Marakkanam block

The Marakkanam block is a revenue block in the Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 56 panchayat villages.

References

Viluppuram District

District Headquarters	Viluppuram

Country	India

State	Tamil Nadu

Region	Chola Nadu

Divisions	Kallakkurichi Tindivanam Tirukkoyilur Viluppuram

Taluk	Gingee Kallakurichi Sankarapuram Tindivanam Thirukkoyilur Ulundurpet Vanur Villupuram

Revenue blocks	Chinnasalem Gingee Kallakkurichi Kalrayan Hills Kanai Kandamangalam Koliyanur Mailam Marakkanam Melmalayanur Mugaiyur Olakkur Rishivandiyam Sankarapuram Thiagadurgam Thiruvennainallur Tirukkoyilur Tirunavalur Ulundurpet Vallam Vanur Vikravandi

Municipality	Kallakurichi Tindivanam Villupuram

Town Panchayat	Ananthapuram Arakandanallur Chinnasalem Gingee Kottakuppam Manalurpet Marakkanam Sankarapuram Thiagadurgam Thirukkoyilur Thiruvennainallur Ulundurpettai Vadakkanandal Valavanur Vikravandi

Rivers	Pennaiyar River Komugi River Manimuktha River Kedilam River Malattar River Sankaraparani River

History	Early Cholas Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Thanjavur Nayaks Thanjavur Marathas Nawab of the Carnatic British Raj

Places of interest	Auroville Kalrayan Hills Gingee Fort Mel Sithamur Jain Math