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Manamadurai is a Municipality Town [1] in Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Manamadurai falls under Manamadurai Legislative assembly.

Manamadurai
மானாமதுரை
Municipality
Manamadurai
Mananadurai, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 9.689000°N 78.458100°E / 9.689000; 78.458100
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictSivaganga district
Government
  TypeMunicipal Taluk
  BodyMunicipality
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Languages
  Official (Tamil, English)Tamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
630 606 (Manamadurai Head post office)
Manamadurai Town Area code04574
Vehicle registrationTN 63 (Sivagangai RTO)

Upgradation of Manamadurai to Municipality


Municipal Administration Minister KN Nehru made the announcement issuing an ordinance to form Manamadurai Union panchayat as Manamadurai Municipality on 16 October 2021.[2][3]


Geography


Manamadurai is located at 9.7°N 78.48°E / 9.7; 78.48. It has an average elevation of 121 metres (397 ft).[4] The Vaigai river flows from north to south through Manamadurai and divides the town into Eastern bank and Western bank. The town cover an area of revenue villages Arimandapam, Keelamelkudi, Vethiyanenthal, Kalkurichi, Udaikulam, Thayapuram, Sipcot, Seikalathur, Othakadai, Moongilurani, Kannar street, Alagar Kovil street, Brinthavanam, Railway colony, Krishnarajapuram colony, Ramnagar, Mangulam, seiyaalur, Kombukaranenthal, Pattatharechi, Pattar street, Valanaadu, Kalpiravu, Panikaranenthal, Athanoor, Keelapasalai, Melapasalai, New Vasantha Nagar, Rajakambeeram, Keppanoor, Sangamangalam, Annavasal, comes under limit of the town.[5]


Demographics


As of 2021 India census, Manamadurai had a population of 50,500. Males constitute 50% of the population and Females 50%. Manamadurai has an average literacy rate of 77% : Male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 72%. In Manamadurai, 10% of the population is under six years of age. The town has 20,406 households.[6]

Manamadurai falls under Manamadurai State assembly constituency and Sivaganga Loksabha constituency.[7]


Highlights


This town is famous for manufacturing Ghatam musical instruments, clay pots, clay horses, and other clay items.[8][9]


Festivals



Industry


The State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) Limited is situated in Sivagangai road, which is a major employment source for people in and around Manamadurai. This SIPCOT has the potential to turn in to a graphite mineral based industrial hub because huge amount of Graphite ore is process by Government owned factory at Sivagangai which is near to this SIPCOT only.[citation needed]

Manamadurai was famous for its production of jasmine flowers. This industry has dwindled over time due to the destruction of gardens throughout the town.[citation needed] Bricks, brick tiles, and pot-making centres are major industries in Manamadurai.[citation needed]



Videocon manufacturing unit


SIPCOT has allocated 70 acres (280,000 m2) of land near Manamadurai to the Indian electronics company Videocon to set up its manufacturing facility for refrigerators, washing machines, and television sets. The company had plans to introduce a battery assembly line at this facility.[10][11]


Small scale industries


The Manamadurai town has numerous small scale industries.

Jothi idly/dosa Batters Ltd. Is a leading turn over industry in Manamadurai which serves the whole town at morning and evening for its dosa batter. Manamadurai has many departmental stores. Thirumurugan Super Mart, A1 super market, Saravana stores and Sashwanth super market, Balagurusamy stores, Gangai stores.[citation needed]

It is a major turn over hub of brickings and blockings industries.[citation needed] There are many bricks, paver and hollow blocks, and tile manufacturing units in Manamadurai. Seeniappa tile works, Sri periyandavar Brick works, Chitra tile works.the leading timber trading hubs are Akila timbers, Periyandavar timbers and plywoods, Seeniappa timbers, Sudha timbers, balamurugan hardwares and Marketing stores etc.


SIPCOT industries


The sipcot Manamadurai has many small scale industries which include 1.Sirius Zip fastners(Zip manuf.) 2.Balakrishna Chemicals(calcium carbide manuf.) 3.Bhuvana Polymers and Plastics Pvt. Ltd.(PVC polymers manuf.) 4.Manonmani Oil mills(Groundnut oil manuf.) 5.Pandiyan Cements graphites(hollow block manuf.) 6.Renaissance petro Lubes Ltd.(Oil blending&Bottling) 7. Vino Papers,Plastics and Carborandum manuf.

Etc.. are some industries currently functioning at SIPCOT MANAMADURAI.


Transport



Road


The Manamadurai Bus terminus is situated at Western bank of the town close to Manamadurai - Rameswaram Highway. It is well connected to major cities like Madurai, Trichy, Chennai, and Rameswaram.


