Manamadurai

Manamadurai is a Town in Manamadurai Division of Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] Manamadurai is the headquarter of Manamadurai taluk. Manamadurai falls under Manamadurai Legislative assembly. Manamadurai name transferred/Comes from Vanavan Maruthadurai. This Town is famous for ancient Sri Veera Azhagar temple or Sri Sundararaja Perumal Koil.[2] The legends around this temple and the place trace back to the era of Ramayana, and the place has been referred to as Vanara Veera Madura Puri in ancient times. It has a population density of more than 6000 Persons/km2 which is Top in Sivagangai District.

Manamadurai

Vanara Veera Madurai
Town
Manamadurai
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 9.7°N 78.48°E / 9.7; 78.48
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictSivaganga district
Government
 • TypeTown
 • BodyManamadurai Town
Area
 • Total5.37 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Elevation
121 m (397 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total32,500
 • Rank3 in district
Demonym(s)Manamaduraites
Languages
 • Official(Tamil,English)Tamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
630 606 (Manamadurai Head post office)
Manamadurai Town Area code04574
Vehicle registrationTN 63 (Sivagangai RTO)

Geography

Manamadurai is located at 9.7°N 78.48°E / 9.7; 78.48. It has an average elevation of 121 metres.[3] The Vaigai river flows from north to south through Manamadurai and divides the town into Eastern bank and Western bank. The Town cover an area of revenue villages Keelamelkudi,vethiyanenthal, Kalkurichi, Udaikulam, Thayapuram, Sipcot, Seikalathur, Othakadai, Moongilurani,Kannar street,Alagar kovil street,Brinthavanam,Railway colony, Krishnarajapuram colony, Ramnagar, Mangulam, seiyaalur, Kombukaranenthal, Pattatharechi, Pattar street, Valanaadu, Kalpiravu, Panikaranenthal, Athanoor, Keelapasalai, Melapasalai, New vasantha nagar,rajakambeeram, Keppanoor, sangamangalam, Annavasal, comes under Limit of the Town. .[4]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Manamadurai had a population of 32,500. Males constitute 50% of the population and Females 50%. Manamadurai has an average literacy rate of 77% : Male literacy is 82%, and Female literacy is 72%. In Manamadurai, 10% of the population is under six years of age. The town has 20,406 households[5]

Manamadurai falls under Manamadurai State assembly constituency and Sivaganga Loksabha constituency.[6]

Highlights

Railway line between Manamadurai and Rameswaram became country's first green train corridor.[7] This town is famous for manufacturing Ghatam musical instrument, Clay Pots, Clay Horse and Other clay itrac,vaigai river flows from north to south only in manamadurai

TLM Dayapuram Hospital was established in the year 1913.

Rev. Stanley Vaughn of the American Madurai Mission started an asylum for leprosy patients who have been thrown out of their homes, in 1913, in Dayapuram, on the banks of River Vaigai, about four km from the town of Manamadurai, in Sivagangai district of Tamil Nadu. The Mission to Lepers (now, The Leprosy Mission Trust India) was involved with the working of the asylum from the beginning. In 1955 it took over the management of the asylum. Presently, it is a full-fledged hospital catering to the medical needs of people in and around Dayapuram.

The facilities provided by the hospital include out-patient and in-patient services, operating theatre, laboratory service, ECG service, X-ray service, counselling, physiotherapy, pharmacy, MCR protective footwear and artificial limbs.

MEDICAL SPECIALTIES

The hospital offers healthcare services and treatments for the following medical specialties:

  • Leprosy Treatment and Management
  • Dermatology
  • General Medicine
  • Physiotherapy
  • Reconstructive surgery
  • Counselling Therapy

Festivals
  • The 'Chithirai Thiruvizha' festival is celebrated every year in the Tamil month Chithirai for 13 days.
  • The annual urus (Santhanakoodu) festival marking the martyrdom day of the Panch shuhadas is commemorated on the 17th of the Islamic month of Jamadil Awwal every Hijri year.

Industry

The State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) Limited is situated in Sivagangai road, which is major employment source for people in and around Manamadurai. Manamadurai was famous for production of jasmine flowers. This industry has dwindled over time due to the destruction of gardens throughout the town. Bricks, Brick tiles and Pot making centres are major industries in Manamadurai.

