Kanadukathan

Kanadukathan கானாடுகாத்தான்
Town
Kanadukathan Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°10′00″N 78°47′28″E / 10.16667°N 78.79111°E / 10.16667; 78.79111Coordinates: 10°10′00″N 78°47′28″E / 10.16667°N 78.79111°E / 10.16667; 78.79111
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Population (2001)
• Total	4,814
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Kanadukathan is a Town Panchayat in the Sivaganga district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

In 2001, Kanadukathan had a population of 4,795 people. Of these, 10% were under 6 years of age. The town is evenly split between males and females. Kanadukathan has a literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 63.4%. According to the Indian census, the male literacy rate is 80% and the female literacy rate is 67%.

Specialities

Kanadukathan is most famous for its Chettinad cuisine and for the architecture of its houses, whose main entrances are shaped to resemble those of temples.

Famous temples

• Chettiar Oorni Vinayagar Temple
• Ponnazhagi Amman Temple
• Maatta Oorni Vinayagar Temple [Chidambara vinayagar]
• Chettinad Siva Temple
• Ayyanar Temple
• Vairava Vinayagar Temple
• Paramanur Kali Temple
• Anjaneyar Temple
• Sundaramoorthy Vinayagar Temple
• Nagamuthu Mariamman Temple
• Varadaraja Perumal Temple
• Sri Padhmavathi Thayar & Vengatesha Perumal Temple

Events

• Festival of the Goddess of Beauty (Tamil: பொன்னழகி அம்மன் திருவிழா) is a 10-day festival held in May every year.
• Hari Poojai is held in May every year.
• Sivarathiri is held in March. During Shivaratri, people take kavadi from Pazhaiyur (old Kanadukathan) to the Solai Andavar Temple (approximately 4 km).

Schools / Colleges

• M.ct.M.Chidambaram Chettiyar Higher Secondary School [ISO 9001 Certified]
• M.ct.M.Chidambaram Chettiyar Elementary School
• CV.CT.V.Meenakshi Achi Matriculation School
• Annamalai Polytechnic College

Places of interest

• Pillayarpatti Kovil—religious site 1,600 years old^[1] Hindu Temple (16 km)
• Kundrakudi Murugan Kovil—religious site (Hill Temple), Hindu Temple (14 km)
• Thirumayam Fort — historical site (10 km)
• Chettinad Palace — It was designed by Dr Annamali Chettiyar with European influence in its architecture.^[2]
• Island Bungalow — heritage site (2 km)

Connection with major cities

• By road: located on Trichy – Rameshwaram National Highway [NH-210].

• 82 km from Trichy
• 159 km from Rameshwaram
• 419 km from Bangalore
• 287 km from Coimbatore
• 405 km from Chennai
• 14 km from Karaikudi

• By train: Chettinad station is located on the Trichy – Rameswhwaram line. The following expresses stop at this station.

• The Chennai – Rameshwaram express (16701)
• Rameshwaram – Chennai express (16702)
• Trichy- Rameshwaram, Trichy-Karaikudi, Trichy-Manamadurai and Manamadurioai-Mannargudi Passenger Trains

Requests have been made to operate a daily overnight train between Coimbatore and Rameswaram via Kanadukathan(CTND).

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