Patteeswaram
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Patteeswaram is a village, eight kilometres from Kumbakonam
in the state of Tamil Nadu
in India
. The village was named after Patti, the calf of Kamadhenu, the divine cow in Hindu mythology.
Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam , also spelt as Coombaconum in the records of British India , is a town and a special grade municipality in the Thanjavur district in the southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located 40 kilometres from Thanjavur and 272 kilometres from Chennai, it is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam...
in the state of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The village was named after Patti, the calf of Kamadhenu, the divine cow in Hindu mythology.
Patteswaram village
| Name of Taluk | Kumbakonam |
| Population | 16,000 |
| Mode of transportation | Bus |
| Travel time to district | 2 hours |
| Distance from district | 50 km |
| Distance from RBH | 8 km |
| Tributary | Mudikondan |
| Main occupation of men | Agriculture |
| Main occupation of women | Agriculture |
| Non-Farm source income | Weaving silk sarees |
| Cost of 1 acres (4,046.9 m²) of land | Rs. 1,200,000 |
| Crops | Paddy, sugarcane, coconut |
| Crop cycles | 2 |
| Distance to the school | 0.5 km |
| Number of students in the school | 1,800 |
| Number of teachers | 40 |
| Clinics | none |
| Number of certified doctors | 3 |
| PHC in village | yes |
| Number of pharmacies | 2 |
| Distance to hospital | 8 km |
| Rate of interest charged by moneylenders | 4% |
| Number of self-help groups | 60 |
| Rent of 200 square feet (18.6 m²) shop | 1,500 |
| Government schemes offered | NREGS |
Temples
The village is famous for two temples:- Thenupuriswarar Temple
- Lord Sakthivanesvara Temple
External links
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