Videocon manufacturing unit

SIPCOT has allocated 70 acres (280,000 m2) of land to India's No. 3 electronic goods seller Videocon near Manamadurai to set up its manufacturing unit for refrigerators, washing machines and television sets. Company had plans to introduce a battery assembly line at this facility.[8] This industry is first of its kind in the volume of ₹2,000 crore in south Tamil Nadu and comes as a boon to the skilled unemployed youth in South Tamil Nadu.[9]

Transport

Road

The Manamadurai Bus terminus is situated at Western bank of the town close to Manamadurai - Rameswaram Highway. It is well connected to major cities like Madurai, Trichy, Chennai and Rameswaram.

Rail

The Manamadurai Junction railway station is situated in Southern part of the village at the Western Bank. It is a major stopping for all the trains running between Rameshwaram - Madurai, Rameswaram - Chennai and Virudhunagar - Karaikudi.

Government offices & Police station list
  • Manamadurai Head post office, since 1972, a majestic departmental building in front of Gandhi statue in the eastern bank
  • Manamadurai Taluk Office, Thayapuram
  • Manamadurai Union Office, Udaikulam
  • Town municipality Office, opp.to weekly Market
  • D1-Manamadurai Town Police Station, kannar Street
  • Manamadurai All Women Police Station, Sivagangai Road
  • Manamadurai Traffic Police Station, Sipcot
  • D2-Sipcot Police Station, Sipcot
  • Deputy superintendent office,Opp to bus stand, Manamdurai
  • Government Railway Police Station, Railway Junction, Manamadurai

Educational institutions

Colleges
  • Matha college of nursing
  • Matha school of nursing
  • Matha college of arts and science
  • Matha teacher training institute
  • Matha college of physiotherapy
  • Matha ITI
  • Amirtha Nursing College[10]
  • Matha College of Teacher Education[11]
  • Seikalathur Kamatchi Amman Polytechnic College

Computer institutions
  • Apollo computer education ltd
  • CSC Computer education ltd, near Ananthavalli Amman Kovil St.
  • Sunsoft computers

Schools
  • Baba Matriculation School, 1A, Mettu St.
  • Baba Nursery & Primary school, 183-B, Adhanoor Road
  • CSI High School for the deaf & dumb, near Gandhi silai
  • CSI High School, near Travellers Banglow
  • Govt. Elementary school, Burma colony
  • Good Will Matriculation School, Bye Pass Road
  • Good will hr sec school,melapasalai,manamadura
  • Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School, near Travellers Banglow, Anbu Nagar
  • Kannar Theru Elementary School, Alagar kovil Theru
  • Muthu Ameena Muslim (M.A.M) Nursery & Primary School, 113/7, Kannar Street
  • O.V.C Elementary School
  • O.V.C Higher Secondary School, near Old Bus stand
  • R.C. St. Cesilia's middle school
  • R.C High School
  • Ralay Nursery school, Moongiloorani
  • St. Mary's higher secondary school, Rajagambiram
  • St. Joseph matriculation school, Appan Perumal Kovil St., West Bank
  • st.joseph hr sec school,vaanpuram,manamadurai
  • Seventh Day Adventist Nursery & Primary School, Rajam Nagar, Pappamadai, Muthanendal
  • Seventh Day Adventist Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Sipcot
  • Suriya Narayana Shastri Primary School, near Pal Pannai, East Bank - Not functioning now

Tourist places

Tourism industry is one of the major revenue generators for Manamadurai. There are various places of interest.

Religious Sites

Sri Veera Azhagar temple, Manamadurai

Sri Veera Azhagar temple or Sri Sundararaja Perumal Koil or simply the Alagar kovil or Perumal kovil, is located on the east bank of the Vaigai River in the heart of Manamadurai. It should not be confused with another Alagar kovil temple, located north of Madurai town, which is a Divyadesam. The legends around this temple and the place trace back to the epic era of Ramayana. Lord Rama and the Vanara Sainya took this route to reach Sri Lanka.

Anandavalli - Somanadhar Temple

Arulmigu Somanathar temple is an ancient Shiva temple consorted with Devi Anandavalli, which also houses the Maha Samadhi of the great saint Sadasiva Brahmendra.[12] The temple is located on the west bank of the Vaigai river

Thirukalayanam festival is celebrated every year in this temple. Festival resembles the celebration done in Madurai Meenakshi amman temple. But Thirukalyanam will take place at early morning in Madurai and late evening in Manamadurai.

