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, Mannargudi had a population of 61,588. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Mannargudi has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 74%. In Mannargudi, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. Mannargudi town is a mixture of Hindu, Muslims and Christians.

Administration and politics

The municipality of Mannargudi was established in 1866 and initially consisted of twelve members. The municipality was periodically enlarged and expanded and currently consists of 33 members. Till the early years of the 20th century, Mannargudi remained the smallest municipality in the then Tanjore district. The municipal council is headed by a Municipal Chairperson assisted by a Deputy Chairperson. The executive wing is headed by a Municipal Commissioner.

Mannargudi is represented in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by the Mannargudi assembly constituency

Mannargudi (State Assembly Constituency)

Mannargudi is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 which forms a part of the Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency

Thanjavur (Lok Sabha constituency)

-Assembly segments:Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency was previously composed of the following assembly segments :#Orathanad#Thiruvonam#Thanjavur#Tiruvaiyaru#Papanasam#Valangiman...

. Mannargudi is a regional stronghold of the Communist Party of India

Communist Party of India

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 which has won the assembly seat six times. The city gets 4.66 million litres of portable water every day.There are a total of 10 over head tanks in the town.The municipality collects about 20 MT of solid waste every day.There are a total of 55 kilometres of storm water drains in the town.The municipality has allocated a budget of Rs. 8,751,164 for the year 2010-11.Water supply to the city comes from a 12-kilometre-long channel dug from the Vadavar canal.

Education

The Findlay College (now known as the Findlay Higher Secondary School), founded by the Wesleyan Mission in 1845, is the oldest educational institutions in Mannargudi. It was affiliated to the Madras University in 1898.

Schools

Mannargudi has a number of primary, high and higher secondary schools, as listed below.

Schools in the town

• National Higher Secondary School
• Findlay Higher Secondary School
• A.E.S School, East Othai Street (Near in vinothrajagopalan home)
• Vani vilas High School, Mannargudi-1
• St. Joseph higher secondary school (women only)
• Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School
• Devi Matriculation School
• Ashoka sishu vihar matriculation school
• Saviour Jesus Matriculation School
• SubhashChandra Bose Matriculation school
• Navabarath Matriculation school
• SBA Matriculation School, Mannargudi
• Bharathidasan Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Mannargudi-1
• Bharathi Vidyalaya Higher Secondary School, Mannargudi-1
• Rajambalayam Middle School, Mannargudi-1
• Mannargudi Municipality Middle School, Mannargudi-1
• ARJ International Residential (CBSE)School, Mannargudi-1
• Sadasivam Kathirkamavalli Higher Secondary School, Mannargudi-1
• St. Joseph School, Haridranathi, Mannargudi-12
• Shanmuga Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Maravakkadu, Mannargudi-1
• Dharani Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Mannargudi-614001

http://www.dharanischool.co.in/

Schools on the outskirts of town

• Govt Higher Secondary School Ullikkottai
• Thirumurugan Primary and Nursury School - Karuvakkurichi
• Govt Higher Secondary School Karuvakkurichi
• Govt higher Secondary School Paravakkottai
• Govt Higher Secondary School Mahadevapattinam
• Thirvalluvar Higher Sc. School, Alangottai
• Nehru Indra Nursery & Primary School
• Kalaivani Nursery and Primary School - Kottur
• Mahasoomiya Nursery & Primary School - Budamangalam
• Oxford Matriculation Higher Secondary School - Koothanallur
• Vaduvur Higher secondary School - Vaduvur
  Vaduvur
  Vaduvur/Vaduvoor is a village situated between Thanjavur and Mannargudi in Tamil Nadu.Vaduvur was once offered to the vidhwans by the kings of Thanjavur on an Ekadasi day; hence it is also called as 'Ekadasi' village.- Bird Sanctuary :...
  
  
• Little Flower Viswanath Mat. Hr. Sec School - Eda - Melaiuyur
• Manolayam Special School Melapankattangudi
• Meenachi Mariyappar High School - Solapandi, Mannargudi

Arts and science

• MRG Government Arts College, Mannargudi-1
• Sengamala Thayaar Educational Trust Women's College, Sundarakottai, Mannargudi-12
• SK College of Arts and Science, Melavasal, Mannargudi-1

Polytechnic and ITI

• Ramajayathammal ITI, Mannargudi.
• Visweswaraya ITI, Pamani, Mannarugudi.
• Indira Gandhi ITI, Mannargudi.
• ARJ Polytechnic College, Edayarnatham, Mannargudi.
• SK Polytechnic College, Melavasal, Mannargudi.

Teacher training institution

• Government Teacher Training Institute, Kumarapuram, Mannargudi.

Mannargudi is the Educational Capital of Thiruvarur district.

Transport

There is one unit 'Office of the Regional Transport Officer' (RTO) at Pattukottai under Thanjavur RTO district and gives Registration numbers starting TN 50 AW.

