Manjakuppam

Manjakuppam மஞ்சகுப்பம்
city
Manjakuppam Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°45′22″N 79°45′47″E / 11.756°N 79.763°E / 11.756; 79.763Coordinates: 11°45′22″N 79°45′47″E / 11.756°N 79.763°E / 11.756; 79.763
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Taluk	Cuddalore
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	TN-32

Manjakuppam (Tamil: மஞ்சகுப்பம்) is one of the three large divisions in the town of Cuddalore, India. The Ponnaiyar River flows through the town, the area adjacent to the banks of the river is named as Manjakuppam. It was known as Manja Cupam during the 17th century. During the recent years the place is being called as Manjainagar though officially it is still known as Manjakuppam.

Manjakuppam is in the heart of the town of Cuddalore, most of the important Government offices, Schools and Hospitals are located in Manjakuppam

Manjakuppam is a place of historic importance, Madras Gazetters South Arcot published in 1906 notes that " In 1680, they (the Dutch) returned...they were in possession of the Devanampatam fort and had a lease of Manjakuppam at the time that the English bought Fort St. David in 1690..."

Cuddalore taluk

Revenue Villages	Alapakkam Andarmullipallam Annavalli Arisiperiyankuppam Azhagiyanatham Cuddalore Cuddalore O.T (municipal) Irandayeeravilagam Kalaiyur Kambilimedu Kangamanayakkankuppam Karaikadu Karaimedu Karaiyerivittakuppam Karaiyerivittakuppam (municipal) Karamanikuppam Karanapattu Karupadithundu Kayalpattu Keez Azhinjipattu Keez Kumaramangalam Kilinjikuppam Kondur (municipal) Koothapakkam Kothandaramapuram Kudikadu Kumarapettai Kunamangalam Kundu-uppalavadi Malayaaperumal Agaram Manjakuppam Maruthadu Mathalapattu Mavadipalayam Melakuppam Melazhinjipattu Naduveerapattu Nagappanur Nallathur Nathapattu Odalappattu Otteri Pachaiyankuppam Pallipattu Pathirikuppam Periyakanganamkuppam Pillali Ponniyankuppam Pudukadai Ramapuram Sedapalayam Sellancheri Sellankuppam Semmankuppam Senjikumarapuram Sennapannayakkanpalayam Singarakudi Sinnakanganamkuppam Suba Uppalavadi Thennampakkam Thevanampattinam Thiruchopuram Thirumanikuzhi Thirupanampakkam Thirupapuliyur Thiruvanthipuram Thiyagavalli Thookkanampakkam Thookkanampakkam Thottapattu Uchimedu Ulleripattu Utharamanikam Vadapuram Keezhpathi Vanamadevi North Vanamadevi South Vannarapalayam Varakkalapattu Velisemmandalam Vellakarai Vellapakkam Vettukulam Villankalpattu Vilvarayanatham

Taluks in Cuddalore District

Cuddalore district

District Headquarters	Cuddalore

Country	India

State	Tamil Nadu

Region	Tondai Nadu

Taluks	Chidambaram Cuddalore Kattumannarkoil Panruti Tittakudi Kurinjipadi Vriddachalam

Blocks	Annagramam Bhuvanagiri Cuddalore Kammapuram Kattumannarkoil Keerapalayam Komaratchi Kurinjipadi Mangalur Nallur Panruti Parangipettai Vriddhachalam

Municipalities	Chidambaram Cuddalore Nellikuppam Panruti Virudhachalam

Rivers	Kollidam Ponnaiyar Vellar

Lakes	Perumal Eri Veeranam Lake Wellington Lake

History	Sangam period Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Nayaks of Gingee Nawab of the Carnatic Company Raj British Raj Siege of Cuddalore Battle of Cuddalore

Places of interest	Chidambaram Temple Silver Beach Fort St David Neyveli Lignite Corporation Pataleeswarar Temple Pichavaram Satyagnana Sabha Thillai Kali Temple Thiruvadigai Temple Thiruvanthipuram Temple Vriddhagiriswarar Temple

Universities	Annamalai University

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