Alagar Aatril Irangudhal festival is also yearly event will take place after few days from Thirukalyanam.

Anandavalli Somanadhar Thirukalyanam

Prithyangira Devi Temple

Panchabhutheswaram, known as Vedhiyanendal vilakku, 5 km from Manamadurai is on old ramanathapuram road, the route in which Lord Rama went to Sri Lanka to confront Ravanan. This place is known for its hard cut-rock(granite) temple dedicated to Shri Maha Panchamukha Prathyangira Devi. It houses the big deity of shri Maha Panchamukha Prathyangira Devi. There are two more sannidhies for Lakshmi Ganapathi and Sornagarshna Bhairavar. Kumbhabhishekham was performed on 24 June 2010. Sahasra Sandi Maha Yagnam was also performed during 25 June 2010 to 29 June 2010. It has come in a total area of about 5.5 acres (22,000 m2). Soon within the temple premises, ten more sannidhies are going to come for Dasamaha Vidya. Non-stop annadharmam right from 2000 since inception. Every Amavasai, people were various parts of Tamil Nadu and other states visit the temple[13]

The holy dargah of Paanch Peer Shuhadaa at Kannar Street, Manamadurai

The Holy Paanch peer (Anjanamar) Five Shuhadaas Dargah

The Holy Paanch peer (Anjanamar) Five Shuhadaas Dargah is located near Kannar street, Manamadurai in Sivaganga District. The Panchpeer durgah is at Kannar road, on the Manamadurai-Ilayangudi State Highway. The Graves of Five Martyrs who came with Badusha Sulthan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed of Ervadi is found here.[14]

Idaikatur

Idaikattur is 16 km ahead of Manamadurai town. The site is famous for Thiru Iruthaya Andavar Church, which is believed to be built by angels of god.

This unique church of the sacred heart of Jesus was built in 1894 AD by a French missionary Fr. Ferdinand Celle SJ. This is a replica of the Rheims Cathedral in France. Since the church was said to be built by angels, Fr. Ferdinand Celle SJ has placed 153 depictions of angels in and around the church. He has depicted the relics of forty saints in four elliptical shaped wooden bowls, which rest over the wooden heart in the main altar portion.

Idaikattur Church front view

Thayamangalam Muthumariamman Temple

Thayamangalam is situated near Manamadurai, and known for the yearly Panguni festival.

Saint Thirugnanasambandhar was invited to Madurai by Queen Pandimadevi Mangayarkarasi for the prosperity of Saivam religion. Saint Appar said that as the day of Sambandar's visit falls on star of Bharani and it is auspicious for travelling. Bharani is also the best time for Conducting homam and setting up brick kiln etc. as this day is suitable for Agni (fire). He started his travel after worshiping God and Goddess by singing Kolaru Padhipaggam. He fought for the freedom of Saivam against the Jainism. Based on the belief in the concept that "each day is a good day", he did Navasakthi Homam and Vinayaka Pooja on the 15th day of Panguni and celebrated 10 days festival from the 16th day of Panguni at Thayamangalam. Pongal festival is being celebrated on the 7th day ( 22nd day of Panguni), Milk pot festival and Flower Pallakku on the Panguni 23rd day. The festival will be completed on 25th day of Panguni after celebrating Devasthana Theertha vari function

See also
  • Manamadurai Division
  • Manamadurai Taluk
  • Manamadurai Assembly
  • Manamadurai union
  • Manamadurai Railway Junction

References
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  5. "PCA Data by District/SubDistrict/Town/Village Name". Census Commission of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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  7. "Country's first green train corridor opened between Rameswaram and Manamadurai ,asia's second turning railway track is located in manamadurai". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  8. "Assembling Make in India's mobile dream". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  9. Sivakumar, Hemamalini Venkatraman & Nandini (22 December 2009). "Sipcot allots 70 acres to Videocon for Rs 2k cr plant in TN". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  10. Amirtha Nursing College Archived 17 February 2013 at Archive.today
  11. "Matha College of Teacher Education". Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
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