Kadayanallur
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Kadayanallur is a second largest city and a Ist Grade Municipal town municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in Tirunelveli District
Tirunelveli District
Tirunelveli District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Tirunelveli is the district headquarters. A unique feature of this district is that it encompasses all five geographical traditions of Tamil Literature; kurinji , mullai , marudham , neithal and palai...

 in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
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 of India
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The most important commodities such as Handloom clothes, matches also fiber and mud-pots are being manufactured in the town.

The name Kadayanallur comes from "Kadayaleeswara", the name of the presiding deity of Kadayaleeswarar kovil, a Hindu temple located in Kadayanallur. It is located in the foothills of the Western Ghats
Western Ghats
The Western Ghats, Western Ghauts or the Sahyādri is a mountain range along the western side of India. It runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. The Western Ghats block rainfall to the Deccan...

 near the Courtallam
Courtallam
Courtallam is a panchayat town situated at a mean elevation of on the Western Ghats in Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu, India. Many seasonal and a few perennial rivers such as the Chittar River, the Manimuthar River, the Pachaiyar River and the Tambaraparani River originate in this region...

 Waterfalls and Tenkasi
Tenkasi
Tenkasi pronounced as is a town and a municipality in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in the foothills of the Western Ghats near the Courtallam Waterfalls.Tenkasi is also famous for saaral...

. It is famous for saaral (drizzling), which occurs yearly from May to August. It is also known for its vast paddy
Paddy field
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 and coconut
Coconut
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 fields. Most of the last generation of residents were farmers; however, many are now employed in various parts of India and in foreign countries such as the United States
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, Singapore
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, and the Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
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The nearest airport is at Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

, nearest international airport at Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...

 then Kochin and a rail service (converted to broad gauge in 2004–2005), served by Southern Railway (India)
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 is also available.

The Indian Postal Service
Indian Postal Service
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 Pincode is 627751. The Telecom Code (BSNL) is 04633.

Geography

Kadayanallur is located at 9.08°N 77.35°E. The town is located on the foot of the Western Ghat It has an average elevation of 191 m (626.6 ft). The city is surrounded by paddy fields, coconut farms and lot of ponds. A small river flows in the mid of the city. There are some rocky regions on the western end of the city called locally as 'parumbu'. Attakulam, Paloorani, Thamaraikulam, Annamalai peri and last and largest of those is periyakulam are the ponds found in this city.

The town is having an area of 52.25 km2. The town is situated about 16 km on the North of Tenkasi and 47 km on the south of Rajapalayam. The N.H. 208 Quilon - Thirumangalam passes through this town. The town is general is having a dry climate except during the monsoon periods.

Interesting Statistics

Kadayanallur is a Municipal Township in Tenkasi Taluk Tirunelveli Districk Tamil Nadu State India

Located in between Puliangudi and Tenkasi in the National Highway 208 Madurai to Kollam , Kerala

Located in between Tenkasi and Sankaranainarkoil in the Indian Railways between Madurai-to-Kollam line

District Capital Thirunelveli is approx 70 km.
Madurai ( Madurai Domestic Airport IXM ) is approx 120 km

Tamil Nadu State capital Chennai is approx 500 km

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala State Capital) is approx 100 km

Nearest International Airport Thiruvananthapuram-TRV is accessible by 5 Hrs Drive.

Kutrrallam Falls a famous tourist attaraction is approx 15 km

Kerala state Border - Aryankavu is approx 25 km

Postal code 627751 Telephone code 4633

Polulation 77000 More than 85% Muslims

Household 21000.

Area 52 km2.

Number of Streets 216

Number of Wards 33

Kadayanallur is one of the 234 Tamil Nadu state Assembly Constituency

And it is part of Tenkasi Indian Parliamentary Constituency

From Thenkasi 15 km,

Kerala state Border(Aryankavu) 25 km,

Madurai 130 km,

Chennai 600 km.

Nearest International Airport Thiruvananthapuram-TRV is accessible by 3 Hrs ride

Chennai (Madras MAA ) is accessible by overnight ride by train or bus

Demographics

India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Kadayanallur had a population of 75,604. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. In Kadayanallur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Schools and Colleges

Al Azhar Nursery primary School

Govt.Boys Hr Sec School,

Govt. Girls Hr Sec School,

Darussalam Hr Sec school

Hidayathul Islam Hr Sec school

Masood Thaika Hr sec school

masood thaika middle school
Sri Ulaga Hr sec school

Pudhur Hr Sec school

Pettai Muslim Hr sec school

Sankara Middle school

Ratna Middle school

Melapalayam Hindu school


Fathima College of Pharmacy www.fcp.in

Al-Ameen agricultural college

Everest Institutes

Hindu thuvakkappalli primary school,mavadikkal

Everest Polytechnic college

Pasumpon muthuramalingathevar Higher Secondary School Kasidharmam.

Politics

Kadayanallur assembly constituency is part of Tenkasi (Lok Sabha constituency)
Tenkasi (Lok Sabha constituency)
Tenkasi is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Assembly segments:Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments :...

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At Present P.Chendur Pandian of AIADMK is the MLA From this Constituency
The gread persion in RAJA.P.CHENDUR PANDIAN (AIADMK) Minister
The next president is Sheik Mohamed Oli from Chintha Mathar Pallivasal st Kadayanallur. He is studied in hithayatul Islam Higher secondary School.

Kasidharmam Higher Secondary School

Historical Events

YEAR - EVENTS

1966 - Upgraded to Grade III Municipality from Kadayanallur Panchayat Board

1973 - Commencement of Karuppanathi Drinking water supply scheme

1975 - Constitution of LPA

1985 - Spread of Cholera

1987 - Upgraded to Grade II Municipality

1999 - Commissioning of Tamirabharani combined water supply scheme

2008 - Upgraded to Grade I Municipality

2009 - Spreading of Viral Fever

2010 - Commissioning of Karuppanathi combined water supply scheme costing Rs 21 crore/-

2011 - Municipal chairman changed (Now Mr.Kaliraj) due to the demise of the then chairman (Mr.Ibrahim).

Kadayanallur Web Sites

1)kadayanallur.org *http://kadayanallur.org

2)OnlineKadayanallur.com *http://www.onlinekadayanallur.com

3)Kadayanallur.net *http://www.kadayanallur.net

Kadayanallur is the bigest city in tirunelvlei dist.

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