Marakkanam

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Marakkanam
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Marakkanam
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°12′N79°57′E / 12.2°N 79.95°E / 12.2; 79.95
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total31,153
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration TN-16

Marakkanam is a coastal panchayat town & Taluk in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is well connected to the state capital Chennai and the nearby union territory of Puducherry by the East Coast Road. To the west, Marakkanam is connected to the town of Tindivanam by the SH-134. Marakkanam is situated on the declared National Waterways NW-4. On materialisation of National Waterways NW-4, Marakkanam will be connected to two states Andhra Pradesh (Kakinada) and Puducherry through north and south of Buckingham Canal.

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Map indicating blocks of Marakkanam Village Panchayat

History

Marakkanam was connected to Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh through the Buckingham Canal, a 420 km long fresh water navigation canal. The 110-km stretch from Marakkanam to Chennai is called South Buckingham Canal. The canal connects most of the natural backwaters along the coast to the port of Chennai (Madras). It was constructed by the British Raj, and was an important waterway during the late nineteenth and the twentieth century. Canal was formerly used to convey goods up and down, but later the usage has downgraded due to industrial pollution of water.

India's National Waterways NW-4 connects Kakinada, in Andhra Pradesh and Pondicherry, in Puducherry. The waterway passes through Rajamundry, Vijayawada, Pedakanjam, Chennai and Marakkanam. National waterways NW-4.JPG
India's National Waterways NW-4 connects Kakinada, in Andhra Pradesh and Pondicherry, in Puducherry. The waterway passes through Rajamundry, Vijayawada, Pedakanjam, Chennai and Marakkanam.

In 2013, a violent clash occurred in this town on the basis of caste, in which two people died.

Administration

Indian Postal code for Marakkanam is 604303.

Marakkanam panchayat town was divided into 56 Village Panchayats .The following are the Village Panchayats under Marakkanam

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [1] Marakkanam had a population of 19,153. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Marakkanam has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 52%. In Marakkanam, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

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Salt Production at Salt pans of Marakkanam

Schools

Hospitals

Government Hospital, Marakkanam (Near ECR bypass)

Road Connectivity

Adjacent communities

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References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.