Vattakudi-North is an agricultural village in Pattukkottai taluk of Thanjavur district, located in the delta of Cauvery river.[1] Pattukottai is the nearest town, which lies some 10 km to the west. Farming and related activities constitute the core economic activity. It comes under Pattukottai legislative constituency and Tanjore Parliament constituency. Vattakudi North is one of the 32 villages of Musugundan Community.

Vattakudi-North
Village
Vattakudi-North is located in Tamil Nadu
Vattakudi-North
Vattakudi-North
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Vattakudi-North is located in India
Vattakudi-North
Vattakudi-North
Vattakudi-North (India)
Coordinates: 10°26′N 79°19′E / 10.43°N 79.32°E / 10.43; 79.32
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictThanjavur
TalukPattukkottai
Government
 • Village Panchayat PresidentMeiyanathan
Population
 (2001)
 • Total1,317
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
614613
Telephone code91 4373
Vehicle registrationTN 49
Sex ratio758 M for 559 F /

Population

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According to the latest census done by Government of India, Vattakudi- North has total population of 2672 in 410 households. 1593 Males and 1079 Females.[2]

Local administration

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Vattakudi- North is a designated Panchayat. It is part of the Pattukkottai Assembly constituency with K. Annadurai (DMK) as the MLA.[citation needed]

Temple

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Sri Kalyana Supramaniyar Kovil is the main temple in Vattakudi- North and the largest landowner in the village, with more than 2 acres (8,100 m2) of land. A fortnight long festival is celebrated in the month of Mar-Apr panguni uthiram (பங்குனி உத்திரம்).[3]

 

References

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  1. ^ Official TN Government Map of Pattukottai Taluk Archived 2009-04-16 at the Wayback Machine. Tnmaps.tn.nic.in. Retrieved on 2014-04-07.
  2. ^ Indian Government Official Census Data[dead link]
  3. ^ Vattakudi Kumbabhisekam Part2. YouTube. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021.