Thondi
| Thondi | |
| — city — | |
| Coordinates | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District(s) | Ramanathapuram |
| Population | 15,298 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Thondi is a panchayat town in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. An ancient port site referred in the name of Tyndis.[1]
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Thondi had a population of 15,298. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Thondi has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 63%the famous organization of vanniyar sangam founded by thiru s.s.ananthan. the vanniyar population of 5,900. vanniyar sanga ramanathapuram district president thiru s.s.ananthan,secretory s.ariyasamy,financier p.ramesh .25% of muslim peoples are live in thondi. One of famouse place for tourism,Very peaceful location,The important leader are lived in thondi,they were worked to develop education,jobs,and business,Mr.Syed mohamed has donated acres of land for education(Syed Mohamed Govt.Hrs.Sec.School)Through this school many peoples are benefited,they settled in USA,Australia,UK,Etc,Thondi is one of the example for the future generation as unity where people are living with helping each other,taking care of neighbors,in Ramadan Month giving charity to the poor people is the important obligation on each and every person those who are wealthy. TMMK,TNTJ,and other islamic organization are found in thondi,their leaders are from thondi.TMMK AND TNTJ are one of the vital role to develop mulim people education and jobs,they did hard work to get reservation in Tamil Nadu govt. In Thondi, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?&SectionName=Edition-Madurai&artid=176646&SectionID=137&MainSectionID=137&SEO=&Title=
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
Coordinates: 9°46′35″N 79°00′28″E / 9.77639°N 79.00778°E
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