Thirupuvanam, Sivaganga
| Thirupuvanam | |
|---|---|
| panchayat town | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | altitude = |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 21,435 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | TN63 |
Thirupuvanam is a panchayat town in Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1][2][3]
Thirupuvanam is situated nearby the Holy Madurai City. It is in the Madurai-Rameswaram National Highway and 18 k.m. away from Madurai. As like Madurai, this city is also situated in the southern bank of river Vaigai.
Before the 7th century AD in Tamil Nadu, Jainism and Buddhism were the dominated religions. During that period the four great Saivaite Quartet restores the pristine glory of Saivism. They traveled far and wide in the Pandya kingdom extolling and singing the glory of God. There are 14 Shrines where their songs are available. These 14 Shrines in the Pandiya Kingdom are known as Pandi-14. Amongst the 14 Shrines, Madurai, the Capital of the Pandiya Kingdom is the most ancient. But the city was ravaged due to the war of Lord Indra, the curse of Kannagi, which consumed Madurai, and the spate in the river Vaigai was brought back to life again and again but the only Shrine which maintains its ancient glory is Thirupuvanam. It is said that Goddess Parvati, to expiate from her sin, sat under the Parijatha Tree for Penance.
The glories of the Thirupuvanam are narrated in Brahma-vaivarta puranam ( Sanskrit). And it was translated in the Tamil Language and named as "Thirupuvana Puranam" by Kandasamy Pulavar.
More over the glories of Thirupuvanam are narrated in 3 episodes in Thiruvillaiyadar Puranam of Paranjothi Munivar.
Government
It is a town panchayat in Sivaganga district. the city has 18 wards to town panchayat. It is also known as Nelmudikarai and government hospitals are available at Thiruppuvanam and near Manicka Raja home in Nadar Kella Street
Transport
By road, Madurai is 18 km, sivaganga 25 km, manamadurai 27 km, illayankudi and kariyapatti are 40 km from the town. The town straddles the national highway NH49 (Madurai–Rameshwaram). It is well connected by roads to nearby cities. It has rail links to Madurai and Manamadurai. The Madurai airport is 25 km from the city.
TNSTC
Thirupuvanam comes under operational Area of TNSTC-Karaikudi Region but Hosts a Madurai Region Depot Due to Closeness to Madurai. Most of 32 series towns of Madurai belong to Thirupuvanam depot of Madurai region
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[4] Thirupuvanam had a population of 21,435. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thirupuvanam has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 66%. and manicka raja home available
- Somasundaram Swamy Jeeva Samathi
It is situated in near of sunnambu kalavasal, opposite to union office. These type of Jeeva Samathi are not found elsewhere in Sivagangai dist. The great "Somasundaram" swamy lived in the 17th century; he was born in Thirupuvanam.
Public Schools
Govt. Boys Hr. Sec. school;
Govt. Girls Hr. Sec. School;
MerkuPalli Elementary School;
VaddakkuPalli Middle School;
Syed Ismayil Avuliya Middle School
Private School
Arulmigu Thandeeswarar Matriculation and Higher Secondary School
Founder: Thiru. A. Thandeeswaran Servai, Correspondent: Dr A T Ilangovan
Velammal Matric. Hr. sec. School, Velammal Gardens.
Chairman: Shri. M.V. Muthuramalingam.
Kamarajar Matriculation School
Correspondent: Thiru. M.Kanagaraj
St.Marys high School
- ↑ http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/vill.php?dcode=23¢code=0007&tlkname=Thiruppuvanam#MAP
- ↑ http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/blks_info.php?dcode=23&blk_name=%27Tiruppuvanam%27&dcodenew=25&drdblknew=4
- ↑ http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/svp.php?dcode=23
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.