Silambinathanpettai is a village and

panchayat The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical ment ...

Cuddalore district Cuddalore District is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. History Since ancient times, the old town has been a seaport. Through the centuries, Cuddalore has been subject to a number of foreign powers including the Net ...

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Cuddalore Cuddalore, also spelt as Kadalur (), is the city and headquarters of the Cuddalore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated south of Chennai, Cuddalore was an important port during the British Raj. While the early history of Cudda ...

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Panruti Panruti is a developing city, municipality and taluk headquarters of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India. Panruti is located between Cuddalore and Neyveli. Panruti is famous for jackfruits and cashew nuts. The jackfruit grown here is exported ...

. The village has a population of 5,000. Silambinathanpettai is located near Patthirakottai and Saathamampattu. The village is located between Cuddalore, Panruti, Neyveli depicting its position to be at heart of these triangularly positioned cities. The village is known for the Cashew and Jackfruit. Silambinathanpettai has more than 500 hectares of cashew trees. The name Silambinathanpettai was said to have been coined during the 16th century due to the emergence of a number of youth with skills in the art silambam. The village pin code is 607102. Silambinathanpettai Grampanchayat villages (Silambinathanpettai, Pathirakottai, Arachekuppam, Pattikuppam, Puthukuppam, Pazhaya Pathirakottai).

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the village being major producer of jackfruit, is hit by thane cyclone recently in 2011. various studies says revival from cyclone may take decades, since trees of this kind are less rigid to cyclonic wind of 125kmph. Villages in Cuddalore district {{Cuddalore-geo-stub