Papanasam

This article is about the town in Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India. For other uses, see Papanasam (disambiguation).
Papanasam
பாபநாசம்
Panchayat Town

Palaivananathar Sivan Koil
Papanasam

Location in Tamil Nadu, India

Coordinates: 10°56′00″N 79°17′00″E / 10.9333°N 79.2833°E / 10.9333; 79.2833Coordinates: 10°56′00″N 79°17′00″E / 10.9333°N 79.2833°E / 10.9333; 79.2833
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Elevation 22 m (72 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 16,397
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 614 205
Telephone code 914374
Vehicle registration TN-68

Papanasam is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is 25 km from Tanjore and 15 km from Kumbakonam. There are 4 rivers named Cauvery, Thirumalairajan, Arasalaru and KudaMurutti.

The name of the town literally means "Destruction of Sins" in the Tamil language.

Geography

Papanasam is a taluk and panchayat town of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, located at 10°56′00″N 79°17′00″E / 10.9333°N 79.2833°E / 10.9333; 79.2833. It has an average elevation of 22 metres (72 ft).

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).

Climate data for Papanasam (altitude: 37m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.3
(84.7)		 31.1
(88)		 33.6
(92.5)		 35.3
(95.5)		 36.7
(98.1)		 36.7
(98.1)		 35.4
(95.7)		 34.8
(94.6)		 34.2
(93.6)		 32.1
(89.8)		 29.7
(85.5)		 28.5
(83.3)		 33.12
(91.62)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.3
(77.5)		 26.5
(79.7)		 28.5
(83.3)		 30.6
(87.1)		 31.7
(89.1)		 31.6
(88.9)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30
(86)		 29.6
(85.3)		 28.2
(82.8)		 26.4
(79.5)		 25.1
(77.2)		 28.68
(83.64)
Average low °C (°F) 21.3
(70.3)		 21.9
(71.4)		 23.5
(74.3)		 26
(79)		 26.8
(80.2)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.1
(79)		 25.3
(77.5)		 25.1
(77.2)		 24.3
(75.7)		 23.1
(73.6)		 21.8
(71.2)		 24.32
(75.78)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 35
(1.38)		 12
(0.47)		 13
(0.51)		 36
(1.42)		 55
(2.17)		 39
(1.54)		 60
(2.36)		 134
(5.28)		 99
(3.9)		 198
(7.8)		 208
(8.19)		 137
(5.39)		 1,026
(40.41)
Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 37m)[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[3] Papanasam had a population of 16,397. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Papanasam has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 70%. In Papanasam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History

108 Shivalayam

There are three temples; The Pallaivanatha Swamy temple constructed by the Chola King, Srinivasa Perumal Temple and the other is the 108 Sivalayam temples. There is also a Granary (storehouse of paddy) which measure 86 feet (26 m) in width and has a height of 36 feet (11 m) with a capacity of 3,000 kalam. The Nayaks between 1600–1634 constructed it. The State Archaeological Department declared it a monument.

This is also the birthplace of great people like Poet Papanasam Sivan and Sri Sri Ravishankar of Art Of Living.

There is also one more famous goddess near by papanasam is VADUCUCHI AMMAN Temple. Beemsingh and families use to visit this temple once in a year , and ceremonies will be going in a Big manner by serving food for all the village peoples. with full heart and full feet they step out of temple by getting goddess blessings.

You have to get down in papanasam to reach Thirukarugavur Garbaratchambigai temple. It's 7 km from papanasam.

Schools

College

Railway station

The station is between Thanjavur and Kumbakonam where all passenger and express trains (except weekly express) are stop here. Three consecutive railway stations are in Papanasam Taluk which are Pandaravadai, Ayyampettai and Pasupathikoil.

Reservation Time at Papanasam Railway Station

Morning 10:00 to 12:00
Evening 16:00 to 18:00
Train No. Type Arrival Departure to Reach
16179E Exp 03:39 03:40 Mannargudi
16106E Exp 04:40 04:41 Chennai
16232E Exp 05:10 05:11 Mayiladuthurai
16183E Exp 06:09 06:10 Thanjavur
56811 Pass 07:14 07:15 Trichy
56039 Pass 08:22 08:23 Thanjavur
56824 Pass 08:48 08:49 Mayiladuthurai
16233E Exp 08:49 08:50 Trichy
16854E Exp 10:43 10:44 Chennai
76826 Pass 11:42 11:43 Mayiladuthurai
56821 Pass 12:09 12:10 Tirunelveli
16234E Exp 13:53 13:54 Mayiladuthurai
16853E Exp 14:23 14:24 Trichy
56822 Pass 15:35 15:36 Mayiladuthurai
16231E Exp 18:29 18:30 Mysuru
56040 Pass 18:38 18:39 Mayiladuthurai
76825 Pass 19:04 19:05 Thanjavur
56812 Pass 19:38 19:39 Mayiladuthurai
56823 Pass 20:48 20:49 Trichy
16184E Exp 21:04 21:05 Chennai
16105E Exp 21:54 21:55 Thiruchendur
16180E Exp 23:06 23:07 Chennai

Hospitals

Holy Places

Temples

Churches

Mosques

muhaideen andavarhal (thaqwa masjid) pallivasal pasupathi kovil (north)

Holy places around Papanasam

Notable residents

Politics

Papanasam assembly constituency is part of Mayiladuturai (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Climate: Papanasam (altitude: 37m) - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  2. ↑ "Climate: Papanasam (altitude: 76m) - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  3. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  4. ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-12.

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