Sundarapandiam is a
panchayat town in
Srivilliputhur Taluk- old,
Virudhunagar district
Virudhunagar District is a district (an administrative district) of Tamil Nadu state in south India. Virudhunagar is the district headquarters of Virudhunagar district. Virudhunagar district was formed by the separation of Old Ramanathapuram Di ...
in the
India
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state of
Tamil Nadu
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Geography
Water bodies
Sundarapandiam is located at river bed of Arjuna. Many small lakes are located around this place, namely, Senkulum, Periyakulam, and Karisalkulam. The main source of drinking water is taken underground.
Demographics
India
census
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Sundarapandiam had a population of 8547. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Sundarapandiam has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 49%. In Sundarapandiam, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age. Weaving and Agriculture are Main occupations of the people living here.
Transport
Sundarapandiam (major panchayat) is located one 1 km from the main road between
Krishnankoil and
Watrap
Watrap {{IPA-ta, ʋattiɾaːjiɾɯppɯ, lang) is a taluk in Virudhunagar District, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
History
Watrap's traditional name before the British came was Vatratha Iruppu, which translates as "surplus water".
Cult ...
. Approximately, every 30 minutes a bus leaves from
Srivilliputtur
Srivilliputhur (), is a Municipality in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 75,396. The most important landmark of Srivilliputhur is 11-tiered tower structure dedicated to the Vatapat ...
(via, Krishnancoil) or from Watrap to this place. Another mode of reaching to Sundarapandiam by auto. Take an auto from Krishnankoil which is located 6 km away.
Krishnankoil can be reached around the clock by taking a bus at Madurai (Mattuthavani) bound for Senkottai/Tenkasi/Rajapalayam. It is located 80 km from Madurai.
Nearest Railway Station: Srivilliputtur (15 km distant)
Education
List of Festivals
Apart from Tamilar's main festivals of Deepavali & Thai Pongal, 3 main local festivals are celebrated in Grand manner they are
* Muthallamman Pongal
* Mariamman and Kaliamman Pongal
* Muppidari Amman Pongal
* Maha Shiva Rathiri
* Kalleri Mariyamman Pongal
* Chithirai Thiruvizha celebrate at Sri Vaikundamoorthy temple ( periya kovil locally )
The special in Mariamman Pongal is --- This Festival is Celebrated in Nine days. The wonderful thing is that while celebrating this 9 days, all days there will be rainfall in the Village as Mari means " Rain" will be proved.
(Updated by Balamurugan.B)
List of schools
*Government Higher Secondary School
*Union Elementary School
*Viveka School (English Medium)
*Saliyar Elementary School
*Sithi Vinayagar Elementary School, Agatthapatti
Nearest Airport : Madurai (70 km distant)
Adjacent communities
*Agathapatti
*Sempatti
*Venkatapuram
*Ramachandrapuram
*Madurapuri
Reference
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Cities and towns in Virudhunagar district