Tirumangalam, Madurai
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Tirumangalam is a town and
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in the
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of the
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of
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also called as 'Thoongaa Nagarathin Thunai Nagaram' (Sub District of Madurai).


Etymology

As per archaeologist and historian
Kudavayil Balasubramanian Kudavayil Balasubramanian (born Kudavayil, Tiruvarur district) is an archaeologist from Tamil Nadu, India. He is former curator and publication manager at Saraswathi Mahal Library located at Thanjavur. He is credited with discovering more th ...
, the ancient name of Tirumangalam was 'Rajarajan Tirumangalam'.


Geography

The
latitude and longitude A geographic coordinate system (GCS) is a spherical or geodetic coordinate system for measuring and communicating positions directly on Earth as latitude and longitude. It is the simplest, oldest, and most widely used type of the various ...
of this town is 9°91’ N and 77°98’E respectively and the
mean sea level A mean is a quantity representing the "center" of a collection of numbers and is intermediate to the extreme values of the set of numbers. There are several kinds of means (or "measures of central tendency") in mathematics, especially in statist ...
(MSL) is 164.150m. The town is situated on the banks of river Gundar, a distributary of river Vaigai. The average maximum and minimum temperatures are of 39 °C and 27 °C. The town gets major
rainfall Rain is a form of precipitation where water droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. ...
during the south west monsoon period. The average annual rainfall being received in the town is 40.95 cm.


Demographics

According to 2011 census, Thirumangalam had a population of 51,194 with a sex-ratio of 1,013 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 4,952 were under the age of six, constituting 2,551 males and 2,401 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 7.21% and 0.03% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 81.91%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 13564 households. There were a total of 19,212 workers, comprising 151 cultivators, 490 main agricultural labourers, 314 in house hold industries, 17,339 other workers, 918 marginal workers, 38 marginal cultivators, 44 marginal agricultural labourers, 44 marginal workers in household industries and 792 other marginal workers. As per the religious census of 2011, Thirumangalam had 84.45%
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, 12.37%
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, 3.06%
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, 0.02%
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and 0.1% following other religions.


Nomenclature

It is also known that 'the mangalyam/wedlock for Lordess
Meenakshi Meenakshi (, ; also spelled as Minakshi; also known as , and ) is a Hindu goddess. She is the tutelary deity of Madurai and is considered a form of the goddess Parvati. She is the divine consort of Sundareśvarar, a form of Shiva and the si ...
of Madurai was designed and made in Tirumangalam', so the name came. In other way, it is said that when
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married Theivanai in
Thiruparankundram Thiruparankundram, also spelled Tirupparankundram or Tiruparangundram, is a neighbourhood in Madurai city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is about from Periyar Bus Terminus, the centre of the city and constitutes the southwest part of the Madurai cit ...
(nearest to Tirumangalam), the "Tirumangalyam" was made here and hence the name came.


Festivals

The Patrakali Mariamman temple located here was built in 1852. Every year, in the Tamil month of Vaikasi, a 13-day festival is celebrated, ''Vaikasi Thiruvizha'', along with daily deity procession and exhibitions. And also the Milk ice cream alias 'Paal Ice' was prepared only at the occasion of Vaigasi Festival.


Politics

Tirumangalam Legislative assembly constituency is a part of Virudhunagar (Lok Sabha constituency). During Tamil Nadu legislative assembly by-election, 2009-2010 for Tirumangalam held on 9 January over 89 percent of the votes were polled.


Transportation

Regular bus services are available from all important cities of Tamil Nadu and all the Buses from Southern parts of the State pass through Tirumangalam. Frequent city bus facilities are available from Tirumangalam busstand to Periyar busstand, Arapalayam busstand, Mattuthavani MGR busstand, Anna Busstand,
Usilampatti Usilampatti () is a town and a second grade municipality of Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is also a designated taluk and revenue division. Location Usilampatti town lies 37 km east of Theni town and 32 km ...
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, Sholavandan and Vadipatti. The government transport operates TNSTC buses and private travels operate semi sleeper buses such as PARVEEN, KPN everyday to
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. There are also private bus services such as Velmurugan transports, Sri Jaya Vilas Transport and Sri Balaji Roadlines operated on daily basis to all major cities. All passenger trains running between
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(Quilon) stop at Tirumangalam. Nearest Airport is Madurai International Airport, at Avaniapuram, from the town. The all new AC urban buses used to start their services from Tirumangalam to Arappalayam Bus Terminus in Madurai. Travel distance of approximately for a one way trip.


Educational institutions

Tirumangalam has more than 6 higher secondary schools. Educational institutions have been providing education to thousands of people around the district since 1908.


See also

* Maittanpatti


References


External links


Thirumangalam Madurai Website
{{Municipalities of Tamil Nadu Cities and towns in Madurai district