53-582: Ramanathapuram ( pronunciation ), also known as Ramnad , is a city and a municipality in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . It is the administrative headquarters of Ramanathapuram district and the second largest town (by population) in Ramanathapuram district. The town is at times referred as Mukhavai (Mugavai) Nagaram, that is, Entrance town. The region
106-708: A competitive bidding process conducted by the Tamil Nadu Renewable Development Agency. The project is implemented under the 50 MWp generation based incentive scheme of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India. Sakkanthi Big Chettinad style home is famous for cinema shooting and culture. Kannudayal Nayagi Amman temple , in Nataraasan kottai which is 5 km away from the town. Eswar temple in Kalayarkoil
159-430: A local cotton merchant, Kathama eventually succeeded in securing an 1863 Privy Council decision which granted her the title. After India's independence in 1947, it was under Ramnad district until 1984 and subsequently a part of the newly formed Sivaganga district. Sivaganga has an average elevation of 102 metres (334 feet ). The town has a tropical wet and dry climate . The maximum temperature during summer
212-400: A municipality has jurisdiction may encompass: Powers of municipalities range from virtual autonomy to complete subordination to the state . Municipalities may have the right to tax individuals and corporations with income tax , property tax , and corporate income tax , but may also receive substantial funding from the state. In some European countries, such as Germany, municipalities have
265-411: A population of 40,403 with a sex-ratio of 990 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 3,880 were under the age of six, constituting 1,985 males and 1,895 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 9.59% and 0.07% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 83.86%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had
318-444: A total of 10,184 households. There were a total of 14,145 workers, comprising 164 cultivators, 294 main agricultural labourers, 246 in house hold industries, 11,406 other workers, 2,035 marginal workers, 54 marginal cultivators, 127 marginal agricultural labourers, 173 marginal workers in household industries and 1,681 other marginal workers. Sivaganga town had a growth of 25% during the decades of 1991 and 2001. The population density of
371-746: Is Madurai Airport , about 125 km. The Nearest Naval Station is located in Uchipuli In the name of INS Parundu . Tourists visit Ramnad to see the Raja Palace, still occupied by the former Sethupaty Raja and his family. The royal family sends the elephant for Santhanakoodu procession in Erwadi during the annual Santhanakoodu Festival . Ramanathapuram is close to Rameswaram , Devipattinam , Thiruppullani , and Uthirakosamangai which are very important ancient pilgrimage centres. Uchipuli , an Indian naval air station with near by Ariyamaan Beach
424-438: Is 37 °C or 98.6 °F and during winter it is 28 °C or 82.4 °F. The minimum temperature varies from 23.9 to 27.8 °C (75.0 to 82.0 °F). The seasonal climate conditions are moderate and the weather is uniformly salubrious. The town gets the majority of its rainfall during the north east monsoon period. The average annual rainfall is 931 millimetres or 36.65 inches. According to 2011 census , Sivaganga had
477-520: Is a Hindu temple with Pandiyan architecture construction. Alangara Annai Cathedral is the major church and headquarters for Roman Catholic Diocese of Sivagangai . (Including Ramnad and Sivagangai District). The church has architecture style like "Fish structure" from the bird eye view. Electricity supply to Sivaganga is regulated and distributed by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB). The town along with its suburbs forms
530-460: Is a government hospital, a government women and children hospital, and 21 private hospitals and clinics that take care of the health care needs of the citizens. There are a total of 2,013 street lamps in Sivaganga: 333 sodium lamps, 1,662 tube lights, 17 mercury vapour lamps and five high mast beam lamp. The municipality operates two markets, namely a daily market and a weekly market that cater to
583-468: Is a part of the Sivaganga constituency which elects its Member of Parliament (MP) once in five years. Roadways are the major mode of transportation to the town and have rail connectivity. The nearest seaport, V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust , Thoothukudi is located 189 km (117 mi) from Sivaganga, while the nearest airport, Madurai International Airport , is located 53 km (33 mi) from
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#1732776720551636-479: Is also located in Padamathur, Sivaganga. It has the capacity to produce more than 5000 tons of sugar per day. It provides employment to more than 1000 labourers, directly and indirectly. Moser Baer Clean Energy Limited has commissioned a 5 MW grid connected solar PV project at Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The project was awarded to Sapphire Industrial Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of MBCEL, through
