Kanadukathan is a

Town Panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

in the

Karaikudi taluk Karaikudi taluk is a taluk of Sivagangai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the city of Karaikudi Karaikudi is a Greater municipality in Sivagangai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is th ...

of the Indian state of

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Kanadukathan Chettinadu Palace entrance - chettinadu architecture

Inside of a typical chettinadu house - chettinadu architecture

Rooftop of a typical chettinadu house - chettinadu architecture

Dining hall inside a chettinadu house - chettinadu architecture

Demographics

In 2001, Kanadukathan had a population of 4,795 people. Of these, 10% were under 6 years of age. The town is evenly split between males and females. Kanadukathan has a literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 63.4%. According to the Indian census, the male literacy rate is 80% and the female literacy rate is 67%.

Specialities

Kanadukathan is most famous for its

Chettinad cuisine Chettinad cuisine is the cuisine of a community called the Nattukotai Chettiars,or Nagarathars, from the Chettinad region in sivagangai district of Tamil Nadu state in India. Chettinad cuisine is perhaps the most renowned fare in the Tamil N ...

and for the architecture of its houses, whose main entrances are shaped to resemble those of temples.

Events

* Festival of the Goddess of Beauty ''(Tamil: பொன்னழகி அம்மன் திருவிழா)'' is a 10-day festival held in May every year. * Hari Poojai is held in May every year. * Sivarathiri is held in March. During Shivaratri, people take

kavadi Kavadi Aattam (Tamil: காவடி ஆட்டம், Malayalam: കാവടിയാട്ടം) ("Burden Dance") is a ceremonial sacrifice and offering practiced by devotees during the worship of Murugan,Kent, Alexandra. ''Divinity and Di ...

from Pazhaiyur (old Kanadukathan) to the Solai Andavar Temple (approximately 4 km). * festival of the nagamuthu mariamman temple chiththira full moon day function is a 10 days festival held in April–May every year

Schools / Colleges

* M.ct.M.Chidambaram Chettiyar Higher Secondary School SO 9001 Certified* M.ct.M.Chidambaram Chettiyar Elementary School * CV.CT.V.Meenakshi Achi Matriculation School * Annamalai Polytechnic College

Places of interest

Pillayarpatti Karpaka Vinayaka Temple or Pillaiyarpatti Pillaiyar Temple is a 7th-century CE rock-cut cave shrine, significantly expanded over the later centuries. It is located in Pillayarpatti village in Tiruppathur Taluk, Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu ...

Kovil—religious site 1,600 years old Hindu Temple (16 km) * Kundrakudi Murugan Kovil—religious site (Hill Temple), Hindu Temple (14 km) *

Thirumayam Fort The Thirumayam Fort is a 40-acre wide fortress in the town of Thirumayam in Pudukkottai-Karaikudi Highway in Pudukkottai District, Tamil Nadu, India. It was constructed by Vijaya Raghunatha Sethupathi, the Raja of Ramnad in 1687. Later the fort ...

— historical site (10 km) * Chettinad Palace — It was designed by Dr Annamalai Chettiyar with European influence in its architecture. * Island Bungalow — heritage site (2 km) * CVCT CVRM House - Unique Historical Chettinad Twin Houses

Connection with major cities

* By road: located on

Trichy Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bein ...

–

Rameshwaram Rameswaram (; also transliterated as Ramesvaram, Rameshwaram) is a municipality in the Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is on Pamban Island separated from mainland India by the Pamban channel and is about 40 kilo ...

National Highway

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:* 14 km from

Karaikudi Karaikudi is a Greater municipality in Sivaganga district, Sivagangai district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is the 21st largest urban agglomeration of Tamil Nadu based on 2011 census data. It is part of t ...

:* 32 km from

Pudukkottai Pudukkottai is the administrative headquarters of Pudukkottai District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a large city located on the banks of the Vellar River. It has been ruled, at different times, by the mutharaiyar dynasty , Cholas, ...

:* 82 km from

:* 90 km from

Madurai Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...

:* 159 km from

:* 287 km from

Coimbatore Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...

:* 405 km from

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* By train: Chettinad station is located on the Trichy – Rameswhwaram line. The following expresses stop at this station. :* The Chennai – Rameshwaram express (16701) :* Rameshwaram – Chennai express (16702) :* Trichy- Rameshwaram, Trichy-Karaikudi, Trichy-

Manamadurai Manamadurai is a Municipality Town in Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Manamadurai falls under Manamadurai Legislative assembly. Upgradation of Manamadurai to Municipality Municipal Administration Minister KN Nehru made ...

and Manamadurai-

Mannargudi Mannargudi () is a town in Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Mannargudi taluk. The town is located at a distance of from the district headquarters Thiruvarur, 36 km from Kumbakonam, 40 km fro ...

Passenger Trains :Requests have been made to operate a daily overnight train between Coimbatore and Rameswaram via Kanadukathan (CTND).

References

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