Papanasam is a

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town in

Thanjavur district Thanjavur District is one of the Districts of Tamil Nadu, 38 districts of the States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur. The district is located in the delta of the Cauvery River ...

in the Indian state of

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. It is located from

Thanjavur Thanjavur (), also Tanjore, Pletcher 2010, p. 195 is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is the 11th biggest city in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is an important center of South Indian religion, art, and architecture. Most of the Gr ...

and from

Kumbakonam Kumbakonam (formerly spelt as Coombaconum or Combaconum) or Kudanthai is a city municipal corporation in the Thanjavur district in the States of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located from Thanjavur and from Chennai and is the headq ...

. The name literally translates to "Destruction of Sins" in the

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. It is the suburban region of Kumbakonam.

Geography

Climate

Papanasam is located at and has an average elevation of . Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry.

Demographics

Population

As of 2001 India

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, Papanasam had a population of 16,397. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Papanasam has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 70%. In Papanasam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Government and politics

Papanasam assembly constituency is part of Mayiladuturai Lok Sabha constituency.

Culture/Cityscape

Papanasam (

) (

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: பாபநாசம், literally means Destruction of Sins) is a ''

'' town in

in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located from

and from

on the Kumbakonam - Thanjavur highway.

Tourist Attractions

There are three major temples, Pallaivanatha Swamy temple constructed by the

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s, Srinivasa Perumal Temple and 108 Sivalayam temple. A granary measuring in width and in height constructed by Nayaks between 1600–1634 has been declared by the State Archaeological Department as a protected monument.

Transport

By Air

Nearby Airport is Tiruchirappalli (TRZ) Airport which is 78 km distance

By Rail

Papanasam railway station is situated between

and

By Road

Papanasam Bus stop is situated between Thanjavur to Kumbakonam route. Route Buses are available every 10 minutes. Papanasam Bus Stand is available from which people can get local buses and mini buses to villages around Papanasam.

Education

Media

Sports

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Notable people

Papanasam Sivan Paapanaasam Raamayya Sivan (26 September 1890 – 1 October 1973) was an Indian composer of Carnatic music and a singer. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1971. He was also a film score composer in Kannada cinema ...

, classical singer. *

Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar (; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known export of North Ind ...

, spiritual leader. *

G. K. Vasan G. K. Vasan (born Govindaswamy Karuppiah Vasan, 28 December 1964) is an Politician, Indian Politician and son of G. K. Moopanar, G. K Moopanar, a veteran Indian National Congress, Indian National Congress Leader. G K Vasan is currently the p ...

, Former union minister, President Tamil Manila congress. *

G. K. Moopanar Govindaswamy Karuppiah Moopanar (19 August 1931 – 30 August 2001) known as G. K. Moopanar was a Tamil Nadu Congress Committee leader, parliamentarian, and social worker.He was served as Member of the Rajya Sabha , president of Tamil Nadu Cong ...

, Leader AICC. * R. Doraikkannu, Agriculture Minister Tamil Nadu. * M. Ramkumar, Former member legislative assembly, Former Chairman district panchayat.

References

{{Thanjavur district Cities and towns in Thanjavur district