Appanur

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Appanur
Revenue Village
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Appanur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 9°N78°E / 9°N 78°E / 9; 78
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram District
Talukas Kadaladi
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total2,328
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
623703 [1]
Telephone code04576 [2]
Nearest city Ramanathapuram
Literacy52.02%
Distance from Ramanathapuram 55 kilometres (34 mi)
Distance from Paramakudi 36 kilometres (22 mi)
Distance from Mudukulathur 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)

Appanur is a village in the Kadaladi Taluk of Ramanathapuram District in Tamil Nadu, India. [3] It is located between Mudukulathur and Sayalgudi, on the State Highway 29 (SH29). [4]

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Location

Appanur is a small village. It is located on SH29, which runs from Thanjavur to Sayalgudi. [4] The SH29 then runs to join the East Coast Road (Thiruvanmiyur - Mahabalipuram - Marakkanam - Pondicherry Road). [5] Appanur is about 11 km from Mudukulathur, 36 km from Paramakudi and 55 km from Ramanathapuram.

History

It is said that Appanur has been known since ancient times as Thiru Appanur, though Thiru Appanur now refers to a place near Madurai. Appanur, as a part of the Ramnad district was under the Sethupathis during the beginning of the 17th century, then under the British Raj, before it came under the Union of India in 1947 when India received its independence. [6] [7]

It is still an under developed area in India, along with the rest of the Ramnad district. [8] [9] [10] [11] Appanur is known for rainfed bittergourd cultivation.

Smaller variety of bitter gourd grown at Appanur. Momordica charantia var muricata.jpg
Smaller variety of bitter gourd grown at Appanur.

Demography

Total population of the village is 2328, of whom males are 1178 and females are 1150. Overall literacy rate is 52.02%, male literacy rate is 64.69% and female literacy rate is 39.04%, according to the 2001 census. [12] [13] [14]

Infrastructure

There are three schools in Appanur.

  1. Government Primary School
  2. Panchayat Union Middle School
  3. Sri Ramakrishna Saradhadevi Middle School [15]
  4. Government High school

There is a Primary Health Centre, which comes under Paramakudi health district. [16]

There is also a branch post office. [17] [18]

Cultural Festivals

A local festival called 'Maasa' or 'Marsa' is celebrated every year. Other Tamil festivals like Pongal and Deepavali are also celebrated. Bullock-cart races, called Rekla races, are popular locally, and are organised during festival celebrations.

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References

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  9. ↑ "100-MW solar energy park to come up in Ramnad". The Hindu.
  10. ↑ "PUDHU VAAZHVU PROJECT, RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICT". Official Website of Ramanathapuram District Collectorate. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "Ramanathapuram Mega Drinking Water Supply Project". Tamil Nadu Water Supply And Drainage Board. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "Population Finder". Census of India Organisation. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "Population distribution of village Appanur". www.populationofindia.co.in. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  14. ↑ "Welcome to Appanur Village in Ramanathapuram District Social and Developmental Canvas of the village" . Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "Appanur" . Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  16. ↑ "Hospital on Wheels Programme (HoWP) - FTP 2012 -13, Paramkudi Health District" (PDF). National Rural Health Mission. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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