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Thoothukudi district

December 04, 2023

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Thoothukudi.

Thoothukudi District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district was formed by bifurcation of Tirunelveli district on 20 October 1986. Thoothukudi is the district headquarters and largest city of the district. The district is known for fishing as well as pearl cultivation, with an abundance of pearls being found in the seas offshore. Thoothukudi district has many historical sites such as Adichanallur and the ancient trade port of Korkai.[2]

Thoothukudi
District of Tamil Nadu
Thoothukudi district
Location in Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 8°48′10.8″N 78°8′40.2″E / 8.803000°N 78.144500°E / 8.803000; 78.144500
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
Established20 October 1986
(37 years ago) (1986-10-20)
Founded byM. G. Ramachandran
HeadquartersThoothukudi
TalukasThoothukudi, Thiruvaikundam, Kovilpatti, Ottapidaram, Ettayapuram, Vilathikulam, Kayathar, Tiruchendur, Sathankulam, Eral
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • BodyThoothukudi District Collectorate
 • District CollectorG. Lakshmipathy, I.A.S.
 • Superintendent of PoliceL. Balaji Saravanan, I.P.S.
 • District Revenue OfficerC. Ajay Srinivasan, B.Tech.
 • Additional Collector and Project Director (DRDA)Thakare Shubham Dnyandeorao, I.A.S.
Area
 • Total4,707 km2 (1,817 sq mi)
 • Rank8
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,750,176
 • Rank18
 • Density372/km2 (960/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
628xxx
Telephone code0461
ISO 3166 codeISO 3166-2:IN-TN
Vehicle registrationTN-69, TN-96, TN-92[1]
Central location:8°48′N 78°8′E / 8.800°N 78.133°E / 8.800; 78.133
Websitethoothukudi.nic.in

Geography edit

Thoothukudi district is situated in the south-eastern corner of Tamil Nadu. It is bounded by the districts of Virudhunagar on the north, Ramanathapuram on the north-east, Tirunelveli on the west and south-west, Tenkasi on the north-west and Gulf of Mannar on the east and southeast. The total area of the district is 4,621 km2 (1,784 sq mi).

Water bodies edit

There are no large reservoirs in this district so the Papanasam and Manimuthar dams located in the Tirunelveli district in the Thamirabarani River's flow are the main sources of irrigation. Other than the Thamirabarani River, the river Vaipar in Vilathikulam taluk, the river Karumeni which traverses through Sathankulam, and Tiruchendur taluks, Palayakayal are all sources.

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901705,534—    
1911762,625+0.78%
1921787,166+0.32%
1931840,656+0.66%
1941910,729+0.80%
1951957,735+0.50%
19611,052,970+0.95%
19711,228,295+1.55%
19811,370,289+1.10%
19911,475,872+0.75%
20011,592,769+0.77%
20111,750,176+0.95%
source:[3]
Religions in Thoothukudi district (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 78.50%
Christianity
 
 16.68%
Islam
 
 4.61%
Other or not stated
 
 0.21%

According to 2011 census, Thoothukudi district had a population of 1,750,176 with a sex-ratio of 1,023 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[5] A total of 183,763 were under the age of six, constituting 93,605 males and 90,158 females. It has a large numbers of Nadars (Thiruchendur, Sathankulam, Thoothukudi, Eral), Appanad Maravars (Kovilpatti, Tiruvaikuntam, Ottapidaram, Kayatharu), Vellalars (Ettayapuram, Ottapidaram),Devendra Kula velalars(Thoothukudi, Kovilpatti, Vilathikulam, Ootaipidaram), Nayakars/Naidu (Kovilpatti and Vilathikulam) and Parathars (Thoothukudi and Tiruchendur). Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 19.88% and 0.28% of the population, respectively, mostly in Ottapidaram and Puthiyamputhur. The average literacy of the district was 77.12%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. 50.10% of the population lived in urban areas.[5] The district had a total of 462,010 households. There were a total of 748,095 workers, comprising 44,633 cultivators, 161,418 main agricultural labourers, 17,872 in house hold industries, 433,524 other workers, 90,648 marginal workers, 3,882 marginal cultivators, 39,226 marginal agricultural labourers, 4,991 marginal workers in household industries and 42,549 other marginal workers.[5]

