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Thozhudur
Thozhudur
Panchayat
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Thozhudur
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Thozhudur
Thozhudur (India)
Coordinates: 11°24′25″N79°00′24″E / 11.40686°N 79.00658°E / 11.40686; 79.00658
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
606303
Telephone code04143
Vehicle registration TN 91
Nearest Town Perambalur, Trichy, Cuddalore, Vilupuram
Lok Sabha constituencyCuddalore
State Legislative constituency Tittagudi [1]

Thozhudur, (meaning "village of worship"), are twin towns decorated by Vellar River in Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, India.[ citation needed ]

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Thozhudur is well served by government institutions like schools, post office, etc. Other private educational institutes like schools and colleges serve people. All major hotels, banks, shopping center, bus stands, marriage halls, a petrol/diesel/gas station are located on Ramanatham highway whereas Tholudur is popularly known for its traditional houses.[ citation needed ]

People often refer Ramanatham bus stand as Tholudur stop, however, Tholudur is 1 km away from this stop. This is due to British rule as during their time they referred to this place as Tholudur instead of Ramanatham. For locals - it's a twin town.

The main occupation of the people is agriculture. Rice, sugarcane, groundnut and other cereals are generally cultivated. Nature so loved this village that it gave a river, lake, green pastures and lovely people.

Cricket and badminton are the favorite sports and tournaments have been conducted for decades.

The higher secondary school boasts different varieties of trees. Nearby is a Chivan (Sivan) temple with inscriptions of Chola dynasty.[ citation needed ]

Location

Thozhudur towns are located on the banks of Vellar River. Ramanatham is situated on NH 45 the highway connecting the state capital Chennai and Trichycities - Tholudur is 1 km from Ramanatham main road. Also it is 15 km far from the nearest town panchayat [2] Tittakudi [3] which is also its Taluk. Ramanatham - Tholudur is 246 km away from Chennai and 76 km away from Trichy.

Government institutions

Thozhudur

  1. Primary Health Centre
  2. Higher Secondary School(with cricket ground)
  3. Girls' High School
  4. Post Office
  5. Registrar Office
  6. Veterinary hospital
  7. PDS centre
  8. Co-operative bank

Ramanatham

  1. Indian Bank
  2. Aadhar Card Center
  3. Police Station
  4. TN Govt Electricity Board
  5. Bus Stand for all Bus to stop
  6. Petrol/Gas Stations
  7. Govt cottages
  8. Panchayat owned Marriage Hall

Festivals

All gods reside here and are celebrated. Each temple has its own festivals.

Thai Pongal is the major festival lasting four days.

  1. Bhogi is celebrated without pollution and tummy full of eatable like kozhukattai, El-Urundai, etc.
  2. Pongal is for actual delicious pongal.
  3. Mattu Pongal is for cattle that are decorated and fed delicious pongal.
  4. Kaanum Pongal is to see people and play on the riverbed. This day is for non-veg specials.
  1. aadi peruku is one of the festival . This day is for non-veg specials.

Deepavali(Diwali), Ramzan and Christmas are other festivals celebrated.

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References

  1. Constituency Namewise
  2. Tittakudi Town Panchayat
  3. Distance between Ramanatham, tholudur and Tittakudi