Marakkanam

Marakkanam
Marakkanam
town
	Marakkanam Location in Tamil Nadu, India
	Coordinates: 12°12′N 79°57′E / 12.2°N 79.95°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	31,153
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TN-16

Marakkanam is a coastal panchayat town & Taluk in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is well connected to the state capital Chennai and the nearby union territory of Puducherry by the East Coast Road. To the west, Marakkanam is connected to the town of Tindivanam by the SH-134. Marakkanam is situated on the declared National Waterways NW-4. On materialisation of National Waterways NW-4, Marakkanam will be connected to two states Andhra Pradesh (Kakinada) and Puducherry through north and south of Buckingham Canal.

History

Marakkanam was connected to Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh through the Buckingham Canal, a 420 km long fresh water navigation canal. The 110-km stretch from Marakkanam to Chennai is called South Buckingham Canal. The canal connects most of the natural backwaters along the coast to the port of Chennai (Madras). It was constructed by the British Raj, and was an important waterway during the late nineteenth and the twentieth century. Canal was formerly used to convey goods up and down, but later the usage has downgraded due to industrial pollution of water.

In 2013, a violent clash occurred in this town on the basis of caste, in which two people died.

Administration

Indian Postal code for Marakkanam is 604303.

Marakkanam panchayat town was divided into 56 Village Panchayats.The following are the Village Panchayats under Marakkanam

Adasal
Adavallikoothan
Alankuppam
Alapakkam
Alathur
Annamputhur
Anumandai
Asappur
Athur
Brammadesam
Chettikuppam
Cheyyankuppam
Ekkiyarkuppam
Endiyur
Endur
Eraiyanur
kazhikuppam
Jaggampettai
Kandadu
Kattalai
kaippani nagar
Kilarungunam
Kiledaiyalam
Kilpettai
Kilputhuppattu
Kilsithamur
Kilsiviri
Kolathur
Koonimedu
Kovadi
Kurur
Manur
Molasur
Munnur
Nadukuppam
K.N Palayam
pudhuppakkam
Kandadu
Nagalpakkam
Nagar
Nallalam.t
Nallur
Nalmukkal
mandur
Omippair
Panichamedu
Perumukkal
Pudhupakkam.m
Salavadi
Singanur
Thenkalavaii
Thennerkunam
Thenpasar
Urani
Vada Nerkunam
Vadaalappakkam
Vadakottippakkam
Vaidappakkam
Vannippair
Vengai
Vittalapuram
Siruvadi

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Marakkanam had a population of 19,153. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Marakkanam has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 52%. In Marakkanam, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Salt Production (Largest Salt Production Happening Next to Tuticorin in every year)
Fishing
Agriculture

Schools

Government Higher Secondary School
Government Girls High School
Sri Ramakrishna Matriculation School
St.Joseph's Primary School (R.C.Primary School)
Panchayat Union Elementary School
ALM Matriculation School
Bharathiyar Matric Higher Secondary school
J.M.J. Matriculation and Higher l Secondary School
Good shepherd primary school
chanakiya vidhyasharam cbse school

Hospitals

Government Hospital, Marakkanam (Near ECR bypass)

Road Connectivity

34 km from Tindivanam. It is well connected to the Tindivanam.
All the buses plying through ECR via Kovalam, Mamallapuram, Kadapakkam Chennai to Pondicherry are connected to Marakkanam.
Connected to Chennai and Pondicherry with government bus No 83A via Chengalpattu, Madhuranthagam, Soonambedu, Asappur, Allathur
Connected to Chennai and Marakkanam with government bus No 188A via Kovalam, Mamallapuram, Kalpakkam, Kadapakkam
Connected to Chennai and Cuddalore with government bus No 162 via Chengalpattu, Madhuranthagam, Soonambedu, Allathur

Adjacent communities

References

^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

External links

[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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v t e Viluppuram District
Taluks	Gingee Kandachipuram Marakkanam Melmalayanur Tindivanam Tiruvennainallur Vanur Vikravandi Villupuram
Revenue divisions	Tindivanam Viluppuram
Revenue blocks	Gingee Kanai Kandamangalam Koliyanur Mailam Marakkanam Melmalayanur Mugaiyur Olakkur Tirunavalur Vallam Vanur Vikravandi
Cities and towns	Ananthapuram Arakandanallur Auroville Gingee Kiliyanur Kottakuppam Marakkanam Melmalayanur Melmaruvathur Olakur Thennamadevi Thiruvennainallur Tindivanam Valavanur Veerabayangaram Veerapondi Vikravandi Viluppuram (district headquarters)
See also: List of villages in Viluppuram district

v t e Tamil Nadu highways
National highways	NH 16 NH 716 NH 716A NH 32 NH 132 NH 132B NH 332 NH 332A NH 532 NH 36 NH 136 NH 136B NH 336 NH 536 NH 38 NH 138 NH 338 NH 40 NH 42 NH 44 NH 544 NH 544H NH 744 NH 844 NH 944 NH 48 NH 648 NH 948 NH 66 NH 75 NH 77 NH 79 NH 179A NH 179D NH 81 NH 181 NH 381 NH 381A NH 381B NH 83 NH 183 NH 383 NH 85 NH 785 NH 87
State highways	SH 2 SH 4 SH 6 SH 9 SH 10 SH 15 SH 19 SH 20 SH 22 SH 25 SH 26 SH 30 SH 49 SH 49A SH 58 SH 60 SH 62 SH 68 SH 71 SH 71A SH 81 SH 83A SH 84 SH 84A SH 96 SH 109 SH 113 SH 115 SH 134 SH 142 SH 156 SH 161 SH 173 SH 190 SH 234
See also	Major district roads in Tamilnadu Golden Quadrilateral North–South and East–West Corridor Chennai Bypass Road Chennai HSCTC Coimbatore bypass
Category List

v t e Waterways in India
National Waterways (list)	1 2 3 4 5 6
Regulatory Body	Inland Waterways Authority of India
Legislations	National Waterways Act, 2016