Megnanapuram (Neduvilai) lies in the southern side of

Thoothukudi District Thoothukudi District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district was formed by bifurcation of Tirunelveli district on 20 October 1986. Thoothukudi is the district headquarters and largest city of the distric ...

, at about 10 km east of

Sathankulam Sathankulam is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Sathankulam town is located in the banks of the Karumeni river. It is from Tiruchendur and from Tirunelveli and from Thoothukudi and from Nagercoil a ...

and 11 km south of

Nazareth Nazareth ( ; ar, النَّاصِرَة, ''an-Nāṣira''; he, נָצְרַת, ''Nāṣəraṯ''; arc, ܢܨܪܬ, ''Naṣrath'') is the largest city in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel". In ...

. This village is also known as Meignanapuram.

Udangudi Udangudi is a Panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Demographics India census, Udangudi had a population of 19,738. Males constitute 49.92% of the population and females 50.07%. Udangudi has an average liter ...

is the nearest town. The nearest railway is Nazareth Railway Station. It is served by

Thoothukudi Airport Tuticorin Airport is a domestic airport located from Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, serving the districts of Thoothukkudi, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, and Kanniyakumari in southern Tamil Nadu. It is west of the city centre on Thoothukkudi-Tirunelveli N ...

. By road, it is accessible from

Tirunelveli Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tami ...

(41 km north-west),

Thoothukudi Thoothukudi (formerly Tuticorin) is a port city, a municipal corporation and an industrial city in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The city lies in the Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal. Thoothukudi is the capital and he ...

and

Nagercoil Nagercoil, also spelt as Nagarkovil ("Temple of the Nāgas", or Nagaraja-Temple), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu state, India. Situated close to the tip of the Indian peninsula, it lies on an ...

Demographics

According to

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, information the location code or village code of Megnanapuram village is 642581. Megnanapuram village is located in

Tiruchendur Taluk Tiruchendur taluk is a taluk of Thoothukudi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Tiruchendur Tiruchendur is a municipality located in Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is home to t ...

in Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated 15 km away from sub-district headquarter

Tiruchendur Tiruchendur is a municipality located in Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is home to the Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, which is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan. Etymology Tiruchendur, a temple town like many towns in the s ...

and 65 km away from district headquarter

. As per 2009 stats, Megnanapuram is the gram panchayat of Megnanapuram village. The total geographical area of village is 479.64 hectares. Megnanapuram has a total population of 2,502 peoples. There are about 649 houses in Megnanapuram village. Udankudi is nearest town to Megnanapuram.

Population

History

Megnanapuram is a village which came under the influence of Rev. C. T. E. Rhenius. On 7 March 1830, Rhenius changed the name of the village "Neduvilai" into "Meignanapuram" (True Wisdom). Rev. John Thomas took the village to his heart and designed the church, which is a must for any visitor to

. The imposing steeple, 192 ft high, was added in 1868, the coping stone being fixed by

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. Rev. John Thomas was buried in a corner of the church. Every year, in the month of January's last Thursday, the " Asana Pandigai" is celebrated. The Village people celebrate the Church Festival in the memory of Apostle St. Paul. At this time, relatives of the villagers and visitors attend this, used exceeding one lakh people of attendance. Mass amounts of food is prepared and served at the time. It is very famous in Tamilnadu State. The Rev. C. T. E. Rhenius Chapel which is located in Elliott Tuxford Girls Higher Secondary School was renovated in 2019. This renovation helped the chapel reflect the English age old beauty along with a new age touch.

Economy

Agriculture is the major source of livelihood for the people here. The west ayacut irrigation (Sadaneri Kalvai) is the only source of irrigation. As education is very accessible, the generations of Teachers are living in Megnanapuram. Most of them were working in Government Aided Schools. People from this village have been working in every tires of Government Departments in

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and

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as well. In this village, one can get the professionals for IT Professionals,

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, Music Professions,

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, Electrical Works and what not.

Education

Megnanapuram has separate

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Institutions, Primary Schools and Higher Secondary Schools for boys and girls. An English Nursery School for both gender and also a Teacher Education College for Girls in the name of Rev. John Thomas. Along with a Private Trust based Higher Secondary School.

Primary Schools

* TDTA Boys Primary School * TDTA Girls Primary School * Eliott Tuxford Nursery and Primary School (English School)

Government Aided Higher Secondary School

* Ambrose Higher Secondary School (Boys) * Elliot Tuxford Girls Higher Secondary School (Girls)

Trust Based School

* Esther Santham Higher Secondary School

College

* Rev. John Thomas College of Education for Girls

Sports

Megnanapuram is mainly known for its Sporting Gene. It's producing generations of sports players in all sports and games. Here, Kabaddi, Volleyball, Ball Badminton, Football, Cycling, Cricket clubs are present. The primary sports Club which is very famous is Rev. John Thomas Kabaddi Club. It produces lot of national Kabaddi players all over India. 1995 Arjuna Awardee P. Ganesan also a part this club, who is the friend of below mentioned J. Ravi Sundar. Some of the Famous Kabaddi Players are, * Mr. I. Devapitchai Asirvatham, TNSTC * Mr. J. Ravi Sundar,

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* Mr. J. Ganesan, ICF * Mr. D. Vinoth Paulyas,{{Cite web, title=Vinoth Paulyas Bio & Stats {{! Patna Pirates {{! Pro Kabaddi Season 4, url=http://www.kabaddiadda.com/player/vinoth-paulyas-1000333, access-date=2021-12-21, website=Kabaddi Adda, language=en

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List of Sports Clubs

Most of the Sports Clubs are in the Name of Rev. John Thomas. * Rev. John Thomas Kabaddi Club * Rev. John Thomas Volleyball Club * Rev. John Thomas Ball Badminton Club * Rev. John Thomas Football Club * Rev. John Thomas Cricket Club * Rev. John Thomas Cycling Club * Walsh Sports Club (Athletics & Marathon)

References

Villages in Thoothukudi district