Orathanad

Orathanad
—  taluk  —
Orathanad Location of Orathanad in Tamil Nadu and 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(s)	Thanjavur
Population	10,172 (2001[update])
Sex ratio	1037 ♂/♀
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 2 metres (6.6 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 614625 • Telephone • +4372

Orathanad (Tamil: ஒரத்தநாடு) also known as Muthambapuram, is one of the eight talukas of the Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu located between the cities of Thanjavur and Pattukkottai.

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

Orattanadu 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 is 45 minutes by bus from Thanjavur and Pattukkottai. There are Direct buses available to Coimbatore and Chennai.

Demographics

Ethnically, most of the people are Tamilians. There is also a large Telugu population along with Saurashtrians and Thanjavur Marathi people. The total population of the town is 4372 of which 4993 are males and 5179 females.^[3] Orathanad has an average literacy rate of 82.06 per cent.

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 devoties. a famous temple in orathandu near kovillur VALMEKUNATHAR & PERIYANAYAKI AMMAN way of orathanadu to pattukottai 3km.

Orathanad town has a large livestock farm as does Eachankottai Village. Togther 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 Vettikadu 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.-->

List of places

Cities and villages

1. Akkaraivattam
2. Ambalapattu south
3. Ambalapattu North
4. Ammankudi
5. Arumalai
6. Athanakottai
7. Avidanalla Vijayapuram
8. Ayankudi
9. Azivaikkal
10. Chinna Ammankudi
11. Cholapuram
12. Eachankottai
13. Eluppaividuthi
14. Gobalapuram
15. Kaduvettividuthi-
16. Kakkarai
17. Kakkaraikottai
18. Kannandankudy Keelaiyur
19. Kannandankudy Melaiyur
20. Kannukudi west
21. Kannukudi East
22. Karaimeendar Kottai
23. Karukkakottai
24. Kattukurichi
25. Kavalipatti
26. Kavarapatu
27. Keelavannipattu
28. Keelavullur
29. Kilamangalam
30. Kodiyalam
31. Kovilur
32. Krishnapuram
33. Kulamangalam
34. Mandalakottai
35. Medayakkollai
36. Moorthiambalpuram
37. Mullur Pattikadu
38. Mutthambalpuram
39. Naduvur
40. Neivasal South
41. Nemmeli Thipppiyakudi
42. Neyveli North
43. Neyveli South
44. Okkanadu Keelaiyur
45. Okkanadu Melaiyur
46. Orantharayankudikadu
47. Pachur
48. Palampudur
49. Panchanathikottai
50. Panikondanviduthi
51. Paravatthur
52. Paruthikottai
53. Peikarambankottai
54. Periya Ammankudi
55. Pinnayur East
56. Pinnayur West
57. Ponnappur Keelpathi
58. Ponnappur Melpathi
59. Poovathur
60. Poyyundar Kottai
61. Poyyundarkudikadu
62. Pudur
63. Pugal Sillathur
64. Puluvan Kadu
65. Ragavambalpuram
66. Ragavambalpuram Part
67. Ramapuram
68. Samipatti
69. Sankaranarkudikadu
70. Senniyavidutyhi
71. Senniyavidutyhi Krishnapuram
72. Sillathur
73. Sivaviduthi
74. Solagankudikadu-
75. Suriyamurthypuram
76. Thalayamangalam
77. Thaligaividuthi
78. Thekkur
79. Thekkur Part
80. Thelungankudikadu
81. Thennamanadu South
82. Therkkukottai
83. Thirumangalakottai East
84. Thirumangalakottai West
85. Thirunallur
86. Thiruvonam
87. Thondarampattu
88. Thoppuviduthi
89. Ullur-West
90. Unjiyaviduthi
91. Vadacheri
92. Vadakkukottai
93. Vadakkur Sethi South
94. Vadakur Sethi North
95. Vandaiyar Iruppu
96. Vedavijayapuram
97. Vedhanayagipuram
98. Vellur
99. Vengarai
100. Vettuvakkottai
101. Yoganayagipuram

List of MLAs

Name	Party	Year
T.M.Thailappan	DMK	1977-1982
T.Veerasamy	INC(I)	1980-1983
T.Veeraswamy	ADMK	1984-1988
L.Ganesan	DMK	1989-1995
P. Rajamanickam	DMK	1996-2000
R.Vaithilingam	ADMK	2001-2005
R.Vaithilingam	ADMK	2006 - 2011
R.Vaithilingam	ADMK	2011 -

Education

Colleges

• Government College of Education
• Dharmambal Arts and Science College
• Bharathidasan University Women's College
• Land survey Training Institute (The only institute in Tamil Nadu that offers training in land survey)
• Veterinary medical college

Schools

• London Krishnamoorthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School.
• Government Girls Higher Secondary School
• Government Boys Higher Secondary School
• St. Mary's Middle School
• 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 Village
• Government High School - Kannanthangudi West
• Government High School - Kannanthangudi East
• Nalanda Matriculation School-Thirumangalakottai East, Orathanadu
• Government Higher Sccondary School, Thirumangalakottai East, Orathanadu
• Government Higher Secondary School, Kulamangalam, Orathanadu
• Government Approved by Sri Rama Vilas High School Thennamanadu
• Government Higher Secondary School,pappanad
• Government Higher Secondary School,Iluppaithoppu-Ambalappattu

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. http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/28/stories/2008112854260400.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-21. 
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