Road

Mannargudi is connected by roadways with Tanjore, Trichy, Kumbakonam, Pattukottai, Thiruthuraipoondi, Tiruvarur, Muthupet, Orathanadu.The conditions of the road are poor with lot of curves and bends. The curvy amongst all roads is Mannargudi to Thiruvaur the total distance is 27 km, but the time taken to reach Tiruvarur is one hour and 20 minutes on an average. Also government and private operated buses connect this town with Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirupur and Tirupathi, Kanchipuram, Vellore, Arani.

SH 28 -> Thanjavur - Mannargudi - Thiruthuraipoondi - Vedaranyam - Kodiyakarai
SH-66 -> Kumbakonam - Mannargudi - Pattukkottai- Athiramapattinam

S.No City Distance (km)

• 1 Pattukottai 32
• 2 Thanjavur 38
• 3 Kumbakonam 34
• 4 Tiruchirappalli 90
• 6 Madurai 213
• 7 Palani 280
• 8 Coimbatore 293
• 9 Chennai 328
• 10 Muthupet 35
• 11 Thiruturaipoondi 28

The TNSTC - Kumbakonam division and SETC operate 10 buses of Ordinary, Super Deluxe and Ultra Deluxe categories to Chennai daily. Also the following private parties operate omnibuses in all categories to Chennai.

• Ravibalaroadways
• Parveen Travels
• Rathimeena Travels
• SRM Transports India Private Ltd
• Sri Bhagyalakshmi Travels
• Vivegam Travels
• Yogalakshmi Travels

Train

Mannargudi Railway Station is just 2 km away from the town, in Mannai Nagar, Jayamkondanathar Street. Daily trains to Chennai, "Mannai Express" is running and in return daily train from Chennai to Mannargudi is also running. There is a proposal to operate train services to Tiruchirappalli, southern districts of Tamil Nadu and Coimbatore from Mannargudi. As Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in her Railway Budget 2011 had made an announcement to conduct 'New Line Survey' between Mannargudi and Pattukkottai, southern railway has sanctioned the fund to start the works to lay new line to Pattukottai from Mannargudi.
Mannai Express starts from Mannargudi at 09:15 pm and starts from Chennai at 10:00 pm.

Air

The nearest airport is the Tiruchirapalli Airport (TRZ), 90 km away and connects to Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Colombo and various Indian cities of Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore etc. The nearest major international airport is the Chennai International Airport.

Banks and ATMs

As Mannargudi is not a major commerce and finance center, but public sector and private sector banks are present in this small town and used by village folks for around 25 to 30 km radius, Banks and other finance institutions do not play an important role in the town's economic growth. Most PSU banks look always crowded. The ATM centers are becoming bustled with younger generation. The various banks in the town are:

• City Union Bank, Gandhi Road (1 ATM)
• Thanjavur Central Cooperative Bank, Mela Raja veethi
• Urban Bank
• ICICI Bank, Mela Raja veethi (1 ATM)
• Indian Bank, Gandhi Road (1 ATM)
• Indian Bank, Krishna theertham (1 ATM)
• Indian Overseas Bank, Gandhi Road (1 ATM)
• Karur Vysya Bank, Mela Rajaveethi (1 ATM)
• Lakshmi Vilas Bank, Mela Raja veethi (1 ATM)
• State Bank of India, Big Bazar (4 ATMs)
• Bank of India, Mela Raja veethi
• KMBF Bank Ltd, Gandhi Road

Retail stores

Several prominent Retail giants have their shops in Mannargudi.

• Veera Silks and Readymades, Mela Raja Veethi, Mannargudi.
• Sree Aishwarya Jewellers, Big bazzar street.
• SAMSUNG Authorised Service Point - Sri Malolan Mobiles, 58, Natesan street (Opp. LDS).
• Bata Shoes
• Hero Honda (Linga Motors)
• Thambikottai Motors (TVS Showroom)
• Univercell - The Mobile Expert
• Suriya Electrical - For All Your Current Needs
• TAFE Tractors and Farm Equipment Showroom

Apart from the retail stores, notable groceries shops are available in the heart of the town.

• Kurinji Maligai (Bus Stand), Mannargudi
• MRM Maligai (Ramalingam Pillai Grocery Store, Keelappalam
• Chettiar Grocery Stores opp. to market, keela raja veethi, Mannargudi
• Kolumbu Stores, Keelappalam.
• LDS (Lakshmi Departmental Stores), Natesan Street, Mannargudi
• Cholan Maligai, Keela Raja veethi, Mannargudi

Entertainment

The major entertainment/ Cinema theatres are

• Sami DTS(6Tracks)
• Shanthi DTS(6Tracks) QUBE

As the Cauvery delta region is known for temples, people also visit holy towns like Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Velankanni, Tirunallar and Nagore.

Media and communication

All Tamil Dailies like Dinathanthi, Dinamani, Dinamalar, Dinakaran, Kalaikadhir and English dailies such as The Hindu, The New Indian Express, Business Line and Deccan Chronicle are available in Mannargudi. This town has various local TVs like CTN, Tamil TV, Achi TV, Om TV besides the satellite channels like Star Vijay, Sun, Raj, Jaya and others. Among Radio channels, All India Radio's Tiruchirapalli AM station and FM channels like Kodai Rainbow FM and FM channels of Tiruchirapalli and Karaikal are being listened by people here.