Melamaravakkadu is administered by an Aseshampanchayath. As of 2011, the panchayath covered an area of 11.55 km2 (4.46 sq mi) and had a population of 3,796. Melamaravakkadu comes under the Mannargudi assembly constituency which elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years, and also part of the Thanjavurconstituency which elects a Member of Parliament (MP) every five years.
Etymologyedit
The word ‘’Maravakkadu’’ derives from the Tamil words "Marakkamudiyatha kaadu",("Unforgettable forest"). In early days this village might have been filled with forest. The word Mela refers to "West". The village is located on the west side of the Paamani river. The village is locally referred as "Maravai".
Geographyedit
It is situated at an average elevation of 6 m (20 ft) on the banks of the Pamaniyar River, a tributary of the Vettar, and is covered with fertile soil conducive to rice cultivation. The topography is completely flat and the town is a part of the fertile Cauvery Riverdelta.
Economyedit
Agriculture is the principal occupation of the people of Melamaravakkadu and its crops include paddy, sugarcane, sesame, groundnut and pulses like urad and mung bean. The agriculture of the village depends on the river Pamaniyar; other sources of irrigation include bore-wells.
People and cultureedit
Melamaravakkadu has three prominent Hindu temples:
Sri Vinayagar temple,
Sri Mangala mariyamman temple and
Sri Veeramanavaala swamy temple.
During the Tamil months of Vaikashi (May–June), the most prominent festival of the Sri Mangalamariyamman temple, Vaikaasi Thiruvizha, is celebrated for five days.
The village has two schools:
Tamil Nadu government public panchyat elementary school, inaugurated in 1965.
Devi Higher secondary school which privately run for the last 10 years.
According to the 2011 census, Melamaravakkadu had a population of 865 with a gender-ratio of 423 females for every 442 males, much more than the national average of 92.9. Over 90 percentage of the people are literate, higher than the national average. As of 2012, a total 1.14 km2 (281 acres) (24.38%) of the land was residential, and 0.72 km2 (177.03 acres) (63%) agricultural.
melamaravakkadu, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2021, learn, when, remove, . This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Melamaravakkadu news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Melamaravakkadu is a village in Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu India The village is located between Mannargudi and Thirumakkottai It is 304 km 191 mi from Chennai and 28 km 17 mi from Tiruvarur Contents 1 Government 2 Etymology 3 Geography 4 Economy 5 People and culture 6 External linksGovernment editMelamaravakkadu is administered by an Asesham panchayath As of 2011 the panchayath covered an area of 11 55 km2 4 46 sq mi and had a population of 3 796 Melamaravakkadu comes under the Mannargudi assembly constituency which elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years and also part of the Thanjavur constituency which elects a Member of Parliament MP every five years Etymology editThe word Maravakkadu derives from the Tamil words Marakkamudiyatha kaadu Unforgettable forest In early days this village might have been filled with forest The word Mela refers to West The village is located on the west side of the Paamani river The village is locally referred as Maravai Geography editIt is situated at an average elevation of 6 m 20 ft on the banks of the Pamaniyar River a tributary of the Vettar and is covered with fertile soil conducive to rice cultivation The topography is completely flat and the town is a part of the fertile Cauvery River delta Economy edit nbsp Agriculture is the principal occupation of the people of Melamaravakkadu and its crops include paddy sugarcane sesame groundnut and pulses like urad and mung bean The agriculture of the village depends on the river Pamaniyar other sources of irrigation include bore wells People and culture editMelamaravakkadu has three prominent Hindu temples Sri Vinayagar temple Sri Mangala mariyamman temple and Sri Veeramanavaala swamy temple During the Tamil months of Vaikashi May June the most prominent festival of the Sri Mangalamariyamman temple Vaikaasi Thiruvizha is celebrated for five days The village has two schools Tamil Nadu government public panchyat elementary school inaugurated in 1965 Devi Higher secondary school which privately run for the last 10 years According to the 2011 census Melamaravakkadu had a population of 865 with a gender ratio of 423 females for every 442 males much more than the national average of 92 9 Over 90 percentage of the people are literate higher than the national average As of 2012 a total 1 14 km2 281 acres 24 38 of the land was residential and 0 72 km2 177 03 acres 63 agricultural External links editMelamaravakkadu Facebook 10 37 55 N 79 27 22 E 10 632 N 79 456 E 10 632 79 456 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melamaravakkadu amp oldid 1166705298, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