689-492: Is located at a distance of 48 km (30 mi) from Madurai and 449 km (279 mi) from the state capital Chennai. The town is known for agriculture, metal working and weaving. The region around Sivagangai has considerable mineral deposits. Sivaganga comes under the Sivaganga assembly constituency, which elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years. It
742-544: Is located in south east Tamil Nadu and connected by NH 49 (also called as AH 43 ) to Madurai from Rameswaram. East Coast Road is the major coastal road in east Tamil Nadu which connects the state capital Chennai and Ramanathapuram; this road also connects Ramanathapuram with Pondicherry , Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari. Ramanathapuram railway station is well connected by railroad to major cities in India through Madurai Junction and Karaikudi Junction . The nearest airport
795-426: Is located in the east side of town, where the railway line of Trichy-Rameshwaram join and this is serving as Guard line for Virudhunagar to Tiruchirapalli Jn for southern districts trains to reach Chennai Egmore and also operating for goods service due to reduce the rush in main line (Virudhunagar, Madurai Jn, Dindigul, Tiruchy). Several Express trains and passenger trains are passing through the town and connecting with
848-649: Is one among the popular beaches in Uchipuli. Periyapattinam , Athiyuthu , Panaikulam , Alagankulam , Puduvalasai , Chittarkottai, Valoor beaches are other popular in Ramnad region. And there is also memorial for former President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam is also located at Peikarumbu near Ramanathapuram. Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it
901-614: Is one of the common resources in Sivagangai. Very valuable graphite is available in Sivagangai and its surrounding areas. The Sivaganga graphite is of flaky variety with 14% average Fixed Carbon used in the manufacture of refractory bricks, expanded graphite, crucibles and carbon brushes. TAMIN has over 600 acres of graphite bearing land in Pudupatti, Kumaripatti and Senthiudayanathapuram of Sivaganga taluk, Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu. Estimated reserve of graphite ore in leasehold area
954-467: Is subordinate. The term municipality may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district . The English word is derived from French municipalité , which in turn derives from the Latin municipalis , based on the word for social contract ( municipium ), referring originally to
1007-831: Is the Madurai International Airport 40 km away from the town. There is connectivity available to major cities such as Chennai , Delhi , Mumbai , Hyderabad , Bangalore and internationally such as Dubai , Singapore , and Colombo . Government Sivagangai Medical College and Hospital is an Educational Institution located in outskirts of Sivagangai Municipality, Tamil Nadu .Also in city having several colleges like Mannar Durai singam Government Arts and Science college, Government Arts College for Women , Vickram Engineering college, Pandian Saraswathi Yadav Engineering College, Micheal Engineering college, Pannai engineering college. Prist University (Madurai Cambus) also located 15 km away from city. Graphite
1060-1079: Is the City and headquarters of the Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . It is known for the 16th-century Sivagangai Fort, located in City Centre. Inside the fort, the Rajarajeshwari Amman Temple features many ornate sculptures. Nearby, the Government Museum has prehistoric relics and natural history displays. There are many famous places like historical monuments, Historical temples and lands (example Sri Nanammal Temple in Koothandan village)donated by King Muthuvaduganatha Thevar and other many temples been built and maintained by King Maruthpandiyar brothers, Princess Velunachiyar which are still available and maintained in good condition by public and authorities. The City
1113-629: Is the district headquarters of Sivaganga District . It is bounded by Pudukkottai district on the Northeast, Tiruchirapalli district on the North, Ramanathapuram district on South East, Virudhunagar district on South West and Madurai District on the West. Sivaganga District was carved out from composite Ramnad District during July 1984. The District Courts of Sivaganga is present in the town. These courts are under administrative and judicial control of
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#17327767205511166-586: Is three million tonnes.(recoverable graphite from 14% F.C is approximately 3 lakh tonnes). The majority of the workforce is dependent on agriculture (72.8%). The principal crop of Sivaganga district is paddy rice. Most of the district has red soil. The other crops grown are sugarcane, groundnuts, pulses, millet and cereals. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University plans to set up the State's first Red Soil Dryland Research Centre in Sivaganga district. Sakthi sugar factory
