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Mannangadu — village — Coordinates Country India State Tamil Nadu District(s) Thanjavur Nearest city Pattukkottai Parliamentary constituency Thanjavur Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Codes-
• Pincode • 614613 • Vehicle • TN-49
Website mannangadu.com
Mannangadu, also called Mannankadu, is one of the 36 villages falls under the Musugundan Nadu in Tamilnadu State, Thanjavur District, India. Mannangadu is a village in Pattukkottai taluk. It is situated in between Athirampattinam and Madukkur road. It is surrounded by Kasangadu to the north, Vattakudi to the northeast, Athivetti/Pichinikadu to the east, Thamanrankottai to the southeast, Thuvarankurichii to the south, and Kallikadu to the West. North Mannangadu, South Mannangadu & Melakkadu are the streets name. It has one middle school and a post office.People celebrate festivals for Sri Vaazh Munishwarar - veeranar temple, Sri Pillaiyar koyil (Ganesh temple) and Sri Ini aandaar temple, Sri Munniayya Temple (West) every year apart from celebrating Pongal, Deepavali, Aayutha Pooja and Kaarthikai.
Nearest towns are Pattukkottai and Madukkur.
The most predominant livelihood of the people is Agriculture and Animal Husbandry. The River Cauvery, from Mettur Dam is the back bone of Agricultural activities. As in tail end of the river, this village has to face hardship whenever there is a failure in monsoon. Apart from this, foreign currency flow from the emigrants and expatriates in overseas like Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, US, UK, and Arabic countries make flourish this tiny village. Emigration and expatriation from this village is not uncommon since British rule.
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Categories:- Villages in Thanjavur district
- Thanjavur district geography stubs
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