34-550: Thirukoshtiyur is a village located near Tirupathur (on Tirupathur-Sivaganga road) on the way to Sivaganga , Tamil Nadu . It is 9 km from Thirupathur. This place has an importance among Vaishnavas on account of the Sowmya Narayana Perumal temple , which is one of the 108 Divya Desams , the holy shrines of Sri Vaishnavism that were glorified by the hymns of the poet-saints called the Alvars . According to
68-743: A Padal petra sthaalam, the sixth of 14 in the Pandyan region. Tiruppathur is one of the main towns in Sivaganga district on the Karaikudi – Dindigul , Madurai – Karaikudi , Madurai – Tanjore Highway. It is one of the oldest Towns in the Pandyan Kingdom. It served as one of the British HQs later. It was changed from Panchayat to town panchayat. The city is connected only by Roadways. The Virusuliyar River flows through Kumangudi. It
102-630: A body of 36 members, one each from the 36 wards. The legislative body is headed by an elected chairperson assisted by a deputy chairperson. Karaikudi is a part of the Karaikudi assembly constituency and it elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years. The current member of the legislative assembly is S. Mangudi from INC party. Karaikudi is a part of the Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency . The current Member of Parliament from
136-435: A place promoting Vaishnavism. During the rule of King Varaguna Pandiyan II (862–885) a Perumal temple had been existence in this place. Lord Perumal installed in this temple is referred to as Jalasayanathupadarar in the inscriptions of King Varaguna Pandiyan II. In addition to this temple, for the sake of Lord Perumal in the standing posture, another Perumal temple was constructed in the south of Sri Thiruthalinathar temple during
170-405: A place to discuss the issue. Finally, they chose Thirukotiyur as the place for this meeting. They came together as a group, for which the village was named ( Tiru - sacred, kōṣṭi - group, ūr - town). Periyalvar , in his work Periyalvar Tirumoli , visualises Thirukoshtiyur as the birthplace of Krishna . Sri Sowmya Narayana Perumal Thirukovil, surrounded by high walls on its four sides, with
204-428: A raja gopuram (Main tower) at the entrance is spectacular to behold. The inner infrastructure, mainly sannidhis (separate shrines) are unlike other temples. Inside the temple complex, the shrine for Narayana is constructed in three stages, similar to that of three floors in a building. These stages represent Bhulokam (earth), Tirupparkatal , and Vaikuntham . Narayana is represented in three stages in three forms. On
238-555: Is 290 km from Coimbatore, 100 km from Trichy, 60 km from Madurai, and 400 km from Chennai, 50 km from Pudukkottai. Tiruppathur is the capital town of Thiruppathur taluk. It is located near to Karaikudi City, at 10°08′N 78°37′E / 10.13°N 78.62°E / 10.13; 78.62 . It has an average elevation of 88 m (289 ft). It also houses several ancient historic temples like Sri Thiruthalinathar Swamy Temple . (Vairavar/Sivan Temple) Sri Ninra Narayanaperumal Temple has served as
272-569: Is a major rail head serves the city and it has the suburban places around the city. Complete list of railway stations in Karaikudi city limits can be found in Karaikudi Suburban Railway Stations with the station code details. The town has two bus terminals namely "Rajaji Bus-stand" aka Old Bus terminal and new bus terminal . Buses that connect the Karaikudi city, nearby villages and smaller towns terminate at
306-525: Is famous for Karaikudi Kandangi sarees a special type of sarees which come from and are woven in this area. The geographical indication presents the government of India of this Kandangi sarees. The Chettinad cuisine originated in the areas around Karaikudi. It is one of the few towns and cities in List of AMRUT Smart cities in Tamil Nadu selected for AMRUT Schemes from central government and
340-400: Is located in Karaikudi and was established in 1993. As calculated for the town extension processes, the district administration office confirmed the population of Karaikudi is 303,291 in 2023. According to 2011 census , Karaikkudi had a population of 181,125 with a sex-ratio of 1,000 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 19,619 children were under
374-748: Is now SMSV Higher Secondary School for Boys. Electricity supply to Karaikudi is regulated and distributed by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB). The town along with its suburbs forms the Sivaganga Electricity Distribution Circle. Water supply is provided by the Karaikudi Municipality from seven borewells is located at Sambai Oothu ( Artesian aquifer ). As per the municipal data for 2011, about 45 metric tonnes of solid waste were collected. The underground drainage system in
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#1732772732011408-418: Is predominantly flat. Rocky areas are found in the surrounding areas of Karaikudi town with more rocks towards the western side of the town. The soil is of the hard red lateritic type and is not suitable for cultivation. The water table in the area is generally at depths of 3 to 6 ft (0.91 to 1.83 m) and rises to nearly 1 m (3 ft 3 in) below the ground level during rainy seasons. Since