Languages of Thoothukudi district (2011)[6]

  Tamil (98.97%)
  Telugu (0.54%)
  Others (0.49%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 98.97% of the population spoke Tamil and 0.54% Telugu as their first language.[6]

Politics edit

This section is transcluded from 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly. (edit | history)

Administrative divisions edit

Thoothukudi District is divided into three revenue divisions and ten taluks.[7] There are forty-one revenue firkas and 480 revenue villages.[8]

Revenue
Divisions 		Talukas Number of
Revenue
Villages
Thoothukudi Thoothukudi 33
Thiruvaikundam 46
Kovilpatti Kovilpatti 33
Ottapidaram 63
Ettayapuram 56
Vilathikulam 89
Kayathar 54
Tiruchendur Tiruchendur 36
Sathankulam 25
Eral 45

The district is divided into twelve revenue blocks for rural and urban development. The twelve revenue blocks are Thoothukudi, Tiruchendur, Udangudi, Sathankulam, Thiruvaikundam, Alwarthirunagari, Karunkulam, Ottapidaram, Kovilpatti, Kayathar, Vilathikulam, and Pudur. The district has one municipal corporation: Thoothukudi; three municipalities: Kayalpattinam, Kovilpatti and Tiruchendur; eighteen town panchayats: Alwarthirunagiri, Arumuganeri, Athur, Eral, Ettayapuram, Kadambur, Kalugumalai, Kanam, Kayatharu, Nazerath, Perungulam, Sathankulam, Sayapuram, Srivaikuntam, Thenthiruperai, Udangudi, V. Pudur and Vilathikulam[9] and 403 panchayat villages.[10]

Revenue Divisions and Taluks edit

Thoothukudi Revenue Division: Thoothukudi, Srivaikundam

Tiruchendur Revenue Division: Tiruchendur, Sathankulam, Eral

Kovilpatti Revenue Division: Kovilpatti, Ettayapuram, Vilathikulam, Ottapidaram, Kayathar

Municipal Corporation edit

  1. Thoothukudi

Municipalities edit

  1. Kovilpatti
  2. Tiruchendur
  3. Kayalpattinam

Town Panchayats edit

  1. Arumuganeri
  2. Athur
  3. Eral
  4. Ettayapuram
  5. Kalugumalai
  6. Nazareth
  7. Sathankulam
  8. Sawyerpuram
  9. Srivaikuntam
  10. Udangudi
  11. Vilathikulam
  12. Alwarthirunagari
  13. Kadambur
  14. Kayathar
  15. Pudur (V)
  16. Kanam
  17. Perungulam
  18. Thenthiruperai

Proposed Municipalities edit

  1. Arumuganeri
  2. Nazareth
  3. Sathankulam

Proposed Town Panchayats edit

  1. Ottapidaram
  2. Karungulam

Panchayat Unions / Blocks edit

  1. Alwarthirunagiri
  2. Karunkulam
  3. Kayathar
  4. Kovilpatti
  5. Ottapidaram
  6. Pudur (V)
  7. Sathankulam
  8. Srivaikuntam
  9. Thoothukudi
  10. Thiruchendur
  11. Udangudi
  12. Vilathikulam

Villages edit

Parliamentary Lok Sabha Constituency edit

No. Constituency Number Constituency Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) Elected Representative Political Party
1 36 Thoothukkudi None Kanimozhi Karunanidhi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu Assembly Constituencies edit

Economy edit

The V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust contributes majorly to the economy of the district besides providing employment. Thoothukudi hosts industries such as SPIC, Thoothukudi alkaline chemicals, DCW zirconium plant and numerous salt packing companies. Many coal based power plants are at various stages of commissioning. Kovilpatti consists of many small sized industry especially match stick industries.