1219-464: Is well known since Puranic ages. The estate of Ramnad included the Hindu holy island city of Rameswaram , from where, legend has it that the Hindu god Rama launched his invasion of Ravana 's Lanka . On the conclusion of the war and Rama's success in it, he appointed a Sethupathi or "lord of the bridge" to guard the way to the island. The "bridge" referred to here is the legendary Rama's Bridge which
1272-620: The Maravar caste was officially recognized as Sethupathi by the Nayak king of Madurai . The chieftain of Ramnad, in return, recognized the sovereignty of the Nayak king over his lands. When the power of the Nayak kings of Madurai began to decline in the late 17th century, the chieftains of Ramnad asserted their independence. In the late 17th century, Raghunatha Kilavan crowned himself king of Ramnad and changed his seat from Pogalur to Ramnad close to
1325-599: The Nawab 's rule, the chieftains revolted, led by the last ruling Nayak, against the Nawab in 1752. By that time, the throne of Arcot had two rivals, Chanda Shahib and Muhammed Ali , and this district was under the rule of Nawab of Arcot. The British supported Chand Sahib, whilst the French supported Muhammed Ali. This paved the way for a series of conflicts in the southern part of the continent also called Carnatic Wars . In 1795,
1378-661: The Sivaganga State Assembly Constituency and it elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years. The current Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the constituency is Cholan CT. Palanichamy from the AIADMK Party. Sivaganga is a part of the Sivaganga (Lok Sabha constituency) – it has the following six assembly constituencies – Thirumayam , Tiruppattur , Karaikudi, Alangudi , Manamadurai and Sivaganga . The current Member of Parliament from
1431-705: The British deposed Muthuramalinga Sethupathi and took control of the administration of Ramanathapuram. After the death of the Queen Velu Nachiyar , the Maruthu brothers took charge by paying regular revenue to the East India company. In 1803 the Maruthu Pandiyar of Sivaganga revolted against the British in collaboration with Kattabomman of Panchalamkurichi. Colonel Agnew captured and hanged
1484-518: The City. During the 17th century, Sivaganga was ruled by the Kingdom of Ramnad, which had its boundary spreading across modern-day Sivaganga, Pudukkottai and Ramnathapuram. The seventh king of the empire, Vijaya Raghunatha Sethupathi (also called Kelvan Sethupathy) ruled from 1674 to 1710 and was succeeded by his sister's son Vijaya Ragunatha Sethupathy. He was succeeded by his son-in-law Sundareswara Ragunatha Sethupathy in 1726. Bavani Sankara Thevan,
1537-499: The Computer Wing. All these departments are under the control of a Municipal Commissioner who is the supreme executive head. The legislative powers are vested in a body of 27 members, one each from the 27 wards. The legislative body is headed by an elected Chairperson assisted by a Deputy Chairperson. The municipality had an income of ₹ 54,631,000 and an expenditure of ₹ 75,385,000 for the year 2010–11. Sivaganga comes under
1590-621: The Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction , from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco , to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York . The territory over which
1643-500: The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) of the State. The municipality of Sivaganga was constituted as a third grade municipality in 1965 and promoted to first grade during May 1998. As of 2008, the municipality covered an area of 6.97 km (2.69 sq mi) and had a total of 27 members. The functions of the municipality is devolved into six departments: General, Engineering, Revenue, Public Health, Town planning and
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1696-582: The Madurai Electricity Distribution Circle. Water supply is provided by the municipality of Sivaganga from Idaikathur Vaigai river (2.5 MLD) and Paiyur Pillai vayal & Keelpathi (0.4 MLD) through feeders located in various parts of the town. In the period 2010–2011, a total of 2.9 million litres of water was supplied every day for households in the town. About 22.5 metric tonnes of solid waste are collected from Sivaganga every day by door-to-door collection and subsequently
1749-514: The Maruthu brothers. After the fall of Tippu Sultan , the British took control and imprisoned the Nawab. In 1892 the Zamindari system was abolished and a British collector was appointed for administration. In 1910, Ramanathapuram was formed from portions of Madurai and Tirunelveli districts , with J.F. Bryant as the first collector. During the British period this district was called "Ramnad";
