Orathanad

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Orathanad
ஒரத்தநாடு
taluk
Orathanad is located in Tamil Nadu
Orathanad
Orathanad
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
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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.[clarification needed]

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,and Chennai. Orathanadu is well conditions connected to good number of various bus routes. orathanadu route maximum avaliable for private buses

Demographics

Ethnically, most of the people are Tamilians. There is also a large MUSLIM population along with,SOLIYAN CETIYAR,

Saurashtrians and Thanjavur Marathi people. The total population of the town is 10172 of which 4993 are males and 5179 females.[3] Orathanad has an average literacy rate of 82.06 per cent, which is higher than the national literacy rate.

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.

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.

List of places

Cities and villages

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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

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Main article: Orathanad (State Assembly Constituency)

Education

Colleges

  • Government College of Education
  • Govt. Veterinary Medical College
  • Govt. Girls Arts and Science college (Bharathidasan University)
  • Dharmambal Arts, Science and Teacher Training Institute
  • Tamil Nadu Land Survey Training institute

Schools

  • London Krishnamoorthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School.
  • Government Girls Higher Secondary School
  • Government Boys Higher Secondary School
  • St. Mary's Middle School
  • Mannai Narayanaswamy Government High School Okkanadu Melaiyur
  • Government Higher Secondary School Okkanadu keelaiyur
  • Srinivasa Matriculation Higher Secondary School
  • Little Rose Matriculation School
  • Government Higher Secondary School, Uranthairayankudikkadu
  • Government High School - Poovathur
  • Government Higher Secondary School - Kakkarai
  • Government High School - Kakkarai
  • Sudharsan Metriculation School - Potalankudikkadu, Orathanadu
  • Government High School - Pudur Village
  • Government High School - Pinnaiyur
  • Government High School - Kannanthangudi West
  • Nalanda Matriculation School - Thirumangalakottai East, Orathanadu
  • Government Higher Sccondary School, Thirumangalakottai East, Orathanadu
  • Government Higher Secondary School, Kulamangalam, Orathanadu
  • Sri Rama Vilas High School Thennavannadu
  • Government Higher Secondary School, Pappanad
  • Government Higher Secondary School, Iluppaithoppu - Ambalappattu
  • Government higher secondary school, Kannukudi West
  • Government Higher Secondary School - Pinnaiyur
  • Rani Marimuthu Matriculation High School - Pinnaiyur Village
  • Periyar matriculation school-Vettikkadu
  • Government higher secondary school-vettikkadu
  • Amirthathammal Govt. Higher Secondary School, Ponnappur, Orathanadu.
  • Government high school, orathanadu

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Orattanadu
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government high school, okkanadu melaiyur Government Higher Secondary School, Pinnaiyur Rani Marimuthu Matriculation High School, Pinnaiyur

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