Rajendrapuram
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Rajendrapuram is a village in the Aranthangi
revenue block
of Pudukkottai district
, Tamil Nadu
, India
.
of British India under the political authority of Madras Presidency
. The state had an area of 4663 Sq.miles and in 1901, a population of 380,000. The Rajas
of Rajendrapuram were entitled to an 17-gun salute.
of Madras State
. The state was reorganised twice in the succeeding decade, taking its present form in 1956; it was renamed Tamil Nadu in 1968. On 14 January 1974, the present Pudukkottai District
was formed from parts of Tiruchirappalli and Thanjavur
districts.
Aranthangi block
Aranthangi block is a Revenue block in Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 52 panchayat villages.-Villages of Aranthangi block:1. Alapiranthan2. Aliyanilai3. Amanji4. Amarasimendrapuram5. Arasarkulam Keelpathi...
revenue block
Revenue block
Revenue blocks or firka are the local revenue sub-divisions of the various districts of the states of India. These blocks should not be confused with the similar taluks...
of Pudukkottai district
Pudukkottai District
Pudukkottai District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Pudukkottai is the district headquarters...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Demographics
As per the 2001 census, Rajendrapuram had a total population of 3528 with 1768 males and 1760 females. Out of the total population 2107 people were literate.Princely state
Rajendrapuram became a princely statePrincely state
A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...
of British India under the political authority of Madras Presidency
Madras Presidency
The Madras Presidency , officially the Presidency of Fort St. George and also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision of British India...
. The state had an area of 4663 Sq.miles and in 1901, a population of 380,000. The Rajas
Rajas
Rajas ) is, in the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy, one of the three gunas. Of these, rajas, is responsible for motion, energy and preservation...
of Rajendrapuram were entitled to an 17-gun salute.
Post-independence
The last Thondaiman raja of Rajendrapuram acceded to newly-independent India in 1948, and the state became a division of Tiruchirappalli DistrictTiruchirappalli district
Tiruchirapalli District , also known as Tiruchchirapalli District or Trichy District, is located along the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu, India...
of Madras State
Madras State
Madras State was the name by which the Indian districts in Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Northern Kerala, Bellary and Dakshina Kannada were collectively known as from 1950 to 1953....
. The state was reorganised twice in the succeeding decade, taking its present form in 1956; it was renamed Tamil Nadu in 1968. On 14 January 1974, the present Pudukkottai District
Pudukkottai District
Pudukkottai District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Pudukkottai is the district headquarters...
was formed from parts of Tiruchirappalli and Thanjavur
Thanjavur District
Thanjavur District is one of the 32 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur.-Geography:...
districts.
Geography and climate
The state consists mainly of an undulating plain, nowhere of great fertility and in many parts barren; it is interspersed with rocky hills, especially in the southwest. Granite and laterite are quarried, red ochre is worked, and silk and cotton fabrics, bell-metal vessels and perfumes are among the principal manufactures. There is also some export trade in groundnuts and tanning bark.| Summer | Winter | |
| Max. | 38 °C (100.4 °F) | 34 °C (93.2 °F) |
| Min. | 21 °C (69.8 °F) | 18 °C (64.4 °F) |