442-828: Is the largest city of Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . It is the centre of the Karaikudi Metropolitan Area , the 21st largest urban area of Tamil Nadu based on 2011 census data. It is part of the area commonly referred to as Chettinad and has been declared a City Municipal Corporation by the Government of Tamil Nadu , on account of the palatial houses built with limestone called Kaarai veedu . Karaikudi Municipal Corporation spreads about 94.31 km (36.41 sq mi) consists of 100 wards which undergoes major developments as part of Government Schemes. Karaikudi comes under
476-599: Is the majority religion with 83.9% of the total population, followed by Islam, 11.39%, Christianity, 4.3%, Jainism, 0.05%, Sikism, 0.01% and Others, the rest. Karaikudi is located in Sivagangai district of Tamil Nadu State. The Trichy – Rameswaram Highway passes through Karaikudi. The Thennar River flows through South Karaikudi. Karaikudi is located at 10°04′N 78°47′E / 10.07°N 78.78°E / 10.07; 78.78 . It has an average elevation of 82 metres (269 ft). The terrain of Karaikudi
510-451: Is well connected by roadways and railways . This town also has an unused airstrip called Chettinad airport also known as Karaikudi airport. This old British era airfield had been used during the world war 2 . The government of India is planning to reopen this airfield under the UDAN scheme . Karaikudi is well connected by railway network through Karaikudi Junction railway station, It
544-770: The Karaikudi Assembly constituency , which elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years, and it is a part of the Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency , which elects its member of parliament (MP) once in five years. The town is administered by the greater Karaikudi Municipal corporation. This metropolitan city had a population of 303,291 in 2023. This metropolitan area consists of Karaikudi City Corporation which includes its neighbourhood towns of Kottaiyur , Koviloor , Kandanur , Puduvayal , and Sankarapuram (census town) and villages of Amaravathiputhur , Ariyakudi , Iluppakkudi, Managiri, Mathur, Peyampatti, Thiruvelangudi and Soorakudi. This city
578-541: The 1970s, the water supply of the Karaikudi residents has depended on the deeper aquifers. The average maximum temperature is about 34 °C (93 °F), and average minimum temperature is about 24 °C (75 °F). The annual average rainfall in Karaikudi is about 920 millimetres (36 inches). Karaikudi was constituted as a municipality in 1928 and was upgraded to a Grade II Municipality in 1973, to Selection Grade in 1988, to special grade in 2013 and City Corporation in 2024 consists of 100 wards in total. The area of
612-606: The Old bus-stand. The State Transport Corporation Buses To:Chennai, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy and near by cities run moffusil buses terminate at the New bus-stand Karaikudi Bus Terminal . It serves as one of the two headquarters of the Educational District in Sivaganga district. As of 2011, there were government schools and many private schools in Karaikudi and Alagappa university colleges, many private colleges in
646-514: The Pandiya period. It contains inscriptions of later Pandiyas dating back to the 13th century. The inscription of King Maravarman Sundara Pandiyan (1216–1239 A.D) refers to this other temple as Kola Varaga Vinnagara Emperumal temple and donation of lands in 1237 A.D. As of 2011 India census , Thiruppathur had a population of 25,980. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thiruppathur has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than
680-699: The Sri Lakshmi Narasimhaswami sannidhi, small shrine present on the way towards the Sowmya Narayana Perumal sannidhi. Tirupathur, Sivaganga Tiruppattur , also spelt Tiruppathur or Thiruppathur , is a Taluk , Town Panchayat in Sivaganga district in the India state of Tamil Nadu . This town is located 22 km from Karaikudi and 27 km from Sivaganga . It is famous for Thiruthalinathar Temple ,
714-545: The age of six, constituting 10,405 males and 10,214 females. The average literacy rate of the town was 81.48%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 47504 households. There were a total of 60,069 workers, comprising 244 cultivators, 314 main agricultural labourers, 1,303 in household industries, 30,836 other workers, 17,372 marginal workers, 162 marginal cultivators, 2496 marginal agricultural labourers, 1345 marginal workers in household industries and 9,469 other marginal workers. In Karaikudi, Hinduism
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#1732772732011748-533: The city is about 94.31 km comprising the revenue towns of Kottaiyur and Kandanur and nearby villages of Kalanivasal, Sekkalai Kottai, Ilupakkudi Area, Ariyakudi Area, Koviloor, Managiri and Senjai. The Karaikudi municipality has 36 wards and there is an elected councillor for each of those wards. The functions of the municipality are devolved into six departments: general administration/personnel, Engineering, Revenue, Public Health, city planning and Information Technology (IT). The legislative powers are vested in
782-536: The city is on board at process and the sewerage system for disposal of sullage is through septic tanks, open drains and public conveniences. The municipality maintained a total of 46.55 km (28.92 mi) of storm water drains in 2011. As of 2011, there was one government hospital and 13 private hospitals in the town. The municipality operates one daily market namely the Anna Daily Market and there are three weekly markets (Uzhavar Santhai) that cater to