Agriculture edit

Paddy is the most cultivated crop in most of the villages like Uzhakkudi, Vallanadu, Aarumugamangalam, Palayakayal, Thiruvaikundam, Sattankulam and Tiruchendur taluks. Cumbu, Cholam, Kuthiraivali and other pulses are raised in the dry tracts of Kovilpatti, Vilathikulam, Nagalapuram Ottapidaram, and Thoothukudi taluks. Cotton is cultivated in Kovilpatti, Ottapidaram and Thoothukudi Taluks. Groundnut cultivation is undertaken in Kovilpatti, Tiruchendur, and Sattankulam taluks. Groundnut cake is being used as manure and cattle feed. Nagalapuram makes its economy to be solely dependent agriculture. Sugarcane and Plantain (Banana) are cultivated on a large scale along the stretch of Uzhakkudi. Banana and Beetel cultivation is more prominent in villages like Aarumugamanagalam and Yeral. Also vegetables like tomato, chillies, brinjal, lady's finger, beans are cultivated in village of Uzhakkudi. Summers are made use to cultivate cotton on a smaller scale. Main business of this area is dry chilly, cholam, cumbu, wood charcoal, etc. With 35% share, the district is the top producer of Cumbu in Tamil Nadu.[11] Palmyrah trees are grown mostly in Tiruchendur, Srivaikundam, Sattankulam and Vilathikulam taluks. Jaggery is produced from palmyrah juice; the production of jaggery is the main occupation of the people of Tiruchendur and Sattankulam taluks. Banana and other vegetables are raised in Srivaikundam and Tiruchendur taluks.

Salt production edit

The district constitutes 70 percent of the total salt production of Tamil Nadu and 30 percent of that of India. Tamil Nadu is the second largest producer of Salt in India next to Gujarat.

Transport edit

National Highway 45B, 7A and State Highways SH-32,33,40,44,75,76,77,93,176 connect to other parts of the State. Government buses connect the district with other parts of state. Thoothukudi and Kovilpatti railway station are the major stations of Indian Railways. V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority in the district was declared as the tenth major seaport in India also provides container services. Tuticorin Airport is situated at Vaigaikulam and currently has flights to and from Chennai and Bengaluru.

Spaceport edit

The Government of India is to set up a new Rocket launch pad near Kulasekaranpattinam in Thoothukudi district. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has begun work on its second Rocket launching pad or Spaceport, which will be Kulasekaranpattinam, Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu. Like the Sriharikota spaceport in the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Thoothukudi was selected as a spaceport due to its nearness to the equator. "A rocket launch site should be on the east coast and near the equator. And Thoothukudi district satisfies that condition", a former ISRO official stated.[12]

Education edit

There are numerous educational institutions, colleges, schools providing education. The Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam was established in 1984 – 85 as the third constituent College of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. These include:[13]

Notable people edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Thoothukudi district 12 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Government of Tamil Nadu. State Transport Authority.
  2. ^ Majeed, A. Abdul (1987). "A note on Korkai Excavations". Tamil Civilization. Tamil University, Thanjavur. 5 (1/2): 73–77.
  3. ^ "Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901". from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Tamil Nadu". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  5. ^ a b c "District Census Handbook 2011 - Thoothukudi" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Tamil Nadu". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. ^ Palanithurai, Ganapathy; Parthiban, T. & Vanishree, Joseph (2007). Empowering Women: Grassroots Experience from Tamil Nadu. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. p. 35. ISBN 978-81-8069-454-7.
  8. ^ "Administration". District Collectorate, Thoothukudi. from the original on 3 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu". Thoothukudi.nic.in. from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  10. ^ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Block Panchayats of Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. from the original on 13 November 2011.
  11. ^ Agriculture 9 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Government of Tamil Nadu. State Transport Authority.
  12. ^ "Why Thoothukudi was chosen as ISRO's second spaceport". www.thenewsminute.com. from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Agricultural College & Research Institute, Killikulam". sites.google.com.