Rail


The Manamadurai Junction railway station is situated in Southern part of the village at the Western Bank. It is a major stopping for all the trains running between Rameshwaram - Madurai, Rameswaram - Chennai and Virudhunagar - Karaikudi. The railway junction in manamadurai connects with Aruppukottai railway Station in south west, Madurai railway junction in north west, and "the holy temple city" Rameswaram railway station in south east and Karaikudi railway junction in north east. The daily local DEMU Passenger train via Manamadurai connects the main cities of virudhunagar and Tiruchirapalli via Sivaganga, karaikudi, Chettinad devakkottai road, Thirumayam, Pudukkottai and leads to Trichy. an local daily passenger train runs between Madurai to Rameswaram via Thiruppuvanam, thiruppachethi, Manamadurai, paramakkudi, Ramanathapuram, Mandapam, pamban and leads to Rameshwaram. The railway line between Manamadurai and Rameswaram became the country's first green train corridor.[12] For the past two years Manamadurai to Rameswaram line and Trichy - Virudhunagar lines are being electrified. Minor formalities are under process. Soon it will start it's Inaugural run.


Airports


Manamadurai doesn't have its own Airport. Some of the airports near Manamadurai are

Madurai International Airport (57 kms )

Tiruchirapalli International airport(143 kms.),

Tuticorin Domestic Airport (160 kms.)


Educational institutions



Colleges



Computer institutions



Schools



Tourist places


The tourism industry is one of the major revenue generators for Manamadurai. There are various places of interest.


Anandavalli - Somanadhar Temple



Arulmigu Somanathar temple is an ancient Shiva temple consorted with Devi Anandavalli, which also houses the Maha Samadhi of the great saint Sadasiva Brahmendra.[15] The temple is located on the west bank of the Vaigai river. This Temple comes under the Control and Maintenance of Sivagangai Samasthan Devasthan Board under the control of Sivagangai's Present Queen.Rani.Medhagu.Sahiba.Gowri vallabha.Sri. Madhuraandhagi Naachiyar.

Thirukalayanam festival is celebrated every year in this temple. The festival resembles the celebration done in Madurai Meenakshi amman temple. But Thirukalyanam will take place in the early morning in Madurai and late evening in Manamadurai.

"Kallazhagar Vaigayil ezhuntharum Nigazhvu"(transl:கள்ளழகர் வைகை ஆற்றில் எழுந்தருளும் நிகழ்வு) Was better celebrated by People of Manamadurai.[citation needed]


Prithyangira Devi Temple


Panchabhutheswaram, also known as Vedhiyanendal vilakku, 5 km from Manamadurai, is on old ramanathapuram road, the route in which Lord Rama went to Sri Lanka to confront Ravanan. This place is known for its hard cut-rock (granite) temple dedicated to Shri Maha Panchamukha Prathyangira Devi. It houses the big deity of shri Maha Panchamukha Prathyangira Devi. There are two more sannidhies for Lakshmi Ganapathi and Sornagarshna Bhairavar. Kumbhabhishekham was performed on 24 June 2010. Sahasra Sandi Maha Yagnam was also performed from 25 June 2010 to 29 June 2010. It has come in a total area of about 5.5 acres (22,000 m2). Soon within the temple premises, ten more sannidhies are going to come for Dasamaha Vidya. Non-stop annadharmam right from 2000 since inception. Every Amavasai, people were various parts of Tamil Nadu and other states visit the temple.[16]


The Holy Paanch peer (Anjanamar) Five Shuhadaas Dargah


The Holy Paanch peer (Anjanamar) Five Shuhadaas Dargah is located near Kannar street, Manamadurai in Sivaganga District. The Panchpeer durgah is at Kannar road, on the Manamadurai-Ilayangudi State Highway. The Graves of Five Martyrs who came with Badusha Sulthan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed of Ervadi is found here.[17]


See also





References


  1. "Ahead of polls to urban local bodies, TN to have six more corporations, 28 new municipalities". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. kumbakonam corporaon and 19 muniicipalites
  3. தமிழ்நாட்டில் புதிய 19 நகராட்சிகள் அறிவிப்பு
  4. "Elevation of manamadurai - veloroutes.org". Veloroutes.org. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. "Commissionerate of Municipal Administration". Commissionerate of Municipal Administration. 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  6. "PCA Data by District/SubDistrict/Town/Village Name". Census Commission of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. Chandrashekhar, Sumana (7 March 2020). "A life of passion and humility". The Hindu.
  9. "Adventures in clay: How the ghatam got a second chance to survive".
  10. "Assembling Make in India's mobile dream". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  11. Sivakumar, Hemamalini Venkatraman & Nandini (22 December 2009). "Sipcot allots 70 acres to Videocon for Rs 2k cr plant in TN". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  12. "Country's first green train corridor opened between Rameswaram and Manamadurai, Asia's second turning railway track is located in manamadurai". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  13. "Amirtha Nursing College". Archived from the original on 17 February 2013.
  14. "Matha College of Teacher Education". Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  15. "Sri Sadasiva Brahmendra Biography - the great Mystic". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  16. "Sri Maha Panchamukha Prathyangira Devi Temple, Vediarendal Vilakku, Manamadurai". www.atharvanabathrakalli.org. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010.
  17. "Manamadurai | Ervadi Dargah | Ervadi | Ibrahim Shahid | Kattupalli | Tamil Nadu Ziyarat | Syed Ibrahim Shahid | Dawate Islam | Religious Healing | Healing Prayers | Faith Healing". 21 November 2010.



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