Nachikulam is a village administered by the Udayamarthandapuram Panchayath in Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is also called a part of Muthupet[1]

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Nachikulam
Village
Nachikulam
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Coordinates: 10°26′31″N 79°33′16″E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvarur
Zone	Cauvery Delta
Region	Chola Nadu
Government
• Type	Panchayat
• Body	Udayamarthandapuram panchayat
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	614706
Area code(s)	04369
Vehicle registration	TN 50

Demographics

Nachikulam has a population of roughly 2000 people.[2] Tamil is the local language spoken here.

Geography

Nachikulam is situated in the southern part of Cauvery delta, between Thiruthuraipoondi and Pattukkottai, and is about around 350 km from Chennai. Muthupet is the near by town, about 9 km distant.

Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary is situated in Nachikulam. Thousands of birds from all around the world can be seen . It is a major tourist spot in Thiruvarur district.

Religion

People follow Islam and Hinduism beliefs. Nachikulam has more than 3 Hindu temples and 4 mosques.

Economics

Agriculture is the main source of income, although some residents commute to other places for work.

Transportation

The East Coast Road (ECR) from Chennai to Kanyakumari district connects this village as well. Frequent Bus services are available to nearby towns Nagapattinam(58km), Thiruthuraipoondi(16km) and Pattukkottai (26km).

Nachikulam has Railway station near by ECR but the name is Thillaivilagam. Thillaivilagam Railway Station is on the Karaikkudi-Thiruvarur broadguage line. Now Thiruvarur-Karaikudi-Thiruvarur Demo rail Service is running in daily except sunday. Ernakulam - Velankanni - Ernakulam express also operate on the Sunday only but there is no stop in Thillaivilagam railway station , there are no direct trains from Chennai to Thillaivilagam.

Tiruchirappalli International Airport is the nearest airport from here (120 km).

Infrastructure

Nachikulam has a small Bazaar with more than 50 shops, Bharat Petroleum Punk, 2 marriage halls and a good mobile phone network, DBS Bank, 4 ATMs (DBS, State Bank of India, India 1, Hitachi) Available.

Education

There is a Govt. higher secondary school, Millennium Matriculation school, and a Govt. library in the village.[3]

References