External links edit

 
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This article is about the district For its eponymous headquarters see Thoothukudi Thoothukudi District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India The district was formed by bifurcation of Tirunelveli district on 20 October 1986 Thoothukudi is the district headquarters and largest city of the district The district is known for fishing as well as pearl cultivation with an abundance of pearls being found in the seas offshore Thoothukudi district has many historical sites such as Adichanallur and the ancient trade port of Korkai 2 ThoothukudiDistrict of Tamil NaduClockwise from the topThoothukudi Thermal Power Station Thoothukudi Airport Pearl Oyster of Pearl City Our Lady Of Snows Church Tiruchendur Murugan temple Salt Pans in Thoothukudi and V O Chidambaranar Port AuthorityThoothukudi districtLocation in Tamil NaduCoordinates 8 48 10 8 N 78 8 40 2 E 8 803000 N 78 144500 E 8 803000 78 144500Country IndiaStateTamil NaduEstablished20 October 1986 37 years ago 1986 10 20 Founded byM G RamachandranHeadquartersThoothukudiTalukasThoothukudi Thiruvaikundam Kovilpatti Ottapidaram Ettayapuram Vilathikulam Kayathar Tiruchendur Sathankulam EralGovernment TypeDistrict Administration BodyThoothukudi District Collectorate District CollectorG Lakshmipathy I A S Superintendent of PoliceL Balaji Saravanan I P S District Revenue OfficerC Ajay Srinivasan B Tech Additional Collector and Project Director DRDA Thakare Shubham Dnyandeorao I A S Area Total4 707 km2 1 817 sq mi Rank8Population 2011 Total1 750 176 Rank18 Density372 km2 960 sq mi Languages OfficialTamilTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN628xxxTelephone code0461ISO 3166 codeISO 3166 2 IN TNVehicle registrationTN 69 TN 96 TN 92 1 Central location 8 48 N 78 8 E 8 800 N 78 133 E 8 800 78 133Websitethoothukudi wbr nic wbr in Contents 1 Geography 2 Water bodies 3 Demographics 4 Politics 5 Administrative divisions 5 1 Revenue Divisions and Taluks 5 2 Municipal Corporation 5 3 Municipalities 5 4 Town Panchayats 5 5 Proposed Municipalities 5 6 Proposed Town Panchayats 5 7 Panchayat Unions Blocks 5 8 Villages 5 9 Parliamentary Lok Sabha Constituency 5 10 Tamil Nadu Assembly Constituencies 6 Economy 6 1 Agriculture 6 2 Salt production 6 3 Transport 6 4 Spaceport 6 5 Education 7 Notable people 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksGeography editThoothukudi district is situated in the south eastern corner of Tamil Nadu It is bounded by the districts of Virudhunagar on the north Ramanathapuram on the north east Tirunelveli on the west and south west Tenkasi on the north west and Gulf of Mannar on the east and southeast The total area of the district is 4 621 km2 1 784 sq mi Water bodies editThere are no large reservoirs in this district so the Papanasam and Manimuthar dams located in the Tirunelveli district in the Thamirabarani River s flow are the main sources of irrigation Other than the Thamirabarani River the river Vaipar in Vilathikulam taluk the river Karumeni which traverses through Sathankulam and Tiruchendur taluks Palayakayal are all sources Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop p a 1901705 534 1911762 625 0 78 1921787 166 0 32 1931840 656 0 66 1941910 729 0 80 1951957 735 0 50 19611 052 970 0 95 19711 228 295 1 55 19811 370 289 1 10 19911 475 872 0 75 20011 592 769 0 77 20111 750 176 0 95 source 3 Religions in Thoothukudi district 2011 4 Religion PercentHinduism 78 50 Christianity 16 68 Islam 4 61 Other or not stated 0 21 According to 2011 census Thoothukudi district had a population of 1 750 176 with a sex ratio of 1 023 females for every 1 000 males much above the national average of 929 5 A total of 183 763 were under the age of six constituting 93 605 males and 90 158 females It has a large numbers of Nadars Thiruchendur Sathankulam Thoothukudi Eral