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Pudukkottai district Pudukkottai District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Pudukkottai is the district headquarters. It is also known colloquially as ''Pudhugai.'' Pudukkottai district is bounded on the northeast and e ...

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, India.

Demographics

According to the Indian census of 2015, Rajendrapuram had a total population of 4,860,http://www.voiceofbharat.org/Village_Details.aspx?ID=553727 consisting of 2,840 males and 2,020 females, of whom 3,720 people were literate.

Princely state

Rajendrapuram became a

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under the political authority of the

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. The state had an area of 4663 sq.m and, in 1901, a population of 380,000. The

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of Rajendrapuram were entitled to a 17-gun salute.

Post-independence

The last Thondaiman raja of Rajendrapuram acceded to newly-

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India in 1948, and the state became a division of Tiruchirappalli District of

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. The state was reorganised twice in the succeeding decade, taking its present form in 1956; it was renamed Tamil Nadu in 1968. On 14 January 1974, the present

Pudukkottai District Pudukkottai District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Pudukkottai is the district headquarters. It is also known colloquially as ''Pudhugai.'' Pudukkottai district is bounded on the northeast and e ...

was formed from parts of Tiruchirappalli and Thanjavur districts.

Geography and climate

The state consists mainly of an undulating plain, with the land mostly barren; it is interspersed with rocky hills, especially in the southwest. Granite and laterite are quarried, red ochre is worked, and silk and cotton fabrics, bell-metal vessels and perfumes are among the principal manufactures. There is also some export trade in groundnuts and tanning bark, with the tanning bark used in religious rituals due to its unique texture and scent. They live in more Muslim communities.

Schools & Colleges near Rajendrapuram

Government High School Rajendrapuram Laurel High School SH 29; Koothadivayal; Tamil Nadu 614616; India 2.5 km distance Ai - Aman Metric Sec school Rajendrapuram Aranthangi taluk 1.0 km distance G.h.s.s.silattur silattur 4 km distance Ai - Aman Teacher Training Institute Address : Rajendrapuram Aranthangi Taluk 1.0 km distance NAINA MOHAMED ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (Girl only) SH 29; Tamil Nadu 614616; India 1.0 km distance M S Polytechnic College Rajendrapuram, Aranthagi Taluk 1.5 km distance

Mosque & Temples in Rajendrapuram

Jumma Masjid& Arabic School Rajendrapuram, Aranthangi T.k Tamil Nadu; India kulathukarai Pallivasal Rethinakottai Road, Rajendrapuram Sri Kallaperiyan Rajathi Amman Temple Rajendrapuram, Aranthangi T.k Tamil Nadu; India 0.7 km distance Sri Muni; Chinnakaruppar;Iyyanar Temple Rajendrapuram, Aranthangi T.k Tamil Nadu; India 0.8 km distance Sri Kaaliyamman Temple Rajendrapuram, Aranthangi T.k Tamil Nadu; India 0.8 km distance Sri Karuppayi Amman Temple Rajendrapuram, Aranthangi T.k Tamil Nadu; India 1.5 km distance Sri Sitthi Vinayagar Temple Rajendrapuram, Aranthangi T.k Tamil Nadu; India 1.7 km distance

Location

Rajendrapuram is located in the Arantangi Block in the Pudukkottai District of Tamil Nadu State, India. It is located 38 km East of the District headquarters, Pudukkottai, 6 km from Arantangi, and 412 km from State capital Chennai Silattur (4 km), Mangudi (5 km), Rethinakottai (5 km), Aliyanilai (5 km), Nattumangalam (5 km) are the nearby Villages to Rajendrapuram. Rajendrapuram is surrounded by Thiruvarankulam Block to the North, Arimalam Block to the west, Peravurani Block to the East, and Avadaiyarkovil Block to the South. Peravurani, Pudukkottai, Karaikudi, Pattukkottai are nearby Cities.

References

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, Southeast = Manamelkudi Villages in Pudukkottai district