Thambikkottai
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| Nickname(s): Thambikku Nallavan Kottai | |
  Thambikkottai Village Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 10°24′N 79°30′E / 10.4°N 79.5°ECoordinates: 10°24′N 79°30′E / 10.4°N 79.5°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thanjavur |
| Named for | Brotherhood |
| Government | |
| • President | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Term closed since 2020 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,500 |
| Demonym(s) | Thambikkottaiyans |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 614704 |
Thambikkottai Village is a panchayat Village in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Muthupet is also known as Thambikku Nallavan Kottai. Thambikkottai comes under the Pattukkottai assembly constituency which elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years. The current MLA is C.V.Sekar From ADMK and it is a part of the Thanjavur (Lok Sabha constituency) which elects its Member of Parliament (MP) once in five years.
Thambikkottai had a population of 7,549. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Thambikkottai has an average literacy rate of 51%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 45%, and female literacy is 40%. Hindu is the major religion with an estimated 97.4% of the population being Hindus within the Village.
Tamil is the official language and is predominantly spoken. The most commonly used dialect is the Central Tamil dialect.[2]
Geography
Thambikkottai is a Village in Thanjavur District. It is located between Muthupet and Pattukkotai, and around 360 km away from Chennai. The Village lies adjacent to the Bay of Bengal and is in the southernmost part of the Cauvery delta. The rivers Koriayar and Pamaniyar join near Muthupet, and there is a lagoon, which is rich in fish.
Thambikkottai is an ideal place for fishing and bird hunting. It is well known for its fishing industries such as finfish (koduva), shrimp and crab. A natural mangrove forest, Alayathi Kadu, is one of the largest of its kind in India. Which holds equal share of land among with Muthupet.
Thambikkottai was heavily affected by Cyclone Gaja on the early hours of 16 November 2018. Wind speed gusting up to 140–160 kmph in Thambikkottai devastated hundreds of huts and thousands of trees in Thambikkottai itself. Many houses with sheet roofing fell down during the cyclone. More than 300 electric poles and 15+ transformers fell down, and Thambikkottai got power supply only after 31 days since Cyclone Gaja made landfall.
Thambikkottai consists of 5 sub-villages namely Vadakadu, Maravakkadu, Melakadu, Othiyadikadu, Keelakadu. Here Keelakadu Village will be covered by Thiruvarur District. Other 4 Villages come under Thanjavur Village. It is mainly famous for Aruva (Indian Traditional Weapon). That is used for defending from others.
References
- ↑ https://thanjavur.nic.in/about-district/ministers-profile/
- ↑ Bernard Comrie (1987). The World's major languages. Oxford University. pp. 730. ISBN 0195205219. Search this book on
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