Appanad Maravars Kovilpatti Tiruvaikuntam Ottapidaram Kayatharu Vellalars Ettayapuram Ottapidaram Devendra Kula velalars Thoothukudi Kovilpatti Vilathikulam Ootaipidaram Nayakars Naidu Kovilpatti and Vilathikulam and Parathars Thoothukudi and Tiruchendur Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 19 88 and 0 28 of the population respectively mostly in Ottapidaram and Puthiyamputhur The average literacy of the district was 77 12 compared to the national average of 72 99 50 10 of the population lived in urban areas 5 The district had a total of 462 010 households There were a total of 748 095 workers comprising 44 633 cultivators 161 418 main agricultural labourers 17 872 in house hold industries 433 524 other workers 90 648 marginal workers 3 882 marginal cultivators 39 226 marginal agricultural labourers 4 991 marginal workers in household industries and 42 549 other marginal workers 5 Languages of Thoothukudi district 2011 6 Tamil 98 97 Telugu 0 54 Others 0 49 At the time of the 2011 census 98 97 of the population spoke Tamil and 0 54 Telugu as their first language 6 Politics editThis section is transcluded from 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly edit history District No Constituency Name Party Alliance RemarksThoothukudi 213 Vilathikulam G V Markandayan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA214 Thoothukkudi P Geetha Jeevan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA215 Tiruchendur Anitha Radhakrishnan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA216 Srivaikuntam Oorvasi S Amirtharaj Indian National Congress SPA217 Ottapidaram SC M C Shunmugaiah Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA218 Kovilpatti Kadambur C Raju All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMKAdministrative divisions editThoothukudi District is divided into three revenue divisions and ten taluks 7 There are forty one revenue firkas and 480 revenue villages 8 RevenueDivisions Talukas Number ofRevenueVillagesThoothukudi Thoothukudi 33Thiruvaikundam 46Kovilpatti Kovilpatti 33Ottapidaram 63Ettayapuram 56Vilathikulam 89Kayathar 54Tiruchendur Tiruchendur 36Sathankulam 25Eral 45The district is divided into twelve revenue blocks for rural and urban development The twelve revenue blocks are Thoothukudi Tiruchendur Udangudi Sathankulam Thiruvaikundam Alwarthirunagari Karunkulam Ottapidaram Kovilpatti Kayathar Vilathikulam and Pudur The district has one municipal corporation Thoothukudi three municipalities Kayalpattinam Kovilpatti and Tiruchendur eighteen town panchayats Alwarthirunagiri Arumuganeri Athur Eral Ettayapuram Kadambur Kalugumalai Kanam Kayatharu Nazerath Perungulam Sathankulam Sayapuram Srivaikuntam Thenthiruperai Udangudi V Pudur and Vilathikulam 9 and 403 panchayat villages 10 Revenue Divisions and Taluks edit Thoothukudi Revenue Division Thoothukudi SrivaikundamTiruchendur Revenue Division Tiruchendur Sathankulam EralKovilpatti Revenue Division Kovilpatti Ettayapuram Vilathikulam Ottapidaram Kayathar Municipal Corporation edit ThoothukudiMunicipalities edit Kovilpatti Tiruchendur KayalpattinamTown Panchayats edit Arumuganeri Athur Eral Ettayapuram Kalugumalai Nazareth Sathankulam Sawyerpuram Srivaikuntam Udangudi Vilathikulam Alwarthirunagari Kadambur Kayathar Pudur V Kanam Perungulam ThenthiruperaiProposed Municipalities edit Arumuganeri Nazareth SathankulamProposed Town Panchayats edit Ottapidaram KarungulamPanchayat Unions Blocks edit Alwarthirunagiri Karunkulam Kayathar Kovilpatti Ottapidaram Pudur V Sathankulam Srivaikuntam Thoothukudi Thiruchendur Udangudi VilathikulamVillages edit NangaimozhiParliamentary Lok Sabha Constituency edit No Constituency Number Constituency Name Reserved for SC ST None Elected Representative Political Party1 36 Thoothukkudi None Kanimozhi Karunanidhi Dravida Munnetra KazhagamTamil Nadu Assembly Constituencies edit No Constituency