Sivagangai District

Sivagangai

Sivagangai

Sivagangai is the district head quarters of Sivagangai District. It is situated 45 kms south East of Madurai and 17 kms north of Manamadurai. It is connected by road and rail with all-important towns in the state.

The founder of Sivagangai was Sasivarnana Periya Udaya Thevar and he was the first king of Sivagangai dynasty. The palace of the ex rulers of Sivagangai can be seen here ie. the Sree Viswanatha and Sree Subramaniya temples. There is a big Teppakkulam or Tank in front of the palace, which adds to the splendour of the town.

Sivaganga, also known as Sivagangai, is a city and a municipality in Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Sivaganga district. As of 2001 India census, Sivaganga had a population of 40,129. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Sivaganga has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 77%. In Sivaganga, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The district occupies an area of 4086 km² and has a population of 1,155,356 (as of 2001). It is 28.22% urbanised. [1] It is bounded on the north and northeast by Pudukkottai District, on the southeast and south by Ramanathapuram District, on the southwest by Virudhunagar District, and on the west by Madurai District, and on the northwest by Tiruchirappalli District.

Karaikudi is another important city in the district. Karaikudi known as the capital of Chettinad, which includes Karaikudi and the surrounding 74 villages. Chettinad is named for the prominent "Nattukottai Chettiars" or Nagarathar. The Chettiars were a prosperous banking community who ventured overseas to do business in South and Southeast Asia in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Karaikudi is also home of two famous Institutions, Alagappa University and CECRI (Central Electrochemical Research Institute). Sivaganga.

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