Koothanallur

Coordinates: 10°43′N 79°31′E / 10.717°N 79.517°E / 10.717; 79.517
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Koothanallur
Town
UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code04367
Vehicle registrationTN:50

Koothanallur (shortened as KNR) is a

Tiruvarur and 350 km (220 mi) from the state capital Chennai
. Koothanallur is known for the Big Pallivasal. Sri Ramanatha Swamy Thirukovil, an ancient temple at Tirurameshwaram, is located 7 km (4.3 mi) far to Koothanallur, southerly.

Koothanallur is believed to have obtained its name from two brothers named Periya Koothan and Chinna Koothan during the early 12th century. Koothanallur was a part of the erstwhile

Cauvery Delta
and the major profession in the town is agriculture.

Koothanallur is administered by a municipality established in 1994. As of 2011, the municipality covered an area of 12.31 km2 (4.75 sq mi) and had a population of 25,423. Koothanallur comes under the

Member of Parliament (MP) once in five years. Roadways are the major mode of transportation to the town and the nearest railway station is at Mannargudi. The nearest seaport is Nagapattinam Port, located 33 km (21 mi) away, while the nearest airport is the Tiruchirappalli International Airport
, located 104 km (65 mi) away from the town.

History

Koothanallur is believed to have obtained its name from two brothers named Periya Koothan and Chinna Koothan during the early 12th century. "Nallur" is a common term used to indicate the welfare of villages.

Koothanallur and its surrounding areas were incorporated into the

Hanafi Fiqh

Koothanallur was incorporated as a part of the erstwhile Tanjore district during the British colonial times until India's independence in 1947 and Nagapattinam district until 1991 and subsequently a part of the newly formed Tiruvarur district. It is populated predominantly by Muslim community[1]

Geography and climate

Koothanallur is located at 10°43′05″N 79°31′08″E / 10.718°N 79.519°E / 10.718; 79.519. Rivers Vennar and Koraiyar, which flows through the heart of the town, keeps the soil fertile. The topography is completely flat and the town is a part of the fertile

North-East monsoon usually sets in October and continues until January. The rainfall during North-East monsoon is relatively higher and is beneficial to the district at large because of the heavy rainfall and the Western ghats feeding the river Cauvery. The average rainfall is 1,146.8 mm (45.15 in), most of which is contributed by the North-East monsoon.[2]

Demographics

Religious census
Religion Percent(%)
Muslim
 
 53.14%
Hindu
 
 44.83%
Christian
 
 1.87%
Sikh
 
 0.01%
Jain
 
 0.08%
Other
 
 0.06%

According to 2011 census, Koothanallur had a population of 25,423 with a sex-ratio of 1,090 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[6] A total of 2,758 were under the age of six, constituting 1,421 males and 1,337 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 22.27% and .46% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 78.65%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[6] The town had a total of : 6025 households. There were a total of 8,261 workers, comprising 355 cultivators, 1,488 main agricultural labourers, 80 in house hold industries, 4,842 other workers, 1,496 marginal workers, 43 marginal cultivators, 756 marginal agricultural labourers, 94 marginal workers in household industries and 603 other marginal workers.[5] Like in the rest of the state, Tamil is the most common language spoken in the town.[7]

As per the religious census of 2011, Kuthanallur had 53.14% Muslims, 44.83% Hindus, 1.87% Christians, 0.01% Sikhs, 0.08% Jains and 0.06% following other religions.[8]

As of 2008, a total 1.33 km2 (330 acres) (10.82%) of the land was used for residential, 0.045 km2 (11 acres) (0.4%) for commercial, 0.0165 km2 (4.1 acres) (0.13%) for industrial, 0.07 km2 (17 acres) (0.57%) for public & semi public purposes including educational and open spaces, and the remaining 89% land under agricultural use.[9] As of 2008, there were a total of nine notified slums, with 11,215 comprising 48% of the total population residing in those.[10] Most of the Knr'ians working in abroads like GCC countries, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei etc..

Economy

Agriculture is the principal occupation of the people of Koothanallur. The total agricultural lands within the town limit forms around 81% . The work participation in the town indicated a steady rise from 7.2% in 1971–80 to 30% in 1991 to 53% in 2001. Workers in tertiary sector formed nearly 70% of the total workforce. As of 2008, there were 13 industries in the town that included three saw mills and rice mills and two engineering industries.[11]

Administration and politics

Municipality Officials
Chairman K. Jayaraj[12]
Commissioner D. Narayanan[13]
Vice Chairman L.M. Mohamed Asraf[14]
Elected Members
Member of Legislative Assembly [Poondi k

Kalaivanan][15]

Member of Parliament s.selvaraj[16]

Koothanallur was a town Panchayat till 1994, when it was promoted to a grade III Municipality. It was further promoted to a grade II municipality during May 1998. The municipality covers an area of 12.31 km2 (4.75 sq mi) and has four revenue villages.[17] As of 2011, the municipality had a total of 24 members, one each for the 24 wards.[17] The functions of the municipality is devolved into six departments: General, Engineering, Revenue, Public Health, Town planning and the Computer Wing. All these departments are under the control of a Municipal Commissioner who is the supreme executive head.[18] The legislative powers are vested in a body of 24 members, one each from the 24 wards. The legislative body is headed by an elected Chairperson assisted by a Deputy Chairperson.[19] The municipality has allocated a budget of ₹5,500,000 for the year 2012–13.[20]

Koothanallur comes under the

CPI party.[16]

and Late S.Murugaiyan was former chairman of Koothanallur and Mannargudi ( Tiruvarur District) Municipality between 1973 and 1978, people called him as SM, He belonging to Communist Party of India. he sorted many issues relating to people.

