Orattanadu (3 KM) , Sethurayankudikadu (4 KM) , Mela Ulur (5 KM) are the nearby villages to Thennamanadu. Thennamanadu is surrounded by Nanjikottai Block towards west, Thiruvonam Block towards South, Thanjavur Block towards North, and Ammapettai Block towards North.
This Place is in the border of the Thanjavur District and Pudukkottai District. Pudukkottai District Karambakudi is South towards this place.
There is no railway station near to Thennamanadu in less than 10 km.
Locality Name: Thennamanadu ( தென்னமநாடு )
Telephone Code / Std Code: 04372
Thennamanadu Pin code is 614625 and postal head office is Orattanad.
| Time Zone | IST ( UTC + 05:30) |
| Currency | Indian Rupee ( INR ) |
| Dialing Code | +91 |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | left |
| Internet cTLD | in |
History[]
During 883 ACE, a Pandiya King built the Shiva temple. The temple was named (Tamil: தென்னவன் நாடு), now Thennamanadu. The runs through the village which was constructed by British rulers around 1935 AD.
Geography and climate[]
Thennamanadu has an average elevation of 2 m (6.6 ft). The village lies on the bank of Kalyana odai river (the south branch of Kaveri River).
The Boundary sites of the village are;
East: Oorachi Long Mannargudi
West: Sethurayankudikkadu Long Vallam
North: Paruthikottai Long Thanjavur
South: Orathanadu Long Pattukkottai
Southwest: Mandalakottai Long Pudukkottai
Block Name: Orattanadu
District: Thanjavur
State: Tamil Nadu
Elevation / Altitude: 49 meters. Above Sea level
The maximum temperature is approximately 36 °C during April - May and the minimum temperature approximately 22.8 °C from December to January.
Demographics[]
Tamil is the Local Language here.
Politics[]
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) are the major political parties in this area.
Nearby Polling Stations/Booths[]
- Panchayat Union Middle School
- Ramajayam (aided) Elementary School
- Sri Ramavilas Aided Elementary School
Nearby Govt Health Centers[]
- Thennamanadu, Health Sub Centre, Thennamanadu, Vandaiyar Iruppu
- Orathanadu, Government hospital, Thanjavur Main Road
- Kannanthangudi west, Health Sub Centre, Kannanthankudi (W), Thondarampattu
Division and population[]
The Panchayath consists of 12 Karai (division) including . The population of Thennamanadu is 4,965, including 2,337 males and 2,628 females. The sex ratio is 1,137 females per 1,000 males. The literacy rate is 65.76%.[2][3]
Occupation and culture[]
The main occupation of the people is agriculture. Paddy, pulses, groundnut, gingelly and sugarcane are the main field crops and coconut, cashew, mango and banana are the important tree crops. The river Kallyanaodai is the main water resource.
This village consists of people from several religions and castes such as Kallar, Adidhiravidas, Vannas, Kosavas, Valayas, Asari, Parisaris, Ambalakaras, Konars, Chettiyar, Malayalis, Muslims and Christians. Kallas is the higher populated people among all other castes in this village. A village panchayat system is there which consists of elderly wise persons from all castes to solve any issues of the village. The social relationship of people of various castes has been slowly getting better after the 1990s. But it is a very good village as it possesses good natural resources, geo locality, topography, village planning, transportation etc.[promotion?]
Education[]
Thennamanadu has more number of software engineering professionals, doctors, civil engineers, lawyers, teachers, IAS etc. Also has more number of sports players at state and national level players.
Colleges[]
Schools[]
Libraries[]
Festivals and Celebrations[]
Festivals in the Thennamanadu;
- during the month of April and May
- during the month of March
- and
- in
has situated nearby the Vallam Road bus stop. It is situated inside the Adhidhravidar street. is a famous temple in Thennamanadu. is the God in Sethurayar & Thuraiundar kula theivam. In the bank of the "" is situated Vinayaka, a big , and some family gods temple.
is God and kula theivam for Madurayar and situated at bank of the "".
References[]
- ^ "Thennamanadu , தமிழ்".
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090806044705/http://www.census.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ "Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, Thennamanadu". www.censusindia.gov.in/.
External links[]
- Villages in Thanjavur district