Theriruveli

Theriruveli is a village in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. It is located near uthrakosamangai and belongs to the Mudukulathur Legislative Constituency. The economy is largely based on agriculture and sheep raising, and remittances from residents who have travelled abroad.

Theriruveli
Village
Theriruveli
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Theriruveli
Theriruveli (India)
Coordinates: 9.3°N 78.70°E / 9.3; 78.70
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictRamanathapuram district
Government
 • Member of legislative assemblyS.Malaysia Pandian Yadav (INC)
 • Panchayat presidentSit kakkaa
 • panchayat counselorgothandam
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
623 711
Telephone code04576
Vehicle registrationTN-65

Administration

Theriruveli village is represented by the Mudukulathur assembly constituency which is part of Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency). Since its formation, the constituency has been represented in the assembly by members of Indian National Congress (INC), Forward Bloc, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) parties.

The High Court Bench started functioning in 2004 with the jurisdiction of the Districts including Ramanathapuram.[1]

The nearest passport office is in Madurai, which serves the districts of Madurai, Theni, Sivaganga, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari & Dindugul.[2]

Locally, Theriruveli has a panchayat (village council) which oversees the nearby villages of Anikurunthan, Chinnakaiayakam, Elankakkur, Keelapatcheri, Melapatcheri, Periakaiyakam and Vadakkutheru; as well as Theriruveli itself.

List of Assembly Representatives
Name Party Term(s)
Thiru. Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Forward Bloc more than 10 years
Thiru. So. Balakrishnan Yadav B.A., BL INC more than 13 Years; 1977–80;[3] 1991–2001[4][5]
Thiru. K. Pathinettampadian M.A M.L.A AIADMK 2001–2006
K. Murugavel B.A., MLA. DMK 2006–2011
M. Murugan B.A., MLA. AIADMK 2011–2016
S.Malaysia Pandian Yadav B.A., MLA INC 2016–

Members of Parliament
Year Winning Candidate Party
1951 V. VR. N. AR. Nagappa Chettiar INC
1957 P. Subbiah Ambalam INC
1962 N. Arunachalam INC
1967 M. Sheriff Independent
1971 P.K. Mookiah Thevar Forward Bloc
1977 P. Anbalagan AIADMK
1980 M. S. K. Sathiyendran DMK
1984 V. Rajeshwaran INC
1989 V. Rajeshwaran INC
1991 V. Rajeshwaran INC
1996 S. P. Udayappan Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
1998 V. Sathiamoorthy AIADMK
1999 K. Malaisamy AIADMK

Culture

Excavation at Theriruveli

The Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department conducted an excavation at a site called 'Colony Thidal' in Theriruveli, under the supervision of A. Abdul Majeed. Nadu worked on this project with the assistance of N. Marxia Gandhi, R. Selvaraj, S. Santhalingam, and C. Chandravanan.[6]

This excavation consisted of six trenches, each measuring five by four metres (16 by 13 ft). The excavation revealed shreds of many types of wares, including, but not limited to, Northern Black Polished Ware, coarse-red ware, blank ware, black-and-red ware, grey ware, Rouletted ware, and russet-coated ware. Six inscribed shreds with Brahmi script were also recovered. The personal names Korran, Sattan, and Nedunkilli, appear on the shreds. Objects including lids, hopscotch, spouts, terracotta ring-stands, iron pieces, terracotta lamps, shell bangles, sawed conches, and carnelian beads, were also recovered.[6]

Notable places
  • Thiru Uthirakosamangai is an ancient temple 18 km (11 mi) from Theriruveli.
  • Sri Bhama Rukmani sametha Sri Krishnar temple is located at yadava st theriruveli.
  • Mudukulathur is 13 km (8.1 mi) from Theriruveli.
  • The Ervadi dargah of Qutb Al Hamid Gausul Majid Hazrat Sultan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed Badusha Nayagam is 20 km (12 mi) from Theriruveli.[7]

Transportation

This village is located in the center of its district, with frequent public state and private bus routes to Ramanathapuram, Muthukulathur, Kamuthi, Aruppukottai, Viruthunagar, Rajapalayam, Paramakudi, Sikkal, and Keelakarai. In recent years, people have used taxis and private cars for local commuting.

The Ramanathapuram–Muthukulathur Road and Sikkal–Paramakudi Road intersect at Theriruveli, which is colloquially called "Mukku Road".

References
  1. "Madras High Court". Hcmadras.tn.nic.in. 24 July 2004. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  2. ":: Welcome to Passport Office Madurai ::". Indian Passports. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  3. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf
  4. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf
  5. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf
  6. The Archaeological Survey of India
  7. Ervadi dargah
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