Poundarigapuram is a village in the Kumbakonam taluk of

Thanjavur district Thanjavur District is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur. The district is located in the delta of the Cauvery River and is mostly agrarian. As of 2011, Thanjavur district ...

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, India. In older days the village name Poundarigapuram is also known as "Yenathimangalam" Poundarigapuram is a small village located near the temple town of Kumbakonam. Nestling among the fertile fields, nurtured by the soothing waters of the river Kaveri, the village, although small in size, is great in name and fame. In fact, the village derives its name from Poundarika, a special type of yaga. Ayya Kumara Tata Desika, who was the Rajaguru to the ruler of Thanjavur, performed this special yaga in Vennar Bank near Thanjavur, about three hundred years ago. This village was set up and named Poundarikapura, in commemoration of this special yaga. This village are nearby all

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temples.

Nearby temples

# Uppliyappan koil = 3 km # Raghusthalam = 3km # Sri prithiyangiradevi temple = 2km # Suriyanar koil = 10km #

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=11 km

Demographics

As per the 2001 census, Poundarigapuram had a total population of 3089 with 1542 males and 1547 females. The sex ratio was 1003. The literacy rate was 76.37

References

* Villages in Thanjavur district {{Thanjavur-geo-stub