5-558: Ponnamaravathi is a town in Pudukkottai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The town holds the status of Taluk . It is located 37 km from the district headquarter Pudukkottai and 410 km from state capital Chennai . An ancient burial site was discovered in 2022. Pudukkottai district Pudukkottai District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India . The city of Pudukkottai
10-703: A coastline of 42 km. The district lies between 78° 25' and 79° 15' east longitude and between 9° 50' and 10° 40' of the north latitude. On 14 January 1975, Pudukkottai was organised as a separate district comprising the former Pudukkottai Division of Tiruchirappalli district with some additions from Thanjavur district. At present, this district is composed of three revenue divisions, namely, Pudukkottai, Aranthangi and Illupur and eleven taluks, namely, Kulathur, Illuppur, Alangudi , Pudukkottai, Gandarvakottai, Thirumayam , Aranthangi , Ponnamaravathi, Karambakudi, Avudaiyarkoil and Manamelkudi. There are 762 revenue villages. According to 2011 census , Pudukkottai district had
15-403: A population of 1,618,345 with a sex-ratio of 1,015 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. 19.55% of the population lived in urban areas. A total of 179,688 were under the age of six, constituting 91,696 males and 87,992 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 17.60% and 0.08% of the population, respectively. The average literacy of the district
20-543: Is the district headquarters. It is also known colloquially as Pudhugai. Pudukkottai district is bounded on the northeast and east by Thanjavur District , on the southeast by the Palk Strait , on the southwest by Ramanathapuram and Sivaganga districts, and on the west and northwest by Tiruchirapalli District . As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,618,345 with a sex-ratio of 1,015 females for every 1,000 males. The district has an area of 4,663 km with
25-453: Was 68.62%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The district had a total of 387,679 households. There were a total of 761,693 workers, comprising 192,462 cultivators, 234,344 main agricultural labourers, 10,170 in house hold industries, 203,272 other workers, 121,445 marginal workers, 16,808 marginal cultivators, 70,805 marginal agricultural labourers, 3,771 marginal workers in household industries and 30,061 other marginal workers. Tamil
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