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  ?Karaikkudi
Tamil Nadu • India
Coordinates: 10°04′N 78°47′E / 10.07, 78.78
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 82 m (269 ft)
District(s) Sivaganga
Population 86,422 (2001)
Codes
• Pincode
• Telephone
• Vehicle
• 630001
• +04565
• 63
Website: www.karaikudi.com

Coordinates: 10°04′N 78°47′E / 10.07, 78.78 Karaikudi is a city and a municipality in Sivaganga District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu ( Tamil:, Country of the Tamils, t̪ɐmɨɻ n̪aːɽɯ is one of the 28 states of India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Indian Standard Time ( IST) is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a Time offset of UTC+530. UTC+530 is the Timezone for Indian Standard Time Sri Lanka Time The geography of India is diverse with landscape ranging from snow-capped mountain ranges to deserts plains rainforests hills and plateaus The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. Sivagangai District is an administrative district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A Postal Index Number or PIN or Pincode is the post office numbering or Post code system used by India Post the Indian Postal For the past decade or so telecommunication activities have gained momentum in India KA-19-P-8488jpg|thumb|270px|Close up of a licence plate used in Mangalore, Karnataka. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or Sivagangai District is an administrative district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country India is a union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. Tamil Nadu ( Tamil:, Country of the Tamils, t̪ɐmɨɻ n̪aːɽɯ is one of the 28 states of India. It is the largest city in Sivaganga district, and is known as the capital of Chettinad region, which comprises Karaikudi and 74 other villages. Chettinad is a region of the Sivaganga district of southern Tamil Nadu state India. Chettinad is the homeland of the Nattukottai Chettiars (Nagarathar), a prosperous banking and business community, many of whose members migrated to nearby Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Burma, in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Nagarathars (also known as Nagarattar) are a Chettiar community that originated in Kaveripoompattinam under the Chola kingdom of Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. The people of Karaikudi played a major role during the Indian freedom struggle. The term " Indian independence movement " is diffuse incorporating various national and regional campaigns agitations and efforts of both Nonviolent and Militant Karaikudi got its name because of the famous plant called "Karai" which is widely spread over this area.

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History

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Karaikudi had a population of 86,422. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Karaikudi has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59. 5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 74%. In Karaikudi, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. The estimated population of Karaikudi urban agglomeration in 2004 is 132,294. This is also termed as the best place to live among the other places in the same district.

Geography

Karaikudi is located in Sivagangai district between Trichy - Rameswaram High road. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Tiruchirappalli ( Tamil: தி௫ச்சிராப்பள்ளி also spelled Tiruchirapalli WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Rameswaram (Tamil ராமேஸ்வரம் is a Town in Ramanathapuram district Earlier it was a small village in Ramanathapuram District. Ramanathapuram District is an administrative district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. In 1928 it was changed from Panchayat to Municipality. The Panchayat is a South Asian Political system. ‘Panchayat’ literally means assembly ( yat) of five ( panch) wise and respected elders chosen A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or The city is well facilitated with Railways and Roadways since 1930. The Thennar River flows through South Karaikudi. Karaikudi's Postal pincode is 630001 and Dialing code is 91-4565. It is 300 km from Coimbatore, 90 km from Trichy, 80 km from Madurai, and 400 km from Chennai. Karaikkudi is located at 10.07° N 78.78° E. [2] It has an average elevation of 82 metres (269 feet). The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit

Education

The educational institutions developed to its peak in 1947, by Alagappar who is the founder of today's Alagappa University. Institution Alagappa University is located on about in the business town of Karaikudi in Sivaganga District in Tamil Nadu, India Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology (Accet), located in Karaikudi, is one of the premier educational institutions in Tamil Nadu. Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology ( ACCET-Karaikudi) is a major College of Engineering in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu

Dr. Alagappa Chettiar is also responsible for establishment of Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI). Central Electro Chemical Research Institute is one of a chain of forty national laboratories under the aegis of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR in It is one of a kind in whole of India.

List of Institutes

Temples


Transports

Theatres

Miscellaneous

Alagappa University located in Karaikudi provides education facilities in wide range of subjects. It was founded by Dr. Alagappa Chettiyar.

Central Electro Chemical Research Institute(CECRI) is one of the chain of forty national laboratories under the aegis of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR) New Delhi. It was founded on 25th July 1948 at Karaikudi in TamilNadu and came into existence on the January 1953.

Karaikudi is the birth place of AVM studio.

P. Chidambaram the famous Finance minister of India belong to Karaikudi

Kannadasan the famous composer belonged to karaikudi. Karthick(Malai) the famous editor also belongs to karaikudi.

5 Lamps is a popular location and another location is Periyar statue in chekkalai road.

Weekly market on Mondays is very popular. Market is located in south Karaikudi. Merchants from the surrounding villages comes to this market. On monday morning fresh vegetables will be available at very cheap price and during monday evening time alive fish,crab and dry fish will be available.

manjuveratu (bull fight)famous at the time of pongal festival

Birth place of Mridagam Maestro Guru Kaaraikkudi Mani

It has near by locations like kundrakudi,Pillyarpatti famous for their temples

References

  1. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Music gives life to many but there are few who give life to Music Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius
  2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Karaikkudi

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