Number Constituency Name Reserved for SC ST None Elected Representative Political Party1 213 Vilathikulam None G V Markandayan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2 214 Thoothukkudi None P Geetha Jeevan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3 215 Tiruchendur None Anitha R Radhakrishnan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4 216 Srivaikuntam None Oorvasi S Amirtharaj Indian National Congress5 217 Ottapidaram SC M C Shunmugaiah Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam6 218 Kovilpatti None Kadambur C Raju All India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamEconomy editThe V O Chidambaranar Port Trust contributes majorly to the economy of the district besides providing employment Thoothukudi hosts industries such as SPIC Thoothukudi alkaline chemicals DCW zirconium plant and numerous salt packing companies Many coal based power plants are at various stages of commissioning Kovilpatti consists of many small sized industry especially match stick industries Agriculture edit Paddy is the most cultivated crop in most of the villages like Uzhakkudi Vallanadu Aarumugamangalam Palayakayal Thiruvaikundam Sattankulam and Tiruchendur taluks Cumbu Cholam Kuthiraivali and other pulses are raised in the dry tracts of Kovilpatti Vilathikulam Nagalapuram Ottapidaram and Thoothukudi taluks Cotton is cultivated in Kovilpatti Ottapidaram and Thoothukudi Taluks Groundnut cultivation is undertaken in Kovilpatti Tiruchendur and Sattankulam taluks Groundnut cake is being used as manure and cattle feed Nagalapuram makes its economy to be solely dependent agriculture Sugarcane and Plantain Banana are cultivated on a large scale along the stretch of Uzhakkudi Banana and Beetel cultivation is more prominent in villages like Aarumugamanagalam and Yeral Also vegetables like tomato chillies brinjal lady s finger beans are cultivated in village of Uzhakkudi Summers are made use to cultivate cotton on a smaller scale Main business of this area is dry chilly cholam cumbu wood charcoal etc With 35 share the district is the top producer of Cumbu in Tamil Nadu 11 Palmyrah trees are grown mostly in Tiruchendur Srivaikundam Sattankulam and Vilathikulam taluks Jaggery is produced from palmyrah juice the production of jaggery is the main occupation of the people of Tiruchendur and Sattankulam taluks Banana and other vegetables are raised in Srivaikundam and Tiruchendur taluks Salt production edit The district constitutes 70 percent of the total salt production of Tamil Nadu and 30 percent of that of India Tamil Nadu is the second largest producer of Salt in India next to Gujarat Transport edit National Highway 45B 7A and State Highways SH 32 33 40 44 75 76 77 93 176 connect to other parts of the State Government buses connect the district with other parts of state Thoothukudi and Kovilpatti railway station are the major stations of Indian Railways V O Chidambaranar Port Authority in the district was declared as the tenth major seaport in India also provides container services Tuticorin Airport is situated at Vaigaikulam and currently has flights to and from Chennai and Bengaluru Spaceport edit The Government of India is to set up a new Rocket launch pad near Kulasekaranpattinam in Thoothukudi district The Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO has begun work on its second Rocket launching pad or Spaceport which will be Kulasekaranpattinam Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu Like the Sriharikota spaceport in the Satish Dhawan Space Centre Thoothukudi was selected as a spaceport due to its nearness to the equator A rocket launch site should be on the east coast and near the equator And Thoothukudi district satisfies that condition a former ISRO official stated 12 Education edit There are numerous educational institutions colleges schools providing education The Agricultural