Sembanarkoil (formerly Semponnarkoil) is a

panchayat town 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 ...

Tranquebar Tharangambadi (), formerly Tranquebar ( da, Trankebar, ), is a town in the Mayiladuthurai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu on the Coromandel Coast. It lies north of Karaikal, near the mouth of a distributary named Uppanar of the Kave ...

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Mayiladuthurai district Mayiladuthurai district is one of the 38 List of districts of Tamil Nadu, districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The district headquarters is located at Mayiladuthurai. Geography The district is bounded on the north by Cuddalore di ...

in the Indian state of

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. The town is located in the historic Thanjavur area on the banks of the

river Cauvery The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery, the anglicized name) is one of the major Indian rivers flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri river rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats, Kodagu dis ...

. Its history is centered around Swarnapureeswarar Temple.

Geography

Sembanarkoil lies on the shores of

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, comprising a coastal plain with a few

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. The Cauvery and its offshoots are the principal rivers. Sembanarkoil is near 6. Keezhaiyur, the biggest panjayat through

Mayiladuturai Mayiladuthurai (formerly known as Mayavaram or Mayuram) is a town and district headquarter of Mayiladuthurai district in Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located at a distance of from the state capital, Chennai. Mayiladuthurai was ruled by Mediev ...

Climate

Temperature

The average maximum temperature for the district (from 1991 to 1996) as a whole is about 32 C and the average minimum temperature is 24 C.

Wind

Dust storms,

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and dusty winds blow from various quarters towards the end of May. The southwest wind sets in during April. It is strongest in June and continues till September.

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with varying wind velocity arrive every three or four years during November–December. The Northeast

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is accompanied by winds that can affect crops, but during Southwest monsoon the air is calm and undisturbed.

Rainfall

The Northeast monsoon, which starts in October and ends in December, contributes about 60% of the total annual rainfall. The Southwest monsoon rains from June to September and from March to May account equally for the rest. The monthly average rainfall was in 1991–96.

Demographics

The village is made up of 2079 males and 2121 females.

Transport

Sembanarkoil can be reached by main-line trains and road. From

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

, it can be reached through the East Coast Road via

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. The nearest railhead is Mayiladuthurai Junction, which hosts direct trains to Chennai, Bangalore, Mysore, Thirupathi, Bombay, Varanasi, Rameswaram, and Coimbatore. Bus service to nearby towns such as Mayiladuthurai,

Thirukadaiyur Thirukkadaiyur (Thirukadavur) is a village on the east coast of Tamil Nadu, about 300 km south of Chennai and 15 km north of Karaikal. The history of the village is associated with the legends of Markandeya and Abirami Pattar. The vil ...

, Porayar/

Tharangambadi Tharangambadi (), formerly Tranquebar ( da, Trankebar, ), is a town in the Mayiladuthurai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu on the Coromandel Coast. It lies north of Karaikal, near the mouth of a distributary named Uppanar of the Kave ...

and Mayiladuthurai is frequent.

Economy

Agriculture is the main activity, as this is a fertile land. Rice, cotton, black gram, Bengal gram, coconut, banana, and sugarcane are the main products. Because of its location, it has become an important trading and commercial center for nearby villages.

Education

*Kalaimahal College of Education, Sembanarkoil

References

http://holyindia.org/shiva/thevaram_temple/0105_thiruchemponpalli_sembanarkoil_swarnapureesar.jsp {{Mayiladuthurai district Cities and towns in Mayiladuthurai district