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Umayalpuram is a village in the Papanasam taluk of Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Umayalpuram
village
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Taluk	Papanasam
Population  (2001)
• Total	4,697
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Demographics

As per the 2001 census, Umayalpuram had a population of 4697, including 2383 males and 2314 females for a sex ratio of 971. The literacy rate was 76.72.

Geography

This village is on the Kumbakonam to Thiruvaiyaru route. It is 12 km from Kumbakonam. It is located near the Cauvery river. Umayalpuram is a plain in the Cauvery delta. Several endemic birds are found there. Peafowls, Ashy Prinia, Tawny flanked prinia, red-vented Bulbul, white browed Bulbul, oriental Magpie Robin, Bushchat, munia, mynah etc., are found there.

Economy

The major crops are rice, sugar cane, cotton, and banana.

Education

The village hosts a high school, which is more than 120 years old, Bharathy nursery and primary school, and a Government primary school.

Notables

• Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, a mridangam player, was born in the village.^{[citation needed]}

References

• "Primary Census Abstract - Census 2001". Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009.

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