1802-547: The Spanish term ayuntamiento , referring to a municipality's administration building, is extended via synecdoche to denote the municipality itself. In Moldova and Romania , both municipalities ( municipiu ; urban administrative units) and communes ( comună ; rural units) exist, and a commune may be part of a municipality. In many countries, comparable entities may exist with various names. Sivaganga Sivaganga ( Tamil: [siʋaɡəŋɡaɪ] )
1855-511: The age of six, constituting 3,245 males and 3,125 females. The average literacy of the town was 83.42%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 14716 households. There were a total of 20,375 workers, comprising 115 cultivators, 178 main agricultural labourers, 262 in house hold industries, 18,773 other workers, 1,047 marginal workers, 20 marginal cultivators, 30 marginal agricultural labourers, 41 marginal workers in household industries and 956 other marginal workers. As per
1908-512: The bus-stand. And 24 Hrs buses available to reach Madurai (Mattuthavani Integrated Bus Terminus). National Highway 85 Cochin -Munnar- Bodinayakanur - Theni - Madurai City - Sivagangai -Thondi, NH 36 Villupuram- Panruti-Kumbakonam - Thanjavur - Pudukottai - Tirupathur - Sivagangai - Manamadurai and State Highway SH 34 Ramanathapuram - Ilayankudi - Sivagangai -Melur are the major roads passing via Sivaganga. Train Sivaganga railway station
1961-630: The cities such as Karaikudi , Rameshwaram , Ramanathapuram, Tiruchirapalli, Coimbatore , Erode , Tiruppur , Chennai Egmore , Thanjavur , Viluppuram , Cuddalore , Pudukottai , Virudhachalam , Varanasi , Bhuvaneswar, etc. So There are direct trains from Madurai connecting the important cities in Tamil Nadu such as Chennai , Coimbatore , Kanyakumari , Trichy , Tirunelveli , Karaikudi , Mayiladuthurai , Rameswaram , Thanjavur and Virudhachalam . Madurai has rail connectivity with important cities and towns in India. Air The nearest airport
2014-534: The community living in the area and the common interest. These include terms: The same terms "Gemeente" (Dutch) or "Gemeinde" (German) may be used for church congregations or parishes, for example, in the German and Dutch Protestant churches. In Greece, the word Δήμος ( demos ) is used, also meaning 'community'; the word is known in English from the compound democracy (rule of the people). In some countries,
2067-1233: The constituency is Karti P. Chidambaram from the Congress party. P. Chidambaram , who was the Finance Minister of the country during the previous tenure, was elected from the constituency for seven times. Road Buses that connect the nearby villages and smaller towns (e.g. Devakottai, Kalayarkoil, Thirupathur, Illayankudi, Thiruvadanai) terminate at the Sivagangai bus-stand. The State Transport Corporation runs long-distance buses to Coimbatore , Chennai from Sivagangai bus-stand. Also main nearest transport hubs are Mattuthavani Bus Terminus & Arappalayam Bus Terminus Madurai, So connecting to Madurai city 24Hrs bus services available from Sivagangai Bus stand. From Sivagangai all mofussil buses that connect towns such as Karaikudi , Manamadurai , Trichy , Sivakasi , Aruppukottai , Dindigul , Oddanchatram , Palani , Pattukottai , Thanjavur , Theni , Erode , Aranthangi , Nagore , Thiruvarur , Velankanni , Rameshwaram , Ramanathapuram , Kalayar Kovil , Paramakudi , Dharapuram , Pudukottai , Nagapattinam , Tiruppur , Coimbatore (TNSTC), terminate at
2120-400: The constitutional right to supply public services through municipally-owned public utility companies . Terms cognate with "municipality", mostly referring to territory or political structure, are Spanish municipio (Spain) and municipalidad (Chile), Catalan municipi , Portuguese município . In many countries, terms cognate with "commune" are used, referring to
2173-470: The east coast. He erected massive fortifications to protect his capital. In 1725, the king of Tanjore claimed the northern part of the Ramnad kingdom (the Aranthangi region) up to the river Pambar in return for his services during the civil war in Ramnad. A vassal of Ramnad who was amongst the victors in the civil war took over the westerly located Sivaganga region, thereby leaving only three-fifths of
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2226-530: The help of the army of Tanjore. Kattaya Thevar divided the kingdom into five provinces and gave two to Sasivarna, who became the first king of Sivaganga. As per legend, Sasivarna built the Teppakulam and fort around the spring "Sivaganga", where he met his spiritual guru Sathappan Servai. As per another account, Sasivarna was appointed as the king by the Nawab of Carnatic . Sasivarna died at around 1750 and his son Muthuvaduganatha Periya Udaya Thevar took over
2279-542: The illegitimate son of Ragunatha Sethupathy, aligned with the Rajah of Tanjore to attack Ramnad. Though Bavani won, he did not honor the earlier decision to cede some portions of the empire to the King of Tanjore. He quarreled with Sasivarna Periya Oodaya Thevar and sent him out of his province. Both Sasivarna and Kattaya Thevar, the brother of Sundareswara, aligned with the Rajah of Tanjore. Both of them conquered Bavani in 1730 with
