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Athiyuthu is a village located 17 km(10 Miles) from the center of
Ramanathapuram district Ramanathapuram District, also known as Ramnad District, is one of the 38 districts an administrative districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The old Ramanathapuram District consists of Present day Virudhunagar Virudhunagar is a c ...
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Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
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. It has some similar places nearby, such as Chittarkottai,
Panaikulam Panaikulam or Panaikkulam is a village located in the eastern part of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, India. The inhabitants of this village are primarily Tamil Muslims. History The history of Panaikulam is known for the past 200 years onl ...
, Pudhuvalasai
Alagankulam Alagankulam is a village situated on the east coast in the Ramanathapuram Taluk and district. The village is situated on the banks of the Vaigai River and is about away from the seashore. The village is located east of Ramanathapuram. The ...
and Aatrangarai.


Panchayat

Athiyuthu is a village panchayat for three villages namely Athiyuthu, Kovilkarai and Iraniyanvalasai which has 9 wards.


Demography

Muslims are the majority community in this village, and are served by the Athiyuthu Jamiya Masjid mosque. There is also an Islamic pilgrimage center Pattani Shahib
Dargah A dargah ( fa, درگاه ''dargâh'' or ''dargah'', Turkish: ''dergâh'', Hindustani: ''dargah'' दरगाह درگاہ, bn, দরগাহ ''dorgah'') is a shrine or tomb built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often ...
. This region is notable due to the fact that
Dalits Dalit (from sa, दलित, dalita meaning "broken/scattered"), also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold varna system of Hinduism and were seen as forming ...
began converting en-masse to Islam.https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/religion/story/19810731-tamil-nadu-witnesses-mass-conversion-of-harijans-to-islam-773097-2013-11-15" / Two major areas for Muslims namely Athiyuthu Palaya Theru Jamaliya Muslim valibar sangam (JMVS) and Ramzan nagar vahidhiya Muslim valibar sangam (VMVS) which are controlled by Athiyuthu Muslim Jamath and Ramzan Nagar Muslim Jamath respectively. For Hindus, Idayar Theru, Colony and many more areas. A temple named Bagavathy Amman Temple is also in the area, as are temples like Vinayagar temple, Muneeswarar temple, and Visalatchi temple.


Clubs

There are two youth clubs found in this village. They are Jamaliya Muslim Valibar Sangam (JMVS) and Vahidhiya Muslim Valibar Sangam (VMVS).


Education

Many educational Institutions like Syed Ammal Matriculation School, Syed Ammal Hr. Sec. School, Naziya Matriculation School, Mohamedia Hr. Sec.School, Bukhariya Matriculation School, Velumanickam Matriculation school, MG Public Matriculation School, Bahurdeen Hr.Sec. School, Krishna International school, Shifan Global Academy are some of the schools here and Syed Ammal Arts and Science college, Syed Hameedha Arts and Science College, Thasim Beevi Abdul Kadher College for Women, Syed Ammal Engineering College, Mohamed Sathak Engineering College, Mohamed Sathak Polytechnic College are the colleges here.


Economy

This village is an Agricultural-based village. Half of the land areas in this village are agricultural lands. Once upon a time, the people had cultivated many varieties of crops but now only Paddy due to the climatic changes and many people had sold their lands. Most of the people had been moved to Malaysia, Singapore and so on. In Malaysia, our people have owned many hotels and restaurants.


Bus routes

There are state buses connecting to Ramanathapuram running every hour. Private buses connect the city with Chennai and Rameshwaram, visiting Athiyuthu.


References

{{Ramanathapuram district Villages in Ramanathapuram district