Koothanallur was announced as a Taluk by former chief minister J. Jayalalitha in 2016.

New Building for Municipality was constructed near New Bus Stand and operations were shifted there. The old Municapl office and the opposite is being used as Taluk Office

Education

The Manba-ul-ula was established in 1892 for Islamic learning.[24] In 1932, Sanmargha Thondar Sabha was started in the town, that published Muslim books and ran an Islamic library.[25] As of 2011, there were eleven schools, comprising two primary government schools, five private primary schools, one government middle school, one private high school, one government higher secondary school and one private higher school in Koothanallur. There were three colleges in the town, namely, Sultana Abdullah Rowther College for Girls is an Arts & Science college, Faizul Bakiyat Arabic College and Periyapalli Arabic College, both teaching Arabic.[26]

Utility services

Electricity supply to Koothanallur is regulated and distributed by the

Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB). The town along with its suburbs forms the Trichy Electricity Distribution Circle.[27] Water supply is provided by the municipality of Koothanallur from Vennar river through gravity transmission. In the period 2010–2011, a total of 2.36 million litres of water was supplied every day for households in the town. There are 52 tube wells and 117 bore wells that serve as the source of groundwater.[28][29] About six metric tonnes of solid waste are collected from Koothanallur every day by door-to-door collection out of the six metric tonnes generated and subsequently the source segregation and dumping is carried out by the sanitary department of the municipality. The coverage of solid waste management had an efficiency of 100% as of 2014.[30] There is limited underground drainage system in the town and the major sewerage system for disposal of sullage is through septic tanks, open drains and public conveniences.[31] The municipality maintains a total of 0.87 km (0.54 mi) of storm water drains in Koothanallur.[32] There is a government hospitals, a veterinary hospital, a primary health care centre and two private hospitals and clinics that take care of the health care needs of the citizens.[33][34] There are a total of 1,117 street lamps in Koothanallur: 64 sodium lamps, 1,052 tube lights and one high mast beam lamp.[35] The municipality operates two markets, namely Ramzan market and Central market that cater to the needs of the town and the rural areas around it.[36]

Transportation

The State Highway SH-202 connecting the district headquarters Tiruvarur with

Pattukottai.[38][39] Mannargudi is the nearest railway station, while Tiruvarur is the nearest railway junction to Koothanallur. The nearest seaport is Nagapattinam Port, located 33 km (21 mi) away, while the nearest airport is the Tiruchirappalli International Airport, located 104 km (65 mi) away from the town.[39]

Notes

  1. ^ "About Koothanallur". Koothanallur Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu. 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ^ Urban Infrastructure Report 2008, p. 23
  3. ^ Urban Infrastructure Report 2008, p. 27
  4. ^ "Koothanallur population". Koothanallur Municipality. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Koothanallur". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  7. ^ Tamil Nadu Government 2003, p. 3
  8. ^ "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  9. ^ Urban Infrastructure Report 2008, p. 30
  10. ^ Urban Infrastructure Report 2008, p. 28
  11. ^ Urban Infrastructure Report 2008, p. 29
  12. ^ "Chairman of Koothanallur". Koothanallur Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu. 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  13. ^ "Commissioner of Koothanallur". Koothanallur Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu. 2012. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  14. ^ "Vice Chairman of Koothanallur". Koothanallur Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu. 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  15. ^ a b "MLA of Tiruvarur". Government of Tamil Nadu. 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  16. ^ a b "Members of Lok Sabha from Tamil Nadu". Government of Tamil Nadu. 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  17. ^ a b "About Koothanallur Municipality". Koothanallur Municipality. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  18. ^ "Commissionerate of Municipal Administration". Commissionerate of Municipal Administration. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  19. ^ Economic and political weekly 1995, p. 2396
  20. ^ "Budget 2010–11" (PDF) (in Tamil). Koothanallur Municipality. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  21. ^ "List of Assembly Constituencies". Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu state government. 2010. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  22. ^ "Map showing the new assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 1. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  23. ^ "Partywise Comparison Since 1977". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  24. ^ More 1997, p. 55
  25. ^ More 1997, p. 61
  26. ^ "Educational Institutions in Koothanallur". Koothanallur Municipality. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  27. ^ "Important Address" (PDF). Indian Wind Power Association. 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  28. ^ Urban Infrastructure Report 2008, p. 31
  29. ^ "Water Supply Details". Koothanallur Municipality. 2011. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  30. ^ "Waste management programme". Koothanallur Municipality. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  31. ^ Urban Infrastructure Report 2008, p. 34
  32. ^ "Storm water drains of Koothanallur". Koothanallur municipality. 2011. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  33. ^ Urban Infrastructure Report 2008, p. 42
  34. ^ "Koothanallur hospitals". Koothanallur municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu. 2011. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  35. ^ "Koothanallur street lighting". Koothanallur municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  36. ^ "Koothanallur Markets". Koothanallur Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  37. ^ "Koothanallur Bus stand". Koothanallur Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu. 2011. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  38. ^ "Koothanallur bus routes". Koothanallur municipality. 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2014.[permanent dead link]
  39. ^ a b "Koothanallur – how to reach". Koothanallur municipality. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

References

External links

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