2332-625: The kingdom actually in the hands of the king of Ramnad. At the beginning of the 18th century, family disputes over succession resulted in the division of Ramanathapuram. With the help of the King of Thanjavur in 1730, one of the chieftains deposed the Sethupathi and became the Raja of Sivaganga. In 1741 the area came under the control of the Marathas and then under the Nizam in 1744. Dissatisfied with
2385-485: The name continued after independence. Later the district was renamed as Ramanathapuram to be in conformity with the Tamil name for this region."Ramnad" is also known as "Mugavai"(face) since it acts as the entry point for River "Vaigai". According to 2011 census , Ramanathapuram had a population of 61,440 with a sex-ratio of 988 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 6,370 were under
2438-654: The needs of the populace. It is a good sign to have few engineering colleges like Anna University, UCER-Ramnad campus, Syed Ammal Engineering College and Mohamed Sathak Engineering College. Former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam attended Schwartz Higher Secondary School, Ramanathapuram. It is a part of Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) . Ramanathapuram is located at 9°23′N 78°50′E / 9.38°N 78.83°E / 9.38; 78.83 . It has an average elevation of 2 metres (6 feet). The nearest towns include Paramakudi , Rameshwaram , Mudukulathur , Kilakarai and Manamadurai . The town
2491-547: The province following a peace treaty with the Sethupathis. From then, until the early 15th century the present territories of Ramanathapuram district —comprising the taluks Tiruvadanai , Kilakarai , Paramakudi , Kamuthi , Mudukulathur , Ramanathapuram and Rameswaram —were included in the Pandyan Empire . During the 14th and 15th centuries, the traditional chieftain of the region who belonged to
2544-506: The reign. He was shot dead in 1780 by Nawab's troops. His widow Velu Nachiyar and infant Vellacci fled the region and were aided by the two Maruthu brothers namely Periya Maruthu and Chinna Maruthu. After his death in 1829, there was an extended legal dispute over the succession. From 1863 to 1877 Kathama Nachiar , a daughter, succeeded in winning the claim, but did not attempt to rule with full autonomy and faced ongoing challenges. Supported in her litigation by George Frederick Fischer,
2597-469: The religious census of 2011, Ramanathapuram had 76.39% Hindus , 19.77% Muslims , 3.08% Christians , 0.01% Sikhs , 0.7% following other religions and 0.01% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference. Ramanathapuram is a municipality. After shifting the district headquarters' offices from Madurai to Ramanathapuram, the town is growing. The gauge conversion of the railway from Madurai to Rameswaram and from Tiruchi to Rameswaram connects
2650-536: The source segregation and dumping is carried out by the sanitary department of the municipality. The coverage of solid waste management had an efficiency of 90% as of 2001. There is no underground drainage system in the town and the major sewerage system for disposal of sullage is through septic tanks, open drains and public conveniences. The municipality maintains a total of 79.57 km (49.44 mi) of storm water drains: 38.75 km (24.08 mi) surfaced drains and 40.82 km (25.36 mi) kutcha drains. There
2703-470: The town has nearly doubled in the decades of 1981, 1991 and 2001. Spread over area of 6.970 km (697.0 ha), the density increased from 3500 person per km in 1981 and to 4,800 person per km in 1991. The development was largely concentrated along the whole town area. As per the religious census of 2011, Sivaganga had 84.75% Hindus , 10.07% Muslims , 4.66% Christians , 0.02% Sikhs , 0.01% Buddhists and 0.49% following other religions. Sivaganga
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#17327767205512756-481: The town to all major Indian cities. Ramanathapuram district was a larger district in Tamil Nadu, and later some of its portions were removed to create Sivaganga district. The river Vaigai enters the Big Tank (periya kanmaai) and the water is collected for the purpose of agriculture. It is claimed that the river water does not reach the sea, portraying the size of the catchment area. The town has many ponds catering to
2809-511: Was believed to have been constructed by Rama. The chieftains of Ramnad were entrusted with the responsibility of protecting the bridge, hence the appellation. Historically, for a short period, this area had been under the Chola dynasty when Rajendra Chola I brought it under his territory in 1063 CE. In the late 12th and early 13th centuries, this province was ruled by Hazrat Sulthan Syed Ibrahim shaheed of Ervadi . Later on, his heirs were ruling
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