Orathanad

Orathanad
ஒரத்தநாடு
taluk
Orathanad

Location in Tamil Nadu, India

Coordinates: 10°37′N 79°16′E / 10.62°N 79.27°E / 10.62; 79.27Coordinates: 10°37′N 79°16′E / 10.62°N 79.27°E / 10.62; 79.27
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Elevation 2 m (7 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 6,172 may be
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 614625
Telephone code 04372
Sex ratio 1037 ♂/♀
Website orathanad.in

Orathanad town also known as Muthambapuram, is one of the eight talukas of the Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil nadu.its town available for all facilities . orathanadu is fourth major city of thanjavur district

History

From 1674 until 1820 the city was part of the Maratha Empire. According to legend, Queen Muthambaal retrieved treasure from a pond by sacrificing her life from which the king made more than 40 "Anna Sathira" in Orathanadu taluk.

Geography and climate

Orathanadu has an average elevation of 2 m (6.6 ft) and lies on the south bank of the Kaveri River, 223 miles (359 km) south of Chennai.

On November 27, 2008 Orathanadu broke the 65-year-old record for the highest rainfall in 24 hours in Tamil Nadu,[1] registering 660 millimetres (26 in) and exceeding the 570 millimetres (22 in) registered by Cuddalore on May 18, 1943. However, Orathanadu lost the rainfall record to Kethi in the Nilgiris district after the town recorded 82 centimetres (32 in) of rain in 24 hours during early November, 2009. .[2]

Transport

Orathanad to Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Pattukottai, Mannarkudi, Pudukottai, Trichy and Karambakudi its route TNSTC and private buses daily service. There are Direct buses available to Coimbatore, Thirupur, Pazhani, rameshwaram, Ramanathapuram, aranthangi,Karaikudi,Ariyalur, Chennai. Orathanadu is well conditions connected to good number of various bus routes. orathanadu route maximum available for private buses

Demographics

According to 2011 census, the Orathanadu - Mukthambalpuram Town Panchayat has population of 10,247 of which 4,887 are males while 5,360 are females as per report.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1078 which is 10.52% of total population of Orathanadu - Mukthambalpuram (TP). In Orathanadu - Mukthambalpuram Town Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 1097 for every 1,000 males, against state average of 996, much above the national average of 929.[3] Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Orathanadu - Mukthambalpuram is around 1110 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943. Literacy rate of Orathanadu - Mukthambalpuram city is 84.77% higher than state average of 80.09%. In Orathanadu - Mukthambalpuram, Male literacy is around 89.90% while female literacy rate is 80.10%.

Orathanadu - Mukthambalpuram Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,633 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.[4]

Places of interest

There is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in Orathanad. Those who are not able to visit Kasi in North India can have a Dharsan of Kasi Viswanathar and Kasi Visalakshi Amman at Orathanad town itself, since the main deities in this temple are Kasi Visalakshi amman and Kasi Viswanathar.

Another orathanadu town mariyammankovil in mariyammankoil street famous for lord ayyappa devotees. a famous temple in orathanadu near kovillur VALMEKINATHAR & PERIYANAYAKI AMMAN way of orathanadu to pattukottai 3 km.

Orathanad town has a large livestock farm as does Eachankottai Village. Together the two cover more than 100 acres (0.40 km2) of land and are the modelled on the farm in Hosur. Research and development is in progress at Eachankottai by-breed livestock farm.

A survey training institute in Orathanad Town is the only one in the state that trains both Revenue Officials and Survey Officials.

Frive kilometers away from Orathanadu town towards Pudukootai road located Pinnaiyur naadu. In this village have special stree of kovil street in peroids of Chola kingdom. Here lord premmapureeswara and lord praisoodi amman sannathi, lord pillaiyar, lord murugan and navagraga sannathi also inside the temple so it is called big temple. And remainig temples are lord varadhra perumaal, lord mariyamman, lord pidaariyamman, lord mazhavaiyyan, lord idunpan swami and also famous temple of ayynar poularly known as Lord Thirunthaandi Ayyan in this village.

There is an old style two-tier river bridge in VETTIKKADU Village where the C.M.B. Canal runs under the first-tier and the Kattaru River under the second tier.

Orathanad has a Maratha Chattram named after Muktambal, one of the queens of Serfoji II. This chariot shaped building displays religious sculptures in stucco and wood. Manora, an eight-storied miniature fortress, is near Orathanadu while the Mannargudi Vishnu Temple and Shri Mannargudi Teerth at Mannargudi are easily accessible from Thanjavur via Orathanad, which is a 30 kilometres (19 mi) drive away. The town of Kulamangalam nearest to Neyvasal is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Orathanad. And next to the south of Kulamangalam there is Okkanadu Melaiyur village, which has a lake named Vellayangiri.

Parithiyappar temple: It is situated in 3 km East from Melaulur. Panguni Uthiram and Surya pooja are famous.

velakkettri Amman Temple panayakkottai: There is a temple dedicated to Lord Amman in panayakkottai village,on oradhanadu Taluk in 12Km distance.

List of places

Cities and villages

Main article: Orathanadu Taluk

Kalavani film shooting spots. Peaceful places Pinnaiyur Village Temples. vettikkadu village 9 km from orathanadu, Two tier old bridge is there,it was built by British government

List of MLAs

Orathanad is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below. Year Winner Party 1971 L. Ganesan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1977 T. M. Thailappan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1980 T. Veeraswamy Indian National Congress (Indira) 1984 T. Veeraswamy Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1989 L. Ganesan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1991 AlaguThirunavukkarasu Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1996 P. Rajamanickam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2001 R. Vaithilingam Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2006 R. Vaithilingam Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2011 R. Vaithilingam Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam References

Education

Colleges

Schools

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Orattanadu
  2. ↑ "Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Rain-related death toll rises to 51". Chennai, India: The Hindu. November 28, 2008. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  3. ↑ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Orathanadu - Mukthambalpuram Population Census 2011". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

government high school, okkanadu melaiyur Government Higher Secondary School, Pinnaiyur Rani Marimuthu Matriculation High School, Pinnaiyur

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