816-679: The city saw significant growth in the industrial sector. Karaikudi and surrounding areas are generally referred as "Chettinad". Chettinad comprises a network of 73 villages and 2 towns forming clusters spread over a territory of 1,550 km in the districts of Sivagangai and Pudukottai in the state of Tamil Nadu. Karaikudi is the largest town in Sivaganga district. Karaikudi and surrounding areas are very popular for their unique palaces, Chettinad Architecture based buildings and palatial mansions. Kannadasan Manimandapam, Kamban Manimandapam and Thousand windows house are other visitor attractions in Karaikudi. The first Temple for Mother Tamil , Tamil Thai Kovil
850-520: The city. Alagappa University is located in this town and Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology is the oldest college here and was established in 1953. Alagappa Government Arts College and Alagappa Polytechnic College are located in Karaikudi area. Many educational institutions in the town benefited from donations made by the businessman and philanthropist Alagappa Chettiar , who attended Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Vidyalaya. The school, on Sivan Koil Street, dates back to 1913 and
884-653: The constituency is Karti Chidambaram from the INC. Law and order in the city is maintained by the Sivaganga sub division of the Tamil Nadu Police headed by a Deputy Superintendent. There are three police stations in the city as North police station, south police station, Azhagappapuram police station are mainly being an all-women police station and town police station. There are special units like prohibition enforcement, district crime, social justice and human rights, district crime records and special branch that operate at
918-592: The developmental activities are taken care by the government of Tamil Nadu. The city derives its name from the thorny plant Karai , referred to in ancient literature as Karaikudi , which in modern times has become Karaikudi . The town was established in the 19th century, and the oldest known structure is the Koppudaiya Nayagi Amman Temple. Mahatma Gandhi delivered two speeches in Karaikudi in 1927 and Bharathiyar visited Karaikudi in 1919 to participate in an event. After independence,
952-418: The district level police division headed by a Superintendent of Police. Some prominent temples around the city are: -Div-III is serving people transportation services for Sivaganga and Ramnathapuram Districts. It is operating from 1 April 1983. Nearby airports include Tiruchirapalli International Airport (95 kilometres (59 mi)) and Madurai Airport (100 kilometres (62 mi)). Though this city
986-501: The ground floor, Narayana appears as Krishna in a dancing posture. In the next level, he is seen in the shayana tirukolam posture, where he reclines upon his serpent-mount, Adhishesha . And at the top most level, Narayana is seen standing as Sri Sowmya Narayana Perumal. These forms of Narayana has been poetically described as Nindran (means Standing posture), Kidanthan (means sleeping posture), Adinan (means dancing posture) by Alwars . According to Sri Vaishnava tradition, Ramanuja
1020-662: The national average of 69.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 79%. In Thiruppathur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Thiruppathur assembly constituency is part of Sivaganga (Lok Sabha constituency) . Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha): Karthi. P. Chidambaram Member of Legislative Assembly: Thiru. K.R. Periakaruppan, Chairman of Panchayat: Thiru Shanmuga Vadivel Vice Chairman of Panchayat: Thiru. Padmanaban.k President of Special Village Panchayat: Thiru. Manivasagam Vice President of Special Village Panchayat: K.S athiya moorthy Madurai–Melur–Tirupattur–Karaikudi new BG line: As sanctioned by Railway Board in
1054-409: The top of temple, summoned the whole village, and recited the mantra. When Thirukoshtiyur Nambigal demanded to know why Ramanuja had defied him, Ramanuja said that if knowledge of the mantra helped people to attain moksha , he was only too glad to go to hell. Nambigal was overwhelmed by this kindness showed by Ramanuja and he bestowed the epithet "Emperumanar" on Ramanuja. This event happened in front of
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1088-475: The village's regional legend , during the Satya Yuga , the rishis , devas , and humans were tortured by the asura Hiranyakashipu as vengeance for his brother Hiranyaksha 's death at the hands of Vishnu , in the form of his boar-avatar, Varaha . The devas and rishis then approached Brahma and Shiva for a solution. In response, Brahma, Shiva , all the devas, and the sapta rishis decided to meet at
1122-579: The year 2007–08, survey was taken & the report was submitted to Railway Board on 29/07/2008. Then updating survey was sanctioned in the year 2013–14 and the survey report was submitted to Railway Board on 27/11/2014. Railway Board has shelved the proposal at present. Decision of Railway Board is awaited. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP): Thiru. Annadurai Tahsildar: Tmt. R.Jayanthi BDO: Thiru. Jahangir Tirupathur hosts many schools and colleges. They are: [REDACTED] Media related to Tirupathur at Wikimedia Commons Karaikudi Karaikudi
1156-462: Was advised by Thirukachi Nambigal to visit Thirukoshtiyur and learn the Ashtakshara mantra from Thirukoshtiyur Nambigal. He was taught the mantra after being rejected seventeen times because of his egocentric use of the word "I" while introducing himself. Despite receiving an explicit command not to reveal his knowledge of the mantra to anyone else on threat of going to hell , Ramanuja climbed to
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