College and Research Institute Killikulam was established in 1984 85 as the third constituent College of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University These include 13 Notable people editAngela Lincy Sportsperson who set the national record of 1 72m in high jump at the National games in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 15 Appukutty Film actor Beela Rajesh Former Health and Family Welfare Secretary of Tamil Nadu Charle Film actor Cottalango Leon Oscar awardee Dinesh Karthik National cricketer G P Muthu Film actor Hari Film director J Kanakaraj Former State Election Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh J P Chandrababu Film actor Jaguar Thangam Film stunt choreographer K P Kandasamy Founder of the dinakaran newspaper group Ki Rajanarayanan Tamil folklorist and writer Ku Alagirisami Tamil writer Kadambur M R Janarthanan Former Minister of State for Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions of the Republic of India Kaali Venkat Film actor Kumaragurupara Desikar Poet and Saivite ascetic Mari Selvaraj Film director Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone Freedom fighter Naveen Raja Jacob Volleyball sportsperson Nivetha Pethuraj Film actress Oomaithurai Indian Poligar P Rajagopal Founder of Saravana Bhavan P Sri Acharya Tamil scholar Pon Mariappan Barber who equipped his salon with mini library and got appreciated by PM Narendra Modi in the Mann Ki Baat radio programme Poomani Tamil writer and receiver of Sahitya Akademi for his work Agnaadi R Nallakannu Politician and social activist R Parthiban Film actor Ramanichandran Tamil romance novelist Rajendran Film actor and stunt double S P Adithanar Former Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly S Anantharamakrishnan Founder of Amalgamations Group Shenbaga Film actress Shiv Nadar Founder of HCL Technologies Sivanthi Aditanar Tamil media baron Stunt Silva Film stunt actor Subramanya Bharathi Freedom fighter and writer Thengai Srinivasan Film actor T S Balaiah Film actor Umaru Pulavar Tamil poet V O Chidambaram Pillai Freedom fighter Veeran Sundaralingam Freedom fighter Vanchinathan Freedom fighter Veerapandiya Kattabomman Freedom fighter Vivekh Film actor and social activistSee also editThoothukudi massacre Custodial death of P Jayaraj and Bennicks V O Chidambaranar Port Trust Tuticorin Airport List of districts of Tamil NaduReferences edit Thoothukudi district Archived 12 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine Government of Tamil Nadu State Transport Authority Majeed A Abdul 1987 A note on Korkai Excavations Tamil Civilization Tamil University Thanjavur 5 1 2 73 77 Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 Archived from the original on 8 August 2019 Retrieved 9 August 2019 Table C 01 Population by Religion Tamil Nadu censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 2011 a b c District Census Handbook 2011 Thoothukudi PDF Census of India Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India a b Table C 16 Population by Mother Tongue Tamil Nadu Census of India Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Palanithurai Ganapathy Parthiban T amp Vanishree Joseph 2007 Empowering Women Grassroots Experience from Tamil Nadu New Delhi Concept Publishing Company p 35 ISBN 978 81 8069 454 7 Administration District Collectorate Thoothukudi Archived from the original on 3 April 2012 Thoothukudi District Tamil Nadu Thoothukudi nic in Archived from the original on 29 September 2011 Retrieved 20 September 2011 Reports of National Panchayat Directory Block Panchayats of Tuticorin Tamil Nadu Ministry of Panchayati Raj Government of India Archived from the original on 13 November 2011 Agriculture Archived 9 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Government of Tamil Nadu State Transport Authority 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