Nallathur

Nallathur

நல்லாத்தூர்
Nallathur நல்லாத்தூர்
Village
	Nallathur Location in Tamil Nadu, India Nallathur Nallathur (India)
	Coordinates: 11°52′20″N 79°42′08″E / 11.8722331°N 79.7021627°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Taluk	Cuddalore
Block	Cuddalore
Population (2001)
• Total	3,853
Languages
• Official	Tamil, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	605 106
Vehicle registration	TN-31
Sex ratio	50% ♂/♀

Nallathur (Tamil: நல்லாத்தூர்) is a village in Cuddalore district in state of Tamil Nadu, India.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Nallathur had a population of 3,853^[2] Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Nallathur has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 49.5%: male literacy is 61% and female literacy is 37%. In Nallathur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Nallathur is a Village in Cuddalore Taluk in Cuddalore District in Tamil Nadu State . Nallathur is 14.3 km from its Taluk Main Town Cuddalore. Nallathur is located 14.5 km from its District Main City Cuddalore O.T (Non Municipal). It is located 145 km distance from its State Capital City Chennai.

Nearby Towns and villages

Towns nearby and their distance: Pondicherry(16 km) Cuddalore(14.3 km), Villupuram (25 km), Panruti(20.1 km). Nallathur is surrounded by Villages of Pondicherry state on three sides, namely, Embalam (East), Manakuppam (West) and Sivaranthagam (North), whereas the dried Malattaru forms the southern boundary. Two nearby villages, Melakuppam and N.Manaveli comes under the Nallathur Panchayat.

Climate

The temperature is moderate; the maximum and minimum temperatures being 38 °C and 21 °C respectively. The town gets its rainfall from the northeast monsoon in winter and the southwest monsoon in summer. The average annual rainfall is 1070 mm.

Farmer's Market

Nallathur Market in centres which support the daily needs of the population residing in the nearby villages and the surrounding rural areas.

Temples

Nallathur is also known as "Temple village" .

Sri SwarnaPureeswarar Temple^[3]^[4] is a temple of Shiva in Nallathur.
Sri Lakshmi Narayana Varadharaja Perumal Koil^[5]
Thuraimangalam Siva Prakasar Jeeva Samadhi Aalayam^[6]
Sri Arni Periyapalayathu Amman Temple
Sri Draupathi Amman Dharma Raja Temple
Sri Kali Amman Temple
Sri Selva Vinayagar Temple
Sri Naga Muthumari Amman Temple
Sri Muthu Mariyamman Temple
Sri Gangai Amman Temple

Colleges

Sri Venkateshwara Medical college Hospital and Research Centre, Ariyur, Pondicherry (5 km)
Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Madagadipet, Pondicherry (12 km)
Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Kirumbampakkam, Pondicherry (13 km)
Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pillaiyarkuppam, Pondicherry (15 km)
Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College, Madagadipet,Puducherry (12 km)
Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology, Kalitheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry (12 km)
Sri Jayaram Engineering College
IFET College of Engineering, Villupuram District. (14 km)

Schools

Appar Government Aided Middle School

 Nallathur

Swami vivekananda high school

 Manakuppam (500 m)

Maraimalai Adigal Government Higher Secondary School, Embalam (1 km)
Government Higher Secondary School, Thookanampakkam (3 km)
St. Joseph’s higher secondary school manjakuppam cuddalore
Vallalar Government Higher Secondary school, Kandamangalam (6 km)
Balaji English Higher Secondary school Embalam (2 km),
Government High school Pakkam(4 km)

Economy

Agriculture is the backbone of this town. Paddy and Sugarcane cultivation is prevalent in this area. Nallathur is also known as "Temple village" .

References

^ "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. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
^ http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=820844&category=VILLAGE
^ http://nallathurswarnapureeswarar.blogspot.in/2008_05_01_archive.html
^ http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=120
^ http://temple.dinamalar.com/New.php?id=1478
^ Siva Prakasar

External links

[1] "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. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

[2] ttp://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=820844&category=VILLAGE

[3] ttp://nallathurswarnapureeswarar.blogspot.in/2008_05_01_archive.html

[4] ttp://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=120

[5] ttp://temple.dinamalar.com/New.php?id=1478

[6] Siva Prakasar

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v t e Cuddalore district
Taluks	Bhuvanagiri Chidambaram Cuddalore Kattumannarkoil Panruti Srimushnam Tittakudi Kurinjipadi Veppur Vriddachalam
Revenue blocks	Annagramam Bhuvanagiri Cuddalore Kammapuram Kattumannarkoil Keerapalayam Komaratchi Kurinjipadi Mangalur Nallur Panruti Parangipettai Vriddhachalam
Revenue divisions	Chidambaram Cuddalore Vriddachalam
Municipal Corporations	Cuddalore
Municipalities	Chidambaram Nellikuppam Panruti Virudhachalam Vadalur Tittakudi
Bodies of water	Kollidam River Perumal Eri Ponnaiyar River(South Pennar River) Veeranam Lake Vellar River Wellington Lake
History	Sangam period Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Nayaks of Gingee Nawab of the Carnatic Company Raj British Raj Siege of Cuddalore Battle of Cuddalore
Places of interest	Chidambaram Temple Silver Beach Fort St David Neyveli Lignite Corporation Pataleeswarar Temple Pichavaram Satyagnana Sabha Thillai Kali Temple Thiruvadigai Temple Thiruvanthipuram Temple Vriddhagiriswarar Temple
Universities	Annamalai University